New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-16

Cot. and conversation sprang ep in rg1d to dad
nA Judge Colt hsd IN g. Louis. We posed rom
that subect to tha. OF duehng wespons and be wound
up by ssking me il bad pistol and tod him hsd
Dot and be then said II you want cone up - my
room and get il; nothing vss ssd about the Cot
patsnt; did not 60 70 his room; some conversation OF
sossping character then took place between us three
IN relation TO the probable amount lbs. hsd bsen
pended in ess's presents, &c. in sid Of Colts oil!
AID think ssid the gossip was that the amount
eco eco or 0OO0 but did not pretend 70 re slight
ess knowledge on the subject becsuse hss lot the
| slightest knowledge
| ONE of tie BdHqGt'.-Ki1 Gl0res GRd Lalie, 40
! cording 10 my recollection was in he Hon. Gilbert
| Dean room one night toward midnight, II O'Clock
perhaps; NJ. Dean excused himself, saying he had TO
90 down to one of Dickersons suppersi be asked me
20 stay there and amuse myself Until his return and
did So hen he did return be told me dead set he'd
been made at bin 10 "a for the reEewa. Of Colts pa.
emf ard be told the particulars he said lsdy who
sat ne II TO him at table had pressed Colts cause With
great deal of Zesl and when ne came 10 ind out the
rsson Of her championship, she said COX had sent her
two boxes of kid gloves ron Paris; | asked Dean
how be was gong 70 vote on the bill, and be SAID
agsn.t il don ieoonect with sufficient eIsctness 10
mention single name in the supper party that Mr.
Dean attended
TESTIMONY OF HORACE n. DAY.
-Four Hundred thousand DolaTs.-Early IN the
Fall learned that efforts gred 70 be made -
effect the extension of the Woodruff p.ent, one OF the
rubber patents called 10 distinguish il tAe Hayward
patent, Colt patent and some illusions also msde 20
The Morse Telegraph patent learned at the same Time
that II was expected large amount OF means would De
raised to effect the extension of those patents hsd
reason 20 believe that the information thus received
wss tue from the fact that q negotiation had been
pending bet xeen myself and the attorney and agent o.
M. GOODYEAR William JudsoDl-l should rather say
tie Attorney Of the Association of India Rubber Manu-
f,ctmes-to allow them TO extend this patent, which
in our conversation called the sulphur patent 0y
Congress; they offered me Wnst CONSIDERED e2ld
erehtaas 10 about tOsr kHHdfed thousand d0lidrs,
would not oppose their efforts 20 extend IL ana also -
give them MY influence to get il extended this was IN
TIE comse cf toe summer or Fall OF 1885, the negoua
ton Was broken off, part, because OF other consd
erators brought Ito the negotiation; they intmsted
to me at the time that they could get extended IN
spite o: me.
rival | met in the halls Of the hotel, Mr.. Levin,
foru er member of Congress from Pennsylvanla; he
wished 10 know my business and think
he remarked be presumed was on paten;
business; I can't remember the whole CONVEX.
saiion; he almost Immediately asked me l bad
any interest in the Colt patent l think l re
mark ed TO him that had no Greet interest IN that,
but had in one that very likely to pass II they
could psss that be asked me not 10 oppose that a. he
had contingent fee dependent upon ts passage; re-
fused to let him know what my determinations would
be in the matter; l rather avoided communicating my
views TO Mr.. Levin, after learning his position and
views | had kDewn him on previous occasion to
have BEEN very active for the patent interests snsg
on tic mine here and to be employed as supposed,
sgainst me. I'M.
An Enemy.--I told him had no personal hostility
Mr.. Colt but wss opp to the extension OF those
particular patents that besides being opposed TO their
exeI sion Mr. Dickeron was my bitterest enemy, and
counsel for the Goodyear party while had any pend.
ing htig ation with them that should IN duty TO myself
oppose them snd expose them wherever could to de-
feat their schemes
other Trades 81 had some friends ia Washington,
some of whom correspondents Of newspapers all
the letters with which had any connection for publ
c.on were written by myself, with the exception OF
heh WA I'm without
Hartman; the circumstances OF that letter were some
thing ike tbese: Mr.. Hartman had been for many
years occasionally borrowing small sums OF money iron
me- and aiding in whatever way he could TO advance
nv interests IN Washington, and On the occasion re-
fefred to wrote letter, think 10 my ROOM which, at
the timeI was writing supposed he Intended to send
off himself; he suggested II might require my IN
dorsement to get Il in The Ner- York Herald,
as he was not a correspondent OF that paper
Mr. Smouton ! do not recolect to have re-
quested to write or to have procured 10 wnie any e'
ters ON the subject, during the Winter when this sub
ject was az tsted, think told him and Mr.. Harrl-
man both that would reward them to the best of my
ability if they would expose the facts about the Colt
pistol pate Mt; the exact Understanding which they
might have received do not now reoollec.; upon re-
Election ] don't think there was any understanding
with Mr.. Simonton; Mr.. SimOnton informed mo that
he bad opposed and exposed the measure without con-
sustiOp with Any one because he considered Il wrong
and that he hsd written letters against il but this wa
some time after the letters had been written; eS'
presse my thanks TO him; do not recoleot now that
n
with Mr. Bresa once twice brlet conversation on
the subject OF these patent extensions; did not em
poy or pay him any money, and 30 lar az my inter-
view with him is concerned there was nothing very
definite took place that recollect off thak that
| had been nioIued previous 10 seeing him that 10
was in favor OF the extensicn The conversation WIN
Mr.. Brega was either IN the month OF December or
January 1854; there were other leter'wriers anu
new,psler people who were also attorneys Tor business
in Washington but do not remember during the time
refer to december and January last OF having en-
poyed them for the purpose named IN Inc question: nor
any time TO defeat The extension oil Tue patent oy
writing letters indeed, do not know OF any contract
made by ne with any IetierwIiter 10 defeat the blli
for the extension of Colts patent, but ought 10 say
that number of gentlemen in Washington VINO some
times write letters old friends OF nine, expressed
desire 10 aid me in any proper efforts advance my
interests; bad in years past PAID small sums OF money
to these parties ana | ssked them to hep me, Out
there was no bargain made
Question by Mr.. Zollicofer-What was your precise
engagement with Mr.. HarrlmsD anu 10" H~Ou uIu
Answer-I had 10 precise engagement do not
remember any precise otter; don thu K msde nun
Before | arrived in New York one OF my counsel,
George Clifford, had left communication with my
clerk to the effect that Mr. Dickerson wished TO have
a personal interview with me- WITHIN Two OF three
DAYS called at GiffOrds Office he Informed me that
EN- Dickefson wanted TO see me- and LEFT the I'm
pre.son that the rubber people wanted to settle WITH
me although he not authorized 10 ssy So ne az
yised me TO Mr.. DickeTsoni proceeded rom "i-
ford office TO Dckersons office, with the ull inpre'
sion that they DESTROYS Of arranging terms pre-
sumipg e. matter Of course, MI DlcAerson wen knew
the purpose had in calling upon him. when arrived
a, Dickerols Office, | made some remarks to the
effect that old opponents would sometimes get together
be was very civil, and asked me to sit down alter
few preliminary remarks, he asked what was 70 De
done; said TO him the very first step the very hfst
thing to be done, ras to secure ne seTr'ces 81
hall dozen of tie bet and most IN
faential correspondents an Warrington, 1@h
contingent fee Of at least s2VO saeh wnch he must