New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26

q How many lahOrers went upi A. should judge 10
Were new entitled 10 vote at that election A. Yea
O. Did they do anything else beside votingi A. No,
O. Did Mt interfere with others votingi A No. Sir.
wEIGHERs' TRICKS.
O. Do YOU know of any practice on the part OF the
weighcrs from the merchants outside OF
their pay allowed by lawi A. There Is what Ia called
cc mr. additional return made out for the merchant
bosde the return that goes to the Custom-house that
return Is made aud delivered to the reliant, and
when a on the dock gets orders from the foreman
f return the weights OF those articles as soon as possible,
and the clerk s told 10 make out special return, II is
generally understood that thore is money to be paid for
that ~ the merchants OF ms clerk ia the case OF
pig iron, know they pay by the tun . -,,--
MIDI g. No sir: wish To mention that Edward II.
Lake could tell be made an AFFIDAVIT here the other
- Ts +bo. common practice on the part Of merchants
having ron or steel arrive IN 'he district A layc ~
yys seen il 20; II TIE merchant wanted al additional
'etyy,rn they are weighed RIGHT ny for Lin.
O. II he doesn't want an additional return. what Is
d,Se1 A he has 10 wait his turn; remember an in
stance where currants came 10 TIC WeShed permit
Of tic CLERK taken 70 the Custombose to be copied,
aud in copying the pc mi; he made mist Ike and copied
i, SO instead OF 40; return made AMI the
Custom house. aud the merchant refused TO pay hay ing
otise ana found great fiuit ii few days aftcrwarl he
received cases ~ nss ard &c W'h,r came Gown
and told me hOd thcm back uui everything else vas
weighed, and l., % lem naoS four days When could
O. Did lie ind fault win YOU for thatf A. Yes;
he went 10 the oa'e e9d complained tI.'t ms goods
could nave been yeigLe1 II mad Il, ciIpo, - Ws.<h
~ b,n, That lad not found tine 10 weigh ec1n; 10 s
tlen that he s'oJd not fad any flu. with ne. for
nothing must ho ghed until 1t eouG conveniently DO
d. you i,no, how long Edwards has been in Office up
20 tis timaf A. About seven uontAs, Is near e. 'E
Q. Were you removed in NoyemherI A. Yas. ST,
Q Did 81 Ei%8rt7 assign any rr&'Gnf n; no; l,|gn ,
10 f.lt with los. buI that Collector Murphy demanded
O. vhat had yor done TO offend Collector SIurphyi A
Oont know Of ANYTHING except Lec8use attended
reform meeting who're EcIubiylns were Denounced as
Ccning ADVISED the mon; present 20 vote Tor hon
os. r!en, irrespective 81 p'riy. . F., -.
It,cal matters A. Yss, Sir.
Q Did lie ever send you TO attend Qolitca! meetings or
g. WAT fori What o.a he expect You to dot A. I
supo,e he want "a as to have as h5 ero"I hcte - NC
MODEL INSPECTOR.
@. d y0u know Of any other cas-s that you caA tel
tie Committee aJout3 A. have known man TO 70
appointed Night Inspector Who wien appointed, could
Rot NEtc Ou- lis own application or read newspaper;
h name was Gabriel Van Cott; that family are great
family for holding places through politics; nine Of them
baVe places 10 knowledge when Gabriel went 10 bc
examined saw I'm lie handLafcIleI ar0ana LIS
That he would not have 10 write bis application Laugh
tori rcuCIter case OF Il delegate 10 me tonNcA-
ton before Tie late election to be taken to the Custom.
house before the Convention mct, ana Promised, Y
place Iuessengcf, which is worth s'Cv year. A.s
DID lie yoiea tLat way.
GROSS uisCcTD~cT.
Senator P-att-Did you ever know ~ any other IT,
stance except the oIe you hare named where, on ac
OF the seat rush Of work. CO hoGshoads Of sugar
we're passed without bein: weighed i. have known
Of cases taking the whole o. their goods Of
the dock without their being weighed the cerk @oG 10
the merchants stores 10 got the invoice weight " le'uh
| 10 the CuStOm-housr. .
G. VIII you give he names q those norehantsl a.
do not know them; We rolled tie goods on TIE CocE Inc
! ordcrs OF the foreman being 70 lei thym 90
he na i !.cG Ti,;mt n,s ecfea A. c2at number
O. Did you not know that il vas your uuty TO vega
TESTIMONY OF I. H. sN-DFH.
r. II. suyl,l q NO 81 PavJuia-aye jersey CITY tcs-
! uGou;
Senator Euctin ,harnIlave You any knowledge OF the
massage Of articles subject duties 10y Inspectors with
out the payment Of those ducGi A Yes, sir on last
Thanksgiving Day had occasion 10 20 with friend To
an In1nan steamer the City of London, believe 10 meet
some friends who coming from Europe
was admitted within the Customhouse lines, and
I noticed while there several articles being passed
without PAYMENT of duties what attracted attention
Ist was the VA sage OF box OF iewerY Gather box.
eiout ~ bv - inches and Is inches deep with three
drawers cases H. one Of which '0ntaned three OF lour
dozen zeal aud diamond rings another Wdtclchans ana
the other also watch-Ilngs and charms they were aI
| % Wfre lie. PASSED free o. duty2 A. Ycs, Sir
o. Was anything, IN y0nr view. pald to pO1uce that
RESULT A. could no say thaf there was; cav ne
put back into the box tie Inspector InaI9td o.
be passed and tho porter took II on o. 10 the dQtk i
among CfIrr bagcGIe ha1 two ConDc-Dar!tfC
gns; the Inspcctor first objected 10 passing the
/ but finally passed them boih. $500, ,,,.,.
soEie IKE travelling mddei, HiitJ- ne was dressed
/ ia hunting costume; another gentleman hdd Two OF
mr. M f9s' , ,v eTeI,igns tie triiuks fond
vef service which had been used the Inspector
sid was suhlec; 10 duty aud asked MIN II i" nal any
more b"esagt; ne sad no hAa Imte larG9
the Inspector, y5u nut th silver service back iato
your rank and t. MORROW Tor your other
hagc7se YOU may directly me- hut % course
I R'T I7'' Si's' service BAIL ''' 10 O' iS'V'
Q Was the bargain carried QUIT 4. was informed
the day tit 20 got hs cases Unopened dnd ,at ne
I gave the Inspector s..
! TIE COLLECTOR rATRoSIzGSG A. TyIGRAYr sUEDLER.
@. That for his c.vilty in not giving Lin any
roubei A. l suppose The vessel noticed inside
the Cnstomio,se lines enigrant sTiadler, and
called the attention % Inspector to H. and al ed him
II ne knew the man was sn emisraI swndler; he said
! he did; I said 81 think IL rather strange that
| Vou admit such pcrsou inside tie Ines
Ia py D.. trade upOn tie passengers WC,' said ne,
hc HIS pass the Collector 20 come IN here tiA
erpi rant swtUcer formerly occupied p'cc on es'st,
near Corsud ana IS oitcn seen at place In Liberty
/ st / have spoken 10 the ponce "poul h.h several
! fines and they said lie vas Wen BuOWn 10
! tnc,a as desperate character; this We
examining The baggage In tue steamer without any hn-
STarce al an while my friend received severe repr-
,sut from an Inspect TOR while looking for the be-
of friend who In that boat; notlted thal tlis
euiorant ewiufet seemed TO ultimate terms vita
O. 1--we YOU any knowledge Of Other irregularities
4 nave no definite knowledge; believe ~ general
Thing that importers are very much dissatisfied ";h Inc
pre-nt mana cement; have leio an interest IA ihi'
! inyesiigaon ana have talked with great many .n-
,rteTs about IT, and nnd that they all have fvncrs
10 complain Of when tnem TO coue before t'Is
MT thev do not wish to be singled out made target
on nv the CustOn-hOuse officers think there - dsp"-
their grievances before this Committee Ior tAe simple
! reason that it viii injure then business .,
believe that ness sT 11 mere 'e aon
ticGlsr line TO come before this Committee As not