New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-04
TIE CASTLE GARDEN INQUIRY.

A BOOT AND SHOE SwINDLE-TIIE REDUCTION
OF HEAD MONEY - TESTIMONY OF MESSRS.
WALLACE, BARR, LYNCH, CAssERLY, OGOR-
MAN, AND OTHERS.
The Assembly Committee, consisting OF
Messrs Bennett Judd Geib and Campbell. now lnves-
tcatng affairs at Castle Garden, met at the rooms OF the
Commissioner of Emigration on Saturday Mr.. Bennett
| acting Chairman.
Geo W. In the 1868 and 1865 United
States detective Castle GARDEN and am now
saw in lae6 that the whole ysem was rotten daily saw the ~s n
luggage moved in the yard charge Eas made for
eghng less than should have weighed
have reported The nP2s h P1ec on ~ @ t"I emil
sell their gold at 80 cents when the quoted pree . O
by ma reported this to the Commissioners who
AVos Wensn member of the Boaf tes6r
at sharon springs Collector Internal Revenue satisfied that
eugrant' Commissioned have little fault to Odd with
VIM r. Barr Commissioner testified am an 9selt for the Erie Rail-
seTerc then existing between the railroad companies
soue might be harmouled the rates FOR ernsant baggage Oh The
passenger allow loo pounds Of baggage TO an mgnt 60
, W rule is more valuable and requires more
handling tie rates coarge by the three companies the
willy Wsleh Commissioner 'esthe was appointed to the Boar
Society did consider King lac Purchasing Agent
s ,s tl hands, Of The EXCHANGE brokers' The bs Of
greater beneat to the egr,9ts the Commissioners
could then time to their duty aud could dispense WITH many Of
the officials paid commission Of I've ought to receive salary Of
Jas B. hedges dealer essi: The Commissioner Of Emil
ba5 personally The goods wer, .o the market price on Sept
1910 sold case q mems eaPe. slgPe at 90 cent? per pair aud
which sold the Commissioners 50
pa 4ISS for cS d shoes at 90 cea pa VAS G to the Com
msone at 81 90 in all King made from Is to So per cent on The
Commissioner and then paid King through Mr. Bacon The dG
did his dqy report such transactions the Comm
son ne ,haal sI s, =, p Hi H' f ly %
John Williams 0; The fnn Of " ams Guon testified wePY
t the fh mel
p companies paid Nolan get this head money
money saved u one ssT by the deduction the cur STm
Law for reducing the hesmoncy through the Leg a on the PEA
the numbers enants and reduce the fares The fares have mot
Leg stature total number the port Of New
lo[k last 229o that the saving the hsadmoo
the heaimouey ought reduced still further the Commissioners
mach money in their Management it would desirable repre-,
sentative Of one the steamship lines the Commo Of Emigration
general supervision STAIR Of The island charge ali the prop
control OF the Chairman q the COMMITTEE exception
plies and am maze Sais 81 ae sp D a seven ca
creased under bis managepen' the meat and milk are purchased
d sad not hep %F @ GSRs GSs hst
them Of the clothing did not observe that the
Teg Ser ou' ns' Is & on ,ceo"5t OF hi. lone sere viii
Commissioners he has always supplied the beef except Tor short
avay. furnished good meat and wa; prompt hi: deliveries pay
aud uts the prices ranged from to 20 cents
Thomas Canary testified keep stable have contract with
the Commissioners all luggage engfants well
rather bad
have held Mr.. Aberson had before and clagd the
prices do0 cents TO Fie st. and 20 cents package
the contract by 3eTon; down
asked the Commissioners for IT. did not tell them that Demo
crst; had that bel ped me-
o. Who A.. Senator Norton.
o. /. he intrredel with Won in the busnessl A. Yes
O. You profitable A. huk may
msb little money by 1t II he is careful
O. W4 does amount ~ IN The course Of year. A. Somewhere
about t2lO0i
Q Do you collect this from the emierantsl A. Yes
What profit do consider you make on your eonai A. About
o righ thousand dollars foar.
The Chair When emgran tells he has money what
yl don't anything let him have his baggsge don't think
baggage placed under charge; don't insure bu have pay
O charged package for moving H outside
the parties oae will tell emgan that they will carry
his package and then when they get him town
thr Ottoman President Of Emigration testified
the affairs
mission are before hpprove the reduction
money; thought would the shipping business
thought that the merchants would make corresponding
position has not been Of dsnsge TO me PROFESSIONALLY on the
epset labor accepted the place
Of duty, and becsuse bad been sG egrani myself doA
Federal Cove should take charge 81 this business
has quite enough lis hands to take or and that
this should BE- Stste natter We have pot been able TO
commission with the reduced head We had
surplus fund and had ehause Of that
think consumed for the support Of the emgan
and The fest Tor wars island the
The sion Of
I'm. there that property that and the
portion chsgeabe this commission $4,000 whei
interest the whole amount although
Justly ehsrg.able the Marine Hospital We get this
snd 1sSrv te.tisea Of
The investigation then adjourned
announcing that " the Committee should deem uher
examination they ~oulfnfonn the Commhsonen