The New York herald., 1870-04-08
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The Bay OIL Smuggling Case.

The United States rs James s. Aspia,cau. THE
examination Of the accused was resumed yesterday.
Testimony was given by Edwin Dunn. q liquor mer-
chant doing business at No. 4al Washington
street. to the effect that. he mad sold Mr..
when Ia, Been smnsrsd into ,,s o'0peT pert
for 81 SO per pound and had received cicck for
street. deposed 10 having seeS the oil IN n the
possession OF the defendant, after which the case
was adjourned until Saturday morning.
The Purdy Smuggling Case.
Before Commissioner Shields.
The United states u.s. charles s. lous,du Consider.
able time was devoted to this case yesterday, the
defendant being charged with having sold smuggled
bay OIL. James s. Chaiken, Of the Custom House,
testified to having seized nine bottles Of oil
at the deiendant's place I'm William street on
duty had been paid on bay oil at this port during
the past year, and that otner dealers were in just
had purchased the Oil from q sea captain named
Mcintry. George W. Jewltr, OF the appraisers de.
partment, gave evidence IN regard to the manufac.
ture or bay oil, besides showing the material from
which It was derived E. B. W. Restieuax, of the
Boston Custom House. was examined CONCERNING
at twelve NJ.
The Frontier smugelins Frauds.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
TIE United States Us. William H. McCrunao.-
This case was called on for examination yesterday
~. am WaKeman, one OIL the counsel for the
rr,sonar so,s m. latter was prevented from being
r. Alien. OF Black Greek, Canaaa. xnpsalea as as :,
witness for the government. lie sa.. ~
HcCrumb on the ed Of october last; he met him at
nsrx rreex. introduced to MIN by Norman Holly,
brother Of Collector Holly, ., Buffalo; McCrumb
paid the freight On some natmegs, which werc
sent there from Hamilton VIA railroad; the freight
consisted i've barrels and two har barrels OF nut.
megs; he turned the nutlnegs over to q teanster
named James Everett at McCrumb's directions; the
goods were consigned to J. Haupt OF Black Greek.
Joseph Lanigan testified as f0li0ws:-ReSide at
Forsyth Point Canada, within one and q half miles
OF Fort Erie; saw defendant ia october last; was
asked by him what would charge to bring some
stun over the frontier; said would want 6fty dol
lars; he told ME 10 meet him In Buffalo; saw him
there and he then gave me an order for
some stun (Order shown and identified by witncssl
gave the order Everett and he turned two barrels
and half barrels over to my care; put them In
my boat and took them oyer to the American side;
could see that they contained nutmegs by holes IN
one end; took them by the Custom House officers
without paying duty.
General II. NJ Curtis SPECIAL agent Of the Treasury
Department for the Northern district Of New York
and Western Pennsylvan testified that he had been
unable to ind any entry Tor nutmegs IN McCrumb's
name on the books OF the Custom House
at BufYalo He claimed that the defendant had
smugged about four tons OF nutmegs into the United
States while acting as an officer OF the government,
and that he had been IN league with com pany OF
smugglers. The case was subsequent ly adjourned
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