New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-13
SPIES AROUND the Custom house.
KEErINC WATCH oN APPRAISER COOPER AND
HIS AsIsTANTS-wHO Is EMPLOYING THEME


HIS As'IsTANTS-wHO Is EMPLOYING THEMl
Pyndcxtcr Dunn and Wallace Macfarlnnr were
the only members Of the Custom House Investigating
Commission who earned the daily wages that the
Government Is to pay them for making partisan
inquiry into the Custom House here. Charles :.
Fairchd. the ~ Secretary ~ the Treasury, who l.
the chairman Of the Commission and who has not at
tended Il meeting In over week. Is ,tl away, and
cX.Colleotor Daniel Masonr. Of Ogdrn,blrs. who l.
th. brains OF tile entire investigation haa not re-
turned from n visit to his home The Commission
expected to 10 to the Appraisers Stores yesterday.
aud although the Appraiser waited for II until after
. O'Clock none of the representatives. of the secretary
OF ia. Treasury and the Democratic National Admin
isration. with the exception Of Il number oi spies
presented himself During the last week or ten days
a number OF strange men have been seen lettering
about the Appraisers stores and apparently watching
the movements Of the Appraiser AMI the Assistant APP
pral,crs. When one Of these officials would lrav"
the bullilng hc would b. followed by one Of these
men. only on last saturday afternoon Appra err
Cooper and Assistant Appraiser Ccrbrtt left the build
Ing together aud walked down Grcrnwsc!-, Tor few
blocks. The Appraiser Was going 10 Keep an impor-
iant engagement and the Assistant Appraiser was
going TO attend to som" business. man who had
been standing under awning opposite the Ap-
praiscr's Office for several day INN" lately left his
place and started after the two officials lie fol
lowed The Appraiser until he returned 10 III" Office.
IL |, not known exactly who these men are and who
they represent. but from their actions aud from what
vaIioi, employees around the building hay" lcarnc /
about them Is thought that they are detectives en-
ployed by the Investigating Commission 10 secure
what hearsay evidence they ran against th" Appraiser
and the official, al the Appraisers stores. The man
who had been watching the Appraiser from his place
across the street disappeared yesterday come ri the
men who arr employed about the building intimnted
to him that hot-watcr hos" might be turned upon
him II he continued 10 remain there.
Appraiser Copper received word from Washing
ton y-sicr lay In relation to his resignation II WAS
r,imorcd that the President would not accept the
resignation, but would ask the Investigating Com
mission to mike some sort of report that would
Justify the President in removing him. The Appraiser
viii remain on cn,y. however. until h" hears from
Washington. although II number OF bis friends have
advised him to take the bun by The horns and eav"
the pac, nj once aud not subject hiniS.t further 10
the peculiar methoas Of Til, Investigating Commits
sion.
sicphcn W. Bassctt. Appraiser Coopers former ,I,G
confidential clerk who started ont To become fiil-
nsgrd lnformer. was With the two members Of the
Commission In secret session portion OF yesterday
In the afternoon his place was taken by Assistant
Appraiser Corbett, who remained with the Commits
sion until late In the afternoon. The commission To-
day expects to go to the Appraisers stores to learn
villa, i, cnn there the workings Of thi, department
thai can BE- twisted into an attack upon the last Ke-
washington. June i..--ccrctary Carlisle and As
sistant Secretary IInmlin had conference rms even,
Ing regard t" lSl pending TTS rs""nc :" M
Iamlin rs The result Of his recent visit 10 New
York Acquainted secretary Carlisle with the progress
made and the gst Of the evidence thus far given.
Mr. Carlisle takes much Interest In III" invest cation
and Is determined that II shall be thorough ana com
plete Ie went 10 the Executive Mansion this aftr.
noon to talk the mntter over with the President but
rs The latter was engaged with the Attorney t"n'rai
IN Importunt official business the secretary was com
plled 10 defer the subject Mr.. Carlisle said nfter MS
return nom the Executive Mnnsion that Appraiser
Cooper's resignation had not been accepted. from
other sources II 1, learned that the resignation: rs
stated yes. rrIny. will probably not be- accepted.
Oni,IaI. documents have been resurrcctrd III I'M,
Treasury Department. and are In the possession Oh
tssisinn, secrclay IIamn, which show that up.
praser Coopcr's statement. given to the press 'hlt
h. cn,d mpon ,ecrctary Window. and. with his resg
nation I'm lis hand. dennnded the revocation OF me
ordc, ncmIttng special agents Of the Treasury De
Iarmpnt In the examining room Of the Appra ,S
nnicc nj New York, Is correct 10 that extent ma w
ihnt extent only. An order had been Issued by Mp
ptaiscr Cooper refusing permission 10 special
agents TO enter the examiner room In the APnrn,i"r
"i,cc This order revoked nv S'crcinry WnIoni:
Mr. Cooner cane to Washington and denahnen o'
Srre,ory Windcm the revocation II The latter orner,
ana ,hreacned to resign IN his den,ann were
NOT or,n,ed secretary Window refused TO gran, ".
h, Arnraiser Cooper. II Is ssid instead of temhern,
lie rericnation poc>"tcd II. Mr.. Wntom inn,nIn.
~, him at The same time that II would be cAcc'hngN
accountable secretary Foster. subsenusn, ", W.,
sion An Mr. Coopers presence, In WashingIon MA
told him. il Is ststcd: that his resignation would