New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-02

hurry as wished TO a train for Washington Tic
said that he would co across the river with me- He
o,d 81 and on the WAY over he told tina: ne had
proos that Examiner wiswa was guilty OF fraud IN
passing the invoices OF j. Il. Simon o. az iess
valuation than he ought to. told him that IT was
grave matter and II he was sure oil MS erounu W
make charges against him.
Mr. TinQle said that the charges against WIS
wall and the letter from the Appraiser suspend
ing him reached the Treasury Department in WASH
ington at the same time. The Treasury Depart
ment then ordered the special agents department
to make an investigation Of the charges a2aiIst
Wswal Special Agent Mccoy was detailed Ior
this work because he recently had been trans
ferred from Texas and not mixed up III VI"
petty troubles which were going on between thc
Appraisers Department and the special agents.
:" made no written recommendation IN rcgdIu
TO Mr. McCoy's report, which exoneracd MisWall.
but | think that | said to General Spauidine
This report exonerates Wiswall and think that
he ought TO be rcinstatcd'
MORE CHARGES AGAINST wIswALL.
After the reinstatement of the examiner. the
witness testified. another and longer letter was
received from Appraiser Cooper making stronger
the charges against Wiswall. This was referred
to him for action. and he again instructed Mccoy
TO make an investigation. The second regoI
which the special agent made supported the hrs'
one. No action was taken upon TINS report w.
cause the order of the Secretary OF the treasury
reinstating the examiner had not been revoked.
Did YOU come to New-York with General
SpauldinG to see about the relnstaemeht Oh WIS
well. I think that I came here about that
time with General Spaulding, but not TO see
about Wswall ?" go ~, ,,.,,
son. the president of the Silk Association, was
when he took the special agent up to Mr. kich-
ardsons store to examine Inn: continual Mr.
Mr. Richardson then told me, cohtlmuel NJ,
Tingc, that he did not believe IN "i i;' :
honesty. and he did not want to nave n'''' ~
the public stores al, p;hodson
and Mr. Cheney. of the Silk Association througl
which their opposition to Wiswall was wHhdraw raw
ont OF the silk division at the appraiser stores
asked. ,,
Ibid YOU know that one was made
"None was made TO my KNOWLEDGE
MR. 11yGr.E DENIES SOME STATEMENTS.
Mr. Tincle denied that Colonel Tichenor III"
head Of the Board of General Appraisers. asked
that Wiswall be made useful" He might have
cold s07hetbirg of that kind. because h" always
exnressed the highest regard for his honesty nlu
ability. The witness then was asked rrgara ,in,
the general charge Tat t.rr" was III" spccal
agents on the one hand. and Colonel llc,I'nII'
Wr. Spauldirg the Assistant Secretary OF .lr
Treasury and himself on the Other i GnniIr said
for some time :ofore replying. but he ilna,N S"l,
tbot he did not know who mad" IT, bar ne
SUPPOSED that it cmanatcd from the Appraiscrs
Department and Mr. Mr. sod that ' he was not after
praiSvi lis bnt the Tnclcs. tn" TchcnorS the
Standings and the special agents. IL" a ,hSa
that the enmty to the speciaa ~ tr,Gitiona
IIo asked permission to read his report Oh 'n'
case which he made recently to seer, vary -.
isle The commissioners fcins,h 10 aT1 for fine
Zeal, unon the special agents was because IN"
people in the Appraisers Department nin m%'
want to hnTc for st the attacks which appeared
time n time he thought, came from the apprais-
er's department.
FURTHER TESTIMONY TAKEN.
III dn;shed bis testimony on this subject ana
p.ssett was recalled TO complete his statement
which appears AS part of his testimony
Colonel Tichcnor the chairman of the Board
Of General Appraisers. said that he had KNOWN
W;s".n Tor Some time and believed HIN 10
bo absolutely honest ana trustworthy. % mos
of his testimony in the direction o. nn'', ,hn
ing the members of the comi,l',lon n" ,,a.
business Of the Board OF "enefh APPRAISERS was
Fdmund T. Mason. Of the firm Of +. /. Mason
& Co.. testified that he had complalncd 10 ; Ime
Appraiser about the valuations OF the ~. onn,
| 1T Il Simon & Co. 1t was partly on Ms com
piaint that Wiswall was suspended by Appraiser
Cooper. ,ho .os;s,art Secretary
-, Nv rreasurT: i G. Wiswal the former en-
aminer. and Charles IT, Ham. the General hp
praiscr. all made sweeping ac anan., them Mr.
| WisyalI was handled with great d"llca'N ny 'Ip
attorney for the commission. n ON" tim" = 1ln
missioner Magonr thought that he had nncnr'h"!
h1.h;no ,"ondcrfullv wrong hui he found out
s sbortv that he was completely mistaken Wis
wall ;"s'iicd that in the ha tImnlnG an Gos's Mr.
W1t"nne chncl,lrd II he had allowed the matter
NJ Mas stand as then was would have apprac
bad but he asked question which conpe ir''
r - .bon, that the samples were from goods
in dispute. This closed the hearing for the day.