New-York tribune., 1871-11-22
CUSTOM.nOUSE ABISES.

PAYING HUSH MONEY TO DEFRAUDTp IMPOR-
TEK-MisCONDUCr AT THE PUBLIC STORES.
A TKIBuNE reporter, who continued ycster-
day the Investigation into the frauds committed cIitr
by the Custom officials with their connvante
was informed, y an importer Of cOrks that he once lost
a large ouantiiy Of goods, and was going to examine
into the fraud and xpose II possible when the Gus
tomHouse cNc al ard Of his intention, and came to
him with sum Of money more than enough to cover all
sscs After considerations he accepted this, ana sinee
then his losses have been trifiinS.
Mr. Schultz OF the firm OF Clark" Schultz No. u
yesey-st some Of whose grievances were reported yes
terday gave the following additional t'siirn"ny III re-
gard tO the aft frnid Rrpe''atea upon 'ne "''p !"
which he Ia q partner:
have most emphatic reasons for complaining, and
that too most loudly OF the Out geons syst.m o fraud
that has 80 long held sway in our Custom department.
and until there is honesty and jlstlcr shown to
Importers, shall not cease to complain Whehe'er we
stores they always. without single eAceptIon
marked either deficient in luanty or " received & IN
fr"n the dock with Custom louise team fOr the
privilege Of which we pay OG ysar we never scsn YET
in ananiity orn "bad order" but just the opposite
Very often when they take cask from % cargo t"ra %r In
leaves the dock that they may take all they wish from
it, and return It to US marked % Greey% IN os
ment Of the Custom House, Yesterday ,,o,,,
Per ,..u.r In II. now good. received Is Of
All. and Winter Be,srnses 20 e.ss all On sa,s,l
% % s hsI s.rxo and she vod this morning We
tere immediately before O'Clock to-day sent one OF our boys to
Of the ship aud 10 watch the
might he serur against dock thieves which
~ pier Of lie returned stating that 70 essls
H. I'D s s' ..aS" ss. S" % esad ... " Ss' s,I &
S w. toL 70 the cash fnce then We have .vd IN
, ~ Pte store mu ineule the found bad
,.,. ere p,,iiy casks sct the order m
=. Custom, did .ap % pfns hat n s %
IL ALL Of be renrn'd deficient
~ ia. the nur casA the doci shonlj have
'" e.. hin caubvt dv We dear Sir.
r."' ~, f CLARKE SCHULTZ
1,nc carmsn who removed the barrel said that he
t,ok vood unless they In good Or,iCr hut the In
snectnr saws that the barrel nearly used uD
,r that the carmen all ignorant and are
mr. not think would take very ignOrant carInan to
,, "A. not 10 know whether barrel full
enuty TneIc thieves who follow thu Ctun-IIOuse
gn,iv,r and lay" suckers" which they insert III the
an TAX, tnrrr"n it, contents these alsp have
viubles, augrrs. gouget. ETC., by which they are
aa.,i.ted in their knavish work. and although
they follow rloa on the heels Of the Inspectors
This Ia sufficient proof to any that they
arr I'm league with tem they would not sanction for
- moment these actions. immediately after the appear
ance Of that staten, nj of mine your Of to-day
an in,oent way why made such "A statement through
IN. me- ,uapcr and said should gu with my complaints
beforc Collector Murph". and he would settle them.
hid him had taken m complaints hcforr MI. Murphy,
nathy with those who porI~tr.tr the frauds We have
nd.y received official acknowledgment Of first
romuaint froiu Washington, Rating that the had
icn red to the Collector OF New York ami upon
The abatement In yesterdays TRIBUNE, that " two
c..Is belonging to Clarke Bchults during
lv Lrief xsscnos VI Their watcher. should have boen