The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-28
CusroM HOUSE, New YORK,

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CusroM HOUSE. NEW YORK,
Hon Groncr Bour% Secretary ef the Taeasany
sIR-I herewith enclose detailed report this report
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Phelps, Dodge Co. importers Of metals, doing business
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explaining A. more sngh Than usual character
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recInH IuOst kccIy OF Tue SuatlOn,
pr9cesdea with the Investigation in this case with
Of these goods giving the sizes kinds and
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moSse par on ME and found them 70 agree in
Fr establishing beyond ali question the ideny Of the
theCustom House the following particulars, viz I'm
thUpriceS paid, the difference package being
the pence 70 shiiiings sterling in omitiing in
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Shipment In 1,. other words the identity Of the
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writing OF their Custom House invoices and had
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and pqpeTs After prSssarng the warrant aoweye
send for the members Of the firm and say to them that Il
they would deliver such books might indicate he
This course was pursued and thsy delivered 70 such
Of the
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hers OF the firm one, guided by the invoice
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The only and only answer yer that could be made
enormous business knew nothing Of import Or mean
liverpool knew and realized nothing Of the nature Of
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forced vigorously reentlessy against their less
New York, Knowing and caring nohng the laws, Or
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ment
examined amounted TO about one and three quarters OF
million dollars ana mis- amount s plainly and GER
1863 not BY TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION Or iarfetchsd
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, false nv9 s %sds a Is S no s
forfeited ter for n% i ds The the hn w ane IL
o5bds their dsng Fqlesd they
explanation can be given Or motive found for sysemas
raaans Inc United staes except thai they did intend
to deiraud the United States.
Of the aS made Them them he plea
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mens Of reasoning are set ut naugt In the search for
Of sSs The items IN these several
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therefore, small the innovations Of the
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nue. must been fifteen thousand dollars
on On these S hSoses Conclusive honor be,
very respectfully, your obedient se ryan .,,.
OFFICE or 1 nan DISTRICT ATTORNEY
TIE UNITED STATES
70. TIE sournrRs N p,sr Eoa. OF ~, Nny H9sK
Hon E. C. B.srrrIp Solicitor Of the treasury
sIRI herewith transmit an offer q eompremise made
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nhed me Gi.cio.es iew thousand dollars less Tue
eharse for Violations q the hrs secon OF the act Of
lie facts in the follows Acting upon in
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papers Of the defendants Ny predecessor after care:
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member o. the house and he voluntarily produced the
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fore 51as had so%%I,.sd ,si:
SHIPPED IRON r. ne
Tanda being By ths Liverpool house always il The
handwriting, and stating expressly I'VE Invoice
them 70 you St ne prices paid il VALE. words 20
amount OF Standardization on this account we have
proof Of The cost such The other
some single item or class Of items in an invoice In which cs
nsansss n which whole invoice seems to have
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true invoices II these ever existed Tor the mpora.
stfoseS that frauds ssys
tended several years, and there Is considerable
indirect proof that this is in the similarity
OF rates In standard items before and since January,
1871, Invoices showing the prices before 1871 IN
the goods which are shown to have been under
valued since that time OF invoices entered since early
in 1871 which are tainted with fraud the total value -
81 726Uu The items In these invoices which under.
valuations amount 10 Sl7l0l7 Is while the amount
OF ndervauaon rs S6,6oS 7s The total amount Of
duties lost 10 the government was Sl,G6i %. inc
total importations OF the defendants are about
six million dollars year While the investigation was
going onyarous proposals Of promise made but
none them such that the Collector deemed II
worth while 10 hold out any hope that they would be ac-
cepcd though think that my predecessor disposed
10 the acceptance OF considerably smaller sum
than that now offered. was personally cognizant OF
the whole proceedings but took active part them
until had Ia ken oath OF Office. yesterday de-
vot, conde rable time TO the Of the papers
Alter careful consideration have decided to recon-.
mend the acceptance OF the compromise offered.
inue need this course by the TACT that the nominal
amount claimed Is in compa rison with Tie
amount OF undcrvaluation and fraud that believe il
would exceedingly difficult to obtain verdict the
amount claimed The smallness in amount OF the fraud
also The amount offered adeQuatepe ps
neutrality-suspicious. for the offence committed
The PROPOSAL therefore, seems to to the two
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