New-York tribune., 1871-09-27

ing conclusvey tAs money is exacted ana paid ipr
betAG; bat feews sfhdayits AsueVins tegother with
the statements appended thefeto mako out clear case
Of bribery against one who. In the words
Of bis worst enenes "s the squarcst HsrborMaster on
East River"
William K. Nver being duly sworn says that he re.
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por Of NewYork 70 the distot n which said Hart Z
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go and call elevator the on s.d said M'Tp pe u.s
vessels and further tina. the said Hart stated 70 the
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money directly from said Knapp, but tlnt deponent
aOG him. sS sS and pay Syss the ses sns
Sn% saSns him sn loss and lis @ | ~
sad Hart which amount the said Knapp refused TO pay
but did pay to the dsponent the sum OF two hundred
the s 1s s sSas
Ing and Other vessel; from SAID bnat
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in she and o
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and has been such lessee for about four years
Is lie ne In the
pier situated he further says he 10 dealer In grn
Carrying on bis said business loading with
dtaoha grain from nal -llOat
on or aeou. 81 and i1th day: q psSsmSsr
the said Hart said that he must see xS Ws% IN The he
transaction Of his business In discargng and
Sst Ss Ss9 With said
viOus to that time about said ana hso IN
d n@ not Has s e Be
informed deponent that he nss,t see W,ham ~ hsS1r:
Ss a said snid q S9Ser could ali rh that aeponen aid
pay said Nver for said Hart the sum Of zoo at two
ered with in the said business for several years at said
that he has not With oS spy ese
laws .,.. .... ,, o,.orv
Of the the said Hart for the purposes Of inter
ference the business OF deponent and he believes
has orc ordered Vessels that cane pier to be loaded
with grain from deponents 70 remove from said
That said interference has greatly damaged the busi
OF s depouen and that the said interference has
SeDopent % or from others That deponent las always
p''0 "n tsisned] -'' e MILTON KNAPP.
The following facts stated the authority Of a
davis every case and these at the command Of
Gov Hoffman any moment he fit to call for them.
They refer to the Of Harbor Master Hart and are
selected not because his onses any moro grave or
numerous than the other Harbor Masters but because
they are more ready OF Each is direct viola
tion Of statute law, aud demands immediate Executive
Frederick Cushman been the lessee Of Piers Nok
and East River for the last ~ year. states that h
district suffer from the demands Of Daniel Hart IarDor
Master, who In conjunction with William Hewlett,
docked at piers within his Jurisdiction.
the middle Of Last Dsnie ana Hart HsT
from Hy the sgsnt Of & S1sa thSs ae the Ss
same was paid, would remove certain vessels from
piers where they discharging Afterward notSith
the sSSrsd aad ana
William Hewlett caused the vessels to be moved before
reS refased eite to pay SS1 additional bood-money
lams Of No. 50 souts paid Hart t6 for berth for the
bark Eyen and forced to pay this sum or could not
The bark Daphns into this port on JAM g. 1871,
her master desired e take N cargo Ss Pier No or
berths were at the time He had no sooner made
the pier than William Hewlett came on board a aha %
privilege Of lying at that place. The captain was forced
On the same day Capt J. ". HILL Of the brig Teresta,
applied for berth OF the pier but be was refused
n IN The the Il
southst and was paid by the owners Of the vessel
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pier East River The charges for towing were ex
The agent Of the brig Ricardo was forced to employ
S brig to sF E Eas srey yeI
place at the pier This too, although there were
plenty Of vacant places ,or -
has only to attend hearing Of the to be-
fore Judge Ledwith during the present week Let the
evil be remedied at once