The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-13
SAYS he BRIBED WEIGHERS
OTTO ". y. HESTERIELT on vs.
TO uSTOMS FRtI DS.
Nn"r MCKINLEY TArin Cam~ Hr saws tits
FIRM Followed the Pian of Other In-
PorteTS ana cheated the I.oNrrnmrn'
They Never Made Nny Restitution.

OTTO " = West.rvelt. who from I-aS
10 September. Igu5 was mead of IA" long
established importing house. ~ u ".
Ne-irrv"lt 4 Go. which n"Catn" involved
M IN" recent customs graft scandal. was
a witness Yesterday IN the United States
trru' Cour' m tho tritl uf George T..
B"drl. Charles u drew and Charles u
Mardsil. the former customs Wei CHEERS
Who ar" Accused at accepting hrlh.'-
To undrrWeigh rmpprtatIuns It Gg-
chcess maCaruui. lemons and sugar
In 1875 the firm went out oi business
after an existence Vt mur" than half 4
century. It, largest business was the
importation of lemon from IN" Mrd
terrau"an countries. importing an av"rag"
81 Ijn OD1 boxes annually NJ Mrs'.rvcl.
said Yesterday
lp 10 tine pl->Ig, Il III" Drngisv ttrIH
act the M"~trrN"it firm paid fun dut-
on ItS ImportatlouS After that act loo
came law Mir Ncstrrvrlt testified
that his FIRM went into what ~" called
the scheme" Of IN. other Importers
that ~ 20 say. IA. thing nf false invoices
bv N" foreign shippers and the weigh ing
ON thIs sud" Ia correspond with IN" false
weights contained IA ia" Invoices
Nr Masterv"lf readily admitted that
be personally turned money over To-
George lumnv. tn" -Blg Ii~orge- here
tofor~ referred to IN tho trial as the go.
between b'tvc"n the Impurt.r and the
customs wrigher - brihe th. w-iE
You wer" IN. ~ gina'ur ~ the plan
were YOU not ~ W"s'.rvelt'' asked
stephen " Ba'dvln ~ counsel for NJ.
defence on cross examination
40. "ur tirm Was N" last To- x INTO
the zCh-ma
Didn't Won know that Won could hav"
put q stop ~ mat sort - thfug'-
Yes u ~aS "r" ~ the mistakes W"
made that W" dIdu
Nr " .St-rNrll test InOnv was a
straighrfurW ard admission - wrong
dong without any attempt a. paiiatIun
he said he had not r's".tV,d pruinI..,
~ any kind from tu" Government Ter
r"-i,fyiug Mr. Baldwin asked hIn u
hs had h-'u indicted zoe d-frIudng mo
Government oIt Of - lnNiIl J..fl,-~
lie had not. h- sad NJ Stimslu tie.
Cos eminent pr"-'"nI'"r. her" 'u''r
posed 80 -NIlau hat aIv ,rlIu.nii ~
-poL-lh:l'tv had Ten uutiiv-d and h..
objected tu ~" defence. continuing thl-
I'm. pi quest .HHTrg
The Court vs. 'n,uu.d - -yrI,"r'
the objection after Nlr B4ldv n ask"I
tu m" Guv-rum'ur IudE- NHrt.h h-lu
that ~" question 30 rest Hrt' On ~ '..,
rDu.ut" - IaN" duN l'a'rng On tn
present I>~iI'- ta.iu~s for r'. d.'"'.r
huw","r ,pu'.ui'.d 'ha' 'b. ,,U'.-'rpf
lt = neither .r a. Nr M,--'.r',|r hat
pad hack 'h. money winch h." aduaf'.,'
AfunpidI-G from 20" y..lrlir treasury
uau a d-'id"d u.a.ug Du no ur,i ...If-
40 a Nl'Ue-- m" d"f"uH. u-N"rf b'.,s.-
NI'hd-"w va" .I.--i .ru and 20" u,. "r
wa~ drpuju.t
Two more 1T 'u" former a~~ star r.Is-
'ptus W-,gh.'r- .L.ulN'si 90 fA'' We. ii. NJ
trrr.!- who haN" ''lru'si infurr"r- .,.~i.
n,si vs--t-rdaN lh"v w.r. t,'.urs,. \
PhIlhp- VIII = nov a cl''rh "a III" l4-tou
iIpus. and Andrew j parN"r both men
told Il W.t.hiug .mI-prtatiOu- while. Drew
was their iOr"iuau and that hey ilvid..d
with Drew the. TOu'y 'ss.vslN''i from 'Ns'
importers Tor unf.rw- ching IA" DIS
Cretancs- "a wrght PHILLIPS ~ald
amounted fo b..'Vt-.u thr.n aud four
pounds a gag pn sugar which b." Nv'Gu.ri
tor Har',u Rrp- la-hcr sad ma b.. WA~
later o. foreman e "a 4 -trI,' h.'. set .,ri
a. sr4un A.'.ut..i NONE, from assistant
v-.gner- H--ld''- br"N IhlllTS -a.i 80
had 4 vIdcd brfi'' mo'-N Wl'h H'.i-lt a,
well a. NHrd''u Ih' '.-truuus 81 'ho..'
w. su-u Nov 'ur"'t.N lup..na'''s an 'hr'-'
defendants
George i.uuuy 'l" ruri..--..,i gr..H.'
giysT. iluIsh''i 'lr if- test .uDuy he first
thing YESTERDAY morning H'' ~hlt hat
after the ~tTauahsn invest CATION ~ Isfi
all the assistant v"I SG"r- turned suddenly
honest. explaining TN. unusual SITUATION
by adding fNaf 10. tiltI Dff-r them any
money for IN i|~WeigN.uE