The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-26
THE CUSTOY HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Pilfering by Custom House
Carmen and officials.
A Couple Of Asemblymen Deny tho Soft I'm.
parchment Of Having Been Influenced BY
Federal Officials-An Ex-Custom House
Weigher's Assistant Peaches ON His
Former Employers-Paid by the
Government for Electioneering.

The Custom House Committee met again yester.
day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. There was better
attendance Of the general public than during the
last Jew days. and as Will be seen from the follow
ing report quite number OF witnesses were dis
posed off,
George j. Wood testified Am clerk in the National line
o s Scer .e @
srstass TOR taking care Of the goods q B9omed 20
their goods the dock but for nothing else had no
%s
ias about Custom House officials rscsvns money from %s
order preferences getting their goods
h. Beckwith having sworn, stated that be
Of the Assembly from Oneida county, and tnas ne nad no.
T. B. Bigow sworn-Read the testimony of Mr.. MIDGET;
in reference TO conversation he had with me about Ger
service request would cali upon us don't know
1 w & rf s% % r.
wsshes for Of re.S1ns
Henry j. Meyer sworn-Am in the warehousing business
with eleven stoes have been in that business for ten
under Collector smyhe and liked upon certain rates which
believe gave satisfaction; this business was always re-
city and nosOsH thea in The
high ss ns
standing he Imam line which 60. u 80 pack
cartilage SO s
we for low as
sr my 0 a.
storage sometimes one case is load sometimes two an
O. you believe those rates are still fairs A. would be
70 abide BY rs them the S"
II not more than that Of New York.
At The time in that Oa.,nessl pad the most
of at MAD the ss sar J % IT Sa Mr.
smythe told that during the whole time had the bus
ness e1s three against me- and these a
O. Are you aware if the custom now to hurry goods
Their
general order n opinion the whole general order nSs,
@ s
now at 81 Per psosass never made profit on the carriage
Daniel q Fort sTOrn1 voted for Nj. Smith Speaker
Collector Postmaster my 70 this votes neither
the Collector az h did not me To
vote for smith nor for any one else DO not that
for granted to Albany that should vote
ws from he In wSs h ss Ts S%
reached the public We appeasd tG the ship
that which they we then pc LED t. the
The robbed in snip 10 The pub
who now suing the garments Gross and Garrett ne
to get copy Of the given to the carmen by the pub.
wards United States weigasr Conking,
him; neither he nor his were on the dock during
the regulation business in the morning and a
HIS report the Custom House day at
n and s e9 an bagT o.
xithSas doing ming from wSTs for week
co. my 1"y pay p just the ss%s-ten hours day;
Sfs' others go: a6ore:
worked
ceve money from merchants to hurry up the weighing OF the
did not wish me to remain as had attended re orm meet,
Conklng made speech there
Were n ssn. 20 Political S %eens ~ Mr. MS nr
what cannot say except was to make the crowd
Do you know Of party Of Custom House men having
a er az Of IT, but f Go
the partcuars tins about three ago; know Of
Dot wSise his own appieson his lame was Van co he
could not read and many times asked me to read articles
q. When You were away political duty wha. did you
when was away another was put e nv place; was
to be paid BY the COUNTY but have no. got vet asked to
be checked up' by Official superior tor the time
O. Do you think that honesty
tons tended to brna out evidence such as would as
sisi the objects aimed at by the investigation
ossn PAID while away have heard Ss a, Other men talk
Sn on o da
nS.4 j. s Ia%
and r. A. Conkng, both prominent republicans.
+. II. Schneider, swOrn-Am manufacturer; have know
ledge of articles subject duty passing THROUGH the Custom
House without paying last Thanksgiving Day had
sion to 50 with friend to the dock Of the incoming Imam
Jewey foot square passed by one Inspector and another
said that he would get
cratuyif passed other articles noted thief
there with moving about among the baggage the man
well the police, and there with from
Custom people authorizing him to be there; the
of House abuses OF interest and
have looked into It; think that importers a general
greatly dissatisfied with the present management OF
the Custom House, they all seem to have some ercvanee
there Is disposition the part OF the smaller
FIRMS however not to forward and give evidence to the
committee they afraid that their coming forward would
ne their business as case 10 point one nrm told me
would give evidence but they fire.
quently mercy of the Custom House the
the with the goods
fee the inspectors TO prevent tho
goods from going into general ORDER but they appeared
before they would make themselves target
oppression; merchant friend OF mine, Mr. A. A. Love-
has frequently money inspectors to
keep goods from going into general order when the
delayed
Robert, recalled stated that he believed n gene
practice give graes to United States inspectors and
coud give instances the them,
bbe," but labor he had done this himself
stance.
The committee then adjourned until half.pasi
x.tDI .al