The evening world., 1894-06-27

ment by the Public Works. and told me
a place had been promised to him II ne
would forget what he had said he could
testify to and lose the papers they had
ordered him to produce.
st;u Had the Papers.
Then he told me he had still got
and would keep them, SO that If he
S Sd n she get oven ne ,h paS ocss could sun
the biggest jolly they ever got he
said: Those are the very words he
Continuing Mr. oConnor said that on
June is he spoke to Agent Dernett about
the matter, and the latter ssusESe ihi,a
Works Department and see whether
searles had got his appointment. Den
nett went there and found that the
that day to the public bath at the foot
MIR. OConnor said that he. Ind until
years at the New York and New Haven
Railroad docks as docknastcr, and prior
to that for five years he had been with
the Monarch Steamship Inc.
While in the employ OF the steamship
Company as General Passenger Agent,
he said that he had paid money to
Lewis. of the Broadway squad; OfiiGer
Murphy. of the steamboat squad, and
roundsman whose name he couiu not
f tiaReis for t iHs M fh ine Both the
officers mentioned had since been re-
tired. ,-.,..,
$50 for the sale Of every, cabin ticket
and 81 for every steerage ticket they Sc
cured, and have paid them as hiEh as
500 week during the Ma 5p hc ,s saaS wih the
Mctropol!tan Express Company. ana In
1890 he was engaged by the New na yer,
| road to superintend the dock III inc ioo'
| OF Montgomery street. 49,.
| while there did you ever pay any 20
liceman for looking, ont for the trucks
| or goods on the docks?'
was paid for that purpose. MIR Bolandcr:
the agent, told me that policemen had
often approached him ana ~a mt ,. peks,
matted He said that II they did not do
! their duty he would get them removed,
but he would give them no money
Frequently Approached.
"Dld any ever approach your"
Yes. there was an officer named Judd
of the Steamboat squad. He wanted
abo4, $3.50 week ana w vance ME ', nou ID
put him down as. Teddy McGinnis. or
anything l wanted to-
"Dii he say what he wanted the money
'"He only said 1t was necessary for
the boys to get something, as the OF,
man, was looking for h H. Es ,pn on
Didn't he say how much the captain
wanted? p
IL said ! would speak to Mr.. isolan,
der" continued O'connor. and when
told Judd what he said he was very
NAL and s"orc good ieiL ne shlu u !.
was mean skunk and that ours was
the only dock that did not pay some
thing" -
~ you know anyth'nF about ships
payinns extra for the privilege OF dock
ships Pny. Also.
Yes have heard that this was the
general custom
The witness sa Id that there were other
officers detached on the New Haven
dock one was officer Murtha. who was
removed and detailed to Pier rs East
River. When he went away Murtha
said he was sorry TO go but the Cap
tain or Sergeant wanted to put him on
n dock where there was some money:
lite also knew Officer Bradshaw and
Officer smith the later beng II me SANE same
for seats at the concert at the Madison
Square Garden.
Both Smith and Judd had refused to
go out on the dock and keep order
among the trucks. the witness said.
when asked by him to do so. because
they We're not paid anything. This had
lander was firm in his refusal TO pay
any money to the policemen.
. He said he met Officer Smith not Ions
ago. and he told him that he was fol-
lowing UP "A South street contractor
: named Quinn. who was giving the old
man" great deal OF trouble. because
he would not come down,
= 81 haven't seen any OF his green yet.
! said Smith to Inc, but | hope to get II
: in day or. two for I'm pushing hin
u pretty hot"
Smith. O'Connor said. was an old &C
4, quaintance OF his and had told him how
he had been arrested while on a drum
:. in BROOKLYN not long ago, and how h,
escaped without having charges brough
, against him, and only 81 fine.
- Smith had told him that II a man onl,
y had the dust and knew where to pat /
: he could get anything he wanted II
: this city
Anything TO Down TRnmnny.