The sun., 1895-01-09
IIP FRox scHxITTBEseER,
Cs-pa.i.s As.,-st s.perin,.rs.-t West 80
the Hrensh Gius Risr.

A esss developed at the Custom House ysster-
day afternoon which h an echo Of the Lsxow
Investigation. and in which Police Captain Mas
SchmittberHer IL concerned. There are many
features Of the case which the Custom House
o1i.srs decline 1T present. to elucidate. II Il
known, though. that . few days ago q young
man called at the law division Of the Custom
House and inquired for Deputy Collector Dud-
ley Y. Phclpa. chief Of the division. Col. Phelps
was In Boston. and the young man was turned
over to Deputy Collector II. DeForest Baldwin,
Col. Phsips's associate. The name OF the young
man was withheld yesterday at the Custom
House, but his mission was 10 enter q complaint
against Charles @. West. for thirty years su-
perintsndsnt Of the French line pier.
II turned out that the complaint concerned an
alleged transaction OF little more than two
years ago. when Capt. Sohmittbcrger was in
command Of the steamboat squad. The COM
plant against West is said TO DO shst without .
Custom House permit he landed liquors from
= French line steamship & Mr; BALDWIN was
witness who first testified that the French limo
paid Capt. schmittberger's ward man protec-
NJ Mr. % Baidxin thsrsupon asked his visitor:
Are you q relAsive Of Capt. Schmittberger7
sure Of thatr-
well. am a member of Capt. schmittbsr-
No malice in this complaint of yoursT"
It was Mr. Baldwin's duty, no matter what his
impressions were. to investigate the complaint,
and this has been his business for the last few
days. He sent for Superintendent West aud
questioned him. and yesterday the agent Of the
French line. Mr. Augustin Z Forget. had n con-
sultation with Mr.. Baldwin. IL was ascertained
that Mr.. Baldwin believes either that the charge
against West Il trivial or that IL IL trumped up
But he has not rendered his decision.
Not only did Superintendent West testify that
tho French line was practically compelled 70 ray
for police service on Its dock. but police officers
under Capt Schmittberger's command testified
that they were removed from duty at the French
the money they collected from the steamship
company 10 Capt. Schmittberzer. Their places
were filed, the testimony declares. by police
officers who did give Capt. Schnittberger all OF
the money. Aster Superintendent Vests testi-
mony 1t viii be rernembered that NJ. Forget was
subp9naed, and that at first he declined to tes-
tify as to the company's relations with Capt.
Schmittberger. The following day. however,
n. Forget testified that Capt. Schmittbcrger
had visited the French line offce and there re-
eeived $500. IL was on that testimony that
Capt. Schmittberger has been indicted.
The young man who says that he Is "a MEM
Der of Capt Schmittberver's family" now ap-
pears at the Custom House and enters a COM
plant against Superintendent West concerning
q transaction which occurred. II Is alleged, two
years ago. 1t H. reported at the Custom House
that Superintendent West has not been in par
ticular favor with the French line since he
gave that testimony before the Lexow commit
tee But the main question In Deputy Collector
Baidwin's ONCE is. Is Capt. Schmiftberger
trying to get square with Superintendent West