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

anv cast advances by Garrison end Morgan should
the dollar so that Indebtedness Of hundred thou
sand dollars tbeTeabous advanced cash or cash pay
mens amounted 10 an indebtedness OF little over five
hundred dollars the exact amount being think
five hundred and dollars stated above four
hundred thousand dollars of this amount cancelled by
rooapc for the remainder Of one hundred thousand dol
lars delivered TO Mr. Macdonald All the facts mar
rated answer to the eleventh direct ncrrogaoy, and
now by repeated took place in tho town Of Granada
Neither of the defendants was present during the time
ferred TO by witness in his answer although G. X. Garr
uv 1856 Just before was naugurated President Of the
rerublic. and Garrison had good deal OF converse
ton the tme mostly abort the new charteri very lit
tie and casually about The transfer of the property
Of the old Accessory Transit Company Neither Of the de-
PENDANTS communicated with me in writing reference to
let. M letters 10 Garrison and Morgan, az well
as theirs 10 me, were usually very short, and caro-
fully worded, all OF us having suspicious that
our letters were not very safe In their transmission
when letters were written they usually by third
parties The only personal conversation had with either
Of the defendants in reference to the matters inquired Of
in The eleventh interrogatory the casual
ton with x. Garrison early In July, 1865. This
saton held IN Granada 10 one was present besides
negotiate with the plaintiff IN these transactions
tanned In the letter before referred TO, n which they
them on e sthmus but in which no specific reference was
made the purchase and sale Of the property Of the old
Accessory Transit Company For months after the uego
the defendants and have letters Of the most con-
Gdenta character long after this purchase and sale from
C. K Garrison 10 Mr. Macdonald, such lettcrs being en-
tirey Ia the hand writing Of G. x. Garrison. Plaintiff
never served ~ an officer In the army Of Nicaragua ex
cept for few days. late March early in APRIL 1885,
Far from desiring plaintiff to resign, was much vexsd
when he did resign, and for some time II nterfeed mate
rally with personal relations The office he held was
that OF Quarermaster General ut time when was very
anxious TO be able TO moxe the army easily and rapidly
an army Of three thousand three hundred Costa Rcans
being then the frontier Of Nicaragua, only short dis
lance off, and threatening invasion Of the department
Of Rivas Plaintiff resigned his commission, ~ UNDER
Stood BECAUSE on account Of the failure Of Garrison
and Morgan to carry out what conceived 70 DO their
determined for the time being 70 abandon
the line Of transit and fall back towards Granada and
Leon; the resignation given, ~ supposed because
would not make my military movements subservient 70
the interests Of earrson and Morgan and was vexed at
tho resignation, a. difficult not impossible, at
that time for me 70 supply Macdonad's place; Macdo
maids rank Quartermastcr General was that or Colo
nell the pay being hundred dollars per month, with
bounty OF two hundred and fifty acres OF lan the person
who succeeded him in the duties Of that Office Colonel
Thomas Fisher, with the same pay although the organ
satIon OF the department changed about this time,
all the property Of hs army least 70 far ~ tho ssans