The New York herald., 1873-08-17
CORRUPT CUSTOMS.
The Comm0ti0n at the Custom
House Still Continues.
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DAMAGING EEYEL opMENTs.
The Alleged 'Black List Obtained in
Full by Herald Reporter.
Leading Firms of Importers
Implicated.
The Third Day Of Agony
Among the Boys"
On tho Rack Of Excruciating Expectancy
and Suspense.
The Small-Fry officials To Be Sacrificed
to Save the Magnates.
On Whose Necks Will the Axe
First Fall?
The Third Day Of Agony
Among the Boys"
On tho Rack Of Excruciating Expectancy
and Suspense.
The Smau-Fry officials To Be Sacrificed
to Save the Magnates.
On Whose Necks Will the Axe
First Fall?

The third day OF the agony at the Custom House
has elapsed ana yet the agony is greater than
ever. The publication OF the fact In the HERALD
that the names of sxty-one officials,
whose conduct should be investigated, had
been sent to Washington has received hourly
confirmation from employees at the granite build
ing. There is now no doubt whatever OF the ex-
istence of the 'black'' list. Every despatch from
Washington makes assurance doubly sure. State
ments made by men in high position at the Gus
tom House have tended to throw all
the blame upon the inspectors at the
wharves This has been done to save them
selves, and for nothing else. The inspectors
have been abused for taking perqusites but 1t is
not in their power to cheat the revenue directly by
any possible means. 1t Is possible for them TO
hurry the delivery of goods or 1t is possible to de-
lay them on the dock for hours, and by doing
SO cause great expense to the i'm
porters at the general order office. The
biggest swindling is done by the chief
officials at the desks in the Custom House, who are
permanently stationed there, and have all the best
opportunities to make arrangements and to fix
bargains with importers. The inspectors cannot
plan any bargains with these dishonest merchants
importers for the prime that they know
day ahead what vessel they will be detailed to
inspect. The inspector has means OF knowing
the contents of a case Of goods, for he does not
examine 1t at all There are examiners and ap.
praisers for this purpose. and then the Inspector
may receive q $40 bill for q little extra
work as an act Of courtesy. without any
possibility OF defrauding the revenue. The
appraisers and examiners, however, have every
chance OF cOllusion with importers and they re-
ceive large amounts of money from dishonest i'm
porters Uncle Sam is looked upon as a fair victim
to be plucked, and he is plucked with enthusiasm.
The man in business who would not think
OF cheating his butcher, baker, or
tailor of bill does not venture to swlndle the
United States government, and the crime for crime
it is lies easily on nssscCoas: his conscience ecs.s
The night inspectors work six hours. There are
two watches; hes Lhe night inspectors are paid sS
O'Clock in the morning, and their duties compel
them to leave at sunset
''THE EXPENSES"
In the Office Of Colonel Frank E. Howe there are
q number of men employed who are detailed from
the Custom House. II costs the customs authori.
Howe. There are 1fty-iour special agents OF the
Treasury in the United States distributed
ling, Senator Of the United states, has been
very friendly to Colonel Howe, the hero OF the Park
Special Agent Jayne. Among the special agents
the rates @ OF OF are S. and So naS day This
aefaled to hi his Office. 10 this s. n Jayne 'd did
not agree, and hence has grown an
unfrendliness which seems to have given Jayne q
in Howe's department. Also out of this slight
quarrel between officials has come an exposure Of
the general dishonesty among customs officers.
The above statements are merely made
s a a tSe
in anxious expectancy OF the axe OF authority
being applied to their several Official necks This
pervades the whole force of employees except the
highest officials, for they alone know who are
charged and what ones are approved clear OF pecu-
of stained officers is kept close by Special
Agent Jayne, who, as he hobbies along on his
both the reporters and his subordinates IN their
efforts to get glimpse OF what he terms his ittle
n n when ne y spoken a to upon the
paronizingly to his interrogation, and even wltily
Of certain hypothetical burning house. wherein
red from this story that only lesser officials are to
bear the brunt OF the investigation. But this Spe-
metaphors. and his little story may mean nothing,
and only have the object of jibing" his inqusitor,
in which he certainly fails somewhat
THE ALLEGED OFFENDING IMPORTERS.
The names OF those merchants devoted to the
slight mercies OF Agent jayne and the United
carefully guarded. But bow poor their efforts
against those OF persevering HERALD re-
porter The writer was determined to dis
rraud upon the customs revenue, and he did
so. 1t was only after careful watchings, and the
something more than United States legal powers
to circumvent, that view OF the books In the
District Attorneys office was gained transcript
whom suits, as alleged, have been begun, was
speedily made and it is here presented :
Dudan, Frere Co., importers of laces, shawls
&C.. sult for 100000, begun July IL.
Joseph J. Ribon and J. M. Munoz, suit for $3.50.
August 9. Downey, Francis Dougherty and Gra-
ham Rogers, suit for $4,000 for violation OF GUS
f. R. Il. 4 E. H. Trowbrdge; suit for $4,000 for
x,,nlots al nj tba Of Apti nrIoca
James Reid and John II. G. Sisterman; suit for
alleged bribery Of customs official to make false
Joseph Fl. White, George II. Brown and Francis
D. Lecompte; suit for violation OF the act Of ls63
for $4,000. Action closed:
A. II. solomon and X. Med Kirkland, for violation
of act Of 1853; suit for $4,000. Closed.
Emil Q. Herman, Hugo Parpers. Louis F. Dom.
erich, CHRISTOPHER Andrew, Leopold scholler suit
for 1905 ss, for violation OF act Of 1863 Action
Jose Y. Onativia, Henry Besti, Charles A. Hoard,
W. H. Latimer, George Latimer and Jose X. Fer.
nandez; suit $l04,O00 for violation OF the act OF
1863. Closed In March.
solomon N. WOLF and AlphonSus de Rietha.
Suit under act OF 1868, for $4,000.
How the Norseman Karlbcrg Has Proved
a Tartar OF the Custom House Mem
The Story to . Hundred Dozen of
Kid Gloves.
The rumor having been extensively spread In
this city that the present Investigations into
Custom House irregularities had originated
through Mr.. KarlberG, who has been enormously
reported to be the natural OF the late King OF
Norway and sweden, oscar l., having made
representations to the Secretary OF the Treasury
that a bribe had been paid by him to the
Custom House ofcer who passed his lug
gage and 100 dozen Of gloves by the
Anchor line steamer, by which he arrived from
Glasgow last July, HERALD reporter was sent to
see that gentleman on the subject Mr.. Karlberg
is handsome man Of average height, with dark
eyes and beard, the latter being somewhat heavily