The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-07
THE MARBOR MASTER INVESTIGATION.

The Evidence All I'm and the Charges
Unsubstantiated- Dix to De-
eide.
The investigation into the charges made against
Harbor Masters II. w. Johnston and 4. Frost, be-
lore E. b. Seaman Captain Of the Port, was con-
Guided yesterday, and the testimony was for
warded at once to Governor Dix for his decision
1t is universally admitted that the case of the
prosecution has signaly failed to make out any
direct corruption. 1t Is VIGOROUSLY difficult
thing to substaatiate charges made against this
class of of1icias. Such was the case even under
the old regime, which was VIGOROUSLY bad. The
intimacy between the stevedores and Harbor Mas
tiers does not look well, to say the least The fol-
lowing is the principal complaint upon which the
trial was had -
New YORK, July 2s 1873.
sIRaon the 18Th instant applied to Captains johnson
and Frost tor 6er,h for the bark Geneyie Tucker to
noRing first q Week Sai s Mr. Frost %a
an as
Re not %as
in mr. seeiey the seyedore had me IN the
Ss Ii Sss.
s i e .sn sss is"
he had not been there On my way back ofSe
Mr. said but asked hin e ri had
berth in pier No TO- i you viii let me tow her" asked
interested in towboat" then said What will You
TOR HIM s Would ne pay ' S@
!. done lor ss and aiiersoms talk started when
we viii do It wa hen eea a.
bring the bark up the next morning Th %fSSs asPs
70 this ~ ,sa day of july ssE
In reply to this Harbor Master Frost makes an
affidavit denying all collision with stevedores or
tugboat men, and demanding searching exami-
nation,
THE EVIDENCE
Edward II. Seeey, sevedore was sworn, and
stated that he had acted without any authority
from the Harbor Master, and admitted that he had
violated both tue law and the orders OF the Harbor
Master with the utmost lmpunity He said that
Jacob Henyon's tugboat had been known under the
old regime as "thc Harbor Masters boat.u Then,
IRON Captain Frost-"Dld you ever, at any time,
under any circumstances, oner directly or indl.
rectly, commission to me for influencing in your
behalf OF any one else ~ Answer by the witness
d. R. NorveI, Secretary of the shpowners, AS
ISOLATION, So Pine street, testified to Mr.. Frosts
good character.
tmony which would have made him an invaluable
witness at the examination which was held some
time ago before Captain Jones' 1t was as lollows:-
q. Did you ever make any bargain with Mr..
Frost or any other Harbor Master to do the tow
ingy A. No, SIR; not any Of the present Board OF
q. Have you ever offered the Harbor Masters
any money Tor berthY A. No, sir; never under
the present Board OF HarbOr Masters.
q. DO you consider YOU enjoy any more privi-
legcs towing in at pier II and between piers
IA and 10, than any other steamboat mann
A. No, sir; have no more privileges than any other
towboat man.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MR.. JOHNSTON
were based upon an aiiidavit OF Alfred Dutch ST.,
charging that the Harb0r Master had himself '.sent
a boat Tor the bark ST. Ursula and that when asked
about 1t admitted the same, saying that he ana not
care damn for anybody and would Kill any tow
boat man who did not do as he wanted him.b
Alfred Dutch, when sworn, could not say Of his
John Wilson, when sworn, said that he knew OF
nothing detrimental to Captain Johnston's intcq.
rity.
NJ. Lowell. steyedore, did not know that CAPTAIN