The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-27

ants also CAV some testimony as 90 computations he
had made; those computations were correctly made
Mr. Isaac Phillips, q Custom House appraiser gave
testimony to the rule IN the custom house OF APP
pfasing the dutable value OF invoices entered ana the
additions made thereto for inland transportation from
the place OF manufacture TO the port OF shipment This
concluded the evidence.
After consultation with the counsel the Bench allowed
counsel four hours each 10 address the court and jury
in summing up.
Mr.. Sidney Webster. counsel for the plaintirs pro-
ceeded 10 address the court and jury In his opening
he took general retrospect OF all the circumstances
connected with the from the initial proceeding 10
that moment when he was about submitting the whole
facts Connected with it to jury. Without touching
particularly upon the testimony Of each witness no
culled from the general history Of the which that
testimony had compiled few leading points a. 70 the
service and origin and main support Of the case on the
part OF the prosecutors, and these he submitted
% the jury en- hmine he commended that i was not
the government that was the active motive power N
this suit but government officials, 70 whom would re-
vert the great bulk Of the spoil that verdict against
case he said was gotten up for ths and the industry
and enterprise OF these caimants importers Of wine
into this country must be checked and retarded II not
totally turned aside into other channels and the benefits
arising therefrom to this government must be over.
looked and set at nough that these officials informers
custom e House agents and place holders may wiring
wine which In good faith they had forwarded
here TO their agent through the Custom House,
paying all legal duties thereon and conforming 70
All the rules and regulations OF the Department
The whole scheme and plan Of this suit and the initial
proceedings, he sad emanated from the brains Of the
Custom House ofcals, and through their representa-
tiyes the Treasury Department had given flying COM
mission 70 Mr.. Montgomery Gibbs with power TO add
to his own number 10 ovcrrun the champagne district
OF France In the guse OF wealthy merchants and honest
dealers the wine trade in effort in which they had
sgnay failed 10 find out weak point In the mode in
which these manufacturers transacted their business
with their foreign agents here He would ask why
the able defendants attorney not officially repre-
senting the government here. instead OF the array
OF counsel specially employed for the occasion
The jury would draw their own inference from
the absence Of the gentleman he referred TO-
The spos great and the effort TO secure them must
into the case. Mr. Webster then went into general
review OF the whole case, the testimony Of the wit
nesses, the rules aud regulations Of the Treasury De-
partment with regard TO entries at the Custom House,
the usages Of the trade in wine and quoted length the
authorities sustaining his views Of the case He had
concluded able and elaborate argument when the
hour for adjournment arrived the time allotted 70
him. He Will resume this morning.
The court then adjourned.