New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-09
A CARD FROM COLLECTOR mr.

We publish below letter from Cnn'.
Bailey, and are glad to learn that the ~
tions on his official action in the matter Of ~
seizure Of 50 barrels of Whisky, containea !. ~
letter of Jacob De Puy, published in yes,sra.a,a
TRIBUNE, were, as we then expressed an.
lief, without foundation in fact. 70
To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: You published this morning la,,..
Jacob DE Puy. relative to the seizure Of 20 "ss
OF spirits, and their subsequent release BY mo NJ
ter, without asserting it, is calculated TO carry ~ ~
presSon that was informed by said DE Puy 81 n.
dulent removal OF the 655 barrels and knew A. 'A%
barrels seized constituted part of that lot s1e.
the fact The facts of the are briefly these o.
26th of March last, during my absence from tho co. we
deputy, on the written request OF s. J. Carter 80 -!
Inspector, reporting to VIM s. Hillyer Revenue
this city, seized 80 barrels OF whisky upop tb ~,
suspicion Of Carter that they fraudulent 70 ~
for further investigation by Carter, the letter ~
ter published in your paper shows. On my return y
tho city on the 27h OF March, received the fooa
letter from Vim. 9. Hillyer, Revenue Agent:
J. p. BAILEY esq Collector Fourth District '4''H hs
s Mr. Cs;sr an Pp S rsp@rIs = This s
Mr. had grounds 70 believe that be could produce ~
proof thsn general presumption Messrs o. ssy os
receipt, With sadsr'. e,sni. Pp,porg whisky
Of no reason wby spirit. be detained opesy ne.
fully, WV \. HmLYyR R.y.bss 49, 49,
This letter accompanied by afidayits sbos M
the tax on the 81 barrels of spirits had been maid t
nothing Of the facts OF the case except what fhe
Inspector Carter disclosed. My deputy had merely ~
formed the ministerial duty Of OBTAINING the goods r.
Mr. Carter investigate. He did investigate and =.
ported TO me that he had evidence which oDge, -
detaln them OF course had nothing else 10 DO bat :
release Them never Mr. Jacob DE Puy Ia connsc
ton with the oase and did not know at the time that n
had any connection with t whatever. Ii was never int
mated me, did until read II In your paper TAI
morning know that the 81 barrels constituted part OF
larger lot. The first and only time that ever hear
ANYTHING about any lot OF G5j barrels OF whisky va
some four months after the seizure and release n
81 barrels, when Mr. Jacob DE Puy called on M
This related to transactions which had Ion
since passed beyond legal remedy and among them
snce reading paper. remember the case OF COS ba
rels IL was not stated gwen as case which could
then acted on even II had been disposed 10 so Of
reliable witness az Dir. Jacob Do Puy Your comment
are made 10 appear friendly that am not di
poaed To regard it otherwise. In relation TO eerta
charges personal myself, which have appeared In n
news columns of your paper, have 10 say that r
charges have ever been made against Inc before eith
the Secretary of the Treasury or the President and ther
IA AN entire absence OF all foundation for q
imputations which you have SO frequently pubishe
The only charges that have been made against
az public officer have been by those have prosecute
| and whose property have seized and forfeited.
j. f. BAILEY, Collector.
ONCE OF Collector OF Internal Revenue, Fourth ID
| trict. state Of Nev-YOrk.
| heT lOrk, Dec. 4, le68