The New York herald., 1865-06-09

sat there aud talked the conversatlon turned ON a
bridge between DEW nashville and Chattanooga; the Long
Br dgc they called II; slr Benjamin mentioned Il ilrst
believe Mr Davis asked me ii knew where il was;
told INN dld but did not: had been there;
ing that bridge, that they Lad been thinking about
having u destroyed; told him did not know wia.
n 5hnS ABOUT ~ he said had better study 1t over,
nhany toid nun thought IT could be done. and
hr BENJAMIN Il think il was Mr. Bcnjamiu-
maze the remark that he would give four
hrndred thousand dollars IL that bridge was
destroyed and wanted to know if | would NOT take
charge OF the matter told him would not have any
thing to do with it unless the papers were taken away
from these men down there and that nobody should he
allowed 10 come up any more; they said it should be
done; then the conversation turned the burning OF
steamboats, told blr Davis that did not think II OF
"as going to have that stopped then told him the best
way to stop 1t would be 10 take the papers away from
those men hc had there Immediately. chat there wore
men lying about the South whose papers would out
and that they would come back 10 get them renewed.
and that Il ought not TO be done; he said that what
suggested should be done; saw the next day pub
lishcd order rcvokng those papers.
y These papers were permits authority 10 do this
work, theyS A. Yes. sir
Q, He knew that you had received this pay for the
work done? A. presume he did; he knew that | had
received money
q The statements you made out statements OF
the work done and the amount caimeds A. Yes, Sir
what was the sum originally demandedy A. Forty
thousand dollars; he wanted TO pay s st rst thirty
thousand in grcenbacks /
Q fou expressed the opinion 70 Davis that no good
was to be accomplished by burning their boas in that
manner A. l did 80
q And he said he going to abandon that policy
I Q. Ho did not condemn what had been dopes A. ~Ae
did not condemn what had been done. ~. .r5
He knew what had been dones A. He appeared 10
O. Did you come to any understanding about rates in
regard to the destruction OF the brdse9 A. We 10
thousand dollars for doing it; asked Mr. Davis whether
It made any difference as to where the work was
do that itwoud include anything pertaining to quar-
temasters stores for the army and that ought to be
as near to Sherman base possible; that Sherman
the man who was doing them more harm than any
g These men whom you have named, Barrett and
Others, wero in the rebel servicet A. Yes sir
@ Do you know where Minor Mayer Ia nows A.
have every reason to believe that he Canada and
tat no eft there and went to Bermuda Hundred that
@ Do you know whether all these mon were members
OF any secret organizations They principally all be-
@ What was the name of that organization A. It
goes by the name of the 60 A. K" organization.
O. The Order of American Knightss A. Yes, sir
O. Will you say whether you were also member Of
that orders No answer
g You need not answer, if by so doing you will orim.
You say you are not able to say decidedly tho pro-
cess by which these boats burned Were any COM
Dustbles besides matches useds do not think there
were.
@ Do You know the position which Barrett held in
the association A. understood he held the position
or Adlutant General of the State Of Illinois
@ The Adjutant General of the O. A. K'si A. could
not say whether of the o. A. KS of the Sons Of
2 Do you know whether Mayors and Barrett were in
July last in Chicago? A. Mr. Mayors left st. Louis either
last June or July to 60 to Canada and presume he
went there by way Of Chicago
!, BY the CoURr-Q. Was the steamer Hiawatha OF
the number of those burned9 A. She was
Do you recolec the number Of lives that lost
them A. do not
q Do you know the number Of lives lost the Impe-
rial? A. do not think there any lost on the I'm
perial
She Of the finest and largest on the Western
waters, was she not? A. She was
9 Are you steamboat manS A. Yes.
@ What steamboats, have you been running onS A.
l was on the Won Phule last, Captain Vaughan
Other witnesses examined but no new facts were
elected and the Court adjourned