The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-08
CHARITY COAL.

The Way tho City and tho Poor are
Robbed-Amdavits Illustrative OF Or
ganized Charity and It's stealings.
Cyrus Philipps captain OF the canal boat Six
Brothers, was arraigned before Judge Bixby yes
terday charged with stealing half ton OF coal
valued AZ 50. The complaint was made the day
previous, by one John W. Atwood, OF Elizabeth, N.
j., who has contract with the Commissioners Of
Charities and Correction to supply coal for the
poor Of the city His bulls are sent TO the Commits
sioners with the receipt for COAL delivered at the
rate OF 50 Is a ton. The coal was alleged to have
been stolen from one OF the canal boots which
bring IL to the city.
Captain Philips on being examined said that
the coal spoken OF as stolen was bis own property,
and was In the bow OF the boat. He acknowledged
to having sold o half ton Of that coal to some per-
son one day last week. Furthermore he said that
the cause Of the complaint was that he asked At
wood for $4s owed to him for freight also that the
complainant for length OF time had carried on
DELIBERATE swINDLE
In the delivery OF the coal paid for by the CITY, and
in no case, to his knowledge, was more than 800
pounds given for ton, and in most cases not more
than 400 pounds.
Judge Bixby thereupon requested Captain
Philips to produce all his witnesses that he
might fully examine into the matter. The exami-
nation took place yesterday afternoon in the room
VI eho ouSO SouA1 whCA VIC IOAVWlk aulu6S1to
were taken:-
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johnson, n with COAL and had board, and the bill
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there has also been delivered from deponents boat to
on
deponent says that the delivery Of coal from his
boat to the poor was under IN or contract
chsrtes ana Correction their agent Thas the coal
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6d not IN fact weigh 70 exceed % pounds and the
coal, swing receipt or one.Saif tom were aeiraudsa
dspcnent that his cargo COAL which was in fact about
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~ and s Il wa made 70
sWor l 70 t0 bsor, me this n dav Of Ans NILE
BIxsY, Police Justice. '
pss Ssssn Fs e. ssa % % being
duly sworn deposes says that 1o i seveaore and
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take away load weighing 100 pounds each load beng
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70 exceed pounds, and the families who are
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that tins coal Is Of and Inferior quality family
DAVID MC0LYNN.
Sworn to before me this 7th day Of April ls74-B. e.
BIxBY, Police Justice.
State Of Ner York. CITY and County Of Nesr Fork sa-Ed
awsrd CrTcy Of No Isl Eleventh nth being duly
IN riding coal from the canal boat six Brothers"
different poor families In the city That this coal sup
piled to the poor by order OF the Commissioners Of
Charities and Correction That each load taken by him
from said canal boat was divided near as possible
between two families deponent taking receipt from
printed and reading about follows; ''Received from
the Commissonersof Charities and Correction alt
ton Of cOaln THAI none OF the coal weighed prcv
Gus to It's delivery but was loaded into the carts By the
pounds weight, and each family did not receive more
than $40 pounds tor which they gave receipt for
half ton. his
EDWARD K CURLEY
mark.
Sworn before me. this 7th day of April, ls74-B. H.
BlxBY, Police Justice.
Captain Philips was held in $500 bail to answer
IN the Special Sessions.