The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12
TIE ALLEGED INTERNAL REVENUE FRAUDS

CHAUNCEY F. BLACK.
TIE ALLEGED INTERNAL REVENUE FRAUDS.
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| Origin ar the Charges Against Collector CALI
| cofi-A Bogus Bond~inan Hrings Letters Of
| Introduction from Three Cabinet Minister'S
| Dissric Attorney Tracy and Caiiicott-The
latter ut Present Succeeds In Washington
| His Defence.
The action OF the government authorities IN relation 70
the charges Against Collector Cacots and others sti
continues to be the epgrossng topic Of conversation
among certain cass Of citizens. not that the develop
| mepts made have taken any body BY surprise, but
that action tho premises should have como late
| and tha, the government should have SO long de-
y-d In pun'shiny the ALLEGED revenue s~irders and
probing the system by winch tho thevcry had been
carried Time and again has atten ion been called to
tn. subject In our columns and yet there was sign
cflci. nvcs igafion. Able artils., exposing the
condpc, officials and the which the people
have been imposed upon by them, appeared in these
columns Fn;ures ami the best of proof brongh:
forward 10 confirm the veracity OF these statements
ana still tho government remained in state OF quiet.
and placude hig y pleasing TO the operators aud
which facilitated tho operations to great extent.
REVENUE sElxrRss-wsAr rrcoSEs OF THEM
From day to day active collectors and their equally
energetic and sIifdl inspectors agents. gaucers and
what.nos made great noise Of the Of fw lager
beer barrels unsamped or Of o whiskey distilery up
tom which was suspected; but who has ever been
officially informed Of the many occasions when after
sc'zng these places, tho krepers--h- IN charge
w,re withdrawn for q small consideratonP LARGO
amounts o. w skcv have been connscatcd in this civ
within tho past yerr, but Lave been yet pub
S nnos , now mscn . rc the re-
hoidng municipal posL ons Of trust have engaged tho
s,encn Of tho proper court for months in trying them
far l.sr ~
sunerei tho loss Of over " two I million dollars:
yet one Of them has been sen. to the penientIay
' s. rse s', @ Ds Il. r., na s
gained b. these seizures coma cartons and ,rals oni
sr o, 'ae Literal sv"nre haze rher ore in
81 nmbers rs 10 rnxze one 70 know shsre worr can 70
be found tor ALL or vha dc, artmen, can AFFORD 70 paw
by is not there FOR them but or the paw they
get 1t, great de,l moro than they are allowed
ley entered into the department, man, Of then not
but sse 'fs ysss hs sSs
sassd-sha T. mid .oId-f.nds enoggh TO keep g.
mt % Por tSs0 drive their squoss in The
OF the anest specimens Of stool: that can
with ewery. and many OF the reaaers OF tho HERArp
VII mem er the sensation treated a. one o. tho Acad
envy bal, Ia. w'nter at which The wife o. revenue
w,,o a variety Of mos, t1pousive jsw.lry. sai, no
forwarded TO Washington cnly display tne xistluus
"a. mic 10 aSrkt the autortss from The van w,nsIe
sleep into which tbev had aupsrentiy fallen
rEcisyrxG ov r--E cArIro,rr rUs,xr<s
Of tho can Information was recsred 70 the crct tnat
in bonded warehouse In Bcroklvn TIE rovernpcnt
seq enc. two ono r. were dsspa ched to make an nyos
te.ton Tho result OF tho exam nation Is summed up
In the following conmun.cs,iop:-
- RnoogLvv. August .. 1857.
To ruy METROPOLITAN REVENUE Boikp:-
nav ns n,nor 70 rrr'rt that we Yesterday made an
soa No. % n "a eco vnrenonse ?, Snnn = rnowp
been rce.ved In the warehcn q. ~ ~ ,oor a
b.els and pipe ,p,s SO Of WI CHI have Se.n with
rel withdrawn Wa, 10 1884, not ye..rc,urn.d There are
~ IN, US anon. 'oo c,sr",s on s.,r,s snd be-
II. empty ones arc irm m: rir, dsr ~ low. Feh
Missouri Want Of time aud the which the bar.
res are sored-seing in tn, coar and fcrd' the
Der q empty barrels. There ., least hund "a snd
taken and an sa.e. eaa" sn There
rear doors 70 We wareho., neither q Witch was
cellar having besn locked In ~ re They
sa. We Tao ease . yoa
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n. L. 'EW@TE
lmmeaia@v on receipt OF this document telegram
Pa,n. - Woss,,u - I,spa.cnea 70 Somm.,nner
n,ns ~ "ssn'neso"' asking whai action should be
, "a, - we pIemSs. soouy AtsrWaros the follow
ing sns"' va fsosssd'-
coo,., n M,s.,o,, n wasn,scros, Huguss y iSS7.
Sloss rhomnscn,s Dspmy 70" M SS s..-.
making dpss,ios contents a. ercnmstanoes re-
quire. r. A. ROLLINS, Commissionsr.
ofBcers were immed ,teiv sent 70 The v.reboos. ina
keeper Of which placed und-r arrest, the promises
and taken pscsslou Of bv Covc or Wood and
invest toe frauds were Get on foot, ana then
~ou,nsnraA tho A., -. 49,. -. -. =. -ss-a
80, -. s,ss M. NJ, 's - .c ~m'cn up 90 ING
~ sSs ~ o'osec Win me night OF Coirctor a4icou
huu tne arrest o MS deputy.
The Ne ropoli'an Revenue Beard held many msstinss
which the 0r-Atar nor Inn n ths tina m IA
vo ed 10 the subect ana sa "A ~.
snd,enI, sr,ssr ~ hcnrss ...,. ~ w ~
on. was despatched 20 ,Sis city ana remained many
days clossted With the members OF Board whose
feen,s By the bye u IL said were ANYTHING nat maui
NOUS Al oae pcrol The bos oess p.csms s bssvy and