The morning call., 1892-04-07
bomb within twsnty-feur or forty-eight
hours after closing hnurs last evening.
TIRE SCANDALS

bomb within ,wenty-feur or for,y-eight
hours after closing hnurs last evening.
TIRE SCANDALS.
/ When the Sumatra tohncco scandal was
I, added to the NeuDerger, R-iss & CO., reye-
| latlons and the discovery in a sunken ship
| that Steinberger & Kalsher had at
| tempted to import gloves as TOW cling"
The Government took Immediate means
| OF frustrating the repetition of
such frauds and unraveling the many
schemes half revealed in these dis
eoyeries. There were sent to the coast
carload Of special agents and detectives,
under the supervision Of the chief of the
service, Supervising Special Agent A. X.
TiDgle. His lieutenantS are: Special
Agents Mccoy Of New York, Williams OF
Ohio, Mulkey of Seattle, Evans of this city.
aided by Special Detective NOyes. This
fierce has been augmented by the appear
ance Of Colonel w. T. Hepburn, the Solic-
ltor oil the Treasury, who received Brr-
nard Reiss' lannon's though. 10 the public.
mysterious information, which United
States District Attorney Garter promised
Judge Morrow when he asked that Reiss be
fined only would lead to the detection of
many other merchants who were engaged
in defrauding the revenue; also by General
Appraiser Shur,leff.
THE GRAND JURY.
Willie the investigation has haen In pro-
gress the Federal Grand Jury las been in
session, and more than once have the several
Investigators appeared before il.
The Grand Jury was in session all day
yesterday but did not report. 1t will meet
at 2 o'clock to-day and may report imme-
diately. 1t is thought large number Of
important indictments will be Forthcoming,
but they may go oil the S5cret file, where i'm
mediate arrest is not possible.
Colonel Hepburn, District Attorney Gar
ter and District Judge Morrow had con-
ference yesterday morning and some start
ling developments. of which the arrest of
prominent men in this city and Sacramento
are expected, and it is said that United
States Marshal Long has received instruc-
tions to act az a certain time in the line of
his instructions. Last week MeSsrS. Gas
kill. Jingle and two others went to Sac
ramento and held an all-night interview
with certain prominent men there at the
Golden Eagle Hotel, and that interview is
said to have produced astonishing cOnclu-
sons in Mr.. Tingle's mind
SO close-mOuthed are the investigators
that no statement OF the money value of the
frauds unearthed can be obtained except
that they amount to more than S10O, 0O0, COO
In the last three years.
THEY DO NOT KNOW.
Appraiser Charles NJ Leavy was seen at
his home at P3ifc avenue and Scott street
last night and asked if he could throw any
light upon the matters that the special
agents have been Investigating, or the wbis-
pering that indictments were TO be pre-
scutcu w Tic Jury. MI. LeaYy
stated that he had no knowledge in regard
TO the matter, and had not been called upon
to make any explanation before the inQuisi-
torial body, and that so far as the Liebese
matter is concerned he did not know any,
thing beyond what had appeared in the
newspapers.
Jacob Liehes, of Liebss Bros, stated TO a
reporter of THE CALL last night that he
had not heard or any intended Grand Jury
indictments In connection with custom
frauds. lie said: "All | know of the
matter, so far as IL affects our firm, has
been fully set forth in The CALL last Sun
day. l know nothing of pending arrests Of
custom officials and have not appeared be-
fore the Grand Jury or been cited to ap-
pear i know nothing about Agent Mccoy,
except that his name appears in connection
with our tobacco case now awaiting a hear
Ing in the Circuit Court of Appeals. NV
brother is in New York, where we have a
branch business. That is all know Of the
whole matter"