The New York herald., 1868-06-25

mtorests' OF the poor and Of those strangers who
come within gates, fully persuaded that n "dis
Interested love is to be found in this world 1t is
hers,n to.parsphrase Q verse Of Tom Moore, ana
they nnd IT. as the accompanying letters and alega-
uens hdubitably prove.
vntil quite recently John W. Devereux, eld an
important position under the Commissioners OF
Emigration, that Of snndavit clerk, but becoming
dfspleased with the condition In which matters were
managed In order that the just complaints OF emf.
grants might never reach the ear Of the public, he
resigned his situation, disgusted at the small and in
huckstered on the poor creatures Who are taken
nom the emigrant ships In the harbor, and under
eS espionage q the creatures Of the Com
butchers are known to treat the swine they are
about to slaughter at the shambes. Disgusted, we
repeat, with the next TO Infamous manner in which
shose who are temporarily housed In Castle Garden
ere treated, he penned the annexed note Of resgna
ton and forwarded IT, under date OF "south Brook
Nn, April 90 1888, to the Commissioners OF Emigra-
don for the State Of New York. at Castle Garden:'-
C,nl % a. cannot any longer hold position
should be attached 4 every sphere life, beg
Cs.s Garden my late appointment as registrar 's and
e notify you shs. sh. leave the above .ppointents the
nave h' n'n0'
Immediately on retiring from his clerkship Mr..
Ueyereux, anxious that the abused emigrant should
be protected and the vicious system OF government
which prevails at Castle Garden exposed, forwarded
g the annexed to Richard OGOrman, chairman OF the
Irish Emigration Society Of New York.
snHsying considered my duty to resign my position
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yoSehy forward frequently accompanying
nave ps:on. had complaints, and who
milling :s from
@sde By smigans shsved 70 screen the parties liable
snSn an Of which cam give my POSITIVE
assertion and testimony nscess.r q offers besdes
70 Of ss sDI
On the 4tn Of the present month Mr M o,Gormap M
responded to the note Of Mr.. Deyereux as foows:--
sinYour eommunication Of May 90 10 received shall
or
and shall be re.dy to hear from you any particulars
IN sf
At the hour and day mentioned in Mr.. O'Gormsn's
on the rst named eentemaD at his ONCE n Nassau
street. and ~ the course OF the conversation which
snsSsd u was demanded EN- as sie aMa nom that the
should be specifically sustained by facts; thereupon
the following charges were made:-
at Castle Garden on the 18th OF May, in the steam
ship City Of Paris. This woman had had nothing to
applying to Mr.. pevereux for relief she stated that
che was faint and had not eaten anything SINCE the
preceding day, and having no money could not pur-
Fanny GILES, very resRsctsOs g's appearing young
woman, arrived on tine 18th OF May. She was on
without money had nothing to eat up to three O'Clock
p N. on the 10th; she applied to Mr.. Devereux,
but she would d. not 90 to that Gentlemen saSse
quenty, through the instrumentality of an employe
Catharine Dillon and TWO children arrived on the
18th Of May, and she nor they had food until three
pied for provisions, but was refused she stated
TO Mr.. Devereux. subsequently, by the advice OF
that gent,eman, she again applied 70 the superin.
manner land sit down, that he was busy.n She
was treated in o similar manner or making applica-
second-Qn several occasions Mr. Devereux has
seen the superintendent Of Labor at the Rotunda,
with foul 0 and Il harsh expressions % both mem mem and
women who had applied to HIM for relief On three
plying FOR relief Had also repeatedly seen him take
tongue and also for breach Of the regulations with
7Nird-kr. Devereux charges that he has known q
woman-and this Is not Of infrequent occurrence
yond the period when she should have resumed her
Journey to the interior letter from her friends
tanning money having lain tnat length time at the
Garden, and without her receiving any notification
" FoutS1stepnen 10 sylvani, an italian, made afr,da
Wit TO the loss OF q trunk, containing money and
the commissioners Of Emigration. Subsequent 70
the making Of the af1davit In this case IL re-
Quested that its phraseoogy should be changed and
additions made thereto, which Mr.. Devereux de-
n nDq or
any OF It's contents among which were upwards Of
thousand francs In securities and deposit receipts
hnn0 Nnnff INN In hrA htC
Mary Fitzgerald, the poor woman already referred
TO- lost her bed on the 10th OF May between the ship
and Castle Garden. No affidavit was taken In this
case. She compelled to leave the depot without
Andrew Stuart, scotcbmsn made an,davit of an
over sg q " % y IN Ssgow 1. on ra G
sdayt Of the emispan, to the ectne aenera srens
on taking 1t and giowering at its contents, he said
that IL was rubbish and threw It on SIDE and
Devereux drew up the alidarit9 Nothing was done
IN the matter although the man was clearly swindled
Mary Molioy Tor name similar to ~. an emierant,
made amdavit that she had been sent out OF the
%ens WSe deanea her oTs az
able boarding house. 1t was winter and all she had
given her to protect her from the severe cold was
returned to the city, a deck passage having been
procured On her return to the Garden, had
IoTorn e ccDdon and given pSs Ssr Rer sse as
would have perished from cold and physical exhaus
u0n. Sne also cOnplalneu OF III treatment a. the
Labor Exchange, Castle Garden, by the Superinten-
dent. Subsequent to the making OF the sworn
statement Of this woman IL was altered and amend
cd by the General Agent. with his own pen; and
them thus amended handed by the Acting General
Agent 70 Mr.. Devereux TO be recoped and made to
represent the copy Of "orignal" a1idavit-wbich
original affldavif never had existence.
The General Agent must have forgotten that tam
perlng with and altering and adding TO the text OF
sworn statement is forgery-an offence indlctable at
law.
On. these facts being presented to Mr.. O'Gorman
by M Devereux at the Interview mentioned above, !
the former stated that he was much obliged for the
inSormation given.n
Here the interview closed and nothing further be-
ing heard from him OF the notes made by him, Mr..
Devereux the 1lth inst. called at his 01ice, and
subsequently forwarded the annexed note:-
DEAR srR-From your former kindness deem right 70
ten that unless proper 10 taken In this matter
snail be Obliged publish correspondence and al the
facts IN the Nev York papers, the necessity Of the object
allows OF no delay remain, dear or, yours AIthuly
Join w. DEyEREUx.
RICHARD OGoRMAN Chairman Irish Emigration Society.