The New York herald., 1864-12-23

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q asy beswssa opdyks s.d bt OpAyks told
teen thousand coats think no said that The
tas same those with me- rather think bed better
sSoos some ssy Siss psss ssS oosss thai
were rejectsd by the sovsrnmsnts A. know that so0s
infantry r on coats we're rejected fos what b ksewn -
Ez,Jadss 1noss-Ysur Hcssr WI rsmsubss tAllrsss-
ing NE Cour that The libel charges thst wae shoddy
thas thsy Sanksss and clothing. oaly call your
Hooor attention 20 she fact now They charge us With
oaossion BY Mr. Psrspons--osn you ssass the prices
them nov Is regards The aske.s pantaoons snd over
There vests; jackets were 81 80. paDta
O. what were you 70 ses fron the sovsrnmsns On nm
Philadelphia coatTacu a. was 70 sst frcm the govern
3 &C ss sSs he s':
sand already mentioned; this on The contract with
upo Sos on sucn copPscs very
rood thing g How ~ncn vsrs yoa paid ,or tss elOsnig
made 70. the STATE q Nsw YS,ss r. 4 v:fy fairly :soSs
coats THAI made up: Q. Did the house OF Opdyke
= Co. furshh all the matsrialss A. me house
third Of the goods used were not or those supplied by Mr.
spauldpg; Opdyke sent some wool dyed cloth instead
Of spauIdings cloth. O Did you buy any goods for the
purpose your account did the house Of 0dyke
paid for thsm Mr. Opdyke did not assist
in the matter at ALL O. DO you know how she coats
were eventually disposed OF A. am not swsrs; they
somewhst injured By being exposed 70 the weather
70 o o e s.
Iwsnt on 70 look after them myself, and found them
10 .S Or S.s: ss: 2 ss .S
nothing; no oiothisr would have given more than
dollar piece them least would mot; could
that my relations with Mr. we're satisfactory
his agreements with not fulfilled always my
.snly had; think We made dollar each coat and
from fifty 70 seventy.fve cents on the pants &c Q.
What was your loss in tho transaction. A. gave op
dyke check four thousand i've hundred and nfty
dollars and three thousand Eve hundred and thirty
eight coats; do not know what Opdyke made or losL
EXAMINATION or 9. G. KEITH.
8. G. Keith was the next witness. He stated on his
examination by Mr.. Pierrepont-Ay position In relation
TO the In 1862 that OF Inspector Of army
ofce the concern Of George Opdyke supplied some
900 blankets 70 the government; inspected them;
this price, they inspected and issued
army; there have been some rejected, but not
than usual In largo contract.
This witness WAS not cross examined.
FRED. g. BACON ExAMINED.
Fred E. Bacon next sworn. On examination BY
piece goods the United States government under Colo
mel Vint0n: remember the matter In question; there
and So 600 yards three qussssr nsnns ssrs blue he
coat cloth At 81 In per yard the nanssl vas q soc
Cross.sxaminsd by MI. Field-Al that passed was
good: they all passed; there rejected could
not say bow much there are always some rejected on
THOMAS p. oARHARr sxAHINBD.
Thomas Carhart sworn and Examined By Mr.. Pierre
pout-I OF the nfm Of Shafer, Whitf0rd b Co.,
long Island: IN 1881 ny business thst Of ooshsr
was alone ~ . arm, but George Opdyke Company
ss,s Internal Revenue Assessor Opdyks wss Interested
with me In several contracts: have memorandum
s.s eis Il = s
September 80 900 cavalry jackets ate6: November 2,
1900 infantry irock coat: :. % s7h; November 8
irock coat. q . sI,s; 6eosmbsr a. g 600 infantry
and for Bssa.es os1
S. 1n.n S:v. eesn ia is. Sfsnry psDs
looms, 20,7ls cavalry pantaloons In these he the
eontrac,s in which Mr.. Opdyks interested beginning
dollars. O. What shs Of ali these con.
nacsS The whole q eli these contrasts with
" oos oo
round numbers We nay call q nve miIIiona Q wnss
dyks profits tho ave millions Of business about
one hundred and seventy two thousand dollars
IL.
fairy and fully executed they fAhfay sxscutsd
this business begun Ia 1901 and continued 70 1897
AT dsSsry 20 tns va made Il sbrsy asvs
from the 4th OF May, 1858 q. What did you sss
iron the in mp ", 60: s'ra s.a;
N the nsrsss M At from ninety 70 ninety nvs ,o o.
dyke had advance over million Of dollars tbs prod.s
or their credit and capital In carrying on their
buslnsss fudlins their contracs do know shat
know ina, there we're any obtained BY members Of his
firm. Q. wss there any sacrhce Of the securities A.
csrn did not receive above OF the prots an.
other wealthy nrm did como 10 and this reduced the
As Evarts wanted To know what this had so do with
the CASE
praciiced every day In New York Ia the beat houses,
from Stewards down, and Al much larger than is
The Court-The question 10 too general II could not
be made honest dishonest merely because the
Mr.. F,ed-Tnere are ueu who have obtained contracts
with the government and who have bad brokers 70 OBJ
tain them. We, however, do not specify who they
Here some sharp nring took place among counsel,
sulting in tsrse rebuke from the Judge.
To Mr.. EvArs- conducded al 1s business all Of the
contracts were in my nams but was known that Mr. Vp
dyke had an interest 10 them O. Did come TO settle
msnr we dd We came 20 a. zoe profits ana Understood
his securities now remember that Mr. Opdyke did ob
tain contract FOR sixteen thousand infantry
coats and that no came TO about Il; some OF the
money got from the government was in thirty
securities; know they were sold bciow par this was
the only n which Mr. Opdykc sacrificed the securi
ties, by the fluctuations in the Market they brought
something sbou, ninety and three quarters the
acstes OF Indebtedness not transferable; the loss
on the tenths OF quarter fell upon 0pdyks
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM a. CoGswRLL.
William b. Cogswel, being sworn. testified that he had
been machnst for about eleven years THAI the depro
citation In gun machinery In for year and half
two years would be about nfty or sixty per cent and
that three four tool hands only would be required IN
an establishment OF hundred and nity meu. On
cross examioaon be testified that he had special
quaintancs with machinery, and that his meaning
not that the would be nrty sixty per
cent to the using It, but that could be sold
without deduction Of that amount from i.s cost.
TESTIMONY OF cHARLBs y. HAUGHrAS.
charles b Hsughian, being sworn, dsposed - fol-
lowsA guumaker, and have been nearly all my le