New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
WASHINGTON.
v ,,,,N,r,oN or MR.. SCHULTZ.

EXAMINATION OF Mr.. SCHULTZ
,,,s,oN.uorsr DEMAND FOR FEEs-sTRALING
FROM pACKAGES-N0 ENCOURAGhMhNl ~
Coupt ,INANrs- INFoRMERs SHIELDED BY
THE DEPARTMENT.
Try TELBeRAPR 10 THH TRlBuSRl
wAsu,SEroN, March 6>-The Custonl-house
investigating Committee examined only one witness to-
a., ,sas W n schultz Of the firm of CLARK & Schultz,
o A. eomtossion busRess in NewYork. Mr.. SchultEs
,.sy.,nv adsed lttte 20 what the Committee had
,cfore learned from hs partner, Mr. Clark, whe was
examined M New-SNrk, and what the pubic al
ready knows Of che examination of the books
of The firm On Friday last reported in
vssterdrN's TRIpIrSB. Mr Schultz began business in
New York iu ran OF 1870 and was at once informed
that he desired hava his business at tho Custom
house facilitated, he nest fee the officials This he re-
fuse-l de snd he soon foune that the packages OF
liquor which Aert to the Appraiser stores we're
invariably %cturned 20 him marked Deceived IN bad
ordor and deficient in quantity from fve to rs per cent
This he compliance Of, hut got redress. Collector
Rurphy sent his complains 90 subofcias and the final
answer would always sHat nobody TO blame HIS
complaints secretary Boutwell, we're equally Wiihou'
sfoG
Atn Myth FAN h old the circumstance OF his loss
e. = rRrBUSF reporter and tho result WIS th"t M
st,rgs the mead Of Division to which bis paeAes
won't Tor examination Immediately called upon nun VI"
sid that She officers under i,m were all men VI H
mud that y could rt be rue that the liquors were e'oen
" he in custody. Schuaz replied that ne accuse" no
p Int that Gees that went to the Appraisers stores
were Invariably pilfered somewhere before ne Fece'eu
,hc aud were marked Received in bad order" While
.bc n maindcr of the same invoice was received Ill
GOOD rider - illustrate the eXert OF lhs ucNHs'
lie " tueSs VNpaiued chat from one case " oo''o ~
.outuiug n nottes nhe taken. After publshihs
Al, ,rount his rievanceS. MI schultz sald that eN'IS
.reo his cases which had been sent 10 the ubc Stores
had come 9ack i'm a,d order. His testimony IN relation
ia SELLING suit ~ she United states against his partner
Clark fo some alleged iregulary before their partner
,bip was formed, vas substantially the same lha' MI
{ bark gave in NeV-Nork
MI sshulz made his statement IN .a straightforward
,,,uo showing none Of that disposition to cover mp
ANYTHING which Porter cvinced, yesterday ana YET nc
was hccted - a crossexauinatiOn by Howe and PraW
,bat,,ld moi have been more severe had he been ss
,.eed of beiue guilty great crime He was an
Luest merchant had voluntarily come before the
Committee so assist them IN discovering abuses
IN the Cus,om-house, and could have NJ
object in making any false statements but he was queS
Toned at length everything he had done slhce Ioou
where lie had been, how long he had remained III eac
,i,y what his business had been, how many times n
had been Europe during the past Il years. INC u'e
Of each visit, how long he remained abroad &c.
one MARI Of ms te to1v will he read by NewYorR mel
chants with especal interest. lie said that he had see
Secretary Boutwell, Yesterday and had received the IL
formation that the Department will listen 10 anon! ou
charges against any merchant, and on them eAslnih
The books and premises Of the merchants il evidence
fraud Is thus discovered, seizure may ne ihaue lnu
The merchants OF NewNOrk and other cities are hape
have their hooks searched whenever any worthless ie
low may 1T anonymously to make charges asai'
them. -
Gen BahcOCR was W attendance All uhy' "u" VIII
examined az l O'Clock tomorrow
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