New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-28
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and Mr. Nather have the balance. ! cam u Sc aee
the rere,t, Of the latter because they have lot YET
BEEN tepaYsted. , IF ,.s,
Querior scs. Do you not know how Oueo VI 'n''
pr, perry YOU expect 20 get -,
Apsver. | do. though il has not been dvioeo' !
,bItk ,hall nave rear fou twelfhs, including my
~Ife's interest nahov
much viii your wife have
Ats-er / calculs,e that my wife viii have Two
tselftts, ard nysef pearly twot~enth', maAins' '"
gs;ber about four-.welfths.
kriver. MA,her snd l paid o,0oc paid about
$1,000. ru
Yth IN .nv version or persona that you were goi & TO
axe grand thr out ofthat Fort Smelling pure
Answer Yes, sir The way they talk, ssd i,
sm eoirg to n abe grand thing Of it." .,
Question s32. Did you ever inform M; nosu'' ~
New.Yoik that that properly was to be 'oid
An,ver. / msy or may not cannot say:
Que.tion $50 He'd you conversation Win Nun
upon the subject there -, ~, ~
Answer Ihsve had conversation with MI me-
,ber in regard 10 that property. He 10 . resden' OF
New.York / do not kn0p whether 1t was before he
went TO Mipnesots or whether 1t was before OF a'ei
the properly was cold.
Ouettion s34 Did yoa not expect when be went 10
MInetota that he would purchase the property
Answer. That do not kHor.
Question s35. Had you no knowledge THAI the prop
erty wee 10 be sold before it was sold
Answer. Nothing more than general KNOWLEDGE,
Question $50. What general knowledge hsd you
ApsweY. ] said believe saw u IN the newspapers
that e. te fo'ts were TO be sold.
Qutstitn s37 Did you see !; stated thar foH onei-
ling wss 10 be sold
An,wer. think did. l do not remembefin what
paper. | do not know, even now, how came ihto
Out,ton $50. Were yen at Washington City at any
time shorty before or after tha; property was ordered
TO be told c..
off ard IN, for six months.
Question $40. Atwhat date were you here before or
after that tine ,
Answer. ! do not remember. come on to W@hing-
Question S4l. Were you here before that sale was
corfine ed
Apswer. No. cir.
QUESTION $50. Fix the time, as lear a. you can,
when you were he;e
Answer. / do no. think was in Washington from
the time was Introduced to the Commissioners to
make the sale until after the payment was made upon
the property. had never seen those Commissioners,
aid | wac introduced TO ore OF them on his return
from Minnesota, after understood the sale had been
| made.
Que.ticn SAB. How long previous to that were you
here
Answer. do not remember.
Question s44. Had you ever any conversation W tn
Dr. Graham in relation to the purchase OF this prop
erty previous TO the purchase being made
Apswer. I think SAW DR.. Graham in New-York
| before be went to Nil nesots.
Question sl5. Did you have a conversation with
| him in regard to the purchase OF this property
Answer. think be said he was going West, and
might 90 into some operation He may he may not
have told NE that this property was to be sold do
not rtcoHct distinctly II had any conversation it
was ent raj and lot special, according to my recolec
| tor.
Question SIC. Did he tell you that property was to
| be iold when you saw bin in New. York
Answer. My impression is that he did, but do not
| remainder very distinctly about it.
Question s47. Did you then communicate to him
that you desired or expected to become purchaser
Answer told him would go into almost any
thing, did not care much what it was, if there was
| n ORGY to be made out OF It.
Question s4S tie time DR.. Graham was in New
Yoik was an anar cement entered into between you,
DR.. Graham snd Mr. Mather to 90 into the purchase
| Of the property!
| Arever That do not knOr.
Question 1881 (by Mr.. Norris. Do not you know
whether you made such arrangement, or entered
| Into euch an uDderstanoiDgi
| Answer. ! know that when they came back from
Minnesota they ssd they had bought the property,
| and that was to become interested.
Question SAG. Was it the understanding prior to
that time that if they succeeded in purchasing the
property you should become interested!
Answer. 1t may have been. My impression is that
there was such general understanding could not
swear positively.
with you and DR.. Graham, did he state that Commits
sioners had bsen appointed to eel that property
Answer. That do net distinctly remember. paid
no regard to the matter.
Question sj. Did you ever 20 into any other spec
uatipg operation out at Minnesota, in that portion
Of the country
Answer. No. Sir; and I think it will be long time
before shsll go into another.
Question $50. Did you know, at the time Of your
| conversation with DR.. Graham, that Commissioners
| had been appointed to cell that property
| Answer. do not knor.
Questien $50 Had you not understood from DR.:
Grsham, from some other sowce, that they had
| been appointed, and Who they were
| Answer do not think had. I did not knoT any
thing about there Commissioners until they returned
after the SALE was IL en- introduced to them in New
Yoik. l may have learned that there such
| COMMISSIONERS appointed. and possibly may have
| learned who they were. 10 not distinctIy kHOp.
Oue.tio u sj4. All the apewer you give TO my
question then, lie that you bad general understand
Jpg with Dr. Graham and Mr. Msther, before they left
| New-York for Minnesota, for the purchase Of that
prorerty that you were have interest in i. How
| cay you, yes or no
Answer should say yes TO that question
Examination BY Mr.. Morrill,.
Question $685. Did unde rstand that you had never
seen the contract entered into bet veen Mr.. Msther
Mr. Steele, Dr. Graham and yourself for the purchase
| of the property
contract.
Question $50 Then your sol. reliance lie on the
honor of the parties as TO any future distribution
Answer. Yes, Sir. never should ask question
outside tbose gentlemen. i was perfectly satisfied
Question $751; When you were here what converse
ton Tad you with any person in the Office the OF Secre
tsry of War About confirming the purchase OF Fort
| Sne ling
Answer. never was there during the tendency Of
| tie coIfrm alton Of that sale at all.
Question s5S. Who furnished the money for this
pu1t haze ard Of whom did you have the money which
Answer. had il of Mrs. Richard Shell-my wife
who has an estate Of hundred thousand dollars.
Question $50. who furnished the other portion
be furnished gone IS, 600 or 80 600.
Oue,tion SEQ Sta.e whether you received any pOY-