New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-11
"huswer-He disburses, and don't know bow"
slHK-pAgn S

ner 10 the tao.aotion Of your boat busnes.l
"AnsweI-I know lie gets hall The profits hss's all can
answer. consider bin paTtosr. ,
"Queson-- Don. yoa srow Lat lie 70 Do furnishing one
ceut for your trensaciions IN ide boat business!
/ Answer. No, Sir donL .,
"Questlon. Cen he. he 4, Furnishing ore cent
"cres!ion. Ysa only iaow tho. hs g,s eueAsh Of the
| "Qces.,n. You iuIaish the money!
answer Yes, sir, aud sstond to Il all" t., -,
| "Quesion. You dc not know whether you e,Ve "aos
prof. or lost .lnce you have been in the ba1ns"i
01esao. You Do NO. know whether you worth any
"ia: ' - No. Sir aclti have made ''n' money!
Nj coslens's s,ti,aosy consists principally Q, nsssticn,
o." sr the p,rtasrshp whether he put in bat he
cannot tell how much Coblens himself put ill., lie does net
how TO s , gs Mi \. Sed The eny III.
70 HI, business that he entirely clear eoen Is ua ..
Nr Iiosfcn tes.iGes that Mr. Cobeos las often
Congratulated hmsei on the nature OF this pa'ine S'N
~. cont,ee submit lie, partnership, 10 which thers
i,rO fr snd no o0mweo signature ae'e G~e 80, ss
y,in eighteen prosecutaa bu.,1e" WIN We pot'
epueu y5irs At the rate Of s p h ~. nra
,ns rrs copui,,iou rseets sna dsbr snsi
E.c .6e psity fniui Ling te osrin does not Lu0w how
HJssert Of lis innd. Whether 10 Is worth avg.
Mnr or is iu.olveni end yet PorscJ sat'sded with the
ssnrsmept where t1e party furnishing tue capital csPt
tel gho recommended to form such psrtnershr snd here
The other give Ineligible account OF how no
cane n m tho bpreseu1s foutures 20 aston aiding
that jury woai rot give the ,shes eedenee to she ie
Sesve hat Mr. Co0ens only convenient tool in the hands
Q; more ssate II Nc; more NM lncpied mon.
any further evidepoo Is nosded concefnn. the peiafions
alliance bcteen Cobvas and Picke is furnished in the
testimony Of Capt. Wihm T. Nc, ct baltimore no iornoF
owner tire steamer Cec Of winch more particular mention
viii oe .ade smother place. The only person connected
with Ire government far bs tue Comtes hsTe diseov
cred enjoyed tho acquaintance CT MI fSkIe beio.e he
6rcaLin OF lie leAon. wac M Jonn InClof late g
,.sn Secretary u War who testhe' hs he Las Known
eight blue years and na he has lie eSios hA
TRANSACTIONS with him None Of the witnesses sseu
bve tnewn hr Cobens before the Of The
p.on OF sequence whose precise position In conn-c
tiou with the Transport service or any otner ouiines rei
= va. .NAsA c. BALI OF BALTIMORE.
Mr. Lnssa C. Hall ofB.ltitnofe has played voy eonspicr
on, p, in een with the eLatslng transport
sells At that port Hardly vessel Ia. been clustered Their,
the peat eighteen moah as sn not oeen secaiei
- ,eve rcr cen. found is way hs pocket. During
that time been understood siPowHer agents
and brokers' that vessel could secure sht Of te lar'
ternlssr q, Bancre uge, ihe was offered by Mr. hal
n ana several OF them testify tla, knowing t they wec
compelled much agains iher WILL to resort to him to do
"a theii business.
So pguie-y excessive the monopoly Of this bu,nc,s
re eroyoa Hail. that Il u length airsoted the McruoD o.
hs QuarternGstei General called Col Besers ntt
n ton o by letter. piusd in connection with Ai'
monv Assistant Secretary fuckers ate iop also ca led
20 10 Il by Gen. hesgs ('ee Gsn Mssss tesi'
noryl but neither of those officers ssemed 10 have made
A. sre al eaVrt The abuse Tho evidence IA hs1
s. Is Han hiuelfin e;ter to Col Besr throws much sLt
ehemiss Intricate Gio.tier Q, hi. nonopey Ae
e aware OIL iy understands the nsiure gm businss
Q; vessels and would fespeltuy Ieier 70 h,
u for spv information that Gen. Mess QdsrtsrAste
rr.T require" This iumGtcn seems 20 lave putsEnP -
nftaeI yambhng nsd MI Hall vent On a. PTo'PeF'a'y -
= before. ~
J. Department a. Baltimore since July l. 1901, by Cob
= jaime. Beg1r farnh by tho Snsie'IasseF goe,i q
s. scbooner tlps ard 6srges tins ciat-led 100 .hI
3 directly from Hail. aid hs testimony 1oss tat p of
: lie Remaining 10 owed ~ parties fox ho Esd
Ond paid n ne less Than FIVE per cent Of tho esnioe'
s. al h respective vessels Toe Committee qois
- veie on iraer In this direction i. woulo hsve demon
- .rsed Hail. IN received broker scynusson
~ nearly not al the aiming 10 oftae 200
An examination OF the colaun Of price. which these
ns vessels tered van furnish ia by ~b'sh to show
or le .noIlou revenue derived b. Hail. whea taken
t with The fact l1undany Proven that In 10 cas wa
e his brokerage eo4ion less thaa Eve pr cent the
len OH twelve per cont Il true si ;e.do. that ory
TO received two srd Ea per oui On Apme Of ihoe Vo sss
lie with division ado aud ms staen-nt 10
l:, ibis point is d2oyed BY hs osn .aiener to es' sn4
hin gsasS ss ly srS .1 2, g % S1q
~ son Why Hall permitted TO enjoy this noHopoy Of char
q5sre nothing In hi, aneseden,s character n
n IT, He poor eighteen moths wish eh'Ao-
I nSi oy esc nS ds ~
Mission. epon re e3Iog o. tSf,s. s ~ "a. ooyeEnmea!
eIcusvy npoh bin eaaIot be Iec'noes wth any theory
u OF iDgegy the part 81 OOTrESmeDt oAlcs Al!
10 .s seta. led vii I'm 81" proa carved fo9
BIS business yet the sci that these oaeei who Kew eli the
~ shoud subject teu the apprehension aud
l. ey SuppCse tGAt motives OF chsiiy zion.
e. Tho monopoly iseifws, Y13Gstsble aud bamewSllly
but especially when Il Is known tia, Hall er,ons
b,taa conm.sons irom tie owners 81 'ees Tor Ais
% pretended agency.
1t ia no apology either Mr.. Tucker Col pesor FOR
u them TO e4y TIA. they I'D mot knST until feosnt period
. nat uch 90 chsrset Y, was hsr dlt, 70
a szerce ii least culinary core, attention, tud aiseie,
Ihey should have known, what 70 have been we'd
Known by over a connected sh the tIsniPof ou'ines.
tho o. the they iafused with pob business
a fss Coz BolssT did tuow IT, for he admits t., Mr. Hal
tod I'm 1s va 5ash w. line a. be b Se ,s
po.sss.od OF is knowledge Is shown by tie Testimony
Nj VIM ApplegS.h Of Baltimore to have osr'y
ies., az Jaaaay or IeOm.y. 1914 Mr AprssstIG .s.s.
rrelt 10 upoTta1 ~ snoasr poLt showing TIT Ae oe 81
e PER 20 the Cove nment brt that Beg rev.rhsss
reonirej him Hal aud him tho romInson. 10
ssys: - tAsu a.ked hin lBete} why 10 didit fad Col
v5 could ssrve you win The vessel SLOW o. lover than
u 70 s Han becluse t93ad so hoeS ne comm pav
5 Questio1-Insn Col begsI ksev tb-I BAD compelled
. | YOU 10 pay five per cent coInnis1onf
An:wcr- Yea. sir od him 50, aai s,t,d him why be
aud turpod ros cd IN t5st way'
MI John II. hhoads Of Baltimore sl'o tes,aes;
"Que,tonDid Jos ever apply 70 Col Bslser TO chatter
" Answer-Yes. Sir.
"ouestion- VIA. did he say'
q "Ans@er-He sold ina: MIR Hall was tbs man.
| "Qoeftioa--To cnei OF your Nessesi
MI Phcals goes on TO say ts, b. paid Hall = per
vessel, belonging 70 oof pres chers,rsd through h.msc
snd HAL 20 Oovernsn and that lie iook . per ccut
additional bis coiauisiiori and further adds that 81
vas a to p yer cent that came ost Of Tho owner"
IL rdicult taE. BIZ. Tucker ignorant a
.hefe e1torons extending ong persd
Of tine and ;pe.raed upon oiheieni iodgdon
and n we believe that bo was ignosn NO driven tie
that he al unsafe ana Incompetent pubic
ysnt , =, .. 81,
OF broker the Of vessels and sort Of Blrl Of
vss.e be aid 10 Hall II Wsst such vessel ard dot
anita. bal act for Ayu and u