The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-18
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IMMIGRATION ABUSES.
Views of Superintendent Jackson of Castle
Garden-Fraudulent Naturalization.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Investigation Of
immigrant abuses was resumed to-day by the
congressional committee at the Westminster
Hotel Superintendent Henry I. Jackson. Of
Castle Garden, secretary OF the immigration
commission. testified. he said that in busy
times about 900 immigrants land daily. The
highest number landed in one day was 5000.
He explained the workings of Castle Garden in
detail Last year 800 immigrants were returned
to Europe. The witness did not approve of the
rule of the Treasury Department requiring re-
jected emigrants TO return on the
same vessel they arrived on. He
did not consider an able-boded farm
hand. who was penniless, as a pauper. The
witness thought the Castle Garden officials wers
not empowered to look after the detention of
immigrants brought over under contract The
Treasury Department had requested TIE au-
thorities to take steps toward having the law in
this respect observed The witness had read
some correspondence with Secretary Fairchild
the subject. Mr.. Fsirchild requested tho
Garden authorities to do this. saying his depart
ment was unable 70 undertake the work, be-
cause no appropriation had been made TO carry
into effect the law prohibiting the importation
Garden officials. the witness said.
had not sufficient funds to do this
He was Of the opinion that an
attempt to execute the Law by asking immi-
be farcical. Two officers are al present stationed
in the Garden by Secretary Fairchild to see that
the labor-contract law 70 observed. In Mr..
Jackson's opinion. the hesd-ta should be in
creased. Its abolition would only De in the in
terest of the transportation companies As to
practicable scheme bv which criminals could be
kept from landing, Eis. Jackson said the best
suggestion he had ever heard on that subject
was that three months net'ce should be given
by ali foreign ars 90 their Iersntion TO come to
this country. rhi. world enabis the proper off,
cials to look into tue character az the emigfants.
Passports issued br foreign governments were
OF no practical Us =. ss persons OF bad character
experienced murs diifccity in recurring them
than worthy persons. Italian immigrants invae
riably had passports.
Walter Mcintosh, secretary of the United
States Watch-makers' Association. was sworn.
He testified to several cases o: importation to
this country from Switzerland of men under
contract to work in the wstchcase factory Of
the Waltham Watch Company. No. 5 Bond
street Passage money was advanced to these
men, which they agreed to pay back in INSTALL
ments. Englishnen were brought over to work
in the same factory under like conditions The
witness fortified his testimony by exhibiting TO
the committee documents showing the contracts
entered into. These labor contracts are dated
June 1887, and before. The witness said the inn
portation Of foreign engravers and vatch-case-
makers had tended TO drive American rnechar-
les into other occupations.
Capt Francis w. Bell pilot Of seventeen
years experience, testified that he had knowledge
OF the practice Of two men ia this city. named
Charles lockwood and William Mckay. in Sc
curing naturalization papers for natives o. Nova
Scotia and then placing them in command Of
American vessels within two weeks. Lockwood
and Mckay received $40 q head for the service.
Lockwood told the witness he was enabled to
make these men citizens in the time mentioned
because of his friendly relations with the son Of
Judge Moore. Of Brooklyn. These men have
been in the naturalz alton business for TWO
years. The witness gave the names OF men
now masters OF American vessels who had
passed through the hands of Lockwood and
Mckay. The majority OF these latter were from
St Johns, n. b., and they included a man
named Wassou. in charge OF the Anna Z. Booth:
Mclean, of the Carrie Bell; Ferris, who took
charge Of the schooner Plymouth Rock and lost
her; George Odell, of the Anna V. Bergen, OF
Philadephis. and Perry, OF the Alena Covert
William Kay. who described himself as q
ship chandler. was then called. He gave his
residence 1I5 Tenth street, and, when inter-
rogated about the evidence gwen by Captain
Macintosh, he made q general denial, but after
ward ACKNOWLEDGED that he had secured natural
ization papers for Evan Evans and one Muller,
both Nova Scotians. After considerable hesita-
ton the witness made the further admission
that he knew Brooklyn man named Ross, who
had been q deputy sheriff, and who had aided
him securing naturalization papers from
Judge Moore for men in whose behalf he had
sworn He declared that he never received q
foe for his services when he went 60 Judge
Moore's court TO secure naturalization papers
for his friends
Chairman Ford at this point held a consulta-
ton with Capt Mcintosh, and then resumed hiG
examination of the witness. from whom be elicit.
ed the statement that he spent considerable
OF his time in a saloon kept by "Cs,t" Briggs
at Old Slip and South streets. Under close
REORGANIZATION the witness was brought TO
recollect visit be received in May Of last year.
IN Briggs's saloon, from a man named John
Haley. who offered him s25 to procure him nat
uralization papers. II was surprised" said tbs
witness, that he should call on me and offer
such a bribe, but told him to return in two
days He came back, but did not give him
the papers"
"Is it not fact" added Chairman Ford, that
you were on the point Of handing him bis
naturalization papers when you got signal
from Deputy Sheriff Ross and replaced them in
your pocketf'
'No; Ross was not there" said the witness.
in q feeble tone of voice
After an examination. conducted with great
persistency by General Spinols, Kay acknowl-
edged another case In which he gave false evil
dence to secure naturalization papers The pro-
posed citizen was Frederick w. Palmer, who
was brought TO him by Sidney Bsyls, He'll
gate pilot He and Ross took the man to the
Brooklyn City Hall aud swore to an acquaintance
OF five years with him. although neither had ev-
or seen him until two days previous. 81 thought
1t was mere matter of form, said the witness
when he found that he had been cornered.
kay's testimony was full OF contradictory
statements. After swearing q dozen times that
he had received compensation for sweating
in behalf of Palmer he confessed, in a moment
of desperation, that he had received go. Hav
ing thus condemned himself. be went on ia
tell the committee that a year ago he had se-
cured naturalization papers for q steamboat cap
tain named McIntire. for which be received So.
George Hayne. who also acted as witness in
Captain Mclntires case. wss paid q like amount