New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-14
STRANGE D0INGS At CASTLE GARDEN

Tho co,ote Finance Committee yesterday cont'n'
nod in investigation of the affairs at Castle Garden
IL room No. at the Stevens House Inc exai Mr
Stetson, formerly assistant corporation counsel
conducting it, Mr.. Neumann SAID
The majority OF immigrants go beyond New-Iork-
The Commissioners Emigration say that about three
quarters o them get their through tickets on the cine
side. or the remaining quarter the majority pu! 1HcA
tickets outside the Garden.
Mr. Neumnnn then produced a ships contract
which was examined by Mr.. StetsOn. MIR. Stct-
sons request MIR. Neumann translated passage
from the contract providing that the Immigrants
shall he supported by the steamship company ior
two days alter their arrival here. Mr.. Neumahh
continued;
In nearly all lines this passage is in the contracts It
has never been observed Persons coming ia al darA
or on sunday late at night are immediately taken on
have lately arrived at Castle Garden II 30 p
H. Tie objection 70 this is that the lnnigants nave 10
safe There have been tights with runners The reason
Of these late landings Is that they bring extra work ana
grants 4 have spoken with Commissioners of Emf
grafton about this matter bat they could not do any
QSAre runners permitted TO go on board the steamers
to solicit immigrants to buy tickets A:DleS, ceI
Some Of these have IN my OnlO, been sWlhucis phc
of them is named Adams and the other ottonheimer'
Pennsy lvania, and Erie railways
Mr.Neumann then gave description OF the meth
DDS of reception registration, etc. used III ne Oar
den. lie SAID further that when the lmml grant
money was exchanged, the price OF bis railway
ticket as kept back. The minister produced some
afidayits of persons who had been obliged 10 puI,
chase tickets IN this way in spite OF themselves ana
also of man for when the pastor procured uCket
TO Sutton, Neb., Tor $40 less than he was asked
for il in the Garden.
Q-what do you know GhOut the railroads taking
turns in selling tickets inmig grants A-Te roads DO
take turns, each one selling during certain hours, Ia
this way friends are often separatu hnNc ,
been able 70 get these matters set ngnt II no Heh IN
terieres it cannot be Get rEGt nave TPoTm % al e
immigrant is all this time on the wharf, Inc baggage
Office outside of the rotunda of the Garden MI Grant
has charge Tor the railroads and MI Blgn ior the city
They under the Commissioners OF Emigration. Bag
gage Of immigrants who have Their ucke, IS W o 9ce
Thar of those who have not goes Mr. Bign's hands
a + thew Want TO have 1t TRANSPORTED In their own
way In fact they can't take it from BgIns office M
Bign has monopoly of this business have the AMI
davits OF persons who have been refused.
MI. Neumaun read the affdaylts Of several per-
sons who had experienced difficulty in getting their
baggage even upon presentation of their checks,
some O: them being refused percmptorily. Another
case was that of person whose baggage was re-
moved by Mr.. BigllD at charge OF 40 cents for
each piece, when he entitled TO Tree transl or
tation. Two other affidagts OF the same kind were
read Another affidavit was. read of woman
whose trunk was taken n IRON 70 tine keeDe
OF the boarding house were she lodged Inc woman
had TO paw % cents for The removal In continuing
his testimony Mr. Neumann said
The immigrants fare better when they come here with
their railway ticket than when they are ucketed
through TO the West The railways are not so wicked,
though ss they have been be. The Erie road has
sent thousands OF poor people far Nebraska for
nothing | was missionary in Castle Garden sixteen
wears | was first refused admission III 1879. went
there under agreement not To interfere Sh the sale OF
railway tickets oro recommend boarding housesit being
understood that this had reference 10 my doing good
deeds.
The affidavit upon which Mr.. Neumann was ex-
Guided from the Garden was read. 1t charged him
with procuring II ticket to Chicago for an imm
grant for 10, when he would have had to pay
Sl3. Mr.. Neumann was subsequently admitted TO
the Garden again, and was again excluded in 1850
for writing letter to Pennsylvania paper in re-
gard to the msmanagment of the Garden. Mr..
Biglu. at the conclusion of Mr.. Neumanns test-
mony wished to ask him few questions. His Ques-
tons appeared to be argumen Is and were sup
nressed by the chairman of the committee The
investigation will be resumed at o'clock to-day.