New-York tribune., 1877-08-07
JAMES FREELANWS ACCU5EE.
!. sILvERMAY qHG CONrLAlNANr

/. SIVTRMAS tbs COMPLAlHANf
Tnn CHARGES MADE BY a wA-liiNdioN b-"hrh-
NralIeFycr. IxrTTIcIFsCY. EXroGT1oS AND
OTHER IhRrGUIAEITITs NLfGED
The charg, : against Collector freeland of
BROOKLYN which have attracted - iench attention ia
BrooRlyn aud IN this have boon sent 10 hr trcehd
from Washnston. They placed in TIE hands Of the
Commissioner of Iatcrnal R.ycnne some days ago hr
BROOKS Chief Of hc secret Service has been ordered to
investigate them. Tse charges are as follows:
the Hon. T. Rum, coHi'sSioner o. intt'nai Efpenn'
Washiaq'on, D. c.
trou rcliahe information qud IN part o. my own knowl-
edre, chSrce tna gross and long continued r5 EeI-
fes exist and about the ONCE OF the Ilrst Revenue
+ Vcxsiiors and unnecessary seizures have beenmade
y ORD Al of Collector Fireland and ChicDeruy Boone
TO tie great laTmgc OF busincss and property.
IL abusive. coBmoGatme ana insulting conduct
a aid Officials and ihcir suboldluaos towargs persons
paving large amonuts o. revenue nj the oiicc
m Closing Tie onics against business at unusual
hours and So conducting is affairs thereby great! 10
decrease the public rcNrHuc.
~ Rcceiyins r,oues ou abatement accounts and ne
coou. 10 make rurns thereof to the Reyeune Bureau
V Failing and wholly nosiecGng TO cOIcst asaieInont
innui, uf persons amply abe To pay the sane
VI Scl,ne revenue stamps 70 cisar Daniaciircrs ana
others entering sucn scs the books rs sold 10 IN
known" in violation Of Rule No. ia ,
". ttisraad ncuraie .iieitts ol toiIee'o
and almost to a Lack Of yisoT Integrity ana business ca
TaIty ~ Chci-Dcputy Boone whereby ho seis'ee @ anu
thC whole under iiein es become iA an ueteJ
daInogahzod tne manifest danger OF theo tVcnHcnl
VII. the Office Is made AN engine oI eAtoTIon anu
private gam H. Tat nc 'ihciHi> c"ft i'or' ia - -
give bonds 80 Ia ore ce' TIM PeiSo" TO ~ sch ooh
sir rersons, ihmoy lho pouu-n'"'l thv U' .'o''
deputy. CnIei-Deputy Econe, ana thite .ufGcpul"S,
~. Personal a-d political hostility ~ Collector fdeg
land toward thc President OF tr ObItec Sdlc'' "u'
opposition 10 his Stale pu icy. 80,
y LLtre a. confidence Of fGly ninetenlLs oi lHe
business ui tic distinct n %, pltsi Coi et 't' -
&f Oosrucung the end, 81 Justice Lht,d states De
Attorney Icuny having declared t@i IL S o. 30 use
iur hid 10 brluS 10 tila 'i case u"o iH, ~ ~
n.ws While James Frccand remains toleetoI oi ne
hod myself ready at any time bring forward aud
give ample lJuf oi thc tiaih Ci tnc l"ics"us Hto9
before aI.y Competent, impartial person 9r O. .ina
D,o5ligm, July y, 1877.
subscribed aud sworn to before Inc the 3lst day oi
'"''' Cianed, ". l.. L.o'EEAL,J.P
COMMENTS or TIE CHARGES.
Collector Frcc'1nd saidto TRIBUNE reporter that he
DID not know who Svcrman that ho had never seen
-ytrirau TO - knowledge and that me dii not wish 10
make any statement TO the Pre, in regard 10 tue charges
now.
CIcfDeputy Boone read over the charges in humor-
ogs manner, and said that when Oar. Brooks
came to make an investigation, he "Ohd be
ready TO answer each accusation IN detail
lie had never known 9uy one OF the name "I III
yerman. lac had Just heard hat the complainant was
a baaScr o. broker in Washington. What resident
there could have 20 say in relation 10 tie management Of
the Brooklyn District beyond hs compit hfnsIon.
Mr Boone could not say whether tbe Collector world
sci p denial every charge although De- supposed be
would. The greatest part o zoe complaint seemed T." ne
directed agains; the deputies, aud they would probably
dny eyer charge absolutely ans entirely. He al least,
/ Woud certainly 90 so. IL believe tie Nollcc-
tor is an efficient officer" said Dir iioone'
and a ~ ny running ihc dhrr mat j. gross i'lsi'h:
The officials polite and TIE Charge oi
ulsr.-ucr concerned. am WIlle L. ictEt II 10 H,
tX- aver, tell> ives tor tncu decision Ihe matter 9l
ueatcin- To- make returns uu aDitntht accounts is
simply absurd. When a man pn!S "a Lax col "liaifH ei
cnarac or hc has 90 glt 'cct M ana IN sIuo :. o"S
iLai -scl % has PHd is forwarded 10 Wushih r
tom. meyer heard amy 'unn CessIt ana NeN-4lous
,.izucs' bad been lIadc. The Office is no.
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