New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-11

n@p, q" piy's ~ WHAT Fl, amount Of cratuity paid
A. Fifteen ago $50 rr' - pay S40o oil S'0' 'o''
~ WIi ,,, tifa,. Irl org clerk mention 20 yon rs
fh64o who v,uI1 not pa 100 IuI"o'f a. bo''" N"
ming snI bi'.'' ,'r ~? ,ci1ecii A. MANAGED! he is
piycn The none, sughtc oneht 80 saJ XXX Aov
vSrf p mp h0i4 ~ to gct particular entries through
p4""'''' QUESTIONABLE COMPROMISE
e,,,r c.,-. o. can you tell AS am other mctf
4. w. Tr,o. nis .r.ot g,, told that WA TO "e
DO suriinjcI before this Committee; mot merchant
in an on,c where trro i've or six 0tD': merchants
p,c.cnt; toiJ lin was to DO summoned. and told
him tlrn 50 'Ia ne would not think did anything out
of the way, th9t | wVu'd inform the committee Oh
statement d. wauc - mo Within yclr0r tWp no VIZ
q er,ld juror IN tIo U. g. Circut corr more; , rne
lin; ne told me he examined those booKt ara ind
rrd ccil,u"rs Of fraud where The Government hla
rcen 4. rr7, o o. nor, t,an Sl2oo0O; an i"1ctmchi
was t',a '6'.'7t '"r - iti, fa, irqS f1ap r)00o
t3d h.pl o1i ,.l yOd tnlt, b"ca1'e thing o. UaI
tmd ict 10 b., r,modcd for honest merchants coalu
moi compete wi,h such men III r""e ana IL "'""o '''
Q. what is thlsmoa's namc2 4. Qnackenbnshi think
M first name is David he j. with Roswell SHG }d ,ii
Wdcrst wall; these frauds were oomnltted "itlh
senator C.-.criy-hnythngclsci A. Yes: merchant
IN B,-i iriin< tea oi NC not long since told me that
the Cusonro'o collected duties on them les than the
weight which Ae paid Tor the tea; ioId hlih men
should tell OF him. hi' name Is Shapey THIS occurred IN
MORE CLERKS NEEDED.
Senator Buckiug.nm--Y0u never paid entry clerks
auythingl 4. No, Sir; and it Is great embarrassment
to hayo 10 40 40; that Is the ground which say at
the Government does Mt furnish sufficient number OF
clerks TO do the busincs must have prompt entries
the Of the port has SUI red because they have
no accommodations to do their business, and have not
sufficient number OF clerks.
O. what would yOu suggest a rcmcdyl A. More
competent Clerks not politicians; more OF thcin' ana
room; they have not sufficient in tine Custom
house To- do tn" business OF this port.
Senator CassePly-Is there not a hesitation about
A.
sir; we don't want 70 be married in ne community You
@ Do you think Your testimony today will hurt your
busncssl a. No, Sir have been straight up and told
my story At hcadlu1rtors IN thr house and Al
Wa found the 81 for merchants was to do that,
ana a rue you will be listened to respectfully and
remedy applied ~ once.
nit for the cargo Of goods! A. No moro the cargo
than he parcel rule you have 10 sign the bonds
O. T1c the nllmbc- and character of the employees Of
the Custom mouse you find them at present, how long
should il take to enter the largest OF goods that
come, into this port \ cargo from Europe | could
not sneak about because nave never been in that kind
OF business cargo from the East indies II all the
merchants were there with their papers should D9
entered in two hours and the permits obtained Eist
India cargocs are generally IN large nV3cos w are I'm
"a! goes which come IN steamers IRON EHoP' "'o "
small parcels. 49,, ,.,,oss aid
VOC ~ mcah 70 be understood that the o weEn
ing Of al goods, rule was tot ,v ION or did you
mean to mil il to the weighing Of tea A.
ca9 d0r'S spoke of the necessity OF GmPoy
in c"npeent clerks and more GI t now epovcd are
in.' ,ctrnti A. ! would not say thht' tlh' a q
raie Ihe} are fht hey do their work properly
rrsTIMONY OF HORACE T.. CLARKE.
r., senator buckingham Where do you reside I \. /
=, gl6 schcrmcrhorn-st Broohlyn.
O What il your business 4. am member Of the
firm of Clarke schultz general commission merchants
O. You are called to make some statements in refer
cncc to the testimony given by Mr.. Reid; have your
books and papers ever been sciZedi \. Yes, Sir.
@. Who seized them a Clifford Thomson, deputy
o. clerk for Alfred Plcas0nton.
O When did the seizure take place A. Jan. II. 1870.
- what WA. the alteration on the part those who
of Ian H. 1870 when two men called and desired 10 see
my Government book, and immediately produce u
errors in the book thai WINE gallon hId noeh pl 10Y
whereas proof gallon should have been put down uaI
sent to the Collectors office several tunes 10 Seo
my book properly kept ana was inI1ri T%g
uiatons; having looked the book, they nesir'u
the stock; they shown the stock pOltcy, 49,
then one of them said they should place our thST
and stock under seizure asked he Teo7, ""i the
O. Did he exhibit to you any authorityl A. Yes. Sir;
he showed me document, stating that he was Chte"
o. was salon taken Of your premsesl A. Yes. Sir
q. by whoml 4. BY Thomson, and United states !
officer placed in charge warrant was Issued Tor
my arrest and directing that my books be produced at
Mr. ThOmsOns office, and was charged with being d |
thief. ~.
Q Did he any other language toward youl A. Not
that time; subsequently he sent through the inormer
"A brother that the matter NOu4u
compromised for si2WO.
q Who was the nformcr! A. Gardiner Eio =, "a
br0ihcrin-aw OF Thomsons ho was formerly III ~ ~
employ. hut discharged for embezzlement Oh Tue
18th Of August. 1863. .,..
for $l2 made your brother \. replied that dld
not belong to that class OF merchants. .
o. What the hnal RESULT A. was brought ptlorI
the United States Commissioner and then th5 n rih1
Jury but the charge could not be sustained, lhouPn
cost me $1,000 TO defend myself; the goods were worth
about s5 Oo; then doing business the income Hi
which amounted to $500 MONTH wcn WE 'n hdd
" stroyr and lost 5000 $1,000 by bad debts Desiuo
my counsel b prosecution obtain any judgment for any
money or other property a. No. OH 'ncS ''" '0
was simply a clerical error. or,, oro solc nv !
O. What became OF the goods A. lhcy were 'oiu W
what became of the proceedsi A. About S2'ooo was
wn,t became of the restl A. don't know; Thorn
so sent word TO by Mr. wood that lie wouiu ruin nc
II u 3 io' o knowedgc who was associated with Mr.
Tb9mson in this procccdingi A. Yes. SIR MI Elliot
= brothrr-inlaw oi Mr. Thomson. ~, -, ~,
W W. n,, other nersOu connected with 1T A. No.
sN o"iv thc drunken crowd that came mere 10 t'I
possession Of my goods; they were nearly al in'oN
' Nd la Won make Thomsons rcourse to You known TO
any of his official snperoTs A. On IN te m Of stewart
P,r, 4 Woodford and asked his lhuVce anu , ,u SUI
matter wond be settled wen to IN S9 arge and me had
nothing TO say In the matter; Wach t.' mi' tbronSh
brought up in court had nothing 10 say o"'' i0'H
coun'ci SEVERAL CASES or TRIcKERY.
Mr. Pratt-IIaye you heard OF othor c"NoS !" VIZ"
i,nros have been made, and there nave peoh ooilio
misses Of this kinds A. Yes, Sir tmhh 'n',' n' "''"
a seizure OF a house doing business III ~ 80 49,,
they emf omen their safes have heard OF many VI "'S"
cases the safe was cut open 'hIoub" VI"
Joshua Fe,scnden Bailey - A.. ,o,,or ~ A NJ Iect
Mr. Howe to the witness inc 1,,c ,%a, 90" rond
nur Cust om.house broker informed us 'na' w ,',
oct our goods expedited by relnherntls ,ho I'sincSS
officials who attended to hat DahVI H. ~ Mind and said
au "" ay nbcr application made or any dcteh'lo'
we shouId inform Secretary BoutWeIl , M mama IL
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