New-York tribune., 1872-01-15

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be particulars Of the aforementioned weights Lam, &C.,
The Hon. NOAH Davis, United States Attorney
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liability Of defendants for he forfeiture am veIy respectfully
NOAH DAVIS, United states Attorney.
AN INDIGNANT IMPORTER.
Mr. Clark-The DistrictAttorney came TO the cOncu-
sion that it not advisable to proceed against the
parties for the value of the cargo the matter in his
hands for something like month, and the letter
written with the knowledge and understanding that
the representations to be made to the District
Attorney.
@ What has been done slncei "A. Nothing except to
return the books there consultation at which Mr.
Barlow, the counsel for Helneman * Payson, pre-
sent, and there considerable talk the amount
Of duties remaining actually due the Government from
this entry but the entry having been gudated and ad
1usted the Collector had authority TO open the
again, and the matter remains to-day the position in
wlch those letters left IT. at the time this
entry was made, May H. 1863, I addressed note TO
Mcssrs Heineman PaysOn, asking them TO call and
e In reference 10 this importation OF wool this entry
and the accompanying nyOice had been brought 10 Ine
about that time by liqudaDg clerk, with tie sugges-
Cn that the discrepancy between them was so great
that there must be something wrong about It, and
looked into IT. in response to my letter, Mr. PayeoRs
partner or clerk called upon me, and showed him the
entry and the accompanying return OF the weiger aud
stated that the discrepancy great that there must
have been either fraud gross neglect the part
Of somebody short time afterwad was sent for by
Collector Grinnell and found him with Mr. Pays0n wh6
IN state OF considerable Indignation, was informing him
that MS nfn had been insued by that had charged
them with committing frauds; then stated what
had sara and done and he Collector said ic was mani
fest there must be "a mistake somewhere; the papers
were left by me with the Collector, and had further
knowledge ~ relation 10 them, far as Ten6nbcr,
until about the time this application for the warrant Vas
made.
Senator Howc-What ere yeur reasons for believing
mat thc weight upon which the duties chaFged IL
less Than The actual weight Of the Awo cargOesi A.
JEefe Waa found among the papers Of Icnrnnau Pay
non oniry return from tho cIy WeigAcr showing the
weight 10 have been larger than the Tc.un made 10 the
CDgtOnhOu5o; their bOO4s also showed that they sold