The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-10
The CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITTEE.
ssInf0rmers" Coming to the
Front.
How The WeigherS Do Their Duty to the
Government and to Their Party.
Custom House Braves Controlling
Primary with Their Clubs.
SUDGE DAVIS ON COMPROMISES.

wasted In barren inquiries 10 opinion and gene
raj report, while Senator Howe distinguished him
Self by his customary moral ana theological discus
sions with the witnesses. The real business OF the
collection OF the facts about the
abuses in the Custom se-meanwhie makes but
slow progress.
H. A. Garrison MIR. Stewards carman. was the
0rst witness, and was examined In reference to the
rates OF storage &c, ut Leet & Stockings store
which. Ito said. ranged from 81 to 81 so package
His other testimony, however. was OF little Import
Rnce.
The next witness was James Elliott. who. having
beon sworn, said:-lave lived In the city twenty
three years: work IN United States warehouse for
the weighmaster, Mr.. Thompson the British bark
Vesta was unloaded on the ed OF December at pier
ISL she had 600 OF pig iron. soda ash and other
cargo; saw 100 casks Of bleaching powder taken
on; tho casks were net weighed, but tho British
weights were Just called or from the casks ana
taken as the real weight; j was there all day, and
10 am sure that the casks were not weighed; have
myself paid one dollar a week to MIR. Baldwin to
brbe the HarDor Master 10 get ships into our dis
triot; the money was paid for the "Custom House
hatchct:" "hatchet" means bride; last campaign
and all the other men paid Ave dollars
each for the expenses OF tho election; MIR.
William Haw, Jr., was candidate for Senator. and
wanted him elected and did not grudge the
money; we were paid bv the hour-iorty cents per
hour; this failure to weigh occurred on the 22d or
December last; the assessment or ST. to get ships
Tor US ultimately reached the hands OF the Harb0r
Master 50 understood; there Is o difference OF
from twenty to sixty pounds In the weight OF cask
OF bleaching powder between English and Amerl-
can weights; on the night or the primaries MIR.
Thompson, our chief took all up to the meeting,
to preserve the peace because the boys In tho Twen
tV-1rst district are pretty high; our men were all
prsnd vvtth nf fho on vvNr nnfr acf-
dents OF the district; there was strong
opposition. but our side won. as the others
were frightened 0nd saw there was no
chance and sat down; they afterwards put
IN q protest: II man refused to pay these
would have to stand on the corner and do nothing,
Is happened 10 me twice when refused to pay the
Thompson; there was another man, MIR. Baldwin,
who managed tine scalesi when reprOached Bald
famiy-it viii ali come out In the washlng;" oil the
pasks. except few that were to be co0pered, were
.n nGV % I ; NJ M:rSS1 % p %ySs
by which one weighing did for both. Mr.. Doyle pay
Ing him half Of the wages claimed from the city;
Er. thompson at nrst was very Careful about
making any ARRANGEMENT Of this kind. but
after they refused me work, three weeks ago,
the way the casks OF soda ash were being carted
away without weighing; Mr.. Thompson then came.
me II lid not 90 or the DOCK and began 10 tako his
coat on; kept mine on. ~ thought could get
square or but he then went down to the end OF tho
rock gave the So FOR political purposes willingly,
n Ss We made fuss and
to nave come up al the last meeting, but tncre was
20 muon confusion that IT didn't at the time had
tue fuss with Mr.. Thompson had been out OF work
William d. Proctor sworn Have been working
In the Twelfth DISTRICT Weighing; Mr.. Thompson
u tho wegher in that district; know Of welghaDlo
goods being imported and sent of without pong
weighed; on the ed December some casks were
thus away; these casks were part OF The cargo
pi the Dark yesta; II Is not an uni-equcnt practice
10 weigh u few casks and estimate the average of
the rest; an assessment OF live dollars was once de-
manded Of me for election purposesi only paid
ses Jess Of one dollar to bring weighing into Mr..
FhOmpson's district; II was claimed that that mo-
hey went to the MarSor Master ess acts OF pass
weight were by no means rare; Mr.; Thompson
mixed actively IN politics; know inat there were
fy.frst district; don't know whether Thompson
look them there, they were employed on the two
piers under Th0mpsOns care; they voted for rhomp.
ions Candidate, VINO was elected; have seen the
weight OF the city welglers Ia ken by the United
btatcs weighers; 1t was usual Tor only one weighing
Patrick Callahan sworn--iiave lived In this city
United states Wcirher; am familiar wi with the man
per IN which he does his weighing; was not on the
dock when tie vesla casks were unloadcd; VIC have
men there VINO do not work, but get pay all the
same, aud so goods have to be run OF" In this
WY 70 prevenI ti,e us'rct Iuhning into oeos .lie
!sDo. Cley SAW W not woi.hnG wouiu 20 $lv ior
ten HOURS aUI RahE VI NV mem nsvv paia - .
Iesk " neIp ~ get SHIPS, mI. baluwin saiu no
Moula get up a natcnel," anu tnen we would puy q
huiP irom Tue nIpoL MASTER ME- thompson Knew
ABOUT IT, oeeause me spohc W US ABOUT ~ ana
wsrneo vs. not W suy anysnlny ABOUT ~ 'Iis was
Muen auo..cr weishcL Ch'iscu niin Win having
Dro9gn. snips 70 ms eochs Dy orloes, MI. dnomp.
sons piIva.c oInvS 70 giuipnng ,MIe!i VIC eAtrn
CARDS there, while we stand out In the cold; rhOmp
sou usp'aceu M,e tor Ina. man Wh9 was iamnaLy
aio motmen wnm ,ns MIN Ml, tmvhp
niUy, s n,sV GU ~ W. I'LL
kave sunsoa sn 'ne same .es.m0ny as tne PFC,
vvuS ws.nesseS Ao "so nao oeon un"oie 1ecenuy W
ReS n woA' tI,nro., svorr Al, mason. an ,,o o.,
,D LII ;,~ in , m'asvn, VI, .ne ~
Sanuy vas soai,ns "'Vs 3ou n s.vcs, opposlso
pier ~ ! ASKED man named Aien, now nc was
Sosne a'Uug, mu poi,vu w s0 SUP rIouue anu
vnr. rnp,ng ,Se g""ss and ana, a,a VOC 'h WY