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


aud 1896 Third ave Harlem Depot. Robert a;
Hcvcno: Co. 12bth st, cor, 1th ave also all
stores ot Ackcr Neral Condt. One price
everywhere.
English very well, and had become con-
fused during the mornings examination.
MIR. Goff, however, would not consent
to this and said he would see that Mr..
Immediately after this Mr.. Forget
said that the name of one of the per-
sons wh" had spoken to him about testl-
Tying against Schmittberger was Mr..
Wolf, who had been passenger on
la Touraine.
MIR. Wolf came to me at the Hotel
10 tell the leXow Committee about
capt. Schmittberger. He toni me that
| the Captain was a very honorable gen
tleman and had never done anything
wrong.
II told him If went before the Com
mittee / would tell the truth, and |
have. a dsy or two , after that ANOTHER sa
testify against Capt Schmittberger, as
he was a good officer and had always
been sWE ES0 Is t! Mr' the W5 EFsneh line"
II don't know. l only met him on the
didn't you see him second tme?''
peated his request"
Didn't he say, something about the
!
mitted that Wolf had told him that
SChmlttberger had wife and eight
children, and that 1t would so hard with
| him II he the witness) should give
him a bad character as an officer.
in behalf Of capt. schmittSeTser?
Didn't any one speak to you about
that 800 item after you returned to
" Yes, Mir. schott and some of the
| al, "a ka IN "a
lie what it meant Mr.. SchCtt said that
some one had been investigating the
books. | told him 1t was none of his
business and that it concerned only my
self"
Why did you answer him so shortly?"
Because a superior is not obliged to
| give reasons to his subord!nates."
There Were seven in the "Divvy."
"Will you swear that there was more
than one person who got that 5000"
| 81 had rather not say anything about
it., Mr.. Golf. There were several"
After some pushing and prodding Mr.
Forget admitted that he could remember
at least seven persons who participated
in the "diyvy' OF the $500
Were, they men or womenT pursued
"Oh, they were all menu
"Ah! Now we've got so far, can't you
tell us whether they were white or col
Ored mem"
Il didn't see any colored men"
Well; tell us the names of those you
II can't do that, Mr.. Goff; it was SO
long ago"
But you say you remember seven OF
them"
Yes had them on a piece of paper"
said the witness, diving into his inside
pocket.
Of oh Oh you had their n On plsfs
you get them?"
out of my cash book"
Mr.. Forget said his cash book was in
his office desk, and Mr.. Goff sent Mr..
Schott for 1t at once. The witness said
sons to whom he had paid money. But
he could not remember a single name
without the memoranda. He could not
THE remarkable thing about it," said
Mr.. Goff, rs that man OF your educa.
ton and intelligence should be so forget
fnl about such important matters as
these"
Mr. Forget said that. according to hi,
recollection, the 500 was given out for
exO% New witness sEf he had S Se
iiverei the $500 over to his cashier, who
hal since run away. telling him the per
sons among whom he wanted 1t distrib.
ut2d.
And do you mean to say you cannot
remember the name of a single one OF
those seven persons TO whom you or
dereG these presents 70 be givenF'
He remembered that he told his cashier
to give more money to one man thar
!, Was this man connected with tn,
Company
No, i think not"
Was he q coal heaver?"
, Was he an Immigrant house run
ner?"
t We'll, who was he anyway"
now"
he He wasn't police captain, was hep
; Mr.. Forget said he had sent letter t
the Company a. a. Paris telling how he hat
to write out a cable to the Company, re
questng them to forward the letter b,
,, the next steamer, as he said he had NJ
! MIR. Forget refused to do this. al
though Mr., Golf said the Commute,
would pay the cable charges. giving tn,
nlmsy excuse that he did not wish L
have the clerks In the main office know
ton.
| He said he would write asking then
= TO forward the letter. and swore h
would show MIR, Con- the letter befor,
: he sent IL, and not write or cable any
thing hing else else IN he got the answer
thing ON his conscience when he sen
his friends to him and asked him NOT I,
testify but he didn't know what /
You paid some money to the police o
, Yes; so week to the policeman OF
the dock ="
And none of it to the Captain"
u NO: should never have dared L
Oner $40 to the Captain"
give hundred dollars would be NOR,
j appropriate, wouldn't it?"
But ! never gave him anything" pro
tested the witness, who was then ap
parentlN In q state bordering on ner
= vous prostrIton, and Mr. Con excused
him for the day, advising him to take
. good nights rest and telling him to b.
9 on hand again tomorrow morning.
I His Pocket Was Picked.
n william T. Hohbi banker connecte,
. with the firm of +. ID. Morgan & Co
, was the neNtw illness. He described HOY
his pocket was picked one evenin
70 about three weeks ago In front of IN
= Stock Exchange. He had started from
. his ofiCo In Broad street to catch tn
$50 train out Of town when he met
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