Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-26

| all ms eih;l;ty oc tbeirfM Mr.. Salnoub' -
The exam;n,,;on oklfn,er followed o
that of Mix. He did 1tSha' WIZ "' :,
testified, nor VIVA, papsH proaoeeo'
he gave the following s1i the orisi" " :
his interest in the contfaf
aTbe con,r.., was nth the Engi. ,
neer Department., thin part oil July, I
1918 had no, the led in procuring Z
said contract, nor the sllgnteres, !.
its formation. A, the ttns mace IL We"
considered by those moste !" eu."
business, as bad contracias "ro."oas ~
the contractor" Mr.. NEng oiH'Su'y '
procuring security, on accas oe,e'e' W
this impressing Of the connie apP''ea '"
me for my assistance; we barred sis'e'o'
and considered him an busIness man.
well calculated for such afer,aking, from
no other motives but kindAs towards Nun
self and family, and the nation OF seeing
one standing in the relatiN he dia 10 me-
fail in public engagemendetermihea 70
afford him what aid COMPLAINING seIu'
rity, and executing his co5. Having oe
| 'ermined 10 afford him asice, l wen. "
New York, at the urgent ~ OF Mr. VIZ
for this obi pct. and in The cssffhe operations
ofthis year, 1918, bee anne ynsi5le Tor Iaci'
lilies afforded him through agency, 10 inc
amount ofS5,5s3, 63, a SUI fater than the
whole amount Of my propes the ume; q.
bout this lime Mr.. MIR oGe,yc one fourth o.
The contract as security IN respons'o'hiy'
which took simply with thew, on YER
bal understanding only"
The contract between Mil the Govern
ment was executed July 25t&ls The let
ter of Major Vandevente-, wln 9TH August
following, in reference 10 the5d that was 10
be given before any money be received
under 1t, is seen, asserted Vanenter's inter
est to one fourth as an origu one, and also
asserted the interest Of Jenninhnd OF The Sc
cret partners. When Major Aceventer tes-
tilted as above quoted, he did: know that
letter was in the hands Of the Ami,tee. And
his testimony is not in accordpe with it. he
asserts that ain the course Of Mssrations Of tn
gear Sls," he became respone as security
for Mix for S5.5ss 60. And Ut "about TN
hme Mr offered hin, one fourth 9lhe contract, O.
security for his responsibility"
Suspicion was certainly sire hened by TIL
variation Of major Vandeye1r's testlmon
from his own writings al the tin And It wa
not weakened by the cross-exarh ation OF Ma
Jor Vandeventer, and his explarions after III
was apprised that the committedwere In pos
session OF his letter Of 9Th Augu& as the 10
lowing questions and answers Demonstrate:
"Question by Mr.. Wright. Diddix ever CIV
you authority TO divide his contrtt, and assig
parts of it, to himself, to yoursellto jenning
and to another person whose narie was to
kept secret? ifyea, and it be in writing, pr
duce tiff not, state it fully"
''.Rns,Uer. have no such authority, and ne
er exercised any such authority-no such a
thority ever existed. In reference to the dl
Of his Contract, may have recapit
lated wha! he himself iREormsd -.s.Hss" wit; tn
as Indemnity for my liabilities; Jennings on
fourth. as he informed me, and one-fourth
Mr.. Walker, whose nameMix requested shou
NO, be mentioned of course Mr.. Walkers mar
was never mentioned by me till this time. III
is probably the best tirn@' 10 state that do n
believe this last quarter was ever conveyed
Mr.. Walker. .Atthe time herein referred
this Mr.. Walker was, as | believe, citizen
North Carolina. do not know his Christi
name. do not know where he now resides
"Question 6y Mr.. Wright. Was the lett'
dated the 9Th August, 1918, marked No. J.,
now shown to you, written by you; it so, rela
who is therein meant by "latber" and "Geors
and where those persons now are; state, al:
who YOU describe in that letter by the followil
clause: 81 stated that one other person, (who
did not name, bee ausc his name Is not 10
known was to have the other fourth part,
why was his name to be Kept secret
.4ns,Uer. This letter appears 10 be IN my o'
hand wiring. The person mentioned as "fa'
er" means Major Samuel Cooper--Geor
Cooper is the person mentioned as "George
Major Cooper is my father-in-law, and Geor
was the brother of my wife. MAJOR cooper
in New York-the other is dead. i he or
person referred to in the lette, IS the Mr. ="
ker before MENTIONED
Task every candid man the following gu
tons. Did not the very nature OF Mr.Caihou'
call for inquiry, require that Mix and Van'
verter should be examined? was not
course taken in their examination ineVitao
After their disclosures * contradictions, we
not further inquiries necessary to ascertain
truth, and do justice to MIR. Calhoun! IL
strange tina, he should protest against II!
FREDERICKSBURG JACKSON MEETING.
To the Editor of The Nrginia Herald
SIR: The proceedings Of this meeting nj
ing been published in your paper, with
quest to other editors to republish 1t, and
ing placed also in the pamphlet form, and
tended for as wide circulation as possloie, III
thus been made, by the zeal Of the promo'
of the meeting. fair subject OF public ST.
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