The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-26

seven in due time and you will find it much to your
interest a. to that OF your subscribers 70 oOvase THIS IN
The vomito has been very fatal in this place during the
se% s and
from the Interior died the third or fifth day Of their
sickness. On the lsth We buried thirty seven.
Mayor Wood and the Commissioners Of Emil
gration-The Charges gainst the Latter
The Present State or the Case.
EAbout week since We announced the fact that six
clerks at the Castle Garden Emgant Depot were arrested
charged with selling tickets and booking emigrans with
out the license from the Mayors office requredby law
these clerks being agents Of certain railroad lines and
paid by them in accordance with agreement between
the Emigant Commissioners and the railroad people.
The arrests were made upon affdavits made by two
policemen stationed ut Castle Garden.
On Tuesday the parties brought before Justice
Connolly the Lower Police Court but the examination
was adjourned over for one week, until to-day.
As this one OF the many charges brought against
ness at Castle Garden, and anxious to learn all the
facts, that the public might know how the matter
following document, which explains Itself, and may be
taken the official grounds upon which the Mayors &C
tion in respect to the Commissioners ID based
REPORT OF ABUSES IN GARDEN, LUDWIG sKMIER,
OFFICER EMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, TO HON
FERNANDO WOOD, MAYOR
SR-The complaints urged by emigrants, and the
abuses which be proved being committed in Castle
Garden, are simply these
J. The Commissioners, contrary to their own rules,
permit the free Of certain licensed runners to
Castle Garden, to solicit emigrants.
q Complaints are frequently made by emgfants that
their baggage stolen lost In Castle Garden that they
subjected to brutal treatment often assaulted and
beaten repeatedly overcharged the rates oil fare,
which are higher than that charged by other forwarders
g. The practice of receiving from the em5rnt part
payment OF his fare account and then refusing to send
him to bis place Of dea naon until he pays the res and
refusing return what he has already paid The conse
quence emigrant who thus pays all he has, has no
and sometimes the balance due the forwerder does not
amount to more than the difference between the rates
charged Castle Garden and the price Of tickets to his
destination outside Of In this respect the nple set
by California emigrant Offices there has been
such complaint followed under the eye Oh he comm-
s..nvrs IN vastc Garden. -
Garden where the eingrant goes TO have his bill of
change foreign coin transfer red into American money
The rates Of exchange exorban beyond what would
be charged anywhere else any respectable office in this
In regard 10 this exchange Office the emigrant is ar
ways referred IT, belle vng government estab-
ishment he submits TO any discount thinking IL TO be
right
the Commissioners, by affidavit from most respectable
SOURCE several months yet no attention was paid to
the complaint, and the evil continues.
The chief grievance is that the Commissioners discau
all responsibility for the acts Of those employed on behalf
Of iorwaders in Castle Garden the Is no ore
property in that institution and therefore, as every one
feels exonerated from the consequences Of hts own or big
coadutors negligence the baggage OF emgrans IS ire
quently lost and little exeron taken to discover where
it's.
OF property Castle Garden since Its establishment
amounts at the smallest estimate to $40 000 and the &C
counts coming from the Presidents OF German societies Ia
Western cities OF baggage first discovered by the
emgran at his place OF destination, Is far greater.
s. The law has been violated by the present manage
ment OF Castle Garden, principally In the following
l. The forwarders at Castle Garden have neglected to
rend copy OF their rates or fare TO the Mayors oce, az
q They have neglected to take out license for them.
THAR oh mon
from emigrants az forwarders.
8 Castle Garden occupied BY the agents Of forwarding
being public Office, the law expressly requires, IS
private Office whore none but the Commissioners their
sgents, friends and iavorites are allowed.
a. Those duly licensed TO solicit emgrans eprevened
rom coming there, except special few, and
IastlyTbe mode Of selling tickets aud transactng bu
siness with emirants generally 10 open violation with
the requirements Of the law entitled IAN Act for the Pro-
lection Of Emigrants." All OF which s respectfully
submitted, LUDWIG SEALER
In order that the presentation the public Of the di
cultes between Mayor Wood and the Commissioners
should be full possible also called upon john A.
kennedy Superintendent Of the Castle Garden depot In
order request statement OF Tire understanding
viewed by the Commissioners. Mr.. Kennedy was for.
merry Commissioner himself, and most active
member OF Board ia insrutng the emigrant depot at
Castle Garden, and efiecting the arrangements with
| the leading railroad companies Amer bis term as .
member Of the poara exprei he was appon,ed supcrin
tendent OF the depot by tae Commissoncrstne railroad
companies agreeing to pay his ,alsry v. =
i
cncd akng any statement, alleging that matters were
no, in condition, a. yet 70 justify any publication on
the part Of the Commissioners. The conversation then
continued substantially as follows
KgroHTIR-But, Mr.. Kennedy, II is well known that
persons have been arrested In this Garden charged with
selling tickets Illegally. Now, there st be jusa
cation for them
the matter The clerks Of the Hudson River Railroad sell
and book emigrant1 At their depot and NOD
required to take on, licenses 80 do and 80 does every
other line IN the country This whole difficulty has been
set foot for political purposes, 70 gain certain p1r3
the support Of the and shoulder ht'ers In the
coming primary elections. man named Senior, n Eel.
low whom will not recognize, makes those charges
against but have reason 10 suppose he set
on by another person who has an axe 70 grind II has
/ been said that lighting Mayor Wood II is not
/ true. Mayor Wood Is fighting We won't notice ne
man all would be giving him too much importance.
RsroKrrI-Then why not give the acts Of his acton
against you to the public, so that your case win not b
/ preudged3
Nr kKSsrDy-No We will act as yet simply on the de-
iepsvc and trust TO the business Of our 1nsi
yindicaiion have advised our clerks not TO take any
notice Of Justice Connolly II all think lie Is too nti
| mste with Wood 10 do them Justice. On occasion
arunncr nsulted me IN n" Mayors Office and struck
al BIN. An action entered before Recorder Smith,
aud meeting him few days afterwards he told mo
fined s25, told him Id be - II Tpsy It; when be
said that the would be " down hlmu for NOD
making the Tine $500 AsT did not choose 70 submit 10
the scton OF Judge whose decisions were influenced,
according 10 his acknow Judgment by fear of what
the runners would think, let Judgment be entered, and
cent copy OF the papers 70 Governor Clark, who sent
pardon down By the next mail And you may rest as.
eGrod that Governor Clark will enforce penalties
Inflicted by magistrates whose action Is influenced by
| rowdies and runners.
1 RfTORTFH- 10 the runners trouble you much Dow9
! Nr KsNNrpy-Wel lot 80 much ss they did. Mayor
Wood could put stop TO their depredaons once he
but wished 70 do so; but his action to give them
ad aud comfort, and certainly wrongs In passing
through the crowd OF runners a the door today heard
them say All, they will all have 10 be licensed there
'bc ame Is are indicating that would sink to their
ltye and iba, II allowed licensed runners Of rail
4 I'd Tue inside our walls should allow all.
KINNEY continued ia this strain for some Tine but
| uirfed 70 make q formal statement.
Tho following Is copy OF the afdavit upon which tho
ccrks afre4ted. Tho case Il Get down Tor next
Tuesday before Justice IConnoly, al the Lower rolcs
Court
Gu md County Of Nee Fork a-Theodore Freuoie pocs
officer detailed Garden deposcs that Fran
Is sehacnsky the Ith day q Angus s Castle Oar.
de N the city OF New York solicited joseph enrer an
tnan', trriying IN hts port in the ship Clara from
Antwerp, a ennis 10 Ingtos
about the 5h day Of an enir,nt
Inland passage ticket Buffalo the Hudson River Ana Ns.
Railroad and that Josenh ~ IN,
also the 9Th day OF August aforesaid the CITY al Ne.