The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-09

Then Capt. Schmittberger was the
FIRST to claim all you got ,,
"Wcll, that's what Vail said. inc
Captain never asked me for it,
but the ward man always collected
the money"
AfterNail left him, tho witness said,
he saw MIR West. the superintendent or
the dock. and told him what Val! hal
"Mr. West ,oll nc I was right, and
aid II he had known that any Of the
money he paid m went to IN, 'tpt!.t
he would not have giygn it to me. n"
and not for what the others dii'
After that Dngan said 1t was trans
ferr7d to Pier :. and from there 10 t1r
canal basin IN the East river an after
wards WIS shifted around from place t.
place. TWO months, after his removal
from the French pier, capt. Schmitt-
friendly way and offered him the choice
OF several piers
Il told him unless h" would Put me
back in my old place, he could assign me
anywhere he chose; ii made no differ
encr to me.
He said he could not do that, so moth
Ing was ever done about it
What wac their excuse for removing
| YOU"
th"Crcd by the Spectators.
smuggling, and went TO Headquarters To-
see about H. But no charge ot that kind
was even preferred against me. Th"re
was some talk of making me a rounds
man, but nothing over came of it."
Mr.. Gotf remarked Wuen he mad I'm
ished with Policeman Dugan. that It
was Refreshing to nave member the
| police forge on the stanl VINO was evil
| dcnt.y telling the whole truth.
when began left the witness stand
and walked down to the door. he. was
| plausc from the spectators, which the
Chairman did not seek to repross.
The next witness was Charles II,
t %fie "a" He Gorrobor rate Desan's story
! in every particular, and said that he had
| paid him money because he was en-
Titled TO 4 by his services ., 10 ror, -
see Schmittherger and had hot inter-
Wow with the Captain.
r, Did capt. schmilt,berger say why
Yes, asked him. and he told me he
was guilty of insupordina'!on lie also
said that Degan WAS in league with run
ners of the, emigrdnt boarding houses
and letting them on the dock.
Il told him that this was untrue, sc
far as my knowledge OF began Went
! The Captain got mad. and ] was pretty
| well stirred, up myself and never sa"
| him again"
,, Did y9q pay money to any one after
No SIR The conditions were differ
ent. Another man was sent to the
dock but he was no good and Of no SER
VICE to US, so / did not pay him"
Mr. West said lie remembered Gan
non, the ward man VINO came to him
once and demanded Desans money
" told him that II he was entitled ia
receive 1t and wOull give me receipt
for II, ! would give II to him. But he
! only laughed at me.
Did you. pay him.
The witness said he knew nothing
about the payment of $500 charged to
wharf watching in the account book OF
But Mr.. Forget said you paid out
Il don't remember it now" replied Mr..
Did You never hear that the Com
pany paid money to the police
Yes. in general way. ~ Every;body
nothing about It personally. The talk
was about all the companies"
dc you know that before Capt.
Schmittberger left the precinct he oil
| his representative received $500 from the
office Of the Company?'
II heard such a rumor, but 1t was not
until year or so afysrYardy aG not
"Do you believe II true?" asked Chair
ri don't know whether I do or not.
never thought muh about It,"
Mr.. Rynn's Protection.
Mr. West said that the Company hac
had trouble In the past with mar
| named Ryan, VINO DlpCNa tne stree
In front of the entrance to the pier witt
boxes. The complaints against him dateC
way back as far as Mayor HeWitt's ad
| miniSttation.
Passengers often complained of thu
obstruction, and the police had beer
asked 20 do something, but Ryan still
keeps his boxes there"
Mr.. West said that 1t was a dangerous
place in the night. because tramps useC
the boxes as temporary lodgings
The boN-pile is known as the walled
off Flats, " said the witness. "A tram
died in one of the boxes some time ago
and his body was not found until three
weeks afterwards, when its presenc
was betrayed by the odor.,"
now employed as, general passenge
agent of the French line at 3 Bowling
Green, was asked about the 500 item, bll
attention had been called to IL.
MIR. Forget was in Europe at the am
the payment was made but the. wit
OF the books, but lie could not tell t
whom the money was paid.
Mr.. Forget was recalled, but he toll
Mr., Gofr that his memory had not bee
/, refreshed by the tcstin ony of Policema
Dcgan or Mr. West. 1t was in tn
; same condition as before. and he coul
not tell anything, more about the myste
riC us item of $500 paid to " whomsOeve
4 Was entitled to receive it,"
You don't want to remember, d
you?" asked Mr.. Goff.
You made up your mind to forge
2 when YOU came here, didn't you, Nj
+ Forget"
e not at all simply can't remen
Der"
2 You knew tho Committee was gon
0 to inquire about this SjOc?'
e NO, had forgotten about it er
y tircly"
u In answer to the Chnirmans questio
MIR Forget admitted that he had pai
' out the money himself, but he COulin
! FIR the life OF him remember to whor
{ he had paid II. He could remember q
about the items preceding and folluwin
= the $500 entry, when questioned by Nj
Y Con
Il Noni Deny Paying SchmittbcrgcI
a will you deny under oath that yo
did no, pay that money TO Capt. Schmtt
berger"
= No, / will not deny it. l don't re
I member"
, Haven people been to you an
SchmittherEer?'
After much hesitation the witness aC
$ mittcd that 1t was SO.
q Nv A II a man or woman2'
They Were, all men. That is, the.
were several"
n oh your memory f. waking up is II ?
II Yes | remember that"
, Nov, Giin't certain people say to yO
that YOU would ruin capt SChmittherg,
II YOU testified against him?"
"N"s, they l!d,' replied the witness
% "knd Won said van ,.oulIr't toe,if,. ~,