New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-03

era occasions and he got vcxcd although had no hus
l had finished with the Denmark was appointed TO
| another steamahip-the Quccn-Of the same hhe, anu
Mr. Adams who was with me on the Denmark, not
assigned with me on the Queep waited SOME ~ nv
came abe lad the cargoe OF two steaners board she
had taken the cargo OF another steamer which wh ~
steamers are the largest that come here, and they ou
without regard 10 the comfort or convenience ~ The
chants and discharge on the same nasis sSteamship
Queen came connected Win the sen h ny
company Mr.. McDermott at that ine t name
| district carmnn and the steamers were hiio"'" W ~
O. Did the inspectors have full authority over them
so lar as thew could have authority and be sustained by
the CustOm-house3 A. They were not put IN tno s'
ponted by the Collector. for steamship wharves. and
they, by their political Influence can gI Iy nne
tines Mr. Merritt inspector was with me , at tnS time
he anxious to take ag ~ e him the
g"ods from this steamer discharged IN such hurry
down To- speak TO Mr. rinne about It, and told him ex
scty what was going ON this dock; Mr. Grnne called
the SSa %S nS %RSt Ut
best best i to do under the circumstances Mr. Mr..
veyor M TO sustain me; now this Deputy surveyor
could not sustain me any than could sustain ny
orders ord to seal the ship up; when told Mr. McGrath
charge Of the ssu ship BIZ should he re work
with and three or four bundles o. tape anc
the shp they positively refused to receive any cris
attached to diso6eyine my orders the goods were
coming up out q the hatchway, al! the tim. time
orders Ss' to ''i take the cargo right ont then
run my tape line the hatchway aud this inter
saw nv determination to seal ship. he called aside
and wanted Lac TO tell him what was going to do and
he wanted to see il it could not he arranged; told him
no; that should seal the ship; he wanted to see
| my instructions written Instructions - RON tne
| Instructions from him; he wanted to know how how
long wanted the ship to knock 1oa or %vA ' S
goods it might be two hours and 1t might be SIX that
is tue only time have known Of such case, where
orders we're absolutely dsobeyed but finally they gave
| In, and sealed the ship. . IN,
say further stated before Senator Pattersons Com
mittee, that Mr. McDermott the carnan on that dock
TO get me of that dock iii necessary to assas
snate me for that purpose and he warned me not TO
O. Did you 90 there aferward A. Certainly, and dis
charged that vessel compelled them to place the goods
o. Did you discharge any other vessels that dock
aferward. A. Yes SIR; and then requested the sur
veyor who sustained Inc, far lay In his power TO
send j. W. Adams with mc ~ the dock to ne p me Gl
th ScteTIninafion on nv part ard the determination Of
| the surveyor and Collector TO support me
| "HoUsE MONEY"
@. How does the house money come into the hands OF
Inspectors9 A. 1t is in paid directly to them
by the Steamship Company in some by the stevedorcs
and in others by carmen who it is understood get ii
| from the Steamship Company
O. The receipt Of such money Is covered by the oath
which the Inspector takes A. That oath Is considered
would consider the oath have taken before the Com
O. What about examining emgrants' and other bag
gage 4. Mr.. Burton, one OF the Deputy surveyor
heard rumcrs in regard to money paid to inspectors
passing baggage, but have never known an Instance my
! Understand that gentlemen Who come with ladies will
readily give an Inspector something TO examine trunk
OF fine goods with care, so as not to soil them Know
| that man by tho name OF james DAVIS, custom
hGSS fas ali Ef9 i d %e T
able baggage comes; he has appeared 10 nave cOhro
even superior to that of the Department surveyor;
have heard him use very coarse language TO the officers
and gentleman has told me this morning that this man
T has seemed 10 he an influence aronmi him which pro,
him, and is generally understood that II an npec
has anything TO WITH he has either got to pass It
lose his head; ! have seen baggage brought from
Quarantine checked by some OF the officers there and
landed on the Dock and IA sat In tue barge Office
and opened vaises and satches large amount
Of ewelry in them which had meyer been H. M, MAS
boat 10y natural Inference was that had been
q How valuable was the baggage, A. There might
have been $4,000 and there might have been $4,000
O. 1t is not usual TO have an onicer pOaru snip al
Vots' If so happened Ia this easel A. Yes, Sir
q You say i was marked by some Customhonse ohi-
O. So If there was anything wrong about it, it must
have been from collision with the officer A. 1t must
have been
@ Did you inform anybody at the Cn'tom,house OF
that Transaction A. No. Sir; il was no more hagran a
than might have happened under the OF
this man Davis at any other time but Will state that
in every instance where have brought the g1eSanSe to
| knowledge
| vestigated il or sent some one TO investigate II.
| LADIES AS sMCGGLERs.
@. How these smuggling frauds generally found
} ! QUIT A. They generally exposed by ladies them
selves who tell their friends how they avoided paying
daty on their baggage last year $4,000 was collected
from passengers this not all the duty that col
ected from passengers this not all the duty that
collected for some went to tue stores ana tne ay was
for instance, man buys in Europe full lady ward
robe when the baggage comes here be makes de
ola Of fen
down the wharf when the steamer comes In and they
baggage as their own It is usual for steamship com
panics give ticket for admission TO the wharf when
the ship ill., but this must be Endorsed by the sur
veyor or one Of his deputies, order that they may
come inside what We call our line, which is rope
in persons are sometimes passed in without
checks, when Terwiger undertook to come on
the docks, he sometimes passed people In without
when he Was Deputy s eye he
c he dock 3 them the s
let any go board now, by allowing that don't
O. Do You know Of Inspectors receiyne'goods on
sells which they take shore without paying duty
O. Did You know Mr. Levy, an Inspector A. Yes, Sir
Was he with yo9 once on TIE he, steamer Columbia
O. Was there roll Of velvet on board for hint A. Not
S na Sns 81 c he
roll of velvet for Levy and said he desired to land IL
goods oyey the side Of the vessel have right
10 seize them; wac not anxious to get brother IN.
| was a merchant OF the same to whom the velvet
belonged, and he is now in Ludlowst Jail for smuggling
O. Who Charles Kane, referred TO In your testimony
as a person engaged in smuggling for yearsi A. He
was on Surveyor wakeman's staff once He was con
| cerned, believe, in smuggling case, In which MI
Chalker detected him. and afterward got him In the
vice detect other smugglers He In charge OF the
| searching Of Havana steamers for cigars. ] came
| in contact with him several times, when he
questioned my right to board steamer where he was
| and disputed my authority, which made 1t q very
| pleasant duty for me went through with my duty
4 and, ia company with Col Whitley, in 1870 boarded
steamer and seized good thousand cigars have
received the m"etes OF the sale OF Them ell TINS inter
fered with Mr. Kanes work. and have bee attacked IN
| dastardly manner since In some Of the spapers