The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-24
THE CUSTOMS CASES
Ex-Deputy Collector ". II.
Harmed On Trial
LOOKING At me SUE SOCKS


he first 81 ~ ceIehrafsd Port Town
ssne custonhouss eases was: called for
isse1 yesterday, IN the United States dis
usct couzt- 1he ease called rs one II he
two cases q The United States ". William
- harmed. the one n which Re y charged
u : hlE q indjc4ment found b. the grand
lury = foss I0unsend In April. Is39, ot
extofting Illegal ICES from c. w. eprague.
master q The tug MoguI. On twenty-five
coants- The other eAse aeninst Harmed y
an indictment for emheuIemenf. Harmed
wss tie chief deputy collector q customs
. foft Townsend for several years, until
the iattsr part q i1sa During much q
NE time b wAs acting collector. and in the
many Transition periods from one admin
mtration 10 another, Vas the only man In
the custombOuss familiar with the rou-
tine Of The sesviee
About > score of witnesses from Port
Townsend we're prssent. including Collector
Charles -. BfadshaW. ex-Coliectors n. r.
beecher. Quincy A. Brooks. 6. w. Thur
man (now of Portisnd), Leslie Cullom.
Deputy Collector w. cha*e Garfield, ex-
Deputy Collectors Walter Bowen. Clarence
Snyder. A. II. Wintrode. w. C. Femme
more. Captain C. w. Spragre. formerly Of
the Aogul, and Messss Grifiiths & ssetson,
owners Of the Mogul
In empanelItng the jury the regular
yentre was exhausted. and 1t 2 30 p. m. .
special venire ordered returnabie ortawith,
court taking recsss until I 0'c.ock. But
two or three peremptory challenges were
used, the greater number being excused for
cause. in most cases for having formed an
opinion OF the guilt or Innocence Of the
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cussoMnouse' ~oua suo.n s,ss
tins was no. oone. Inc aeaenosn', nS
saiu, naa enseseo ano caea.eu suas sl
nia'seat eAcePs IN eases wnere Nc nsu :
oepu'y 20 Ds woIk an .nsas $3.50, ln-
ssesn o. owing s1s oePasy seneI.a .nss1uc-
uons iof specineo aees. ne nao psos'uea tne
Deputy VITO : scneduic OF cuafees appucs-
Ole 70 oinsfens vessels. sowis' the Moeu',
ana every ume sne was osefcnsfged sps.
cine SUM- AL tecs are feceipted ON wnas
10 caiaed inc osue DOCK. 0eins osanxs PRINT
% On psue psPex. Inc ssu9a msse 70
ce'Ps weN co.n.s'-ss s enns ny
amounts received ssneu oy sns persons 70
whom tne detacneo feceipts Weie gwen
These staos Are sent 70 me az
pAftmens monsniy. Ane prosecution
alleged that me defendant nao
replaced TINS system oy syssem invensea
" nimseH. ne neo "naso ieceipss PIiHteu
nimsoit, vnicn ne iufhisneo sne master %
the Aogui IN every instance clsfsco "a sne
indictment Inc corresponding stuos o.
these white receipts sent 20 asningson ac-
counted for the regular ices. IN one case
the Mogul was cnarEed WV ior clearing
foreign nom fort townsend. Inc coun-
ter receipt IN the blue pook signed oy Zap
tain Sprague accounted ior $i.v. Anotnef
allegation OF the prosecution Was mat
book entitled - Record OF MONEYS Re
ceived from All Sources, WAS found IN the
cussomhouse with paper pasted over the
back conceaiing IT'S printed uiie.
The defense reserved It's opening.
The prosecution offered IN evidence the
commission OF William N. Harmed as dep
MY collector OF customs, dated February
%. 1851. signed by quincy A. brooks. col
lector Of customs, and also letter from
Daniel Manning. oa'ea jury q 100 SNOW
ing the appointment OF MT. Harmed Is
deputy collector.
s. l.. Lupton. clerk OF the treasury de-
partment. who has worked up the case
AGAR st Harmed. Was called IS The hrst
witness tor the government. lie tesuned
that he had been in toe service since 1888.
He had been sent out by the department 10
look into the accounts OF The customhouse
in Jsneay. 1850. no accounts having
been received TOT some ums- Inc oook en-
titled "A record OF moneys received from
all sources from November ,. 1876. 10 May
3. 1855. was handed 10 him. He testified
that ne found that book in the custom
house and took II 20 Washington and had
q certified copy OF is made and returned.
When he found the book paper was
pasted over its hack. Which be scratched on.
"what vas the general condition OF the
books Of The customhouss 7" the prosscu-
ton asked. to which the defense objected.
The court then announced 70 Colonel