The evening world., 1894-03-27
SEIZE THE
BOGUS PAPERS.
Continued from FY,a Page. }

When Judge Giegerich had finished, he
said there were then waiting for him In
the courtroom a number OF applicants
for citizen papers, and he courteously In
vfted the reporter to a seat beside MN
To hear the questions he put to the
would-be citizens.
.I refuse at least one-tenth of the ap-
plicants," said Judge Giegerich. as he
entered the courtroom.
There were at least score OF men
awaiting the Judges arrival.
As they, with their witnesses came
before the Judge he questioned them
closely as to their residence In this coun-
try. making them in many cases state
where they had lived since their arrival
here and the time they had lived In each
place.
The witnesses were also closely ques-
toned and in some cases. where the an
swers were not satisfactory, the appil-
cants were rejected.
The authorities could readily discover
what naturalization papers have been
frauduently issued. Reporters OF The
Evening World" took names from the
naturalization list Of last october hap
hazard and had no trouble In discover
Ing frauds tnat nlustThte ho" "i'e
spread Is this candal.
Gerardo Gorge obtained his full papers
on Oct. % last. and then swore he lived
at 81 Oak street. Like all the others, he
swore he had arrived here under the age
Of eighteen years in order to avoid the
production of first papers. Mr.. Cargo
II he does exist. Is not known at that
address. None OF the Italians found
there had ever heard of him and the
housekeeper denied that he had ever
lived there.
Gorgo's witness before the Common
Pleas Court was Michele Mercurio. The
address given by the latter, according
to the Court index, was 240 oliver street.
There is no such number. Oliver street
stops at 10i. that being the East River
front.
Concerning the papers obtained by
Donate Gerald on Oct 10 there seems to
be considerable doubt as to their legal
ity. Gerard swore he lived at 26O Riv-
ington street. and that he came here IA
minor. The janitriX of the building says
such a person never lived at that ad-
dress. The house is occupied exclusively
by Hebrews.
Gerardis witness was Charles Kessel-
man, of 1853 Clinton street. and the latter
was found by an Evening World' re-
porter this afternoon. When asked " he
had appeared as witness for Gerard,
Kesselman replied:
Gerard! Let me see. Where does he
live?"
Kesselman was surprised for a mo-
ment; then he said he did know the man
and had appeared as his witness.
Weh' he auueu' 'i"'e No"h Wv
man lor seVeia' years iie 10 ~" aoou'
thir'y-'"o years o'o' pu' u,u ho. sweu'
nc eaihe mere do n''oi ne
10 iuehtiiy MN ana uiu h"'w he IL
straight. he Keeps oihins-rooii'
Luigi fagha' Who' on oc'' T. op'aihe'
luii papers on the same plea oi oeihs
minor, ana VINO saiu ne hVeu AT o
onNer street, ID ho' hho"h .he'e'
Inc basement is occupied py anu ir'sh
woman VINO mas h'eu III 'he mouse sever
years. one salu no such man US Fasit
ever hVeo III 'he mouse.
His Witness III tne Court Oh common
feas was fFeu " LAihpiioee' oI
west Nihth street. Inc directory 10
1885 does not sho" such name
ANTONIO Chianetta' OF 40 rranu street
N "' P''i " - '
that ne had arrived mere under the ag
OF eighteen years ANTONIO Catazio,
the same address, appeared as the wit
ness. Both men did i've at the nous
named, but moved away on Jan
Chiappatta Is iorty-hVe years OLD an
speaks little II any Enshsh' IL Is no
peheVed that ne came mere unuer eigh
teen years.
Robert Bunora, or 65 Mott street. re
ceiVed MS papers on oct "a, ana Jon
Velotta- OF TO Mott street, was the wit
ness. On the same day Pat Vallette,
" Mott street, was given MS papers an
John Valiette was the witness. tn
rishtfui name or this family Is Nellatti
ana as no one by the name or Valiett
was round at 10 Mott street or any trac
OF such persons py an Evening World
reporter To-Day, II Is apparent that II
appearance or the two names so ver
similar on the record OF the Court Is dt
10 clerical mistake. John Nelotta, Il
witness In both cases, Is the father
Fat Velotta, ana Is an old man who hi
eu III ea's country ior many year
.,., "o uouo' ',"' MS 'o, WI