The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-10
TIE CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Further Revelations Of Abuses-All About the
Frauds in Government Sales.
How the Public Are Deceived Testimony by an
Ex-special Agent Of the Treasury
Adjournment of the Investigation
to Washington.

letter was read from Z. W. Sinclair, OF the APP
praser's Department. stating thai, IN reply to Mr..
JAynes' testimony Peters Brothers, on an average.
imported one package each MONTH perhaps more;
and that If Mr.. Jayne received OF Peters Brothers
twenty per cent more ON these four or five impor.
tati0ns which he mentions than the invoices were
entered at the Custom House, II would amount to
$1,000 or 81, 500
A letter was also read from Mr.. J. Winsow, call
ing the attention Of the committee to the injustice
Of importers being made to correct errors and
omissions Of the Custom House officials. He stated
shat he has had the liquidation Of an entry delayed
SIX months, when the right time should not exceed
few days. Whether this was purposely done for
remuneration he could not positively say.
THE TESTIMONY.
vho nd, the sA w q
John Hankske and Lewis Jones who gave their address as
Very
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%sr os
!hs oath o. Lewis Jones' we then sent for our LAWYER
papers. &c; we then, allowed them to, DO taken
III III snd cod 'S
from aboo. 1855 to that date examining them into their
them they also too. the booIs of anu 81
pons az al %e %e to taxing
% call for s srs " gao no S
them would 70 hs Judge who would grant them
. e. Clark Ninth division, Custom House to sec about
e. Mr. K Who s1a Ct s 3 s s md
s,,snx . written we s wSSd nSd Ss%
:sasd the 9Th Of Angus. :. Is,.nsd another part
S @ s ssn as y
.esnnS Esss7 IL. 4a on which ds he Claimed paid
s: xod md told
W. ~ $ has f1s not our they
were so ne a,ewad saa we were not 80 osc
quite :: 0s 70 how any c ou
aware that instead Of our owing them they owed US for
frequently paid small sums, more than we SHOULD do
DOR nsshSor who had been similarly dealt Sii
ST. S' hnd to JsA @se
ss e:gs q S... K s sss
IN gratuss to hankske addition to the they paid
n M 8 We 'ssa
SO A we our u @ said as 81 h
Ion Of July had Inquired into The matter
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sIs be TO- a: IL a az DC
that there ", 10 ;.Sn order o9as, and
usc0nunueu,
S s The
had our 20 The Secretary OF the who
s1i: as rms
M ,s 70 as eS Of %
ne matter s rests We think ourselves seriously injured
Fa-TSss judge oush. TO be the guardian Of
on The simple oath or belief Of party Of no respon
ib to the great injury Of our business peace Of mind
ssand- Ths. any should exist give people Of
os 10 % annoy un his
snHgsns should not be a. an
tss not word Of 1t s) and that had undervaued
ss s &c should oi S n as WITH
Tor yooOo many would rather compromise than run such
FVG-That g. g. Clark should mistake and misrepresent
well or as We could better bear The any
o
The witness. after reading the above EN- was s1
toned e said reply to senator Bayard that at rough
ion, va. .Sou, Sud Sio5SS mad the Coeetor written
before he seizure wa. made should have allowed o
knew Of II Al a the presence of the men named and
s Of
xhsp New Yor. and he agreed with Collector
taking very insulting one. at which was very
has
young Or obi A. s yoan: hSSss hons.
that Country A. One aSou. ten or twelve years standing.
Of the par Of the no the seizure
h goods should be made until the msrcnsnts eIpsnson
he merussn, should sI Be heard before Judge:
George B. skaier. sworn-some eighteen months ago.
Ss was pec, Asen, the m rb .ae by Se
Appraiser and see how things worked
sR
M s aSs% hound Them 80 pes ~ b. SA
sasS with sss%pe q twenty Knives on outside, ana
s..ssiosu.d in vague way io%nd sslsl
caaos9se spirits Apr 1870 reported to secretary
that S 10 not % WITH ss
The records required oy law in another case case OF GIN
there were Sppor,antes for fraud With no rsasonsbs
s or @ tho. % h sset s n
oety Of seizures with his Office objected 70 that, aud told
aPShsr without any INN, TO Re
q frans Ho 20 Elm OS ns ASKED Mr. HOWE
20 assign to duty where there could not possibly
ONCE DID not receive a cent O. noesy personal
son was scceped then went on 10 wssnlnston saw
the Secretary and another THIS second OF May
ever that could be allowed to work outside OF Fran
bureaus had aled and That Colonel Howe would
plain; therefore resigned for the last time.
The committee then adjourned until evening.
Evenin z Session.
An anonymous letter was received signed
Amendment Clerk,p which was placed on Oh
side, no notice being taken OF such communication
A letter from Mr.. Schwab, OF Messrs. Oelrlchs
Co., North German line, added TO his test
mony. A letter was also read from John Jacob
stating that he Is not Freemasou, as MI. Bea.
testified and that the number OF cigars and Gig
rettes seized was less than the number sworn 10
Mr.. Beatty.
Senator CAssERLY OBJECTED to the letter beir
being placed in evidence, as IT was not swo
statement. . 10 .
Scnwab's taken. ~
Senator CAssERLY said that Mr.. Schwab h;
been on the stand, aud was at liberty 10 cnange
rectfy his testimony. - -
tton was carried and the letter placed Oh nle IN
rst victory OF the democratic senators was carrie
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