The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05

FRAUDS IN THE CUSTOMS.
Charges OF Dishonesty Against Examiner
Leseur. who Is said to Have n Pull.

Charges OF Dishonesty Against Examiner
Leseur. Who Is said to Have n Pull.
It is probable that Mr.. Carlisle will hardly
be seated In his chair in the Treasury Depart
mont before the muddle in the Fifth Division
OF the Appraisers Stores will be presented to
him for decision.
The case OF Edward c. Ieseur. the Exam
liner In the glove department whose methods
have been under Investigation since last
July. Is pretty suro to attract Mr.. Carlisle's
notice.
Leseur was charged with favoritism. In
suoordination. trying to bring his superior
officers into discredit. differentiation OF GER
tain brands OF kid gloves and the over
valuation OF others. The Commission ap-
pointed by Secretary Foster to investigate the
charges consisted Of Collector Hendricks.
Surveyor Lyon. Special Agent Whitehead. and
Appraiser. Cooper, They held, secret SEES
si0ns and i'd refused ,hG u to s,o5 reveal s1nt Mh"s o TO-
IN no'I tho 0"t riove ana aer a.ri t"' aI,housh both
Appraiser Cooper aud Assistant Appraiser
have denounced him as dishonest and insu;
coordinate. The Dry Hoods th,ontcie publish-S
xssinst fes a iqns sc seGopnn 81 'f By p SoIuminoss
extrsots from the testimony taken before tho
Tbs article says that he was a POOR man
when he was appointed examiner New years
age. and now owns eonsiaeraH!!eso real estate;
s siisssss nh as' he ss'i IS S 81 Ssea NC ~ cons rssi
facturers. Whom he -'haa favored. and that lie
sion from deciding upon the evidence, Testi-
monv is quoted to show that Leseun has syS-
sc%n,idt. Bocharaci, 4 Co.: importers Of the
courvisier glove. and has discriminated
H gains ra risns ts y nv n%rk I'm tDS etisss G bef tns
the Commission as follows:
Prior to my app9in,1ie nc ia as assistant Hps
departments. and among other articles
k Indr sl sMSsr we're n y my JEjT1sidnn We're T rSsd HSn and
and anxious to further my efforts. with the OK
ception OF 4. G. Leseur; examiner OF KID gloves.
0! appraisal in market value-ennounced to
me that my duties vera only perfmnctory tn at
he WAS o oRi y responsible ,ha nrsnae t TO a." t nf Ris oS,c Jsi
action. In view OF the opposition OF MI Leseur
to the proper Performance OF my official dn-
OF. my name il tho. approval of returns. in
CATION in regard to his methods OF returning
kii gloves, and those OF certain importers In
My nttention was first attracted to an i'm
EE 9iii!!ihi1Sni H. OF July III 70. f 1915. Teturne %y correct ore N'p By
me and a'Ivance confirmed Dy General Ap.
praiscr. Following after these. two %iny0icos
to Cggehrecht ~ Bernhardt. August, 1851. re-
turned correct on AuR. u. subsequently, adj
vanced by me md advance sustained by Gem
eraI AOpraiser;, About this period several in;
correct and afterward advanced hy me;
said advance. sustained by tho General
Appraiser. At present Abe ,above-named
firm imports no gloves through the. port OF
New York. pref"rring. ! am informed. the ports
OF Massachusetts,. An inv0ics by Inns. Aug.
4. consigned to Poster. Paul d Co.. was re-
turned advanced In value Aug. 30. but consid-
erinG the advance insufficient. ! added 10, the
same and the addition was partially sustained
10 Goldschmidt. Bacharnch g. To-. were passed
correct as invoiced. The said invoices Were
held by ne and the value OF the gloves therein
advanced. which advance was sustained In
part by the General Appraiser"
George Davis. u messenger at the. Ap.
prHiser's Stores. testified that Lssenr had said
he 20, through with them. William NJ: Min
sliiI. i Custom House broken. testified that
Iesonr had told Linn that he would like to
drive lassavant e. Co. out OF business Other
Witnesses testified TO Leseur's insubordinate
condue- and discrimination. Leseur's own
testimony gave a like impression.
Appraiser Cooper said that the retention OF
Leseur as examiner WAS destructive to good
department" He believed that Tesenr's con.
duct was governed by personal feeling and
public good"
>The last session of tho Com mission was held
last August. and nothing has been heard from
Assistant Appraiser Burke was seen about
the article. lie refused 10 say anything eX-
can't lhnt 4 q anTfAn