The New York herald., 1878-10-30
THE CUSTOMS FoRGERIEs.

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HOW BENKARp HUTTON WE'RE DECEIVED AND
THE GOVERNMENT swINDLrD-AH INrER-
cEPrEp LETTER
A thorough examination OF the bonded warehouse
accounts aud Of the goods that had been Withdrawn
by the Custom House agent OF Bernhard Hutton was
completed yesterday by the Coeelor's edicera The
storeksspers account and the permits were found TO
agres. and every case Withdrawn had the proper
vouchers rendered for them by the carsman Of the
firm. The goods left the Custom House supposed
regular manner, but tho government aid not receive
the duty. For several days Collector Merritt .Dephy
Collector Osborn, Of the warehouse division; Ar
Laugdon. OF she nrm OF Benkara Hutton. and two
experts IRON the Amsrieaa snd Naslooal Bank Note
companies have becn examining the chircsraphy on
the withdrawal permits upon which Robert A. re-
dr0k, Bernhard Hutton's agent Withdrew me goods.
so clever forgery that the elerKs 10 the Va
nrsl signl proDounosd The signatures genuine and
only discovered the forgery on close scrutiny:
Curtis Moves eommi,.sd . number Of iorgeriss on
several we'll known houses ny getting goods out Of
bond on raised psrmmr Tnsn ~. par,iss @ applying
msnts whlcn we're simply checked oy the Colsotor's
ana Naval Oicer's clsrKs Stncc then the clerks
make out the permits, and not only writo out the
numbers OF but destroy the space left blank
the permit which Ia nlled IN by tho ngure OF she
Noyes frauds having been discovered the following
method WAS adopted:-0n prssontaton OF with
responding with the withdrawal, and duly checked
by him. The ordinary course would have been 10
his check. Instead Of this Pedrck, its now kpown.
suppressed the whdrawal iorl cd the cashier check
20 .as permit Aad Obtained % .nsrso1 tns uopaV VS,.
checks forged wsre those OF ths Collector, Naval
olfcer ana cashier With these forgcriss the goods
were obtained.
Tho crime Is pronounced by the customs authori-
ties isrgery against the government, ana renders
tho perpetralOr liable arrest wherever ho may be.
From letter written Ny Pedr,ck 20 his wis aud IN
tercepsod by the Post Oase authorities It wouia ap-
letter Is post marked New YORK, and states that he
proposes 70 prov,de his family with $lo0 month.
make confession which will s,arlis the country.
PEDRIcKs H0AK
..ona. No % SaDS srss: N.w.sa Tns
house oi row OF neat brick buildings. II 10
very plainly and even meagrely furnished. tns paror
nsing carpetea. Prior 10 shc lst oil the present
mouth redricx lived 10 Hill street, in . vcry plain
way. He - about thirty years OF age aud has been
Mrs. Psirlck, young woman Of pleasing manners
and psrson, was found a. homo yesterday. she has
chiid and with her lives her aunt, Mira Henrietta
Carter, VINO reared her from = cbiid.
PEDRiCK sAYa
husnapd,s disappsarsnos. Sue xnows no.n,ns Of n,s
Whereabouts, sns sayA Her story runs NJ ioiio W.
On tuesday, txo weeks from yesterday, rsdr.cx ls.
came Announcing tnnt be would not 0s homo. rms
caused no apprehsnsion, as u was believed business
delayed him. Next day letter came from htm en-
closing $lOO and throwing some lgn. on his absence
Soon ailcr man PROCESSING 20 be In the employ OF
Beukurd Hutton called and stated the charges tnat
were made, against her husband: He told her
II would be 10 her husbaod's Interest. 20
give him the money sent by Psdrlck. She gave It
ana lett herset without dollar. Mrs. Psdrick bs-
/ alAT med and toiegraphod Tor Pedrck'B uncle,
Rev. John Atkinson, formerly OF Newark and now
pastor OF Methodist Church In BY Cy, Mioh., to
como on. Last Wednesday night Rev. Mr. Atkinson
arrived He agreed with Mrs. Pedrck that u was i'm
possible RoOert could be guilty VI any fraud and said
That must be that he Was simply the VICTIM OF some
conspiracy Ho mas been unable 10 trace his nephew
or unravel what he considers tho mystery At the
Custom House. Pedrick. with his vile, was regular
attendant Fran kim Street Methodist Church In
Newark OF which his uncle. Mr.. Atkinson, was tor
merly pastor. On Monday Mrs. Pedrick received q
note po.tmarked New YORK, hat without any sigma
ture. It rsad:-
MrG PEDRicK: H
Bob gets place Of safety will lot you know.
ss IA. BOB'S FRIEND.
rhis was not in Pedrick's handwriting Mrs Psdrick
refuses believe that her husband has wronged any
ono OF dollar. Otners atn Newark who know him
speak with equal confidence In ms integrity, and from
ali could be lonrned there noghipg 10
indicate that Pedrick has been living In any other
than the most modest style. HIS rent in tho Hill
| street house was $40 per month. hn ncighbors say
be has cortainly lived within his 81 900 salary.