The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-09

judgments the docket, this district favor The
United States against him. bonds taken at the Custom
House for duties"
Mr. Forwar kindness to Mr.. Dwight may be ilustra-
ted by another still more remarkable case which came to
my knowledge by in formation derived from those, who
but for bonds OF indemnity from underwriters would have
had an interest in the fund.
He was overcome by the fascinating influences of this
accomplished diplomat such "a degree, actually TO
give directions for the payment Out oil the Treasury
(Which should have been kept in duties accruedD oil
about $4,000 for the Of John Tay lor r one OF the
years and who in that capacity is how at washington
Tor the accomplishment OF that object TINS Is the Mr.
Tay or concerning whom have Deen so grossly abused
by MIR. Dwight through PondeXter Co. ior causing a
prosecution to be Commenced against him.. Inc most re-
reference this prince oi " SmuSSleis, may DC
found in the description Of him. IN report from
the United Attorney at Philadelphia when was
called orby ar BuehananS resoiuon n. ana .he nhu
Dwight the 9Th OF January, hereinbefore referred to
In the case at Boston, it appeared corrupt Under.
standing had existed between the importer ana an oncer
of the revenue at New York.
John TAYLOR IT, was Of Saddleworth aud receiv ed his
importatons thence through Ablc and Thomas Shaw a
son of whom member OF The firm Of William Black
burn Co.. and to whom all the nenbers OF this firm
related or connected by marriage Mr.. Fay or also
ceived some goods om other parties in England His
nual portatons Of very large Recent de-
veopments have shown that he not scrupuious to
the means o be resorted to IN ore TO opate the favor
OF the officers OF the revenue at New York. aud the de-
veopements OF his corrupt transactions with OF them
was presume the immediate subject OF Mr.. Curtss let
ter 10 GU"
"The real parties interested were, therefore, william
Blackburn and Co, and JOHN Taylor, junr, the I'M
pOrters whose fraudulent practices in to the
revenue, were not denied OF deniable."
/" 1t was action Of debt the Goth section of the
Act Of 1899, to from MIR. Tay or money the
value OF goods of his mporations entered before Camp
bell to which the proof OF fraudulent collision be
tween them Is Set forth In the Judges report copied
above. According TO the record, OF which have copy,
bail was required IN $4,000, the demand being
derstOod according to the practice IN New York, be
$4,000 or half the amount Of the bail The process was
executed Mr. Tay having gone to Canada where
he remained time In his absence settlement of
this suit Effected the payment by Taylor OF the
$4,000 demanded. A, this ratified by your Depart
ment, l Will merely observe that Mr. Tay or has no
ground to complain OF proceeding which was, in all
spects, very lenent one regarded him. 10 say
thing the subject Of Liability 10 Grimm prose -ution.
his civil responsibility many times greater than the
paid. The estimate OF this amount seems TO have
been founded on supposed deficiency in the duties paid
by him during certain period goods falsely invoiced
instead of an estimate OF the actual value OF the goods
themselves for which liable by the provisions oi
Goth section By subsequent aton
deficiency short pay of duties alone has been
tar ascertaned render it probable that the S25 900
paid but small proportion OF the deficiency i'll his
payment Of duties That the pay ment OF duties by Mr..
had been evaded to the extent OF times this
amount Will appear probable examination OF
the table OF his importations, which is hereto sub.
joined"
This Mr. Taylor was also referred to in the following
by the Judge of the United States District Court
for the Eastern District Of Pennsy lvania i'll report to
the Secretary the Treasury upon proceedings under
the act concerning the remission OF oreures also 10 be
found quoted in the report OF the United States At
torney:-
There existed Says thejudge) from July 1886 April
1885, understanding between the importer John
ray lor Jr Deputy Collector the customs at New
York; before whom his entries made, and by " hom
the designation was made oil the package be taken to
the appraisers store for examination. During these II
MONTHS the whole number OF entries by Mr. lay was
l29. The whole number OF packages in these entries
t3s average OF about II packages to entry
The examined Aages instead OF being selected ndi
crninaely from each invoice was, III los oil the lag
ries The highest next to the highest price oil ala the
packages in the entry, Win "a cases the highest and
"a the next to the highest Although there were
four deputy collectors each always ready perform the
service, yet with two exceptions Mr. lay dur
ing this PERIOD made entry OF more than
package before any other deputy collector than Campbell
and In one OF the two excepted instances when the entry
sworn before another deputy collector, the desgna
ton OF the package to be examined WAS IN the hand
writing 81 Campbell himself"
The packages examined, l29 i'll number, were ia
voiced together at f4,5s9 IS 3D., Ella U.s. 3D. each
package.
The packages not examined, 400 in number were
together voiced 7ss las lld Ell los Id. each
package; showing difference OF cal IS Id, or fifty
Goa these importatons the duties amounted to more
than 100000
Thus the facts proved before m e. and which d.
rect to be to the Secretary Of the Treasury
whether they constitute sufficient remit the for.
TEXTURE is respectfully submitted to his determination"
Besides the seizure cases and other proceedings nstu
ted by against Mr. Tayler for his frauds upon the
venue also, learning before stated OF his attempt
through Dwight to get the $40 900 above MENTIONED from
the II easury, did what could defeat him, knew
the claim TO be wholly goundess These circumstances
doubt among the for this renewed assault
upon and my surees, through the individual TO whom
you conde1 letter. and perfected by of the
port of the Solicitor of the Treasury.
According my Judgment that ocer in that report has
only done the greatest injustice to my suretes and
SELL aud especially the former but has practsed
gross fraud upon the House of Representatives in his
Spouse to your resolution.
From this charge he cannot shield himself upon the
ground that he reported the of my accounts they
appeared from the adjustment by the Auditor and Comp
troller of the Treasury for your resolution sent by
the Secretary not to the last named officers but to the
Solicitor the head ofthe bureau having charge of the
litigation and not the and therefore, il in
cumbent upon him, faithful officer and Just man, 'tn
tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth" This
truth was that upon those accounts lclamed balance Of
than Sal 900, due me; and that the difference be-
tween that sum and 1926 00 for which he says am ode
faulter made up OF items stricken those accounts
by the Auditor and Comptroller Those items sisted
ofcommissons payment of drafts wherein held
by the government itself to be subject to the risk of all
frauds aud orgeries which risk had been exposed
in making mens TO amount exceeding $22 600 900
and for which fraud and forgery had been personally
sued, upon draft for large amount, and in which suit
sums which had actually paid by the express wrien
ders of the Department to various ividuas but which
ders struck out of the accounts Added to these
rous other items of dispute which it is not necessary
refer to at this time for you may have heard OF them be-
FORE but the results can briefly sum up us follows:
In the final adjustment of the accounts and OF claims
in respect thereto should such claims be allowed there
would be due to from the United states, the sum
ofortyone thousand dollars before stated il the
accounts remain in other respects as stated by the
counting officers. But have In another place erred
that in consequence OF the extreme mulfarousness and
completely OF the various transactions embraced in such
accounts, many errors TO my prejudice have crept into
them, which from the in which they made
up could not be detected before the rendition Thereof but
which Ihsve since in part discovered in the OF
the nves cations have made And verify believe that
when the accounts shall be stated correctly and accord
ing my rights, it will appear that have faithfully
counted and paid to the OF the United States
all the money that came into my possession as Col
lector, and with which can be legally equitaby
chargeable even although my claims for any thing other
than money actually dbursed should be eventually dis
allowed and wholly laid out Of view.
The public had consented to await, common justice
required they should the issue of the litigation between
the Government and myself before pronouncng against
me final condemnation God forbid that should think