New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-03
A TAME SESSION AGAIN.
CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION DRAGS.
Mr. CORBETr MAKES An OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MONY ABOUT wIswALL.

MoyY ABOUT wIswALL.
Two weeks and more have now been occupied by
the Commission which Wa appointed osensioE oy
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 find out how the
customs service at this port WAS managed There
are four members Of this Commission Inc s'cre-
tary OF the Treasury selected three men VINO c0uid
be depended upon TO do this work, not with an
,ndcpen.c,t spirit but in u purely partisan one.
They were the cxSccrcary Of the Treasury, Charles
= Fnirchld the cx-Collector, Daniel Mogone; the
Ogdcnsburg leader Of the Anti snapper forces ana
Wallace MacFarlanc, a young lawyer who has been
anxious 10 immediate himself on the altar Of his
devotion 10 Mr.. Cleveland. With these men Is an
exc Congressman, Poindcxtcr Dunn, from Arkansas,
who has shown a wonderful degree OF energy In
irving TO earn the $40 day and cxpcn- which the
Government IS 10 make return TO these men for
their services Mr.. Dunn seems TO he anxious TO
give the Government fun value for his pay, H. he
has escaped only oneqnarIcr of day far.
on the other hand the Chairman Of the Commssicn.
the ex-sccrciary Of the Treasury. has missed two
and one.ha days His pay for this leigh oi time
would amount 10 $25.
The Commission did not get through yesterday
with the double attempt 10 exculpate J. c. wswall
the examiner Who was suspended by Appraiser
Cooper for alleged differentiation II imports In
1901 and 10 find out about the giving out Of three
public documents.
stephen w. IasSctt. the stcnognpher. was In the
Barge once, Nh'rr tlr commission uiri, Wooi vi
The time yesterday lie did not seem 10 have many
friends and when h. talked with Daniel MaGone the
acting chairman Of the Commission. Mr.. Magonc DID
not appear to pay attention 10 him. II was the
general impression yesterday that tn man had
drawn greatly upon his imagination when he made
thu statements charging Appraiser Cooper with
trying 10 force lin TO commit perjury That he
apparently was afraid TO face the Appraiser was
evidenced by his remaining with the Commission
most Of The day Thursday and as long 10 the open
session ha! Yesterday.
The session Of Yesterday amounted to little The
Commission continued its efforts 10 show that Wis
wall was highly honorable" man, but In the absence
II some one To cross examine the witnesses the
testimony was only OF that character which the mem-
bers Of the Commission wished 20 adduce. Marshal
J. Corbctt asked to H. recalled TO make a statement.
Previous 10 This he had been in consultation with
Mr.. MagoDc and Mr.. MlcFarilnc.
i would simply like TO state said Mr. Corbett.
" all that | know In regard 10 those things. The
reporter OF The Dry Good, Chronicle was introduced
10 me by General Burke very honorable man
who would not publish anything that ! told him.
lie called upon several times In relation 10 the
hat trimmings business, and / talked freely with
him. thinking that he would say nothing about H.
lie asked 10 tho letters in relation 10 the WIS.,
wall matter. aud | asked the Appraiser II could
make copie, Of them. ! made copies Of the letters
and showed them 10 The reporter with The under
standing that they were not 10 be published told
the Appraiser ahou, it. ana he said that he would
not give on, any Information, hut that If any WAS
given out he would not Al the time !
thought that those previously had been published.
After he ordered to make the Investigation. Mr..
FO0pcr asked me 10 make affidavit. told him
That could not answer that. told Mr. Cooper
that wanted 10 state that 4 had done wrong |
would take the Consequences lie asked me II
had the copic, Of the letters. | told him that !
could get Tie copies. bur could not get them for
several day.. finally got them. and told The Ap
praser That had Them. gnd willing TO take the
consequences for giving them out. 4 10 the ma
joriiy Of the information that was published knew
nothing about. Nv ONLY CONNECTION Win tI. affair
WAS confined 20 III" letter, 81 July 20 and -
simon fird. member 81 m" rrn 81 X s"nthil a
Co. testified that h" hat complained ~ ~" under
valuation, Of J. Il. -iln,n Co., goods. ana That his
Irm was b"ing undcr-old. W.nIll. "a" examiner.
told him 'Lat >mons goods were damaged. but b.
refused 10 allow him 10 examine them. fhc manner
n which the good. ~ This firm inNo'c-d
extraordinary ana after W,0lll suspended thcrr
Ngs no unier-slng.
iavii T. iion. % !. Il. simon 4 CO. The FIRM
Is lO-" good passed at 80 low 4 valuation 10y
Mr.. Wsva hat II aroused the Appraiser. suspi,lons
md caused WsNal'e >.,p nslon testified IN IA OF
81 hrf. Ills testimony wax In IN" direction ~ PROV
NJ his firm inno'cht II ANY attempt uBierVilu-
fion. i was shown. however. that ~. tpprii.crs
lmrs" thai Gopt' were inv,ic"i from i. Il. simon a
%. 10 j. X. riHon q c.. WI, pa flrflly true.
Jane Z. Mccoy. she - finl agent. WAC made The !
nN'si CATION uf IN" charges against W.va AMI re-
ported in favor ~ hl. reinstatement. mad. an ~
"H' II Wiinc.~ for Ni>Wall. II" declared that hr
onnd no truth IN the charge, against Lin.