New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29

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cay why that Peate had anything 20 90 WIN wv W.
ih'er g told ne h. YVES some riti9n or ilee q m.
sccs nd time before | got the voucher On the
~ occasion wien saw him, he and Pay sde esguse
oP Of the smouut which coming 10 Pesy Tor h' $50
Iuules at SllO head IL amounted TO soae ~
nd thereupon Peay, no had spoken TO ne - st,e y.
matter gave order upon this man fesse VIZ" ~; ,o 80
had the oftbe nrss up to that tHe 70 b-v
me the sn. thus asceansd Peay red the order and h
order lePi lime 'upPo'e II /, nov ae',oy sS s
General Porter found il and informed me OF ihe set.
hiia il Of account and suppose he !" e
q The Whole rsy made to your client WIS made upon
Ys, ~ the ps.s Of slls head expressly e1'
o. Are YOU interested IN any Contract with tie Govern
nent or have made any application iorNy oes.aos'
A. tsye never made any application Tor Any co pcs pr
ann interested in sny contract connected WIN Wv
masters Department --, 4, LII ,r...rrr,snt
contrasts Of witch you lave peronal kno"ed ~ n
This matter Of which We have been spesAing Is one o.
,lr, claim. ag.ns, tie Government which have been
,at IN my hal d.. There were some small caln' ~"
ghich would have anything TO do have :noIne c
y,,,t,g ont OF contract $50 eO, ~ when tne
me "a ties McPhe and Irvine, arc interested WIZ
Jrop5as Ha.krn Hey furished mules under contrse.
VI him al 10 head. The vouchers whif WI. .~
out In HesAelrs smc, ana which covee Tie amount IN
stoNr 10 me The sample ieceipt signed In haph' m
yoncr. were made out Tor lls aud The receipt as nseo
~ blank 10 the way The NUMBER Of Nul'' ""' Wy
sold l0r : no came TO some T9lEN' 49,, =, q 40
O. Then the price the GossrumeIt was made ouI INV
each. willie YOU furnished them for $40
Vs. Sir Hmt / unders,o6d from them that they made
No esr,,n.rt whatever with tho Quster akrr. To me
snprsed o. though Haskell had made Large contract WIN
ts {. ini.h mule. ls lead She ,hs,s
parties furnished them to him al SIlO mead. VI" 0'
price shown by the vouchers, was 2 u nv t,,5.
xnobeT which W., .I g' % -, s apS fs
living.
James Harkness, being duly sworn, was examined
- fol ows: y e.,..t .,,t
tee your T.sidence aud hn,in,'. ,,
A. Ir.side in St Louis. aud Keep livery stable.
o. Have You had snJ contracts with tue ooVcfnment
4 Ihove not The only transaction have had with The
since the commencement Of ' wsT ~as e
lieutenant OF artillery stating that lie vented thirty ok
horses. bat could rot hrnh hm % msny 'hat ItaooD "A
be them by o'clock uat evening tod Ian Wou
spae him pa my buggy horses, and would 90 OUT ana
buy the icnisinder MT,
q. At wuat price id you sell theihI
O. DO you know Of any which have been uade BY
other parties FOR iuruishirg hDTsrsl ,,.
only know Of u, M by pr les who were interested W
them telling OF them did no. see The CONTRACT phu
therefore do not know any hing about them Of nay own An0"
. State from tho Information you have received fiom
Loe pales what contracts have hrcn made WIN tie GOV
in relation to the 'ae purchase aud inspection q
Lorsss. 80 a., -, -, a..
fr,t Of July to get hin nd1Iss the vouchers Which
came from Waltz gon Tor the horses have m niionsd
was about to be a9TeItl.,d foi es@e IN n boone.
VILE on Sunday aud Monday morning an acHeiii'emcnt
Sell Inspector Itheu up Nsis stable 70 zee wha,
sind animals they wcro fons to purchase sspped eo
which Thought suitable for the purposes for which
they wanted day OF two after that went o.. 70 me
lccsek here horses heug Inspected to see what
Kind Of h0rses they accepting beic man py th'
n.me Of Bte'ley and sno'her fntn Major Ia me army
ere inspecting them. This man. Neil wa' there also;
stopped there hour End they paced perhaps ~ horses an
nr that time tho rLt from the quality OF tho 'oek the
were psssng that tie coHtart0Is would Haks yfY g''
hins out Of T. They buying horse, which bad been
u.ed great deal around ths city snd were pretty Ne
out and some OF them much tcni'ltd A. "hoie t.N
hev err very fsor clsss The contract wa about y
hi hor.e. aud llg 50 for mules ser lcnsn who tui'
Z gf hat 4 a.
alo that he gave $500 for onciAnd interest IN u'
contract
:. f NJ 30 d ~ ne !. Armon Thomson.
A., 80 J ssS Ut tie United s,a,e. Dc, Attorney here
and BY the pane of bowen AID trnt taole W.
Powss rtfret Tor 45eo au1 thcu took bis Place b. ile
contract snd conmsncsd bug ing ID" price OF Tue =
Isss ,s .nd ei.Sy dSf, Uaisr e a, colirac k
the horses bought - from - % t Toy were ie
nel who bad employ Tor them The matter went ca
in that way and Wen! 9ai .e's,a ,se % sec ,se
"a l5easf ol ~, 'h BPS Ts ss Pa sy ssu
I'D i l. dsmmsd rood thlns, an dons rr-'iy vel
ow and when get hopgh viii l'l nasr ~ more g Iny
now can yon get them 20 boy there IL 10 contract ou;'
lie aid vii set ia, tied ioI tie contract already
a., he y should 20, canifrrt r hofsrs should DO
spoiaeI Government Inspector r hsrs,ofofe tie GOV
publ! he'd a. q. ely papers that issAa Government H.
,p,e,or OF was sc,ins ~ hat eaPady.
a. lie did not 70 me, but Thom.eu iolt me le was
getting as day. The Wsy ] learned IN isrt nom
Thomson thu. Nell made out Dill ts.iIsi Ihom'
for tiOc for fourteen Gays 'tne", o. his stable.
Tlousol thought II was too much; a. he va, :, va.
iTbom0onl hsd paid every usn shout the lhc for bin
lie aid be would pay tho ~ 900 lie tod ihA,
FstJv e,llrd thu 10 and aid You ought pay N he
Thousand do.rs Il Every low Tor hs - .ce, ,ha ne dd
.rat deal Of good !" that be repeds Major think TOO
much paid all III, hands lie laGs my saes his hesdqs'r
tsrs and be so undrs,and r!tins h, i've dosn d,y
9 ,o% love owe ssS ,on osls 20 psy cnoc
Thomson sogf n.' y IT, 80 .o.s on ,he sse0 D,1 20
w., TO mleh that be shous Ten dos DAY va snoarh
pay Neil iu addios 10 what he got om ihe ~
me this Thonson stop. stabos and BE- told
crest ss.l Other rss. ,od s VA, Ns had eess 10
,ss he ips~ he sc, that Neil ia.psetsd Ssnb.r Of s,
cavalry hores. and then few moments tho parties
from whom the purchase made had gone b. went and
horses are worth no while artillery horses oT,h $3.50
Oee brand only put upon cavalry horses and two upon
Q. Who t,ld you thati
A. esnno, tel bis name now. Thomson told me ih, At
time he bad hundred mules which he had bought upon
the requon OF the Quatermsster that be could not get
them inspected Inst be went to Mol and banded hm hy
dollar b and told BIN he wanted them inspec,sd TIE, Neil
said be oud fhoy could he inspected and be bad them
Inspected in hire minutes This Thono1s
would come here their horses aud not being able to get
them inspected they would finally TO o. these
who snew knsty 70 get them inspected Or ihese u.n
would go to the holders q the horses AMI tel them TO lot
them have the hofses aud finally they would be obliged
ss their r such prices they could getsly r
los aud then these would get them inspected and oii
them TO the Government for Sl9 They had % te the
hofse t. the very no had nsosed every obstacle IN
tie Of getting them Inspected One party would put IN
from $50 TO 700 horses day. Another patty would get In p
30 horses day. here from Illinois who had
with him very good letters ono from Gov. ie'es from
Gov. Morton, both Of which tgy recommended him. lie
efkrd If csu,d help him get contract. ted him
could that .hould lie Injury 10 him instead Of beEo
thet tbs gentlemen who got contra "a here gentlemen
whom did not spesb to- that respectable cers coud
get contract told him 70 20 and show where be came
iiom and show his letters lie did 60. snd Major
Nckinffy told him TO bring on his horses. McKinsITy