The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-11

| States. The section reads as iollows;-
any Ds6sSSn shall or s1Owiusiy import
merchsndse contrary 70 law Or shall receive concsa
concealmens sale o such merchandl.e afer trans
prssd tne same nsSs n
s. forfeited ana the offender snail 30
less than $50 o. be tor any time exceed
ton t,s section DEFENDANT shown to have 70
have had possession o. such goods such shall
unless the defendant shall explain the possession 80 the
satisfI cton OF the jury.
IL will be noticed that this statute places the
burden OF proving the possession or receiving OF
the goods without guilty knowledge on tAe de-
lendant; at least TINS Is tRe view taken by the
government oficers. But It is said, independent
oJ this. that the government VIII be able TO prove
that some OF the members OF the 1rm ana some
OF its agents &C, ed In direct completely with the
smuggers. This is wnat the government alege
Three indictments have also been fled against
Field, Morris, Fenner Co., the auctioneers, who
are alleged % have sold the goods, charging them
with receiving selling and facilitating the trans.
portatIon OF tho merchandise IN question-to Wit,
large quantities OF silk and mohair
W. Ii. Tacott the buyer for the nrm OF u. b.
Claim & Co., IS also indicted Jointly Win the
arm and separately bY himself for alleged CON-
documents have been found against Lawrence,
Des Anges, WOLF Levy and Ball lot conspiracy,
Bench warrants have not been issued against
the parties, as they were notified by letter from
Mr. Bliss United States District Attorney, OF the
fact OF the indictments being found against them
and requested TO come IN and give ban.
Co are very long and contain several counts.
They are indicted as Charles NJ. Field, Aaron Field
John J. Morris, William q. Fenner and Edmund ID.
Fenner. The 1rst count IN one OF the indictments
against these parties alleges tnas on the
knowingly s5s and wiiluliy Ivy receive and Conceal
ana in certain manner and by certain
means TO the Jurors unknown facilitate the CON
cealment OF certain goods, wares and merchan-
dise-to wit. large quantity OF silk goods OF the
value OF $4,000 and upWard--after their importa-
tion into tine United states, contrary 10 law, IN
that the goods had been smugg!sd and clandes-
timely introduced into the United states from
Great Britain and ireland, without the duties be-
Ing paid or the payment oil the same being
secured. The seconu count charges the parties
in question with having on the date above
fully Iactated tine transportation OF the goods
specllied without paying or securing the pay
charges that they lraudulently ana unawfully
facilitated the SAFE Of the goods, Inc fourth count
ceived and concealed the goods and iraudulently
facilitated the concealment o. them. me NTH
the transportation OF the goods. the sixsh count
out mat they iraudulently facilitated the sale
| OF the goods The ninth count sets up that on
! the LIST OF August 1873. they irauoulently acili-
tated sale OF silk goods TO the value Of $4,000
ana upward. other counts charge otner oueuce5
one OF the indictments against II. b. Claim.
who is indicted with John Cla1iu Edward Il.
Fames, Horace J. Falrcnld, William 5. Dunn.
! Dexter N. Force, Daniel Robinson ana William Ii.
| Talcott alleges IN the nrst count that GU the 1st
! OF April. 1873 the DEFENDANTS. at New York city,
| did frauduentv, knowingly and uDlawIuly re-
ceve and conceal seven cases containing SIN
| goods OF the value OF $4,000 and upward alter
their Importation into the United STATES, without
paying, accounting Tor or securing toe duties
! thereon, and that the goods IN question were
smuCged into TINS port from France.
| The second count charges the defendants with
fraudulently facilitating the transportation OF toe
the third count arges that they unlawfully ia
cilltated the sale OF the goods; me fourth count.
that they on the 18th OF May. 1874, unlawiuly re-
celved and concealed and Iacilltlted the conceal
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brought into TINS port rom the German Empire,
without the duties being paid or the payment OF
The seventh count alleges that on the 10th OF
Mircn, 1874 they unlawfuly received and con-
cealed ana facilitated the concealment Of seven
| cases. containing silk goods, oil the value OF
| $4,000; that these goods came from France ana
that the duties thereon were Dot paid.
The tenth count charges that on the 14th OF
| APRIL 1873, the defendants fraudulently and un-
lawfully concealed and facilitated the conceal
ment OF SILK goods OF the vaue OF $4,000 anu up
! ward, which were clandestinely introduced into
the United States from France.
The thirteenth count charges that on the 20th
or November, 1874, the defendants unlawfully re-
celved ana concealed ana facilitated the conceal
ment Of silk goods OF the value OF $4,000 and
upward, and that these goods were rmuggled
! into the United states from the German Empire.
other counts In this Indictment vary the offence.
| The sixteenth count declares that on the 18th
OF August, 1874, de.endants unlawfuliy received
and conce aled and facilitated the concealment OF
| seven cases oil SILK goods. valued at $35.000 and
upward: and the nineteenth cOuRt alleges a siml-
lar oTence on the 2Otn OF February 1874; the two
succeeding counts varying the offence.
The twenty-seconu count sets Iorth that DE-
fendsnts the lst Of April, 1873 did raudulently,
knowingly and unlawiully buy and facilitate the
sale OF silk goods 10 the value OF S3500o after tner
Importation into the United States, contrary TO
The indictments are unusually long and full OF
the welLKnown legal verbIage; out the pitn and
marrow OF them Is acre glven:-
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
| PURDY on THE CASE
In conversation yesterday with reporter OF
! the HERALD United states District Attorney Purdy
stated that the government was quite ready TO
go to trial; that they had tner preparations
made aud that they would press the case with all
the vIgor that the law allowed. Ii appears that
Vol and Lew decamped some time ago, and up
TO the present they had not been taken into Gus
CARD FROM CHAPLIN co.
NEW YORK, June 10, 1878.
The United States Grand Jury nave TINS day in
dicted our firm for alleged completely Ia attempts
10 defraud the Customs revenue al THIS port. We
SIMPLY ask Yellow citizens TO wllDnold all
Judgment In the case. We nave conducted our
business honorably and honestly. We expect 10
demonstrate our Integrity and innocence. As
there has been no ushonor in our past, so we
intend protect our IuIure from stain. by an un-
compromising defence against any accusations
II. h. CLAfLlN & co.
STATEMENT OF MEssRs. FIELD. NORRIS AND PENNER.
At ABOUT three O'Clock yesterday afternoon
bench warrant was served upon Messrs. Field,
Morris. tenner Co., auctloneers, NO 49, Broome
street. requiring them 10 give Gail to-day 70 the
extent Of SO, 900 and 10 appear Deore the District
Attorney on Monday next 20 give answer 10 an
Indictment charging them with receiving and sell
Ing az auction smuggled goods.
When the HERALD reporter called upon the men,
bers OF the nrm yesterday afternoon, a few mo-
ments after the summons mad been transferred,
ne found them assembled together In the rear Oh
nce ana II was evident 20 hlm that they were very
greatly surprised. Their astonlshment was three
folu greater, however, when the HERALD reporter
informed them OF the indictment Of Mr.. IA. b.
Claim, a circumstance 81 which they SAID they
had received no Information Whatever.
Ine iolio sing statement was rendered 10 the
HERALD representative by Mr.. Charles NJ. Field In
presence OF all the other members OF the flrm:-
Mr.. FIELDS STORY.
"a summons was served upon US very unex-
pectedly tnls afternoon. Unu you informed me
was not aware that q similar summons had been
issued against Horace Il. CiallE. | know nothing
about the purp0rt OF the charges made
against that gentleman save the conclusions
l have drawn from publications maze In
the HERALD and 0lner daily journals. | nave
only brief statement 70 render az present, Tor
cannot give any satisfactory answer 10 charges
made against the nrm unsll know, specifically,
what those charges are. All the information |
have at present Is derived from The meagrc con-