New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-30
THE WEED-OPDYkE LIBEL SUIT.
u,f..r Andrew. o. u. stand.
sUPREME COURT-Drc. 80 lS64.-George opdyie a
TbuIlOw Weed

Al the resumption OF this case yesterday
morning Nj. Hamilton Harris appeared !havihe come
from Albany FOR the parpose and stated That he never
had heard Of the letter from Dis brother hon ira a
ss to Opdyke. until be saw it in Court that II was ON
mis- represenI ION 10 Mr.. Batchford that Mr. fierre
nnt rad made the statement he did in opening end ne
wished TO take the blame OF that error upon himself
George W. Fsfley, redirect examination resumed
q How did ron get at the cost OF the guns burned
in he arroryt A. By subraetine tie sIlount We re-
seived from Government from our Whole outia! sha s
blites.
pesredi A. Compromising clems which were against
O. II appears by the account No. that there i. "a
loss Of 81 800 and you paid HeDdriekson S5s" ior
prodts. Explain that discrepancy A. There was
sheok in October for about - 40 that had not peen
entered into the account; il was IN ar aotshee W
Msystou and was subseQ discOy cred by the book
keeper. In regard IN the question put yes,eIus! a. ~
ny bias sg INST Mr.. Weed, world say mean '. h
,, Sa, .n not so great We
much BY mistake; ny interest Was deIendell on we
profits Ny mode Of claiming for the carDlnss u'u 70.
include any prospective profits; Only inc p'oh's N"1e
10 that time. ..;
osseraminaiionCan you state any respee, N
which there would have been more prOnt ON ,ne .o
xuns II vol had delivered them than you received from
your collection trOm the Cityf a. Ii would MOI nave
eiyen ma any more profit the claim on the city incu
ded the profits thet would have been derived on 'le
O. You saw that your bias is great as to pre-
vent your speaking the truth under oah do you think
that your bliss inst falls short Of that A. TANK not
Ihave no particular hostility against Mr.. weed.
O. Do you think you haze bias that lust tels shor
Of your speaking the truth under oatul A No sir.
O. Do you think you 20 free from bias as ~ stand
"a indifferent as judge Only 10 have justice gone
A. Well Judge might nv the cnse Of kinsInan and
be Just feel greet interest In tie success oil MI
Opdyke IN tie case. g..
O. Is your bias different this morning from what 1t
was Yesterday y. No sir.
John Parei. H. called by plaintiff s counsel was
sworn and examined by Mr.. Fied--I sn engaged IN
fbe clohug business in the city; reside in NewJefsey
RON January to July. 1863 | was bookseeper at me
Armory in second ave. kept the cashboOk produced
here rom Feb. to the destruction of the factory II
contains all the cash transactions correctly IN that Time
IT the building the day of It'd destruction; we
first attack in the morning. the police were In the
main room; was in the Office alone seeing the door
would be broken by the mob, called the policemen
shot fred the ringeadcr was killed that deferred
the mob for a while; they returned again. were again
repused; when things looked most threatening the po-
lice were Withdrawn, and Mr.. kean and were iei'
alone; escaped through the rea OF the building OF
NV return soon after found the building on bre; 1
looked Of the Office u see tie mob they were on
Twenty frst Twenty seconds and ON Second ave. II
not possible for MIR kean to hold that buid'
ing or with nuy force under our command after the
police withdrew We bad nothing 10 do with their psng
Withdrawn; after the fire took means TO save al
could from the runs and disposed OF at pubic seIe
ahe proceeds about s., GOETHE net balance amer
expenses of 81 200; had knowledge OF any OF the
books being saved at the time, except the cashpook
heard OF another book yesterday. made out the CON-
putons for the claim presented the city; por
lions were made by Mr.. Kean, which went over and
they were correct the price Of the guns was got
nj by taking the contract price, and deductng the
estimated cost for completing them; We TOOK the
price Of machinery from the appraisers inventory. ON
the purchase from MarSton; was correct; the cost
Of toos ana fixtures WIS sot at III the same way they
correctly taken; the % carbnes were e.: go IN
NarstoD'- inventory and We reduced il TO so2oi the
tools and machinery prch sed-tAe prices were taken
from the cash book including freight and necessary
expenses. Mr. KoaE and myself went over carefully
tum memory the number Of tool hands we bad from
LIST Of February hnd most of them We knew Dy name,
and wrote the names down; i was satisfied that the
average was rather below the ectuh number and that
the $1,000 was actually less than what was expended
FOR tool hands; satisfied that 1t was less;
Of the factory every day. with one or two eAcep
tons; did not suppose that Loren Jones had snyfOn
necton with OpdyEe and Farley whatever; he made
aal purchases fr tho armory from day 10 day. upon
specific orders SO time: after that was gone he
vould present his vouchers end get SO more he re-
served no salary and had nothing 20 10 with the books
when left l would lock the bOoks up.
@ Was tnerr anything claimed for the guns delivered
70 the Government in the Claim presented for the gun
o Were YOU examined before the Board of Super
yisors; IL 80 sete The Of examination A. Mr.
isnTshKean more e,pecsy Seald KoSn exp am
Mr. Blunt the IN which the claim wss made up; b
had hi, papers and memorandurns with him. shown,
calculations and the way in which he arrived at III
results; ne opened theD. or offered 20 show them :
Blunt and explained him that the guns ere charge
at the contract price ess the estimated cost OF hnsf
ing the two schedules shown ~ me are, uccOrdin
~ my best recollection. the papers that Keah shove
70 Blunt
account Of OUTLAY and compared il with the cash boo
from the time you went into the establishment; u *
il that account correcti A have for the time that
there and the account il perfectly correct; hav
checked the items produces copy In wnck th
checks marked).
Cross eIamiped-Th!s list Of checks embraces ali thu
received from Opdyke from the I'd OF February
1868 10 the 18th OF August 1866 for the business o! tn
armory: il was ell the money that passed through m
hands that know Of it foots up 10 pencil s32 Us AZ
nv keeping OF the cash book commences jan 49, a
after that 10 mine; the total footing from the ls OF DE
eeIn5er. 1852, ID sll43J0 ISL the figures preceding
Fl III; have recollection Of making. for wha
purpose made them: have any recollection whe
The figures els5 467 and the 49, 7S6 making total .
<l95253. we're made or for what purpose; never mad
any foo,ings OF my own knowledge 10 represent III,
amount OF the entire advances. b1t made those add
tiOns for purpose Of my own presume 70 sstsi,
nyown mind: Ihaye no recollection Of the time bc
she object do not think showed il 70 anybody;
had recollection of its being the book until il wa
shown TO me here; 1t made long whe ago, pr0bs
oily after the transaction.
q Wn il not made when the claim before thu
cash hook was before them; do know t.as ID ey
cav il Of oil; either Farley myself took the cash
book there went together; was before the board
only once besides the time was examined tber'
Al hour Whereabouts each time; Farley and kear
we're examined the same day was the cabA book WA
offered by me ~ substantate the claim aud 10 give
opportunity 10 examine 1t thoroughly and that al
the items were taken from IT, II bad then made thi,
pencil footing should certainly have recoected IT, Il
not made for the purpose OF showing " Tire Super
visor the cash book does not chow fooiings 70 The
best OF recollection there nothing said oy Blunt
the subject OF what the total outlay wss did
state 10 him the total Of these fo0tings Blunt took the
csshbook srd looked 1t over for few moments. and
compared the items With those the schedule; len
Farley aud Keso there and probably left the cash book
In Isrleys custody (wi,Dess sh0Hstwo three ITEM
onswer 10 request OF the counsel, corresponding
IN the cash book o! the schedule when kesp tes
sifying the clerk took noes but general thing ne
would turn to Blunt who told him what ~ write;
knew Of items purchased Of Marston not iucladed In
this claim great portion u the expenses the cssi
or q. "