The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-09
A CHARGE OF SMUGGLING,
Made Against DR.. Finney, Resident ply
stefan mt the Quarantine station.

stefan mt the Quarantine station.
Yesterday, before United States Commissioner
Southworth the following affidavit was made
against DIR. Finney, Resident Physician at the
Quarantine Station, by Chris. Madden, superyis-
ing Inspector OF Customs at this port:
United States OF Americas, District Of Louis
lana, in Commissioners Court-Christophe
Madden, Supervising Inspector Of Customs in and
for the port OF New OrlesDs, in said district, be-
ing duly sworn, upon bis oath says: That he has
official information, which he verify believes to be
true, that on the second day of November, A. D.
1877, in said district, from the Mexican steam
ship Nina titan, J. .. Finney did knowingly and
fraudnlently receive from sal steamship one
case OF brandy, being twelve bottles or there
about, which said brandy was imported from
Mexico and liable TO duty t. The United States,
bat which duty was not paid, nor was there any
permit given by the proper authorities for unlad-
ing the same in said district.
Afiant tberef re charges said J. +. Finn ~
with violation of section 3082 OF the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
CHRIS MADDEN, Deputy Inspector.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this eighth
day of November, A. D., 1877.
JOHN P. UrHWORTH,
Commissioner Of the Circuit Court, District OF
Louisiana.
A WARRANT WAS ISSUED
on this affidavit and pl ,ced in the hands OF d
deputy marshal, but Judge Southworth notified
the president OF the Board OF Health that he
might secure DR.. Finney's presence to answer to
The charge without necessitating an arrest.
The case Of brandy DR.. Finney 10 charged with
having received is the same
PRESENTED HIM Y CAPT. RUIZ,
of the steamship Mnattlan, and for presenting
which that vessel has been libeled
The arrest 10 ordered under the following pro
vision OF the law:
"lf any person shall iraudulently, or knowing
ly import or bring into the United States or as
Ir.r. las
or shall i've, conceal, buy, sell, or in any man.
ner facilitate the trsDspor alton, concealment or
sale of such merchandise after Importation,
knowing the same to have been imported con-
trary to law such merchandise shall be forfeited,
and the offender shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceediDg five thousand dollars, nor less than h'ty
dollars. or be imprisoned for any time not OK
ceeding two years, or BOTH"
The arrest was brought about on the following
letter addressed to the Surveyor Of the Port:
CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS, La,
Surveyors Office, November 8, 1877.
To the Surveyor:
!Sr--Mr. H. 5cbIesinger, 3 passenger per Mex
lean steamship MDattlAn, from Mexico, states
to Inspector Glover, in charge of said vessel that
the quarantine physician took ashore from her
one case of cognac and about 300 cigars. Mr..
Schlesinger is now at Cassidy's Hotel in this
CHRIS. MADDEN. Supervising Inspector.
Dr. Fiuney was called upon by the boarding
officer at the station and surrendered the case OF
brandy. He has also addressed letter TO Mr..
J. B. Ludwick, Deputy Surveyor, in which he
says that the brandy was landed without his
knowledge, but acknowledging that he had re-
ceiyed it. He says, in explanation, that
1T WAS PRESENTED TO HIM
by the captain Of the Minatitan DR.. Finney denies
any knowledge Of the cigars mentioned In the
letter Of Madden. He says in his letter 10 Lud-
wick, '1n conclusion, sir, l will state did not
think it an ofense to either purchase or accepts g.
small quantity Of anything might need for per-
sonal use." DIR. Finney entirely .exonerates ID.
Morgan, boarding officer at the quarantine Sta
ton from all blame In the matter, and Morgan
himself has addressed a letter to Deputy Surveyor
Ludwick, in which hs expressed the very enn-
put up by some rascal who wants place.