, 1873-08-16

Tho Government Suit Against Plntt Il
EtOytl--URRhtOln. III ouao Officials I'm.
p1tcntcd In tho Frauds.

Tho Government Suit Against P1ntt ds
Ef0yd--Uust0m-lQouae Officials I'm.
p1tcatcd In tho Frauds.
Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
New YonK, Aug. 15.-somo weeks ngo OuH-
tonl-HouRo officials began proceedings against
rlatt Boyd for fraudulent classification, UNDER
valuation, smuggling, and bribery OF Govern
1nent officials. a formal suit began hero
Wednesday, for S1,000,000. It is alleged that
tho firm, extensive importers Of plato glass, in
voiced glass smaller sizo than it was in faot,
thus defrauding tho Government Of half tho
value also, TINT the firm imported plate glass
dutfnblo according to sizo, as common glass,
which pays duty according to weight also charge
1nomborB Of tho firm with smuggling household
goods; it is also said that in tho perpo-
tration Of tho alleged frauds tho firm
Was in col1usion with bribod customs off,
cials. Tho principal official making
allegations wna Special Agent Handouff Jayne,
who eeizod tho books and made tho discovery Of
tho bribery Of about seventy officers, as tolc-
graphod you last night. A friend Of platt Il
aacortaincd that rival house in tic importation
Of glass bud five of the employees OF rlatt
on his death-bod nsatod that lie. and others
had, for long tiuo, regularly made transcripts
firm, and furnished thon to thoir rivaB. After
being discovered, those clerks wore discharged
by Platt d Boyd, md Jayne employed them to
testify. TINT platt l. Boyd had committed frauds
on oil imrortations. The warrant for tho seizure
Of 1869 and two OF 1870 werc mado the basis OF
tho charges, but Jayne sent to the office. aud
IN defiance Of counsel, and against tho
hdvice Of Distriot-Attorncy Bliss, scized
ing to employ tho army aud navy Of the United
States to look up Plat i Boyd. His conduct
was 50 violent and his action so arbitrary that
Boyd l. Platt havo. brought: suit
appeared to avoid arrest. Tho warrant was
Issued by Judge Blatchford. Tho complaints
and warrants are published in tho Tribune to-
morrow. Tho commotfon in tho Cuatom-Houao
to-day was greater than any since tho charges
against its Inspectors wore broached. An ear
nest debate took place over the reports circu-
latod to-day that these officials are not implicated
in passing goods. p1attaud Boyd Expressed satiB-
faction, md maliciously salutod the suspected
yau got7" Tho Custom House men IRE thorough
" deu,orallzed, and Assistants t-Secretary Sawyer,
Collector Arthur, Surveyor Sharpe, Naval-O Oflicor
Latin, aud ethor leading Royonuo otlicors,
were snt 9s' s hut bus sGF souo adoufn%sn o 1pisa
where 1t ig said lie resides but 1t is understood
that ho will not bo founA within tho Jurisdiction
Of Blntchford for months n como. He went
ANHy PllEUlld4S 1cEEocALluB newspaper Cr1tlEl6Iu
Of iia Conduct. aud declaring it was bis Intention
to resign. His outrageous conduct Inns mot
with such condemnation that ho went
to d prominent editor Of this city and
begged with toara In his eyes that no further a1-
lusion bo male to him. His present conduct
arouseH general indignation.
ITO the Associdttd Fress.1
NEW YoME, Aug. 15.-It appears that, on
Tueaday laat, Secretary Richardson, Of tho
United statoa Treasury, received information
gation Of the manner in which tho employees in
Tho Appraisers Office aud number OF Deputy
Collectors conducted business, it might bo found
that tho interests Of tho United States wore not
geytiona as to freud and coluston on tho part Of
this class Of officials, including, in all. about
si1ty persons. Those charged with tho
Investigations which arc said to be now
mailing in I tho Costom House will
mors aro current ono being that the report to
the Secretary Of tho Treasury WIS based upon
tho statements Of man who, boing diasatiBfiotl
with his Hhare Of tho moneys received, disclosed
Ill TINT ho knew about tho matter. AWnshing-
ashod about tho truth Of the report published,
taid: "The Trensnry Department ia always
investigating, not only In New York, but at every
point whoro much buBineso Is dono. It is
reports come from apparently disintoreated
parties, while ut other ti1noe tho charges arc
specifically made by the agonts Of tho Do
partmont; who have faoilitios for detecting
fraud that, mercantile communities little
tSs Nov York M = oomplaint> s "lho lie Information ion
filed came from man whose reports heretofore
layo beon found atrlctly correct. Sweeping at
they wore, 1t Was tue duty OF the Collector to III
yostigaete and while thoro is good reason fol
guilty, some may be innocent. cannot Say, un,
til I hear tho result Ut tho investigation, wha
number will be discharged"
LATEn:-A Washington dispatch says: Mr
Vanderbilt, Of the Treasury Department. 70
tho supposed frauds in tho Now York Custom
House, aud reports to Secretary Richardson tina
thoro waH nothing whatever to implicato certaii
ofticerB in Wrong-aoing. His visit had no CON
nection wllatoyor with tho removal OF anybody
nor had any or0crs boan previously issuod fol
that purpose.
Mr. boyd, OF tho firm of platt Il Boyd, whoHt
books woro soizea q short ti,no ago on thu
ground Of Irregularities ln Custom-llou trans
firm. .contans ontries OF alllns paid to Inspect
ors, together with tho nanlos OF tlo Inspectors
thaiH paid but adds that tue money WAS paid t
havo tho!r goods watchod on tho dock until rc
moyoa by tho Arm, and to save them from caro-
loss handling by the customs cartmen.
The pilots and Pilot Commissioners hero con
demn tho proposed plan OF the Secretary Of th
Treasury to make thom Government officers.
Tho parade Of tho Legion Of st. Iatrick .o-tln
paasod of quietly.
john Morohoad, tho notorious counterfeter 0
50-cent currency, was held for trial today.
eteinhart, who shot 6hoonlol,k in the VeBe
Btreet cigar manufactory aud then attompto
euicido, viii rocoyer. Bhoonlonk IL improving
r. III. I. Roaman, late Secretary OF tho 13rookly
Trust Company. disappeared from his roHdenc
! in Brooklyn rathor 1nyaterioualy OH Alon.la
Inst, md rlllnor Inns 1t tlnt lis light Is cause
! by I'LL investigation into lia accounts now bc
Ing conducted by exports under orlor
ported TINT tho bonds of tho preso'l
Directors, deposited a. collaterala for his loant
mo uttorly worthless. Another rulnor concern
s him Ii, that ho iH q dofaultor to tho gt
I!tasury. Ito hold tho position OF Deputy Gil
| TfcMR,1rnr III, tn tho time of the elBp0ubiou