, 1869-11-30
: Custom HOUSE FRAUDS.

0kkAfAS UI FAzaC Weights Made
I, --He'sS Charged win Rrsniux Cus-
tom, House Oiilcers-Morc Arrests
10 be Hede.
Fsa tks sc. Tort 7ypses, yos. -
: Aeaimu vi made tn the Fues Of more than 4
ssa Is aeeon & ~
nell 4nd IstEset Attorney P1c7Tepont, With vleV
o. dlscoEErtnk certain fraudulent irregularities
he onacaa1 Weighing oi Imported soods some d
Cur contemporaries scarcely cledlted the facts
rs,en Me s1e.asns,y printed a The tine; today,
discovered !rsnds, Which in,ol7e oo1sldefable
Yesa.day Wz,ez frrees merchant nsned John
8. Bsston Was arrested BY Un1ted States Deputy
Asnhl poole1: On vatzao. issaed bY Coumia-
q cs.s, and " 1 Ssa wiarle Ii ~ - Ha
ss e ts Rosors a.
and I'D haa caiae d he he Weighing s,sa: Il II:
por+ Inc aanda7.s Ia The e1sa a, va 1aaae % b, II i
G. 1Asne, spee*A agent q tha Treasury. It
We4ht 81 / qolnuiy q cones Imported n5 lie
a es1e e 20 a sa1isx R1s
Van W'nkle \ bi'pe Of $500 II October q The
haue rear In COMPENSATION for his services In
iTpeIset, oy lie saEe nrm On tne oa1x f1snont =
1scla4oaInE details viii explzin The iuAuaeF
n Which tee nard Of .spor,inS t.,se xeisa.a l.
this cdts, zach Of whom In. control Of certain
diss,lct The ueieher in charge Of 4 particular
t ms1rasad.s nnded % u o thas S q d.nss sass ios
! which purpose he u furnished oJ the Surveyor
Of The Port with blank boofs, known ~ dock
irue and correct entry Of eoods xeleheh by him
each dsy, specaiJinet,1e date the Eelghlng was
perform Cd A sepaiatc book Ia xept for the carEo
The book has 70 b endorred ousstde Win 1nt
Zane Of the vessel, the date Of the ve.Ghtf's re-
tn.p, sud ne Ms.ghe1s .izna:asn. The lave.
ONCE within three days sitter the cargo OF res
se u d.schsiRed. to enable the cleTk5 10 keep tae
% sss soes ' II % asasi.on % ao IL sae w Wssnel
required to make special and immediate return O.
tho weight of the articles embraced In eaea IL
10 ieare tie sup beiefc tue weighing Of sat
whole cargo Is completed. In Gaze dhhones
Importer Is anxious 10 escape psJ!IE the fou Gus
his only opportunity 1or covering Up bis tntendet
| fraud would be through the xe1gher, II the iattc
1Ra IL g
followed By many Eelc41tiie 1rMs, aud that ths
loss of yeEJ large amount Of money hJ the M
of ne sabosned we.9neTs received literal paJ io
their part In rrporucG ialse weight on the good
imported. Among the class Of goods which wera
Cocoa, naut, Pefnvlaa oarI, silt, teat drugl, to
02asG saSs siesea M sa.t the complaint .saa.. p44.o
| Waa made on representations made By Carr ant
Van Wlnile, who ate named IN the affidavit i
nenipered tnai The satter were reeenty under ii
fraudulent pay fents. fiji caarge VA sabss
qutntly abandoned, We are informed, on II
n!sh information which would lesd to the detec
ton of the merchants engaged IN the buA!ness Q
returning ialse weights: Van Mlnlle Is bEotac
The following Il copy oF the complain. asatns
Southern District Of New Yost-B G. Jayne
It'd believes that one John S. Barton. actlag q
agent for ihe rrm Of p5mo1d & LsIly. Of The ct
ee aoS M 1oss a. Il no aoq
81 August, 1sc. Y the ST. q New fStk. o1e
oactr Il M shs I Tilted st.'es. 70 Ut. | se'sast @
tho Custom Hou.e At the port Of New Yerk, III
snm o. ~. aas b.es, Tor, tas purpose Of r.;
Lally,' on The bark wsJfatrz. BY reason c
whicn fAlse return, which Has made bJ ptncurs
Of the United States WAS deiEauded; that
the month OF October. IN sath year. In the clsJ {
IN ae .ea sa aae1 md
van Winkle, iho said Van Nlnkle being then m
there An on'eer Of ths United ssates, to.W.I:
| WGtRHEF III SnSfQm HOUSE, TUG 44u1 {
f1,oo0 ~ I b{lbe Tor the purpose Of procuring
ae assa y q ;.a III 8 TT
u.0ns, By means OF which talse return, which VI
made bJ said Van Ninke, tue revenue Of II
H. G. JArNx.
Swe.u 70 before nc th!l 2okh daJ Of SoEembe
t5G9. JOHN G. 0s1oRks
Inttrd s,tAses Commissioners.
HArtnu HaE taken = the unIked states Contul
stont1a Office iara Yesterday afternoon, and VI
| subsequently atlA to G11l ID &s,lH0 to appear Il
] | exAsulnAiNu
1tsEeEy ptohatc that more afttsa wEt be c
| fectea within few daJs. W. JzJns IS .sl.1t
cuE1Ftti In feFrcstue out the III ias and has bes
| tM1nentty krcceaAln! 70 lar III AccumrlattnG q
. | 0ence aRs!n6t suspected peIlons. ~ lasi As
: | tnbors are completed Ia each case, the nnne
nAsnes OF the guilty party or parties will Be su
uittcd 10 The District Attorney for rsosecutto
ABststant District Attorney Purify Will directly co
! duct the government prosecution AEa1oti the cf1'
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