The New York herald., 1878-10-10
Nnw Yosk. Os. 8, 1878.

the transactions AZ hrst the department. professed
Ms ignorance Of any such report; but when the pre-
date Of its transmission farntshsd IL
Iuctany produced rhe fact that The report entirely
sxonrated from blame probably accounted Tor the
reluctance The department having ~ petty devices
succeeded In rendering impossibe a new investga
tion BY General Arthur. which II had pretended 10 de-
sire, on uy 10. ths day before his Suspension tool
effect. addressed him letter. OF which copy here
| with transmitted. stNN sr. f~
There Two distinct charges against ne. both o
them, az have said rslatag 10 transactions which
| occurred ten years ago The most serious Of them
was then Investigated by the Collector, Naval Officer
and Surveyor, and they ALL as well as the Special
Agent already referred to- concurred In fully exoner
since but been after investigation dtsm sssd,
and have been promoted Il is now renewed ny the
notorious B. G. Jayne who has his personal ressons
for hostility TO me. He naturally found favorable
reception from somm,ssion Of special agents whose
most influential member Is generally understood TO
have been his partner In his RAIDS upon merchants
In my letter 10 Collector Arthur said =
With reference the charge 70 refund to Charles
rq'ns s.m H' AS lS das 1n Il n
two Or three hns. are g Be noted In
they paid goods winch thereafter destroyed
s.ii in . bonded warehouse.
This repayment TO The importers, viii state now,
was strictly equitable and IN accordance with she Law
hereinafter referred ia
she q ,s ho Sy sss. dated June 10
s "s. = As &
there right to refund Of duty Even II this were
But Il Is SAID iuithsr sha. signed the apprsisen.
obvisu. the lace Of the papers that .hsr:
papers. the consumption entry before
thsrs quits as maen charging there WAS
fraud the Secretary o. ins rrs.sary n not
ss ordered refund 2. large ! shs.: !.
%s 81 sas and
Bus she fact is thsrs frsad anywhere whssher
sns: Il 81 til. 4sppss:
psre bonded yarehousss we're ss.sroysa N hfe and
imported goods aihing In them II within she
then quoted the Aot Of 1854 no Statutes as Large
273l wniel provdsd ier refund on goods destroys Cd
while IN warshouss IN bond or under appraisal, or
while being transported IN bond, and the amsndatory
s 1855 3 Statutes At Large, 495) which provided
tnat thu refund be extended 80 asto Include goods
officers oi the eastoms and nos In bona" also
goods on shipbosrd IN port; ana 1 addsd:-
.aC u Ins
for the special agents who vuh the
hon sly aud all the kaowisdss in the 10 dis
this .,e Day ths hs Of ,h secs..ry Of the
fraud This the average logic Of the avefass
But evidence Of my guilt the Communication referring
70 n. as. -s 4
ia vita ms " in WHICH .hs eps char
ts dssain papers until certain pid Prem
n os n"s.s IN Sas he DO
not pretend 70 have seen tn ahidsvt l. l.
3, y:
!. ...m: sn:;s s: .cs is%.s
.aa 81 Evans rue M
the that IL veil known - the time that there
charge 4.
But i I. said .ha. ths broker IN ths ease
s,s. n: p.ym:ns Of %ensy D%.sa him and others ~
~. order d refund "a .sesra.ass
then do mot i've th the delay in payment is
Ps,o DO perceive shs, any broker. even
7: be In r. s ss: -; n.
sss Tss s.a III T. a s
rsmsmssr the precise trsosass,cn, sncush Il eoud
ss @ a a. sus h s... na s
tnoarht u .ss not IN TOE lesisipA.s line o Custom
y sssm and quite "as
as gould % y :. Ai%
natnie That reeeysd Asy cumpspsaslon or hsnen' fos
any Kuowedse that any Gaad being perpesrssed
the government. unquaiiAedy deny.
mar now add tnat 4 have since procured q glance
at the papers, To any one familiar with Custom
House business they show clearly that l had NO
pears refund not snIy nualiy ordered by
another bat u vas procured by broker other tnan
on. ;eS ~So them viii sss"s saey ~ers
any fraud on the government. s&afE
As 10 the second charge, said Ia my letter 10 Col
H. I deny Distinctly and unequivoeaily any wrong.
doing coaaecsoi With the importa-
sSs ease tor Of sGeir in
a. s' scn; @ s...s .a wn a 70 .s
the sris,nal p.ps sss.rs me- ii%po..isls 10. %
nSs.nn contain ssesse e.sess .aS oSss.
SSs's siss he ee%p.siv. s.ae and u
for snssssien w.s my hssis 50 select sss%n.sos
eoes s"s .o@s
s this on u s o. es 10 'ss
know sa., such aaiorm ps.csies sh open sns way
wa. then in t6s dates Of deputy collector
further called attention IN my letter so Collsctol
Ar,hur 10 the that The comin,sslon, apparently
20 excite prejudice, luggsd In reference 10 more re-
cent ns sua as ~ :" "sd ss S
tack me they ovsrshst Ihe marx. forthsy say
r.: .s,.s s.ss. sss ~.
TEN was insuanrs.sd s.iIy 1884 II insu-
s0s1: ss Ssss, ss s.S nsssnf ss ISL Is
tue commission hsd not bsea eager TO make chsrg:.
Ss snas .s 70 csns.
.ssrs N & s % q e..
which the frsais carried out and tns ip
.Ss 'sis' n
as s".s:
this report made tue time whom the circumstaness
fresh witnesses and papers were alike obt
copcurred In " Collector Naval Officer and
surveyor Is ented to quite as much weisht as report
that made At tbs present day only IL
evidence produced, but Of tnst which then
avaia lie has admittedly disappeared. But perhaps the
OF special agents proposes to
inc, dishonest only all present ocs ont
side Their favored number but also their and your pre-
decessors. ~
IN. say that ths nvoice o. the goods for
feted desigLated the for nation suns
though. unless 10 the
sion know IT, but will notice that the invoics
consisted Of sixteen cases IL stated BY MI Meredith an'