New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

O. You speak OF the extent OF your io9''s' ,.
would have been polite for your firm 10 pay ''VV"'
even 100000, have prevented this seizure ~" w
vor cot Al mat result that yOu sustained so much 1888
Wo cot NJ Il simply by the fact that during TINS tno
our busness was interrupted IN the selling department
and purchases through us nom our iou'Tn r beayv
,iso sfopped when we should hake maze very ne"Ey
sales: tbat is q very low estimate; we should Willingly
have paid $4,000 10 have aY9lueu w, ,,tt g. H. ,ni
ana = N IL "A very small part myself thlnk u ~ hoI
e no Loss we 81 iered RON having this seizure made
e. pd yom pi'I sHy sales 011 T''
O. Did you fail in collecting any dcbs tnat you "V"d
have collected but for the seizure OF your pdp''s' ~
O. what do the sales of your house amount to per an
nun a. About twolyc millions III soiu' M Sir. the
sales of the NewYork house amount 10 perhaps ono
thatgerhaps SIX Millions IN 5rS S0' Sent 1911 for about
Nv" % How did the sales Of that period September and
ocfobcr ls7-compsre with lic period In the year be-
| forcl A. They were very Inuch ' ~ ,,,oo with
| O You attribute that fact 10 this interference WIN
% o. # understand YOU correctly you Of opinion
tbs The law Itself should 90 repealed, any law when
"nld admit of this abuseI A. Yes, Sir that Is our M
presson as 6ru the Secretary OF the treasury mas
hon. in when he has suggested alterations in the ttr
asking their advice comments on ms oltriauOns'
pc"tions viii regard 10 the matter that VIC should Ice
very glad to accept although We go even iurer ''"'
Q. THIS law has been on tho statute book ever since
% DO Understand vou that you have known Of sew
eral similar abuses Of this law occurring dt IhS Poi'
n H. Won tnovvn onv nstaneos where the law hes
been eectual and has brought to Light case OF lla
A. No never nav 1 No., ., IN nc nner Officers OF
b "stomIonsS m tLe Hnpraiser's DEPARTMENT, the
same information could not have been obtained.
q. My question is whether you nave near" "I ~ 49,
where any good has come ron mat law a 40 7i
think nothing but bad comes Of H.
O. You have never known seizure OF papers to result
in getting the goods a. No, Sir. ,o
49,, VIZ 't h" h ' Cs9l IA cyaination
A. think not it may have been that some assistants
were sent 70 help the examiners from the Custom house.
cannot say -, -, , -, H., -. etc
Mr. 'assetyLlOn nave spoNu oi INC Vnut % 'n'o
hrIicl1 Oh import at thH poIll a. Noiy ~ 20. ~,
. e 10" does your house eonparr ~ me MAGNITUDE ~
s. isnpoosc we imUort cerfiinv doub that 81 anv
other house almost going to say HAT We import
I'nnrt |,,,,c ,,,. atI,ar b,rs, -, ~ oi,,
q ~ Ia. fr y,grastnd that cse T.rson4 oyceedeJ
tbtir I'm, conid nr"e,e tIcU /. your boIse
t"ud of er rt in sIit- aeiiust cfria- or other p.r-
sonacrs : =. Sir We c,, en- rlov our Tins very much
11o ,, --''' '" w '' '"!''J 'i '' ''45 i''
ary rrspoI , wiaicyrr3 A / have bccn lnioIucJ
aiy y "H"'o''4 n navy O''" "O'
q. Was Norr safe ever broken opcni A. No Sir; It
was eNann' c. however went 10 "asiihgtoh ana rep
stood aud h sent on hi' private secretary and we
gave him pOss- sion ct the safe he went through al the
thcrc that the examiners had q. right look at.
q What changes C Tie law would you advieas an I'm
porter make q CONFORM to Your ivdgurnti \ II YOU
VIII permit me- saold De happy tosuUntt n writing our
views OF an amendment 70 tie present lI".
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THE TESTIMONY or THEODORE DRLitR'
Theodore Drcycr also member OF the firm 81 MAYOR
l. O., ,r-,bo,,tc, fine statement. Of tbc rc,,. sit
No.. ;
Ness - - -
TESTIMONY OF JUDGE NOAH DAVIS
JUDGE Davis, Z. District A't0rn'! Tor ne southern
I,t,rtt ~ S.. Vc, s,cor,,. plo.ee sf,ta tno cir.
pI~f''' % N'"-lo'"' t'"iH' - i''''e s'i0 "' VI"
'iin-'"hc'' '""H'' ~" """ ''' S.-'' W '' "
NayCr & Co., which occurred n yUur department. 4.
T. a., e-, ,.. ~, % ,-,,i..ti,r. that ar. made for
- 81 .'' -. a., a., i,.,.., - t,o o,,,rt ,,,,,,
III "In ~, ~ y, 81, & 49, ~ y f., e., tb. ,,r
t,r ioos and par.Is Enc, .Grd had return mon 80
inton o Sncp cfcfa. he thinks proper IN this case
tai,ci i uc fnru, and leyt REQ suppp,e the Mar
th a' Who no sent ME- puty ana otdr gentleman to
make the seizure; Ntiof co. then applied ora -,pu
lalion, which al once consented ,o - VIII an 'A'
book ANA papers were 70 roman IN a., H. ode, tl!
spllang TO iurL,ah NE rooms eEd IN iltlt' ~, Ie e..
animation - they said u would greatly prejudice the
business ol the mouse u th'lr p o~ ~" I ni -
taken away; the examiners reported l@ct7 Mhyh nde
praG Jdct case; ~. .os = ~, H"l - ,I -, T..
respect to az tu' inc oi \ f,IlI nv
case rested sl'', 10 tria ,tou hrrrr
Grlrr ny, way, o. mum - 70 .i o. tI.u, ua
consented 70 l'-', va 80 ' f,,,, L,r,,.
rui - ,, tcd &C. ohIain H. ard rh.re the n.,irf
rtsN. l"e POM % - 49, nj, 81 ,eta rsrorfrd
a, .I -, i cr ccnt les. than other importing
't ' IN, ~ - eIg,,rj IN tnc sIr. bu.iuc,s Th,y
h ,i ~ , ' - y.o1o -, -t3, tr, inch ti.J
,'4'4'" " -, 49, -, -hI, .. huy the,i lower
Ios,', ~, 81 inr, ci, ~, Ioid t,a, rec, some
"T,ianaiioIl mould nave mo- he-itat.on- ia asking
,rani in tn. ra 80 OF tnr~e three in,or> as th, cas-,
now sta nd -
VIA ma, , hopso Of TINT magnitude De- able ~
V"i,, m " ,.t ,,,,o, M i nor. tIr3,,' r,.ru.
49, r.,t.,.,l.
'lsI' a. ,I'ri i" i tl & rri n, t,e Law. allow,
g - -, ~ 49,. ,, ,nrr..t,,r,a,r,. o.r.,
ny ne sy>uir 81 n'.,%' '-a 'oii "T'n
, - ~, " rt 80. W.. 90. ,.,Tti-', az tn.t I,,,.
-" 49, ~ - % Nv '.,.',-t 80 IT,,
49, nav kroO'i.i5, .Ntrrts nm. 1,uscs LlVe not
been common II there have hcen abuses they
hay nttn e,c'pinNa' - tA' o's- 81 NasdoI * b."
ti, ir ,'., mad. ~, ,,lra On. md not having tno
process cx"cnfed ~ tr ori'Lniy cour'e 10y pulne II
ui'',er " 49,, ~, MIN, S ,T ii I, 10