The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-11
HE ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY GIVEN
 AGAINST DR. PETTINGfLL.

ush Money Was Offered to the Customs
 onicals-i he Doctor Refused to I'll Who
 Were In the Business Of smuggling
 Phenacatine With Him.
 New York. Dec. 10.-William B. Pet tingill, who was arrested last week on the charge of smuggling the drug phe- nacatine in to the United States and who then attempted to bribe customs officers, was given a hearing before United States Commissioner Bell to- day. Special Treasury Agent Allen. upon whose affidavit Pettlngill was ar- rested, told of his search of Pettingilrs place and the finding of five one-pound packages of phenacatine. Witness said Pettingill said after the arrest, This is a small matter and I will make 1t in- teresting for you. will give you and the other men $50 each and guarantee you $50 month if you will let up on me and let me sell the drug in your dis trict."
 The witness declined and told the prisoner he was after his principals. In the United States marshal's office the treasury agent tried to find out who the others in the scheme were. Pettingfll said he got the drug from North Adams, Mass, but refused to tell who the others in the business were. Gus toms Inspector John Johnson corrobor- ated Allen as to Pettingilrs offer of hush money" The prisoner offered $50 first and afterwards said he would give $1O0 cash and $1O0 a month if they would "let up on him" and allow him to work the district. They were to keep him posted" and, Johnson stated, warn him if there was danger of his getting into trouble L. H. Hovey, jr., who said he was employed by w. H. Chiefly & Co. of New York to detect frauds in the im- portation of phenacatine, testified that he saw the defendant in New York on September last. The man was offering phenacatine to druggist and was ar rested. He gave his name as Arthur Armstrong and after making state ment was allowed to depart. He al- legged that he was employed by the Brown Electrical company of Summer street, Boston.
 The witness visited Boston and failed to find any such firm as the Brown Elec- trical company. In recent converse ton here with Hovey the defendant ad- mitted that his name was W. B. Pet tingin and said he' had operated in Springfield, Mass. He also admitted registering as G: c. Foster in the Queens hotel, Montreal, Canada. The defendant told the witnesssthat he pro- cured the drug from the firms of Kerry, Watson & Co. and Lyman Sons & Go. of Montreal. Witness believed the drug was brought through by Pullman car conductors, but PettingiM would not ''give them away" ,
 Lawyer J. A. Beck, who represented Pettingill, contended that no case had been made out against his client and that there was no inducement to snug gle the drug, the profit being sufficient after the payment of duty. Lawyer Beck held that there had been no proof that the drug had been smuggled, but United States District Attorney Ingham argued to the contrary.
 The commissioner ruled that the evi- dence of smuggling and attempted brib- cry was clear, and he held Pettingill in 125O bail.
 The drug is made in Germany, where it sells for IS cents an ounce. In this country the price Is from S5 to 95 cents an ounce, the duty being 25 per cent.