New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-24
PETROLEUM.
The Masa swiadIe-E xamiashon OF Coll
Hiilyer- Eeprimand by Justice Dodge
A Scene In Csurt-Fifh Day's Pre-
ee<diu9s.


The evidence in this case was resumed on
Saturday uornng at ~ n, before justice Dodge.
lie only witness ~Xamined was Col WIN. y. Hilyer.
His .esnnn, highly interesting. as will be seen D.
tie 1oving;
Previous to opening The proceedings Justice Dohge
,ad 20 would Ike to have a talk With the counsel IN
both sides m h. understood by aperu.a' - the
ing papers that language bad been INDUCED in IN DIS
absence the day prs,ioua. which was hot allowable al
Court.
A sCrNE.
Justice Dodge-Gentemen. Yesterday afternoon
AZ, the e.sminai,op learned that You INDUCED IA
some femnrls which were entirely out Vi place. Which
II had o.en here I would have put sop 10.
Mr.. BOISE don't know what y"n refer to. Judge,
Just,. Dudge-f refer ~ the uLgcht.eInany language
which passed bliw-sn yoBrself ana Mr. Mann yisteT'
DIV, ard which aIpcars IN this mornings paleTs.
Mr. Boisa-t'oL Nam stated thsi he was p years OF
ave vhllc BE- looks TO be S. and has child years oi
age 10y III. second wife.
tor III ed that you sAObld make such rematks and ar
ed thet Cob Mann should 90 So shd snJ That
be would iiek YOU " you were odifide Of Tic court.
Mr.. fieid-l lave always khown Mr. Eolse as
eeutra In the profession and think that the repos
10 the rpers IL wrong. but wss not here myself
IA liheiy suIpcsition for Ar Field 10 make when ne
YVES not there and when hall d'zen reporters were
there who could contradict Lis stateinehLI
hr banks not wan. 10 crlticise the reports
given Int thns the gentlemen Did not mean H.
Jns,ios Dodgo-Fron what had herd thonght
that M Kellogg was under exrmnptiOn 81 the tiile.
Trs o,.e al ile counsel answered tie judge ~ say.
ing ihst he WAS not under examination bbt they we're
,ni,taken for he war under examination NJ the com
management Of the conversation to Its close, AID for
some time Ihsrwaid =,
.Ju.iice Dodr,-I am sorry to think ihst this shonlc
Ia m,ae piscc Ct amusement for council aAu WIZ
Dcssen.
Mr. Boise-It was not amusement.
Justice Dod,,-It certainly must have been II the
manner IN which the report l. given Is true what has
Mr. MANS nge to do with this cdsof what difference
does II make whether lac Is - years OF .He or %
whether he has a second wife and Guild : years oil
ace what has that 10 do with the case IL mas
nutLng more 20 do with the than @ dot over the
letter l. am sorry 1t has happened but hope IL VIII
not heppen again. ,..
who sad: Judge do MT think you can leave anything
Justice bodge-wcl you and Mr. Boise being nsso'
ciatcs in this case. Inferred that Tod been done oy
yon.
Ju,tice DOLCE here asked for morning paper. from
which he rcnd aloud 10 the Court tho conversation tha
occurred Oh the previous Afternoon aiter "oh he re
pehttd his QUESTION
What las Mr. Mannr sge or his arriving NJ puberty
10 DO v 18th this casef If this occur agrsp, Wal CLOSE
toe case until l have time 10 sit here mVet
MIR. Barks-I hope you viii put STOP Judge to any
ns,ioe Dcdse~i certainly will, and would have then
II had been nero
EVIDENCE OF COL uIIIyEB.
Mr. Uilly.r was then Called Who testified a. follows
I became acquainted with Col. Mann ABOUT Apr! Vt
May lrCi either in " ashington OF New YORK, dot
know which was acting IN tho rOltssl,n oi Ia"'
nj the time 40 not then connected with the army; b.
previously been on the stat Of Gen. Grant, hist heard
Of Nnnii's Patent Accoutrements OF tho time OF my
Introduction to hp Col Msun stated to me that ne
was tLs maker oil MAINS Patent Announcements.
aud chow ed me certificates from Gem. lnr Logan.
and several other officers and that he had received
favorable report from ths Secretary of Nar tnat ne
had made 10 90 Tor ths Government, wbich mao
bsen delivered but that re was unable 10 Procue sy
further ordsrs for his accontrments 'ol nan. fIo
posed to NE that II would procure an ordel IoI ns
nens 10 would give me 20 per cent anu no SUI
seou.nty greed 10 give onesixtn on all the con.
tracts and subsequently offered !" s'r one'sn'h VI
tLe u,tent pr, fits; saw Gen. Grant Al Ci1 foint
asked him nGt hs thought OF tho accoutrcnens ana
he All, hnd the same opinion that he entertained at
tins ros the letter and ITO. would Ike letter
s,arn h,, =. Iruten ant General the sane ~ he had
civsn vhen hs vas MsjorGenera, aud That sufficient
nuner NJ these sccOutrcmfnts should DO ordered Tor
traI yc,eived letter IRON Zen. Gl1ht, q GshiIl
ton av zen Grant, tho Ordinance Obcer, the secre
a., ~ war and also procured IN order from Mr.. |
Dana tbe Assistant Secretary OF ar which resulted
M ths order 10, 5000 ses; received nn interest In tho
prchts after procuring tie contracts to me amount
~ Amt one srth; that eIceeded the 20 per cent
contract. the nett agreement that had with Col.
Mann Vas siter The procurement of tho third
o,S.r this wss about the 81 Of August. 1861; the
se,.smsnt Vas that 1 slould nave onesirth Of the
mr. 6,s 40 long 70 devoted my time toit but did not
dr,otc nv tina but amply much Ms was required:
visited W Arlington several times ana also iarpers
Fer,y AID Kentucky; wss at CITY Point several times
sd On order Tor 1900 additional SETS this wns
nat sntrely my wish. there we're other agents en-
Mo, "a slso there also another agreement which
~ ths should have esesixth Of the profits " the