New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE DRAWBACK FRAUDS.
THE CASES or FRANCIS A. HOWARD Ho''N
uULLIGAN, ETC,

THE CASES OF FRANCIS A. HOWARD ho"H''
MULLIGAN, ETC.
The examination in the case OF FRANCIS a.
Howard who IL charged with completely 10 'no u'a"
back frauds by passing tho fraudulent dra"pu'A
in Washington was resumed yesterday afternoon oeloro
Commissioners Osborn pursuant TO adjournment Jeroo
Buck esq counsel Tor defendant, wanted inc Govern
ment TO produce the certificates Of export IN inc VS
under exainination-the certificates which hhu peo"
made ont Mt the CusomHouse, and which, couhso' eo
tended were prima Jdeie, genuine eertlhea'es Di'N'
Attorney Perrcpont admitted that all such papers Weo'
DD,a facie regular The erossexaminaton OF D. hor
was resumed. Witness testified: Am elnprsyeu 40
by Mr. wGaek. liquor denler at NO 81 @ tobocco
Claims; the papers made I'm Wildwood * ,t 90,
office they were properly made out by @ =,
officers Howard asked me day the name OF one p
the alleged pOrers and told hun lheie WIS nv sv,
nersnn he maine REPRESENTING u myth the Fisher claim
was collected I'm March, 1867 and the other claims sot
time afterwards these claims emanated lro Ue 's,s
inducement has been held OUT 70 me ~ m
case; have no reason to believe that the nroseyuons
against will be discontinued: was DOTH III ' i,si
and AIN a years old; never was arres'eu OF ihu''0"
Redirect CLAIMS for drawbacks shown witness) These
were made up In 6adwells Office Counsel Tor deienso
objected TO the introduction of these papers AZ Iio
present time, claiming that they ought 70
introduced on direct examination The Comnlssi,1er
decdnd at as The papcrs could not be procured from
Washington until late moment they couiu 10Y S1 vo
shown vtness this claim is made out IN tue name VI
A. r. Williams while the Cusom-IIouse certificate says
the goods 6svS were to sEpes GSxe con the
checked With the initials OF Howard; the claim Is
fraudulent ono the goods pnrportng 10 nave Veeh
shipped are not the manifest OF the vessel on when
the shipment pretended to be made know no" nov.
the claim was made up the ceriicate OF export "hs
made out by L. B. Caldwell, aud the affidavit OF inc
pretended exporter by some person 90 n9t ho% Gds d
up in Cadwels Office the AFFIDAVIT OF the pretendeuak
porter drawn by X j. Cadweni the ia1 e ,n1
claim Howard's the certificate thlt ne interIs
Revenue had been paid was fufnlshea ~ sq11fIs
and the certificate OF export drawn by IL H. S'i
we'll this like all the rest, is fictitious claim Is as
Caldwell had large number OF blanks Tor arsMDack
claims already signed Ia his ofce which he heu UP as
he wanted them. DistretAtOrncy PierTepcnt sald he
had about 20 more such claims that no could introduce ia
evidence. but he deemed 1t unnecessary witness lc
iJpon one occasion during tho summer Of 1866
r. Is. Caldwell had "a number OF claims made out "hvn
before he started heard him say he going TO Wash
ingOn with several claims 10 De presented by nun 70 ne
10 him 10 come on and them to the Com
missioner and the latter would refer the matter 10 nun
John O. r. Wilson, called by tho prosecution, testified;
know r. b. CALDWELL. and the other memoeis OF lne
firm of Caldwell x Co.; know William ii. Whiuser; KNOW
KOrn OF the combination to get money out OF the
Government by means Of these drawback frauds was
party TO tho combination; know Howard know his hand
writing CHECK shown wness signed ~ cheok ~ Is
dated December a. 1867 1t Is for s3ls 6 u Is made pay
Tile 20 the order Howard; drew the check In room NO
the building No CedarsI drew IL TO the order OF
Howard az the REQUEST % MnS'ep' I'M H. any trouble
IL would be evidence OF HoNHrds cohplclJ IN lhe
drawback frauds this check was made payable at a
bank where Treasures warrants deposited as pay
ment for these fraudulent claims have talked WIN HOW
ard: when Whimster had an Office at No. Barclayst
Howard used 70 ask me have Minister send him down
his per centage have not been Indicted have been
arrested and am under $1,000 bail TO appear for
amnation first entered into the drawback fraud busl
In 1867 among those connected with me in te Dhs,
we'll, Julius II. Mott, Alexander Grant, j., George
". Green, Rosenberg, aud Thieuiot; don't know
that Blstchford had anything TO do with the business
beside Howard, q gentleman Ia Washington named C.
Young was engaged IN this business don't know where
r. b. Caldwell Is now; some say lie is In Canada have
talked with Howard about these caims Whmster intro
duced TO Howard under another name for the par
pose OF having warrants deposited In the bank In false
name but Howard. think, knew my real name as had
done business with him; don't kuow except through
Whlmser that Howard received any fee or percentage
for pressing the claims; Whmster told mo that Howard
had been very smart In never indotsng a. check
and he wanted 10 make him do IT, AT
the request OF Mr.. Buck. who asked for
brief adjournment. 10 enable him TO procure doeumen
tary evidence from Washington the further hearing was
adjourned 10 "Wednesday at o'clock ?. m.
The OF Romcyn Mnllgan Was then taken up plsu
PENDANT said That lie would be unable 70 finish the case
yesterday afternoon the hour was late He had only
He then proposed TO place Mr. Mggan ON tho witness
onackenbos hoped he would not be held to the
strict rule OF evidence. 10 would tend greatly
wero allowed 10 testify aud tho DistrietAttorney
could him 10 his hearts content lie Air
XSrDey Pen TSS to have M Cadwe brought
here under safe conduct from Canada 70 testify ~ ts
Attorney had refused the request lilo then had asked
the Dstriet,Atiorney to allow commission 20 go 20
exculpao Muigan, but this request had also been de-
Med DistrctAttorney Pierrepont said he would like TO
have Mr. Caldwell here n witness, but he would not
give him safe conduct The Commissioners said that
Mulligan could. at tho , conclusion OF the
under oath DisrictAttOrney Pierrepont would not OBJ
Jeot, but would like to crossexalnine hiln and Mr.
Quackenbos assented TO this request The defense then
called Barton NJ johnson, who testihed: 1.-Two In Brook
Ign; IN 1906 was engaged In business IN ths city, was
the oil commission business; place OF business was at No
1870 Pearlst; the rn title B ~ johnson Coz that
" Co." was ROmeyn Mulligan; have seen Korl IN our
ienso desired TO- show that testimony at syen 6y
transacted by Il. NJ. johnson K Co.. false.
Witness resumed: We had specimens OF Oil In
bottles exposed to view in store; they were samples
our sales I'M eight months amounted to sl6OOO remember
H. b. Caldwell coming TO our store and asking permission
Of Mr. Mullgan 10 have claims presented In our nrm
name. saying that It would facilitate his business aud
overcome Inconvenience arising from an order esned by
bling such claims; remember Caldwell coming to
store aud cOnyersng with MulDgan about claims; Multi
Know Muiisans hand-wrtnsi tanidavit Of the
pretended shipment ON the Jennie, signed W.
gam but signed by hin; Mulligan absent from
tho store few days account OF illness aud gave me
tom to send them to Caldwell The further examination
was then adjourned TO Wednesday at 2ip.m,
The case OF James Caldwell was then called on. COun-
sci for Caldwell desired that the might stand over
until the cases now pending were concluded, on tho
ground that IL would DO shown from the evidence In The
the frauds charged DisrctAOrney Porrepont doubted
this statement but did oppose the application, and
the Commissioner granted the request VI CaldHelrs
counsel .. ....
MARSHAL HARLOW AND THE DRAWBACK FRAUDS.
Marshal Harlow is and has been for some days
deaYorng through his deputies 70 execute warrants
against nlOst all the parties implicated In the drawback
frauds have not thus far been arrested He strongly
ohargeabls any vigilance his part, but
tey owing TO his deputies being unable 10 ascertain the
whereabouts OF the persons they seek
THE BOARD OF HEALTH. ..
RAID ON THE FAT-RENDERING ESTABLISH