New-York tribune., 1872-01-15


Mr. Porarl consented to snsrension Of the request
uv,D MI Howe couid iuvc7 Sato the snJcct. ,,,,
o. d. Won know OF cfi,rs ot compromise prcctcnns
or,inaIly from tic Custo.honse officials, or IrcatuS
D,.o, is or persons IN ttir behalf - merchants w WIZ
rocs or fcoks and papers were under .eIzNIcI ~ ,ho5
af certain am unit would be recovered, ana tnoh h
agreeing to take csl 4. Lave no oNcuso % 20 he
c8scs; have heard remarks that mSt I,n" "6,netbinr
eve That IN small eases there would te So tt "f
sSid which would show a readiness ON the part u
subordinate ofcers to compromise Slu ois or prop
N II,vp won = atcd to merchants whose h9chs vi ~
cr ycrc Under scgne tIa tioy were liable to lna,g,
mont and sUcec ed to tien at an Rdlc"sq M sq' "OO''
@ Do Ven know OF persons threatening mtrG""n mttrGIg
viii iudcincut unless comomis were R bsye not
occurred; dc not think ihey are common,
orrrNBEHs EscNING I>DioTMtNT.
n whore merchant Is liable 10 Indictment, does we
natinr Of an acrceaupOn sum INFO court or inc proper
hands, practically prevent the indictment from pursuing
r,ma A. 80 understand It; hayotnever.khowna case
a. Wlat record Is kept from which the public can get
i ,1tinr Of lie urdcccircs that have ken Place N
case Hat has been dism5sed-no plocee ga ,
wcndadl A. the record Of the % up"h
me warrant and Lcrc more or less papers tI "co
m9ale d m lGo 20 ii class Of cases under
certain amount Of which disposition is made nlPSf'H'
to fuc, eases which get into court Is there tSti ~
Yes Sin; cases where the merchandise sez'H lS OF m ""
,a ~ value less than 5000 but no oihc9l na' Gop
sate them after # has been determined by tnt ~,
fb, il en- q of forciturc previous 10 that stage INC
CO.. ector has power 20 r.ea from ssIIFe urn 70 the
committee all sezes of goods APPRAISED d. d" i0''
sun sn1dr Rsyarl-Do tie books and papers Of mcr
chant seized under warrants, ever come drec 10 lhT
CCstomhouse without beng oW ISI M 5gr epont did not
want his hooks carted through the streit'' ,,,..,
senator Pratt-Wl the monthly report which is made
10 c secretary of the Treasury ot seizues contain all
Information pectrg ihemt A. 1es ~ llen arc oi. W
record here and also in the Treasury Department "t
senator Casscrly-Uow mony Treasury Asonts were
there in 1859. A. ] think IN April, 1853, tAore
we're two permanently stationed there; one OF
them was assigned TO the surveyors Dcpartmcnt;
examipns cases Of fraud seIres &c the Other agent
assigned 10 tie Collectors Department, ana was
accustomed to examine ana report upon sueh fIeS "S
were referred to him from the Treasury Department.
G. In what manner we're seizures scAeraii! @ ln'o t
after that Mr. Farwo returned from Europe, where NE
had been by direction OF tne IIeasnIy u @ "I' m
was here for some time ana some secures were nnuc %
upon evidence collected by Inn in Europe; some time
alter tbdt-l cannot give the exact date-C0 howe was
appointed Treasury agent and subsequently to h%t thc
present system h' cd upon an act OF Congress eSIaoh
8. Are there any in}oImors connected with tbc Col
lcctor's office A. don't know of any; | presume IN
pSrties do not understand that there is such class.
Q. Are those ini0unCr5 known TO the department so
O. Who has the custody of the books agd papers that
are subject control Of tie Collector hat they arc n
the manual custody Of Mr. Jnyne Mr. James room IS
locked at night and he has the key think the SHlcfIn
tendeut Of the building also has Key.
SOMETHING MORE ABOUT cOMPBoMs~s.
Senator Uowes,ate when and how, after seizure OF
goods of books and papers, negotiation for com
be opened in different WAYS in each particular case;
sometimes the parties exceedingly anxious to have
settlement once. to know how much they have TO pay;
in such they likely to come to tLG
in The first instance in other cases the JDk pOlt Co
promise is not commenced until aftcr sun hS eeh III
sed and tho party has seen the strength Of tho case
for the Government in OF her instances they nave hIst
made their suggestions at Washington; III point o iGi
tie proposition is almost uniformly made TO the District
Attorney there can compromise without the con-
OF the Secret ~ and solicitor Of the Treasury upon
report Of the District Attorut y thhH ne Correct
determines what civil proceedings shaH pe 'dACh
o. Do we understand You to say that upon instruction
from the Collector to the DistrctAtorney to- commence
suit to recover duty IN given case or 10 III" qaI-
y OF certain goods, he would be obngen TO FrocrG1' M
respective of his own Opinonsi A. think II would DC
his duty to proceed under the law -, ,r,ooo,,oos =,
cGiSa g Mhe c6nGsS 1arsS'S A. 'HT T6e
O. DO you know merchant by the naac Of Ileroman?
A. There used to he firm of Heincman Pay5on;
think ii is now Heineman, PaysOn CO.
q. DO you recolect the facts OF the seizures Of tbeir
books some time sinc"l A. Yes; sOuc.LiA@ about II;
| about April, 1870; I have copy OF a letter to tie
which viii give the facts better than can state tnen
PAYsoN WOOL CASE.
Cus1oNH0usE NREYoRK CoLLECrois OFFICE May s. 1911
On the 2sh day of March, 1863 Emil Heneman and Frahe.
PaysoD constituting HeineDsB business
city entered certain wool imported by them in
the bark Hans George the weigh; the invoice aud being stated
a. 46 9 pounds 27th Of April the weight Of
wool by the United states wegher by which there appeared
Gue,y upon the attention Mes leihm'1 Fasson being
returned See ascera.ed By George P DIcp city veghe
the fseis were FURNISHED 70 me uen oGnsor i H e S az" % m
these last return, weights given 1890 pounds but the entry
pear to have suthontr of law Recent Investigations
S wt geI 4 Sa Tsor ' @ fu lDowieS Of s s The
S bE ne tSiel stats weger were furnished bin by r Dion
who paid different amounts Of money to the wgher' foIeIn
ete Of his return to the Collector Heine-
Of rs At The time the said Werhers return upon the cosd
hgaaSn was made "ss sss n no. tIe % JSS0I 6 & ea 5
vege the wool and they concealed The ' from the CoestI
pounds customary upon wool Of this description is
10 pSu1d' per ea; u' Yet TO b the snt 1errcen ts
practices, appancs and Aforesaid procured
March 1853 these parties ery wool BY the bA.k Der
A S Sa Ttd Tss by the und states wsrEeT a. PouS and
st @ MS TSC S s%isf Piccm"t these parties through City
Ss S1 that s the Hs found S the CITY % r.s Sa
IoGd End ,1sT ,sTg was & % & Po9n r. je, 5s mTSes noGs
duties sl5J 5g gold Under these crcansces have
aent sInt to cove Of WOOL currency
o O % oobs @ i its value Violation Of secon of the ac March
1923 in that the importer received this wool knowing to have
having BY lS.t procurement vhoqi hsyas
tcn Of the Act Of Msrc 75 opinion the warrant
% 5 Of osE @ ,5 ' evidence, S S SS books , s6 psSe
Mes Henemen Payen together with the names Of TIE Stnesc'
tie particulars Of the aforementioned weights 9m &c.
The HOu. Noah Davis, United States Attorney,
:i%;; :G W. % w.;.s,
.s; i sss 81 e e. p; +, = e E :,
Opr.oE DIsrEicrATIoRSHY Tng USIrrD SrATEs
rOR THH SOVrHEnS DnrmsI gro OF % NEW ,S YoaS' 10,
Tac Rog Tnos.. mrarqr, collector g.; ~o-,,,,..,
ns a. ItsSsa b. commenced .eS Em HeHsman and FHc.
Pdyon the ve Of certain wool alleged TO have been fra u
S beth tS1 .aeh % respectfully f to i % Ti
s ca, these : : S sa'sa sG Ga. ss isI sa
TO3 y1 & the 3RcS% Ss Of s s "a a si Bot y 9 I cG 5
GARY into the merits Of the case ana the facts " they are claimed to he by
the belief st the Governments would fail The suit he de-