New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-10

B,l win used 10 collect It, paid IL 20 nm .,
c. What became OF the sOda'Sli tht was taken out Oh
the yrr.g3 A. Ii was taken away on double trucks
O. VIVA; trucks were thoyi a. nos &i1o O'hd' anu
you pay money Tor any other purposes ,esd
from us down there for our Assembly Di'I3. Mc ,l
hynuIrc that me wa8 10 give credit tOrit-Th0mp'0n
WIS but has never been reported IN lH' Associalon
q Who did sou pay ~ tot a. - MI: tnowpoV P NY
sc got the same day and had Only g to take home;
@ Did he ask YOU for itf A. Yes Sir; ne wanted lea
tn week before that; gave It t. him; told him
hopcd would get our men elected mn there.
O. Who va, Your candidate 4. VIM. haw. IT,,
q He happened in here casually during this cXamlna-
lions 4. Yes, sir; saw him. , .
e. How were you pad Tor your work on the ~ per A.
Forty cents hour for every hour we worked some
dimes would get SO week, sometimes ~ ana nave
O. We're YOU ever paid except by the hour A. No.
Sir; there was mau by the name OF Moore VINO used
% Ugh, fires he used to get great dtai more i1n we
did; he would sometimes eet SIS sometimes go per
O. For how long a timel A. u was going on all tho
summer he swept out me office and ran Tor sandwiches
Qr'.shtcr he was not d dock workman.
q. How do Won know be got 40 un'hf a. used 70
sec his check.
A uAnnoE.wAsTlR's rMcEEry.
senator BIarj-How far from Ia, Office wcre the
scales on the docI 4. Pier No ~ the Office pretty
near the next pier not over half = block away.
Q. You could see the Office from the dJrEt A. Yea.
o. Whom they unoadedt the vessel they simply checked
the weights or? A. Yes
Q. Haye You ever weighed soda ash A. Yes Sir.
q. WHAT ], the difference between the English weight
and the United Smtcst a. Generally the American
weight Will run little over
@. Then there was a loss to The Government A. OF
@. When did the transaconof the vcota occur. A. On
the Odd Of last month.
z. You spoke OF an assessment OF )! q week to induce
SHIPS 10 b weighed there. tbs sent To The IIarbOr
Master ne sent the ships in and their oargUes not
WcSncd ar all but were SIMPLY discharged. A. Yes sir
O. We're there other cases similar to thsl 4. IL was
done pretty near all the time large ship there
about Two months ago, ana man was there taking me
English figures OF they put down the cask ho
not smart enough to take Che English weight. but
simply copied down the figures ana they fixed III the
on'cc, ut,
no let Us stay in there they put u out 0! the Office
MIR. THoMr,oNs EouCHs.
Q. Was Thompson anything OF politician A. Yes.
SIT; lie was up Tor office in Assembly District and
had to be elected at all hazards, that part Of tho
programme there; he took up there with him who
had clubs.
q. What was that for' A. II there was % be any
Q. 1t was 20 insure peace on tina. OCCASION 4 Oh,
Q. We're nlcy an yo..rs IN that district. A. They
q. DID they vote tncrc! 4. Yes. Sir. all except the
Q. How many were takon up A. Eight or ten from
Q. Pretty ronsh ic.iows9 A. Rough enough.
q. We're they armed other81s" A. ! d' H.. E .
there was q rom tie Eighteenth WIii ~ thtI',
who worked for Mr.. Thompson.
Q. Did ne have ciuD tlcrct A. Yes 81.
q. Did they, at al hazards. carry tue cecton' a.
Q. Were You present at the polls A. Yes. Sir from
O. Were ticsc clubs used! A. No. sir
q. Was there much Ncl2ng %, men a YES ST '-r.
Frost pat in protest 70 ne election aud MI HHnn
Q. nov muci dld yIr. thompson get from You! a
O. Have you been called at other times TO mako |
political subscriptions \. no, sir
O. suppose man wee 20 decline 70 pay thi5 on ,1o
ground That he uad vic 10 support amt rent u pY.
a. Taeu Dee would have 20 stand IN the ror1cl ana &c,
no No.H Ac let me III the corner couple OF umr' Out
9. Tlat was because you .li not pay A. Because
C.i NJ come Uil regular some l1
senator Casscrly-Hlen GId 7ou last do any work Tor
time! A. some VEGAS oi.; got my s1"-e "i whit
q. Whom did Tbomp,,n comm'nc" this business of
passing IN hi,TcAdu-.ec W.io" "t'5ait. y. I". .H'
last three months; Lr commenced - too DISK.
q. How many Of your gang worked Oh the Dark N's.
or slIlie ol ne yo.k H. Tr., ,ir
O. And the soda ash could not nave been weighed with
" yU. for % woit 80: he la 0a III MI IN
,ic 7'y,ii, and n viii nh ,,3nl, ori M Inc Washing
q. Was your gang ever larger .lau ioHr A. sometimes
SIX Thompson used to when thcic Wtieh COCA many
al work "You must work harder to make up tins *
pensC extra mon"
O. DO you know any occasion when the weights were |
taken from the city Wclsnclst a. Yes S'r-
TIE TRICKS OF cUsrOMHoUsL WLGHEH.
O. Give an in.tan,cl A. ~ one time n pi'T No. -
we were weighing coffee and they took down the United
states welghcr beam and put up 'h' cry Weeh''s
beam they said it vas better than ours Wa
O. How often did 1t happen that thry took the city
Wcicber's beam instead OF your own! A. iJH' know.
O. DO you know IF any case where the city We.SheT
weighed goods and gave us weights - 'll 4Ion'o"'
o. When the city wcishcr weighed whom dill he w"isn
o. In that case dd he take pretty good w':sh,' A
O. Who was thi. CITY Weighcr' A. M DoylD.
O. Who paid hun! A The buyer he would "hick
% Why dii baldwin allow DOYLE - weigh 4. lie
co "a not help himself; he got orders from MI 1homit
son; Mr.. Thompson was th' Government himself
@ DO you suppose Thompson used to get ply for th'
O. In. Government paid 'he employees ful! wlscsl A.
Yes working Tor NJ TAomlo IN ne mao ms
fTiiscd the old Harry" h "tumbed 20 it, N
couple of weeks, ana got into the Ring very QUICK.
work since you left. about three weeks ago! A. won't
down last week; there was another baIH '1rTe' tnry
didn't want services; Dir. Proctor went down aHcdl
Grer was there when went down; told HIM. when
over any of them Z" ne said No. ana ne stopped the
trucks from loading and MI Thompson had TO 90 to work
and weigh the casks; i then sara TO Thompson,
sake for me to work here 2" he looked at mo moment
and says, You are bad man theh say ne ~ y on
don't get of he per ~ puAth you, oyi1n % nI
al him. and he drew of his coat partly ana lOd MN h3
need not do 1t | went away then ana thatS the A7J
q Il they should weigh 100 casks and ayerase the rest
wouldn't the calculation be pretty nearly correct \.
No Sir the ca,k. vary too much they 81 damp tA'y
weigh good deal more ..
WIN II. Proctor, the referred to by thc LIST "it,
ness as his fcOwldbOrcr at the same pier cOrob0TaJcd
E.lott's testimony, but gave no new taots
TESTIMONY OF PATRICK CALLAHAN.
Patrick Callahan, also a fellowaborer, testified that
he resided on Fourthave between 5oyentyscycnth ana
scventy-eighhss. He stated tho same facts as Elliott
II had become customary forl mln TO take the English
weights from the casks thus the wages OF four
men five men make a gang, and SIG Il saved
senator CasseryIf the cargo Is actually weighed doc'
if como ont m favor Of the Government Yes Sir 81
or 60 hounds extra; cas Of 100 by English measure
may run l 100 United states measure.
o. Who have YOU seen take weights from these casks
A George Baldwin