, 1861-11-26

tally this Il directed myself or nv Qaerter:
| massez % dfaW up new contract and send It
In to ta1d Web to BE- executed By him, a. a
priee not to exceed % cents per ration | re-
marked that probably II had better be
made temporarily at 20 cents; C5rvin
| laid be would Ike to take the eontract :
told him i he could make IN arrangement
with Capt. Webb, as 1t was temporary af.
!sH, ne m3ehf DO 80; CorWfn stated that Capt.
| webb eaid that our Qusrtermsster had 10
! right to Let the contract, md further tfst no
| ole could uve on the low rate first made; I
| suppofed tne contract Was to be between CDR
| yin aSd Webb; Webb told me afterwards ttat
4e ND drawn up contract; never saw t.;
| have 1t here; in connection with the lrst con
! ,Iact, had TO Idea but it had gone before
| tapt, Webb; It never occurred to me that
| such vas not the case; my suppoEition Was
that lhe retuEa1 to accept It on Webb's
| Qusrtermaster, who had not been comuission.
e; do not know it WAS sent to Wash
| 1rgtoni have frequently seen Capt, Webbe
writing, and have no doubt but that the letter
alluded to BY CorWip, was written by Capt.
| Heno; canEot reco!lect whether the hand
writing OF that time corresponded with later
onts 'rem the Captain; c1nnot find the let
| t-r.
| 70 Ar. Hryington-I knew that Lantz &
/ Iansley had furnished The subsistence for the
regiment, bnt supposed them the eontrac-
| tors.
TESTIMONY or E. J. FARSHAM.
an sesl! tant in the Quartermaster's omee; I
wns clerk in the same Office under Capt. Webb;
knew CorWin he has been In the Office here
| cta1ionalIy On business; have examined
| TIE contract made with Corwfn for subslstence
t webb: have known him al the contractor !;
| he has received $1,8M.32; this Was to Octo-
| ber Sd II bad not4 heard OF Lantz Il Tinsle3's
cont1scl; first heard Of that, two or three
Gaye Efncs.
order Of Capt Webb; know Of bnt one cen
tr.ct-the one approved; I paid the money
on that contract.
70 ar. UeUs-Ths voucher yon gave WAS
written, not reguisr printed receipt; it does
but supposed it to be on that contract.
TESTIMONY oF Mr. LASTz.
That is my signatu1e on this contract;
made contract on the 14th Of September for
the subsistence Of the Lincoln Regiment;
have seen Corwin & Wells daily since; Cor
win knew TIC had the contract-we talked
about it; re have fu1nfehed the subsistence
1aet Tuesday or Wednesday, that re were not
supposed to be the contractors at hesdquar-
ters week ago yesterday saw q notice in q
Cblcago paper, advertising tor Contract to
furnish the subsistence; spoke to Wells about
NE remained in camp; / never supposed NE
we're sub contractors.
ross-Ezanination- were paid IL cents
for 1ations some time in September; it WAS
because re furnished them low; ne received
our pay from the Quartermaster for what ne
furnished In September. It Ras something
over 5000.
TESTIMONY or Mr.. TINsLEY.
That is my signature on the CONTRACT Lantz
and have furnished the subsistence all the
time to the 10th Of November; cav Corwin
| The next day after We took the contract be
said he VAS clad We had got it; there wss nc
fault found with the rations, only they were
| too good; I saw the notice slluded to; took
IT to Wells; he tsld our contract was good;
Lartz vas to come to the city, and
/ Wells did not want him to do so; He
| have drawn &6.7 which is iii ne have receIy
ed; We served the Tations under the contract
to the Goth OF this month it took half the
people in Geneva to make the bond accept
| able
Gross ezanainat;on-1 am perfectly 1iendl,
with Mr. CorTiu; had nothing to do with get
| ting pp this prosecution; ne had no money
| to pay Mr.. Harrington for getting up prose.
cut1on; [ did not say when came in that
Was watching around to arrest Nj. Wells
the blank on which we were to receive ou
money have no doubt but that cur name
we're left out BY mistake.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES {, STEVENS,
made the abstract Of ratlons all but ii,
names OF Lantz and Tipsley; they are approyet
BY Lieut.. Col. Wilcox; was appointed b,
Col. Wilson; am son-in Law Of Mr. Wells
generally make tWo abstracts each month
an origina. and copy; Col. Wilson approved
Of the one for September; I am not certair
that that was handed to Lsntz and Tins1ey;
left the blank at the top, and did not know I
vas necessary to 8I 1t up until Instructed b,
Capt. Christopher; made one for septen
ber, one for October, and one for November
llcannot tell what became OF the Septembe
schedule.
Gross. Examinations think the amount re-
celVed On subsistence inst ptember was 81 ,50l
Or nore, and 500 Of it went to Lsntz ant
Iiraley, ard the remainder to MT. Burr TO
subsistence previous to going into CAMP; w
had 10 receipts from Corwin; there was i re
ceipt from Lantz s. TinEley to Geo. E. Cor
win, but 1t was taken up, when it was founi
that it Was Necessary for me to s'gn; hay
since been instructed By Lieut.. Christophe,
that this has been incorrect; that receipt was
founded en- Il cents for rations; it Was neve
explained to me why CorHin's name figure'
IN the receipt; supposed Lantz and TiIsle,
Ee1e the cont1actors until very lately.
At this point the examination wss continue
until this morning.