New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-17

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Q. By whom was the bargain for the purchase Of
Marstons interest medei A. by 0pdyke; sprese/s
and took par. IL: acted on behalf Of my wife tried
to got IaIston 70 eel OEt at tie price oered suc
ceoded by giving my for s20O aner the first
nun went away took little parton interest yet
to have tie 81 gun whether there Vas any profit
not me hargan wgs ret gade with Op,lyi4e but Win
Farley Opdyke dii nCt tell me wlethcrle had ruhcr
8cd TO- he osked to r-seiHd a.; refused there was
no DISPUTE between OIdyke and me tin went % his
house, il was about the bargain with Farley; Il VS.
because he denied TIE bargain inst calndhim rascl
and li9r; called LIN eTindeT at Congcss Hsl
lbcta.-c be did not pay ne over tie money; Handrig
sn1 paid TIE money to my vito the neat y sfter
he rot i n fortnight ago Tuesday in my presence; Ia
Maid 5000 AMI something; / fhink riywifc gave a
receipt end thai there Was an ace aunt made az.
O. When and where wa The trs. Interview in re-
gard 10 ttr SuIycyuishpf 4. htthc Oyster House IA
roGdway corner ~ Zsd ST. aDclt week before he goo
the appoiEt1ont; Ithin4 we met without appontment
in the SELDOM had no interest IN the saoea am never
had dont reooeet meeting hin before at eolamlttee,
room above the saloon; AHdTcws asked me Il ! would
not ny infiuenee with Opdyke 10 get hin the Sur
yeyGrsApj sad, lie y wos,pg for Stanten pat l
think YOU can make i al aeieaa6c to bini' ihen
he I'D nlcct VI oslss TO b. colecied 10000 ana
eiyp It 70 Oydyke toward his elections pay it
to Opdyke for has election. as near as can rccoi-
lcct; told him woud zee Oldykei | I'D go the
nest day: met him at his store and talked with
him privately; told him Andrews wanted hiia
10 drop hisfiend Stanton, end go or n ior surveyor,
Ilil u was understood thathe vas TO run fo Mayor;
Opdyke sail, A" Won't he cheat ne@ said thought
not, bot he could pick his man to 20 WltA Mei he tod
me b. get i.liamsCn, then cit and 50 NilliAn-
sou IN Spluce-s, nj his Office; We went az to Twenty
n ldst. and Broadway tlehextnigt and met Andrews
at the saloons yethere sat at tie table; told WHEEL
son what Andrews had promised; AndreSs said,
" HAT il correct" went and told Opdykc what Lad
been agreed 10 before Williamson ana ne, aud that t
al satisfactory to Williamson; Ollyle sent iae for
Williamson; we started % so TO Opd!A o. saw OPP
dyke aftcrv ard, and be said Williamson lad seen I'm
and il was al right; Andrews gct BIS appoiat1 & n
less than n week, think think CpdyAe said he w.lI
20 to Washington immcdiJtc.y and see Gbcet ~
think he did 90; the day after ARIeyss appointments
went 10 Opjykes and there say AaG.owsi done
recoiect any conversation tlat iock pace iheIe An
dfews ard walked cut together; e tlehaedme yciy
kindly for what did in getting the app Antuent, and
told IRE what ne would DO FOR ny friend heIld not
previously promised Ia rive the places b, cause he had
not cot theIn he coud promise to do tblGg; lie Was
tie best pUnier and the poorest performer ever knew,
don't think saw 0pdyke again about the matter untl
Just before his elections net lin coming up from TIC
Custom House asked him II he Lad got his money;
understood him To say no, or he had cot par # IL;
that was in tie Park worked FIR Opcykc's e'cton;
there weg 40 provision 9I u payment ef corr OK
Tek sirer the election iiaw Qpdyke again; lassed
Andrews did whit he agreed 70 do lie SAID NO, 10
1S ESt ga Ia. J. SSGa az Cd s 30 o oe sna
hundred. 'tink; l did rot speak with hm again on
thst sntjees iii met bin IN washington.
/ Q Haynt you said yor had seen check given to
O. In the summer OF 1861, didn't yoa know that Op-
d. kes nomination was agreed upoal No, Sir:
| v Didn't you g 10 Anarewss hone aud ask tho
patronaeeoi Lis Office for the nomination vi Opdykel
\. No Sir never wen. " Ais house tn tsi be eos
the appoiBtIaent; didn't think be aad tho ghost o.
cAalcr 70 get 10.
o. Did YOU 10 anything moro than ask Andrews %
make tie customary collections from Government Off
cialsl A. l ASKED him TO do what sfotedi dons
know TIE custom o! tho ohce have heard taet IS
customary to make collections toward the expenses Of
elections
O. Didn't you figure up tie salaries and ascertain
how uch collection would amount to az yer cent?
4. No, sir.
DS sga Het know , that "a AaH fss ,, si 4
| knew tia, they were intimate, but not 80 WY ni
mate Tor he asked nc, won't he cheat mel Laugh
Mr.. Fled suggested to the conr' TO rcgrees. any
disorder saying hat i had frequently occurred before
The COnrt not are 81 ., isordcr be he re-
quested tie audience to coutr0. incmsc!lc and make
10 expressions "a approval o. dsspp;oTal.
be inst ran for Mayor A. No sir.
Q DID Ut he aid hin 4. Ies sir, but was boss
lie Court suggested that tie cTossozaainaiiol was
Sir FED expressed surprise at srch iniination.
Gnd sgd il was net as long yet as u dli'ci. tLe
Cont ibOnaht be had gone fer uss ne would aDal'
The rsntts.id that remark was unc1ll.d for Tie
counsel should not abandon Bis place These filings at
the Con-, sho,'d ret he ,s"Ge
Mr. Field stated that he was rot aware that he had
-n,c ory filings at the Court Il II was Wholly unn-
territorial AID be was sorry Tor II.
Witness-In reeaFd to the interview &, Wellington.
/ went there IN othor business tur OfGyAe.
o. Were ,ou conscious # is beiag morally wrong
about this management CUseoed to- oH'cDon ovcF
ra!ed) A. Gld not link any thing about II, w1en,r
II was right wrong; have been assessor Ia TINS cry
about ten years. u ,oh,;.
for the Tax Commissioners OBJECTED ~; Objection
q. Did you raise money for the Tax Commissioners
| A. No sir
O. DID Won divide the salary With one Jones' who was
put in yoar place y. No sir.
O. Did YOU get $3.50 frc n one Of the employees \. No
sir. 80, q,
| o. DID ven ask Andrews 10 give yon S:00l A. L
have no recollection; did 70: ask AndreRsto put any
money ito nly hands; borrowed IN 1909 EtOJ uf 0Ac
Robinson and 500 oi Reqva; did not Tell ,hen thAs
mt III, III in the gun contract, Requa Las Dee PAID
df not quarrel with Opdyke bccauss he would n't make
out larger claim think lie ear answer aoou1 'lal y
he asked you question mo aoout II.
Redirect-I never gave any order about any such pa
Ter ~ this signed by hendrcksoa Gated ,9pn1ai'oh
about tie suit; s!gn,d power Gi attorney th"t hen-
d. SAID was To come Into cont, but il not nv
dcrsaud Il to be authority - se;il'. QnPcled 20 Ey-
ience admitted 10 slow imposition o. iraGd) Hen
erickson ,ald that he Waned po.ei Of ni.orney
to go into Court; gave no power verbally OF other
wise 10 settle nor did know it, wh,n saw sr.
Weed at Albany il was lot III reference to M IoaIs
never lnd antthng 10 say with Linn about railroads
Farley and vent TO WASHINGTON 10 get contract Tor
guns nader the Books patc.t; FGrfty AZ hOt 20 htp
that but with another sa. got aitersalds my we
borrowed Honey because could not DtI"s oahhiupt;
Oplykc sometimes when the work was gong on 3adly
tod inc he would be iad 10 set out OF II al loss "
s25 coo, but not after ccmne"ceG 20 del;Yf CUES
Counsel here wished T. nicriosa e Vs "!'nes@ apt w
. purchnsinl blankets for The plaintiff.
Counsel for plaintiff objected. The plaintiff cane
into Court ready testify. aud Just now tie counsel
discovered that this witness khoMs something ABOUT ~
a;ter having tnoroegtly examined this rcInakab!e wit.
mess. -,
Mr. Pirrpont insisted that the witness had more than
sustained bis counsel 81 statement in The opening.
INC Conrt all we'd tie new evidence TO be gone int.