The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-01-10
VOL. 5. NC. q.

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Q. Did you see the articles?
A. No, sir.
@. How were they fuinishedl
A. BIZ him; and put on board Of the vessel.
Q. What knowledge had you OF the quality
of the articles, furnished?
A. / could not have much knowledge of
That was out Of the question.
Q. Did you employ any gentleman to see
the articles?
A. Only my clerk, Mr.. Humphreys.
@. Were those articles brought from Alba
uy here and shipped.
A. suppose SO.
&c Q; ansvs,s., Were they in Albany when you made
A. suppose SO.
O. Had you any absolute knowledge upon
that point?
A. No, sir.
@. What was Davldson's statement TO you
in reference TO that thing?
A. That he was familiar with that kind OF
business-that he knew the value OF the arti-
cies of which The Government were in need.
Q. What business did he say he was familiar
with?
A. I think the purchasing of supplies and.
provisions.
S' " hu Wuol W thc SupPtteo you
were then purchasing did he say he was iami.-
iar2
a. Mainly beef and pork, / think.
@. Did be tell you he was Of the firm Of E.
Corning & Co.?
A. ! assumed that. q
@. Had you knowledge then of the psrtlcu-
lar business In which E. Corning s. Co. were
eDgageds S
e;r Ion
Q. Then you relied entirely on his own
statement?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And whether the firm was engaged in
the produce business you did not know?
A. That was my impression.
The firm of E. Corning s. Co. were firm,
not in the hardware business, IN Albany, New
York. 4
THE WAY CUMMINGS BUYS HARD BREAD.
q. What was the next considerable item OF
your purchase =! E g
A. Hard bread. 4 tt.w
q. What amount of that did you purchase .
a. do not now remember the precise a.
mount. SIS
@. Did you purchase it personallyl
A. My clerk purchased it. ~ 81
Q. From whom? ga a3
Q. Did you have any personal knowledge
of that transaction?
A. Fo, sir.
Q. Did you furnish the clerk with the
funds, or did you draw in favor of the selleri
A. 1t was paid ior after 1t arrived here.
Q. PAID to whom? M e'
A Directly to the party selling, Isupposs.
@. By youi III 81
A. By my clerk, Isuppose.
@. What was your own personal connec-
ton with the transactions sa13if e1f
A. Nothing further than that ordered the
purchase to be made and the articles to be ship
ped. l was spoken 10 about the subject first,
and 1t was thought to be wise to make the pur-
chase. e
CUMMINGS CHARTERS VESSELS.
Mr.. Cummings also charters vessels. He tes-
tiies, with reference 10 the charter OF the Coat
zacoalcos
@. With whom did you make the contract
A. With Mr.. Roberts, the owner.
@. Did you make personal examinations
A. had previously been upon her.
@. Did you invoke the aid of anybody else
in making this contract with Mr.. Robertss
A. think ;, specially.
@. Did. you examine her boilersl II.
A. No sir.
Q. What was her tonnage'
A. do not know.
@. For how long time did you charter
her?
A. | am not sure there was any time speci-
fed.
@. Before the contract was concluded with
him what other inquiries did you make for ships
to charterl t544.
A. What ships we're here and what could
be had was subject of inquiry at that time, and
I heard of number. Several came to see me
about ships. 3.f
Q. What other ships did you examiner
A. die not examine any ship. Ifook Il
for granted that they wers sOha! they svsre rep
resented to be. Y
@. State the terms of the charter party!
4. Icannot. @. Cannot you give US the
substance of il? A. cannot. G. How
much did you pay? A. Either $1,000 or
$3.50 day. The price was considered very
high, but not more than was being paid at
the time and in the pressure we thought it wise
10 take her.
CUMMINGS BUYS SHOES. lt O.
Mr.Cummlngs interested himself in other
purchases for the Government. q
@. Since The termination ofyour duties un-
Ter that commission have you had any other
transaction with the Government OF any kindf q
A. Not IN the way of contracts. had one
transaction which, perhaps, might come under
The scope of your question. When at Washing
ton, after that, heard great clamor on &C"
count of the want of shoes.-AmoDg others
[ had heard Gen. Mcdowell say that there were
regiments that could not march on account OF
Of The want OF Shoes and stated this tact 70