New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
SEEING SMUGGLED GOODS.
SPECIAL AGENT ADAMs's GOOD WORK.

,,pcp .uoUNT OF TAILORs' GOODS FOUND IN
NEw-YoRK AND PHILADELPHIA.
cnoc;al AGENT c. C. Adams yesterday continued
~; ,ovostieaton OF the seizures of goods smuggled
ashore fro the Guion steamship fla ka by several
of the passengers through collision with one OF the
customs inspectors. The seizures amount IN value
70 several thousand dollars, but the actual value
cannot be asceraincd until after careful appraisal
CAPTAIN Adams worked up the case under
special directions of the Secretary OF
the Treasury. He received telegram from
the Department on Saturday stating that he would
receive letter OF instructions which would require
;mmnd;ote attention. The communication WIS re-
ceiyed ON Sunday afternoon and was to the enect
that four men, thought to be engaged IN the tallor
ing business would arrive on the steamship AiasAa
and that special supervision should De exerciSeu
over their movements. The names gwen III the coiii
munication were Forsdike, Rock. Carnahan ana
Mullins II was added hat these men had Doast'u
in Europe that they had passed large quantities OF
goods through the Custom House without payment
of dnt,es and had the inspectors under their
thumb"
Captain Adams reached the Custom House about
Ga. M on Monday and learning that the Alaska was
coming up the bav. left word that he would he az,
SEN for few hours on special duty. tie seiecteu
In pectOrs Brown and Harrigan to accompany MN
and went 10 the pier OF the steamship. lie 1ound
that the baggage of the passengers was being exam,
ined. and that some oil the passengers 1 at
s Alaska. he found the names of three of the
persons whom he was looking for ID out
The name o! Mullins did not appear. he began
oniet search for the other three. and made special
inquiry as TO Mr.. Rock to learn who were from
Philadelphia He was od that MI h ocs 80 Pbla
dephia. dispatch was sent to Special AGENT Zines
at that city to intercept RGek S See
snecto 5 Adams was asked bV Mr.. Adams if he had
carefully examined Forsdike's baggage and replied
that he had; Captain Adams then re-examined the
baggage of Forsdlke, who is large importer OF
tailois goods at No. 795 Broadway, ana iouna 'he
following dutiable goods: wais coats, 2 coats, o
pars of trousers pairs of boys trousers, Jack
cts, ladies gown, 2 chIld's silk wraps, l chllds
silk DIRE g other dress 10 linen handkerclntfs .
six handkcrchiefs 8 chd's linen aprons, chllds
silk aprons lace col ars, 10 pairs of kid gloves,
pairs Of cotton gloves 80 pairs of stockings linen
six sfis Shirts lace capes chenille shawls blbs,
serfion, 2 large cards Of insertion. gold shirt
studs pairs of gold cuff buttons. gold scarf pns,
2g Id chains and gold lockets; a., Inc me. s M ts
trousers the sleeves of the coats and the pockets OF
thu coats Mr. FOrsdike appeared cool ana collected
when charged with smuggling and admltted thal
he had done the same thing frequently. In his
''deciaration" he admitted having eleetro-typlng
60 IDS valued at about 800, upon which he paid
sS5 dntes. CAPTAIN Adams failed to find any proof
of anything against Inspector Adams excepting
gross neglect, which he mentioned IL his report 10
CaptSln Adams found that the Mr.. Canadian
mentioned lived in Philadelphia, and was member
1 9ao1. the of No s2 9 c&estnas Hs essap6ed
the iacts to Special Agent Hines. Detectives found
Mr.. Canadian at his home looking over nls goods'
HIS trunk contained the foliowing l trock coat,
2 eu,away coats, spring overcoats, col
ored silk handkerchiefs white silk handkerchiefs
2 dozen packages of silk braid, y dozen packages
of sIk cord tailors' brushes, packages Of paper
patterns for taors' use, pairs OF turkish Slip
pers, bottles of pertumery' penkna a;ts y
atix- too
black kid gloves, gold brooch and necklace, par
of gold sleeve buttons and silk umbrellas Those
goods were passed by Inspector llmmr rmann, put
no evidence has been established that he was brbed
by MIR. CaTDahau. Mr.. Cainahan sdld that ne hau
not been abroad since 1870 aud the only reason ne
knew of not being Obliged to pay duties was that
the inspector probably did not examine MS TRUNKS
closely. ..u.
tailor at No pa FIfth-ave., that his baggage had
been passed by Inspector Thomas Bell, ami that
Mr. Rock had gone an nome SEIZED SaP the following
spring overcoat 8 waistcoats, / dress SUIT COM
pete, coats pairs OF trousers od ana bv P0ls 81
London, and with the exception OF the 9Tess sur
none had been worn. Mr.. Rock SAID he had brought
the goods over a. samples =, n
The most barefaced smuggling was by NJ; ByrBe
tailor at No ~ Nassa1,st whose GOODS had eeea been
n was impossible to pass these goods excepting oy
COLLISION, as there was no possible way OF cohceai
ing them. 1t was late on MONDAY hight wn9 ~ Oap
tain Adams obtained information that lea MN 10
follow up Mr.. Byrne's case. His baggage consisted
OF four large trunks and one small one one vaiise
one hand roll and three other packages. Inc four
Iaree trunks and the three lckages were opened IN
the seizure the Custom House YESTERDAY Ihey
contained large rolls CT variable goods. Inc sn,al
Trunk hand yalise and hand.fOl contained Mr.
Byrne's personal clothing The trunks ana PACK
ages at the Custom House contained the IOlowing:,
I6s67s wards of satin du chene, l,3o9l2 yards ol
black superior Victoria silk serge. l,OI4 yards OF
colored silk serge, 3S2 yards OF black SILK serge,
2OSos yards of black alpaca 1862 yaras OF D,acA
Italian six Innings, 81 yards OF white slk 1nlhgS
30 boxes of silk braid boxes OF silk twist gross
of large coat buttons aud gross OF small WAIST
Captain Brsckett received information on Mon
6ay morning from q diamond importer III tnls CITY,
that a man and woman were vlstlng, uI L
d.giars in Maiden lane ahd Nassau and JOhn-ss.,
aud Offering large quantity Of valuable stones Tor
sale at less than market value About 1880 a; NJ
TWO persons answering the description, entered NO
c6 Nassau-st Special Agent Bracket went 10 the
place and questioned the the man and woman as 10
Whether they had possession of any diamonds. Inc
s Toman said prO0a Contained dia@ cd The
man and woman taken TO the Custom House;
MIR stevens the examiner of diamonds, appraised
The stones forty-thrte number. OF about $1,000.
The diamonds arc in the seIzure-roOm OF the Gus
tom House.
WHAT MR. BYRNE SAYS.
TRIBUNE reporter found Michael Byrne at his
store. No. II Nassau-st., yesterday afternoon. At
first he was very relicent; he did not understand,
he said why the newspapers should make their ac-
commits of the seizure of so personal a nature. THE
entire affair would have bOGn over IN a day or
two he added land nothing more would have
beep heard of it," He then asked the reporter If
any other taIlors "were IN the same box" Mr..
Byrne was informed that other men were concerned
in the case and tnen, with an expression OF good
will on his counteGance, he exclaimed:
"Ah! ] thought such would be the case.
Nhv. smugglingIs going every day directly
undsr the Roses of the Custom House officials, aud
the public never, hears OF it. lhat the re a,o
why object to this nOtoriety. There Is one thing
that want distinctly understood, however. IL Is
that have never attempted TO evade The Custom
Uohse laws, and that have even yet lalled 70 eA-
plain 10 myself how goods upon which no duties
had been paid were found at my store arrived
10 tins city on the steamship Alaska few minutes