Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-23
WHOLESALE DISMISSALS.
Nine Men of the New York Ap-
 praiser's Department
GET THEIR WALKING PAPERS.

The Special Agents Say the Men Were
 Guilty of Unfair Discrimination in tho
 to Follow.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 23-Secretary Fairchild
 n.ssed through this city yesterday, leaving a small sized whirlwind behind him. which swept through the appraisers department and created general consternation among the employees. Precisely at 5 o'clock the official guillotine was dragged from it's closet and sent nine heads tumbling into the basket.
 Tho dismissed men are: Abraham G. Remsen, sugar examiner, recently suspended, percmptoriiy dismissed. He had been in the customs service for twenty years, and was receiving a salary of 42, 800
 Nicholas J. Flocken, sugar sampler in the Eighth division, four years in service salary, s1,2OO
 Peter Twombly, sugar sampler in the Eighth division, salary. Sl 20; has been in service ten years.
 Patrick w. Cole, sugar sampler in the Eight division, salary. $l, 200, and nine years in service.
 William O. Spencer, a clerk and verifier in the Tenth division, salary, $l,oOO; ten
 years ill service.
 Roberts E. Bowne, sn examiner in the
 Eighth division, salary, $3 OO0; twenty-four
 years in the service.
 H. l. Bardwell, an examiner in the wool
 division, salary, $2, 5OO; eighteen years in the | service.
 w. D. Davis, sugar examiner in the eighth A.)p tervice. Rodney Smith, examiner. Each man received the following note: 'SIR-In accordancs with instructions con- tained in department letter dated Jan 2l you are informed that your services will be | dispensed with from to-day. Respectfully, "A. B. STEARNs, Appraiser" Each one of the nine asked Mir. Stealns for further information. Mr. Bardwell was told ] that his dismissal was because the acting ap- praissr did not feel that his work had been | exactly or correctly performed MT. Davis l failed to obtain any satisfaction, while the
 remainder simply .leasnel that it had been decided that their services were of no further | use to the department; ill fact, Mr. Stearns
 considered them surplus help and could be dispensed with.
 Not one word was uttered concerning any | irregularities, though it was learned from | other official sources that all the removals
 were made by Secretary Fairchid on reports I received by him from certain special agents | who have for weeks been engaged ill in- | vestigating the past conduct of nearly every | body in the appraisers office. Mir. Fairchild l prepared the department letter before leav- | ing Washington on Monday evening" but he 1 did not deliver it to Mir. Stearns until he had
 had long conference at the Everett house
 with Collector Magons, Special Agents
 Tichenor and Tingle and Appraiser Stsarns l The reports of the special agents were to the 1 effect that the nine men dismissed had been guilty of unfair discrimination and fraud in
 examining or appraising merchandise pass l ing through their hands
 | It was announced at the collectors office
 that Assistant Appraiser Samuel J. Sturgis
 and Examiner Hamill, of the Tenth division,
 would receive letters of dismissal to-day from
 Washington. These letters will be signed by Assistant Secretary Hugh N. Thompson, an-
 nouncing that their services are no longer
 required Though no reason will be given, | it Is well known that both Seurgis and
 Hsmill are accused by special ageuts of hay
 ing made discriminatons Ill favor of certain l importers of Sumatra tobacco At a conference held yesterday afternoon
 1t was decided to recommend the dismissal of
 Assistant Appraiser Moore, of the damage
 allowance division. This action is based on
 reports made by Deputy Collector McGee,
 and 6 paper showing where damage allow
 ances have been unfairly made by Moore, and
 other allowances denied where they should
 have been granted