The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-17
THE BLOCKADE BUSINESS
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The Investigation in tho Olm"
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VOAmmiAOWs Documentary
Evidence.
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Something About the Lamar
Correspondence,
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IMPORTANT REVELATIONS,

charged With aiding end a0Assng No rObss By sending
goods down south resumed Of Twelve O'Clock yssser
day by Surveyor Andrews, In the Grand jury room u
the Chambers street building,
Tho accused was represented by counsellor Coo, Of
wes.chesssr county few Of his hIsnds wese present
during proceedings and these, tcge,hos with three ~
four detectives, made up tho audience.
After the prelimnayios hna been arranged Mr.. Ohm
stead WAS conducted 10 soa, ana Surveyor Anasews
proceeded With
@ Do you know the firm o. hoyt Blanchard, men.
toned in the bin Of adng spoken Of yesterday 10 Sefe-
O. Whore s this place Of business9 A. Fulton street.
they not In the hat business they in tho drug
business.
O. Did you purchase the hats OF them2 A. No, STR
Q. no you know from whom fIoyt Blanchard pas.
chased the hats9 A. They did NOS purchase them sup
pose they sent their place Of shipping their place
was used in connection with them
Was this the drss shipment Of hats you caused 70 DO
made 10 Havana? A. That waB the FIRST and emily snip
q Had you made arrangements for the sae Of tho hats
before they arrived in Havana2 A. Yes, sir. Mr. Dover
had they had 10 purchase others Afterwards 70 supply
their place.
A. About $500; there were two bales; they wore both
shipped Of the Same time.
O. There box Of sample hats spoken OF in tho bill Of
lading, who paid you for those ha.s2 A. Mr. Dover,
Q. What amount did he pay you2 A. don't recollecs;
believe about $500 in gold think 60 from reoclecsion
its long time since they we're sold.
O. Look at that letter marked No. 3, dated ct Havana,
March 20, 1893, and tell you over saw II before2
Letter producedl A. DOM know whether sent that
letter or not; II is written by me; 10 very likely did
send i; If il was among my papers u was never fons
.. Do you know whether this order (produc0d) FOR
cotton cards and other things fedp A. y wae
partially filled; Is was aled with tho exception o. tho
O. In this letter Dnd this expression, ~ an sorry
did moi bring WIN mo Tho entire Of the hats, 40
could sell four hundred dozen i | had them" 70
whom did you expect TO coll thesop A. Mr.. Doyer said
he wanted four hundred do2eo
Q. DID you NOT know four hundred dozen Of hats Of
n oho hNn f nn A oil
they sell very large number OF hats for Havana; did
not know there is large trsdo in those hats at
10 other ports--so Mexico, South America, New Or
leans, &C.
from this 70 rebel ports2 A. No. do nOt think hats
that 60 rebel ports generally mado In peculiar
6 How differently from those7 A. They arc made uni
FORM judging from those worn BY Confed0atss the Con-
federates wear caps, not hats
U Look Of letter marked No. dated Of Havana Juno
TO- 1888 exhibit Of etser) and state whether you wrote
q. That was written 70 Mr. 1ops and sep.2 A. Yes, /
O. win read you somo sentences Of this lotter,'l
you directions for shipping. osher psssss arc
any SondsS A. Yes; 50 Mr. Dever told me.
O. Had you given directions TO Mr. Iopis about send
ing those hats without oondss 4. Yes, bad; ,,o,
you ever il before2 A. Yes, sir; got u from Mr..
Dover; don't recollect the time got ~ had i 10 my
Eve six months he said was the last Of Tho goods he
8. Tnas ave hundred thousand gun caps-wsre they
bought for your geods9 a. No sir; never wanted moro
or he one hundred dozeu Of planters boes9 A. No,
O. There was man dealing ia those sor, Of things in
Havana, and moving 80 you carried u out some timer
M Coo counsel for accused)- II those gentlemen with
elbow paper connected with the press, not here
should make remark but the poison gets OUT and the
an.idote lags behind in the future.
Examination resumed-S surveyor Anafcwe nands
Mr.. Olmstsad o document, and inquiries IL that is his
hapdwriting7 A. think that 10 in my handwriting
shppea that because wanted to know what no did have
on hand, prcbatly he sometimes had my money, and
wanted 10 know what his resources we're.
Q. You knew thai he was engaged in the eontraoand
trade, did your A. No; knew he sold this kind Of
goods-provisions ship stores ship chandlery, &c
Q. vii, you look at the bill Of ladng marked NO
nvoice Or sSip1sns Of drugs A. Yes SIR hey were
shipped 10 me by Mr.. Topls for tho house Of Hoyt
O. What are tho Two cases referred 10 the bottom Of
the list A. believe they are combe
Q. What did you do with these goods placed
them the hands OF Mr. Deyer for sale thoso arc his
initials here they ~ero consigned 90 him
O. 10 AZ the account current marked No Z, and state
whether !. 10 your account current VIII Mr. ueyer' a
O. You are credited here by Gale made 10 J II Allen,
are you not2 A. So is appears.
@. Do you know Mr.. Allen2 a. No, sir.
q Where did you get those goods from ono, mentioned 20
that account current as having been sola MI A'en'
Q. Who IS MIR. Fowler, mentioned IN that ACCOUNT A.
Fowler Of the frm Of Fowler Co, Of Boston, thoy arc
commission merchants; they trade with Havana do not
know the consigpeo agent there 20 mado that sao
In Batamoros; Mr. Dever shipped that paper mentioned
sSsrs Of na sso o goods viii or
accused asked him TO explain without roferoucc 10 Tho
account, which no did a. to.ossEThas an aIeoon,
shipped his goods 70 Matamoros ana in taking tho goods
Of bond Of letter paper not sold
il you received ~ A. Yes, Irecsived IL
Q. LOOK at the momorandum on the bach: whose band
writing 10 that memorandum IMP A. don't know; tha
was on the letter when rsceiysg.
Q. u 10 referred 10 10 the letter, 10 u not' 4; Yes
received these goods they were drugs received al tho
goods except the sampo received the oue hundred dozen
O. Did you place those IN The haudso Dover for cac'
O. You formerly lived p the South A. Yee; stayed
in Savannah about three months built faw and gfisI
tivos ,na, know Of in savannah; bad al thai smo had
brother there no 10 since dead he was physician,
and dsd on @ 70 me ns,o sO S snsso yess
was in your possession at tho limo Of your arresp
O. who 10 tha, Colonel oms,ead mentioned ,hersa A.
I. Colonel Charles 0lmftssd who 10 IN tho rebel army
this memorandum ~as handed 70 no BY rotao friend,
thinking be was q brother OF mno and knowing had
brother that name The Colonel was a. suo taxing OF
q. Took a. tho bill marked no, 10, and state whether
YOU purchased these reyoyoYs7 A., did, sir.
Q. of MT. Ieon9 A. Yea.
o. where 10 bis place Of busiuess' A, htAo Wasren
o 10 no dealer in nrearms2 A. Yes sir u hardware.
O What did you do with those royolyers2 2. gave
ono 10 The foreman Tho place. 70 ,hepropretor OF
hotel IN Havana and have four 10 my hands, these arc
10 fiavauar tnoy arc con's rcvolyore, 100.
O. took O, memorandum 10. "a and state whothor you
saw H. or whether in ycur possession at mo tmo
Of your arrest' A. Yes, sir, " was
q What 10 that invoice or2 A, An invoice OF 5000
segars sont TO Mr. Ooty,
O. II says cotton cards sold twenty-five dozen al
por DOZEN A. Yes, hco arc tho cotton cards oho Of
before; that $50 mentioned there WA paid 70 shc
pureer,
g pld no ,ol you VIVA. tia. yss tcr1 a. No,
these eltefs2 n. Yes.
y Look at tho letter marked No ~, dated Workers.
April 10, 1869, aud whether " was received ~
you2 a, Yes.
O. That Is written by Topiis' A. u refers 10 tho cards
spoken OF In my testimony before
O. look al rho letter marked No. 10, dated Workers,
29,n juno 1885, aud state whether you received that
leuor9 A, Yes sir, is written BY MI Utderhlis son,
OF yousers, and signed BY his father.
O. viii read his sentence in I'LL sos thc cotton