The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.


Alleged Violation or the Revenue Law.
Before Commissioner Shields
The United States vs.. William Kraemer.-The de-
fendant, who Is proprietor Of the Atlantic Garden.
in the Bowery, was charged, as already reported in
the HERALD, with compromising liquors without q
license 1t came out In the evidence offered yes
e a1 ss anS that "si Krae.
Inor admitted to the officer he had used them ior
mixing Kind OF brandy that no was enabled lg
lantc Garden were stated TO be from four hundred
to one thousand dollars per day. One of the tubs
would contain 100 gallons anu the other thirty In
consequence OF the absence OF the Deputy Collector
OF the district, who Is required as witness, the
case was adjourned.
Alleged Counterfeiting.
The United States vs.. L. F. FowIcr.-Thc defend
ant who is stated to be from Cincinnati IL charged
Will! dealing in counterfeit money 1t is alleged
against Fowler that, in pursuance Of the crime i'm
puted to him, lie has had negotiations will, one
Benjamin +. Dodson, of Danytlc, Va, and school
master named Fuller. nom Pennsylvania, and that
he recently made. or was about making, n deal
In this city. when he was poUnced upon and arrested
by officers Of the Secret Service Department.. The
alleged "deal' was in reference to counterfeit $40
and $50 notes Of the National Bank Of PoughSeep-
sic, After COMMISSIONER Shields had taken some
testimony in the case there was all adjournment for
the purpose Of allowing additional evidence to be
Alleged Smuggling of Silks.
The United States w. Patrick Mccormack
defendant who resides at No. col Green
wich street, was charged with smuggling
under the following circumstances:--It appeared
from the testimony OF a Custom House officer
that he saw a man, who went by the name
of Dempsey, but which name, the officer statcs, he
has since ascertained not to be the right one,
going In the direction Of McCormack's house. He
suspected this man to have just come from one OF
the European steamers with struggled goods. He
approached the man and brought him to McC0r-
nacks house, and there, in the presence OF Nc
Cormack took from him piece OF black silk, which
he said belonged TO Mccormack. To this state
he did not care damn, or something
10 that effect. subsequently the ofilcer searched
McCormack's house, and found eight pieces of silk In
two trunks, four In each trunk; but Mccormack
stated that the trunks did not belong to him.
though the officer thought they did, he believed
he had seen them before when he was searching his
house In Leroy street for similar purpose. IL was
alleged by the officer that the defendant had offered
him $500 TO iet mp or this matter: that the goods
belonged to poor man, and that the reply TO this
kind, but that he had partner to whom defend
aut could apply, and he might see what
terms he could make with him. "But,"
added the Officer, in a defensive, man nan.
make any arrangement Of the kind" fireman
who works on board one OF the steamers plying be-
tween Liverpool and this port testified that he had
received silk at Liverpool from Mr.. Brady who
resides, as he stated, ut Manchester, England, ana
had smuggled the same to Mccormack, some times
delivering the goods to the latter personally, aud on
other occasions sending them ashore by females,
who concealed the silks in their clothes. For this
service The fireman depOsed he received pay ulent
from McCormack--at times $40 on each piece OF silk
the defendant, cross-examned the witnesses, after
which an adjournment was taken.