Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-09
NEW ORLEANS.
More about the CustOmhOuse Jobs
Fraudulent Exports Of Whisky
and Tobacco.
William Pitt KellOgg's Name Figures
COnspleuOusly in Crooked Revenue
Transactions.

NEW ORLEANS, June 8.-The con-
gressioDal committee met at ten o'clock
this morning, when al executive ses-
sion was called, lasting until quarter
60 eleven.
Several Witnesses testified that they
had worked at the customhouse at from
one dollar and seventy. five cents to two
dollars q day, signed blank pAy-rolls,
saw them sfterward, and they were filed
up for three dollars q day.
Special Treasury Agent Kinsella re-
sumed his statement relative to the frau
dalent export of whisky and tobacco.
The tax on one lot was S38 445, this was
on the Hsikaway; that on the Green
land was S64 Sl4. another lot on the
same boat was $50. AS; G. B Dych was
the customs inspector that made the
g atement to witness about fraudulent
shipments; witness produced thesworn
statement OF Dych, in which 1t was
stated that he was appointed by w. 2.
Kellogg, collector; that eight hundred
and fifteen barrels Of whisky and the to.
baccO was not shipped; that General
Benton, collector OF revenue, and J. NJ.
Sutherland, came to him lDychl and
got him to certify a. to the loading be-
Ing all light; that they had arranged
it with w. 2. Ksllogg, and it was sll
fixed with him; further, that five hun
dred barrels OF whisky and four hundred
and fifty har-5oXes of tobacco on the
Harkawsy was not shipped as certified
by him Dycb |; that B5nton and Suth-
erIand tuld him the goods were not to
be shipped, and that it was all right; !;
that they had been to see Collector Kel-
logg, and that it had ibeen fixed );
they repe atedly told me they had Kel-
logg all right, aud | was satisfied that
Benton, Sutherland and Kellogg were
in partnership; sfterward Benton was
sick, and had not executed certain pa
pers; kellogg, when told, said he was
sorry: he told me it was ali right, and
that shCu d sign the certificates, which
[ did; further that the four hundred and
twenty five barrels of whisky, alleged
to have been shipped on the Greenland,
were not shipped; Benton and SuEher-
land said l would be protected and re-
warded for signing the certificates; sub
sequeuily | got al affidavit from the
United States consul at Matamorss, in
Mexico, stating that the lading GER
titicate, purportipg to have been made
by him the consult, was false and
1
made by N. B Mar hall, formerly con-
sui, and continued: He pronounced
them a forgery, and before he saw them,
from his manner, 1 imagined his afh
davit was false; experts subsequently
proD ounced his signature to the lOdiDg
certificates genuine; the Balize ship
ments are covered by an expectation
bond by Sutherland, Galloway, John.
"A <,sh Nsn.fsr sN l,n
bonds l fi0d the letters S. A. s d. c.,
meaning s. 4 Stockdale, deputy col.
lector; the bonds were cancelled in o.
tOber; Wm G. Gray, deputy collector,
made an sffidsvit, which l have. The
affi iavit was read, showing that Kel.
lOgg requested Gray to cancel certain
export bonds, Gray being deputy un-
der Kellogg, aud the bonds were can
cancelled in November ] These bonds
had as principal J. M. Conn, and Suth-
erlani and Johnson as sureties; the
bonds Of Power had the bare name Of
Erastus II. Harris as principal; don't re.
member who the sursties were; my re-
port on file will show that put the six
ten bonds in the hands of the district
attorney here, but ] lesroed that none Of
the sureties could be found; don't be-
ties; don't kuow that suits have been
brought on The Powers bonds; believe
suits were brought on some Of the whis-
kv before the bonds were surrendered at
Washington by me; don't know what
became of them after they went to
Washing on; my mission ended when l
surrendered them, with my report, to
Mr.. Riley; these bonds were for the ex-
port of eighteen hundred and twenty
four barrels of whisky; Harris was Of the
firm OF H. COnley 81 Co whisky mer
chants; | heard from Powers that the
Powers bonds wouli implicste promi.
nent officials, referring to Governor Kel-
Iogg; told Powers KellOgg's name was
not one of them; he said, "Well, ifyou
arrest Harris and squeeze him, he will
squeaI;" / repOrte q tne facts to the de.
p .rtment: don't see what use be ecu d
make of the bonds except to hold them
over the heads of the parties; they were
for a fraction over one hundred and
thirty-fOur Thousand dollars.