The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-21

~. 800 ~ Iohn Na.on. John Marsden, VILLA, n
.H' S " 80 -. p,,sv Who ara chsrged No., n.
uoDermou anu Fr~no' -S'' -
Swndng the United States governments out Oh Ia rye
.,,, ~ nronertv came up for examination be fore |
-. ~. ,.,.ss,oner Newton ve.terdav r,. /
uniseo Ssaos -.
only examined was Joseph Anderson, who yves
.n,oved in the pattern shop the time the Ieaed
s~'P'0'e .....a. "a 40 y. ,....a.s 80.
frauds were ooln"''' -N, no S'''"'' W S''' e'H-
which no reason TO doub-a system OF VIII eesale
.-;ud,ns and peculation has been carried on which
,d consgn guilty parties the Dry Tort naas FOR
res Of Years The following is the eydsn = sksn
sesterday =
Joseph Anderson, being sworn, tosned:-I fpsiHe "A
No 1871 South First street, williamsburg pattern
maker have been employed in pattern s dn the
Navy Yard under McDcrmott and Marsden; list CON-
nenced in 1861 stopped the spring 4 1854 or
a05 won't be certain absent from the yard about
two months during the time; v,th the
Attendants; know Riley only by sight, VII en com.
.aenced work in the ward McDermott and Saxen held
smces one was master boiler maker and the other mas
Ger pattern maker Mr. Marsden came there 1851; he
understand these parties still hold their rositions:
Vas EMPLOYED in the pattern shop Riley eas not en-
ployed there the same time that was; while was
snessed in the pattern shop was engag ID in making
paterns for machinery; also eneae ed I'm making
four bookcases and three tool chests smsnced tins
work in the fall OF 1885, they were finish Hin the
ner of 1854 I recolec' /; the material
used In the bookcases was mahogany ane black walnut;
carved &C each case was made in four ssc.ons which
when put together, made eight fe high i've feet
or March Of 1868 that discharged from the yrud;
the spoke of manufactured fnnthe top loft Of
the pattern shop, IN room on one enc OF the building;
the room had partoned of befi the
commenccd 1t room about II urtsen by twelve
feet; previous to that time this room accessible to
ali workmen, but after the work ortte drawers was
commcnced IL was kept locked by Of Mr.. sKcDer
mott; the time spent IN the manu- iactTe OF tne book
several men being occupied on tn the actual time
occupied about one year; I here were two men
the wear worked about nne months on the
cases exclusively; was direct TO do this by 4r. |
NJ p MaSon spoke the I'D and said
were made ike the bosses r Marsden was IN the
eeing made; Mr. McDcrmott No up about four times
day; he gave directions ev cry time he came up; |
mt during ring the time we were siDg on the cases the
room was Kept locked it was al locked whoever
access by knocking three times ca the door,
when the person inside would open the door while we
was regularly mustered in tn service Of the govern
and received my pay r ON The government pay
my pay 81 So the roll we called twcea day, and
sss wsSe M % .spss
Seaman who worked on the cases. Mr. Harris did the
snn me ne
about the drawers the Loo were brought in by Mr.
Others worked the cases but a don't know who .ley
were; thorc were tool chests made.n the pattern
pattern shop; 1 worked on 1am they were made Of
black walnut Mr. Blauvelt md q Mr.: skIdmore worked
best manner in wbch they could be made the work
10th on the tool q rests stslass; the tool
chests were made for Mr. arsden, Mr. Aaxon and Mr..
McDarmott from 1.-TWO 70 three weeks spent
the manufacture Of the tool chests the materials
tera the got rcni the tool chests in my
tsdgmans, were worth abe nj seventy dollars each
tools such as mechanic seldom use because they
ss TOO Sv Ss a
put them in vAe, the TO Dis wore placed in the chest
haen and MI acD e,o on, were rssens sev o1s
and put them in the hest; j did mot see the
SS sanaes sy se .sD saw sSsm ana
the handles were lifted 70 Hnen 10y Mr -Skdmore ana
he also fitted thoE in the chest during the time the
no
Ncpermott were present on and on. don't know
brought them thor; the Inst asav OF ~ tool chests
: they were in Mr. Aardenn c4ice; there were two
chem; the third .:s taken down siairs Is. Mr. haxon
the pattern thcp by the work bench OF the man
put the ,ookchest5 Mr. Rsarscn, the carver was
directed 70 cut the initials Of M AarTcen Of Mr.
ncDemott on them; ae bookcases, shouldsudge cost
from S50o 10 5000 och did not seeGny other articles
Of furniture mans acted while was then; nsvsr
tho cases were boxed IN the room whTe they
were pm togethar; MI Noyos .ant some
others boxed them the BOXES were MADE m inc
pattern sheo; Mr. hcDermott was present While they
were being boxed nc gave difectns ABOUT the DOING;
he boxes were put ofether with nas ac screws nere
vas no drecton pun on me 60, ooHss s. o me
that OF ahe cases was nus Mr Noyec tofd s1eSwno
Sne cases we've Tor wno .ney were nSs'ng NO
l9s8on bu myself present snen tne Cases weSc taAon
sa Of the labsrers there were none Of the defesns
present e 9sxcs wene pu t ,h~ ,0n1I an tt
eee wagon aftsr the boxes were placed M the wagon.
they were taken up towards the Lyceum 0id not see
eney ~"'ie~ go,
Morse wagon; look thsee men 10 put ia eacn sectSn
alter the irst case was taKen away INC wagon returned
. day or Two after anu LOOK another one, III ue same
manner as before IL was ooxed IN secuons;
helped 10 put ON the wagon, inc WAGON
vent OIL the same as the other; saw IL drive up
% far az the ycsum but dd not see u stop tcre don
TccoIect the hird cas- go out N tne wagon inc es
was hd under me Patern work py MT Noyes anu ones
~ the Ion IL was showed unoer the oo,tom Oh inc uer
ana covered up IL was ma 70 ge' no o ae'eOuon .or
lear OF It's oeing reported: when nj. saxon ana MT
Aarsden carnc 70 me tne taa inc sng nnu pceh
eeponed ny VIM sorrei, ne saa ne Knew tne Sol
mttee, and tnat tney were gong 10 maxi as pasE W