The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-24

and damage done to goods; gave receipt a me
dock Ior goods a. received 70 1900 s Sf 1I
iector 81 the Port; have had 70 pay for ioases Of
goods which mad not been damaged while 10 nay
occurrence for merchants make complaints on ac-
Custom House In 1859; was removed from the Gus.
tom House on the 15t1 OF last April; was removed
an Ss
intorfered with my business; my property was
a. one tame attached ior debt h ,aas wss
enc bill presented against me for damages
l did not PAY; charged 81 per load from
tain what other cartmen charged. but think
charges did not vary much; the charges were fixed
ny the s under
charge; have received as low as fifteen cents
package for carriage at the general order stores IN
reference to complaint against the internai keve-
nue. Bureau running back as far as 1857 Late ap;
men whe were discharged from the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau service; have numerous griey-
have bearing '1 on the present inVesigas!OSS;
Mr. Ii. G. Leash United States Weigher at the New
assessor and wns in A' the fst Position was
negligent OF has duties in his reports goods have
much less than they gCng into
Of the government stores illegally; | was
at that rat. time an inspector Of internal revenue.
Client control over the dstilleries In hts district
ssiss & liquor were Spirited ~ ;Ss
. posaa Ta Ssd sppss ssS y s
frauds to che Deputy Commissioner of Iaternal
sns sn "a
position; was considered q troublesome
ss: 81 the %as 0 ever mos; vss s
complaints have made; other appolnlments have
sidered improper; cannot say that the guilt Of these
parties was generally known ut the Custom House;
Mach a. 1862 Was Informed that Inn my serSies we're
Sefsr gsasfq any oSe c
save the gOvernlnent money; was in the service Of
the government for the nrst time only thirty days;
faseaeoa the rst li%e was ioslsaeS out the
second time; resigned the third tlme-Qaughterl;
there was very little attention given to my numef'
Senator PBArr--were you ever indicted yourselff
A. am free 10 say was, Sir. tLaughter.l
out too many rascaliLies and making too many
c0mdpl an, made complaint once
more like maniac than an att0rney-(laughtor)-
Senator DAYARD---what we're YOU indicted fors A.
tory have trGced found them to have been all
guilty OF arson, forgery ana muraeE langhters
the biggest scoundrel that ever walked the streets
OF New Yorklroars OF laughter; the specific charge
was more fortunate than my brother officers in pre-
serving my hbesty; hold letter from Mr.. Mess
more, who discharged me; the letter IS one OF In
PRODUCTION to another gentleman, strongly recon-
monang me; saw Mr.. MURRAY once In his office rel
assured poson Would be sSen me Was
recommended by the chairman OF the Republican
COMMITTEE, NY commission was signed BY the
cancelled before performed any duties
mr. and have sxamnsa ne papers Of
him from the charges made against MIN.
II. G. Leash, an assistant weigher In the Custom
Internal Revenue in iSSs; with reerenoe to the
charges made against me BY the last witness CON-
IN snos The %ks w Sa Ss o sn sses
any plates; never marked barrel Of whiskey
Hess was In my division; was assistant assessor
in general way, but had nothing 10 do with dis.
were made larger and was Consolidated out; was
appointed 70 the Custom Hquse october "a. 1870;
never knew ANYTHING OF the charges against me
J. III. Garrett testified as fOllows:-Live in Jersey
City; have been cartman IN the employ OF the
average Of legal load is about two or three
packages; l hauled some today. my last pay
packass for haaina goods e the
order stores from the Cunard docks; am PAID more
the paSc have oeen great
claims presented on account OF goous which have
an a kH Se o hs ~ go1S oSdor ga% 0rdor
redress In the matter, though I have lre-
quently complained; l think It unjust to
aged When know them to have been ~ p SS
sound 1t Is double the distance to the general
order stores than TO the public stores: / suppose
that Is the reason am paid more; l demonstrated
with the appraiser OF the public stores for making
goods IN bad ORDER and was told he had
orders to do so; one Of my trucks WIN carry about
five loads; the average price paid for packages by
the general order stores Is foryw0 cents the rates
are established by O Custom House regulation: DO
not know anything OF losses incurred In the stores
OF Leet L. Co.
The committee adjourned OF this point until ten
O'Clock this morning.