New-York tribune., 1868-12-22
THE CUSTOMS REVEYUE FRAUDS

OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
SILKS INVOLVED
Frr.bo- partculars of the stupenuuuo ,nh.
-, revenue an account OF wmeh "n' . pu
on tho customs 7rrp TRIpUNE Of Saturday last, have
hsheo ,'~ht FROM the affidavit Of Thomas H. ioo'e,
~ =, ,ne special Agents Of the Treasury Dep' ~ .,,
.ars that silks to the value OF So2oVVo nave ~ ,, ~,
80 tme been inyoiced as clocks ana s"auo0' % ,.io
sen that the affidavit does not state no" 'o ~,
orad which led 10 the detection OF the r"uus' Ou'
80 90, ,,u nrobably be developed before the cours'
a,I.n y,s,iet OF Eetc York, ss.: Ihomas r. 1Oole'
esdine IN the City Of Washington ana Diic1 " t ~
@ pa eaasurv peparmen the United States that on
or about the 20th day Of November las. fso ~ oos o
sn ofcial letter from the Commissioner OI CustoIs VI
shs limited States 10 the effect that the said
Of CusteS S taf large frauds had been and
heDR committed on the customs revenue py ceital i
s heein ~ Ien1estng this deponent call said per
son and cain such other and fuftnef mlOrnatlou'
take snch oeia action in the premises as would potfc
the revenue aud bring the guilty parties to JUSTICE U
any and ali violations Of the revenue laws OF te 6d on
or about the last mentioned date, can Gamer :" who
person so Informing the sara C,iie firms 5 Ben
dino 4 Co, then doing business at 30 'Resdest in
stock h Co., then doing business at No hae~ innnrt.
tSe CITY OF New-York had for long tlme peeu
ing into the United states large qHanoS9 S9rdse so inn
orted nv them was invoioed and entered at tae custom
House in said city az clocks ee ,sr pronoPtion OF
the case so entered and pupoIunk "a ti oInsbIc
glass shades &C. containSu sino s And ths depoment
tGst S o % inSTIrv at the House aforesaid,
tSers TecentIy imported by the Vile do Paris 1e
eases marked NJ. b. r, numbered rom aoIt 10 4oo-'
Lcb we're nyOiced and entered at the Custom House
a. clocks glass shades &c That after the said firm had
paid duties thereon, tho same we're seized ana on e n
naton by the Appraiser Of the District nine were iOunu
90 contain clocks shades, &C. ana seven tbereo 70 oO
tain goods That the foreign value . sH hn IN
IN said invmce and entry was 4049o francs ana .aC % ~
Appraiseme OF said merchandise so contained In the 10
al the home value $4,000 And tins depOnent further
snys that he s informed and believes, that about
Sns h % be S SoeStor Of Customs Of by other and
different parties the said Commissioner o CUSTOMS
this deponent to can heretofore stated which IN
formation stated and alleged that the frm OF Goernan
Brothers which finn is composed Of Simon Gultelm
sno Hev'Vnrb had been and were at that time
sun engaged in defrauding the revenue OF the UnltSo
States by undertaking the goods, wares ana iDeC
from me Judge Of the United District FOR the
Southern District OF NewYoTk, IS by statute IN such
ease made and provided directing the Marshal TO elMr
she premises OF said Guterman Bros and take their
books papers invoices aud correspondence and nave
dniy executed and the said books papers and CORE
.pOndence of the said firm were aer~ard ORDERED 70 DC
delivered 10 Henry A. Smythe, Collector OF New 1OIk
Tor his examination by the Judge Of sad District
Aud tins deponent further says mat no ls an ~
VOICES aud correspondence of the said Gulterman
Brothers, and of the records Of the said
reveals the fact that said g. BendinO Co.. aud SAID
Frigestock Co. imported at different times ana suose
different marks numbers, but al Of which were IN
voiced and entered blocks or clocks shades &c ana
foreign value of 656 francs and AZ cases OF which te
foreign value Is stated in the invoices thereof at 49,
no-iu and Is cases Of the said ll9 the Invoice
value set forth st 9ls6 IS Cd; and TINS uepO
nent says he Is informed ana oeheVSs saS ai t,H ~
clocks aud shades did Ia fact contain silks aud other val
uhble dress goods of much greater value And this de-
ponent farther SAYS on information and belief that
examination OF the said books, papers, ana correspond
ence aud Of the records Of the said Custom House show
that the said Guiterman Brothers imported in their
name subsequently 70 the lst Of june lsG ana ~ the
cases. being other than those heTentcfore mentoned
eases OF which invOced at 6.'lg irancs'
and this dcponent further states on information and be
lief that all OF nearly ALL Of said 100 cases last men
aid in fact contain sk and other dress goods of much
greater yalue Aud tins deponent further says. On IN,
fact the principals in Interests Ia all ot the sao
tSe name pi Bendno Co. FegiestOcE Co. or in the
Of GuteIman Brothers; that they gave the order
I'm Europe that they superntended the invoicing enter
ing and landing and warehoasing me sane on sTy arr t
Through the New-York Custom-HOuse by peans OF
hG ne1S1S d Co. were not the
principals IN 1 fact oS q S ne 9ers s2S s5ettos
Of the said Guterman Brothers, apd were pad by mem
ere gave not only directions purchase Of all Of the
said several impOftaOns hereintOore mentioned but d
"A 10 eiude detection by CustOm-HOuse authorities at
Eew-York and were informed from time 10 time OF THO
purchases 80 made and how packed when me same we're
TO arrive NJ NewYOrk In due course OF transit ana that
said Guterman Brothers furnished tho capital and do pay
therefrom from to time, as the purchases and ship
ents made by their correspondent who acted w
der their direction and paid for his services by them
depone further that he has reason % be-
heve, and he does believe that all OF said mpOrtatons
fraudulently packed and iDvoced, and entered
with the knowledge and under the direction OF the sad
Guerman Brothers, in violation OF section one OF the
net OF March g. 1868, and were frauduleny and know
ngly imported, and brought into the United states Dy
the said GuitenGu Brothers violation OF section four
OF the az July is 1885, and that the ead Guterman
Brothers did receive conceal, buy, SELL and facilitate the
transportation, cOnceament, and sale OF such goods
wares and merch andse after their 0rtaOn knowing
the have been imported contrary 70 Law, and
that the whole amount Of goods wares Ond merchandise
fraudueuy iny0oed and entered Was at least $25,
DO T. r. TOOLE.
sworn ,rd satssrbsi this leb d,y o. December 1856 be,
GEo. ,. BETTs. 4. 5. CUmHisAopeL