New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-23
THE COURTS.

pECIuIARITIES OF CUSTOMS GACGlNG.
NOW BrNG-sTARTEEs AND OTHER EMPLOYEES Sc
CURE ILLICIT GAINs-MAkING UP ACCOUNTS FUN
EXTRA PAY.
The examination of witnesses in the mves-
tigaticn OF the conduct OF Constantine schner FORMER
Customs gauger, continued before L. :. commas
s;oner Shields yesterday Testimony FOR the deiSc was
Introduced the design being apparently TO sho" h'
even II fractional part Of gallon OF liquor were re-
moved before gaugng, the Government lost no duty
thereby But on cross-examinaton ms was SHOWN 10
be fallacious Some curious methods OF Transferring
business we're shown. Ethan Allen appeared Tor lho ue
PENDANT and Assistant L. ;. DiStrct-Mtoihe! fui"'
represented the Government Following are 'no mann
points Of the testimony
wr,s IT Thomas was called for the defense. and tes-
tiled am a city gaueer and have been Tor 20 wears
him know from expeFi,nc and rs a rule that ne
hung starters take liquor; the prectcc u, 10 Iin,o
Iouor 10 the men many take the hgu0r without
when LIQUOR on the wharf mere - 5v ,ar!
present The or ms ielreSen'atNos -, tan
IL no part Of gaugers business 10 III 80 IN
his busines is 10 gauge have heard MT Sclhert lei
the men work not TO take liquor; G"r.s ny ne
ence a city gaueer have receiver h9no hr, t't
merchants the liquor did not come from ihe WHAT, n1
from .ne store T Sro Inc wharf with The consent OF the
merchants the gaugcr has no opportunity OF knowing
what The character OF the bGne starter l. ia casks e
Snced at their full capacity in eaucng ioT the Govern
inent fractional parts OF gallon are oisoen '. ho
ALWAYS ben the practice to give the T. : g1uger ia;
gallon OF brandy the liquor Is taken Do' neie
so "a =, 49, lTi1, Nomor they could If liquor is taken
before the L. s. ganger marks his sauye en
private returns the mogchanis never ask i.oIiv
but sometimes received soiae me GaSlS "non I; Il
toward the merchants, and nat Is way tHey pay 10" ~
private gauge; may have seen one of Mr. schnerr :
men take vsan N" i;ie name by which the siphob Is
known fuli oi liquor ont haVS seen n i, ed d "r MY,
IL in Their and hang them up; nave zen 'onc
aud Nm,cIlncycr do TINS. and all Of Schneff ho' n
'auci,sins H. Brush testified am special agent OF
the Treasury and assisted IA capturing ~. WHO Slo
To- stor the practice. Cfoss-examincd by MI Puiuy
The mon captured leaders, and not MI - Lneri
st,e lou6r. after the gauge II was charger
against Schnerr that he liberal in his eage Tow tld
Those merchants who paid MN Tor pI9'S rt's .S
duties are pad according - We OHcu 100 80 tto
gauge: liquor is taken out before thiS g'usihs INC
Phi, - pMcr testified that he bed for Schncr1
from November 1873 until he seizure ne Wa cirIK
vat gngss we're exact copies of the saus3Is gauge it
A. rot tr,e That Mr. Morr son got pay wiihon. Wo
witness has seen gallon; gIo2 TO men ~ hoIvh i1
sometime the men viii sct rom various Hon i,
gallons would be given 10 oil Ilo men O'i q" ca "a,
schnerr USED to sst ioSs WINS % hoeved h@f there is
no gamer who cannot get ~ lhs way 10" -
200 20 500 gallons Per YEA, LA, nU e was M ,S
pxanin ion the witl.css SAID thai De WORKED i"r II
schnerr abon 10 months ~ The witness kncw about
marx; could rot tell whether or h0t tit snsul
gaueed the liquor correctly he could NOT ave ne
az time; Sc,meT wouli cot about couple o. sAilohs ol
liouor out Of a cargo: witness kepi ID, money
ne received for private gauges, ana gave
none 10 schncrr; tie merchants pA' IRON
90 10 10 cents per cask Tor private gauges
witness could not recoeet the name OF any OF thcSt
mcrrhanfs some Of the mon gave Wlino s' ~ or 81
s,er NOR, for doing extra work; the additional l"} was
lut down the Government pay-I1s charged 70 ~, NE
mon am tie men pad witness the extra pay: MI
Schnerr made the pay rolls there were thus tht
name OF men on pay rolls who did not do The WORK
for which they paw Morrison oi the pay roll
5or five or six DAYS and worked during that tino VII
ness worked extra hours ami being unable 10 ~ pay 10.
f,l.u a 1 tied IN ~
fhe pay-rolls when the received the money u,y
maid ii over 10 the witness this was done Win Mf
tcneIf's consent ON his redirect examination wine =
Stated tat the Government c.ugr rarely II ever ica
Caucef an, liquor. The c4anuntlOn was then aOlleu
I'LL "Wednesday al ! 4. hl.