The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-29

Iieve that the man who brought In the
stone crooks had medical students idea
of humor.
When the rickey subject had been
dismissed LAWYER Scofield, who was bit
ntttled because Of the laugh that greeted
Dcnyse's testimony earlier in the day
to the effect that Lawyer Scoiield a num-
her of years ago had lost $40 shooting
craps with Quarantine employees. came
hack to the subject
"lou testified earlier" said Mr.. SEQ
field. that I had lost $40 playing craps
at Quarantine. DO you mean to Say you
taw me down there?'
Sure" the witness answered. Three
times. And one night you lost $40"
And how. pray, do you remember
the exact amount lost after all these
ycars?" continued the lawyer.
by the big holler you put up" said
Denyse. and bigger holler greeted
the answer. IL got some of the forty and
a suit Of clothes out Of it," added Denyse
casually
"Oh you were in the crap game too,
were your asked Mr., Scoheld.
Nope"
Then how did you get some of the
Il was the banker" the witness ex-
planned.
Denyse also testified TO hearing "A tele-
phone conversation between Joseph
Simonson. quarantine commissioner at
Hoffman Island. and Dr. Doty while the
witness was working the switchboard at
Quarantine one day Dcnyse, as usual
could only g,iess thai the conversation
occurred some time ago"
Commissioned Simonson called up
said Denyse. and asked To have Or.
Doty put on the line. Commissioner
Schroeder Of Brooklyn Mr.. Simonson
said when DIR. Doty answered. has just
demanded $1,000 from Milligan super
intendent of Hoffman Islandl
For Gods sake. don't let this come
out" DR.. Doty answered to Commissioner
Simonson. Have il fixed up some way
The convention has just been held and the
Governor has already been nominated y"
Denyse said that he then had to attend
to other calls and did not hear any more
~ the conversation. Efforts were then
made to have the witness recall whether
DR.. Doty had said over the telephone
that he personally would pay the $500
demanded. but Denyse was sure that he
had not heard DR.. Doty make any such
remark. Denyse testified that while he
was doing odd jobs around Quarantine
ak or seven young women made prac-
ttCc OI NlbltlHR eIHPlOyeeh any tlIile ne
tween & o'clock p. NJ. and midnight and
that sometimes these girls got drunk
during their visits and that other impro-
prieties happened while they We're there.
Richard lee. the first witness Of the dsv
said that sometimes he had acted for the
regular physicians. but that he had passed
only coast Wise vessels. He had made
sanitary inspeCtions of these coast wise
ships. he said. when the regular physician
was not aboard.
-You would sign the name of the board
ing doctor?- Lawyer Dushkind asked.
Yes. but only on coastwise vessels. :"
answered Lee.
would question ships officers about sick
ness aboard and upon receiving a mega
tive reply would give the masters a clean
bill of health. Lee also would collect
fees.
The witness may have the right"
broke in Commissioner Bulger. TO board
the vessels in question and inspect them
but he had no right to charge fee Of any
kind. On the other hand. only a physi-
clan could properly guard this port from
yellow fever, ray. on boat coming from
New Orleans, and it is the duty of the
health officers to make these examina-
tons themselves"
LAWYER Scotield argued in return that
the ices were properly collected. Even
II they were not. he said the question was
one Of the shipOwners against the State,
because all the fees collected went to the
State treasury.
Il collected one fee of S." Denyse also
testified later when the question Of fees
again came up after Lee had left the
stand. from Mallory Line boat and gave
il to another man in the boat with me
When we got ashore the man told me that
he had lost the Ss overheard on the wav
in Sometimes ] collected a fee without
going aboard rowed alongside and the
money would be lowered from the deck "
one time some of the fees had been
stolen by thief who broke into Lee :
desk Denyse continued. Dr Dotv finally
heard Of some of the high iinks going on
gambling and partie, and discharged
one of the employees in consequence.
Denyse before he left the stand said that
frequently brought cigars. wines and
cordials from their home ports and sent
them ashore at Quarantine as gifts to Dr
Doty.
Henry L.. Koelsch. an e> pert accountan,
appointed hv the Governor to collect
death records and other data for the in.
vestiCatioD. took the stand to say that
yesterday and the day before he had tried
TO get AT Quarantine the death statistics
of Sw inburne and Hoffman islands. but
that he was told the lists weren't ready
yet.
Inc Governor told me PERSONALLY,
began Commissioner BulCer sternlv, mot
10 interfere with the Quarantine depart
ment while the present cholera scar. il
on. These statistics. how e"er, should
have been prepared long ago I wan,
them here by 10 O'Clock nest Monday
morning or thercll be trouble in store
for somebody"
Frank Ernst. a plumber, vas the las,
witness of the dav His testimony con
>inced the commissioner that the story
TO the effect that the sewer ON Staten
Island. which an employee lreviouoly
testified was broken and from winch
sewage was running into a istern holding
drinking water, was untrue. Ernst said
that the only trouble with the sewer wa.
that on one occasion it needed cleaning
and that he had remedied the AFFAIR in a
short time.
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