New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29
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lsr friend Of John b. Gritty, who folows The business
Of roohng and Induced bin II put apoposion ior the MoN
th contract was given have The proposition he ade
10 Major McKuslry hs agent Mr. Ogden Ogden the
.c;gct Cristy INT in a pr position fr three or fsu qua
tea lie serward aceained that tho Government had en-
into tact with maa by the name OF lT Thorn
son fer dollar squsTe Of 100 feet more than his Her for the
same WORK and that this ThOm,on udrrle the work to an
party and made dollar on square oil 90 cb 100 feet on
O. Tho man you sent made pOPOiitOn ~ do the work for
81, for 80 80 square of 100 ree but Il was not ar
cectel Aferward Contract was MADE with Thomson ii
"a ~ and he suhlet /, a. SO So
O. DO you know anything further In reference to contrasts
A. When heard tbs, the Bcu.cn b,uuck, were to be
erected Wlsm Patik. lumber dealer, although he bad
nh tie Government by charJ three pc cent commission
tain proiec, Of th4t kiad ha' bought the lumber for from
so crrs to tousaud moPe than what he could have fur
nislel Il fcF ~. - ,.e,
Lemuel D. Roberts, being duly sworn, was exam
med ne itllcws:
4 iiesi& ms; Tout tnd am salesman ofo d. Fiasy'
1 whof. a iir pla,e dealer
] ernInent With any articles
A. Eo personsly. We have sold the Government mon
10 VEN Know Of auy persons who have furnished to
The Government articles ia your line and If SO, who, ,nd o.
A. oy nom h.,.y hsys Tea:sa,s s srs SSy
ns In our ue We have tOld to other parties who have
ny Who als those psrie to whom you have ,old'
4 We have furnished the firm Of Child Pratt az more
DO rot & oe that ave sold any house bat hatCne who
are Supplying the Government. ,,..A-.h o,.o,
q " hat auire. have you sold to thit mouse
A. we have sold tin plates aud cups and complexities and
Ne sod he plates for IS cents dozen and cops at Al
cents dozen IL mSIeant 's,s ~ 20 fbso % Wien
they started si the aera we isl 20 te ai'sa <oo
1.in.I went upon the feoufion Of Major Mckinst
bgt had no reputation fir the sud plates AT the ime
me Horie Gusids first ertd tuere Wa no regular
military and bcy went 70 the sr'' ns end too.
np glaites sud they Of eolc must have SONS thing TO eat
We houid Keep account Of the cups supplied aud h
ome dsy should st our pay or Them 6g that be could
rs equisit'on the time complexities aud nesrNDs
O. What did you sell oenp-settes Tor
AI2l cents pound and sold mess pans AZ 10 eents
pound-tist to the Government Since that We have cold
to Child Pratt Fox for me sans price, .. ~. o.,..,.n,,
We we're ssts6el that they They came into our
store tmea day aud gave orders s they got re-
q Do You know the reason why MeKinstry did call
upon you directly
q DO YOU know what price these ..cles put in to
the Government at
A. know only from htsreay.
i % Whist do YOU kuos = OFT Il ON hearsayl
4 We always fuTned camp kettles and mess pans TO that
house a much per pound end they iui he'd them TO s
o,nu kenl the army worth where, from to "
ss gsch according The weight Of the iron do not know
nst ts
. You Do not know why the purchase nc, made d.
rectly Of you IN tie hrst instance =,
A do not know Why they not why they should
o, have been OF they bought them whore they
iipy said he die make dollar out Of the Gov
eminent be could helPi, II neTehsnt hat come n TO
Ihst Elk months pice and we give merchants 10 per
- law a. he could 20 the Go, eminent not his inen
ton 20 msse dune out OF the Goyenne1 l ~ ,,s, ~ -
q Then according 70 your account all you 'nio" 0h "'
the gain al Child Pfatt a foN.
Wei would seq =; Ia The son M - m f o.
received donations witch came from the East rrd they
d,.hoq'eG we tbus 20 imate viii acKinst,y
Fo Ss'l ~" '
A. A very small smount /, takes large bin Of tin;
ware 70 amount much should mo-, suppose We hsy. I'd
q f Flies Fl les ba- furnished them that
O. Do YOU know Of soy sscons outside Of your own
A. do not know that ! do. am not out o.
the store hye minutes day; snd 90 not h. si
much ouT ca mn 'G Two S.,y Sec.n ge and one
which good nothing He - il two Of 70 one Of the
ali smnrd ID h sold two upon condition .h- they
oud Psss the next day for $50 each lie with the
thrown back upon bis hands The dayman goes thea snd
gets the rejected mule shed pat on long that h.
woui come to the standard They thea received
hs, mule He then, the day takes the old mule 10
another contractor pats 10 mole On h' head and the mule
Q. What ]. the name Of ,h, drayman'
a james o. DonIe and secessionisi at that He sold
: the poor mule to e.. Mayor Wyman
q. Was Wyman coniTsctoTl
@. For tie Government
a. lie told Il for the contractor for Wyman does
not want sny such az NAL for hm,elf.
1 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10. 1861.
James o. Broadhead, being dolly sworn, was ex-
TgGnnasn Iy Mr. WaalJuyneo Please state 10 the Com.
mi;tee your residence aud bu.iness2
s , ss Of any eons ps. ~
parties With thu ouar,srma'ier in this city II please
state ~ bat knowledge yon have.
A spP,sd 70 By RoGs. W Ps.y Of St. L.ui.. and
though all in hi. city 70 AXE attorney col
asked them for their vouchers They told ey had sold
the Stock which consulted Of 200 mueS at slO zach, AND
their vouchers in the hands Of by the
Of Joseph Pease Of this city comni-on meIchsnt on
Maine street: wen, TO see Posse IN company with M
The effect that Neil Inspector Of stock had
made with the Cover nj. la other words. the
certificate Of the QuseTmss,r that Neil had furnished
the Government with number Il mules, price named
Sli9 bead. ] turned to Mr. Pesy, who teenled to be
hs aspag %a Of The eS "s5s.. Sos n s" . ore
out in his nsDe He then ssled me whose name
wa. gsde ey; in tGd him T x n11s oa' Ia ii h'
and he inspector Of took Il rseolct Alright lie
III, said he wanted to to Major Mex nisy as was
only interested to small amount stating what 1t was;
that there oters interested Of whom Mcpike
aud Irvine ether and that they wanted their money told
him Qusrtensser not bound to acconat TO him be-
vouchers made ont In the of another
lie then stated that be hsd made agreement With Mckins
try hmse and that McKy bad sgreed TO receive his stock
$40 hesd That P.iy's dee aaton Therefore lie
tad. would have difficulty !, getting The money.
! q. State fully the purp,r Of the erthcate.
A. The Of be certificate that 200 heads Of uues
or rad been furnished 0ovsrnmfn, By Mr.
Neil 1t sIs head sad that the
for e stock in his quarterly returns Below that certificate
% s ef & rp md pa b Ss The : ' Of
That considered asked esy what interest Pes.e
or those for whom he sct.ahs did pretend 20
taeJ wersHee ntee'ted IN the difference between $40
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