Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-30
A BONIBsHELL.
Ciprico & Co., the Bogus Certificate Vend-
ers, Given Away by One of the Ring

Clprico u Co., the Bogus Certificate Vend-
ers, Given Away by One of the Ring.
SAN Francisco, March 29th.-[Special. /
bombshell was exploded in the United
States District Court to-day during the trial
OF EXCLUSIONS Inspectors Ciprico, Mclean
and Whaley, who were indicted in connec-
ton with A. w. Boyd for fraud and con-
spiracy in dealing in Chinese return GER
tificates.
Boyd made clean breast of the whole
affair, aud told how the ring sent Heinz to
China loaded down with return certificates
for Cinnamon. He was kept supplied by
every steamer with a fresh stock, which
were sold in China and the proceeds di-
vided by the conspirators He explained
at length the methods by which the frauds
were practiced.
L. E. Kipp and f. Heinz have been ar
rested on the strength of Boyd's testimony
BoYD's CONFESSION.
BOYD testified as follows: II have been
in the Government service as a Custom
Inspector being employed in the Regis
tration Bureau. 1t was my duty TO issue
certificates to Chinese desiring to return to
China. Frequently visited the outgoing
steamers, and took up the white tags and
gave the red certificates in their place. Mr..
Morton was Surveyor of the Port at the
time. Was acquainted with Ciprico,
Wheley and Mclean. The latter was en-
ployed in taking the statements of the
Chinese on the incoming steamers. Cipri-
co.'s duty was to compare the incoming
Cinnamon with the description on the GER
tificate, and, if they conformed to the de-
scriptions on the certificate, to land them
the certificates then being Cancelled. Know
A. Heinz. Met him during the early part
OF 1850. On one occasion he came TO nv
house, and he was met there afteTward by
Ciprico. Arranged the sending of red GER
tificates to China. Met Mr. Heinz the next
day on the China steamer Just before she
sailed, and in the presence of Mr.. Ciprico
gave Heinz the certificates. The steamer
left here on January 10, 1885 Before that,
however, l met Heinz, Ciprico and Nc
Lean in saloon on Post street, and dis
cussed the matter of sending the certifi-
Gates to China. The name of the saloon
have forgotten"
CERTIFICATES OBTAINED BY FRAUD.
Mr.. McPike here produced q bundle of
the red certificates and, handing one of
them to the witness, asked him what it
was. The witness replied: "a cancelled
RED certificate. It is similar to the one we
gave Heinz to take to China to dispose of.
The certificates given to Heinz to take to
China were bona fide certificates, except that
they were obtained by fraud The appli-
cants for them had no intention of going to
China, and after they were signed and
sealed by the proper officials they were
brought back to the Registration Bureau
and the witness took possession of them.
After Heinz's departure for China, GER
tificates were sent to him there to dispose
of. Ciprico and Mclean were present
when l sent these certificates Some of
these certificates were given to Ciprico and
were by HIM sent TO China. The under
standing was that all Cinnamon to whom
the certificates were sold were TO be sent to
this country on steamers, in order that
Ciprico might supervise their landing
SENSATIONAL SCENE.
The scene while Boyd was talking was
intensely dramatic. Boyd shifted uneasily
in his chair, and spoke in a low voice. His
face at times was fairly livid Judge Hoff-
mans face wore smile, for the testimony
bore out what he had said about the frauds
to the Grand Jury in 1885. Ciprico never
moved his eyes from Boyd, and his dark
face grew darker as the details of the con-
spiracy were elucidated
The spectators and jurymen listened in
open-mouthed wonder to Boyds narration,
and so intense was the attention paid TO the
tale that o'clock passed before the Court
became aware that the time for the recess
had passed