The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-19

virtue OF the Commission issued by Natnanlei JARVIS
JS Clerk Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of the city and
county Of New York. the 18th OF December 1885, and
70 me directed by which appointed Commissioner to
examine William Walker witness, on OATH on the
part of the plaintiff in the in said pending
wherein Charles j. Macdonald plaintiff and Cornelius X.
Garrison and Charles Morgan defendans-upon the in
teogaores hereto also annexed and to certify and return
his deposition to said Court William De Forest Holly
the Commissioner aforesaid have caused TO come before
me, at my Office on Monroe street, in Mobile on this twen
~ seventh day of December the year 1885, at three
O'Clock p NJ said day, the said William Walker, the
witness aforesaid who is Of lawful age, and 10 me per-
sonay known, and have publicly administered to him an
oath caused him to be duly sworn on his solemn OATH
on the Holy Bible that his answers to the nterrogaores
croesnerrogatories to be propounded him in the
animation as witness IN said cause shall be bet the truth
PROFOUND TO said witness the said nterrogatores where
upon the said witness answers the same on oath, and
TO The rst interrogaory the said witness answers and
SAITH
am soldier by profession my residence is in the repub
he Of Nicaragua; have considered my residence since
iSn June during snas ~ aa, nave IN
there until the LIST May 1857! landed there again the
December, 1857 on the LIST May, 1857, was brought
thence on board the United States soopofwar St. Mays
% hs y
dore Pauldng, in the service Of the United States and
sent thence TO New York. during the time was in Mica
fagua resided sometimes at Granada and sometimes Ut
Rvas and engaged in the civil and military service
Of the republics Iled first the position Of Colonel in the
called the democrac Ireceved my commission as Colonel
IN that service the 10th june 1885, was promoted TO
the cce q sgadsl in the same SERVICE 22d
Of Division the 30h October, 1855, was appointed
Commanders Chief Of the army Of the republic the
18th July, 1885, was installed In the office OF President
Of the republic continued 10 exercise the duties Of that
ONCE until my first departure from Nicaragua know
vro md SV having eaueny corresponded With him
and received letters from him; know the handwriting OF
O. X Garrison, having oorresponded with him and re-
ceved letters from him. know the handwriting Of Charles
Morgan by correspondence with him, having received
several letters signed by him and K Garrison jointly.
To the second nterrogatory he saith
frat became acquainted with the plaintiff at the town
OF San Juan del Sur in the State Of Nicaragua,
about the 80 DAY Of S .1 was nSn and there
agent Of G. X. Garrison.
10 the third interrogatory he SAITH
The plaintiff Granada tho time the treaty of
peace signed was signed at the government house
the 23d Of October 1855 1.-THE witcss hands 10 the
Commissioner translated copy Of the treaty to be
ed TO his deposition answer marked exhibit Al The
original was destroyed by me in the month Of March,
1857 at that time, with the force under my command
pedent at any time 70 evacuate the place. not expecting
to have transportation for unnecessary baggage destroy
ed all my papers, both public documents and others, TO
prevent tho possibility OF their falling the hands of
the enemy thereby compromising those supposed to be
neutras and others whom 1t was my duty to protect
To the fourth interrogatory he sath:-.
About the time the treaty made the plaintiff ad-
vanced twenty thousand dollars TO the government in
whose service was; this amount consisted of bars Of
gold delivered TO the Commssary Of War in the service
q the provisional this gold was 0p ns by
York, consigned by G. K Garrison to Charles Morgan
required plaintiff 70 show his powers from C. x CARR
son before permitting the delivery of the bullion; the
powers he showed from Garrison in writing, and
very general; they made him, interpreted them,
general agent for G. K Garrison in Nicaragua and in or
der 10 interpret the letter OF authority correctly called
Col Gilman, who had introduced Macdonald 70 me as
Garrison agent the relations between the plain
tiff and Garrison In California; COL Gilman stated the rea-
tions between parties of the most confidential ma
ture from great variety Of circumstances attending
qua concluded that his information was correct; the
money advanced for the purpose Of assisting the 60
out the transaction the plaintiff assumed to act in behalf
of G. K Garrison.
ITO the fifth interrogatory he saith
AZ the time of the advance plaintiff intimated that his
principal might make arrangement about the
transit told him elf any change was made in relation TO
helped us'' no other promise made; the Commssary
OF War entered into written agreement acknowledging
the receipt Of the bullion and pedgng the credit OF the
republic and the dues from the Accessory Transit Com
uany 70 the State for repayment with interest," think
the original Of this agreement entered into by the Commits
eary of War was among my papers destroyed Rvas in
March, 1867 under circumstances before stated think
because this agreement was placed by me in the same
case of papers (pgeon hofe with the original Of the treaty
Of the 23d October 1885, aud all the papers In that case
were destroyed either by me by an aid at the time
the agreement for tina. Mr. Garrison expected
something be done with the Transit came TO the con-
cusion on information conveyed TO me by Colonel Gilman
on his arrival in Nicaragua from San francisco board
the steamer Cortez with number Of men destined for
the service Of the democratic party on the 30 Of October
1865 supposed that the military PERSONS togetner win
The arms, ammunition, contraband Of war, that came
with Colonel Gilman on the Cortez could have been placed
on board only with the knowledge and consent Oh u n.
Garrison the Of the steamer at San Franctsco the
circumstances OF the arrival OF Ooonel Gilman 2ae me
place confidence in any statement Of his concerning the
Garrison,