New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-18
WQOLLEN FRAUDS GR0N
Now Feared They May SuTpaSS
the Famous Sugar Case.
PROBING MANY OTHER FIRMS
Accounts of Joseph Brooke & Co
with Banks and Other houses
Here Attached.

- .----ez+s1z+ion o. tire case Of the
---....z --sses government against the 'i1 "A
~ Eosanh Brooke & Co. English 'Is'''''1'
- - LED 10 the conclusion tAal 1l4s
r,,s-o.,,s frauds upon wOole1Is "'- -<'
go tf,ase o. the famous sugar -r'1-oS-
ASSISTANT United States AttorneT ~ MT
-sv y-ho IS conducting The case, alllle''i'' -
-..e-e-7a-- that not only were the so'rs
sbir,-e6 rz the Bradford and Huaoe-si''--
-,,51,s ~ re =7rn 70 their New YORK hfaiieH
,,,7e-z-alued. bur The gooes shippe1 %
-, F-77r1istl manufacturers and exporters
,lso were set down in the consular invoices
a. 6gures far below tine real values.
The question now being studied among
-he customs authorities and the IreasalH
SCENTS is zvf7erher the other firms IN thls
div importing goods rem England nave
been participating IN these frauds.
Not onfv Is the port OF New York al
fecred- but Boston and other ports are
lrzel- e have investigations into the en-
tries there f. order 20 determine now ta1
ne frauds n woolers and worsteds nave
gone. The firm OF Joseph Brooke y C
have q factory At Canton Junction, teW
miles ON Of Boston. and two special agents
eft New York a. midnight for Boston ana
AZ attachment VIII he placed "a the fac
of The firm IS not enough 10 satisfy the
s-pve-rmert's claim When Marshal Hen
E7el took possession Of the Brooke E-En
mace Al No. sc Broadway NJ found q large
quantity OF goods. bur 1t develops that
these were al owned by other firms in the
CITY and were merely awaiting delivery,
The agent OF TIE firm. Edward jefferson,
vas missing. lie has been located in Can
ada. however. and while ne cannot be
arouznt back on 2 charge Of defraudins The
government through undervaluarions the
United States attorney. Henry A wise, be
ltssves that q charge OF committing an *
rradirahie offence can be lad.
BESIDES levvi'ig an attachment on the
Brooke couDanv's facto~- IN Massa-
s,b,.serrs. r7e government yesterday served
u-its Of attachment on banks snd woolieu
f--7s IL -he CITY. 70 the number OF twenty
six. SO thar II any Of these firms or lnstlru-
-%o-x is Indebted &c Joseph Brooke 4 Co
the government viii rs s1le 10 recover
Meanwhile special agents Of the Treasury
Dera-ruasnr ara investigating the ln3oTla-
1fons Of other firms from England IheE
reason that Il rhs English exporters
cooked consular invoices TO suit the
Hrookes they weulo readily do the same Tor
other importers. The methods of proce-
DIRE II such cases make detection difficult
mr. IL IS understood that the Undervalua-
rto- in these particular cases was effected
~ changing -he classification Of me goods
The effect Of such 2 proceeding on wooilen
cloths alone 7voald amount TO an enormous
I'm IN 2 few years
D-5-i-7r the frs wears ended June 20. 1910.
.-e-- we're imported from the United King
- as5z- pounds Of woolle0 cloth,
ar sls.5-e SO On cloths -alued ~ not
nan 81 CENTS per pound the duty Is
ms rz- pound. with IN al vzlorem
er cent On cloth valued be
sen - and 70 cents TIE duty Is - cents Z
ound and 90 per cent, while On al above
. cents q pound The du-v is q cents 9
ouad and = pe- cant
b entering high priced goods al lower
r-ices The arncunr o. duty could he consid-
-~eh-- reduced. TT Ike manner On wool the
f-r- IS n erl5 20 cents on unsecured and 81
ants on secured wool. Likewise the duty
..r dress goods under which general sreci-
fcatte7 Innings are included. varies from
cents suua}e yard and 50 Per cent 10 q
cents and 3 Sne- cent, according 70 weight
anu value
During the iasr year alone the amount o.
dress goods brought ~ was 26-054.e13 yards.
valued - Ss-G75 oss. 1EisstareneutS Of c13s-
ei1eauion De these enormous quantities give
opportunities TO- gigantic frauds. and the
government agents are determined 70 iu-
vesriBare the whole question OF wooIer inn
ports TO all ports in rhe country. although
New York. which collects seveu-tenrhs OF
the duties received b- the government viii
receive rhe closest attention
Canton Junction. lass. @oe. 1.-THE
Joseph Brooke ( Co plant 81 Canton
Junction. against which a writ Of attach
ment has been issued. is known as rhe Ne
pcnser Woollen Mills. the plant includes
z large four-steTy stone mill. buur IN le22
and used a. various times for the manu-
fscrUre Of vvoOlie0 and cotton goods and
later as q bleachery- The present interests
secured control Of the mil L years ago.
Tse superintendent Is john X. Wright.
who Is nov absent. having recently sailed
1or England. About loo hands are en-
ployec-