New-York tribune., 1875-02-03
THE COURTS.

TIE DISPOSAL OF sMUGGLED SILKS.
'rHE PURCHASE OF LARGE LOTS OF COSTLY SILKS
FROM LIQUOR DEALER TESTIMONY FROM II.
r. CIAFIINs MANAGER OF THE SILK DEPART
MENT-A SHADOW UPON THE CUsToM-HoUsE
The examination of Gustavus w. Ball, who
"a charged with completely concealing the true
aue Of imported dry goods. FOR the purpose Of escaping
payment of the full rate OF dutv on them was resumed
-esterday. before C,mmis,i3ueC Osborn. The main
feature OF the proceedings the appearance as wit
ness for the prosecution OF william II. Talcott, the
aeer Of H. B. Cldfin Co.'S silk department, and his
testimony that be had Purchased OF Lafayette Graft
Wholesale liquor dealer at No. 9i warren-st, s0s NO
worth OF imported silks at prices Is less thai
6he silks would cost had they been ordered
abroad.
Another disclosure by yesterdays proceedings. It is
bought, will eventually implcate high Custom house
scal in this silk transaction. Christian EDustaler.
erk In the Government sOrohouse at Hoboken. testi
aed that he delivered Inc containing is alleged,
he silks to Jackson Brothers cartmen regular Gus
tOn-house permits. said that whoever those
permits must have known that the goods removed on
them had not paid the 'uil rate OF duty.
The first witness was Dsputy Surveyor Klinck. who
was recalled he testified that Jau 26 1875 he went
70 No. o. warren-st aad saw Ball there M. K.iuck
then produced the cartm"u's checks for the Of
goods received by them HOboen, and they put
In evidence.
Christian Ebustalcr. clerk IN the Government
house at Hob,ken. testified delivered cases
70 the cartmen on regular Custoplouse permits. When
rsked II be knew who signed permits. thu witness
said that he cOuI not recOect However IN tue coarse
Of the examination, 1t viii appear probably
Signature Is at ted 70 tae rts IL Is intended b
offer them IN evidence.
william II. Tacott. the manager Of Cl.nn & Co.'S slk
department, testified a. 10 lows:
Know Mr.. Bal. and an .;"ner. 1874 bourns silk
gooos of Laiayete CIR II Gee came 20 me and asked NJ
10 buy OF hm; bought TIE silk. by sample, out dd
not pay Tor them ny self; tue house suppose PAID Tor
Q How did th0 prices paid ior those silks compare
WIN Inc prices pad ~ slk- regularly Imported
Mr.. Clarke obiec.ed - she qI--uon, on the ground
that It b'd not been shown inst the witness knew The
value abroad Of sGoh Quai.J OF silks as no bad
purchased from Graft
Very wet, her' said the Commissioner, "crosS-ex-
anime him al once uDuh Thai ont"
very snort cross miu.,I,a showed that NJ. Tai
colt did know the value abroad Of such silk. and le
continued:
The silks were purchased at much less price than
we wolld have pad for tnem had We ob'anrd tDen
from auroai the p zee We % ~ ~ t4en wa at ieast IS
per cent less than We would have paid nat we Ou-
tained them from Lyons W pad Mr. Graf $4,000 for
the silks we bought from im l4 October. 1874;
purchased other six goods rrou NJ. Graf; Bal always
2rougnt me samples anI invoices OF the siIAs out
Cros-exam. .natioE-Mr. Graf tod me that ne had ~
office AZ No % Warea-st, a-c Bill generally showed
De samples OF Tue silks JLt tWO weeks before pur-
chased tueH; when purchased ;ne silks did not know
suspect that t1ey 8ac been suugseG; understood
that Graf agent for one. did business
with Ian Oh the square Just as would with any other
Eentlemaa the a nice lot ana cheap:
was extraordinary for buy goods
cheaper than coud order them from abroad; The
silks bought from Graf satIu-llsh silks
made by JauDert " l. Ons, France last Summer ana
Ea slE goods We're offered n tlis market cheap;
'bey sold az auction Tor from 50 20 80 cent less
than We cOuid import tbeD the fact tEat Graf sold
the silks cheap dIu not excite my suspicious we have
sold al OF the SILKS purchased from Graf; the
which those 81 X packed IL red 10 Size from the
cases IN which LYONS SILKS usua u come,
Redirect eXtminaluu-I never imported cotton
hosiery; Ills not ny line. Tue containing the
silks, bought from Graf. were similar III size to
IN wlIcu hosiery g. In November, 1874. |
bought two invoices Of sks from Graf; 1Or invoice
we PAID $4,000 ana for the other, $1,000
BY Comm .ssOner OshOTn-DJ - you ever buy the same
kind OF silks the prIce of out llr.
Graff A. No; Dut tAey can uc OOuSut Of Otheis, l
1hnk.
short, rambling examination. in which both the
Commissioner and counsel asssl questions promis-
cuousy, ELECTED nothing from Mr.. Talcott and ".
= Heath Clafn Co.'S receiving clerkl testified that
te received the silks ued by the previous witness
Mayer L. raff es I1ed-I Wholesale liquor dealer
Mt No "a Marrei-st.: Llfayette Graf IL brother;
him last sunday 1t his house, No. 2O7 East xty
Drst-st: be Is now OLtOI town. so Ills VIE says 90
where he hus gone but expect he will return
very lie is luy partner
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Crafts testimony the exam
nation adjourned until D. to-day