New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-10
CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUDS.
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s.cd the parties have commenced s'ot a,u Car
,u, 10 tral rs speedily the business Oh 'H' ''''
MIR Csserlywas your opinion In the case i o ,
cntlery fraud thai the officer IN the Appl5lsel scd
ncnt VAS himself deceived by some one Wi" ~ cnery
a. he ,ine, we thought the officer was himself oe
rcivca the proof tended to imnCaJo 49, hovne how he
q Did The officer give You any PROOF ',T - sbnv,
boT lr"I Jcccivcdl A. The proof would ttlu ~ su"N
.t, tett NE warehouse while in the Appraisers
Jcnsrmtut by parties interested III uonS ~; oI tn
10 rNqminer by presenting 20 him cnS OF JewS5IpS
- coming IRON that lnVoce; tlc NV -, ,titb tSs
king thc cash aud replacing the cutlery WIN INC
WE tbere anv marks upon the cask OF cutlery to
diSS.'"T,;sb M a. Under my theory the same casl
81 Int me contents Of the cask must have been
sr & Gncr,i order warehouse to the Appraisers
stores : thuk il must have been done in that way
Q. X ,hcrc difficulty IN aSccralniCg VINO was inc
cafl1lau' I.was Government uuclIuan; was II mott
A I siluu>c 10 was; mat Is sRNjrtl WIN "u'u an
not familiar; some OF the officers OF The custom mousse
Gan tci.
VARIOUS CIASSlS OF CUsToMHorSE FRAUDS.
Mr. Howc-That case. ! understand YOU to say, and
cacs growing OF Illegal valuation, are the only cases
Of faad ,hl, have come to your knowledge since you
have been IN the object 4. No; cannot say that those
are the Glasses that have mentioned; there are some
where there has been alleged false allowance OF
dauaco ON GOODS do not roCOllect any case OF that
KIND ia which tie guilty officer has ever been presented
disclosed Co ut, but there cases involving thaj
question NOW pending IN my ohice in the cutlery case
q E,,c.i That ease can YOU mention any other class
Of cs r traudiu the appraiser Office A. None other
Q C'ald Won give prey accurate estimate Of the
with which yo1 have been called upon 10 deuf a OF
tor.se Vacu 1 cut,td ulon me duties OF me once
what ,,g. the prccisc question involved in
those cases would not come 10 my knowledge
s r . ' y lSoweG!s extends. mot only Of those
c9es but Of those which have originated since came
g. t - the number. should say rough estl-
-. ,.,. ,e 10y. ,tis, IL, add HAT these eases
rr o. 4
c .- ..t 90 90 character that may Doe accounted ior
w. -a'cca me rart Of the officers Or by mi7appre'
ls.. ol ly deceit pgactic,d on them 10y persons m-
ters.,I.
HOW GASES ARE SETTLED.
% 2,. ,o,, .t.f. m what manner cases are settled
,..., ,,. me- ,rt,r q persecution has been ill.,
stl.rt! t III ali Chat class Of which are settled
'o' proposition Is made sometime ~ INC er.t
- "erGly u written form 10 my seH' ''o"sl'u'''S' "
- .' 80, ,.,+s - NJ once n rn. il made 10
a. , ,C ~ tir Treasrrv the sane thing is true
n., in. i.ttl 20 consider and report the facts OF inc
casc, and my oim"Pn az 'Uo,yy He If IL is
Wv t me n las been my invarabe
practice to transmit It to write letter conainnS the
SUI ucc OF 10 the Collector ca'1- upon and for his
, u.s. to the iroIiiety OF accepting the offer Of set
cm,n encraly N sush cases rSC y o11 e,amna
c rnrr ali tie circumstance il is for the interest
ca ~, Government to settle rather than 10 prose
rur. m of the eases the eNtlI"l'iH lIiI nav |
made s, closed That the parties prysscnttd w.Ig IN
H. 90. lrr,d or. 10 use common phrase they "Cud /
heat tie execution II SO h.:t tlin m ihe c olt
wh.r. have become satisfied ll't me Coy, l1 I
would rec. 10y the CouIrluls, man Joy pros,
cun. .ue suit. have advised the secretary Oh tie
qrr.I.Ii-,- ol t.at ground that I thought % Wis /
Tor tn. interest of the Government to accept the on
81 s't',mouL In other c'ses era (.,N ,'E" ,'' ,
mir'e H. h.lC lo1l" lI't sue ,' Ira mutations
t tn r-tfl or tirir amy toward the Government, or
som, mistake off facts or upon Som, gI'hh1 >eet ~
se that ;De Government oae not IN 't,.iDf,e y" pursue
i@tlr utmost t.g - o1,, , NJ ,, and cI1>iops
,ilon those points, leaving Of course the whole thing 1"
n, ultimate action. sometimes was .,CSu-e was was
cHn'jI,, u lt i cue i'm t.Iy .rracei i'm a trial What
ITisI h., that Is this: In Ties, cases The Government
,,.r M law 70 challenge Jurors 50 a. prevent per
son. interested i'm the question from sitting.
Mr. Elt,rl-The Government stands upon the same
- t,t NJ "-'D " private ''''' ''''''' ~ '''
NJ C,ssnrly-What has the iuror TO do with the ones
non cf l,vgt A. / ann sorry say that matter how
a. r, w a.. an,rr no Inv a GREAT many Jurors 20
'- -. ,,-,.u.s,-,., y. sN,,cctrvc
MERCHANTS lNTlRLsItp N sN'"'l'N''
M. Bayard-Do you mean that the merchants oi 'o''
,v ar, Interested IN snugglugf a. II you wish me 10
''S CIV l"' w., a.. Ill, t,.r. ..r. ~, this city
"n>wri 'ha' } VI" "nN"' - w VIZ, -, -.
-. .,o,c all kinds Of fraud upon the revenue
""o ''' ,...t..,,. .s ,ho, tro.t .rarv
who tIcii lht revenue 'l'''0'" az NV '
,-,cr .l ion they 10 the Government there is
also q. N,rv large class Who seem &" think that II
.bey oer Boy ANY mode evaGe those laws heJ are emu
he a. 60 b. and they DO IT, would Ike I" add rght
shore "l2' E unfortunately tfW liHt tl- c"luptIoI ol
rr, officers the - tomh house Is produced ny
"a irurt col th, latter class. They -eiuce the sub
orJr '. themselves 'r1u their 0rA; theA hn1, ihC ID
,sri.,. ,y. and then they EXPECT the they have
1l.u, o.r'rt aWay 10 uc honest with them IL tdihs
telr as % general rulc mat men VINO age mus
f.l..'. Wien they are Urt t'-i tUh l"hu '" 'ApV.V
tlr r,tr ,,i~; ava thu gives q" 90 4'N ioI an -l'
1' ' '+ con u, l "-i NV ,, ~ N, me l,rI,Inti,I
L-.t. o-. "' "h'e- "E" "'' L' '''In INC 'i"i'0"'
ttsrON-uOUsE BROKTIs CONDENSED.
~ Stewart Arc there middle men brokers fire.
,.... o.. . ,.rr,,t ,,,.. of ,,ar. Iaut. and fine