New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-30

IN "a
escort at Governors Island. Col Craig claiming
the deck as specially belonging 10 them Finally,
the mechanics were lodged on the floor Of the
lower cabin. Their rstions were also AZ hrst Is
sued 20 them in tubs, without plates. knives or
forks, but this was remedied By the intefcesson
Of Col NJ Cisllan.
Two persons connected with the Commission
have been allowed 10 do great harm, from the mo-
uent that the party debarked at lndianola. One
il George T. B Artlett, brother Of the Commission
err and Commisssry 10 the expedition; be took
out from So 900 70 $50 600 worth OF goods on
board the Galveston, as q Privste speculation -
From him toe men attached to the Commission
have been compelled 20 purchase at from 80 to
go per cent advance on the original cost OF the
goods although be 10 paid by the Government for
bis services as Commlssary. He has alsO carried
on what trade he could with persons not attached
TO the Commission. His goocs were ansported.
loaded and taken care OF by men in the pay oil
the Government and at its expense
The other mischefmaker 10 James Myers,
Texan, and the QuartermRster to the Commission.
His constant endesvor has been 70 detsin the train,
apparently IN order 10 account for the largest
possible expenditures in bis department. Myers
came on board the Galveston at the entrance OF
Mstagorda az and tried to have the goods loaded
and carried Up the Guadelo1pe River 10 a dredge-
boat he having made contract for that purpose.
By this route it would have taken three months
70 get the goods 70 Victoria, while by the route
detentions. At Indianoa, after the wagons had
been loaded under the direction OF Myers he
caused them TO be unloaded sgain, thereby an
necessarily OBTAINING the train TOR nine days AT
Los Moros be endeavored to stop the train Tor
three days, on pretense that the wagons needed
repariDG bat Lieut. WhiPp'e prevented it
Tbroughout the whole course OF the expedition
this nan has practced s constant sys stem OF per.
secution against those who would not abet and
shut their eyes to his proceedings, especial y the
men from the North. He has disobeyed the or.
ders Of Col Mcclellan, and fomented spirit OF
disobedisnce which but for the military escort
under Col Craig, must have broken out in open
mutiny. m
The special objects Of Myerss hostility were
the members of the Commission from the North.
While at Indianoa. Turner, Texan team
ster. threatened to kill John Tenant a butcher
from Washington, D c. and perfectly molten.
sive man. attached 10 the Commission. | informed
Mr.. Bartlett Of this told him that Turner was
dangerous man, who had already killed three or
four persons, that he would be sure to take occa-
sion 10 execute bis threat, and ought at once to
be discharged. To this Mr.. Bartlett paid no at.
tention
Some three weeks after when the train was at
CabasA new settlement on the San Antonio
river, beef ere ature was slaughtered, and Turner
got up q dispute with Tenant about the liver.
Several persons, including Myers were standing
about and a hostile disposition was manifested
toward Tenant. This was near grocery where
the animal was divided, and after leaving the
place Myers said to the others " II any difficulty
should come Of this, | tell you all now standing
here that III pay you more than is coming to you
and you can get away" AS to this, annex the
following affidavit
san ELIzARo, Texas Feb 10, 1881.
l. Z. Smith DO hereby certify on oath that al The Ca6a
Camp below San Antonio when tbs deGy occurred Dc;
heard Mr. Mater James Myers sayto Turner snd Green
and other ieamIerI that were present Cd On 1hemi
hava for COr tn
pack IL down myself wish you would do something and
viii sIsnd by you You 'ha MOI ne hafh yo 'ns decevs
BrMyeTs to meaa by this Conversation that whatever was
CommlssoS Ihai came from The North that he tihe Or.
Master would uphold them 10 IT, and pro1eci thsm,
Sworn to and subscribed before me at Presido de San
--''-'''' G HYDE, Chief Justice E. T. C.
Three DAYS after this Tenant was killed, and
on the trial of Turner his murderer, Myers justi-
fed the act saying that the " Northern men were
down on the Texans, which was not true, in any
way
Cabssa, one Green, Texan, and one Of those
who had been addressed as above by Myers shot
q Mexican at CibOllo because the latter refused
TO let him take away the fence OF bis corral, or
cattle. ard, 10 make fire with. Green was far-
nished the weapon with which this murder was
committed, by a member Of the expedition, and
another member furnished him a horse to escape
on. Mr.. artett gave the wife Of the murdered
man $3.50, public money, as compensation for
the loss Of her husband, but did nothing to arrest
or cause TO be punished the accessories to the
crime.
Notwithstanding these acts of Myers, and not
withdrawing the Commissioner had been warned
a. 70 bis re al character he entrusted him with the
control Of the train from San Antonio to FL Paso
and gave him a letter to that effect substantially
putting Col. Mcclellan, Col. Craig. Lieut.. Whip
pie and the other gentlemen attached to the ex-
DeditOD. under bis command.
At IndianOla the Commissioner bad directed me
10 FIX the pay Of the mechanics no special agree
ment having been made with them a. to the wa
ges he in a speech 70 the men, told them that my
agreement with them he would abide by. did
30 and made a list Of the pay which thought just
for each man, and saw each of them and satisfied
them Of the justice Of those rates. That list gave
TO MIR Bartlett Ct lndisnola and be expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with It. Nevertheless
on the 3lst Dec last at SOcorro, the men were
called to be paid by r. c. Murphy, the Assistant
Secretary Of the Commissioner when they foond
to their astonishment that they were required to
receive from $40 TO Sl2 lef5 month each than
had been sgreed TO by myself and the Commits
sioner at lndianolE This reduced pay roll
made out by the Commissioner himself out when
the men compla ed they were told FIRST by Muir
ply and aiserward, in = letter by Mr. Bartlett,
that bad myself fixed these reduced rates ali Of
which was totally untrue, as up to that time had
never heard Of any such reduction. OF course
tDe OuJtCt " ~ W IA TIC Ouluu VI - uPOu uO'
The men were now informed that if they did not
accept these rates and sign the pay roll they
should be discharged and some Of them signed,
prote sting against the wrong thus inflicted upon
them The majority Of them however, got no
money, but orders for pay when Murphy shouldbe
in funds, which had not happened when left on
Feb 10.
The teamsters were also not paid till they went
in body 20 QuArtermsster Myers, threatening
him, if they did not get their daes, whereupon he
paid them. One man he paid in clQcOs, IA three
cent piece Of Chihuahua
The rstions issued by the Commissary have
been insufficient throughout, and, after reaching
E. Paso, Of very inferior quality. Some hams
HIued ct San Eliztrio were condemned az
worthless and returned, but the Com nisssry mas