The New York herald., 1870-12-09
fHs Io3IMAaA sUGA3 FRAUDS
Disastrous Collapse Of the
Prosecution.
Perry fu'lsr Called on His Bail and Fails -
Appsar-Fis suretiss Nowhere -Waddy
ThoEpsons Bail Bond stslen.

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Collector OF New oresps against whom nne,een
tndlctmcnts had been found by the Grant Jury for
Ifaulus ut entries VI sugar and cofYec during his
term OF one.
Thee.vl ses we're tried last year, resulting In
every case IN q verdict OF conHscation against
he 'consgnees AaAguste loutouri 4 Co. The
whole anonat bNo.ved was some millions OF
dollars. rhe cases have since been compromised
In Washington % the payment OF the du les
sbut the erin nal char agansr the officers OF the
customs 5hrou n whose active connivance the
frauds were perpeirated, remained On the docket.
Mr.. Beck "A h. the United states District Attorney.
eAdeavorea TO blng 10 an issue. The result
was seen this nornng.
Perry Fuller was called twice his bond and
failed to appear MS saretes Alexander NJ. Nc
Donald Cntrd States Senator from Arkansas. AMI
Edward G. Ross. United States Senator from
Eansa !, were then Gale upon TO bring the body Of
Perry Fuller into court They failei to make
answer.
District Attorney Bcckwith moved for an alias
capas stating mat the 30 ads were taken In Wash
ngton tsee ned to ycrJ perfect II not worth
iess rhe order was made.
Waddy Thompson, against whom indictments or
81 lar character had been Dunl, was then called
OF his bah anl also failed to appear. District At
torney BecSwth stated that tne bond OF this
accused hal been stolen at Me nphs. Thomp-
sou has been several times arrested ut Memphis,
near which city he ownsa magnificent plantation,
bat ms always been released by obliging courts
wri.s OF hapeas corpus.
Ihe nature OF the .chlrgas against Perry Fuller
and his associates can he gathered rom the follow
ing Indictment one OF thirteen found against item
by Iae Gran jury
U..tted Staes oJ America District ana State or
Gre it Court OF the United States for the Fiftn
Circuit and district OF Louisiana, oding sessions ~
q a. a
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
s.xiy-nine.-Ihe Grant Jurors or the United states
Oi America, duly enpanelled aud sw,rn. in and
f"r the d strict ol LOUISIANA. on their oaths pre-
seat:-iiias Perry Fliler; yeoman; William ..
Sprauic. yeoman; w. A. West yeoman: James y.
Clara. yeoman, and Henry y sofa. yeoman. all late
OF the city New Orleans aud district of Louisiana.
d,d ncretpcre- % wit. on the tweDty-hfth day OF
october, III the year OF our Lord thousand eight
hund ca and slAt -eigrf, al e said city Of New Ur
leans llhr district and ci. cllt aforesaid and within
The jurisdiction OF this court-un awlulv consp.re
AMI agl ee, together aid with divers other persons
to me said jurors unknown, TO defraud the United
States a a certain sun oi money-to Wit, sixteen
thousand iwo hundred and tnifty dollars and nity-
i've cents-sald sum o. money being the amount
ies ed and due and payable 10 tn Unite States,
under the customs anu revenue laws thereof for and
on acco,nt OF duties imposed By law upoa sd.ar
I'M orted INTO the United States from foreign coun
trie to VIII. upon three hu dred and twenty-four
tDousa-d TX huidfed and eleven POUNDS . sugar
conrainei In seven hundred aud fty boxes marked
United states; to wit, Into the port OF New Odeans
In The collection district o New Orea ~, from ror
Cuba, IN u vessel called TIE Benvle Oh the twenty
second dar Of December. III the year OF Lord
the thous"ni eight hundred ana sixty eight. and
duly ntered IN tue Custom House OF the
uni,ed states at the SAID port OF New Orleans
and III he all Col ttion district OF New Orleans on
the II ysecold day of SAID December IN the
year lost nrt a. py the sad II. n Soria q Co., in
conformity with law. Tor wa elol Is NJ wiiholt The
previous payment 9. the duti,s legally eyed and
dle nd payable theleon 70 the United states as
aoresaid; ana tn juio aforesaid, upon their uhs
nfo es Id 20 lufthe p esent lhat III order 10 effect
tn EFT OF th SAID c ISpiracy the said James ).
Clark. one or he pari es to the said 60 racy did
oh ! e seco ID day ~ november the ye oi our
Lo u on thousand elahl undred an siNty-eight,
AT the said cy o. New Orleans procure and cause
said uenry n. sor,a on OF The parties to said
consp rlcy, to naAe arp catlon through the said
Y Try fuder, tue sad Perry tu beng then and
the the Col eefor or Customs OF the Unied
states at tae SAID port OF New Orr ans,
ana oae OF tae pariles 10 saii conspiracy,
noase % AZ SAID port TT Of Kew New orleans ' 10 Wit VIZ
rue private banded warehouse number tour, class
Two, Tor The SO asc.o oi Imported goods. wares and
ne nandise; the SAID lame 5. q ark, then AMI
there greeing and stIpulanng with the sa Henry
liar r e oh and "very box package OF
sugar aa bag ~ coffee that miglJ he stored III said
ulyae bond'd warehouse Tor or on account OF the
said James :. Clark.
Ana thaef rtler IN pursuance Of TIE said consp-
raey shc SAID nelry n sor q. IN con nnclion win
M artaer, one joan MaxS3l ira lag una er the
st,i ot H. y. SRA Co.. did, o. the -econd day OF
November, in tae II last lore said, MAKE appncl-
uon ~ tie 10 OF The flrm ot IL. N. Soria * Co.,
through the sai Perry rdier, Tor permission 70
bona the sand priv re ncndel warehouse IN SAID
wit, on tile TIL re nth dLy Of oyfm5cr. IN
me ar OF out horl one thousand eight
hundred ana si&l5 -el- bt ~ accordance with the
perinl SION granted uy tic &c iet,ry of the United
II ties on ti@ seventh day o. Move ber, N the year
last aforesaid give oond 10 the United states III tie
sum of hty thousand dollars conditioned as by llw
rqmred Tor bonding tie sad private bonded Ware
Eouse. nali ber III, class two, with tile SAID Henry
n. ~oria ana john Maxwell as principals, indi
yauanY a. wei. as under the name alid style Oh IL
n. -or co. Aforesaid, and With Pierre martha aud
Mannei Ierano a suieties.
AMI that u The N pursuance OF the said COO
In iaa'tu eht couson together, td. on tue twenty
second day 0 december IN tn year asst aforesaid,
Import, aud cause 10 bc imported, into tie United
stalCs 10 W.T.. mo the port ol New Oresns and
col ection disfict of &ew Irlcans from foreign
coun,ty, 10 VIII irou Havana In the island OF
CUBA IN TIE name II SAID H. y, Sora y Co., the
sad threc hlnurel ard tweniY-.our thOuSaul Six
hnnated a. eleven 30 lAdi Of sugar contained IN
Gle en hundred ana nlty boxes. marked Ill ~, In
saa vessel cacl the B,cnvile. aud the said II. N.
S"r.a GO. did, on tic tweutH- second day OF De
ccinh r. ~ the year last aio eSalI make Al entry
AZ the CGstum touse ul tie Uatcd ates a the said
l0 of Now Urieans. and III h. CO lection district OF
New Orleans torres iid, ., toe SAID seven hJndred
h..d "a q BOXES % sIglt FOR war housing and did
tnercupon give bond 10 the nlled states as ny law
rrqu,re :, AMI did acrOrdtuaF wareho ise the same
n tnc .ad rtyate bonded warchuusc ndmasr four.
G 49, TWO, HE SAID ". y. > ria Co. III the saii
collectlon district al New oreaus coaIOrl1ablg to
taw. without tile previous payment or Tie duties
thereon ir'iyd ond Que aud payable 10 the United
Ano 10 ecl lur,her The object OF said conspiracy
the sald henry y sor!i, 10 tue name OF the tlrm
q 4. !. sof'4 20. di' on the seventh
stuu "a bt nundreH and stNty-uiue, make an entry
at custom House ei The Nniied Sta'es the sand
port of New orleans. and ~ sad collection district
oi New Hrleafs. Isr tue transpor atom ol the said
seven hundred aud nity boxes ol sugar IN bond TO
tue port q, nclnaatL aud dia, tnsl ani there, IN
tAe name u the sail u. y Sufa Ce., give bond to
tn Unned STATE. III conformity VAN law Tor Tie
fransDOr, ioG ~ buuI 81 the same without .be pre-
- yment Vi the dries thereon ic.iet and due
AMT pagab as dforcsad 70 toe said port oINiiicn-
natl anu The said eGrg A. Soi1a ~ The name oi the
saitl nrm uf e. y. Syrla & Co., accordingly
withdrew from the said private bonded
warehouse nuinter fclr. ciass two. oil
sad IL. y. sorla 60. the saia seven
hundred ana City hONcs ci sugar aud did take
30 Sc sion of the sane ard Gid not transport and
deliver The said sugar INTO Lls possession OF the
Goector Oi Custans ol Ehe Uaed states at the said
port OF Clncianaii, AMI did not Cause en- ~ 10 oe
made thereof ioi feSareiie ieaSing, nut re sined
possess. OF aud appropriated TIE same - hs own
use ami osue.r.