The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-06-03

civil suit Against ChRs. l.. LaVvrense
VOr HOre Than 81 ,OOO,eob,
GFrom the New York Eribune.l
The rate of ttty TO which hosiery and
DINER Gotten goods are subject WAS paid
upon tho silks alleged to have baen
smNSeled through the appraisers Office
renee. The difference between the dutv
which should have been paid on these
silks and that which was Daid "a n Il
claimed, 81. 1856, 400, and a suit was he
gun yesterday in the United States dis
triot court to recover that amount from
Lawrence.
The detectives received their first
Intlaatlon of the true state of facts in
October last, when they began an in
VestlgatIon to discover, il possible, how
silks and laces could be sold In this
market at an differentiation. Thew
we're assisted in their quest by dealers
IN this city who had been losers bv suob
sales. Shortly after the beginning of
the investigation the detectives fo9nd
that what purported to be cotton OooSs
were delivered to lace house. and were
consigned to some fictitious conscience.
the entries being made by Charles ID,
Lawrence, who signed the bonds for the
Withdrawal of the goods. Lawrence
claimed to have a power Of attorney
from the fictitious consignees. THE
detectives watched Lawrence night and
DAY, and Collector Arthur detailed
Deputy COLLECTORS Phelps and Bauloh
20 assist them, The Watching of the
suspected persons continued until early
IN Janrary without any important re-
sun. AT that time Gray Brothers, Gus
EOgn-hnnaa hvD1rawo 4
eight cases OF what purported to be
cotton goods, consigned to Freeman &
Powell. The entry was made before
CoL. Des Anges, Lawrence signing the
bond for the withdrawal of the goods
Oes ADges, as usual, selected ono of
Sne cases for examination and Appraisal
1he detectives watched Lawrence while
ne was signing tho bond and making
tne entry. a few minutes after DeputV
Oollector Baulch made inquiry of Des
Anges as to what bond IIawrerce bsa
signed. AT this Des Anges became
suspicious and alarmed, and gave an
order countermanding the withdrawal
permit. '-'''- >" ~
ans order was sent to MIR. Mooney.
one Of the detectives who WAS in Hobo.
ken Watching the discharge of the cargo
OF the PommeranfA, on which the cases
OF goods were. The cases were then
removed ~ the warehouse on the dock.
ana an examination of their contents. n
Few Gays afterward, showed that they
contained silks. The goods were seized
and placed in the seizure-roonn of The
cusUom-house. One of the cases-the
one chosen for examination by Col. Des
Anges-coatainea cotton goods. The
indictment of Lawrence and Des ApRes
followed N,oWr IL l. -
Wihthor he was pursued by the detect
ives. While in Montreal. he received a
telegraphic dispatch from confedsrnte
an THIS city, informing him that the
detectives were on his track. He i'm
mediately left Montreal in a sleigh. on
FEBRUARY II, and pursued his journey
toward st. Johns and Halifax. while
the thermometer was forty degrees be-
low zero. He afterward sailed for
England under the name of q. G.. Cor
Ion. de was arrested on his arrival at
Queenstown by a detective from SCOT
Aand Yard. Lawrence took his arrest
very ooolly, not supposing that he could
Oe e1tr0dited. His case came M before
Police Magistrate Sir Thomas Henry.
and he was defended by Judah p. Ben.
lamln, the former secretary of the con
tederate treasury. The magistrate or
uered LaWrence's extradition, and the
prisoner was then placed in the Clerk
enweu detention house. While there
Lawrence had conveyed to him new
dlrk-knife nearly a foot in length.
When this was found upon his person
he was confined in dark cell. Efforts
were then made to bride the detectives,
or Mt least to rescue the prisoner from
custody. None of these ATTEMPTS were
successful, and Lawrence was finally
put on board the Scyihia and brought
to this city. He had about 81 500 in
money on his person when arrested.
The detectives connected with the
capture say that the combination TO
defraud the revenue was one of the
greatest conspiracies ever formed. II
numbered about 500 members, many of
Ihem beng men of wealth and position.
both here and abroad. The most ex,
tensive ramificatioEa Of the system were
IN England and cn the continent. agents
Deln8 kept IN Yearly every large port,