New-York tribune., 1877-08-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SMUGGLING By THE DENMARK.


REASONS FOR SEEING THE vESsEI-FLGIir OF
ALLEGED SMUGGLERs WHO WERE HELD IN SMALL
BAIL
Assistant District Attorney Sherman was en-
Vaged ycscrlay ia preparing complaint against inc
eeaphn Denmark OF the National Line, which ls TO DC
lenel nv The Government on her arrival at this port
for bringing over smuggled silks and aceS Ii is eA-
rcted that The vessel will first lie seized by the custom
House officers who will make formal complaint against
her 10 the Dstrict-Attoney. Gen. Woodiord VIII theh
fle his complaint in United states District Court IN
Admiralty aud begin proceedings IoI the 4o'o''ui' "
the vessel and her machinery
The action of the Government in liboliAg tho Dehm'A
Is said 10 have been taken in consequence OF W' was
considered TO ne an apparent effort OF the NaIol'I
steamship Company TO shield Its employees from piosec
fiou Immediately after the arrest OF number OF 'he
officers Of the uc the company issued an ORDER s'ahs
that any Of the officers who should be detected in SNUG
Cling would be discharged In accordance with inns or
der the storekccper and other employees who hnu Deeh
arrested and admitted ball. were dismissed ilon '"e
service of the company their return to Liverpool
John Wells storekeeper Of the Denmark VINO WIS iV
leased on ~ 900 BAIL gave notice to MS oond'ah 'A'
he woud not come back and II is believed that seven
other employees Of the inc viii never return IHona'
owen. purser Of the England, was arrested on 'he
steamer Italy she about to sail on SA5n',t % ,
and was locked mp IN Lu99M olI 80 f,,it III, bond
lie j. now held u 10000 bail. The bonds oI tho nSn
-bO have refGiuci 10 FNg' no anu l>ll 't, 80.
stesmsh, u company range from - 90 70 Cl''u"' ,
Az fbr Custom House much dissatisfaction Is eApItS,n
Ia, ho ot'ioias gt Tie action of the Dstrci-Attolh IN
allowing SO small Nai in these cases lh't ~ ''' @ @
,,,.i bo have cone OF bcln, were 10 oe uS ~
Gcvernrnont Witnesses. and that the NMoie p1dc'llV.
r. feen tbr,u th on account Of their light lnC riBht
-, yybn.r t uds aggregate less than Slo,Op u Is al
fo+ai voiuc of $500 0OO. and the Government VIII re-
cover tr II any thing from The forfeiture ot p1l!
4, stated al the Custom House that protests potD W4Ic
AMI xerbal were made TO Gen. Noodiord nv pIoii''
1pstOw House officials; hut tine DisifctAt"fhry tOusH
n its dt rspaciay the Ot tnpsc men VINO tH
offered no hrcome Government witnesses to release the
,,risnprs ep small bonds, Among u escaped smu-cie Is
M fobu Wells Edward n. owens. Richard Miulim, =,
charles IopenoJtam aDd James Nagie. lhty were "H
indicted by the last Grand Jury. .., ,4
air Hurst tlc Ncw-lork agent OF the NatiOhai i-c'
sto,rd ON Tuesday TO q TRIBUNE reporter tnat ne
rested for smuggling tie dld Dot even snow "AeueI vi
NOT they had returned 20 tie Old country lh.c ", "C
thing certain. hOW-vtT-tlCy would Cnlutstl'HA'l "o
,i-rare,l flom tie company service a. soon 'o "ey
rlfurn.I. As evidence that the company Moi" Ho' IT,
nm t., DID All, ,yicU M. Hurst called me attchto OF
tAe reporter O. thC following "uc1Ei l'aucu D' '' '
"iapttu,. sail n, officers, surgeons. pursrrs eng
steward. and others tLarNcd on hndi" lAc N''
are hereby apUll-cd tdt tAe carriage on mem OIL an!
articles whatever for either taNiAt OF ah l---@ P'
-, - r.t,,tf Iiyrfp 1l a.d New orb, aud wee Ncsi
is slrcily prohibited ana ta1t ANY lafh-,h ll u' t'
rule Viii Doe met uy instant UsneAi iiui '' 'V'"l''
serSlce. NJ parcels packages Tor pINy u'h''i ''.
be caIr.ed by captains OF officers "lthou- uIe ic4"
IN writing 81 the manager d., -... .,..,,- +,..
MIR lrst finally admitted that ne uld Aot tuiih ti,
men would return, and said thdt thcN "oud ID very
Government aItcr hayns escaped "ith 'Ae pay 'on' VI
sal-