, 1869-11-16
THE CUBTOM HOUSE.

,mew - So. e~ sas"
Chn0Ksss
ftess ~ Ass YVvt 7',,bun>. S.x u
The ,adst.saaats risr.,ons :, iS.'t,ct 4.,oroe,
week stEte1 Of hssd ora1 a1bstr fr."s. ns,rmttsst
ihfeS Se11s 40, 9n1 a.onnntJex L. nrsSsr tsssns
spcn It'll = to retn.@ no ys. eovsfea p Hsn
rntu1pec1rt, pp11, tNSln 4 1arS tsv xnesx Tee
Mania iuvestis1tiops sevo sieo dHckesed ,ho stsYt-
oi tho cumu,,ctt1 Il tn,s S,1,.lnY of
DcpasJ Collector sasnusi 7. I,1scbsoea,
,ssn&o ,o shess 2: u;,ssts ...sst .,T.ns q. ~.
character, and hzs HOOD sspecaAJ hizn IN 1po ~
tem Of Collector Gfinhe.l, bnt Tho eyldsnss
asa1n1, MIN IL 10 ss.onR inAs hia best 1.isnds Az
compelled to admit thAS hp uuAt II oeSs n 50 toca
criuil1AIJ cArtlesa ubaIe Tho Dtsssct Attorney "a
thoroughly aAtisned Of his guflt snd expecss that
a1.St ~ W o sssed ,onna sss1st a
The T1esauIy department II Waanin2ton, Hhoste
nsine nuuAs oe withheld for tho DfeteuL IL Also b.
cogpitkus Of the tt1uds and 10 hlve 4h4xe1 Inc
rsooerds. Ats!e exp4snst,on Of tuo uatute Of
azaweAe1 c!asna saas ssAa.a tAe general
the esiaebco ~ mint Blaichford. Ia Au y1ss 1891
=. saa' ,e9snds r9sa
funded 70 the exporter. slnilas lavs Win refer+
Ssen apo.sa sas @ Is ena. Il pssssxs Taoe; q
On fnW mAtsTlaia manufactured for foreign mar
Eesf, hsye been IN operation for seventy 3eafa.
been sdDfs=d in thus Tassd Drawback BUREAU,
q The D xhscx BnEesa ct the 1o.etsa, Revenue
Juie, 1868. To obtain Tho paymeat Of d.a8oaeK
claims through thn nov happily extinct buresu.
,sea;s ram ny % @ s1s F2sga ~
s1oWaog th1. The tAt had besn paid On the goodi
70 Dc exported. N annAytt IRON tne exporter
n1@,s 20 a9 sapo,s csasas fsq ne cq,
tosb once n Warrington, and thence to the
UIfted ssAes 1feasorJ, Nnere tas clain WIS
from the Oh feR,oos q fens1'san,a, ,coneelved.
10 me ssll Or lbtA ne tdeA o. an1ndli19 she
Eose1amtnt o3 Means o. n1adoient aIa*bsrks,
taitn ~ nAny cers,ocaEes ~ they needed from
me yai1ons internal Hveune o1cefs IN tna: state,
not dld soe xlSing o. meg imp,J nc ieast c51n-
reason . aasnt inss ,ns sppaesat ior soe I oera
cAte resilI in;enosd e e3pon ne goodl in ques-
a1u coh .G Ell IT, sase
nts9t eottfJ; wao !feaIeeuJ mes mem np aod
s!nxea ncnnoua sa9aasa1s namsea' oat re ex-
@ " sssoiute commit s9n for
~ Tenes11os .e1seties e oa & etef5 e<fancate o. else
70 1eeu1e =. a. aeeo@p1ee 70 lsas ~ on1c!al
enns Depar,meus Of ths Custom House, Who
va va fe9uaea 70 aMx nia stamp and lntrals to
80 CTtnncste P!SparMoty 70 ~ oelog .igusd for
Naa ataatea u matut9z ~ pltas By jerome
nei5ebestgef, nd the t"9 Obtained Ihe aid Of
5oiso cala"n otolnefe-h ~, John s. and
and thoroughly oodelstood the ,.odus optranAf Of
ootAtnnE dlaTn*cx c!al9,A Several oshers ot
% %ssconoasy Importance, and who hare s!nce turned
eI1Ss evoenee, Wer6 Nto admitted 10 tho ring; ;
nos .oe gteat end HA9 secured shd ths fraud pfnc
uesA5 cots9ohatsa "nsn Sam1ei 2. BATCH
1pio. at mai inns Cntef Clerk Of tne
lntetna! Resenue Dtpastnent. consented. tor
onetento q me 1pola % atdx his tat!als to
tns sane osttinGteA Cohodfng ln hiatchtosda 4
me Col!ec 1'Rna'uFe, In utter ixuo5anee CT
tnt sfano, aha soe e1nnant schefnt1 pi1ed tnetr
aelafons onsiness 70 of4flJ tnst ceEiat1 Treas
NJ otlc.ai, has1ng VI suspc.ons aroused hy The
s1staofoitaJ nood o. dsaHosck claims sent 70
Nast!ugton uoi1o9 INC elosl1& Uonth Of 1854,
maoe 20 ~ r. ss.fgas.oc aEa diseoyscsd tne fEaad.
i1slstponf ID fully sssnEeat that he Dot only pocE-
e;ed pef cen!tXe Of the proceeds a. tho price Of
aina sr5ns. I'D sent o. st 'na etai soo for
tnsesfgsu-u. sttttoly AQssing hs tbs pubic
| movement Al! ootttde Suspicion. When Eiatcb-
sas cnet csfesse Sy fhse, 'ss
latter ? as sstufed That u ~ss al right and was
co. 70 ao nt r.; s. tas 's ~.
CsMx chi destfrd The a0olitioa of ,he Whole in.
tt1us1 sestnuc drawback system put a stop 70 the
fraud, snd tho ceptpsfa' oF1 dopbs.csA troxotnn.3
| 1hkt they might defy detection. Up1or1u1atsiy
Tor them. through The 11eachesJ Of Aomo Of tpe
sutolduates, 20 much vas tscosered Of tne
1lu,too ball. ihat frd,etmetts werr fpu1d. hs;
| July. a9aitAt him, Hhtmsset, and souan otnerA.
And now comes the history Of the late fevelon.
pepts: In preparing to N there ca*ca, Hhieh hAd
| been turned over 10 him by 4 Hrookly1 C0u,ui+
| ttoper. District At4o1neJ P,er7epout made tht
sta1t1rR tfltcuvety tnat q very 1Arre uuua5er n
| drawback frauds nsd been committed lust prert
Gus 10 those he ~as tnveat!gstsng. and also came
10 tie concins'oa that at ieasr one, II not tsn
rrcmiheht of1tcas1s in the Chs ou IUuse nusf II
In pi.caed. shouah This he rouid not cersainiy d.
te1ut1e xilnout q careful examination Of in1 sia
patufes attached 10 the export ce7i1cates al =
WEIGH were depostt<d ~ vouchers tn the Treasuf,
Dersftuept ut Washington. y bere Ira cj.ms ~ers
taid p1trx1c letter ~ sccor1n piY s.ns n ws.r
inaIon nloot two zecks aao hy Special a,essen
| ava nff.r r-,r.sn..hlr fsNt 1880 =