New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
BARGE OFFICE CHARGES
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST IMMIGRATION
EMPLOYEES RECEIVED FROM THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

AS a result of the investigation of the Barge Of
fce Treasury Department letters directed TO
humber of the immigration officers ana employees
ere yesterday received here. They made charges
against each man address "a Among these charges
we're: Accepting tips from people who wished
to immigrants, using abusive ana pfoiane iah-
guage to the immigrants and I'll treating them
Neither Commissioner Fitchie nor Assistant COM
missioner McSweeney received any notices OF th9se
charges Subordnates In the treasury Depart-
ment Il is said are usually accused through their
81 periors. Thic exception seemed to disturb me
Commissioner and his assistant. All tney NneV
about the specific charges they learned from those
of the accused men who came to them with their
letters
The men to whom these official envelopes were
aCdressed were John Lederhilger' cnlet clerk
Thomas Burke, information clerk; Tnomas Bren-
ran assistant immigration inspector; Apert WahK'
boarding officer: Daniel vanderhof. gateman John
Kiroy messenger; Karl Kunpff. messenger; Gil
bert Taylor. watchman and messenger; Emil AUS
pitz sateman ard messenger Frank MCDONNELL
gateman and messenger; ]. Ross Stuart. mess@n-
ger.
Jobn Iederhilger the chief clerk. has been en-
ploved in the Barge Office for four or FIVE years
Daniel Vanderhoff is about seventy-four years olu
and veteran of the Mexican War. he mas served
the Office for three Administrations. the chaIse
against him is accepting Tip" from Greek
]. Ross Stuart one of the accused messengers
&c a colored man.. Once he was well TO DO anu
had attained to great prominence among 'he lHeil
hers his race in Georgia. WIleIS He SCI ~ 80 80
Legislature. -ro.
Almost all the men, who are asked by the IIeas-
urv Department to explain their acts nave Deen
long in the service Most OF those who alleged thd
thew were nl-used by these men are Greeks ana
the same accusers II said make charges against
several different officers.
In the papers sent them. the men complain. there
&c nothing said 70 give them an idea OF the ldentiy
. ~ the men on whose testimony the charges nave
been made when these acts were commltted' OF
snv+bins about them that is more than general
IN nature This they contend, will hinder tnen IN
giving their answers
washington Aug. 80 (speciaD.-The report OF the
snecial investigating Committee on the aHairs OF
the New-York Barge Office has at last oeen dl-
es+ed bv the Solicitor of the Treasury and ma
Ioritv of the employees who were recommended IN
the report for dismissal were to-day formally to'a
Of the charges against them by the Commissioner
General of immigration. T. v Powdery, and di-
rected to make reply to the Department WITHIN
three davs The committee, which consisted or h
x Campbell and John ]. S. Rogers, said in It's re-
mort that IL believed the success OF any recon-
mendations il could make or that could be made
having for their purpose a correct administrator
of the Barge Office would be dependent on the dis
missal of the present Assistant Commissioner, Ed
ward F. McSweeney. and those of the other Off
cials had accepted bribes or been guilty OF bru-
tality to women, etc