The morning call., 1894-01-10
Reasons for Discharges at
Spear-Street Dock.
SHIPMENTS CHECKED SHORT
Another Head Has Fallen Into
the Basket.
AUDITOR CRAIG'S GOOD WORK.
Why w. II. Mann Was Appointed
Superintendent of the Union Pa
cific's Steamship Wharf.
AUDITOR CRAIG's GOOD WORK

Monday afternoon Neil McGivery store
keeper for the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany at the Oceanic dock. was discharged
from the service of the corporation as re-
suit of the further investigation of Travel
ing Auditor Craig into the employees ring
which has for years been doing up the
steamship system of the Union Pacific line
at San Francisco.
Several weeks ago the discharge of Dock
Superintendent Benjamin Smith was pub
lished by the daily papers in brief, but the
discharge Of McGivery has been instru-
mental IN bringing to light the causes
which led up 10 the dismissal of hired help
at Spear street and has resulted in an eX-
pOsure of the doing of some one person or a
combination of persons who have for a
long time past caused heavy losses to the
Union Pacific Company through consign-
ments by their steamers checking short.
That wool, grapes, -four, seeds and all
manner of produce shipments have been
from time to time reported under weight
and short in number is a settled fact. just
who did the stealing the Union Pacific is
not prepared. or rather is unwilling to
state. Nevertheless, Superintendent
Smith has been discharged together with a
trio of others whom Auditor Craig has
had under suspicion.
The story is openly told along the
wharves, notwithstanding the efforts of
the Union Pacific people to suppress the
news, that Smith has been working COM
plete system of discounts of salaries paid
out by him, and has been shipping COM
mOdities to his ranch at Redwood City.
W. II. Mann, but short while ago de-
livery clerk for the Union Pacific, has
been appointed to succeed Smith as super
intendent of the dock, his sudden advance
mpDt hnlDU fed fOr nv tho fanT hot
the Combination" tried to inveigle him
into becoming one OF them, and he in
formed upon them.
The statement was made Yesterday by
one Of the employees of the steamship COM
pany that "they wanted Mann to 20 in on
the scheme, and also intended trying to
secure the allegiance of the dock truck
man, but neither would listen to the prop
OsitOn."
How did the gang get anything out of
the shipments by steamer?" was asked.
Swell Gods were checked short and in
many were reported as being under
weight. lam got onto the whole scheme,
and reported the matter to headquarters.
Smiths friends, 1t is said, Jared well, for
he often made them presents of merchan-
disc. You can guess for yourself where
these glt came from"
Further investigation elected the infor-
nation that Mann has had a poor opinion
of his eX-chief for some time past. His
friends say that he was once the informant
in the matter If a certain opium seizure on
the dock, and the result was that Smith
and Inspector Moves got the Government
reward and Mann got nothing.
Smiths manipulatiOns of the company's
payTOlls are Sa d to be but small matter
In comparison with his grab-al policy in
other directions.
Just what part McGilvery took in be-
traying his trust has not yet been ex-
u I1In in lnf hac hna 49,
get at the bottom of the story, owing tn
the extreme reticence of the Union Pacific
officials.
Several months before Auditor Craig
arrived communications were sent to the
Omaha Office of the Union Pacific, stating
that wholesale system of fraud was
being practced by some one or more of
the concerns employed a. the Spear-street
dock. One report which reached head
quarters was TO the effect that payrolls had
been doctored. so that about hall dozen
of the cOmpaDy's employees were made to
sign for wages which they did not receive
In an attempt to interview one of these
alleged victims, CALL reporter was told
that Ii would not be possible for him to
get the news, as the company would dis
charge any one who gave any information
10 the press.
This much 1 will say 10 YOU" said a
gentleman who is thoroughly familiar
with the business of the Union Pacific
system, shipments have been systemaIi.
caliy tapped for months. Take, for ex-
ample, wool cons segment. | have seen
man pulling wool Oat Of the sacks and
putting it into bag. l won't say who
the man was, but the deed was done.
I'm MY opinion somebody in one of the
waterfront warehouses is implicated in
the present scandal, and believe me, the
Union Pacific has Just begun to find out
something"
The charge of attempting to work the
double payroll scheme on dock clerk who
resides at 1706 Larkin street has already
been brought against eX-Supernlendent
Smith. but Auditor Craig. unofficially, re-
ported that ne was unable to secure evil
dence enough to convict.
AL day yesterday matters were at fever
heat at Spear-street dock and something
very heavy was expected to drop at apy
moment.
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