New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-16
IMPORTERS TURN NEXT
Prosecutions to Follow Present
Trial OF Customs Men.
GIVING BRIDES THE CHARGE
Witnesses Tell of Receivinv
Money with Which to Cor
rupt Weighers.

Wholesale prosecutions or importers A..
to follow the trial Of the three forms
customs employees, George T. Bsdou
Charles n. WardeIl and Charles De VT,
Drew. I'm the Criminal Branch Of tire Trn,tss
States circuit Court. before Judge Martin
Henri. l.. Stimson. the special attorney TO-
the government in charge Of the case. an
nounced late yesterday that he was alnos,
ready TO rest there remaining only the n
PRODUCTION of statistical evidence 70 es--
plete the testimony against the accused
men
Witness after witness has named rs-
rrerous importers who were ready AMI
eager TO pay brides for u1deTv eighing AM
detailed accounts of the payments w.,
given. These disclosure have been pla-sl
before the United States Attorney Herr
4 Wise. and papers are in course OF prsn
qration for action soon ss possible
after the Jury delivers It's verdict IN the
case now on trial. Numerous Indictment,
have already been found. but are unfs-
seal
More testimony duplicating Drew AMI
yVardeI1 was forthcoming from witnesses
YESTERDAY But great interest was excited
hv The calling Of Thomas & DOVE win
vas assistant superintendent pf the A.
buckle Brothers docks. ard was Under tn.
dietnsnt, but the charges against 1irn wsrs
not pressed, ss Ne proved Of assistance n
the government DOYLE told circV7nstsHtizi-
y Of receiving r,ouey with which - eor.
rupt government employees
The witness said that assistant govern
meut weighers received from go 20 sies
month but he would not SAY that this wss
paid to get the men 10 undsrweigh the
sugar imported by tho firm. The payments
zere made for "seeornuodatious and that
was all The accommodation was 70 be q.
= varied kind, but no specifications Vsrs
made
DovIc said with emphasis that he frs-
1,IentIv paid money 70 Drew and WardsH
but never 20 BedeU He never had any deal
ines with the last named He said after
little urging that he paid money TO Hyisad
the frank witness Of the day before He
ALWAYS made the payments himself. get
ting the money from the New York offcs
on an order.
George r. Rer-. al assistant Tinted
States weIgheT was another witness. He
had worked between 1901 aud 700 and IN
that period had received money for illsgs
with Mr.. Williams and AIT. Mclaughlin
The latter. he said, vas now an acting
deputy surveyor
Simon T. NesCsll, who was convicted fer
false weighing and is serving sentsHra
ON RIaCkwelTs Island. was called 70 the
witness stand despite the protests Of eeuH-
sci for the defence. He was withdraw
however as Judge Martin ruled that tne
T. stin1ony should be excluded Then com
sci for the accused men wanted the court
To order a miStrial, but this was refused
y IlereIpon Mr.. StimsoR announced that his
case was finished, excepting so far as thu
statistical evidence was concerned Ths
trial will continue to-day
Mr. Mclaughlin was seen a the custom
House, where he is on duty In the +th, Or
weighing division. He said the charss
that he he'd received bride money was
false. and that the best answer 70 II was
that he was still in the service u va
learned that the acting deputy surveyor
has been exoneTated Of charges thar hsEs
been made against him