The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-24
The Custom nou,e Innnirr.

NEW YORK, January 23.-At the Gus.
tom House investigation, to-day, a Custom
House clerk testified that he paid q fine
often dollars gratuitOus customs to the
officers IN prevent goods going to the
general order stores. ,.la
Letters were offered by D. b. Whitlock
showing that he was forced to pay half Of
the storage on cargo Of sugar which had
never left the hold Of his vessel, the col.
lcctor claiming that his course was sus.
tanned by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
d. II. Tomplins, who is q Deputy Col
lector incharge of the public stores, stated
that the disbursing carriage expense in
1871 was $79213 on 200, 900 packages.
by Senator CaSserly-There was lease
of the public stores made out iu 1867 for
$4,000, and in 1860 for $GGO0O. The
Collector made the lease and Boutwell,
approved it. There was m increase Of
$2l 900, hut the proprietor in the mean.
time put on.a new iron front and expended
S92 900 on the building. have his word
for it.. He did not increase the area OF
the building. NV . r....
Col. Stocking was examined and
produced letters Of recommendation from
Senators Morton, Kellogg and Harrison,
but stated that neither Of them knew he
intended to apply for the general order
business. 1t... -. boz
]. r. Van Rieshtcn, examiner in the
appraisers store, testified that sometimes
after cases are examined and passed as
full" goods stolen, and the merchant
finds the cases short, he has no guarantee
beyond the character Of the men that the
goods taken out will be returned to the
cases, because he cannot be watching
fifty or sixty at time. Witness said
there could be no fraudsupon the govern
ment except through neglect of duty or
malfeasance of its officials. f'lE
At the evening session of the Custom
House Investigation COmmitte, Ba1nhard
Hess, formerly u revenue officer, was
examined. and he testified 10 sending a
remonstrance to Delno, then Commission.
or Of Internal Revenue, and now Secre-
tary Of the Interior, against the elevation
of Joshua Bailey as Assessor of the Sd
District. He sent proofs Of the defalca.
tiOns Of which Bailey had been guilty, to
DelOno on the 9TH Of March, 1869. He
(Delano) kept the papers for three days,
when he returned them. No action,
however, was taken on the reformation.
He deposed to knowing Of the several
cases of frauds connected with United
States stamps for cigars. The stamps
were ffaudulently sold by revenue officers
did not know, however, Of any men who
sold them who arc now in Office. The
stamps were sold at two dollars per thou
sand less than the legal value; gave
information 10 the United States District
Attorney, but nothing was done. have
been manufacturer and seller Of cigars;
l did not get these. stamps, revenue
stamps produced, at the time l was rev.
enue inspector; have filled several offices
under tho government; l lost my first by
being accused of telling q false
hood (; I lost my second by being
legislated out Of office, and my
third place resigned. While I
was in office j male several complaints,
but only one was sustained. " i0a..Et.
Q.-Have you ever been indicted your.
self? .i,U. .f.. W. -. a4
Al am free 10 say have. Itoars Of
laughter. s.H. G nv dai
Q.-Were you not ordered Out OF i5the
District Attorneys office once I5}
A-Noi sir. am sorryto say, sir,y you
are misinIormed. .ss.1'.a.
Q.-What was theresult Of your indlct.
mcnt? p .p, ,-IU.T ~ u
Al was indicted ior falsely persona.
ting n revenue officer, but it never came Ia
trial .19rl .y t g5rV --
Here Mr., Casserly said that In Justice Ia
MIR. Hess no should call the attention Of
tho committee TO the fact that with re,
gard to the indictment found against him,
the then District Attorney entered a mol.
Pr0SeQUi, there being no evidence To sus
tain the charge. He asked TO havea paper
certifying to this fact entered In the pro
ceedlngs. Therequest was granted. a
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