New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-04

p.pers bring lawyer and they should be in his name
That he should take all the trouble Of the contracts on
our hands 20 be made in his name
O. Wss there any other advances between you ana
Mcneil at that time agreed upon or coutempatedf a.
That was .hs only advance contemplated Aarston snu
was all he should requires ~ mas "ppeea ,h p n aas
be n party, | peremptoTy refused, and sad we nave
nopg whatever to with it, and about the time tne
thing contaminated Mcneil informed me, Ioi eso
first time having previously stated that he had money
enough 20 advance half that amount bat not thc "hoe
that this money was his wes, end he desired tna, the
interest should DO considered In her name aoh thh
asked him if he ha,i Judgments over him. but inier
red So from this infornaiion had known tnat NJ 'o
time the negotiation began shooid ne' er nave gone
Into joint interest with MN. oo)eeteo w. eAu "a
cluded.
o. After the first arrangement with Marst9n, werr
ay, and If so Whit, advances msle Dy Won 70 uih
Large advances was subsequently made To MaIstoni nc
had eyous.y made guns mainly II not exclusively ~
hand and was very much mistaken IN the amount ol
eapital required for making them by nacsmeryi ne
lcscd very rapidly for further adv ances a' UNI
had perhaps double refused t. 80 further on wtat
5eemed insufficient, security IN business with when
not iasnilia- and knownp be hazaIdon nils,S tns
contract was changed he voCy cheerully sssete ana
we made a new one reducing the price OF the gun ~
Sl7 on condition Of my advancing elaOh; won't Cd
and advanced perhaps doEble mat aino1E.i ,nu
ment tho time Of tho contract might expire
and We would have the guns on our hands J
questioned him very closely about tns vino ieguroe,
and he gave me assurance that with more money be
would e able ~ get them out then agreed "a ADVANCE
$40 900 or cas- 600 condition that he would arnui the
Iocnruetsrd make the glns for flt 80 Nc Nell also
agreed abne % cents from his interest went on
until my advances reached nearly e10Wo; the guns
were not complete1 and We becaue fenriul that Mat
ton Worl not be able 10 execute the contrct IN time
we far,f fore deemed il important that come chang
| should rs made. ssled Harfon 90 find some otbe
capt ali 80 take 10y place he % not-fnrhaps c"e
moi find one; then asked him alternative, 10 se
the property that II sbold fOreclose my chat
tel NOR gage the property should be sold ~ parties nct
engaged in manufacturing that gum the inachlheiy
might ring very s value. but tbs tools woud
brirg 7ery much hss and II misht be ruirons ara
might .ail to get back my money; MI farley had
gue ~Cund an consulted dffroUt experts IN the bin
ness and We vs!c satisfied that With proper manage
ueni The guns cord be made AZ proh; - raiEG tha
iuure Mr. Msrston and sscrihce any uoney oursclye
sFfeod TO purchase him cat at fair VALUATION OF tae
pscps ~; thefceron appraisers were chosen ,hoIru
ison 10 I've fnal but beth were satisfied ~i'h a.
the sale so w contaminated
O. What the state at the eontfAct AZ thai tim
A. THE prof vas g. per CUR, Of which Farley was to
rs. % cents Mcneil 81 - and tie balance was 10 o. ne
% m. The sppfasemeri was made and hcn y, Al
,rark rs NJ beng too high but Colby and knoSlion.
the apprais1rv assured that II vas right aso We
fnay agrcedsto accept the valuation and Elahe the
mr., hose. the oaym,nts wire rletC by caDccig tho
notes given by Nsrston 10 Mcneil e. 30 and o. me
ano aIy 1000 and ~ pay lst " Indebted
rcpresentng property on t.e remi,.s net 'ther
apparently anxious other % consemrihte the
pnr chase, Az ed witL1utry knowledge 10 pay 800
for rent, coal &c and l. was finally compromised by
thu agreeno1 Of Mcneil; Mnrst2n ailerW Eris Told me
what ie had cone and 10 waI accompanied Win con
lds On that LhOuld discount the ote AZ OF months
which a.. d 10 do AMI the she was consEnip sied
/ q By when was the plrcbaSe mndrf A. IL wn'
made in n, name Of arley. In tho Join. iseresi Of
himself Mcneil and myself
% After ,hat purcha-Y who carried on the tnsiness
! 4 Mr Farley put in charge. and We employed a'
horoman NJ. knowlsn no ASSURED Us that D., would be
atlc 10 finish up the equipment ard tools am turn on
finished tus In time to execute the contract 'seem med
10 DO rFc,ic aud thst was Que Of The reasons
We wore ed "a make tho purchases knovlou remained
until abouf he LIST Of February E6Ji he fHjkd 81 gc
o. a. rapidly he promised and We had some intima
tao that be in COLLISION with some Of the -ubcon
irs tors making commission on ihcir contrdcs new
er knew whether IL Wa tTue Mcneil sald 4. wa Ger
te.ilv 90; all eyert 10 sufficient to nhske ou'
confidence, IN him together with hin want "a "
got m other man. M. Keen, who proved 70 10
capital w.-kman, vcr energetic aud yery faithful Ls
went nd early in Nay e~e.r 20 ,n'n 90. gun; W.
or three day and increasing the nnnoer " on dhy 70
Sav iii 4, reaci q, NJ this Tine OF he me ~ n d'i
! q How much lyon at the hThofyi \; usu
ally ookoi In about i~ico wee. on my sn uoN ~
tront tho progress aRc mako such obscTt ATOMS az
! would occur Ia a mere layman Tot acquainted with
machinery tools; sAv the changes and Fas salts
% On the 18Th Of July, 1868. wh. was the condition
% the armory regard prosperity or oboiNlsef A
Al that me wo sefy well satisfied WITH Its con
dion; the WORKS nIshed aud the prodnct quite
a. lygo az bad eIractcd. MI feen sad that some
e1 machines snd roof were required to brf 10 Us
ultimate capacity and h. believed from TIM; time for
ufrd he could produce ~ guns DAY at very AIR PROF
! il; NO were very much encouraged 80 much 80 that
rSrle weeks previous o tho destruction suggested Ia
ms son IN and ~ ny vlo had ne lani ral
aste that II they would tuke up the business 1 would
become @ special partner.
! C. Die you make any eat. nate OF th1 profit ron ex
rected 10 make out OF IT. !. Having nearly sNelWD
iueesislin H. according to my habit ~ business man,
looked after my interest, and obhiro all the .1inrnn
tou could from the most Trustworthy sources from the
sure int rndent and employs and ara ed at I've con
casloh objected fo that nom that time We coulI M ke
from g. 70 s. gun clear ~ the royalty; took 20 Oh
deal ef pains 10 n.certan tho facts, aud i)und be-
eyed that the gun one tih would IL very deaira
Bile not only for the but for general sale al the
West for znen on horseback
the profit aud loss the armOry II appeared when
the claim was presented TO the Board OF SupervsOrs
ard also the mntter wa fDay closed, and say " II l.
correct A Those two account. are coFoati tho hrst
was not made up In this precise FORM prior 20 the pre-
sentation Of the claim this Is more accUrnte, being
revised; tho result Of the last one Ia a balance
against the oil 81 ,i5j III the proceeds OF the
be en- APPLIED 10 the payment OF detts which do not
pear here; Ihsye only Furteyr statement for that.
. Tell the ury whether In the course of the rots
hore any design on your part W have your armory
Destroyed a. Not the slightest. .
| q. You omitted nothing and did nothing with that
glewt A. Nothing whatever
% What did do TO suppress the riot and protect
tie property OF oitisonst A. arrived ut the Mayors
oil e on the morning Of the 18th about lot O'clock
hat been there not more than fifteen Lin ltes before
senger arrived stating that there was serious
riot the upper part Of the city in about i've Dlnofcs
more another messenger came, and SAID that they were
demo shng the Provost Mnrshars Office in the upper
paf o. the town that the police had been driven back
and superintendent Kennedy wss very seriously In
jured and that they had set fire to the premises thsIe
npOD ct addressed note 10 the President of te
| Toliee COMMISSIONER also 10 Gen. Sanford, and
another soon after TO Gen. Wool; Gen. Sanford
and after soI2e consultation on the defense