, 1875-09-14
THE CUST0M.HOUSE
Clnrges Sworn, Against Time.
Keeper Sutherland.
Allegation Tint lfo Falsalicil q Pny-Roll
nnl pockctcd tho Money.

In relation 10 matters In and about lbs now Custo
House. there havs from limo to tns been vtrsoua
cusati0na, vkgie and eonic AreCt, ns1b by QUO
Sutherland, uho a7TcarN to have been for vhIlo =
ttneketper In tho sioneJArd at Twelfth stree 1t has
rccmesl good W Mr. Sutherland to father an expose
two and to threaten more, bath through the columns
Of TIN rntunxn and othor papers. 1t haa also ap.
rarrd To Mr. Sutherland That It hIs duty to nrb
NIT certain knowledge and nuspic!ons OF blu to tLb
Commission Of Bpveu which has lataly oompotcd m
examination Of tho structure, and tho public viii
sgyee with the EenelaEnsn in thinking that X WAN kA
duty 10 mike tleso exposures, rrovdcd ho had good
ind sufficient grouuls to bAss them on.
l3ut now It sppesss that these ia
ANOTHER EIDE TO T11H sTonr,
and that Ar. Sutherland Ia 70 10 the .ctlu ~ vol
tic agent, of disclosures. Thcro hkyo been certain
atlava ms4le and filed with Disrict~Attorney Ward,
which, II trus, Indicate certain Willingness Ar,
ntherandH part 10 mako money In Ways hardly less
dark an thoss pointed at IN hIs disclosures. Dy Tho
,,! s!viee Of counsel, rssnme ns, Of ths al1ess-
with subinttscJ. Ths matters chsraoa arc com.
r,isc!l tn three s'Rd.s!sa, Of which tho 1usance,
WITHOUT tho ptolix language, u hollow given:
WILLIAM CunnAf.
being svoFn that he has lived in Chicago twelve
years tcsitlal ut No. = John street; wae workman
eot sso orkmsn xavs him ~ otder Tor H. pay
dor '9gs to hs due to hi. tDdslo = e nsss
Of their fellowworktnen, mud bidclos h.d pnt down
hs nsme for g. i'ona about to lesvc tho cir he had
Curssn further sa5l that II Tho nr1t rayday ho rro
oeneJ ths ofes s1 when about 70 receive the onve
e9aa Who S:1s "' ~ 'tsa assr X sua
this" Attcrw.nia on thn sams tla1. su,h.
crlAnd raid to the man Hank above mentioned ths
aum Of -, s9ylng 1t tho titac that Thu ouey had bcea
aent mp 70 this yards, but that ho vonId "a, tls s,
out Of hls own pocket At date subsequent to that
named Duran nxo.rs tat hs tnapec.ed ths books au
found thtt Dadeos had been credited With three isya'
To.k Turing Inue lls {cur,anl had rece!psed Tor
pideosh Jay but signed III blank, as was tbs custom.
Az TO sDTMEaIAND'a CAPACITY
to perform to work for which he paid by Govern.
drunk repeatedly, that he npablo to perform bin
duties :that llo has him drunk that be could
not casho roll: and hnaly that during July suthes-
spirit he could not keep the Ama-in evidences Of
which ntaant aweass that ut the end Of tho month
Sutherland came TO him and naketi him what extra
Another affidavit 10 by Arthur T. 0o~er, uho tucarn
that Sutherland turned In Tires days t'ms for pp-
lot 1er Juno 1874, and that sccordingly 81 TO-
II. A. DtcKHON
swearn that whom tbe pa5sng.o1 for June, 1914 Wa
1T rrogt osa nud when certain natnb (which he doea
for this envelope containing tbs money, and aaid
" Give mo t!lat; h4ve order for H. which viii
give you when We 8es shsonsh )" and shAt sha aant
who prt tho s*tne In EiBeon.hos.
As the stande it is alleged that Mr.. auther
ala returned h1to asys for Dteiot whert he evdent-
sscosa!ng TO the Eon, with SIS in Il. ana tht4
Blank, who resolved the money, got only g. II Will
be very prupcr for Mr. Sutherland to explain hs put
II, having put down sl2 on the roll, ho paid 10 Hank
only onethird that sln. There sces to be $8 hhost
Ia tho transaction some1hcru, and whatever nSp!AuA-
clearly b+lorp the Grand Jury In Iudxe Dlodaott'a
Coart stts on th6 case.