New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-09
CHARGES GROWING GRAVER.
TESTIMONY AGAINST A BROKER.
BE is ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BRIDE CUSTOMS
OFFICIALS.

BE is ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BRIDE CUSTOMS
OFFICIALS.
Exceedingly interesting developments marked the
hearing yesterday in the case Of William Cutajar, Gus
tom House broker at No So Beaverst. who is charged
with making false invoice Of a shipment Of cheese.
Lewis Perano, grocer In Mulberryst. Is accused Of
completely in the offence 1t is charged that the two
gave the weight Of shipment Of cheese, which was
imported from Genoa last month on the Fulda, at
5000 pounds less than the true figure. Commits
sioner Shields conducted the examination, and AS
siSant United states Attorney John O. Mott appeared
for the Government. while Abram j. Rose represented
Cutajar aud Charles A. Hess, Perano. The first wit
ness was otto Stoelzel, who testified that Cutajar had
mace affidavit to the pro forna invoices presented at
the Custom House.
Thomas d. Hyatt the next witness. had an ex-
ceedinCly interesting story to tell. He is a United
states wegher and in charge of the Fuda's cargo
on November "a.
did you know Cutajar before that timel" asked
Mr. Mott
Il met him on the day before Thanksgiving" an
swered the witness. He came to me and said he
wanted to talk with me about his cargo the Fulda
He Sad he would like be favored as much as pos
sible in connection with the cargo. l asked him how
! could help him. He said that l could fix the tare
and the net weight Of the goods. ! told him that 1t
would be risky to change the documents after the
goods had been weighed
- On. YOU nccOnJ weigh tntul' Ht sdiV' WI
trol a lot OF shipments the Tulda, and this would
be a good thing for you. l will give you $500 when
fe documents are ready If you viii bring them to my
house in Brooklyn. We viii fix them there.
Isn't it risky p l asked.
Not at all, he replied. The goods are re
moved from the pier at once. But for Gods sake
save my family If you don't enter the scheme Cua-
jar had In his memorandum-bcoA the weights OF Inc
cases of cheese as he had given them at the Custom
House. He fixed the weights OF each case at from
twenty TO thirty pounds when the true amounts were
from 800 to 400 pounds"
Philip Daab, an assistant weigher, told an equally
iuportant story. lie sad the Fulda arrived on No
vember 90 at her pier in Hobolen, and the witness
WAS sent there TO weigh the cargo two days later
There was one lo OF cheese, forty cases OF H.
marked a. p Italy, The net weight was 1O,24'
pounds. the gross, 12,2O7 pounds. The shipment
was taken from the pier that afternoon.
a little later" the witness went on, "Cuti!ar
came TO the Office Of the customs employees on the per
and asked for weigher named Qugley He was told
that Ouigley had been transferred TO Bro1Kyn ana
seemed disappointed. As leaving the pier to go
ro,,o he stopped me and asked me to take drlnh
with MIN i accompanied him to a barr"0m ana ne
wanted to open bottle of Wine INSISTED on ulIilh
If his goods had been underweghed, ana ASKED II
rad weighed any cheese that day. sara WHlsheI
;-rnuent of forty cases marked L. +. llaIS. ~
nnlIed ont his notebook and said that he had put tt
made il over 10000 pounds. Cutai@ then plolS9e a
10 give me 200 for Mr. Hyatt and Slooo LOT lily SGD
We would pass his mpOrtatOns. - -
The hearing was adjourned until MONDAY al p III