New-York tribune., 1871-12-30
HARBOR ABUSES.
THE HART INVESTIGATION.


Hart was before the Captain OF the or' yese
h.v stu Mr. Davis appearing for Mr.. Hart and MI.
Renedict for co,npsinAnts A. E. Honey was recaieo'
and stated that the TOrryburn was ordered away ro
tho dock on the day on which she arrVeu' 'h 'i
the No IT day ne saw in berth another vessel
which as neither canaboat nor barge ana 'nS' 'no
dock has since been filed with other vessels
O. IA that berth in sight Of your otcei A. icah see
one side Of the dock from my window. but possibly not
that side
@ Then you did not watch that berth from yonr Once
s,se vou would recoectt A. did not took pains TO
20 and
q How MANY times did you go and see the nrst aay
after the Torryburn was removtdt A Livery 'Hhc
vent pastat least three four tines do not reIncm-
ha, the hours Of the day: know waf he" ne' ior
was greatly Interested to know what became OF that
ner,b. did not make any memorandum Of 1t; was
there as late "a 4. or o'clock cant say how many
t,mes went next day pass the dock twice every day
Mr. Hsr, never told me that If wanted berth IN that
district. l must apply to the 1larhor Master.
o do YOU remember % conversation with Capt. Hart
OIL that subject at the time OF the Leading star diff
cultyS do not remember any such conversation AT
that or any other time Mr. Hart Gd not that occa-
.on n Ger me thIaw IN reference to that district
saw him on the deck of the vessel with paper IN MS
Ind which I uulcis stood 10 bc tlc law: may have
said SO hut do not remember tn have done so; Mr.
Hart never did tell that could have berth III Tue
By Mr. Benedict O. What time In the day was IT when
Mr. Hart ordered the Torryhuru away ~ A. ABOUT inc
Was that lrrth filled on that ddyt A. don't think
II, Mr. D,vi&--Q D'A you not at the time you agreed
paw Mt kmvcrs $50 for towing the Lotshurh vh .'u
berihing hcT know that Mr.. knivers had ren chaISe
riio aia not "''''
Port am have any crsation i'll niS clerk about the
fuuc the Tory 'uin was moNelf A. did
a. Was auVihing said in that conversation aDont pay
lug hIul uioncyi \. thns asked Mr.. Wam'mugh now
4 Srsf .l
tnc exact Language used 10 Mr.. Wain5augh on that
O. DID Won say cd IL you. how much money do
yoa wanir' \. l never us" such language under any
circumstances; Mr.. Wamhaugh did moi ,Gniy that he
wanted any uucy lie Captaln OF the fht had not done
snythinc VII lcd IN infer that he wanted money
O. wlv did did yon ask This iue,tion OF Mr. wan. wa
n,r,l at any wh.i IN the city without paving for IT.
Examined 'y Capt Jones-I Lave for nine year, done
.-,o.At,d with the former Han Masters but Knew
now generally inadc apIlicatio - the whsrncer once
IN whiL TO the IIarhorMast . .rvcr applied TO Mr
~, partner apIll 10 cap ZONES, and got a berth;
tnc captain of h' Port never Tc me herth IN me
cnna di>t,c' n'yrr paid Mr. Hart any money directly
tci.,..:c Pmi.h ot the Arm Of Coleman Co. was re-
.A,I d. aud tatrd Thai he rad hls witnesses present He
nd: There Wa~ another instance, stlt' III my am
dNIt H. winch ,ur stolen from the per think It
w., r Of @ r"nf r Per Sc = aked the caran who had
directed h 10 Il" the cartsse ana W. rnt no on
I,, the Hour there was another Instance
K, Mr. DaVs-tl DO yon know OF your own knowiedgt
thai sir Har had any thing do with the bills rendered
bt, INST TO prose TIN, iy witness.
Q De you know that Mr iHMt was interested in that
J.rc Ft1simu.one testified porter FOR the -four
NiIn 90 l.. W Coleman 4 Co; have been there l5Dr l6
ii renv'i OF hour 1t W.. sometime last Fail; can't
c,r IT,, a. tc wa, down from the firm 10 Mr..
@ s Sr y" % , or 100 "% "als i' Of III t a.kd KID M " Hart if
.oul remain; he said he would not allow IT. told him
nf AZ Ing h4
n,, the must 20 IN for that suppose. by
ma Nh. Lioyd the AGENT of the iine) had in,
suited aim ihat all the C0nversation he dld
no the nIdro O the insHt; Mr.. Lloyd was not
pr @ ns @ a% Mr. M a r %p' r%1r ON the 'r xond it Tas mak %
s'uctling by II; nav" ,:srd all the conycrsaton az
~.- way. aui tor that must be removed; !;
hc ,imply said that II must lie taken away; do not
know how Ion. fonr had BEEN the pier; cannot
swear that hsd covered that -four. for the
.or t,nt my men often cover ihe hour without my
Juh.i = i:4ilvin ;e,t thcd am clerk in the employ
:" T. w. Cicman O. Co; had r"nser,aon WITH MI.
INK tins -four: this IN the "alv part Of November
% IT,; M Gf s a ese in I appeald I to him .ainc sTrs hat the
woid h. Obliged to pay h'I Of cLnrtcs %heh Mr.
whether The firm would have Ia pay the charges told
him thai strange that h. should take possession OF
-four pier and subject II to exoIbitsnt charges
.krd Iim whcih,r his l"ga hill; the last thing
icn'r'r tiaf appealed TO MI HIATT as TO whether
-hpI spoke 10 aii rd.ns he removal of the -four
r"i tho dock ms # remeniber rightly was that
r he '% 70 n NJ bow se or Rs M
',lir ~ had right 10 store the -four; Mr. Hart said
n'uni # wa- that what he (Ir Gar,krrj had done
and % sn1a to ,aS 1o Sat S ,se aa ys:
Master ma go" hlQ Y loTe j. NJ ilsft Lid not in any
Wv p tna r ; n@% a. no. , %%g n;e M iaS sssnooH. III ee
prviol> to il, being stored this conversation was RQ
~. r,u rc'oon.ftcr the honr was stored did mol
t,r,..,'pir ned hy Mr Da,is-t complained to Mr..
u - o,cason IT ferrcd TO- firstly that tpe honr
n'I ,n TO Hc tLSi%' - eX"riamtly thirdly that he
i io, ~ incsu harlng the hill OF charges reduced to
.H IA '.l h. LAD GythiI. u do with the storing OF
the -four.
'r., yu.. coud hold ban rc.Iou-ih"t A. have II" re-.
nrr u,c Of any ur"t the kind he refused tohelp
from tl. Iitr OF the tran>"rtati"n firms on one
.sr.ann allowed fodr to lie on the pier about three
c,.c, of the wbarrs, and was very unusual thing.
O. Nou !cavc tour on the ers four or hve daysl
Wi allow II: they -ometmts ask ns TO remove -four
~e have been before told that We must remove -four.
e. Wha, rta>Oa gwen for requiring You TO remove
n'nr 'r"m 'h" peti \. ".ntr&,, ,'au>r ,it cn'iilr
pressed for room; cahnot tel exactly now long
,hi> ppnr lay on The wharf
Mm. {. Mainlspd ttstin"d: am in 'he storage huSi
q. : lave been engaged for three years; War
sletk he ',>lJ years; have three stores
b. Mr' lrnedict--V. What we're the usual rates Of
storage flour in July a- A. They three cents
s'oa@e l"r month and three cents for labor; have
.io what s lied transportation storage for the New
York lud Erie Railway the rates OF storage are uniform
Va olr portion uf the city; there II difference between
,hr rs customers and. those for the order
IL may cOIctrn.' The highest rate being en
'ba, stcrcd by the transportation coluiany the rates
gwen we're anon the former: there H. u" difference III the
~ charge where personal supervision l. gwen hy
Wcou>eua; the higher rates AT that lime oI year
ar, q. ats storage, and four cents labor
Tie wdS then adj djOurned until l0i to-day
THE CASE OF TIE Laura.
The following additional documcnt Was
sn,u,v tbosc sent TO the Governor:
tiis dnd Coay Of NtT. York, ss.-Francs Day, being
duly sNUn, bays that he IL Captain OF The British
ioonei Linr3 that on March IA, lstl hc arrived with
>old schooner at the CITY Of York, and took
l..rfI,. Itat = np he eveut nf III d,xa md.