The New York herald., 1870-03-29
UNITED STATES ccsMSsiaasas COURT.
Alleged Smuggling Through the Custom

Before Commissioner Osborn.
TIE United States Ds ksidtog W0.U ana N. Muy.-
The Defendants are charged with being concerned IN
smuggling silks. velyets, aces &C., iuto tais port
The examination commenced yesterday
Joseph 9. Perry tcstined:--An Custom House
BROKER; know Isidor wor and Myrtle May; have
had business with them in reference entering ana
clearlag goods; did the business through the medium
OF Alpnonse Woln; Alphonse was the brother Of Isl
dor; MADE an arrangement with Alpaonse aooui
August, 1858; he said he wantei me 70 enier ana
clear goods or hin; ne sai ne would 20 To PARIS aud
attend 70 shipping goods, ana wouIo send the
voices ana Dill of ad,ng 10 parties IN New YORK
ener and clear, and the parties would bring tue In-
voices and bill oi ladmg 10 me; The invoices were
SEM and brought 10 mo generally by Mr. .ay, and
enteled and cleared the goods; THESE invoices
Irregular; goods luvoiced as cotton
goods; certain 0I the cases were 10 go the puDic
store for examination by the sp pprl,sers; the ba ince
were 10 be sent b. me TO Mays place OF business;
this programme was carried out oy me-
witness exniDed nunoer 0 invoices made out
IN ncttlOuS names under Wulcn koodS were entered
ana cleared by iiim
Witness continucd-These invoices wound be
signed IN fictitious names by either Wolf or May.
and, Woua send the gOoas TO their ana would
indicate what cases were TO be sent 10 Lhe puDic
store.
AFTER short discussion between counsel witness
resumed anu iurtner lesuned--I was notified ny AL
phUnse Won what cases we're TO be sent tile pup
ac store these would contain cotton goods aud
would agree with the INVOICES, wnle the seat
TO WON ~ NAYS store would CONAN laces SILKS,
velvets, &c; was paid by isidor woifr for passing
the goods; was paid ABOUT nlty dollars per case;
my regular cuarRe LOT entering goods Tor honest
merchants would DC RON Lnree TO dollars per
case; when asked Deputy Collector Whlan Morris
to send particular case 70 pubic store ne would
80; sonetimes wOulo get MOTIFS send particular
cases " the public store Tor other merchants when
desired TO DO So IL Is not customary 10 nave particu
lar packages sent 10 the puDc is customary
to select cases mdiscrinatey TO be sent the pub
lie store.
the witness was cross-examlned at considerable
length, but nothing further oil impor ance was
lted The iurihef nearing was then ulJourned
DiscontiEnancs OF Suits Against Bniiey's
Viettnia.
The suits commenced by the United States against
2072 barrels OF whiskey seized at G. A. Fellow Il
CO.. store, No. 3S Broadway, and against Il, 400
gallons wniskey seized al Tracey II CO. store No.
49, and lo4 Pearl street. nave BY direotion OF the
government to DisLrlCG Attorney Plarrepont, been
discontinued These are Two OF the Bailey cases.
HOuOFttbiy Discharged.
Before Commissioner shields.
The United states u.s. James O0ds.-The deen-
dant was charged with rylng the business OF
wholesale liquor dealer without paying The specified
tax. The evidence faed 10 su.stuntlate the chaige
and on motion OF District Attorney Purdy, Com
missioner honorably discharged tue defendant.