New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

stores did not tai o part in all the claims that were
disposed Of; othe Investigations were conducte1 py
single Supervisor s. SOMETIMES one member souetIlhes
another subpU mas issued for witnesses II some
cases; sugg' sed in this to send for Mr. ithey
Mr. Mcneil, | think tic patentee himself ana some
Others; Mr.. Whitney had examined the machinery hhu
was familiar with ii. ,,,.
Do you mean to say that your recollection IS distlhc.
that you suggested Mr.: Opdykes leaving the room
about leaving the room before suggested II; IL nc hau
would not have suggested IL; do not think tins caim
was put 60 the vote more than once. ,,. NJ.
1 q. Was any other claim put tn the vote whiie MI
Opdyke there A. There may have been, put
think Mr. Oplyke was sent for when TINS claim came
up TO be passed upon think slr Opdyke matcd IN, ne
would cOnxnt 10 te passage or consideration Oh tno
claim unless tte Mayor and Controller were present.
and he sent for them.
| Edgeworth Brown. sworn-E1amined by defendants
connse-Havc Ind an experience OF 10 years IN seuhg
machinery and or years in the trade; am engaged
selling machinery for the Stover Machine Company
machinery in from early In 1862 20 july. rdj wOud
deprecate 40 80 per cent? the tools used III gun
factory would dcprecats ABOUT the safne aiteF shop
IL started and complete 80 men being employed
two or three would be enough TO keep the tools III
order; the machinery that We StOver Machine Co put
into this factory must necessarily have deprecated rom
the time il went In Mp TO the time OF the hre we inr
nished large lot Of milling machines ard some engine
lathes; am now connected with the Stoyer Machine
| Company; have examined the books; made out the
list produced here and used in evidence; 1t Is correct
| list of what we furnished this factory 800
| Crosscxamined-There are two KINDS OF fnhHhg
machines they vary IN price, the price al which"etoi
about 500: from December, leD< 10 July, Ic"h
machinery would dcpreeia,e from 10 to 10 per cen,
| can't ray how machinery ID a gun'netoFy woud
be used up; when speak Of depreciation IN ware,
mean whit Il would bring In the market II taken ont OF
the factory rs second hand; Mr. Soyeris not connected
with the factory now cant say when be ieit the Faue
Of zine lathe depends very much upon The nuDer
of makes Of SWING. t1he witness was examined rs to
the value Of engine aihes and drills &c., and counsel
fr the plaintiff put IN evidence eight bulls made out 10y
| the Slower Machine Company for machinery supphcd
| Mr Murston in February, March, and ApIll, le62, IN
which four screw lahes. freight and carringe, were
charged e6"l milling machine, carringe and freight,
s@59; milling machine, milling lCw and freight. sJoJ;
another milling machine freight End cnrrlage S%'? =
miing machines freight ana carriage. S1's. .
Philip Tllinghast Sworn-e1lmined by defendants
counsc-I am a commission merchant, OF the flFfn oil
HINT. Tlinehast & Co; had Il conversation with Ir.
Opdy after the fire Of July; told hIm bad letter
from In I'D who making guns Tor Government,
md had about filed his contract who would Ike % de-
liver b. him; be replied that he did not want any
guns, that be had no gnu contract
! Wm. g. Churchill sWOrn-examined by Defendants
coutsel-ln ls4J or 1910 trst furnished army blue
cloth TO the Government; Gong to less had contracts
with the QuliteimBsters Oice in Phiadciphia IN lsD
Col. Gresham was ogarterm0stcr; In is6l had con
tract sh him for Amy blue end ky blue cloth; made
three contracts or Mr. Opdykc with the Quart rrnastr
the rst for 600 yards fgl buo cloth, the second
fJr 40 yar,s do, tie third for lhCpO yards do.a
about tho FALL of is6l carly Winter II lsd2: my
brother and Mr.. Hitchcock had contract with tie
Government for 2s,tuJ blue infantry coats about the
same time; Nr Oldyk Ike cXec ed IT, or parties connect
ed .th him; think iay brother Wa 10 InVr shilling
coat after they delivered and pad Tor by the
Government: do not know oi any ether contract IN
which Mr. Opdyke was iuiereftcd lad an Interest IN
this last contract the claims Of Nr. Hitchcock and my
brother were Hssrnci to me- and charged II 10 Op
dyke. from whom had bought goods for note owed
him; it will be turned anon my dcD m settliDgj set
tied with my brother Tor tho ~ cents a coat.
e. Did you 20 90 Philadelphia % get any clothes
turned in or sold 10 tho qu1rtermabert \. do not
know that went particularly with reference 10 these
goods attended 90 them wbs4c there ana urged their
passage. at tie request Of tho parties who maaufs0'
tirea them Mr. C.rhsrt and Mr. smith
q Had Mr.. Opdyke any hing 10 do with IL A. As
Ne bought the contract sappose he had an interest N
IL; Opiykc Co bad tn contract or rather the can
tract made with Opdykc Col but TIE orders 70
eIecn'e VCic Issued. one 70 Slh IN tbOW cash, aAs
one 70 Cerhars Tor Sl2OO
O. I,y an arrangement with whom \ suppose |
win sir Opdykc. dout know about that. lPiaintins
council ob ecf- g. thls indury) 4
De,.ntnnts Co-rss ui'fs Ia prove thnt Mr. Opoyae
he The contract; that De st other gentlemen To MAKE
the rools undcr II and lhcn Lcy were tikeu 10 Palf
dephln aud rut of there. Admitted PIaiuth eAceptS
Wrss.s-lheTc nn excess oi P""ds-hore imam
the net called for-Rhich went. at MI opdykos
rccup. ~ try aAd get to- Ql'rteI master 10 pass. II
q Oh you succcsdl !. believe not. II
The cloth under tEo three contracts named was &C.
liyerfd Al Philadelphia lEd aCcep'cd II
think Ca.hart & Smith had the written contract Tor
the conts and O-lsko Company Tor tho co.n; tne
cont act Tor coats Was Issued 10 NY brotner and NJ
Iutchin-. |,
ADJOURNED to 10 o'clock tomorrow. II
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