The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-10

1891 Wardman Vail came to him and said |:
Captain Schmittberger wants this SO
you receive"
Il tod Vail" said Degan. that was
no serf, and would not give up the $40
earned by hard work after my regular
hours. / was already giving s. n week,
and the captain wanted every cent.
told'him that Captain Schmittberger would
next want my salary. Vail said: You
had better, as the Captain can make you
trouble Let Captain Schmittberger do
his worst | replied, 1 won't be a serf.'
"A few days. afterwards Captain
Schmittberger called me into his room and
said: DO you know where your post is?
1t is over among the canal boats and
fish markets.
SHIFTED FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER,
"He said this in taunting tone, and
| was subsequently shifted from one point
to another. one day the Captain called
me into his room and said: Your friends
are going TO have you made roundsman.
Now | want you TO pick out the best post
in the precinct until you are made rounds
man.
'I replied You are my captain, and
should assign me TO my duty. | refuse to
pick out any particular post The Cap
tain said, hastily, we won't discuss
extra money with the captain"
SuDerintendent West, Of the company,
followed. and testified to Officer Degan's =
efficiency. When Degan was transferred,
Wardman Cannon called ard demanded
the $i0 formerly paid to Degan. Superin-
tendent West said " a receipt was given
he would give the money. receipt was
refused. 400
r.ised bv the steamship companies as a
nurse 10 CAPTAIN Schmittberger. The wit
ness had heard a rumor to that erect.
lie said that he protested 10 captain
Schmittberger against officer Degans
removal. The Captain said that the offi-
cor rad been removed for insubOrdina-
tion The Captain also said that the oftl-
cor was i'm league with smugglers super
intendent West said that he told captain
Schmittberger that such charges were
ridiculous.
yp. FoRGET's BAD MEMORY,
Mr. FORGET was recalled, and under adroit
,,'astioni1g bv Mr.. Gon, admitted that
friends of Captain SchmittDerger hdo APP
preached him ana ,bersr eTssrd got h' Zoo Or it
would ruin him. He protessed not 10 TO
member who had interceded for the Gap
tain. ... a. Atr, that Cam
tain Schnittberger would be dlsmsseu IL
tbe story came out. and for the sake ol
Tho CaDtain's family Mr.. Forget was
urged to keep II dark: , t..,r-
MIR Forget, apologizlng tor ms liiiPSi P
loot knoWledge OF the English language,
s,id he did not want to go on record
"a saving that he had been approached
only i'm Captain Schmittberger peh<tiI.
Some one, whom ne sald ne couiu no, noI
remember had IN the last two weeks
asked him not to testify against any
poiice official man named Won, Two
weeks ago in the Hotel Martin. atkeu
him not to testify against SchmlttpeEser.
Wr con- and Mr. Lexow wanted TO glean
further particulars about Wolf, but they
failed MIR Forget only knew Woit had
spoken to him on several OCCASIONS
Among Mr.. Eorgets ,'ImpreSSiUms lIes Der SaJ SaI
one to the effect that seven men '"'
Tbere his impression faded. MIR. Cor
logged witnesses memory ana pIouSHt
to mind the fact that ne had "rltteh d
private letter 10 the directors OF the
company regarding the expenditure OF
T lie had had not kept a copy Of the letter,
and the exact contents had escdpeu MS
memory
Mr.. FORGET CoRSERED.
Senator Lexow asked the witness to
cable for the return of the letter. Ihdl
would cost too much-25 cents word
so{J Mr. Forget Counsel Con- then got
the witness to admf he had written
list of seven names, and toId ms c9SiiiGi ,aif
to divide the $40. lufit NJ - -.
n cable message blank before the Wit
"Now write the instructions. Cor the re re-
turn OF the letter. We Will pay the
tolls" said MIR. con.
Mir Forget begged to be excused. oo+
,bfs S;OO9" was Mr. COTS last question,
and Mir. Forget replied, No" 49,,
Come here tomorrow after you nave
sIeut over this testimony was CoulseI
Goffs parting shot as the witness was
leaving the stand ,.t.,o-.
Nellie Weinberg was another witness.
She testified she offered Alderman SILVER
Dollar Smith $3.50 for protection f,r
laHN hOa
nniiar| smith refused the money.
"That is the most astonishing piece OF
evidence yet produced" said Mr.. Con.
Adjourned.