New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-07

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vCrst,s officers. he charged Col whitley with OBJ
tanning the hons share OF the mOietes due the ue
tectives and with employing criminals IN ihe uo'ein-
inent service. He also declared that COL ""'iey
made false representations TO the officers OF the onoe anu
Leather Bank in order to obtain reWaru
for Beatty which Beatty and he were 10 snare toSt.o
Tue witness described the organization OF COL "heS
department and confessed that for some time'"mteS
and his subordinates made seizures without any sno "
legal authority The Government so far as ne knew" hau
derived only ss 25 the seizure OF over 5OOo cigars
by Col. whitley's men.
william L. Flagg a lawyer, TESTIFIED concerning 'uo
seizure Of Henry b. COOpers books and papers on an w
grounded charge ard the offer TO settle the case ior
1900 made by Col Frank f. Howe and accepted ny MS
victim.
TY-SEVENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY EVENING sEssIoN-AN EX-wEIGHERs
SIGNIFICANT STORY.
w. II. Perkins testified: l reside in Dover,
NH; was in the New-YOrk CustOm-house as United
States wegher from August 1869, to July, 1871 was
Unsigned to District No II. the East River weighers
receive certain perQustcs from importers which vary
according the customers generally 1t takes four men
70 run gang; have known seven or eight men to he
appointed for this purpose there was an understanding
among the weghers that in consideration OF percent
age OF the perquisites received from importers 1e
Harbor Masters would advantageously crowd paIneuar
districts The yalne Of an ordinary s Sssse b.tct
No the North River realized to the Welgher aDou
"A
Because senator Patterson had had appointed.
would report favorably on the conduct o, the Gs
me 10 endcavor to influence Patterson aerward Ter
wiger asked me to Operate on Patterson through 0a r
had told that to keep on good terms WIN ln0 I
n4aTies; REPEATEDLY paid assessments political
purpOses-generaly two per cent on the saJIlcs
burmese witness produced the copy of receipt
signed W. L. GriswOld for $50 paid as Polt!lGba
CusomhOuse, the editor being Col Dnsanne, ana was
Smired TO subscribe 10 it and help to circulate it
six weghers would be sufficient to do the entire WORK OF
would be impossible the wegher TO ascertain himself
the actual weight Of the goods npon %aie uTy vas o on
occasion requesting me TO reinstate man haa Gis
charged for Gd ls ha ad dt was Wei crowded
10 senator stewart-Nneteen weighers are now en-
ployed; eight would sufficient if the clerks and the
men OF the beam were sworn no cause was assigned Tor
q. Did You ever know anv weigher reassigned by Mr.
MURPHY a. E " s NT Msd Ta S in Once Mr. Corr
nell under Mr.. Murphy's administration made TWO as
%eghers Tn ystem cot GOOD districts under the
@nat Hs T and VICE versa SO that they we're
somewhat eQualzed
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
The examination of Mr.. Perkins was renewed
by Mr. HSwe. "a follows:
q. why do YOU think six weighers could do the bust
ness Of this port. and that one could not A. think
der the o7ran cement that MI Jayne spoke of yester-
day nv having superintendent and six men under
him il could I've done but it would he impossible for one
man to take personal cognZance OF all the weighing
a. much 80 ~ it would he impossible for Collector to
take pcrsonaI cognlzancc Of all that done under him.
O What does the wegher doi A. The Weigher has
charge the weghing-he Is the foreman ne signs az
nav roll all that labor under him. that Is all that
q WHAT Is the number of pay-ros made in the Port OF
NcW-YOrk' A. could not tell; they are mace once d
o. PracIicay he selects the gangs who do the work of
Weighing A. In majority OF cases should thnk they
selected by the Weghcrs; sometimes the foreman
"a" % What is The person called who takes down the
wrights A. The hooker; the clerk transerlbes those
entries to another book aud makes ou the returns Wc
are fled IA the Custom house; the original COOKBOOK Is
O. DO you think there would be any additional security
Woipher- The Cover Dment should increase the number
have one at least able to see and know tne ac
shlc for man to see to it Of his own individual
O. IL would be possible II there we're men enough;
would it not a. II would be possible II a man could
honcsty after al, Of the actual weigner
Q DO YOU think there T%nd be any %ddGnSc sec
do: and for that reason would Dave The man sworn
O. iinf YOU would stln have him man employed by
the hoarY 4 II would be saYhng TO the government
CUsTOMHoUsE ASSESSMENTS.
O Yon have told us that, while IN the Custom house,
YOU paid $3.50 to S275 in the aggregate and that S25
was for the benefit of Connecticut Republicans A.
think So
O. Fty dollars for the campaign fund OF 1862 and $50
for the campaign fund of 1901 A. Yes, Sir and they
had an election for Justices of the Court of Appeals in
May ISL when the Constitution was submitted Ia
thai yeir; when was home contributed privately to
the elections every for the last seven or eight years.
in march, 1870 contributed $50 TO the election In New
HmpshiIc: whenever they came ana asked Tor some
thne I gcucrnlly gave it whatever chose to give.
O. Non snd you could set but receipt for moneys
pad poidcal assessments; did You ask i3r receipts
"a othc, times which were reiusedi A. did; think
n kcd MI Abel. who was i'll the surveyors ONCE at
one time paid him $50. and he said he was not
authorized 10y the surveyor 10 give receipts ior money
senator Pratt-Dd understand you last evening as
saying opposed TO the system OF receiving per-
qnisiies Tor tho extra work you have described A.
said in violation OF law ana as an ohccr OF the
Government should be opposed TO anything that Vio-
O. Then had you been assigned to district where it
labor understand YOU that you would not have
received them A. Wen don't know now, am human'
q What objection would there be S to appointing
Sy sUpsT,ntSnd the taking OF Of weights A. At the
present salary of weghors II would be very great eN-
With the NECESSITY for foreman and clerk it would be
impossible weigher to take charge of the tools aud
everything and make up his books
s5natoi BSyard-what was the difference in character
between s S5S ts9s Oa PadN ns@p
they sent blank form for me 10 subscribe whatever
saw III and to name the amount. out mere tae amount mOU
as indicating personal consequences dd not comply
eSrT voluntary rs 20 time and amount but very
DESTROYS OF paying moneys INTO the New iork custom
house; looked upon their request as tantamount to
command.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM HUNTER.
Mr. Hunter an officer of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. testified:
The Chairnan-Iti is suggested that you have some
knOsledge Of lot OF wire that belonged TO Mr. lot
son, and also OF payments which have been made tC
keep wire other goods out Of General Order. VIII
you make any statement in reference to those matters
AZ vou have any OWedge OF thent A. We have been