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

fomauon mn mn TO the Office at the dock
on oa tho manifest Of which he has copy and
calls OF tie distinction which Is marked on inc p"os
AN NsPEcroR's DUTIES.
O. Are you so thoroughly acquainted with inspectors
duties in the unloading OF vessel that are able 70
say one could perform the duties Of tbreei A. believe
one capable Inspector could do all the duties that are re-
CURED.
@. Docs he not do a great deal of wrtng' A. Very
O. Does he not havo to make abstract OF every per
miti A. He has o copy OF the manifest. ,tt
Who makes that em saoss ef G time one
could do all tho work A. We have never had three Oh
@ How does the superuous employ bis time al; a.
They are both there suppose they attend to the us
tnsy both to be of an to
be continually present during the oiscnarS'nS Vi
o. Is it possible for one man be continually on the
watch They stop work at Il oGiGcE r., AGO snv obeo
ton 10 M he Is in small Office and every package
Obliged TO DO touched in front OF his office when u comes
t 8aS 81 no sp so S8 would &c passed "
O. THAT would not retard the discharge OF the snip
q. would il not be delay of five minute'i A. Yes
Senator Bayard-who remains the longest the dock
the dock clerk or the Inspectors A. The dock clerk Is
often to Yin in S the mott work. the
q Who calls OF the numbers and marks to the iasP %
have generally placed man there ourselves and paid
him. Ar, ..,,. =, a xoc,,,ino
u
the case aud the marks aud numbers Is ell
poyed by the shipowners A. Yes, sr .,.,, ,,, and
give directions to your men, who work under himf A.
And the dockclek has to that those orders are
carried QUIT A Yes, Sir. ,,,,,. o..
O. What your information az to the responsibility Tor
the control and custody OF goods until they are delivered
TO the cartman and his receipt tkeni A. That IS a
pretty hard question to we wen have red hnS
never been decided satisfactorily; some claim when
hah he
sponsbty has ceased others claim when goods pass
the Sce and are r san fS5 the and of the
tomhose. and are out OF the hands OF the snip or con-
O. Has your dock clerk any control over goods on the
wharf and can he detain them u government car'ah
O. II It was done by him would e not he done with
the approval OF the Inspectors A. Yes, certainly.
TESTIMONY OF ABRAM c. BEATTY.
Senator Casserly-were you at any time Treasury
ageuti A. was in the Department from March, 1862
TO April 1871, as detective attached 70 Col Whtieys
department. my to look out for any frauds
whereby the department was injured $50 - ,,.,,.
@ We're you selling officeri A. No. Sir; Col. WHIT
O. How many detectives were in the Colonels service
A. ! could not tell; they are scattered all over tue
@. How many in New-Yorki A. Seven.
q. Had you any special dutyi A. II was principais
Q. What has been your occupatiOni A. vas steam
boat pilot and was In the police force -
q. Do you know many cases WheIe Wfohg, was uonc
to the Government by snuggliugi A. good many
TUE RADCLIFFE DIAMOND CASE.
@ Name Ope. A The Radcliffe diamond case which
occurred January $780, the parties were arrested then
by Col. Whitley. l think the diamonds were smngged
through mail most Of them the small stones were
the lot amounted 5000 5000 or $4,000; among this
same lot were some 81 small stones which Col Whitley
got OF brokers' office and sold to his men bought
eight of him for S3i So think; don't know WHAT no go'
@ What authority had he to dispose of tho diamonds
so A. don't know; he holds Selling power or ali,
thority from the Custom-house; tho other men VINO
bought are j. G. Netteship whtleys CHEF assistant
O. Was there q suit for those diamonds A. Yes
there suit for the moley OF those dan3nGs peors
what became Of the diamonds. ana show the case isht
e. viii it show anything TO the 81 diamonds down
In The brokers' Office A. Yes, Sir
O. Did you testify fully In that caSef A. Yes . ~
q DO you know what became OF the easel A. No, sir;
think il is still undecided
do MT know there second lot also ia the same
brokers' office and bad warrant to arrest him. but
@ Did you act under instructions from your chieff A.
o. What were your eight diamonds WORTH A. The
them Tor told they were worth sGj in
o. Thi, suit was for the informer's moIety, A. Yes q
| q Between whom was the suit A. Mr. Esmond. Mr..
@ Who were Esmoud and Justice A. They came over
o. How did they have anything to do with him A.
Esflond was an agent for him in the selling OF the Q
diamonds, and he got Mared and came to Whitley with
this information, and Whitley seized theul anu ciaed
| the moiety himself. , -
O. the question To VINO was TIE nNcn
decided A. think so know it decided by Com
sSaor Osborn il aTCr o. E' ~ S1io info Conn, tnc
diamonds lie dspo cd of TO you and the othersi A. Be
! cause he had not got them. $500,
know Whitley told he had them III the brokers'
Office and had paid for the money lent. but don't know
O. With that You had nothing to dol 4. No. Sir.
q Iou don't know whether 1t Was true or noti A. No.
DO yen know that the diamonds were rally In tho
| brokers' Office A. I do. for went down there
a 4, A
o. WHIT is the mans namei A. Pike.
| O. How did YOU know the cigars were therel A. |
heard tAcy were concealed there. and went down to
| arrest Pike; he showed these diamonds to me.
! APPRorEIATING SEIZED GOODS.
O. To what extent did you make arrests; how often
A. We used 10 parties almost every day for SNUG
Cling cigars but generally they didn't amount 10 much
whitley would seize the cigars. and that would bc the
end OF IL; he always took everything that seized in
hs own possession there lot OF accs seized in
Jersey CITY, however which did not come TO the Office
We generally arrested the parties on shore: .,..
o. Did Col. Whitley make returns or these seizures
A. That ] don't know; don't know anything about his
O. Did you make returns to your chief OF your sez.
o. what was the date of this seizure of 5000 cigars
which you spoke Of while ago A. II was In the Spring
or summer OF 1870.
| O. was the case prosecuted in COURT A. Not to
| o. What became OF the cigarsl A. I don't know; I
know u good many were used up In the Office and were
gwen away; everybody that came into the Office and
| wanted cigars had Them sometimes whole boxes were
| given away
O. How many cigars did yOu 10 have the Office
| A. We used to get 1000 a week right along: have
known high as 10000 cigars 10 be In the office az
| time.
o. Who had charge OF such affairs In the Object A.
don't know of anybody hut Col Whitley and his clerks.
| O. who did the Colonel 20 give them to, 4. To
friends aud acquaintanOes who used 10 in 10 Do.
liccmen and reporters; lie Gave whole box Ia police
man one time reporters used there r. il.
| larry for their cigars. lGrcat laughter
senator Cassery-You don't refer to OF the gentle
men present. tLaughter.I A. Present company alway
| excepted
| o. Can you tell us any more about these eases, A.
Yes arrested two parties with 100 smugccd cigars
right off steamer, and there was big LOT moro tho
steumer fetched them 90 the Office and Col Whitley
took charge OF them and the men. and kept them until
the me II morning and then whether Col Whitley went