The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-10
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FIRST POLICEMAN TO TELL.
A SENSATIONAL DAT WIN THE
LExoW COMMITTEE.

Patroiman De Cans, 60 WHOM, the Fre.es
Steamship Line Paid sio n weeh, Say.
Capt schmittberger Wanted the whole
SO. ana Transferred Him iron, the Pier
pccause ue Wouldn't GIVE Up More
than Hnir-Hnd Always Paid Half to
the Collectors OF Various Captain. for
Years-His Testimony Appisuded He Is
Partly Corroborated go Agent Forget
Spends All Day with the Committee, but
Reveals LittIc-Adn,its that re Wa. he
sought by Two Men Not 60 ImpIicsts
Schmittbe rRer-.An Alleged Purse oot
Up for the Captain by Steamship Men
when lIe Had the Steamboat squad
Tho French Lines books Produced,
and the Home once In ParI. Called
On TO Say who Got a Certain $500.
du Wharf. Sc, pour lanne 1891 payccs qui Do
droit par. Mr. A. Forget, Agt General, 1000.
1t was this polite little entry copied into .
letter press book from u statement OF expenses
made by Mr.. A. Forget, agent Of the French
steamship line, which occupied tho attention
of the Lexow committee for hours yesterday. Il
was interpreted in half n dozen different ways,
the colloquial and literary meanings of many of
its words were discussed at length. aud an inci-
its exact meaning was the testimony
OF Police Officer De Gam, wherein that
officer frankly charged Capt. Schmitt-
berger with attempting by threats to force
Do Gam to give him tthc Captain all, ln-
stead of one-half OF the weekly "allocation~
paid De Gam by the French steamship
company for looking after its interests at its
wharf. 1t was the first time since the com-
mittee began its investigation that any member
ho, ,lf fnr had ,naIa oh "a
another before the committee, and this unusual
incident was closed in surprising manner, the
audience enthusiastically spplauding De Gam
as he walked from the witness chair.
Agent Forget returned from Paris q week
ago last Saturday. During his absence, As
sistant District Attorney wellman secured
from ex-Alderman Schott, who 10 the passenger
agent OF the French line, six OF Agent Forget's
office books. including the letter press books, in
which the accounts of the New York Office
rendered to the home office in Paris from
November to December, 1891, inclusive, wero
copied AL OF these books, executing the
letter-press book mentioned, were returned to
the agency, but that book came into the possess
sion Of Mr.. Goff. Searching its tissue pages, the
Lexow counsel found. under date OF Dec. 81.
1891. the statement quoted above. Wanting to
know something more about it. as is Mr.. COTS
way about great many things he issued sub
agent in the dim hours OF dawn when the
steamer on which he returned reached Quaran-
tine. Two policedetectives boarded the steamer
ut the same time.
AGENT FORGET CALLED.
So yesterday morning. in the new meeting
room of the committee Part III. OF the Supe-
rior Court, after an unimportant witness had
been examined. Mr. Goff called Agent Forget to
the stand. The general agent had been sitting
with his counsel. Mr. Jones, Passenger Agent
Rchott. and Superintendent West The long
and remarkable examination Of Mr.. Forget be-
gan gently enough, after this fashion,
Q,-You have had something TO do with the
police2 A.-Necessarily.
Q.-And made them some paymentsf Al
give the right to my superintendent TO do what
Ia necessary to secure the comfort OF passengers.
Q.-And In connection with the police what
did he dor Ale paid about $40 week for
special service.
Q.-IIave you any Knowledge OF a gross sum
paid to the policei Al don't remember.
OIL hand you a book which you will please
IDENTIFY Alt Is letter press copy OF ac-
counts sent weekly TO the Paris office.
OIL call your attention 10 the fourth item
on this page. Please read It first In French
and then translate II.
The witness made this translation: Sub
scriptions and donations for special survel-
lance on the wharf. &C., for the year 1891.
Payable. Paid to whom 1t was due by Mr.. A.
Forget, General Agent. $780,"
Q-You translate "Pays qui de droit"
payable to whom Is due" 1t is a French
idiom, is it not. and might be translated pay
able TO who has the right" or. a. we say, paid
in the right place 2" Al am not specially
familiar with spoken English.
Chairman Lexow-I should translate II, TO
whomsoeyer is entitled 10 IL.
Dr. Parkhurst then took the letter-press book
and examined 1t with great care. He took
special interest In all the examinations pertain
ing TO the subject.
HE FoRGErs WHO GOT THE $500.
Mr.. Gofr-That $500 does not refer tn the $40
a week the Superintendent psidf A.-No.
Q.-Now, TO whom did 1t gof Al dont
remember.
O. 10y the Chairman You credit yourself with
this payment, and you must know in what
channel II wentp Al don't remember.
Q-To what class OF people are you accus-
toned TO make-er-allocationsi Al don't
remember; TO every one entitled.
Q-For instance7 A.-oh, postmen, messen-
gers.
o-what had the letter carrier to do with
surveillance OF whArfY A.-Ah, but there 10
etcetera.
O-It Is not "surveillance etceterA;" II 10
wharf, etcetera." Now think we'll come TO
the point. You don't wish 10 testify TO what will
put at disadvantage with the polceT Al wish
TO be friendly with all.
There was a lot OF fencing, In which Mr.. Coz
had no advantage, and then he shifted around.
POLICEMAN DE GASN's REMOVAL
Q.-why did your superintendent pay the DO
lice instead OF having watchmani Alt was
a policeman who spoke French.
O.-Exactly. and he was removed. Whyi Al
don't know.
Q.-YOur superintendent told you whyi A.
don't remember.
Q.-were you not told that that onioer was re-
moved because he would not pay his Captain all
you paid hm7 Al was told So
Mr. Toll (trlump hantly Yah. by whomr A.
BY you. ,,..L