The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-27
REVENUE COLLECTORS ON TRIAL.

GOODS STOLEN WHILE UNDkh skiAonA-
MrssRs. scaRAIDT, swANToN AND FLOOD
CHARGED WITH NEGLECT OF DUTY.
An important examination in tho case OF three
deputy Internal revenue collectors, named respec-
tively SchraidL Swanton and Flood was commenced
before United States Commissioner Shields yes'er-
day The officers named charged with neglect OF
duty in permitting the theft OF goods under seizure
while In their Official charge. The somewhat novel
character OF tho proceeding attracted usual num-
Der OF spectators, who listened to The testimony
throughout The United states governments wds rep
resented IN the proceeding by Assistant Attorney
Fiero while the accused parties represe ned by
ex-Judge Dittennooier.
The nrst witness examined II. d. Webster.
general agent OF the Internal Revenue Department
for the FIRST Second and Third Collection distri cts
HIS testimony the effect that on the Sth OF the
present month no accompanied Deputy Collector
Hawcy when the latter seized the rectifying estab
nshment Of Thomas Lynch, in Delaney street; the
sexuro was made OF tho finding there OF ten
barrels OF rum, which not stamped, as the law
requires, and brand affixed; the entire establish
seized the evenings at about nine O'Clock
Inc witness lett. returning nine O'Clock the follow
ing morning. which hour he found Collector Hawey
Chief Deputy Collector Sparks, OF the Third district
and couple of policemen already there; he thought
Swanlon and Scnraict were there also when he ar
inventory Ot effects, and remained I'LL they had
completed IL; the witness, stnson and Hawey left,
Mr.SparKs having also joined IN taxing an inventory.
cKoss-ExAMIhED.
On cross-examination Mr. Webster admitted that
great msny persons were Roing ~ anu ous " 'ao
reciity:ng room and the store there was NO
| gauging done nor any actual measurements
maae OF the contents Of inc osie s, Uas
in bulk agreed upon by Messrs. Hawey, Stinson and
sparks On the lin INST r. y. WOODS, counsa' -,
Lynch. cnurgsd that, IN addition 10 ths quanny OF
spirits small portable artcies some $50 or $40 IN
I~silver WAS stolen from Tue money o.a~eI, aIu -
wr,ung. The latter then wanted TO compromise
Lynch's case, ana altet wr'ten cnaIgs naa JUL
maze w.o's anIu ~ ~ tna money ns,nr IN INC
drawer or as 20 men naa oesa - ~, ~, ~,
however maae au ,nquy r 90 ~ and sransms,oa me
other properly from tne s'ore, anu Ians'u,..o NY
evidence 70 .ns -. =. h,h ~ ~, ~.
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hao taken any par !. 80 @ . pE,es aos,,,
70 which no repeo thu. ~ naa no.. ~. r'elo aaus
that INC uistrios As.o,nsy h "a nsn w. -. en- "a,
Diiity o. the PIoseousaon, ..Sa Aa. =, -. ~,
witnous ca.nua ~: v " ~' ~ ' 80
THE IxvENToREa
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DepArtmea., .ssa ' nn =. rs.,,,v,rr s..ahsh
Tue PfopeIy M"aouen.,y m.ns a co"v 81 =, COW
msnt, any euoeequeny ,py.,'a.S, a, ., ~,
was linen sao"h w.aus'S' NJ w snn.rs ."t NJ
made oy nnse" ", ,n spar ~, ~. M:
o~"u.ou 49, W.n.,.s ,n,n. .ho,, with Ina
OF SoHecto1 "ousss's sv.s a.oo., Th.v
witness ana ,nsnas s'I ~ ,n.rn ,ns Two ,nusn
tnen consuseu .ose."ea ~ ,..sa, w",.h NJ s,.rrs
tories La w" - 80 III go ,~n..,. ,uass
s ssns 90 nno;onr.n fnii Inev aareed 10 put
.nousns ~. 49,. W,y.ss ~ A. Scnra,,t
oown =. sne sua I nks.s ,n.s o. hs cr"ss,
an1 =. 49,; 80 .n,n,,.ea that ,ro bnrr.ls of
exam ina''on sns nr r, r.-n ~ h,s inventnrv
wnis.eS wn.0n ,,uoa - s,sr yhsrc were nnnhsr
,,'sns .n. ,m no;"g anon, ana ~ soon NJ MI Wen
s,sr o", here he ordered them 10 be turned out
S ~ svs . 80 49, nsn. sar.n ,nore were verv
~ ~. $500. 49, ~ "rsrt
-" r.r nrprrv xApsuAr,s sroax
La, w 1911 aannsv I1n,,.a States oarshaI
isaac ". 49, 49, vrch;s or< ,ocr ro.sosslcr
&c y. about three ccIocS ~ Inc alter
y. 10y a ~, I,Iv O H. wss accomoan,.d nv Denutv
noon =, .sy . 1870 a~S.- -,hcs,,v =, a mo-
$500. - 1900 s..,ss M.rshs,cnr of the
, ~" 49,, T~ar. Vas an ofc,a lnventorv a.
DsSsii" -. ,nnn,,tcn NJ Easau ina w,,ncs.l
Ia r ~ nr.,,.rrv turnea ovcr ~ nm on tnst
e,Ae. ~ , $3.50 $3.50 sh,nys ,n,es,rg 10 snh-
sun,,y maa. an inventory of the act mi prop.rty
,',Isa ,y,r ~ him Tne An ventorv on inc inonon