New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24

Dointed sorekeeper who had engaged dstiller
in the WITH (now HID District OF this clty on nc
Condemned, and his property sold he was un.
molested otherwise, and appointed sto,sHe,uP vrnhv
about the sth Of October his guilt generally known;
did not know that Mr. Murphy knew II; mere was an
Chas blake who was removed by Mr. butcher and ap.
pointed surveyor; he was removed ny Ducher apou,
the Spring OF 1870; my Internal Revenue service cesou
about March a. 1869. 80
REMOVALS WITHOUT CAUSE.
Senator Cassery-Dont they sometimes remove "i'n-
out good causei A. Yes Mr.. Senator, that Ia my ex-
perlenee do not know OF any other case OF bad ap
pOintment exactly in the CustOm-house
O. What do you mean in speaking OF frauds In Govern
ment cigarstampsi A. These stamps were sold as low
as 81 Is per 1OoO had TO pay 50 per 600 Tor tnen W.
sheets OF cigar-stamps shown-the Inspectors names
are on these stamps paid SIS for those nad the GOV
eminent price was sso furnished information of these
facts TO the then DisrictAttorney and s SUCCESSOR
senator stewart Iponng 10 person present who rosel
lis this Mr. Leaski A. Yes, Sir l know MN veIy
well the distillery spoken OF was In Dete
to the Frankfort House; 1t Mr.. Leasks business 70
be there / found him absent, and Government lock
there this was in 1867 IL was the duty of the Assistant
Assessor TO be there there were several hsss,n
SCISSORS Mr. Leask, understood was assigned TO that
place his name was books 10 that effect Bremen
part owner and manager OF q u,st ~ ' nn p
seized several times; never reported tnis lao' "
WV HOW HESS WAS INDICTED.
stampsf a. There were great frauds going on and pur
chased them for the purpose OF detecting the frauds;
have been seller and manufacturer OF cgars at that
tune not in the business have heId other Gov as
removed from my first position because was accused OF
telling tasehood by an oicer VINO mas sGGu
lost my second position because was leglslated OUT
my next position desired to resign, but was assigned
10 special duty under Mr.. butcher and Withdrew my
designations made several complaints; some were gus
tained and others Compromised got one person con,
10, PpuItpuflaTy
free to say have been ndicted was indicted Tor nnd
ing much rascaity praetieed IN me DstGtA nt
with one Of his assistants; this assistant tod
a falsehood, and I wrote him D. letter call,
bar; 1t was in smuggling case L caused
the seizure OF lot of cigars knew the man to be a
Jackson, Assistant Dlstrict-AttOmey; 1 went before
Commissioner Osborn and the man was put under bail;
nesses the case, when suddenly Gen Jackson rushed
in and said TO the Commission, This case must 20 no
several notorious men; have their history,
abroad ond here for penry forEry ana R MURDER
Attorney Pierrepont; think Mr.. Leask still holds his
position weigher in the Cusom-honso; know noth.
against Blake; I handed these statements against
ton; tried defeat his appointment; the Deputy
Commissioner said was trying to ruin Baile eyoS
earnestly for him. and when Iod rftGFne sod to
R NeHaSa MY odT e the 70 Aorny for western
District Of NewYork was cognizant OF Baleys dealca
lions; thought had letter in Isaac Messln"re's had-
writing, who removed account Of some unpleaS-
antness but it is mislad only saw Mr. Murphy once III
his0flce, where / went TO ascertain whether Was 10
have my property seizcd was not sworn INTO ONCE
TESTIMONY OF HENRY G. LEASH.
Henry q. Leask testihed-I am a United states
Wcgber; / took the position Oct. 8, 1870; was ap-
pointed Assistant Assessor March, 1868, aud remained
until Mr. Cleveland came In there was dstillery put
in the district shortly after Assistant Assessor
for every distiery in the district appointed, and
this relieved the General Assistant Assessor from the
binary duties; the dstllcry about week; never
had absolute charge of tins disery know the dis
tlery seized twice hut have no definite lhlorla-
ton regard It A SCISSOR OF manufactures, not
of dstilleres have read this charge AGAINST me IN tna
papers left the revenue service when Mr. CeV Gland
was appointed / never heard any charge previous to
the charge in the newspapers
TESTIMONY OF T. NJ GARRETT.
T. NJ Garrett testified live in jersey city have
been a cartman for six or seven years; l have nine
trcks have been engaged to haul goods the Gene
raj Order stores; paid AZ cents package; the
average number is IL packages am paid for hauling
legal load which two three packages only load
which have received for years. carted the last
from the Cunard dock to-day that rate; got IS cents
per package hauling public stores; generally find
that goods are mostly when taken TO the Appraisers
stores so per of the losses occur there; have re-
eyed goods marked in dad order when they were IN
good ORDER there redress; the goods marked az
they pass IN, and therefore when once marked
cannot be changed there great numbers OF cases
good order 1t is further 10 cart to the General Order
store than to the public stores which the o3g reason
have all been with the APprsr o,e When tInf
am carman for District NOT; haul from the Cunard
wharf; the fcrrage is included the packages vary IN
weight work under the established rates don't
Lnn anything about the workings Of Lect IL Co.'s stores.
Adjourned TIL this morning.
TIE NAYLOR CASE AGAIN.
The following affidavit has been presented
to the Senate Committee in contradiction Of statements
made by Col Frank T. Howe concerning the MAYOR
Southern br Of Alo RI I1 s oIrg r. ss5 (. dS ,
read newspapers this morning the settlement made by Col Frank
L. the Committee yesterday puoog the ste
Ss& es oi f made na SV Col Hove aantr Co.
zion pc @ Honor the judge The United sae District Court i a.
oner 1acans the warrant for he seizure o. he BOOKS &C. lhAt '
S7 and copy petition full ser5e on the dag upon
Gyf Of ue service Ioade by the ccrk Of Nr Yo.e Mcdaniel
who served IT, That the petition contains The foSSn seie%eni
not exceed s8 @ according OF Col r. r. Howe who
firm 45OOOO but the petitioners declined to pay sum
being confident the correctness Of all their Invoices That
upon petition order made requiring tObe shown Why
tie should be vacated and Col Howe then had an oppoIin
av presented and order entered upon
Ghi deponen 6rihef saws that anticipating repy
Howe EXTENDED AFFIDAVIT male by Col Ho from which the
And went Immediately Col Hove' Office and had
y.rsop yb nm IN which after stating that
IN search m. nry.te and mention ng several other
bat satisfied We bad been guilty Of irregularities in
that the regard 20 the hh plates shovel
that tue should forfeit tue impoaons their would be
and that the easiest settle the whole matter
ali trouble would be
such which would be acceptable TO hun
could be To hin the DstictAuOney aud
discharge gwen the entire business and that he would write
the Department which would satisfy them and prevent
mpoftations That
Of compromise had been dis
cud connected With SsOr Co.. consultations
subject With the counsel deponeu extremely careful
any Proposition 10 make oder wlatet,L'
AMI deponeut also affidavit which the following
tract:
That he has read affidavit Of Thos J. Io ard the
contains with which depnen at al acquainted the
respects true depouen hereby coOborse the same
That deponent distinctly the interview with Io Howe
SATURDAY. October that Mr. Hoyt slated to Col Howe shat Nay
declined bis proposition the compromise
the and replied that then the
must then Mr. oyt said that had propose that the
should be and that could proofs from England
which them, and that they could