, 1875-06-13
THE SILK SMUGGLERS.

l
Extent Of the Hustness-Whnt Dis.
trict-Axtorney Hlisa Says-Card from
Claflin d Co.
5e1o York 7Tn<s Ju1 IL.
I iesterday morning the Grand Jury Of the
United States Circuit Court appeared before
vuoee benedict and presented large num-
| oer OF indictments in the ailk-smup-
ehcs cases. In reply to question n
by tue court as to whether they hsd completed
| taor 4aoors. the foreman replied in ihe peoa-
tive, and the Grand jury was dismissed to rs-
sume their iabors, with instructions to ao.in
| appear in cour. on Monday next, By which TIM
1sls probable they will have dispatched all ths
| business that is to come before them. Some of
tue absent Grand Jurors were ordered to show
cause Why they should not be fined for pon-
! att endance.
Among the indictments presented were three
against William Il. Talcott, the buyer Of 4. 8.
Gialn Co.. for kno o"insly purchasing silks that
haa been amugsled. The first Indictment con-
ta'rs t'5entv-oue counts. The first second, aud
tAlr1 charge him with "recoiv,ng and con
ceaAns $4,000 worth Of smngsIed SILKS
on the LIST OF April, 1878; Tie fourth.
.ith; T. siztt1, seventh, eighth, and ninth with
sa ke ~ ohense I'm IN IN relation to 5000 worth OF
eleventh.. twelfth. thirteenth, fourteenth, and
hIteenth. sano onensa anG Same amount, On tho
2oth OF November; 1914; the sixteenth, aeven-
teonsh and eighteenth, sano offenso, in relation
lo'4; The nlneteenth- twentieth. and twen-
goods, On tie 10th 40 Of h. Februs1y.
1874 The second indictment contains three
eonuts, each charsins thnt on the olst OF April,
worth OF sma.gied silas. The third Indictment |
contains twelve counts. Tho first second. and |
'al tnlfa chasge the receiving and conceaiine By
Ialcott OF $4,000 worth OF stnuggled silks on !
the 18th ot March. 1873 the fourth. fifth. and |
sixth. sel~s olfense, same amount Of goods.
On the 2.h Of November. 1879; tho sey,
enth. eighth, and ninth counts, Same ofrenae
same srnou ut Of goods, on tho 10th Of October
ie12; the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth counts
OF November, 18Th
Three OF the indictments wero aeains. Horace
3: ciah1n, john CIeAi1, Edward +. Eames, /
Il Hor1ce J.. Fairchld, William y. Dunn, Dexter
tne tfm Of Clahin i Co., and W1lAan
Z. Talcott, the buyer Of tho fKm, ct,a-einr
them jointly and eeveray with tho con,
= mission OF the same ofrenses charged against
la1eols !! I n the Indictments against him. Ihreo
O. tue Indictments we're agaias: Charles y.
Eield Aaron Field, john ]. Morris William r.
tcnnfr, and Edmund j. Fenpe-, composing tho
ancslotesr firm OF Field. Morris, Fenner
= 20. The first Indictment charges tie
% annexed: July I, 1914, stoo,oo1: Aas.
- A 1874, $loo 900; Aug. 20, 1874, loo,oco; Aug.
!. 1871 $4,000; aug. /, i574, eli, 1000; Nov. i,
- 700 Juty !, 1874. s1oo,0o0- The Soc ,,
GLOWING dates In relation to si!ks OF annexed =.
hiues: Oct. II, 1874, $4,000; Aug. Is, 1874. | |
e ,i5100o; ;0o Nsy 70, 1874 $6o.co; Nay a. 1874
,00 81 s SSx SS; II 4bd 1s trd dssSG9e ost
10 sano o[1erHo as tho Others covers tho fol- :
owng da:cs and values: April 8, 1874, s100.-
~; July. !. 1873: $4,000; May 1, 1873, 5000;
opt. 20 1879, $4,000; Oct. i. 1872 $1,000;
'9c. l. 1874, s22o; ;o9o: Thea follow charges Of
a|es OF aFousged silks By tho firm of he ,ol- 9
9w1ng amounts at various dates: 2100CO0,
20, 600, $4,000, $4,000, SO, 600, S22O, 900. b
ae OF the indictments preaeated was against I r
haEEes L.: Iawrence, for forging tho Or
i'm and Robert Dea Aneas, Aaron wolf, Henry
!. LoVy, Lafayette Grail, and Gustsvus ". Bali.
II tho same ofense, and 1t7e wa1e against ail K
sse e Parties, for smuggling: Il
J. yesterday e; afternoon, Mr Dunn, Of the firm Of
Yields, u aas and gavs bail in tho sum OF
?o,ooo to appear Tor trial, tho anount ~
ven covering al three Of the iudict- -
ents against him. His Bureties were Mensrs.
1gustus D. Jnllerat aud DancGn Z. 1lcHeuzio. |
cid, Morris. Fenner Il Co. ara suc.ioueerg who.
is alleged have long been engaged in receiv-
8eiing. and transporting lar.e quantities Of pf
ods alleged to hare boon sanuggledS G,
United states District Attorney DIlas was ve
as:ioned yesterday afternoon il rotation to ar ~,
next Indictments, aud the following conror- Va Va
you reason to believe that al
} membors Of the firm Of Clafin t. CO. wsre :
are. or had cause to Know, that the silks pi1- ~
|sed by Mr. I2lcott, tnair buyer, had been | W.
.gsled7 04' mi
'o. B|iss-I hare no evideaee showing that ! ma
iorace 3. Ciahin and eo1ne OF the other
nbers !2 OF tho firm we're privy to the fact that =
Gill Feh ehvnu r1a1L L~rA
,eisVe that other membors OF the firm bad VII,
III w., 1900 49, 49,, han
80 whom You believe had knowledge and OF nl "ne
10 against whom Yon have no evidence Of ~ ~
hat c.nnot do. II xo,,a j. ,ri,,s. ~ a. hal9
llnste in that manner, without further eyi-
ca than now possesa.
ny are Persons against whom you have no
oncs OF guilty knowledge proceeded
,cause the Grand Jury found that the silks G.
been IN the possession OF the tiru, and such ave,
esston, under the law, is sufficient evidence i1;a,
athotlze conVlction, unless the Accnsed can @ @op
ain tho possession so a. 70 Satisfy the iury 4o1e
'w is It about the firm of Field, Morris. day
Ter i Go. Did they know that the goods inc.
received aud sold had beon gnugg!ed wind
ave every reason to heere that they did ~, ~
,g large quantities Of imnorted goods at so N
& far below what they could have haan and I into
( the duties had been paid without kno.- Beaa
lat thoy must haye been amnggled.
at Kinds o. goods we're the suction firm In
abit Of seliiuK7
H. nohAi1s. union cloth, eto., moat1y Of Er
. characse1 a. pay I4to OF duty OF from 50 Pr,
per cent.
t true that no bench-uArrauts havo been eoeo
for the arrest Of the indicted partios md nor 4
on haqe sent them notice OF thoir indic3- De
With request that they will appear and i 200
,ail? r.,