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

after tho Revenue officer took charge a. saiy make
o. Among what class OF people did you n,''
tbese SEIZURES A. They we're mostly Germans: clad 10
g Wore they generally t%id p sams TD they were
id and sometimes not though they wefv and 90 TO
settle p se hey soC SHu we're kept did
good for whitley would never give thgT a Would tell
What cou %p% MD dc that sa liable and had
defrauded the Government and all that ohout the
| Government 4. No, Sir. ..,..,., . Yes Sir.
q. He was very generous with the ci8aiS' M
| A WHISKY CASE
n can Won tell ia OF any other cases. whether OF
cigars or something else A. Yes know ofanother case
where was 10 seize some Scotch whisky was ioeu "
that case by the Custon.house officers; don't XIV"
why II was, unless because tney "cro "
tie JEALOUS. The witness here produced ene c,a
for one ossE Of the whisky The ship had gone out he
fore got wind of the whisky she was ,bar tSinps
got enough asen the parser who y fs h l
mt that % S M n T way
IL got to the Cstonhouse and the 1 hsstor NOT
%an ns the pser with them to this port there was
warrant waiting for him for smuggling WHISKY; . o,
sequence We never got the parties, ana never so'
| O. What was the extent Of the smuggllngI "a a;
Thousands OF dollars; don't know how much t goe
about s7Oo worth, two casks; small oask OF to
whisky which seized at 10 BeeInan;st. MGKen 1io
ave. ave-, Brooklyn. two doors from Prlnce-st. 4.
evidence S 70 show he bought the whisky the
What Il the PSr' name Sa n r g. bS@sR the
i
whisky direct from the purser, and gave THIS checA
'o O. How was that struggled ashorei A. Now you ask
VI" O r From whom did you learn that Custom house
officer interferedi A. From Mr.. Mckenzie; he was the
| man who made the complaint
| NO SIR how could we when the ship was In England
we could not do anything against the snip unt VIC so'
| the purser, and he was in Scotland. ~
|. O. That was your understanding or the hwf A. YES
% From whom did you get this understandings A.
O. What became Of those two casksi A. don't know.
q What did you do with theni A. Took them to COL
O. We're you ever called into Court testify in regard
| " them amer you had seized theml A. No, sir .,,
O. Did you ever call Col. Whitleys attention to this
m asa h ae 9G2St SeS
MIN whatever became OF that whisky, ana forget inc
remark be made hut know told him ought RH to p 1egS
OF q good many things we didn't get 49,. hal, y, f.
S@s G ana won AZ a a' to A me- % Of
O. Why didn't you follow it upi A; didn't think It
m w0rIn left: that is. after we had divided it up
@ Did you have to divide everything api A, on, yes;
| some little moieties he didn't bother about
| O. WAY did the SUBMIT A. Their bread and but
ter was al stake we had to yield up the lions share OF
lose the Office am frank to say that is what liked me-
BY whom were You spPoneq a. ne way ha
and whitley pleased with the @a f in W anS on q
| recommendation was appointed 49,,
The witness produced letter increasing his sal
airy II 10 T1E,,GRr DEPARTMENT soLrcrOR, OFFICE,
SECRET DvIsOS, Dee 20. 1870.
| A G BE,rrY Assisiant OpsrairS. BitkTsL
Gf tie Dson do 6, Sa to a @S, , yG a. p a. 'Ga
1a oe vac 'p 9 StRS e. s Per Audit c sa mon
| O. Had you a written notice disappointment A. Yes;
| from Col. whitley. o., o,,,. ,ouo
plenty of orders from whitley WITNESS Exhibited them
Have You the aPPooWsshI e4 Sy wb tse T e
q This paper that you hand me appe9rs to be NUN nun
assigned 90 any district win be designated Chief Opera
tors will hayo charge OF all Official business III that
Department" What thunderstorm by 0h'lll business
A. A business that comes within tho operation OF Col
whitley office, through that division, OF which TINS Chlet
| Operator is to have charge
CONCERNING ISFORMERs.
O Rule third says all persons employed not Official
shall be designated infOrners, anu again that no per
son convicted of crime be- regarded "a regular n-
former persons convicted OF crime allowed To Ds
| informersl A. [ know OF man that was getting more
nav there when was there than was, who is now III
Sing Sing; that Andrew j. Wightnan; his character
was well known when was there for knew it, and re-
90 Did YOU notify Col whitley of that A. Yes; he
wanted to go with him 70 do certain Job told him
somebody else, would he thea got somebody
else, and pnt me on another job -. ....,..., ,
| q Did he continue WiSlmln IN ms employment a.
% Whv Sas wichtman imprisoned, and was IL when
he wa acting officially, pretending tot \. II was
about weeks after he was discharged ana was TOT
| O. Did understand you to what extent this improper
appropriation ~ cigars took place In the once ~
great many thousands good many were sent TO WASH
q We're the poorest cigars generally selected for that
INV knowedge: a good many OF them were sent to the
Treasur, Department tLaughter.l ., ,u,o
there Mr. B 3o and MI r Rpns IN
pretty good smoker when he gets good cigar. .o,
senator CasserlyI didn't ,nppo.e there was Wsa Weak
wonld ihese cigars generally be! \. Sometimes Henry
Cays. somctiinc' Partagas ara otttr BRANDS. - v,
IN Rom T'' dia d not n get the "nO' Oh tho cigars WASH
o. Who iid A. don't know that
| a. ey e Mntpys
| state OF things A. 40. Sir because know he was
O. Did the Colonel take many cigarsi A. He was not
much a smoker sometimes when ne could get lot OF
Coz HeS many cigar. were smoked up there while you
we're there A. | suppose there were 100000 cigars
| O. That was among whomi A. Just the men in the
ofec--thcse who belonged there. o 49,, ,.,.,,,,
We won't say any thing about tho rcportersi Laughterl
A. Probably $4,000 am not speaking OF the reporters
q Yoased 70 smoke the good cigars A. We We, used ssd
poor into the good boxes know that myself the
| best ones reserved.
member place seized in Rdge-St, perhaps $4,000
cigars. that were not worth more than SIG per 1000;
in and into boxes that good cigars had been In
think OF those cnrs-he poor oneswent down to
q You don't mean that any Of the good cigars went
| o. Was there any return made A. return was
made the chef SIS 50 from tho auctoneer for big
@ whero did this go A. 1 think to the Collector OF
the Port.
O. How many cigars were there soldi A. am satisfied
| II was $1,000. and Il might have been 10000
| TRICKiNG A BANK.
O. Do you know OF any other cases that you With TO
ment.oni A. would like you to know one more, and
that ia the counterfeit banknote plato OF the Shoe and
Leather Bank; IL very dangerous counterfeit,
| OF tho most dangerous in this country.
! o. Tell us about that A. Col. whitley said 10
| You and can make some money out OF that plate
said: "Uowi | want every cent can get" He said:
81 will 90 the Shoe and Leather Bank and represent
had good deal Of trouble III getting this plate
and the probability they will make you present OF