The evening world., 1894-10-09
81, is all that was paid during the

Who were these personsY'
81 don't know. and have no means OF
Well, you credit yourself with pay,
ing these subscriptions and donauonsE'.
said Senator Lexow. - .,
II have forgotten. i don't remember
Mr.. Goff tried to jog the witnesses
memory, but did not have much success.
He said some OF IT went to the postman.
e t sb9 fGy ana
"But you see II was paid for watching
the dock" said Mr. Goff:
This rather posed Mr.. Forget but
he said that came under the let cetera.
WHO paid the money out.yourself2
mo; 1t was Mr.. Melssner, the cashier. -
rs he there now?"
.evsTs, ne tnd pan nwa dollars mt Vi
You are on friendly terms with the
Hoh. yes"
And you don't want to testify against
tits not that. I never had anything
to say against them"
Formerly there was a French policeman
on the dock who was removed, but MT.
Forget denied that he tried to have him
reinstated there.
What was the cause of his removal?"
asked Mr.. Goff.
''Mr West told me that It was
because the Captain wanted TO change
was that ALP
"All / know"
"Will you swear that you did not know
the reason why he was removed was be;
cause he refused to divide with the ward
man and Captain the money he received
from your Company
did no one tell you so? Now. be
careful. ,.., 49,. ,,,no,.
"Who was IT."
ssIt vaa vo,Irself Mr. Goff"
There was a laugh at this Mr.. Forget
persisted In denying that he hal ever
heard suggestions previous to his con-
versation with Mr.. Gof.
Dr. Parkhurst came in during the ex-
animation of Mr.. Forget, and soon after
wards Col. Fellows made his appearance
d e1s had a short conversation with Mr.
Continuing his process of trying 10
gimlet the truth out Of the witness, Mr..
Goff brought out the fact that the s otnee ea
was Policeman Degan. The latter was
brought in and identified by the witness.
Mr.. Forget finally. after much squirm-
may have heard that Degan's removal
was due to his refusal to "divvy' with
Mr.. Goff interrupted his examination
and asked to be. excused on important
business for few minutes. He fol-
lowed Col. Fellows out of the room,
He soon returned and took up the line
that Capt Schmittberger came into the
precinct In 1891, and that began was
removed soon after.
He also remembered that Ward Man
Cannon came In about the same time.
What did Cannon do?"
II don't know"
ed agent of a Steamship Company, have
appropriated $500 TO your own use Tor
which you are unable to account to the
directors of the Company"
II hn EnFNr a N ar
Company, was present and objected to
the questions, out the Chairman OF the
Committee would not allow him to say
anything. Mr.. Goff said he could go on
the stand and testify II he wanted to.
Finally Mr.. FORGET said the Company
did not ask him Or the details of such
times, and the matter had passed out OF
his memory.
~ UNDERSTAND your Lapse Of memory
didn't you give sl,0OO?".
who told you $500 was the proper sum
mo one. 1t suited me to give that"
We'll, the French company has been
II i1r the habit of paying $500 a year. hasn't
sometimes more and sometimes less"
For watching the wharf,
THAT and other things"
The witness said the Company was
perfectly satisfied that the money had
been spent jndiciously. and 1t had his
Policeman Louis Degan was then
called. Chairman Lexow had retired
and Senator Pound took his place as
presiding officer.
SchmittberEer Wanted His Pay.
began said he had been twenty-one
years on the force and had never APP
Piled for promotion. He was on the
spoke French some and this was or
service to the Company. He said he
also worked after hours OF regular duty,
sometimes all night long.
did you receive a small salary in
compensation for this?" asked Mr.. Goff
Yes, In 1880, about month after !
when they put on their new ships Sun
day work was necessary. Then they
voluntarily Snt SGnsi ,har my pay oo
Of the Steamboat Squad in, November.
1890, and he was removed from the
French pier In January, 1891.
Now, Officer, tell us why were you re-
moyed?'' said Mr.. Goff
We'll" replied the witness deliberate
", 1T was In December, soon after Capt.
Vail his ward man; came to me and saId
the Captain wanted me to give up all i
was getting from the line.
II told him ! would not be a slave to
any one, and J was giving up half l got
already and i would not give any more.
In a word refused to do what he asked,
He told me i would have trauble with
the Captain. but / said / earned my
money and no one had a right to take It
from me. Vail went away, and then on
January ! was taken off the French
pier.
ITO whom did this money you gave
go2"
II thought 1t went to the Captain.
That was the understanding"
WAS II customary for all the patrol
men Of the Steamboat Squad to pay half
they got to the Captain?'
Yes. before Capt. Schmittberger came
"Then Capt. schmittberger was the
drts to claim all you got?"
We'll, that's what Vail said. The
Captain never asked me for It,"
But the ward man always collected
the money!
YES, sir"
AfterVail left him, the witness said,
he saw Mr. West, the superintendent OF
the. dock. and told him what Vail had
said.
Mr.. West told me ! was right, and
said II he had known that any OF the
money he paid me went TO the Captain
he would not have given II TO me. He
was paying, he said, for my services
and not for what the others did"
After that began said he was trans
ferred to Pier s, and from there to the
canal basin In the East River, and after
wards was shifted around from place TO
place. Two months, after his removal
from the French pier, Capt. Schm!tt-
berger came to him in an appar ently
friendly way and offered him the choicc
Of several piers.
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