Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-20

s.inr IN those sccoofermenss. but could no, ss-
certain tte rcpors had any foundation They ab-
solueelv ssv there no such thing. They say
p,st " estherby did bring IA bucket OF lager
beer. Or s,m s,hing ol thai kind. n'-ns, 20 the
hands. Governor Morton ssid q the time ne VS.
sorry hi- brother bad any c.augfact AID ihat he
wished me a. far a. could. 20 prevent hini fupm
having anT more He reason was. there were a
few ef-s,s,oinsee pol.ssesss- -~hs ~ess ssysss -
IN Ike capital OF all such things: and he sud
that even u IL vas right los his brother 10 have
contrs,t. Il nut proper that he should have
anything To do ~ith those things He further
staid Lhat bis brother did not need tue contract;
that he was IN good circumstance. and did iSos
Deed The prcfts
TAX oKIssESpoRFs CONTRACT
GssssensIorf a Co furnished three regiments
with uniforms made Of blue jeans. ! DO not
know that in connection with al these contracts.
with the exception of the lrst. CeisseDd0rf, the
agent Of the 6rm OF GeSendorf & Co. bad an
understanding with Frank Murphy that i've per
cent upon the gross amount OF the contract for
the first regiment was TO be paid 20 him. and ten
per cent upon the gross amount OF the other con
tracts know nothing OF that kind. Frank
Marphy told me upon enc occasion that he bad
been charged with sacl, thing a. that: but he
told me- too, that GeisSendorf had agreed 10 do
nate for tho purposes OF the war some small
amount. provided he found at the termination OF
his contracts that he had made sufficient profits
He paid me at one time. think, $40. Ge's-en
dorff Oil psy me- according Co his understand
ing with Frank Murphy, five per cent upon the
gross amount Of the first contract. and ten per
cent upon the Subsequent ones. | know nothing
about Geissendorif leaving money at my store for
Frank Murphy .or Tor anybody else. lie told me
upon the street that he had Jeff mIney vIth nv
clerk az the store He stated thai be had left a
package or letter at the store lie said il not
for me; that il was for Frank Murphy. He said
he left IL with one of the boys Says ], 81 have
nothing to DO with il; ! suppose the boy will de
liver il"
The letter soon came into my possession. do
Eot know what were it, contents No clerk in
nv establishment called my attention 10 IL after
ward did not understand that Frank Murphy
received any money through that channel ! he
SIS paid me was for the benefit OF the soldiers
aud was in no wise. directly indirectly, con
nected with the contracts, and that money VA
applied to the purchase oil various articles tor the
soldiers There never came into my possession
or passed through my hands from Gelssendurh, OF
any other member OF thai firm. any sum o
money except that SIS That money came from
Geissendorii. the agent OF the firm.
Such was the testimony of Qaartermasie
General VAIN. 1t is in direct Conflict with tina
of GEIssESDoRFF. The latter IA his ex ,miuatioI
says that the proposition was made TO him by
FRANK MuEPnY. in behalf of Col MUtPHY anc
VAJES. thatif GEIssESDoRFF would give him five
per cent upon the gross amount of the contrac
for clothing regiment, and ten per cent. oil
the next, that they could have them. and that ih'
last proposition was made by VAJES and FRAME
MURPHY; they consulted together They botl
spoke to him about it, aud SAID it was necessar,
to secure the JOB. VAJES himself. GEIssEyDoRFI
says referred 10 the ten per cent. and TO the fac
that the award of the two regiments wa
" be conditional upon the payment of tina
amount. GElssENDoRFF also swears posiivell
and unequivocally that the money for both lot
enclosed in an envelope addressed to Mr
VAJEN. and was deposited in his store. This wa
part of the programme between the coDtractin!
parties. There is an issue of veracity betweel
VAJES and GEIssESDoRFF. They are ms wide apar
In their testimony as the poles The late Quar-
termaster General swears, in positive term. tina
no such arrangement was made with him. an,
that he never received any commission bonus
in connection with any contracts for furnishin!
supplies to the army while he officiating il
that department of the public service IL IL 70
tells the truth.
We shall further review General vAJEN's ties
timony