The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-06
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.

The Commissioners OF Emigration held a stated
meeting yesterday afternoon, the President Mr.
Hurlbut, IN the chair. His Honor Mayor Wckham
occupied seat, CT ogacio. at the Board, but before
the meeting hall through be lett, other ousi-
ness having to be attended 70.
The minutes OF the previous meeting having
been adopted the reports OF The meetings OF the
Castle Garden and Finance committees were read.
From the latter committee It was reported that 1t
would be necessary 10 ask the Legislature Tor
$500, 600 and to advance the mead money TO 50 to
meet ext years expenses. Some discussion Iul-
lowed this matter, but as the Commission at
The present time owes 100000 1t was finally
agreed that all the money would be needed and
the report adopted.
The re port OF the special committee In the case
CT Eliza Collins came up next. The special CON-
mittee consisted OF MT. Lynch. President OF the
Irish Emigration Society; MIR. scnaak, President OF
the German Emigration Society, and Mr.. stephen
son. Considerable wranging mas occurred over
this subject and all tne dIdlculies have already
been again ana again before the public. N.Y.
lynch IN his report yesterday reviewed the
whole case, repeating that the man August
Mayer had raped the girl. He complained bitterly
OF the gross neglect OF the District Attorney and
OF the apathy and indifference Assistant District
Attorney Lyon IN the prosecution. He had, ne
said gone 10 the District Attorneys office before
should such be needed, but he was told
that the would be properly attended to.
Resting on this assurance, he attended the
trial, feeling confident OF verdict OF guilty
against the prisoner. The apathy OF the Assistant
District Attorney was apparent TO every one IN
Court. Mr.. Lyon had refused to see the girl,
! Eliza Collins, before the trial. When the time
came TO produce the prisoners witnesses, alter
the mere beginning of the testimony, the Assist.
ant District Attorney explicitly stated that
There was no casen and the prisoner was ac-
quilted. Alter the rial 1t appears tnat Mr.. LYONS
! views became modified. These facts the Comm.s-
sloners could not afford to Ignore. 1t was Tune
that better care Should be taken Of our emigrau -
and the committee therefore submitted The Io4!oW
ing recommendation
We recommend that this committee be continued. and
oe instrucea 70 CONFER ortnwnn WIN 1ne ooms
ameoration in these matters and We have good hore
efforts VIII be crowned with
Then followed in the report schedu of the
references appended, which consisted OF recurds
OF all the letters, Proceedings IN the courts and
the names OF the jury who tried the case, &c.
read nex on rom he VIEWS wss
taken by Messrs. Lynch and Scnaak. He exon
Grated the Commissioners 81 Of Charities and cor:
committed, and he thought that Mr.. Laimbeer had
good right to conclude that Mayer nno-
cent OF that crime as Others had to look upon him
as guilty OF IT,, He agreed with the twelve men
most contradictory accounts OF the alleged
outrage. From the statements OF MIR. Lalm-
beer, MIR. KeiiOck and the doctors, 1t was EVIL
dent that the Commissioners OF Charities
and Correction had acted WITH all due promp-
to mis- position II believing IN Mayors innocence,
he did not try 10 protect him from the charge
mace against nun, when woula inn,v Involve, were IN
years penal servitude.
The greater part OF Mr. Stephensons report con-
sisted In extracts from the evidence given on the
trial by Eliza Collins nerself the statement OF Mr..
Kellock, superintendent OF Outdoor Poor, and OF
Judge Barrett, and statement from Dr. Ketchum,
Cniel OF stan at the Charity Hospital, Blackwels
Island; also statements OF the Roman Catholic
and Protestant chapains and a statement OF
Daniel Shers. From the evidence OF the girl,
MIR. stephenson tried to show her contradictions
and the unreasonaoIeness OF the supposition
OF outrage. which he corroborated by the state
aIns he used 10 snow that previous to this charge
they had known nothing bad OF Major. Judge
Barrett letter spoke IN the strongest terms OF the
honest manner in watch Assistant District Attor.
ney Lyons had conducted the case admitting,
however, that he had Iet surprised himself at the
verdict.
MIR. Lynch again continued his charges, and In
reply Judge Barrett's letter. said that the Judge
Assistant District Attorney Lyons had come to the
bench to him and actually asked him II he should
70 prosecute under the Indictment, being bound
TO presume the person to De guilty until ne should
Sc M M Sa eDof
mitted by Mr. stevenson he pronounced to be
merely er parte, and ne SAID That the appendage
to his majority report would prove 1t, did ne wish
TO occupy the time OF the Board, as Mr. Stevenson
had done, by reading It,
MI. Starr remarked that at first he believed
rape had been committed; but he was per-
suaded that the outrage was not so bad as that
Mr.. Forrest moved that tue report tine majority
one, be adopted; but, after some discussion, it was
deemed more advisable to adopt the motion made
by Mr.. schaak that the recomm endation, gwen
above, appended to the majority report, be
adopted; and this motion was unanimously
the President Of the Board then very seriously
said that the man (Major) should never have been
allowed to go back to the island after his own
At the previous meeting Mr.. Gerrit Bergen, the
Treasurer, rendered his resignation, ana the mat
day and accepted, and resolution was adopted
most complimentary to tue retiring officer. Presi-
and wished him prosperous career. Mr. Bergen
leaves this position to attach himself to the Brook.
form the additional duties OF treasurer Tor the
present, with power to take help from the corps
Garden have presented Mr.. Bergen with set Of
resolutions, handsomely engrossed, expressive OF
their nigh appreciation Of MIN.
The committee appointed at the last meeting TO
into the proprlety OF reducing the salaries OF
ali the clerical force under the commission, re-
ported .nat they recommended reduction OF
about twenty-five per cent. Thts recommendation
was adopted. The Commissioners unanimously
expressed their regret that this step neces-
sary, as the funds OF the commission did afford
TO pay the full salaries. Mr. Starr said that he
mao made careful canvass OF the employees and
they were all anxious that rather than that
single man should be discharged at such q season
as this the salaries Of all should be reduced. Mr..
Forrest fought hard against the proposed reduc-
ton This reduction saves the commission $1,000
a month.
The meeting adjourned to Thursday next, when
a special meeting will be held to consider the
COMMISSIONER annual report TO the Legislature.
THE IMMIGRATION FOR 1874.
The following table shows the number OF immi-
grants that arrived at this port each month last
year.
January. 2,51S August. 1909
February 1893 september. ....... ,7S4
March-........... 6,O25 OCTOBER ,.......... 12049
April.............. 1892 November ........ sos
May. ......-....... 1858 December ........ 400
June. 2l,062
July ............. 1922 Total. ...........l497 1862