The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-29
Important Revenue Case.
THE GOVERNMENT SEEK To 1ORYEIr FIFTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS WORTH or SUGAR on NOVEL
GROUNDS BLorrKp INVOICE THE CAUSE or
THE sBIzURE, ETC.
UNITED STATES DIETRICH oorRr.

SAND DOLLARS WORTH OF SUGAR on NOVEL
GROUNDS BLorrKD INVOICE THE CAUSE or
THE sBIzURE, ETC.
UNITED STATES pxrmcr oorRr.
Before Hon. Judge Bolts and Jury.
Mar 2s.-Hs United States One 7Aousand Thre> Hun
dred and EdoAiySco Lu>s su0ar. o. A. L. Co-rhs case
which occupied the court and jury for the last four
days. action brought BY the United States 10 forfeit
40 invoice q sugars imported by the csimanss Ncssrs
Charles Luing Co., from Havre, In January 1867 This
case Of interest," nrst because Of the large amount
Of money appraised vaIue Of tbs msrchan
disc bong forty eight thousand doarsand also because
Of the sovey Of the charge mads By the government
From the evidence adduosd the trial lppcars that
from france, in the early psrs Of December, ISL,
In anticipation that large increase In the rates
cr 90 n.... TS,u ,h %' sss.r sos1S -.
claimants entered the same FOR warehouse The mpora-
ton consisted Of several lots q Of various grades
ard and others being OF high grade No 49, dutch
standard ny the Tard act q december "a 1891, sugar
OF two and one ha cents cr POUND and sugars above
that grade subject 10 duty Of three cents per
pcuod 1hs grade Of each parcel q the sugar was az:
Ing 70 the Dutch standard On entry Al the Custom
House. duty assessed on the whole importation at the
xcd Tor sugar below No Ito wit AZ two and one
half cents per pound The entry passed this
through The Collectors and Naval Oicers department,
and the invoice transmitted TO tho Appraisers Tor exam
Phillips reported that part were below No II and part
above that about SIX hundred boxes should pay duty
a the three cents per posnd instead Of two and
bali a. had previously been assessed. The ground
upon which the government sought 10 forfeit tho pro
perty presentation of fraudulent involee II
contendcd bcha that the invoice made up with
intent 70 decisive the officials. and svade he pay
unent Of duty the invoice bloed and the
numbers Of the sugar according 10 the Dutch standard Of
the several rarcsls which above No. ~ by
eans OF the blot entirely oblested While the numbers
of ,bo~e parcels which below the grade ~ No "a
were Ief 90 the thus inducing the Custom House
ofce 10 suppose tho whole consisted q
suears below that grade and TO VOC low ~
duty This allegation denied by the claimants, vho
commended Grst the invoice IN clean ooudca when
by them the Custom bouss and further that
the invoice could not have been made up with
intent 70 evade tho payment 81 duty, ibAsmuch
a. before The goods arrived they bad determined
mot 10 enter them Zoe eonsumptios, bot 70
re- export them Europe where they could DO rod for
better prices than the United states Tia
thus ~ fact narrowed a. the question, wss the invoice
botted by the importers VAS blotted BY the Custom
House ofrciaisT Tho testimony occupied three days
The case wss eIaboraiey prepared The part o. he
vrited states ard tired and argued with great SIKH
ana ability on ia behalf ~ rn.td States District Aor
uey SIN IN and by the Attorney Geusral a the state ihs
Hon ransi Dickinson, skttsfed by Efhan Alien, Fsl
This morning the case wss Submitted 70 The Jury ser
leaned charge from me Hon samuel n Besss and 70
sa,ed IN verdict "cmpbat,cally tor The claimants,
aF,sr but lev w,nutcs' deiib. Lion.
Nsssrs v De.snc.d faith, fihsn Allen ard Hon fah.s
raklnsnnfof The rn.ict saies. Messrs Webster 40
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