St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
LYING FOR A LIVELIHOOD.
New Workers. Who Perjure Themselves
for a Small Fee.
Ms MADE CITIZENS.
ALIENS
Nova Scotians Secure Naturalization
Papers by Fraud and Then Displace
American Laborers.
Special Cable to the Globe.

SpGcldl GdDle 10 tne SrlODe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-The congress
sional committee resumed its enquiry
regarding indiscriminate immigration
to-day. Henry j. Jackson, superinten-
dent of Castle Garden and secretary of
of the emigration commission, was the
first witness. His testimony in the main
was coroboration of that already elicit
ed from emigration commissioners Tain
tor and Stephenson. Walter Mcintosh
secretary of the United States Watch
makers association, showed con-
clusively that some engravers were
brought here from London under con-
tract and in direct violation of the law.
Capt. Francis W. Bell, pilot of seven
teen years. experience, testified that he
had knowledge of the practice of two
men in this city, named Charles
Lockwood and William Mckay, in
securing naturalization papers for ma
tives of Nova Scotia, and then placing
them in command of American vessels,
within two weeks. Lockwood and Nc
Kay received SO head for the service.
Lockwood told witness he was enabled
to make citizens in that time men
toned, because of his friendly relations
with the son of Judge Moore, of Brook
lyn. These men have been in
THE STANDARDIZATION BUSINESS
for two years. Witness gave the names
of men now mastarS of American YES
sells who had passed through the hands
of Lockwood and Mckay. The majority
B., and they included man named
Wasson. In charge of the Anna F.
Booth, Mclean, of the Carrie
Bell, Ferris, who took charge of the
schooner Plymouth Rock and lost
her: George Odell, of the Anna V. Ber-
gen. of Philadelphia, and Perry, of the
Alena Covert. William Mckay, who
described himself as ship chandler,
was then called. He gave his residence
interrogated about the evidence
given by Capt. Mcintosh he made
general denial, but after
wards acknowledged that he had Sc
cured naturalization papers from Evan
Evans and one Muller, both Nova
Scotians. After considerable hesitation
the witness made the further admission
that he knew a Brooklyn man named
Ross. who had been deputy sheriff and
who had aided him in securing natural
izatiOn papers from Judge Moore for
men in whose behalf he had sworn. He
declared that he
NEVER RECEIVED A FEE
for his services when he went to Judge
MOOre'S court to secure naturalization
papers for his friends. Chairman Ford
at this point held consultation with
Capt. Mcintosh, and then resumed his
examination of the witness, from
whom he elected the statement
that he spent considerable of
Capt" Briggs, at Old Slip, and South
street. Under close cross examination
witness was brought to recollect visit
he received in May of last year in
Briggs saloon from man named John
Haley, who offered him S25 to procure
him naturalization papers. II was sur
prised," said witness. 'sthat he
should call on me, and offer such
a bribe, but told him to return in two
days. He came back, but l did not give
Chairman Ford, that you were on the
point of handing him his naturalization
papers when you got a signal from
Deputy Sheriff Ross and replaced them
in your pocket?'' mo, Ross wasn't
there" said the witness, in a feeble tone
of voice. After an examination, CON
Quoted with great persistency by Gen.
| SpinOla, Kay acknowledged another
case in which
HE GAVE FALSE EVIDENCE
w SSSUlO lie
proposed citizen was Frederick w.
Palmer, who was brought to him by
Sidney Baylis, a He'll Gate pilot. He
and Ross took him to the Brooklyn city
hall and sWore to an acquaintance of
five years with him, although neither
had ever seen him until two days pre-
vious. II thought it was merely mat
ter of form," said the witness, when he
! found that he had been cornered Kay's
testimony was full of contradictory
! statements; after swearing dozen
times that he had received no compen-
sation for swearing in behalf of
Palmer, he confessed, in mo-
ment of desperation that he did receive
$3.50. Having thus condemned himself
he went on to tell the committee that
year ago he had secured naturalization
| papers for steamboat captain named
McIntire, for which he received S5.
George Hayne, who also acted as wit
ness in Capt. McIntire's. case, was paid
a like amount.