New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
QUARANTINE ABUSES.
MARTIN WIENER WANTS TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF J. L. MILLER, DR.. F. l.. HARRIS, J. +.
nm IL n,rIrI

MARTIN WIENER WANTS TO TESTIFY-TESTIMONY
OF J. L. MILLER, DR.. F. L. HARRIS, J. 2.
ROBINSON, RICHARD b. LOCK, AND OTHERS.
The Legislative Committee now in session at
the St. Nicholas Hotel, investigating the abuses at Quar-
antine met on Saturday at 10 Marun Wiener, the
abscondcd agent OF DR.. Carnochan, Is at Warrington,
and very anxious to testify IL he do so at Albany
where he cannot be confronted with the vitneseg Geo.
W White H. r. Miller and others, who know how guilty
he IT, He is very anxious that the investigation should
stop where is Dr. Carnochan is also content to have
II stop and has offered give up his palace tho Island
and remove TO the City, thus saving the State 100000
year If the Committee will stop where they This
eageness Weners part, and probably on that Of the
Health officer has developed since the runOr reached
them that the Grand Jury contemplated inquiry into the
matter.
Much OF the testimony Of Saturday offered by the
efense hejwitnesses subpenaed being principally the
agents or attaches of the Liverpool Bremen steamship
lines which are generally known to suffer very little II
any detention at Quarantine.
John Msgin Sandy Hook pilot testfeI: Ihavebcen pilot for 81
Years rom my experience believe that ell vessels could he boarded
with safety Lover 9uaranne there i 20 need Of station On nd
Jonn & o. M w s b.y been to and by
Quarantine suhorsj chhes for gterae sId .T
come to this port during season. e eS.anne charges
sse sSoad Gc thrown opsS eomPso 6 h 6Geer
should receive good Slatynot ess than go G or 5000
, fpS Sg the e. oheef tcsS.d have Scen National
anas lif s'l soss: ysl: 1If s% he S' DpoT Pr
p tSq the Hsyeia ha il issG Which ed With lie ehc
Liverpool there have be- been 40 'Ses sGas' % ass s
vessels cone hSs healthy P'[& & and gs,sis ss: e@f SD to
esioHs sSss we soud lC So likely
Dr l. Harris testified prAGiens physician was connected
with Quarantine from February i3 20 April s was DePay
ass.s usual class o. believe
ce ors Of ,Sp vsr ' April than
tie Of the Jes there IS 10 poit ne IRON dans
:frsse, than S:sIe :, i gS.i%iy = @
t.y ISLANDS. and ,hs sfs. sa%sE T coming on s mt ~ y toe
t than On steamship: Ssss;
SSG % S n ). ~u % S %.a to VI" S =. 70
leave Qaarsltne for csrtsu tine ac 1851
"O" A :1 Il. ' sS "s aS s Tss % % so sS We
usd keep Y,ow fever vessel under detention n days. have scut
ncloSs diseases speeds. ,tG, anything 'ct
'TgST Ssfns.t t T.a s.i.S ecnn. .asa. shipping
have r.sso only two = 10 four ,r1. no: n M yea, Gs5s va: va.
sn; .. oS SssS sSIS he Bay .s % % Ii. %
S.s,d the 3 D"ss ss % ess S y Ss. a IL S hospital s
day supply Ae DslaEsr, with pro,so0 water sa1nt iOr
s.. ne .naS g @ an. .f s 1sr S%Ss r. @ SS
@ @ sS9, S."s S <: wa % 's % two S other s ,sss sS ]
Win "S1 sIh % vi. 1 i's, s. %Sd, S5 sss. s %ss Robin
@ have ssH a , s ,, B,ssi ,. nd % s IN 9s S 19 c SS
Martin Wiener arrangements wa him sDng Qssrsun
he offered this
and was carried rear fs during shich m paid hin
$500; did hOw he could this
whom be could h proposition nde this that As
Asa be paid for e'el veelOid sen, waehOa this de-
eiued by the 6nn.
Richard Loek called By tbs Committee testified; broker
party TO the organization Of the SNlok Legu and Steve
dOhns Company April May 1906 obtained the nane Of esns
merchants the ioImston ol Company s time CON
mee formed TO call upcn the Health 0neer Dr. Caruoean
fused TO have anything DO with the natter unless he knew vas Ne
wish OF the merchants New aceornty sent hun the list OF
merchants bad obtained, together With formal Application nd
statement In Tefad 10 tho Company soon amer vent down
With Mr. hurdees to see Dr. c"1osaaA oso did no.
zee the doctor, but met Mr. Wiener ~eS spose 20 me
su.c called 10 the city and said that be
thought hat the doctor woad grant the hense saw Wiener several
times aerwar mde the proposition myself In regard 70 money 70 es
pad proposed political as know political
demand. were made upo the Health nothing definitely ssd
political purposes except made no arrangements With MT
know saeh mas
by sny the Company Dissolved aud recognized Aer aud
from that iue know nothing Of Tho Company. -.
Francis D. ModeD merchant es'ttdi haFe been boshsa