Daily Republican., 1888-08-18
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NEW YORK, Aus. 1.-THE inveAtlaA- j
sion into Immigration abuses were 70 l
sumed today By the Congressional
Com mlttsa A nsW line Of Inquiry was
started, end Il showed up many things
In connection with the manner In which /
Foreigners arc quickly made cltiBsus
thai are not known 10 people who have |
earned 9 right 70 vote in this country.
Francis W. Bell, . pilot, a. ha said, /
al his life. gave It away, he testified
to the sxiAtsnoo Of . system by which |
Nova 6ootisns and other forsiRnsrs, for |
. fee Of $40, Scrs made full hsdaed |
oitissns in sWo weeks after lAndinK,Rnd
placed in command OF American YES.
sells. This was done through broker
named Lookwood by means OF bogus
naturalization papers, which were oh
tanned through . son OF Judge Moore.
/ OF Brooklyn, With whom Lockwood
was very inAimAle Judge Moors's son
atisndsd TO his fathers once In the
mornisR and got the pApoFs; then At the
same time. said the witness, the Appli.
cant Was told that Judge Moore had
been spoken 70 about the matter, and
ho had said IL Was all regular.
The witness gave the name Of msn
who he said got his naturalization
tpapers for 75 cents while still living In
Nova 30 ltiA, or sailing between there
and this port; be alto mentioned the
lnAmes Of several men who were thus,
he declared, illegally and fiAdulsntly
BuAtuFAlized, and the vessels on which
they we're now engaged; some OF then,
he declared, were still residents Of
Nova Scotia, although holding papers
emitting them TO citl1Suship In the
United States.
The witness said the full names Of the
brokers mentioned were Charles Look
wood and william Kay, He made
compliant TO the Collector OF the Pert
. of these alleged hAarAnt violations Of
the Law, and had personal interview
with Collector MaRone. He detailed
the efforts taken through the aid Of
AOhlef Inspector Byrnes 10 obtain owl.
! denoe OF the violatlon, but said that iuAt
Z when the trial was getting warm ths
Ohief took the detectlve on the case,
!, He said that Collector MARone's deputy
: ISeeme6 to think that q HOYs BcotiaT
!. Was entitled 10 command an American
. vessel II he could get one without belni
nAlurallEed,
! Kay WAS then put upon the stand
|, not having heard Bell's testimony. A
Hrst he declared he had NOT assisted o.
M taken part In nAturAlIsiuR anybody
: then he admitted having acted - wit
]. meas for some people, and gradual!
d mentioned the names Of = number o
Ipeople whom he had assisted as a vii
q ness or otherwise in gottlnR thet
q Decentralization papers in Judge Morrll
court. He implicated Deputy SheEii
:. Rops in the matter. BE declared he 60
I nothing hlrnASlf for what he had done
81 bus admitted having been offered e2
ir by . man TO get papers for him.
Superintendent jackson testified thn
- the RTeAteat number Of immiarAnta n
:, csivsd in one day WAS Q, 900, the AveFAR
n being about 4, 900. He declared that ID
p. foreigners now coming here are - d.
alrAbls \ class % those who cam
~ twenty years ago. BE then describe
~ to the committee the workings Of CAST
~ ~ Garden.
N SOME POINTS AT PITrsBURG.
nd PIrrsBURG, Pa, Aug. 17.-Robel
OF. e lliots, of the Department Of OhAEitiI
ne of this city, has Teoeived = letter froi
no the chairman Of the CouRresslonl
Committee investigating tho import
tion of pAupers, and stating they woul
visit PittSburs, but could mot yet &
~ the day. Mr.. Elliott had asked them
~ come, IS no had important informAtic
" getting the fRots in shape He says
~ knows OF ut least 3 hundred cases
~ violAtlon of the law, one Of the mo
~ aARrAnt being that Of . young womI
.s betrayed in Germany and shipped
o reot TO Pltt4burR without money
~ friends. Her trouble 80 preyed upi
~ ~ her that she became insane and sot
m s died. Another case ID that Of an insAl
~ man shipped from Ireland to Pittsbu
,u In totally destitute condition.
He is now q charge upon the count
-, Mr.. Elliott in the COARSE OF his lnvea
l gAtions obtained two Irish neWApapI
sne containing an advertisement by Ooun
w u, Poor Boards, inviting bids from sleaI
~ ship companies for transporting pH
Ses, psrs iG lots OF fifteen and twenty TO I
United States, These are samples o
nAt MATS OF testimony which he win lay
fore the committee. As remedy
'Su Elliott suggests that every lmmiara
,1E W should be = quired 10 obtain oertiti ei
.tu It from United States Consul youohl
NJ ~ for his health and ability to earn II
ueA ing, aud without whioh he should !
be permitted TO land ct any AmsriC
.ayI port. He says be hiss ASSURANCE u
Al the committee regard this plan y
osS fav,r.
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