New-York tribune., 1902-07-03

Corsa narrated ever took place.
EXAMINATION OF CORsA
The official minutes of the examination OF
Corsa by Appraiser Wakemau who under the
federal statutes had power TO conduct the ex-
animation. follows;
Q.-Your full name is A-Henrv & Corsa
Q.-In whit capacity are YOU at work in tn
Appraisers Office? Al am working as an
acting sampler. or helper to sampler.
Q.-Mr CorSa, during the last three
Al have
Q.-You remember. Mr. Corsa that under my
instructions YOU frv-ved i've dollars from
James Vail on January Il account of assist
ing TO queer mark ''Eosalie'' of the steamship
Lydia, and that YOU delivered the said five dol
lars to me? Al did. sir.
Q.-You remember that pursuant to my In
structions YOU received from James Vail
February I S12 ~ for assisting in "queeriug'
marks and : of the cargo steamship AsphO-
del ana that this money You turned over to
ne? A.-Yes sir.
Q.-RecentIy have you been approached either
by James Vail or Jack DOane with request
that YOU should make affidavit that YOU had
never received any money from either of them
Al nave been approached by both of them
Q-What did James Vail say to YOU regarding
this proposed affidavit? An speaking OF this
matter he said that you had been TO Mr.. Have
meyer. and there accused Vail and DOane 0f
giving money TO have the different cargoes
''queered.'' and Immediately upon hearing Of ~
which did through Mr. Sherer / came up here
Vail said that Mr. WaJenan showed hin,
this?' he said Il do not know anything about
this replied Now he SAYS L would not
use of an expression that I made over there at
Jersey. He asked me if 1 ever bet. I never
used that expression 10 anybody except to you.
How did he fathom it?" l remarked TO him that
circumstances are not always positive proof. He
said: Are you willing to swear that you never
got any money from me2
After some additional conversation Vail re-
marked, Il will see YOU Tomorrow He met
me Monday morning as was crossing the ferry
NOnkerS.
thought l would meet You this boat. Are
YOU willing to make that affdavit2- 7 saws To-
him. Mr.. Vail, would you do it for me-
Yes. 1 would" says he. 1 says: Vail YOU
know you are lying: none of the rest of the men
would do such thing Yes. they would he
said; every one Of them. Levy is going to d.
this" Have you got Levy's afidavit?' / asked
going to make it He then saws T. Where VSe ne are
you going this morning." I said 1 was going to
Yonkers. He said. Il will go with you to Forty
He went with me to Forty -second-st.. and
pleaded all the way on the cars for me 70 go
with him before notary public that morning
/ told him. NO, would do it; I would not
place myself in any such position at all" He
was to meet me that night but L came
f, earlier train, So that the next morning again
he met me at the corner of Liberty and West
SITS. As 7 came of the boat he vas standing
said Il C-dn't meet YOU last night. No." I
said. Il came on an earlier train" Are you
ready to make that affidavit ne says. Il
have Levy's in my pocket. and will show il
10 YOU if YOU want 10 it No. says I.
Vail. don't want to see YOU. and you can taIk
TO ME urtil YOU are black in the face and [
will never make such affidaVit.'
APPROACHED BY DOANE
Odd Jack DOane approach you the
same subject? If So please tell us about it,
Al think it was the Saturday following. Z
was sitting in the office, District No. =. and
Doane came in to see Mr.. MeIius, the foreman
in charge of the district They were together
in the closet in the inside Office perhaps ten
fifteen minutes When DOane came out of the Of
flee I sitting in the large ROOM He looked at
me and mOtiOned with his head as calling me
out. | followed, and we went TO the corner of
Grand-st. and Kent-ave. L think 1T is the
Metropolitan Hotel He called for drinks
Now" he says. Il want 10 talk TO you" We
went and down. Now" he says, the other
day you asked S.1 me tSo TO- loan sqy you -.
Piled Yes Jack you could loan me 500. or
give S1J0 and then would not pay me for
the work I have done for you" Yes" he said.
but YOU accused me the other day OF hdVInS
your money in my pocket Il know did" 1
says Il would do it again to-day. because you
have admitted that you had my money 10 me-
and Duffy" Well" he says. Il will loan you
this money this condition. that you give me
a note for twenty-five or fifty yearS-neither one
of us will live to that time-and that you
sign an affidavit that you never received dol
lar from James Vail nor myself" Says 7.
.Doane what do YOU think j ann need
money dreadful bad but if 1 never get dollar
until l get it by doing what you request will
never have IT,
When Mr.. Vail examined by Appraiser
Corsa rejecting him
When Wilbur F Wakeman. former Appraiser.
was seen at his Office in West Twenty-third-st-.
yesterday. he said:
All l care TO say about the examination OF
Corsa is that he and a number of other samplers
and examiners were examined in 1899, and that
I recommended the dismissal of Robert s. Levy.
l regarded Corsa honest and efficient en-
pIoye and l was sorry to see him discharged"
Appraiser Whitehead. when asked for state
ment with reference to Corsa's case. said:
MY reasons for disnissing Corsa sent
to the Secretary of the Treasury, and properly.
I think. Corsa s services were not of a charaC
ter to warrant his continuance in the service OF
this office"
rs there any prospect Of his being rein
stated?"
Not under the present Appraiser said Mr..
Whitehead
METHOD OF TESTING
Assistant Appraiser Michael Nathan. IN
charge of the Eighth Sugar Division. to whom
The Tribune reporter was referred by Appraiser
Whitehead for information concerning the tech
nicaI conduct of the customs service with ref
erence to the imposition of duties on raw sugar.
showed the utmost Willingness to make the re-
porter's work easy. The reporter handed him
the following list Of questions.
Will YOU please explain the practical method
of the sampling of sugar on the docks:
Do YOU have any trouble with the merchants
samplers tampering with your menc
Is there any record OF the merchants sam
piers having paid money TO your sam
piers or samplers helpers. in connection with
the sampling of sugar?
What is the relation of John A. Sherer to the
sampling and tests OF sugar
Tlp, mRn interfere