Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-02

Ia looking over the testimony given before the
Military Commission convened IN this elty, ! see
tina situ. 50 Stdger repest- his tn mer ISLANDERS
on me, and adds. Gazing remarked that he Was
glad chat the government ID not taken his
cof.s. mill gun tor he intended ., patent it IN
kur"pe tor the Isoei government
The above u 4 libel on me aud NV gun.
nsgsr usxde such remark WbO ever heard me
G. 4 ,ay gan The cof,. mil gun which is worth
| less nuorg he witness u tesuiying At ran
dom Let ftots speak Tor ths MS lSes; ! have
never patented my gun in Europe although il
| hls been invented over t.ree years. nur have |
/ sent Gun. ar an agent with IT, cut of the couu-
/ Try. For the last three years | have been en-
I gagged ia making gums and using every me ns Ia
/ my power TO get them adopted 10y the gov err
uent and in u-e ip the army and navy OF the
United Sfstes aud all the guns | have had made
have been either sold 10 the government or al c
now on hand. sud defy all the men in the vorld
I TO -ho~ 10 the contrary.
! briei statement of my scts. in relation tn the
sale sud Introduction OF NV gun. will think.
convince all right minded men that have acted
literally and houoraby In all things connected
! sifh the same.
exhibited. Yosrs-ago. the gun on numbers of
| occasions in this city. snd all wh0 Witnessed is
operation can testify 10 % effectiveness A
committee of military gentlemen were apDOin ed
y Gov Morton 10 ey mime the gun, who re-
ported in ire f,yor and recon- mended IL - val
uabie inn lement OF warfare ins-mueh this
State had male large appropriation
for the purchase of FIRE arms. | did
al GOULD az induce 6 y. Morton 10 or
der lot of he lun. ~ de Tor the use OF
Indiana srlliers | told INN lie ehr have par
te- IN ,nuf all the guns needed for the use
ni Indiana troops, and that would charge moth
iny Tor nv patent for the guns so made, and |
still keep said offer oyen tor acceptance
Failing ~ ee' Gov NJ - aid. the neg, step
took Was TO form a partnership with two Repub
lic,ii-, eeut,.Den OF gh standing. TO aid me IN
the manufacture and sale OF the guns.
The first guI. had made took TO Cincinnati.
where my partners and myself have had lot Of
the arm. manufactured Tor Governments use
While ~ that city, during the Kirby Smith inv,-
sion OF Kentueky, and al the time when guerrilla
attacks ere frequent on our boats. placed =
gun. 40 INV own expense. on bOsrd a Govern
ment transport boat. then in charge OF Capt
Muidock and he kept said gun on Government
BOATS Tor three OF tour mouths and on one occA
sion il esa used successfully in repelling guer
rilla atisck made Gu the boat Up 81 o h IA ~ =
river
The guns manufactured AZ Cincinnati have
been soid to the Government. hut my par ner in
forms me that the Government Official. At Wa-h.
ington h We refused TO pay tor lot of the gum
oripre,i bv Gen. Butler amounting "a s. yo6 S1
Afe ell he EXPENSE Labor aid snIl-y g
| be>tv~cd on tho lt,n. have not. - yet. E. Q
ed one cent from the same sas told Yeas
ago. by friends. that NV want %; sncce-s ia the
htroduction r'd sale ct gii- 10 the Govern urrnt
| prew Out % the fact OF mY being Democrat
| 8 eh Eiay lie he case. but reall, ] cannot see
how IN, beng D-morrat can effect the value
OF the gun 5ures Government Uffici,ls should
not sufter their PARTY feelings 20 tar
depr We our soldiers of the use of the esi nj e.
arm ever invented. simply on the grou, that the
| inventor happens TO te D I'm 'crst
Some months bagk | received letter from
/ Col Jehn CoGnrn. If lhi- ci's then ath our
army II. front ot Atlanta. requesting me 10 = nj
hm gun, aud hat he would zee that il was
used on th,, rebels hai ~ Cincinnati gun
nth sl IL equipments comple'e. which | con
GUIDED would present 10 the Colonel. and let
him ard hi brsse men have the Use OF ,he same
during The wsr. free ot charge I sppl ell 10
Cap, Wilson. L ; Q iarterm ,ster in ihi- citv.
and sho~ ed him the Cslonels letter. aud told hi N
that wsnred him 10 t,ke charge OF the gun and
have IL shipped to Cnl L ,.,ufn at Afhnta-,hp
Go, enment paying freight on the same Capt
Wilson expressed Willingness 90 take charge 81
the gun. nut suggested that y s"uld be. perhaps
couir,ry 10 the regul ,'ious for him 10 do So. He
said howev.r. he ~pUld Gen burlington
about the natter. ard req 'eI me % cal TIE next
dN. q i -, and US informed that General
c had ,clined NJ ny acfi. n in he premi-e.
: ,on after this uccurre General Hovey Surer-
ceded Gen Carr ng'on - command NJ Ofirer At
tins pOtut | called o. "a iI 10 beFron aud fe-
nov 81 proposition 10 sent Col. CohurR gun.
nut he too declined 10 accc,t 4 nv offer or II E
gluuni of H. teng contrary ~ srmy regulaiio. .
tor him u 10 The gun ~rh ~ equipmeu 5
whrh | ofrre.i Ia send l0 Crl. COhuin cost NE
500 -.ui in effectiveness j. nearly .urri ~
regimen - men These acts of mine speak f. ?
them~eiVe- sni leave he public To INDIE ~ ~,
same The,e y - least one d'heren~e bet~ee
my raducf and ms~ei They are getting rich
cut oi The gar and be goveTLment. shile ave
not made PENN.
oil -sy in cOtciu ion. that never knew any
III ng a',0gt the pistols shipped here b, " alike
until they acre Ken charge ot by the author
tls- nor did ever hesr or know anything Of the
outbFesk OF d dds getting Up until the zane
"a publishes la the paper
have sll times rds sed ihii the only safety
OF the people 49, for ever, man. IN and out vi
otiee. respect the son- i'gr0n and obev me
I,ws Of his country si-h TO he judged by N,
ocfs and not by Whist eraceless rrn m-y OF
me GsrtIN0
t. The treasury dep ,rtment 10 printing and
issaing weekly about twelve milion dollars in ier
ga teodsr AID os,ioesl bank cvsfScef.