The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22
NEW YORK CITY.

1uE CUUklUs
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The Alleged Customs Frauds.
Before Commissioner Belts.

carrying on business al % Leonard street, under IN
name OF Guiterman Brothers. They are charge
with defraudng the customs revenue Of large sum
OF money by invoices and entries OF undervaluatio
their mporations consisted OF.
The first intimatlon OF the operations of Gutermar
Brothers and Bendino Feglestock, doing business
as importers, on Reade street, and who, it appears
were the willing and ready tools and aders aud
abett0rs OF Guiterman Brothers. came from
the Commissioner Of Customs, and who received Oh
Information from party not yet brought FORWARD.
The Commissioner at once communicated an nis
knowledge on the subject to all agent OF the Treasury
to work according to his instructions, TO trace inc
charges to their source to develop the crimnay o.
Guiterman Brothers and their associates =.
plices and to bring the parties TO Justce
lions at the Custom House, directed oy tne inlo,
ton OF the party who frs moved In ,ne heeI
disclosed the fact that systematic frauds had Deen
for q long lime. with impunity and great success,
perpetrated against the customs revenue. Inc guisy
parties were soon made apparent 10 tne ON ~
GERS OF the customs not at once as 10
the principals The frauds were first traced 70
Bendino and Feigestock, who were arrested ana
held to hail but who have since Ned to Canada. IL
was not fil Saturday evening last that the parties
charged as the principals In the course OF frauds
Simon Cuiterman and his brother Sigmund Gutter
man were arrested and brought before commissioner
Belts. No examination was ned, Dut the parties
having secured bail came into court and entered
into securities in $4,000 to appear Tor examination
on Wednesday next.
THE AFFIDAvITs In THE CAsE-AFFIDAvIT OF
Southern District OF Ne,o York, ss-Thomas Toole
depOsed-Is an agent OF the Treasury Department;
on about the 10th day OF November last received
an official letter from the Commissioner OF Customs,
stating that ne had information that large frauds
revenue, by certain merchants or Importers Of
foreign merchandise In the city OF New York; that
deponent called on the person who gave this lnfor-
that two mercantile firms, 8. Bendln0 Co. and
Feiglestock Co., doing business In Reade street. In
ousnty Of silks and otSeF Valuable dess goods
which were tnvoiced and passed through the Custom
House as clocks, clock shades &C.; that on appli-
dino h Co. had recently imported by the Vile de
Paris sixteen cases invoced and entered at the Gus
tom d house as clocks glass SIS shades &C.; that on
(Smon Sigmond Guitermanl doing bust
ness at SO Leonard street. were engaged
the goods, wares and merchandise imported BY
them; that warrant was obtained from the Judge
Of the United States District Court for the seizure Of
the books, accounts and correspondence Of Gutter
man Brothers; that on examination Of the same and
comparing them with the records in the Custom
4 Co. had been for some time past engaged In
importing silks and other valuable dress goods the
same being invoiced and entered at the Custom
House as cocks and glass shades, &c, with intent
to defraud the United States government.
AFFIDAVIT OF ALBERT N. SHEAR, DEPUTY SURVEYOR
Albert n. shearer, the deponent, states that he
resides at $50 Clinton street, the city OF Brooklyn;
that information was filed on the 2sth eff November
doing business at 63 Leonard street, In the city OF
New York, had been and still were engaged in de-
fraudng the revenue OF the United States by greatly
lnderyaluing goods, wares and merchandise i'm
ported by them; that q warrant was subsequently
issued by the United States District Judge for the
Southern District directing the Marshal OF said dis
trct to take the books and papers, invoices and
resp0ndence OF the said Guntterman Brothers and
have them before the Judge Of said district, which
warrant was duly executed, and that afterwards the
Judge ordered the same to be delivered to Henry A.
Smythe, Collector OF the Port, for his examination,
as bY statute made and approved.
That an examination Of said books, papers and
correspondence OF Guiterman Brothers and the
records 81 the Custom House show the fact that said
ported az different dates subsequent to the LIST day Of
June 1885, numerous cases bearing different marks
and numbers. all OF which were invoiced ana en-.
tered as clocks or clock shades &C., and in all 1l9
cases. the foreign value Of fiftynine OF which was
voice value OF fy.two cases Of which was set forth
as 4.672 forms and eighteen cases OF which were
invoced at f4S6 %. cd. sterling; and deponent be.
clocks or G ock shades, &c. did IN fact contain
silks and other valuable dress goods OF much greater
value than Is stated and forth In the said several
invoices now on 1le in the said Custom House.
And that the examination OF the books papers, In
voices and correspondence OF the said Guiterman
Brothers and the records OF the Custom House show
that the said Gulterman Brothers imported, In the
names OF y Bendino Co. and Felgest0ck Co..
other than those before mentioned sixty cases
Of which were invoiced and entered under dineren,
marks and numbers at $500 lis Cd. sterling twenty
Cskut .0sCs uvo.SCu a. uos1 honSs VII toSn SoSco ~
l,426 i0rins and that all or nearly all OF said 10
cases purportng 10 contain clocks and shades. &c.
did, in fact, contain silk and other dress goods o
much greater value.
That the said "uterman Brothers are the principals
In intent In all the said several importati0ns whether
entered ann invoced In the name OF 8. Bendino
Co.. Feiglestock Co., or In the name OF Guiterman
Brothers that they gave their orders for the purchase
thereof and shipments bv correspondence In Eur0pei
that all OF these imp0rtations were got through the
New York Custom House by means OF the lnstru
mentality OF Bendino and Feiglesock, who were the
aiders and aDettors OF Guiterman and Brothers and
were paid for their services that 0uiterman gave d.
rectons how the goods should be packed and nvoicet
30 AZ to evade detection by the Custom House
authorities, and that all these goods were fraud
uently packed and invoiced with intent TO defraud
the UniLed u ates, &c
The foregoing gives In substance the grAyamen o
the charges against the parties implicated a. far a
the matter has been investigated and the particu
lars made known. Further Investigations are beni
held by the customs authorities in the Custom Hous
and its several departments, and II Is expected
when the case comes up for judicial examination
some startling developments OF fraud win be made
public.
Post ONE Embexxlcment.
The United safes rs. George j. Delaney. THE de-
PENDANT, clerk in the Post once, is charged with
embezzling q box containing money and jewery
that had been deposited In the Post once for mail
Ing On being detected he threw the box and con
tents away but subsequently confessed his guilt
pleading that It was his first offence. He was helt
unara