New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

While an hOne napFetOT erfs In tAnce bUf OnY
Ia bargais 0; secrecy si.b NJ infprPsnt I'd -
Mr. kans story Of Raias story Co gave Information t.
~ taed' % tbs sort and b, aWyer we're Instructed b. b. I've
Statement n The aes for We have not received ~
Ia, Mr. stoy will probably nrnb the ne C,rf ~>s
81. Prei b. lr BoadssJ nsaf Bowng Green q iss N,
Co Of Boston ilso ~ authority fo some geasrt sasS
Ia TRIBUNE. ,nd he found b. the Comn.lte. -
/ have received a great many anonymous le,,s.
This Investigation began, ana have received one . Va
signed by apparently responsible persons ~. ~
Il signed by Francis T.. lienfre~ -
Efiort Of TTf5ua>. Hsv. been very mBeb ntc-s.si n
eg4snos he. ~ ihe Wbiteeash ug Cor n.es Not % HsgA
ths importing line my pc. eIperenos not .fis h ~
- "ahs- Bal d. know there lave een ome o.'ss ga
hnbter Go. u widest oonh maze &c.. y
tIosng fevclaions TIER oooAs N.Fe ~'fsi "a a..
Of $4,000 aguroi sgsihst hsIn. Thu Tie o6a1s y
comprom,s FOR +c,s Hessn Toihuut.f Co. ass 'AS
Secl The clam sr~d uatl asy ~ ~ -
s.ed hist l ooed be doD' a 30 hot - benz o. -
lble u do H. h. s'ooli require $1,000 Tor imsf nv ~.
ana th- claim the as, tine nesrl, stoO y r2j0 bTsss
iHdir. Oh. Ar.rs How 90 have probably grs- ~ - -
suppoe ne>srs Co sifar b. iestil iof ie.f II
hr @h eir i1i"fr mpoSIon'a n 'f oir1 a1t tu.s
VS. TO- o. ly i'ue ~ene'sr -ias' heI bi'csu'lts e al
truly. Passes p g., ~
An NTEREsIIYG STORY ron SURVEYOR wAs,,,.
the following statement made TO me t..
deg by . former officer Of The Custom.lOue:
Mr. rbora. u Elrau co-I probably tesa5 ih.. -, A.
prsiser the Port that iof seiz,f.. \ :"
hsyaBl 80 n.r, " e,er smoant on one ss.a 70 IA =
When zures auYnrei 10 iha5 sun. We dlty sss ~. y
amoIBt 20 h. divided between The Gogsrhor, u, Car.
Se.e .tsamsn ever smour,ei 70 ss9~ .eps
and al ks. Thousand made The da, h,g
.pec,ors on the same steamer vita ie SAN. mara w. ma
t5rnea IN mall ot. The Appraisers ocs To- ut
ground that vac fa1leea. bgi Was~I,ss 'nt syAs .
hcCnm, Inspector put for mouths perpetual I,,.s
the Havana A1o u steamers a. Per No D. n IS
var possibly dreoIse seh capacity "a, -, -
n anet Ior cty-P6.sieplia ,iak,o s5les oouaes y
reward Of t500 obTed 10 found tAs eoiasra, "a -
arr,sing bin took from him DE aulu; u be sStr ii -
to ese'pe iot which be Va. d''h'rEei i,T De ~, ~
man stepped "a and sitd him sni tA IN -
Ws1 appointed 90 inspector IN he Casoah 'ls NO.
Lorers o. the ualte Ss'e, C.nsts -'-u,by 80.
he borier h. 1scio 10 smuggling nauaep E d..
said hi cass never lsvag brought before he prs.,
lQusy shelter "as'nsn 90 him o. IlYhI D~nt n,
edy give fall Information also BIS soa. PaysDH "a ga III
inspector on daty m the debeBtlre roann
Senator Bayard did TINS case o. licCnm oee,
A. II runs back 10 the time Ol Collector Smyfbe 4
gentleman told me II vas his belief thar the system,
sted for a long time.
Senator Casscry-YOu mean what y0u have said al,
Mr.. McElraths testimony refer 10 a former admih,a
ton Of the Government A. Yes. s'r.
O. And this cnse 81 WcCrum the same A. Yea ~ B
O. Mr.. Palmer took his place. did NJ hei 4. Yea
think So and after him Mr.. Darling.
Mr.. Reid here read the following additional nAne,,
Oficc-h0Gcrs at Albany:
Roswell Hart, superintendent Detective ServiH; ~
Little OF NcWburgH. Register ~ Bankruptcy, Ltetvs
l.. DOty, L. \ Pension agent; samuel ". hait
DeUuLy Collector New York Custom hOIse Chafai
Fairman, Postmaster, Eimlra.
have a very grave case here which Should -
not 20 give just now. although have every reasl
believe II true l will explain 10 the Chairman prTse
what j. My only desire to keep oaf Of II Is thah
an ugly caso | think the evidence is true. bat %
an opportunity to verify II. II relate, 10 frauds Ia
ing goods at the CustOm-h0use. Ny IMPRESSION "a
the evidence Of fraud would nave TO Do sod2hI&a
the Appraiser books. it Is question Oh pi''iHg ~
without their paying duty.
It was decided by the Committee to reserve u "a
further Inquiry was made. af,er which Mr. Reid u
ceeded:
LETS TKOTiTs..
have a little mcmorapduIn which "a M seeusl
come in ut any other pace in the usia
tried to collect under your instructions n
it embodes all that Is LETT Of what I know aboG d
General order business M Lindsay. In a cOa's
sation with myself, said what | think he has NJ
tastined 10 here but prc,uino he would certainly
that he md AS think heard Col Leet say 9, lin.
knew that Col Leet had said That instead OF speai9
5000 per year a. some one had aH' ron the PsOsa
sum annually for living expense ana lad lax
Senator RsVard-Q To what extent has Tie prac;s
compromising prevailed and what pccunary benetiA
beel derived therefrem by the officers doing ~
can only say that my general UNDERSTANDING u tha ne
il a very large number OF such cases gave yoa Qi
early i'm nv examination, ana lave reason 10 hehed
that many more of the kind eau be- obtained IL n
District 1tt1rney'~ ofHce.
O.. Have Won any knowledge "a to whether this gss
OF resOrtinR to the DistriCtAttOrney Office a9d II
records OF the Court, OF e United states J. not men
ducted out Of Court without law 4. v Len lad
made Inquiries have been told that they rrciy 81
come up in open Court Dnt are generally srus
Chambers; the inference might he drawn That hkef
orally arranged between the parties 0ut-tjc.
You were tod by wsod a. EFst ~ t M Ss
A To some phases Of u good deal hi
not TO that particular part nave lnqIf
why we could not get fuller reports. ana nave recle1
this answer. that a. both p3rtle, connected win ~
necessarily implicated, both underworld TO Keep Ne
crrt on wncre there were Official 'pdpor tlr{ sci
auN a Il
o. Have you any knowledge to the custom q ca'cr
of me CstOu-hOuse accepting gratuiics N addition
their regular fees A. know nothing save whAthnh
Hir-Uhat every one OF You genteinen would near l
came into this port on steaInets ulnk never hhl
with a passe NIGER u steamer who did not rtief 0ht
. O. HIVE YOU had such conversations very FREQUENTLY
A think every man VINO Is familiar With those felIo
Ing from Europe will say that this Is the current un
perhaps it II ~ common now that " j l'
thought Of the giving Of Rratnues 10 scFN1ns4 y
dinnCf-table the day WAS init bt'oic the '0mm|
one of my bushes ?>sOclates u
Cincinnati who slid "NOu are going berore the ua'
mitteel" / replied that | had received 10 subpoena
said hope you Will put them Oh the track OF ID z
rageous frauds pTaCticed in passing passenger ~
gage do not think any one could 90 down and 81 p
passengers come OF the steamers without BENG -
@. Have you any Information in respect to the rect
OF fees by weighers from merchants A. 40 no. ~
all.
THE ASSESSMENT TAgIFr.
O. Have you any knowledge il respect 20 eehi
tariff Of fees to entry clerks in the Custom-horei
/ have heard NJ that.
o. What have you heard A. ! have heard taAi Il
entry clerks being compelled 10 swear al the end o.
month that they have not received snch fees oeion
car receive their pay, are in the habit Of making nc
anda OF the papers which they grant ana afieE fec
their pay at the end OF the month they MAKE W
amount. and generally succeed in geiunS II -
That has been represented % me ~ the way -
ID In this way there are greater sums pad puf