The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-28
United St@tea District Coure.
IMPORTANT REVENUE CASES.

The Dnis,d N0tes ZEN Cses married r. B. l., ccs,a;s
ing patent peicoatn9 Watt Dssnnino Graham, CLAIM,
ons.-Ths Gaze which kas occupied tho court aed Jury
Tor two days, is libel Of Information eied in tho
Of the United States 70 enforce forfeiture OF quantity
Of cotton goods known in trade pnen, pe.soceting
which consigned by the manufacturer 10 Aesers
Watt, Dunnipg Graham, per ship Cornea La wrcnce,
from Liverpool In July, 1857.
The merchandise was nvosed and catered at the Gus
tom House, at eleven shilings sterling Per piece On
examination the government appraisers NAKED up the
invoice price thirteen shpgs and Sin pence per piece
about twenty Ter cent higher than the invoice
This apprsisement not appealed from, and the Col
lector therefore seized the gootS.
Tie facts developed the trial wero that the article
and the patent owned By Robert Med. Of Leigh. Eng
laLd, who consigned almoet all OF the goods Ne
Ps1 10 .1s New rox sea s sas
gocos ccst him 70 manufacture, ard more that there
market value for the goods IN England .nssmuch
ss they were not In the market Tho government on
the other hand proved by the osls At the Appraisers
cce well by several merchants. thai the article
was wei hno wn and had current market value in Eng
land and that that market value thirteen sh,ogs
and sixpehce piece and introduced IN evidence largo
humber Of invoices Of other imports NJ that price. and
proved by the merchants themselves that shey tried 10
buy the goods at efs price, viz thirteen shicgs and
could procure Thai they soud have purchased
any quantity at thirteen shings and sxpence, but not
The Judge charged The jury that ere were two facts
to be found by them before they could oosdcnn the
goodsrst, that the rpake& value greater than the
invoice price, and secondly, tAst the invoice maze
out lees than the market price, with ntont 10 derart
the United States.
The jury after absence Of two hours Informed the
Court that there was possibility Of agreement and
were tbereupcn 6echarged
District Attorney smith Md Mr. wocsfo-d being occu-
ped before Judge Belts In trial Of prize causes Mesfs
Webster and Craig retained appeared for the
United States, and Mr.. Griswold fn- che claimants
The United "a SIR Cdscf, married T. s q n, con-
t1inmQ se9d.fF. HeoH d Bro, ci1n.a~ts-rnis ca se,
which libel fled 70 forfeit importation OF segars
made by Messss Seegor & Bro, OF pnisdetohsa, on
board the bark Rover from Havana In July ls5a After
the disagreement Of tho jury In the preceedcg case Mr.
tant District attorney Woodf0sd stated 70 the Court
that, although he satisfied, from examination OF
this caee that the geods properly eezed BY the
officers in the absence Of explsnst the part
Of the Importers yet examination Of the testimony
produced by the claimants from Havana showed that tue
eegas were inyoiced at The actual purchase price, and
could therefore, not be forfeited and he would coaseut
verdict for the claimants, With certificate q pro-
bablc Of seizure 70 prosect tbs officials Stuart l.
Wcooford Assistant United states District Attorney. fos
the Uuited States Measrs, Webster and Craig for TIE
claimants