The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-22
THE ALLEGED PETROLEUM Sh MULE
now OIL COMPANIES ARE RAISED.
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AmuslSa SCENE ON THE TRIAL.
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NO OIL FOR THE TROUBLED WATERS
lNTERESTiNGD DEVELOPMENTS,
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now OIL COMPANIES ARE RAISED.
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AmusISo SCENE ON THE TRIAL.
NO OIL FOR THE TROUBLED WATERS

Tho examination into the charges preferred against
Vim. D. Mann and Daniel Stratton Jr, which insti
otod tho part Of certain parties known stockhold
ers in the United Service Petroleum and Mining Com.
pany in which first hearing had Monday, the
18th inst resumed yesterday at the Jefferson Mar
yet Police Court before Justice Dodge The case for the
prosecution conducted by Assistant District Attorney
Cunning S. Bedford Jr, assisted by Messrs Henry Q.
Banks and VIM Boies The defendants represented
the previous hearing by Messrs L. H. Stewart ana u
D. Field, Jr. Immediately the opening Of the court
a George D. Kellogg, principal witness for the prose-
sutton, recalled.
GROSS ANIMATION OF MR.. GEORGE d. KELLOGG.
Mr. Kellogg the complainant in the case, was again
called to the stand at the opening of the court
Cross-examined by Mr.. Feld-Mr. Storm had been
frequently before the Military Committee while he was
ryng procure contract for tho patented accoutre-
nens for sale by Mr. Mann; witness had borrowed from
aim $3.50 on account anticipated twenty per cent
extra which Congress had voted subsequent
90 that had money transactions with defendant ABOUT
which he was under obligations
EXAMINATION OF MR.. HASTINGS.
Mr. Hastings deposed that he was ono OF committee
appointed inquire into the affairs of the United Ser
vice Petroleum Mining Company and as such had re-
auesed Colonel Mann to give HIM all the papers con-
nectod with the affairs of the company; the papers had
previously handed to the Court. 1.-THE papers re-
fcrred TO were here produced and identified by the wit
messy Defendant at the time he gave up these papers
said that these all the papers the company had Of
which he had possession
MR.. KELLOGG RECALLED.
Witness testified that he had had an interview with
Colonel Mann, $40 Broadway, the FIRST Monday in
February after which he went to Albany to forward the
interests OF Mann with regard to the accoutements no
lad patented; his return again, saw Mann; ON MS
affidavit touching this point he said that he had been
induced to visit Mann, in his office, 240 Broadway but
he did not by that to the idea that he had
been nvegcd to do so was in February last he first
heard from Mann that he had interest in an Oil com
pany; at the first meeting Of the company, held in
Was had become SeCrc-
sary Of the company could not recollect II defendant
said At the anerew .no tna ne co oI vs sT'
in Grafton, Oho) but could obtain the Goodrich farm
witness left Washington on the 18th Of March and had
his Office secretary Of the company at 24O Broadway
that time; defendant holds lease OF the Offices
so occupied las the Offices of tho companyl
mortgages and attended to all the correspondence
the city hundred and seven certificates OF stock
ooen out stock to the
OF seventeen hundred dollars had been sod out
side original stock held by the hrs sockaSiao1s
Srattonl controlled nine thousand dollars OF the COM
ranys stock it's lands had induced parties to sub
amounts received by him TO Colonel Mann; meeting
of tho board OF directors was held In April last az
OoO and in June last he told witness that "ot
No. 81 cost him 60 500; had learned however ffom
another AsT%S, m ne o
So 0O0-S2 than It's cost represented BY
Mann-an, as been informed that the entire
property .nai tr npany did not actually cost
AZ SOO.' |rlae. t'I n their conversations on
the SUI ,ha ~ pf DOWN the hotel lot.
No 7 Ike erri Do ial.i rrO0s :, at IS ZOO, and
that pta.. gol.' Asa CO.'S nir nut little moro
thar pf fnl eedings were
a 's.' ' nj >, .S Witness ss sG ssas
. ugr ua TntHtfr hat learned that the
rs tl9ta-r.l 1t... stopped for want
- .f.r~, o.a .ag .r; at the time no
.e6. lrr- Mann that the con-
"a, ~. ..r.lr I'll asrr aents had been
ai.thi IS. s.l a even he made reference
r0..tl. g a -. o pany; was to have been