New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22

WILLIAM MAYSTON-"JUST FOLLOW 4 MIG
GER WOMAN, AND YOU'LL FIND A POLICY
SHOP"
tice has existed on the part OF city. State
Federal officials to eXtort money from conslgnees,
the police ought TO have stopped 1t. We must find
out whether such a practice has existed before we
know whether or not the police failed TO DO
their duty If any official. the Mayor. received
money 1t was the duty OF the police TO suppress the
practice
O. (By Mr. Goff)-Is It not a fact that from the time
a ship comes into port until she has finished dis
charging her cargo. You have to pay blackmah at
every stage OF the proceedings? Ave have TO
pay do not call II blackmail
Q.-You do pay money then at every step to OIL
Gals? Ayes
Mr. Goff-You may not call that blackmail;
do Now let us be perfectly clear When asked
you II you paid money TO officials. l meant other
than legal and proper fees. Ayes, l understood.
We did pay such moneys
O.-To whom? Ave paid the dOckmaster -
for each steamer which was unloaded
O-To whom else? Ave had two custom house
officials for each ship We paid them 50 apiece for
each ship.
O-To whom else? A.-Wen, those were the only
regular ones We would pay something 70 the
welghers occasionally in amounts varying with the
rapldity with which the work was done There may
have been others occasionally. too.
O-How about the harbor master7 A.-There IS
none.
o.-Diln't the captains complain that they had TO
pay TO get berth in the stream before they could
bring their ships to the dock? A.-No.
Q.-Didn't one OF your captains say once that ne
had 10 pay more exactions in NewYork than in any
other harbor in the world? A.-Not 10 me. DO not
know Of any such payments.
Q.-You did not own the ships? A.-No
Q.-They were merely consigned to you? Ayes
do usfh he
! IN loading and unloading? A.-No. think not.
| Mr. Goff-This committee does not seek 10 20 into
anybodys private affairs. except so far as is ne
ceesary 10 get Information which VIII lead TO the
! breaking up Of this Matchmaking system what IL
/ the officers name who is stationed on your pier?
/ A--Nfurphy; he has been there two or three years
O-Are not the facts you have testified to part OF
n system and is 1t necessary TO make these pay
rnents In order be allowed to transact business
properly? Ayes. It Is So in my opinion.
Mr. Ransom kindly came to Mr.. COTS aid, and IN
his cross-examnatlon succeeded in drawing out the
fact that Mr.. Mclaren had maze 'he PdSHe"'S -
officials personally.
Frederick Studer merely told OF demand made
on him for money for the police but gave crew
which may lead 20 more important DISCLOSURES. ~
and his wife keep clearinghouse at NO ~
tlizabeth-st lie said it was n respectable place,
and only single and married couples ANeu
there Mr. Moss examined him
O-Was your house raided? Ayes.
O-When? A.--On March o.
~ T., whom? A-Detectlves Sloan and Sullivan.
OF the Multcrry-st. station.
! y Tell how II happened A.-They rang the
" s,o 90 o.clock AT night. / looked out OF the
! ,1o,r and saw three men. They shid they
.o,ted 10 come in said would not let th'n H. out
I I d,d when they said they would break Gown the
door They arrested me and my wife on the charge
90 boep,ng a disordcrly house We werc taken 70
The Tombs There Hio' ''
/ Norris OF Chambers st
/ ODD YOU hear him have a conversation win
c,ron and sullivan? Ayes. Sloan sent IoI's
{ 90 me and my wife. Morris asked me i h'i
49,. money I said no He said the case would cos I
money and told Sloan that he woud not '"he II "
! ,here was no money in it. sloan tolu MN 'he'e
49, ,oo,ev in IT, and he took the case. After that
/ ,,ris came 10 my house and deHandeh SD lie
so,d he would give the detectives money ana SctlI'
49, case I said was poor. and didn't have 20
,,anries He said: pawn some clothes ana Jewely
and hiring me the money next Saturday
anu ,',r, d,1 YOU do? Al gave him 80 ana
,ot another lawyer, August Nentz
+ What was done at the trial; Al had WI
.ssos ~ SHOW tina: 1t was decent house. one
,,or had boarded with me for eleven years. a
1.1 nm testified against me. He said he got 81
- e.,o,r and Sullivan for doing II, ana was
i,o'. nd The captain came to my place yestcr-
a.. and sullivan pointed him out 70 me said
81 haven't got any money to spend on you
c.,a,or Iexow-Did the captain hear that! A
- What did he say? Ale said ne didn't want
49,. money He went through the house ana SAID II
was all right
HAD TO PAY THE POLICE EVERY WEEK
- -,yhv dd you say you had no money? A
,,oose ncxt door at No. z9j. they have to pay the
police every week.
n who keeps that place? A-The name Is
Strauss Many women are In thaI houSe' l"'S ~
in and out Ike dove cote
- How much did they pay? Al don't Know
NJ. Strauss told me they had big pun with the
police. 1900, ,,,,, l., 40,
Odd YOU ever see Sloan and sullivan IN tha'
,orsep "A couple OF times.
- Was II ever raided? A.--No; they never touch
them. ia, 80 Al
winter. , .,o
! Ex.sirrogate Ransom then attempted master
s,roke 'You felt that your arrest was an OUT
rare dldnt you?" he asked The witness replied
in the affirmative ~
"yv,v don't you take him to Police HeauquIr
49,. % make a Complaint against the cfhcers' MY
80" said Mr.. Ransom triumphant'y. Mr.. 's'
sai, II wasn't Ike the case OF Ada N"n.on
1870 had recanted her perjury on the way to Mu
,, cor in the mean time. had been sitting in &
W. Win four or five policemen chatting gayI
80. ham 4 Young looking officer came up t(
W, - rd Mr. G fl made a witness Of him at once
-, - nnsr,an WAS George T. Sheridan VINO IS uA