New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-30

Participated IN that convention and nomination. be
did not runs after Mr. OPdykc received inc nomination
II Tor some time; lie said he would not accept IT, unless
there wss union OF ali the elements opposed 70 tne
Democratic party: We went to work to do that; hao
hand in getting the American party To ndorse MT
Opdyke's nomination: I did not understand MT. Up
dyke 10 have any doubt Of accepting the nomination
after the union was made on his name
o. Did you understand question which arose 90 70
whether Nj Opdyks and the other friends OF Mr. Stan
ton would ncquiesce in your appointment A. never
heard anything Of that kind was IN independent ap
pointmept entirely a. the President knows.
| O. An independent appointment which grew oct OF
the opposition between the two wingsf A. Yes SIR
he though, il be oppointed either he would offend the
other 50 be would appoint neu. man. sna le. 1e,n
appointment; Left the office on the 22d Of September
| 1864; Mr.. Wskcnnn succeeded me--the same person
who was a candidate OF Of the wings Of the party
O. Have you any feeling Of bias rs between tho par
tics Of this suit, A. have my bias Is In favor Of Mr.
opdyke have had very bitter feeling axa.s. NJ
attacked me In the newspapers. Rome months back.
O. Have you feeling against him in respect to losing
your officer A. Ihaye--not on account Of the loss oil
| the ufce bnt on account Of the course he took.
o. You think he Lad something 10 do with your hnv.
ing that Office A. Ycf. sir; know he had; would
be an inhuman being did not hnve feeling OF hos
tilry toward Mr. Weed; but would not do him Al IN
| Just &C In my testimony.
George Lockwood called By the plaintf-I was q
partner in the firm Of George 0pdyke Co, while II
acting senior partnrr In ie623: do not know bis
exact Interest hut il was between 80 and 80 per cent
remember the garments made hy Smith Bros. on tue
Spaldipc cloth tho loss 90 firm the excess OF
1900 garments was $1,000: thc garments returned
we're sold al private sale at 80 80 less per cent there
defect In the cloth: We mover could get the dyers
tn make perfect thing OF H. they sent ~ Scott
dyer In Patterson; some portion sent W staten Island
sni -etursc..; We wanted 20 have MI. SPEEDING take
the cloth back; no rcfssed.
CrosseIarnined-Q. What WAS tho whole amount Of
yntt al
Otherwise. durlDg so93i A. Our contracts with the
| Government were not 10 great extent.
Y Wbct interest he'd You in the contracts spoken of
| by Mr. Catbcart Of 81. 700Uot A. Our firm had one
thiId interest through Nj. Cpthcrr; suppose you
meant contracts we had directly with tie Government
O. wha, other contracts did you have an interest in
A. We had inter est In contracts With Smith Broe ,
Ia tie lmonnt Of l6C00 infantry Goats Churchill mnde
a sale ~ goods had for us. had interest
with him in any contract: we had ANAL contract
with Col virton, here. for blanke,saoro elsewhere;
bad something 20 DO with executing that
! q What WIS tie interest Of Opoyi & Co. IN the
Smith, contract A. O1ehaK tie sTount Of 1900
z. Who were partners in the firm OF 0pdyke Go. OF
the time u those Government coptractsl A. Mr..
Iurher. Mr. Strcshell. Mr.. Stryssr Mr. Gautrill my
seif aad NJ Opdyke; the hrm existed until Jcar ago
| last June.
samuel II. striker oalled for plaintiff. tcsifed--He
was partner In the firm Of Opfyse Co. until June.
s62, now "a printing and dyriug business; rrmern-
bers good- bought Of SpJdng; about cor yards wore
delivered 50Jyards we're returned TO Spa!ding, after
Scott baI hired ~ dye Them 'nDFo D,uei the Shtsn
Island Company had ehout 5000 yards to dye; they
dyed ilet with a good indigo b.ue saw them ho-
fore being dyed thev were spotted. and where the
spots they would not receive good indigo blue;
think they corld have been dyed black; they we're
bought Of Spsldlng ~ perfect goods: In cutting up
tho Obliged 10 cut round tlobe spots come 81
the goods returned by Scott dyed over by tho
Staten Island Company s0ae Of the spots stil
! slo.ed.
| Crus..erzmiEei-The goods TINT were spotted did
! not gO Into the Government gar'neLts: saw the
spots cut out nll the goods rece we'd by the Govern
nan, N,re = good Indigo bue; the Government Ie'
iectod about 30 COATS partly believe on account
Of the spots; do not know the exact reason; that
| happened amer ! lefi the concern.
james r. Young called for Plaintiff am Secretary
Of S;aisn Island I',eiug cstshlislmcnts. WHO dyed
about 5000 yards 81 tie Spnding clotb spoken Il;
they were ~ ed With good indigo blue; did hot re-
V,cic the bae we different portions OF the piece were
different SHADES vhea they came ont of tho dye.
| William Richhrdron called 5y PaiDtif; sworn.-In
1913 va. messenger 10 the Mayors office; was there
during tie whole time Of Mr. Opd yxes mayorslty;
know Charles Mcneil; rccoll-ct.d his comrg q, the
Office nirr the claim against the city presented for
| the sII1ory.
| Adjourned IN 10 O'Clock tomoTow.