New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-21
rNroryDED CHARGES AGAINST C. q. WEST
THE rorvrR SUPERINTENDENT or rHE FRENCH
LINE CLEARS HIMSELF Of ALL iMPrTA-
TlnNS OF WRONG DOING.


LINE CLEARS HIMSELF Of ALL IMPrTA-
TIoHs OF WRONG DOING
An article appeared in The Tribune % August H.
1897 under the title The Charges Against - '"
Woet" The statements therein contained wefe
r,adc uDor tho authority Of Ausrsiin !. ro'se|
who was then general agent Of the 'omrasme
co,arala Transa,lantioue n the United States me
article stated that Mr. Forgot had In person pre-
ferred cha -ges before tho directors against MI
West, late superintendent Z tho company IN Nv
York and that the latfor he'd been summons" '"
appear before the directors I'm Fari@ 10 NAN"
answer to such charges In effect these ch2rses
were that Mr West an embezzl"r. ai'' 'na'
it W. not expected tina, ~ would return 10 TINS
country a. hr had failed 70 clear himself and mat
in tho event Of his ','urn Nv Forgei had been en-
powered % cause his arrest.
TIE details nj these charges published. were
that certain chAcks Of tho NeV-Nork 'en'rs an"
Hudson River RAILROAD. drawn 20 Mr. West ororr
in IA ymeni for privileges CT GischarSnS btiees az
,h. conpany's picr VIZ. rot turned over - tho
con,pary Mr. Forgot also accused Mr.. West OF
failure 70 deliver TO steamers supplies Tor "h'n u.
charged the company. ana Of tho appropriation OF
lumber brought the French line pier for repairs
for tho building ~ some s'7h'e>. IN"r' Nh~ VI"
ca,o Of the shortage Of So in cash which no
directly charged Mr.. West with being responsio'e
for Mr. Forge, further stated that when susp'c.
IONS voro first directed against Mr.. West. ne hsd
G,ne c"orythur IT, III, power TO protect MIN an"
sent him away what te announced WIS "'P
10 rccup.raie his healt. This. II was stated wa"
on March J. and lnspector-Goneral Bern. OF wv
French Inc came here Later and went over "s
accounts with the result, that Mr. West WAS sum-
rnorod 20 appear before the con pany IN Paris 20 ex-
plain N so lrges and that h. mad utterly taned'
but thai fl was doubtful II criminal proceedings
would 6e instituted against Mr West unless ne re-
turned here. which considered unlikely
u
all the charges of wrous-dong against him were
absolutely without founda lion The Tribune mas
Instituted "a careful and thorough .nvestigauton o,
m. matter Mr. West mas furnished the fullest
opuo;tuuiiy ana facilities for conducting TINS IN
yestlgation n, result has been 70 satisfy mo
'rribf,n. tayf the charges made against Mr " sst
w.r, NOT true ana tnat there nothing IN ms
conduct S;lE erutcnd'ni OF tae if"'. N Hl' M.
would Justify any mputaiion o. dish e1e,s ,Ss
following stat"mcn' 10y MI Mrst a. 10 " arrect:
involved IN the charges again.t MN 10 e "a not
Having gone to Paris AZ his Own WISH. ana 10 ~.
because he VAS summoned by tne rohp po,s, %
West did return 10 New-Nork; arriving Aux StcI
on the French line steamer La Gascoghe, Mhtoh
Immediately followed the "a Bretasne on on W W. Ss
Nj. Forget had arrived. Nj West dee.nea 20 ne
Interviewed the subject OF his trip abroad s,a,-
domestic lifrulties for Itself but suggested that
later events might give some idea OF the success
- IN a. tho "arly part OF November Mr. Forget was
dismissed by the company. ana the present agent
stead All OF Mr. Vests accounts and transactions
with the company We're FOUND ACCURATE anu Ut
been deposited to the credit OF the company In the
regularly prescribed manner ana me ohhy , onSs
not accounted for were those mailed by the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad company
through some other agent than MT: West. Ine
sum of 81 mentioned charged 10 Mr. West was
collected during Mr.. Vests absence IRON the
CITY and was regularly deposited by the clerk IN
due course The charge against Mr. West for not
delivering supplies the steamers were also met
Xii supplies were received and signed for by tho
officer in charge of the department for which they
were odered and all bills for the were signed
Sy ines ofiters and the captains OF the steamers
before Mr. West sigred them. The assertion
OF Mr. West that the lumber. which he was &C
cusod OF appropriating for the building Of certain
stables. was actually used AZ the companys dock
was fully substaniiated bv afiidaviis OF The car
pcnters doing tho work aud o. h" experts who
had estimated upon tho repairs required. and the
exact place IN which II was used was shown In
addition the afiidavits Of DAY and night employees
showed conclusivey that no lumber cvor left the