The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-04
TIE CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION


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DAY morning o. tps Etlth Avenue Hotel. n sss
limited attendance Of the public may be taken ~
test the interest In the investigation Il fast wannx
The nrst witness was General Hiilyer VINO wsG
cross-examined at tedious length in reference 70
his testimony the evening previous He maintaineA
his previous statements, and no new features were
elected, although he was kept ON the stand neatly
hree hours.
The following afidavlts were put in EVIDENCE
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being over SIX per cent In excess q Ss Ts9s
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camel coal board ship Princeton at pier No. la East
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gas camel being loaded on the dock into JOHN Ssi WARD
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SSD1a Notary rSss Barrett. being duly
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importers and receivers Of English that
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mportations to 60 against short weight delivery r. New
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the above allowance does not always III
Several assistant weighers were then examined
In regard TO MIR. Rogers statement about corrups
propositions having been made for the passage OF
Deputy Collector jayne recalled, again explained
was the right OF making seizures; he had frequently
got up the evidence upon which warrants had been
Tnised States wegSers were cefraudine the gov:
ernmenL among wnOm was Arson q. DoOlitte, ana
several Of them were arrested; Mr.. Do0little was
the son or Senator Do0lltte; he was tried before
commission, but was acquitted on the ground that
1t was not proved that he had INTENDED to cefraud
the government TINS was In spite OF the TACT tnas
had proved that he had returned number OF men
on his payroll as entitled to pay VINO
had never done any work; this was IN 1862
seizures OF thirtythree firms books and papers
from these and other causes; the system OF coliu-
sion between importers and Custom House 0fficiaH
was at one time very cOmmOn the collision was
sometimes In consequence OF u direct bargain wath
the weigher, and In others between the importer
and one OF the employees OF the welgher, who was
authorized to accept the brtbe for him; IN twenty
five suits the amour: involved was about $626.0O
the costs In those suits 49, 1913 3d. the amOuns
paid into the Treasury was $617 6S3 49, OF which
One-haf was retained by the government; or tue
other halt 1854 900 had gone to the inf0rmers
and equal amount TO the Collector, Naval Onicer
and Surveyor; the whole amount lost TO the govern
the goods seized In these suits was $89 23.
The committee then adjourned until Monday
morning,