The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-09
rnn CUSTOM HOUSE seAsDaI.


U0Hu4tG GnAFXE4 Against EA@sStBAtx
FzarBed- Clearance 0sereharges.
The following dispasel sas Sled In he
Port Townsend teleggag5 Office Saturday
svening, aud was receives. "a this eity
Monday afternoon:
PoHT TowEsKkD, April g. Disiriet court
took rreeas % day until TMessiay morn
lug, aad Isdxe Hauiord aud RE seat
de xttDruGy5 who have been ia attendance
went home for Sabbath dSyotione. Bat tbs
frsnd jury kept on In business At the cid
stand, ant were engaged all raofnsug and
afternoon Ia custom hGisza investigations.
One transaction which looks Tery black
on It's Ease has leaked ont. II Il nsthsnx
lexs ttsaa failure ~ sctu9nf for cast0Snx ~
taIpfE Hitherto Ii has been sh6aglaE that
the alleged scandals consisted OF crooked
ness in connection with smuggling Opium
and Chinese. issaing 81 certificates, eta,
but news Of this tTatssneti1n creates gfE6t
deal Of surprise. Last Jal5 the Hgiftat
lark Madeira arrived here from london
with q general Cargo. The vessel was coz
signed 80 Gsifisis. Bridges 6 htGsgus. pre-.
deccssprx OF 6FIfiilhs, Meyer & Ssefson, aud
tae cargo was the firms personal property
Mr.. tsrifnfis. Of tAe firm. paid % william
n. Harmed, deputy collector, 500 In gold
c0iu ~ duty on part OF the eaFgo 1t il
Claimed by the prosecution that there q
no record sf this money, that il was never
turned ogss 70 the treasury department.
and thai the manifest aud al the papers
raist5ng thereto are gone. The PosF.iNfEL-
1zHkScsh correspondent Il Informed upon
wnsfis considered good authority that the
iscts shove given have been sworn 20 be-
fore the grand jary.
a friend 81 NJ Harmed said 10 ae this
evening IL looks bad Tor him. but ne
has been plHcsd where ne has no chance
70 defend himself. fou remember he was
nuutsnsfiiy dismissed last October and
apetlnl Agent Gsuwley took charge OF ali
TIE o1tciaI books and papers. a. well rs
told me that he sent sbss sao d he s ss,t-
t<Tasury In Kan Francisco and had q re-
cnipt therefor. but this receipt vas seixef.
t0Eetiztf with other PAPERS. hy Crowley
hAte 30 dotts be viii DO able TO clear him
eelf Of this charge"
No further transactions have been made
public to-day. aid am somewhat psxzissi
70 understand hoH what have seat abage
hrs leaked out. Customs officers FROM Col.
lecfM eullom down, though as eourte0sss
- cbe@sefiieias, maintain The same dis.
Greet silence which they have shosn In
The past. The Impression prevails amcng
men who have watched tais week pro
ccedings that the grand sag9 Il dead set Oh
"cfnehing bpflie one, aud there seems 10
be no doubt that enc or iHofe nien viii fse
indicted. Every onc whom ! have saet fn
the pass two days and conycrsed with on
t5it subject IL firm aud ofssepoken in the
belief that Harmed Is absolutely honest aud
that he viii he able 20 prove himself inno.
cent should the court demand such prcas
Puhr TOWNSEND, April s-Taere wefe no
Developments to-day In the custom -hnase.
investigation. The grand iary were hasy
from the opening time so the eiassng of the
session ,hesfsna Witnesses II Il unsfeF.
stool no indictments viii be returned
untis "Wednesday. II then. Your correspond.
ent lsaFns that the matter Of systematic
ever charges os vessels entering sad clear
isag has bern brought before the GRAND
tafy, aud Ii would seem that sslese sesp
divided among Rli the resident oEsisers aud
emplo3es from collector down. There Is
nothing new ia This question OF over
thasxes. and II Is claimed they we're made
% ~ 20 cover sort OF grafuiiy for The scr.
VICE afhfaying up Esta aud allowing yes
seis - clear asid enter n aay hour 81 the
Right.