The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

EVIDENCE OF THE CASHIER MIGsAS1s' Tnsrrxos r
OF AMOUNTS CHARGRD FOR RMIGR <HT TICKETS
WEST - COMMISSIONERS GARkIGUE PROTESTS
AGAINST BEING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLOSED
The special committee of the board Of Councisn Mr.
Smith chairman, to whom referred inquiry inss hs
treatment OF emgrarts at Castle Garden BY the Cons
sonsrs of Emigration held adjourned meeting yesssr
day as2P h. at the chamber Of the Board. There wa
quite large attendance present.
Mr. X. J. CMtenden first swcrn and testified that
h waa coier as Castle Garden, uni had charge Of sE
moneys rsseived Wien tickets are sod 70 cmgranss
for transportation tho different railroad and steam
boat lines he paid , money to the oonpa
upon hose lines tie tcEss bought be eeeevsI
twenty per censo thissmouu this sum wes used to de-
troy the expenses At the ardep the rc,sved
he could not state eincs the spsnrg Of he GSren; 1t
might Eot be $10uO0 and 1t night slo 600; II was
not enough to ps2 the expenses at the Garden the e.
renses in cude Iarof employees cxcapy the rcynstere
and Doctors rent ot Garden tue lsSorons
anc attaches LcuoEg cerks, weig erpretere ana
police Officers etween afy and sixty &c On nIl tod:
John A. Kennedy acsed Csrerat srperiutendeut; hs
sea the Carrie bu. ysve orders; none x this Con.
uissonors received sxnry tnat he Of; hs
missioners others ctng enigranss go BY car
tain routes; railroad that he nwsre Of had
stationed the Garden - look aisr the interest eftas
par'icuia rne; the twenty ce7i referred to also
taken from the baggage and luggage cf em'gfants;
Thurlow weeo, to his SIrowiedge mad no ineefest IN
Castle Garden broker bought their for7igo peney;
he allowed from twenty two TO twenty four TOR
English shilling; for Prussan dollars he mas allowed
apo pie,e he allowed 50 s. be has received om SO .
$40 pres ium Per month foreign the majority Of
money bought was American coin; a largo numbsr
brought exohapgs on New York be could No. ststs no
total amoIbt Of fore,gn coin received egrants are
Ways asked how much money they have fsrthing had
their EOS ession he was himself N the employ Of differ
eat railroad companies And the Commissioners combned
Hudsen River Railroad snd the Pennsyivnnia Central
Railroad the roads they sent enigrants upon
had nohf to DO with zen ing tie emgrants; two
Robert Went1el and John -horts-ere the parties hay
ing this in charge Mr. Corning Pfesdens OF the New
York Cenu al Railroad informed him OF his appoint
cashier at Castle Galden With the conseat Of thu
Commissioners Of Enigra ion passengers slmost
equally divided by the Erie Railroad and the Hsdso.
River ana New York Central roads, II sought he be-
leved to make the travel about equal between these
read': Mr. Cru'tenden was rejected to lsngrrOsa-
examination but nothing important additional ~ the
above elected
Frederick Hontelner, German emigr~nt, was next
sworn ovgh an interpreter, and testified that he
rived in New York the 4th OF March; landed
at ase Garden and asked whsre he going and
how much money he had. A ticket was shown, whioh
witness stated given him at Castle Garden as =
passage ticket to Cresne Ohio: he paid for the ticket
to go 70 emigant aIdng house he did have TO
show bis ticket before gDg ont Of the Garden he y.
more tor his ticket than charged outside the Garoen;
the price there gwen was % Al to Cresne the Penn
showed the difference in the price to The bosgh4
the ticket Of the answer he received was He did not
papers, tpen u nave y0e 0lHo00co
paid him. was refused ths man also refused
to take the ticket back and return him the hs haA
paid
Mr.. Rudolph Gar1gue one o. the Commissioners a
next called, but being asked to ~
sworn, his Refusal and explanation Of his
submitted the following written explanation 70 the
committee
TO the srrrIAL COMMITTEE cAsrIE
COUNCIL OF TIE cfTy NEW YORK.
GENriEAEN-Having besn served with second subposuA
70 appear setors os for beg leave rssess.tu
the part Of conrni tee other ccmmitee " 10
Common Council relative official duties In Castle Oar
State officer, 10 be questioned by local committee.
The commissioners. Of whom one, have frankly nod
cordially responded the call the Senate
have but lately reported upon very subjea
which at sent TO at enton- They wiG
DO sgan whenever the State Legislature may 1T to
opinion Y ith any of my col hocmg improper
STATE oicer TO ansn inquiries of local committees.
Castle Garden be spread before The public ana
whilst 81 oud rather than aissuade
poyes Of ase Garden whem nigh send for to
and I'll they Anew about thai hen eGcen institution mak
tee myself. kuDoLPh GARRIGUE
Commissioner Of Emigratioa
Andrew Fleigel, another German emigrant Was next
and roborated the testimony If the previous
emigrant witness. He bought ticket a. the plAoa,
and was charged the price ($1); he hac to pay
~ DO for eighty pounds Of baggage over tho amount Al
lowed.
Mr.. Smith, the chairman here stated that all that vss
necessary to show robbery Of the emgants by ths Com
missoners Of EmigI aon had been proven hy the eui
grant WITNESSES just called He wiring, upon ths
evidence thus received se tie testimony and pre-
Pare their report for speedy to the Board
against further existence of the C0nnissi0nenR
of Emigrati and usurpatlon of Castle Garden
This acquiesced in by the other members Of the
Committee, and the testimony declared clcsei.