, 1869-11-24
.THR DRAWBACK FRAUDS.

.THE DRAWBACK FRAUDS.
DtaschEoFd Seen ON Nns.nu Street
sharp Hunt AtsrF Whtmst~f-
Further Ex Arutn 0ttoa Ia tho Cnsc4
OF 11ulHiUnn nsAd lEo&xnra-ScvetnS
New Developments
Ftnss tie Str lort 1tn&.- Ser- 81
4 clerk tn the CuMoui tloo-c. VINO hHs known
Krior 10 Of Collector s;rtuacll's secrrta.es
Yesterday, Lust be hal seen the fugitive drA~oack
II a'4.7 osa. shs saa
1nofnsnR. liz sid that lhc pesaou, whom he DOS.
1uvely 1dtntdei u Bla,ehiotl, 1&s n comp.og
win "" S,heI , msn. who sppeared 70 hs,e him
TIE Cuzton t!on>e- Subsequently q report Has
circulated that blxlchiord haa bsen atNaied oy
Federal binding in snamters street $40
The as1e+t Of William II. Wn,mster, one Of
B!fehfo1d't ccniede1a'es, ~as confidently locked
t'tfatood lhnt the Cu.:ed states detectives mi
tten lookieG TOT hin for several days, an1 that On
o. OCCASION thr! ~atcnel the Inducements OF one
Cf Whsmttcr't iEeuta 10 tue hope tha, by knat
uekns tteF would be enabled = discover Whius-
t'ers whereabouts Tbey ahtwea th~ tAtter,a
ft.end lnto Of the VI Irit. Ut Printing lIou+e
s9uart, h+1r he man .x.-i n elu,le, greatly 10
ttci1 rtiprise AID chaArn. Just previous ID the
Issuing u ,hc ~Hraui fur las 8'res: Whttuater
deuce uts Fifo Aselve. aud te' ereh HIS eert;cea
~ government witf'ess. u:.ct!nx to tel nn he
EncN Ah0Ei faE f.audS II Is rtesIlcSN 10 state
fh-t hi rt1tsoSt ioIt drctIl' d.
E1AA1SA1tuS N TIE CASE W HaEARn
Tie stc4.n'l c1uhIt au.l IL tne ca VI Francis
a. Howard. eh4I:.d IN :.:'a: 'Mk,ea;ct n tne
et she iraulul+nt drn ss1cS c,a4:, root place be-.
furr q CeMtss- -iaues i..lHrp, sest-rt2g Aiser'oon.
1h.Esri Attnftry il.b 'Ett A11 As-t.lAnt District
Attorney lLttJ &jPGAIs-l Sac the pr..fcut!ua, Mr..
l. aEtcr ElH'I aci u: s@ iot'l f.- tHe acc l4rd-
.vs the Cat'nt lsIoa-. pes-; saica accompanel
1bc H-.cr aIu Ir.'!urt-t lh Cbart 1nIfEe Pierre
T's't tht rail- iLas II Stl. <ittence Intended to
f'rw that the ofnc II n>p'fs sGrf iuade With the
T.. ss..nsy :rs1. nB.f .sna.us~7, thry ncfd no. 20
1"rnr Itoa"!r n dn tu Il" tue government M.
".llnr 10 admit h. lax "a the fullest extent
WIlltAtu J. kern tcttt-%&.A stEtnatlQu rGS1Ded}
fi.t E tho cla,!I nj J. T. flsnrE anu konc toa4tcO
eng" 10 Ito ..f'': ipey MT. dFa"t4ck clat.ns,
bore lau f.s"prr ca.ion ilnus: tIxuasasr4 I'd
Al>: tnr t. ttlcs.e - txrHt WA .l<ne't Cuarlcs
j. Itrrctlt, II clcFt III .uc Custom Itpuse; told
i:..r o. ~. - c:a,a,s HaaT ,eins thai t"t, II lin
that more than one Of tho caa Mants woa mJth:
ttnk PC F;thel slain wa c9lertsd ~ ths ts.sll
my ul,ce: nn iudurcnent was held uut 70 ne 10
l-,t,s, IN ILLS ca>c: a'u It Il under tond': tpns
Lave ii; the batter ra.rely 70 my caun-
eel; wa Indicted last June; ~as u
,raEs Of sse lass frhn7ry; was nescr arrested
lie cr7IaA c1asn.t:stlon Jn'Ge fcrFcp ,nt rc-eNan
II Tho wltt csa III 1tEsrd to new aet.es oF pa
1+'n Which hs p1o'lae,t, n evidence. hosa se,t!.
10 CalINclFs haniwniuRs tnat Howard 4 inIttas
at.+eA1ed un Lat.m: The afaj3rlt Accompanying
thx rINltn +ta'es1 T0nr D. Ief rho u~e thA. i. Il.
WI. MS WA Tho ~xpuit:f: t1e crrsliicL-s Of e1-
10 x1tach-d t0 &tt vlst1l named u. Hook
a. the tat;tr; H. .ar's ehses va % " fae r.
n-d n It wytc Lot " lie found On The Custom
House manlicat: he rem cnbef4 the tacs ahous
ID Ia Il. il csiswes H.: i .T.t.re; lie dId
not Know In ~bo&e Handwriting the cer-
s.uczls OF lhe nsn ttIct lrrf was Maae
uus III; h thonHhl tre Icsettuc certificate hlxHtI
Ly i. MctsouRh went pse .aatc ~ y Mau Aan.i
-.nGnlus:' LIZ aaLs u the Atxt c! lin "aa Jute
-. ls4,G, II Hls Nr:tfc- ~ Il u t'Ad *el3 h1ud-
wt1,spg l!o~ArdE tE.t ais were On It; th1 teftl1-
Ca;- cI internal rEvtnu. VA, produced hy 5q1lrc4
1l,r certtic%'e af e1pHs MA tHSie up ~ Ea!d.
~.n: the a,,latlts ac:u,up lntin1 tue cla:aa ~c.e
p.r up IN CaLdHe!lA u1iltt': tue e at n Eas Ii
uct,t,ops Que: au t,Lc occ..s,n t:sd we'll hal
xrni cl2luis o,nde mp ipt the purpose OF tAklnK
veil saI httn lkurt) ths, l1t*a1d hal sAil that
tuue of tne tllui'ts would ave- DC presented "
r"rtI suL.e1aen;,s ,c r,.,r:r.i 10 h, q lilo warf,
<Iu the secrusA tx.sn;uzt,un. witness Testified
that he raw Caldwell iuase up the clat1ns
tie certificate OF etgnE: attached ~ the cla.n wa4
4tat-,, Marrf p, l-ti; It w4s ,nl'le up IN Call.
wtlt's hxDd sf1ttEu: the atflaEl: xas signed tn
blank; S9u'FeS FEnaoees' hnnnle Of ceft'ocatAa
II ,utsrp&1 feTctsUe. EIs not iIetFt ALg suEn
1sE.Ou a. II. =. tllniAn IL IT, Ia r1.st":cs: ttht
well DrEOuactl vCFy few hi.arst cla'E4s: GIL nos
Know Il It. WHl:antS; It aa* d'aan7EEf c.1s"1:
M rxtrayupant rrtr WIS n.l~-i for COLLECTION
lIuEa1i ~as iu Wasllir:tstI II tHt tiues ht
kLew that the tWn Il .i:s.t ~rfe en'e:<a od
t,jai;ua1tA Eatues EXCEPT WI iluI 1c'i t'.i yc.i
Ar lrev TIA. Oae of ;h- ct:.'a. Wa- trll'iul..a.
as 60 person bv the ra7i.' ri Williams rtctiv"t
Any ui the m1ney S-asrq4cLilJ ~:Lne,. Ea
fhlwh cIn:n inaale Il L. t''.. ntn-"1 All IN
I-ir-lh, a1n ht Testified ~ thr s1.n ", ID.
ua nv Il H. CalA eli; i"i al f~r!1 arr M sst"1. ~
II s~forr Mrtclt A. notary p":''lc nstl 'na' IL ~a
rxss. d hg lio~aIu. .. ....-
an.u U..K VI sSn, esii:i ~ t;it pro- :c't't y
TESTIFIED jeht he kEex Il il Cuif%tt1. JI1o
Caldwell, .ia1lcs Ea dive !. N,l H. Nh';1kef aa
". J. k,fn: kncs +o.httifE .t'1 / tic t'''n1H'I
ton ~ rcs Inohts t.ut !" tn' v'sssn;neM; Va
N.th h!A hahlmr.;iu:; H's' q -'..ttl .ns c1r; !
tcseck shp an l., wrn-se-> II .as rua1'' ntvsns
was ua4lc ra,ahl. u: tb- .'crAn Sa..e,.al tssns
tt.E t1.34a.16: he hAl Intt 'Iu.sr'i nj y Ltmster
1,is1ce. ~ ke':as tIett' tsi.' l1lst aat .u:a ~
in the c!~.1s; whsa,,,+r .aiI It vi. ten Isr
cent: tie Hat :1t>o met E"wn,f At Whs'n ter
en-. IT No BARCLAY strrct; ttn haE1f wa4 taeE
the I,Lr pose uf Sicily Ids ua;anco 10 the NJ
GouttH-
he was n Tie oil h1l-Iue.r .tiur~ he 70. Ieto th
traEhack ttoubt; was n-srr !h1.S-t't b1t I'd
&1Feslei; Was au.lsr b4.; had but recesveh M
IL Mcetn,pr, 1851; IL inrs INC WainSter csslu,
10 he borus; he knew Ao hccanse he va. inte
&eted IL then; he kntw y that rane ooe txceiseA
certain percentage III the Claim; wAs tod 20 b
Wh,ms1tf: he trst began tne bu.iacss ID The II
Of lsSG
thatEJusins MoII, Alex. Grant, Dr.. GeorEt v
ti1-cn- Jerome K0~eabergts. all Chai!ea
rhes1ot. vcra concsrEtd n the fEnuoA; he Ill
IL inenI; he Tad heari thAt caldwell ~a9
Csnatx; ne had op. hed \ bspk account ~tto lio'
FIN 10 Ho = afJ and in'r rf,ic*.i h,a, a. A B. vi
&ou; Re thought Howard knew Walton VA
iAl-e Iame, because be Vas giving hun checks q
On the crusetxauiusuon wttne4 said tia.
had skken D'hhle5, llowlGA pNtaeE, 70 na1
AyA - II rH}+ Inn = hR.fICC AltOfn~Y
trat he ~as willing tn - lt1 taat Ho~ar'i n
A:xiel bis rn~iion al Wa>h'nerm on the 3ta:
December. 1866, IN oftler 10 sAse time
The cAse was subsequently, nnioutntL u7
WcoI cet.u. nj oclncs.
ExAA1SAT1o$ IL TIE CASE or AruIoAs.
The ea.c OF KOtuayu Mnt,An, auo; her of I
+ivce.i 'ira s-hsrk rcheH~r-, whs allied on ol n
.:iA.cls af,er the AiiuutumrEt vi HoSarl'a cA,
laid TINT he prepared to 1he District Attorn
10 introduce hts client on the stand ~ = wltle
y. as',sr IT, stsw hs 'tn"ssuss stt e. Q, a.! & co
i, have Cstlsen coue here US watne9s I
e',,:son, tIoT can.na. n:o%Fi,r1 % The Hosel
1he l.slr.u Attorney hai E.tuse1 batn pro:
!. s'ors. 1u'se i1ers. n''ni r,r!.*l sts'.ny u
:u;xe Sei.vn bad o.stit.! 'hst rule u
1ultat~ VIVA rot a:4p.:tah.,. III Federal t'uur
ttdtaal Ju1sc Etu'7s'c. hail sr't.ratel the
rrterfne'. he hat n!wLts hEen IN f&l
u Ea,lnt: prisoner. t-.tff III their Q
tetalt, hat the ',ts,sD1r aEaa.ts to would not
Nv fuSo FH'NteN!uE Va I'VE pHesSaL tAsE.
AJlU1 1.%i1Ltr ant vi. I II III Il lie was Eilttpx
t:crtvc a.-f!i-aHa stat. Eirist after Mi tut I
t5trce 1lal te.en taken. hi. that he would not
l.w It 10 ta male ult.tf sla:h.
N1:on M. I.n1spn wa4 called fer the 3ofeus
I've tee;:rcj shat he WA III the s,l. busLae~s
lI1 Tear effect. n l,I; that the .,1sla.
WIS couduc:rd nnt.rr TEE n1.n- ot H. NJ john,
Co.: tie c',mnauy Was Il. Ma!acaa: Ind &c
h,rn thtIe Iusiy ur 11 tln:n; uuE uetd
would te able 10 f.ll ttc husiLess npo1 visit
Ene ofrcc; he had -tet Il Cad stH at
<t1cc; tsaIh <e!l hal H%S. Il lilfs IN II hare 80
c,utyis tpahe hat In hts uarl,,, a. It nsce1s.
TO have nj tue claims iuI Letore the lss Of
1eMNr. :
l.he rAaTaA5i3a was kuhs-Q lently aIlouru
aslIl WtIat- day af1es.orn.