Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-12
FORGET REMEMBERS
Startling WAYS In which They Mako Citi-
zens and Deny Citizenship In
New York City.

NEW YORK. October l1.-Mr. Forget.
agent OF the French steamship hne' gave
direct testimony to-day that police
captain had unlawfully accepted money
from him. Mr. Forget was Il wi'hess oe-
fore the Lexow Committee on TUESDAY,
but at that time his memory was so oe-
fectIye that Chief-Counsel Gof gave him
until to-day TO refresh his recollection
OF his dealings with the police.
Now. Mr.. Forget" said Mr. Con- when
the proceedings began to-day nave you
remembered what became OF that ~"
paid to the police by you on December
81, 1877"
81 have. l paid 1t to Captain MIX
Scbmittberger."
Mr. Forget continued: THE ward de-
tective told me that as we had ceased 10
nav officer Ocean $40 a week for year.
tho Cantsin wanted 500. which sum the
woekIv n.vments fee had aggregated
"Did CAPTAIN Schmittberger call for the
money! .o
81 believe he did. Yes, l remember
paving him In bills.
officer Martin G. Riley. for twenty-sx
wears on the force. and a member OF
the steamboat squad during hfteen years
testified that he made $40 a week TOT
extra services on the Cunard-Line pier,
hut that Captain Schmittberger wanted
every cent OF II. Riley, however. OBJECTED
He was already paying the ward detective
81 q week. His evidence was strongly
corroborative of Officer DeGann. lie sald
ne WAS taken from the Cunard-Line pier
and placed on less pleasant post.
The next witness was GustaNe VOL
whom Mr. Forget. the manager OF the
French line, testified on TUESDAY hdu
APPROACHED him in Captain Schmittper-
gers behalf. He is manager OF the Mail
lard candy factory, in west 1"eht!-siA'h
street
He said he had known Captain Schmitt-
berger for years TIL Captain asked MN
II he would intercede with Mr.. Forget
in his behalf. The witness did business
with Mr.. Forget, and consented to ask
him not to testify against the captain.
Leon Buck was not a profitable witness.
He told the committee. with seeming r.
luctance. and professedly with the rear
that for giving his evidence ne Would ne
assaulted by the Max Hochstelm gang
that he had been discharged IRON the
Finance Department of the city because
IL became known that he would be a VIII
ness before the committee. he admitted.
under cross-examination, however, mat
incompetency had been alleged as the
reason for his discharge.
NATURALIZATION.
Joseph II. Brown clerk in the Court OF
Common Pleas. naturalization DEPART
ment was then called. lie said the fall
season was the busy time In his depart
ment
How many persons were naturalized in
your court yesterday?
"Slxty-three persons yesterday, ana
sixty-two the day before.
He said 80 cents was charged for citi-
zenship certificates OF declaration. CERTAIN
political ORGANIZATIONS sent claims against
which the fees were charged UP.
II think the German-American or
ganization sent a check for 500 and the
, Tammany organization check for 81.
The witness then described the process
Of naturalizing a citizen In detail. lie
said that he and his fellow-clerks always
put questions to "a candidate for citizen
ship. and that II the latter failed to
answer them. they rejected him.
80. that without your permission
said Mr.. Goff, the candidate can 20 no
further"
Yes. sir"
This is an important piece Of evidence
Mr.. Chairman-that a clerk can exercise
min steral power, without such power
being delegated TO him. said MI. Con.
Yes. indeed, it is said Chairman
| Lexow.
Lawrence Carney, who has been en-
gagged In the policy business for some
years, was the first witness called after
recess The witness produced list oil
COO policy-shops which, he said. were run
ming in this city up 10 few days ago.
The witness explained how the game OF
| policy was played, gave the names OF the
| principal hackers in this city, and said
| all classes Of persons played the game
| He said that in one ward, Captain Sle'
bert's precinct. he had seen school-chil'
dren play.
Carney testified that the police were
| paid for protection, and mentioned
number OF captains to whom he knew
money was so pad. In describing the
game, the witness mentioned the names
OF various gigs. He was asked If they
| had a "Lexow gig" and replied in the
negative He stated, amid great laughter
| that there was a McKane gig. though
II was, ne said. McKaae's age, the mum
| Der of his CELL and the number OF his tier
| The gig won a few days after McKant
| was locked up.
| After some unimportant testimony ar
| adjournment was taken till next Tues
| DAY.