The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-28
CAN TINGLE STICK 1T QUIT
THESE CUSTOMS FRAUDS 1T WAS Hrs
BUSINESS TO FIND.

THESE CUSTOMS FRAUDS IT VAS Hin
BUSINESS TO FIND.
I'll. F,irchiid Commission HAS Found Them
without Any Dinicuity and ex- Deputy
Collector Says the Task Is Only Beeun.
The dismissal OF several examiners at the
Lppraiser's stores on evidence secured by the
Tairchild Custom House Investigating Com
mission the Indictment OF United States
Wecher Ostrander. and the work all told OF
tho Commission since it's arrival In town. led
an old friend of the Hor. Daniel Magone to
make some remarks yesterday The gentle
man referred to was n deputy collector In the
custom House when Mr.. Magone was Collector.
He is of the opinion that tho Commission has
only just begun to get at the bottom OF wrong
doing In the last four years. He said:
The stenographic notes taken by the Com
mission will sustain every word shy. The
naturalization at tho Appraisers stores UNI
der Mr. Cooper. the drunkenness OF certain
officials the trouble merchants had in getting
their goods. tho utter lack Of discipline. as
sistant appraisers refusing to speak to their
examiners and declining to confer with the
Appraiser tho differentiation frauds. and the
whole dismal record Is now known to the
world at large. Take those Japanese in
voices. for instance They were at first be-
ueved to be undervalued only $4,000. Col
he went out. submitted to Mr. Magone evil
dence showing that in single year the un-
DEGRADATION amounted with one firm to
$4,000. 1t Is tho same story all the way
through. and the work OF the Com mission has
demonstrated beyond all doubt the necessity
for Its existence. The underweighing frauds
in the Surveyors department have only Just
begun to come out. Tho Commission will get
at the bottom of them. and all guilty persons
will DO prosecuted. 1 have talked with Mr..
Magone. and he is in dead earnest.
Tho great frauds to DO unearth ed are in the
Appraisers stores and the Surveyors depart.
ment Collector Kilbreth has also taken a
hand in the inquiry. Assistant appraisers.
aminors. with salary OF s.. 900 a year. having
cottages at Saratoga and swell homes in the
others in the service. owning line
houses up townl,thesee and otner matters
an S the tobacco frauds No one knows
how extensive they are saye Mr.. Magone and
his colleagues Now GONE tho gauging frauds;
to Collector Erhnrdt. Collector Fassett. Collec-
tor Hendricks, Surveyor Lyon. or Appraiser
ties Of these offices too WELL and, moreover. |
know the efforts Of these men to @, do the right
The astute customs Official then pulled from
bis pocket a copy Of tho letter OF Secretary
May 10. 1891, in which he said:
Treasury n.sn are &C, e May n 1870
required under the direction of the secretary 81 tho
s 2 Ssa 81 "na ana 20 Ss
in s ens the rsa. OF the . sa
e. eu,,Ss Ss VIM
:apsryi.ns the Gan.se.iea Of cuisines. Fsls"ak the
sSi.s,oT: Of custom. hut !. g Their duty TO al
q Us ess seiat. such frauds abuses ifsss
not fer Nth the regular OF customs
The former customs officer continuing said:
Mr.. Tingle has been the practical chief of
the Treasury agents for many years. Yet the
essary to appoint In his time half dozen Just
sHGh nyesgatng n a the Faif
Foster. FOR salaries and travelling expenses
for five years ended June 80. 1890. $751;
the time these tobacco undervaluations and
this, port There isn't a Democrat or Re-
publican i INF, xd,tv or b merchant who
seeretnry; FaIrehild in 1888 had to Investigate
sg bsaTa here her to New York
the S stores AZ the time NJ
ries for detecting frauds. Since then. espe-
cally under tho Harrison Administration. Mr..
Tinge. John VI. Comstock. and others have
practically had everything to say. and what
Is the resuIt-the Fairchild Commission
with it's daily working OF uncovering
frauds In the revenue. These are facts.
and Assistant Secretary Hamlin cannot
get away from them. II Mr. Cleveland
only had time to look into these matters as we
know them Mr. Tingle and his friends might
not rest on their bed OF roses. II he could read
the testimony taken before tine Fairchild Com
mission. would it appear to him that the Treas
ury agents had been faithful and Industrious
IN the last four years and would it seem to
him that they had rendered anything like the
eIuival ent for the 1881 .4lO.O1 they had drawn
aries aud travelling expenses? They told me
in Washington the other day that Mr.. Tlngle
and his friends must 20. and that their places
render Just service to the Government. will
never believe that these mon are out until
Trend it officially from the Treasury Depart
mCnt."