New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-18
FALSE PAPERS SECURED.
QUICK ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP.
SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON ON THE STAND

dav was the most important ana startling that
had vet been heard. Henry j. Jackson, super
intendcpt of Castle Garden. was examined on the
condition OF affairs in his department tic said
4, .,,hs,a,oo that the German, English and Scan
a;ra,isr i,nmicrapts were as intelligent and as
aar;..,,Io class to-day as those of twenty years
600 hut tho races coming from Southern Europe
led ,.~a,lr de,crioratcd. The inspection now was
800 ,irid than ever before. He thought that it
- rossihle 10 obtain correct answers 10 the
yor;ons questions that were put TO newly-arrived
inmirrants The trouble was not in the difficulty
NJ detecting but Of OBTAINING those not entitled
70 land Every case of detention had to be re-
noytad 70 the Collector Of the Port. who decided
what further action to be taken in the matter
During the past year 354 had been returned,
while nearly many more had been detained
bat had been allowed TO land by the Collector.
lie thought that this number covered all who
might be detained in accordance with the in
st-uctions received from the Secretary of the
Treasury although more ought to be detained,
in fact
The two inspectors provided by the Collector
were insufficient The Commissioners did not
take any part in detecting cases Of contract
labor, because tho Treasury Department had de-
oided that no such duties were imposed upon the
Commissioners under the existing contract between
them and the Secretary of the Treasury. The
Commissioners, nevertheless were willing to as
sumo these extra duties if the Treasury DEPART
ment would meet the additional expense of de-
tectnS, OBTAINING and guarding contract labor
eases. This the Secretary had refused TO do
The inspectors should be put on board the steam
ships at Quarantine.
BETTER PLACE TO LAND THAN CASTLE
GARDEN.
Governors Island would be better adapted for
the landing of immigrants than Castle Garden.
The must Objectionable classes, in the witncsSs
opinion, came by cabin and not by stoerage
passage. He did not think General Spnola's idea
Of requiring certificates of good character prac-
tcable Foreign Governments were too DESTROYS of
getting rid of their worst subjects A large num-
Der of Italian criminals had been detected and
returned TO Italy whose passports were all correct
He would suggest that three months notice of
PERSONS intention 10 cmigratc be required, that
some preliminary investigation might be made.
The time allowed for OBTAINING those suspected
should DC extended.
lie had never found good grounds for the COM
plants of fees being demanded and cXtOrtonate
charges being made at Castle Garden A man
would be dism ,ssed who accepted fee OF cents
Tor any service done while performing his duty;
Ii was not true that lmmi grants were not allowed
10 choose their own railroads IN going West.
Every one bought bis ticket as he saw mt, ana
II families were separated IT was due TO the 1acb
OF tickets lie not aware that any OF the
Commissioners were interested IN the railroads
which enjoyed the privilege OF having agencies
OF Castle arden. Mr. Jackson WAS asked TO re-
Quest tho Collector OF the Port In the name OF the
committee 10 reconsider his decision 20 return
the Bchncke family, who seemed likely 20 become
a public charge The father has been offered
POSITION at SO a week. and the committee
thinks there is not sufficient ground for returning
them. ,c.
Walter Mcintosh. secretary of the United States
Watchmakers' Association, testified IN regard 10
several instances OF skilled laD0rers Dclhg ini-
ported TO this country by the Waltham Watch
COMPANY Of No. Bond-St.. IN this city. A num-
Der Of contracts were submitted by him to the
committee to be used as evidence
SECURING FALSE NATURALIZATION PAPERS.
After the first few words of the testimony of
Captain Francis w. Bell had been taken, buzz
Of excitement went through the room, and reporters
and visitors crowded up nearer to the W tRes5stand
Captain Bell had in dozen words told how
papers could be taken out by
any cue In a few hours, payment of $40, by
false swearing. He had been a Hell Gate pllOt
for eighteen years and knew of many cases whefe
fore gnors had secured false naturalization papers
In order to take command Of vessels engaSeu IA
the colsting trade. lie said that the pSPers were
secured by Charles Lockwood and William Nay,
both OF Brooklyn. Lockwood lad toId MN 'hss
be was intimate with Judge M0ores son. OF
Rroolxvn who did all the work before the judge
got TO his Office in the morning LOCKWOOD uoI Oh
BIN that the Judge had sald tnat 10 was an ~
right He gave the names OF several NOVA
Scotians who had taken out their papers Oy, thls
means They still continued TO live IN New
brunswick or Nova Scotia ont were cnIas mspV w
of which were owned by English lumber com,
panies Most Of these after becoming so-canca
cjtjzens. commanded vessels oStenslnly AMerican,
bnt one man named Priest changed around from
English 10 American vessels, as his hcInauon Ut
interest directed. ., .t; 90 tho
Collector Of the Port?7 interrupted General SplnoLa
II saw the Collector about the matter, and ne
sent his deputy 10 Brooklyn on inc ease ti m@,
Va the last ever heard OF the aHslr tilen
went 10 Inspector Byrnes who wanted 70 get one
,f these bogus papers. lie put dstecuve on me
.ase, but he was subsequently taken Oil ms
as Did you see the Collector in person ?" was
lSked. ~, ,,,o,s door,,
.oe,,ed 10 think that Nova Scotians had as mueh .
light 10 command American vessels as American
~ rtajn Rel said that an Englishman named +
palner had got his natura 6zation papers "ltlh
wO weeks after his arrival in this country /
Through his occupation as pilot, ne knew NUS h
II these men we'll In conversation Tltn I'm I'm
hev had asked him 20 say nothing ABOUT the
natter.
HOW THE PAPERS WERE OBTAINED
William KAY was next sworn. He denied that
70 had ever had any business relations win
,hsrlcs Lockwood He had assisted people TO
,econe citizens, but only in four instances. One
# these men was his father. lie had forgotten
he name of one Of the other three. II might he
;rahsm. He did not think it strange that
le could not remember his name. lie had known
lin great many years. otherwise he could not
ave acted as witness when the papers were
,eiug taken out They went 20 Judge Moore's
curt BE did not know Judge Moore or his son.
Ross had never assisted him. nor
,ad ne himself ever received any compensation
or his assistance. lie had met man named John
iaIcv. who had offered him So il he would get
jon his naturalization papers. he had promised
o get them, hut he never intended 20 keep ms
word, for he not engaged in that KIND OF
business. lie had met him the next day ly az
,ontment. but he had not been on the point OF
handing him the papers when Deputy Sheriff Ross
notiOned him 10 stop. He knew nothing about
man named Palmer
Al this point of the testimony,
owever, the witness became so entangled III the
.esh he had woven around himself that he finally
anne 10 fun stop and then confessed every thing.
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