, 1869-05-24
TIE SHAW BOOK CASE
Charge ef JHd9c Leavttt In tho o.
s. Court nj Cincinnati.

- A1aA: W. Aa'e A4@ oar3.-AAAol Po1-
Aiter e1p.sininS the na:7.r Of the proceeding,
upon aicn the jur5 were 10 pas Tic dat kss rs
statrtr Of tae Cnlt4i slAo:sr wh.ch has been IN
lie d ot asca. i9sa re f.t cha essree Se siesea q
IN kchstanee. IN: ee!enty,e;sh! Cases Of books
po1, u u ne Z: uns! !S H. satss M S~ ~ ns
Huron, ID he United STATES, On see an or 10.
yenhcf: 1855: that an eut1 Ezs made Al
fse S5: at .cea IN - Value v'ss Is
ot the statute, and that the eooss we're Knowingly
ACTUAL value Rt The plsoe Of e1pottaaon, With .
Tcw to eEade the paynen. Of the Just duties In
1esed ey law. N aa ralo,fn duty q 5 PEI cent
tasek 8 cases purchased q Beil i Da1dy, Lordon,
hsd been released tJ the government, upon proof
! psldy wsre concerned aad other cases, copT-
fEhted In tA}s country, had ALSO been releAsed 80
1aat out 6 cssts renamed against which the gov
The s!1ls-sl1th section ot tue act of liza had
been IN great measure superseded, but not actu-
Sliy repealed. BY fabeeqaeDt act, passed March
net OF 1ta9, which are not Eep1znant to OF repeal
sd by implication " the oct Of lsta, the5 are Sill
The second charge n the information Is based
npon the INT section q tie nc. NJ 1864 and aycrs,
EuostEatsnttelly. that shsw haslng The custody Or
Cane.d The E.ne to be transported from 3arula.
IN Cana1s, In toat CT sesse acroks the St, Clalr
sJr ~ re- sas " sas Az ~ sad saap ana
Apon an .nsa'ce, setting forth their value greatly
1eiow their actual yal1e At the place CT e1porta-
lneni Of the Jus: duty upon the booka The
language o! both The sections upon which the
sna j. TIC e e
cd fruE the moment tho rr1a1 Is rcrrcs-ateL The
section Of ne aes Of IRE %I sesIs n intended N;:a M
voice ty nnderrRluat1uu. Under the section Of
the act Of 1859, the rtosss;op u moro conprchcn-
VIC: aud q tie S Aay
t1eTlce, O: subtcfugc, or &C. In The inrocc WHICH
asasisnt !. r. easessE ~ Is So,sfed gxla X sas
ever. That It a. not material whether the counts
Of Ike Information were regarded as based up2a
. lie ID iuIy rould BE- re1suaied tbs: the Invoice vas
1aiss, L1ti an differentiation Wai actually made
iaacea a ea1 in s,tacr ] eeeon oi M tie ;Eo X . statu
The ran lrqu!f, lo- The j1ry Il whether the
books Ii controveEey we're imported BY tae clAitu-
IrzaduIsnt purpose of. evadiag Inc payment oi he
staty. Ii IN tho only charge contained In either
count Of the Inflammation, and the one upon which
property. And hcrr these questions arise In The
rEEt .p!ace: We're the eoois entered, in point Of
tssi, rom al tbe circumstances ot the case, iae
fraudulent intention aseTTed ID the lnlormAtlone
Fnr tacsc two things taust concur In or!e1 10
juatuJ 4 verdict Of condemnation OF this prop
cr1S. 49,.
As to the undervnluat!on Of these looks, 1t Is
Geo =. .ne q u, u sa. tic INVOICES o'
AID. IN the second place, that should not be es-
t1hls.ed 10 the satisfaction Of tht tu1r, that tSt
.s bo1ea intended for The Cincinnati market were
5nEctced and entered 9: an uudeEy aaaa'ieu, and
are subject to forfeiture nESn That ground It y
simply Ine ieteitare o. thas T. portion o. as ths +
cases Jet E1th4n The custody o. ne toutt WHICH
Is claimed By the government In thls case
On the other hand. l. II sucooonsls insisted ~
fraud attaches neither 10 tae entire quantity nOr
70 the seEcnf! ciSat cSsea Wnieo were designed
ior ana io1"atoeu 20 .sH sus Las ctstua
an: lnslsts hha II Is urged very slcnnous'! ano ~
great length, lnat upon tne eElaehce be1ote fne
Iff there Is 10 conclusive testimony 9! an undc.-
aliation Of Al! OF these boois; Or, Il that Is es-
he jury can Infer that there WIS fraudulent In
en:.on cn the Part nf tic claimant, the owner OF
thls property. IN entering them a. On unaesyalun-
tlon. ....,..
There y no room u ao7M that the entire eA
for he jul 70 a. IL ;ne ilsnt Of ali Tie sestmo-
~, uhsthrr there was fraudulent dtslgn In the
importation Of the whole number o! cases, OF the
se,tuty flight cases IN controversy here. II Il
AcrJ clear from tho Testimony that, If thia fraud
attached 70 the entire importation, there vas :
ID alleged ihat the duty actually paid would nor
:1tuuIl 10 fEioee tEai tenth OF the du:y dle,
according to the value OF the books At Por. HUI
There lies been Erpat tnass OF testimony la-
-roiGtf,, and ,he.e hooS= haye been trAceo from
1heir purchase Ia Great Britain1o Montreal where
thct landed cay,S Ia TIC nouth OF October 1865
-Tht ,nr,dr.. 1r,rc n,a,. ~ nontreni. ard TIA
@ E e H. isf sa vfy 70 t basxs ~ ve1 ,Is
,nrn,ce., nj n, nnderyo1rn-,on viii the dcsi-n rhai
tat' shou1 ne en,s5T IT. ua.y s1Sn Va
,no.s ~ Istf,nr N. naET,.nt ~ fhe nnt,ra I'M
noset hy law Ti,s tny,;,crs were made out u
tp1Tr.;, ~ ,.rnrs.,cn xith ne 1rox1siors n N,
Nv ,,,a .m,@aend ise rnt,ra 81 cases7 II,
.,me.ttn 1iI, aS,ur N 1hr I.,iHds of The iury' n
W. ~ tr,,ntt.1c ~ ~ tsS,; rnle m stanasri the,
.t-t - ~ J., 3n.'a5n1 rrhnt rho tT,,a x.Ir
1inn of fhfsa f,oats was al Inc port Of enlrI
9or: Huron Ihs vslus sst ee estimated NJ, a n
~ .ne r NV t ~ ~ Tn4tS S,,tas
TSeu' % Ia sseefa,aias he vsiue At iris p!sce wher
TT soHSs WE nne !uly !o ,s a.
Gonn1 thc aadi-iohat eapsnse o1 transporting 1uet
ntEe lus! sAaa y s4asasd taat 'aele Was . .
"a, a. ~ sne l*. o. Sht me ne1t u u
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