New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-10
METZ ORLEANS REPELATIONS.
CORRUPTION IN THE CII@ f0i-HOUsR-CROOKED SUI.
CARS AND = FAT MoIETN.


CARS AND = FhT MoiETN.
From ne N,f O'uS Csrf. 7"snee " ire 81 Les' pub
ttcpn.
The Gaze ont of which the investigation
epw, ia that OF the scizrs in Now Orleans in Jue, 1882
nj snars ed 70 hive been fiauduienty hnported ~
Coutu,Io CO. Tie seizure a theec sugars, which were
valued r. pCaps 100000 ter, 4b0uts made tlSo
cause OF -uta decided for the Government against Co-
tnTe 60. IA the UnItel states Circnt tsurt here. an
appeal rs taken To the supreme Court bat while tho
vase was IVndDg compromise was elected ~ WHICH
rs iss Of lie guar aud penalty u SlI9G4s.
Under the law prov, ding Tor dlsnlsuslon 81 mole
taIy nj the Treasury, II There were no M
former snt no seZns omeer enll ,t - a. , .na
fourth D. l0ugod TO tho Collector, Naval Oic"I, a sur
yoyor the fourth 70 which they we're al nist
entitled lapse oi nearly six years s iast fourth
p, Sj - diFrept rarcs Isy claim 10 H. as fol-
AZ g,,,,,, @ ms 81 jsip ~ if,,,nor; p j Shell
ton. claiming also a9 niornlr; James ID. Snpsah ihie
Naval 0@ri r. L. Bradley alIS'ra,ei w ,1i tl4,
W. t,.,r Ia.ev (C9leetogl AMI Gen Ian .sfeat that
Their, Mas no iufortnor aud scizne officer and clam
I'm on Jniy 3 fSoS. Jones, tue first caIaRJ,
bro,h, IN The snowlrc OF the secretary IT the ras-
,I. md rI ON missioner of Customs certain aets show-
n IN iG IN f trade n~se Eewortso- and ia.
Una. Tie Information appeared 10 IA" secretary
40 important that he appointed Jones special
agent aud directed him To proceed 90 Havana aud ex-
nInnc into iHE alleged tnsacu9ns Jones @e1s 20 Ia
and remained there 0m Jnly y 10 Sns - ~.
lie then came ScwOrieasls M order TO maze 20 no
officers thre more pre- ana ~ taCen'n aSr tSg
bero in the carly part OF oepemDer sos, lie Dand las
Col pafD r u
eaten with the special collector cray and the thei,
naval officer sullivan. aud made tae TEL WIN
mn te facts IN hs possession sullivan prumi-ed 1ones
that every effort should he made 10 BRING the 0tals 70
Justice Nothing, however, Was dome Larry N April,
1869, Sullivan went out Of the naval once ana pihs
Wien he vent ont. sullivan as he positively swears,
coun ate 10 his successor WITH all he'e.,try deal
the facts he had learned in regard to the frauds tbs
Dinciiin denies II was Dnlingham's object a. vel as
the Of leet OF Sasey ana Of the f,SdInd
that what was afterwards done was due 10 tneir own
Al Ills popt however another witness appears IN tho
person Of fourth claimant Bradley irepfes'ed ~ ms
orco hero bur entered Casys service ~ detective ana
was subsequently assassination taiondeet mere inc
murdcrers not leaving tne slightest elew 10 tir ldeng
n is Krnrrly supposed, however, that Lis come g
lion With this seizure and the testimony 10
Soon antr entering the customs service 70
directed Cseys attention 70 'hes, sugar fans brsa.
bs service, signed lis position on June II, ara was 10
once appointed bg Dhashaln 10 me pos,on 81 ueeo%us
la the naval Office. The next day he went on hl own az.
couu 10 examine the sugars ~ Couture q CO. IN tho
bonded Darehcuses having obtained tie regnsed permit
from he Collector. lie obtained such Sduat cory H Dol
AZ he frauds hc afterwarf notified the stofkeeTcf tha6
he then aud there seized the SUGAR. valued at about
casey and Dillingham;, when the seizure was forced
upon them, overPnXiou8 to OBTAIN IN. ne. y.
eyidenoe furnished In 1859 by licrwig his present
deputy the irHi ntihaion he had &" ne iui-, - j.
nlham said that when he told Casey ana hci"B aus
nc sweet iris month lncr both N tBen seemed sur
prl,ed and did not drean o, II 9ole, Nat, ,.-s,er
aud Gen. sheldon tNno is nov here prae trms '+sl
proved b. brief hled TINT tpey were Dnnl-s9ius ,N-
pnuntrs and made Lis strong one SHOWING " no
Casey ana ilorHg smeted the bad sugar on The Isy
Casry TOOK pos .son, but never sd word t0y1V lo
two whole mouths. aud ta"n n0t unti IlhhshRn hat
discovered a. and ia tine mean ume tic hIm iihlVl y
thesc sugars mad been permitted by casey W VIZ,
draw a cui.gidofaple HHmbcf or Op'rs ~ r'a's
from thp warehouses There was OnehH OF INC inoct!
n washington 10 paid Out, and tIsy Nehh Tor u.
When 10 administrators OF Bradley TOOK n ~ - 70
tho Iped STATES Court OF Claims IN Dtc.horr, ~ r.;
Mn C4muTie one Of the 0gues OF the sngaf was cth1
uuon 10 testify In answer ~ question - y nbothti'
M, rreo. cccnsi0us be- Gd not necn sreicet 20 sys-
TON ~ backil or loyying The pant 81 tie Gus gis
officials Mr. ttUtuic rered ttt re had bc very Yttl
10 tbrir demands, Int had invariably Reused
them In my opihiou" said be, "thrre was p, :
frIoed bv the CustOmh 80 OiiGs 10 lob Tho people
and mat hey put Bradley their tool bccagse they
,dn't dare do them solves well "a thcy nd pae
2 iurv Bradley was buG AN instrument under The Gus
tonh house officials, and acting under the!r mitrue'
lions" Herwig, Caseys deputy ecoStor has siaso ~
peatedly IN my presence that he owned SViVog IN iIe
ievee COmpanvs stock and bcsdes this re Dos SfooOo
in the Lottery Company, ana couple OF hrn8ieS thu'
sand the stock Of one bank and an insurance cOh
pany the head OF uheh is gentlemen who j. eVsritrt
or the strongest men In the Whisky iebg rom
fact perhaps his dicry was seized mere IN iS'
and was by some means BONDS, for $4,000 Oh 30