The morning call., 1892-03-17
EX-DEPUTY D. M. CASHIN.
The Government Said to Be In.
vestigating Him.
His Participation in the Neubsrger, R::ss &
Co. Frauds Being Questioned by
Special Agents.

1t Is now an acknowledged fact that the
| Government is prosecuting an investigation
| into the connection eX-Deputy Collector ID.
| NJ Cashin had with the NeuOerger. ReiSs IL
Co. frauds. 1t is not known what fruit
| the investigation has borne or promises, but
! the fact of an official inquiry being insti-
| tuted after Bernard Reiss placed certain in
| formation In The hands of the treasury Off
| Gals shows some result is anticipated that
| will make Mr.. Gas hin's position as private
| citizen in the full possession Of his liberty a
| precarious one.
The frauds committed by the self-con-
| fessed fraudulent importers were discovered
last October. An inquiry, 50 far as Col
lector Phelps and Special Agent Evans were
able to make at that time, was prosecuted
with double purpose-frsty. TO discover
the extent of fraudulent invoices made by
Neuberger. ReiSs & Co., and. secondly, to
| ind out their means of successfully work
| ing the goods through the Custom house.
| TANGIBLE RESULTS.
| The first object bore tangible results In
! Bernard Reiss' confession, for v ich he was
! fined 5000 and costs by Judge Morrow
! about TWO weeks ago, and compromise of
! $4,000 accepted by the Treasury Depart
| ment.
The second purpose may have been more
! or less successfully prosecuted, but that it
| was uot wholly devoid If effect was shown
! by Cashln handing in his resignation on
! October 10 last which he did with the re-
mark that before the month was up he would
| clear bis name AT that time Collector
| Phelps said, IF [ had had the power,
| should have discharged him. but my
| powers only extend to suspension
| and recommending discharge" 1t would
| have taken twelve days TO have had him
! discharged-a fact the Collector Considered
when he accepted Cashin's resignation.
Many OF Cashin's associates in the Gus
! tOm-house thought and think yet that he
WAS led into his participation in the frauds
by his not having las much brain as heart. I"
! that is by his conforming To the requests of
! New berger, Ress 81 Co.'S broker that GER
tain cases be released and others retained
| Tor inspection, as certain ones were needed
| Immediately and certain others not. But
| this explanation would fall fat when ap-
| piled to any person not wise enough to
| come in out of the rain," and no one of
/ CaShn's associates Will say he was not a
man Of c0mmOD-Seuse.
IMPOSED UPON"
Taking in view the number of times
| Cashn would have 60 be imposed upon"
| by the broker, the merciful explanation
! Is far from adequate. In the last fifty in
voices received up to the time of the dis
! covely, forty-nine went over Casnin's desk
and one over John 1. Dare's, the other
| Deputy Collector. Dare had charge of
| entering goods and Cashin had charge of
the warehouses and Appra store
Though the work Of entering goods was
| often assumed by Deputy Cashin, he was
| only supposed to do it when Deputy Dare
was out to lunch or else where, say during
one-ftth of the day. To say that during
| this brief assumption Of Deputy Dare's
| duties Deputy Cashin should receive forty
nine ont of fifty invoices and in every one
make two or three mistakes with the
Government the loser every time, the Gov
| eminent thinks Is mere INSANITY.
Perhaps it was not polite or might frus-
trate the ends Of justice for Deputy Cashin
to be prosecuted before Bernard Reiss; per-
| haps there was not sufficient evidence 10 GO
| before court and ask for his conviction /;
anyhow the Government apparently ac-
| cepted the explanation that Cashin was a
| whole hearted ninny, but that time is past
| and he bids fair 10 have to answer for his
| deeds voluntary and involuntary. The
| investigation is said to be just begun by
| Supervising Special Agent Jingle. Special
| Agent Evans, United States District At
t0rney Garter and Il half dozen detectives.