The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-19
C0RSA TELLS
OF FRAUDS
DISCHARGED SUGAR SAMPLER
ADDS NEW MATERIAL.
REVIEWS OBSTACLES HE MET
His Efforts to get Reinstated, Al
though Aided by Secretary Shaw
and Others of Influence, Were Flu.
tile-Grip of Trust Too Strong.

New York, Nov 1S.-Henry c. Cor.
sa, who once was employed as a gov
eminent sampler at the American Su-
gar Refining company's docks in Jer-
sey City, added further interesting ma
terial to the complicated controversy
surrounding the frauds charged to the
company and various customs offic-
Gals and employees.
Corsa was discharged from the gov
eminent service seven years ago, by
reason as he believes, of his efforts
to obtain an investigation. He re.
views the obstacles he met and ex-
cites experiences similar in many re-
spects to those of Richard Parr and
Edwin Anderson, who are defending
their respective claims to being the
original eXposers of corruption in the
customs house.
Wilbur F. Wakeman, a former ap-
praiser, brought Corsa's name into the
case sometime ago, when he attested
10 the fact Of his discharge after he
had brought to the governments at
adds, were aided from time to time
by Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary
of the treasurer Charles II. Treat,
former collector of internal revenue,
congress and by other government Of
ficials but none of them, he declares,
was able to overcome the grip the
sugar company had on the New York
customs service or to get him the in
dorsement of George Whitehead, who
succeeded Wakeman as appraiser.
Corsa says Secretary Shaw, after a
long conference, said: "I'll see that
you are put back. l could demand it
right now, but things are working so
smoothly between Mr.. Whitehead and
myself that | don't want to break in
abruptly on him with this demand"
A part of the time, according to
Corsa, he received letters from Shaw
stating that shaw found his hands so
tied that he could do nothing.
Corsa says his evidence against the
sugar company was to the effect that
the agents of the company had offered
him brides in return for his assistance
in substituting sugar of a low grade
in sample taken by the government
to test upon which cargo and were
appraised. AS a part of this evidence
he turned over to his superior the
money given him for bride.
Weishers' Department Very Corrupt.
Richard Parr, who is still a deputy
in the employ of the port, said that
recent Investigations have shown
more than one man in every five
among the employees in the weighers'
division of the New York port has
been found implicated in the frauds,
or is under suspicion of the most
positive character"
The conviction that a speedy in
vestigation by congress is certain was
expressed by Edward S. Fowler, form
er collector of the port of New York.
The proposals for a congressional
investigation will be opposed by at
least some of the officials in charge
Of the present investigation. 1t was
openly said by a government official
that such as inquiry would defeat it's
own ends in that many of the guilty
importers would be able to obtain i'm
munity by testifying for the prosecu-
ton.
In fact 1t is suggested that impor-
tiers themselves are working for an
investigation by congress.