The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-11
THE ALLEGED NAVY YARD FRAUDS.
Further Evidence for tho DeEence-The
Exan ,inati0n not yet Concluded.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Refora Copaua isaioner Neuxion.


Before Commissioner Newton.
The examination in relation the charges preferred
against John Maxsou, John r. Marsden, William McDer
mott and Frank Rely for manufacturing, out OF govern
material and using government labor four book
and large number Of carpenters tool chests alleged
TO be worth the aggregate from seven thousand TO
eight thousand dollars resumed yesterday morning
half past o'clock The following testimony for the
desence takcn:--
Johl McCaml sworn, tcstifcd:-I reside in Lexington
avenue ussr Fifty third street. in New York have been
Tor long tsse acquainted with John r. Marsden, ono
Of the defendants In this have visited q, his house
a. often rs thres.o four times each week have
visited there both before aud after the 1st OF
January, 1904 have bean IN the habit of going
into the parors basement, aud vii other parts Of the
mouse sseep! .ne was there on the evening
parlor on that day; have heard the testimony Of the
Mcssrs Duryca; Incob Durye is married 10 the sister OF
Mr. Marsden, but ue other Duryea not any relation
TO the family; dons know where the bookcase came
from; saw in the rooms of Mr. Marsden several months
and had one hinge broken
BY tho District Atorney-SQ How do you know that
wood and the hinges being h,ken; II looked as II II
had been cleaned up; could M say how old II was,
but u the material IA, the case was rnah0.
gany; had short legs and had wrsng desk front;
never saw open and don't know wheherit contained
books or not never saw any other bookcase In Mr..
and Mr. Marsden's were ON very int,mst, terms aud
visited each other very often; am pbacconist
and do business at I9i Greenwich street, New York.
heard Mr. Anderson the first witness Cor the pros, ution
testfy in this ease; since thcn-lar Friday wcet-he
called my place Of business. in Beeeker street,> nd
cer,d INTO conversation with mo in relation to Mis-
case he said that IL Mr. Barsden had DISCHARGED McDer
mott r're would have been no tro'oe about TINS matter
thai MaS.on aud McDermott made all the trouble that
no looked upon Mr. Marsden very homes, man, but
| that he wound never forgive MASson and McDermott;
that the latter lad reported him Anaeson) nsolence
aud that he discharged from the yasd
Anderson came to my place with another make a
L u.ll
conversation that took place between US; was never
connected with any Of the defendants in business never
set any of them up In business aud had anybusi-
transaction With them have been acquainted With
| the Duryea family for several years, but wss
never at the house Of the old gentleman Mr. Mar.den
was between ~ sni eight o'clock in the evening; the
lamps lighted; the reason noticed the bookcase
bed !" the ROOM and vas taken down. coiss to see
the effect Of The change, and how the nsss wers
ranged Anderson blamed Maxson for not interfering IN
his behalf when McDermolt reported him. Maxson was
| class leader 10 the yard and Anderson oeing
member thought that he should be discharged and
wha, they had done and that Marsdcn had discharged
McDermo the complaint In the present case wouid nave
never been made; witness never knew hsrsden 70 keet
sny servants his family consisted OF three children anu
his wife and his mother law sometimes resided VIII
| BeIips W. Moves sworn testified Il WAS subpenset
| as o witness on the part Of the government o.
examination Of this case before s wn's ns eo1
mi.sioner's name; I am the person referred TO BY
former witnesses for the prosecution "a having been
workman In the pattern shop IN the engineers depart
meut; arst commenced work In the yard 10 1881 va
out Of the yard eight years previous TO 1898, when
S'sE s 70 wss work s s%"oy n 1888
Marsden has charge Of the department; there was
bookcase made for Mr. Van Dorsn. once In the pai'erI
| shop in 1852; think completed In 1858; there
four others made sfcrwards-two OF black wslnu
and two Of mshosany these we're writing desks viii
| tops TO them; Mr. Anderson aud myself worked upo'
them; Mr. McDermott gave me orders to Ont out TIN
stun, and furnished diagram Of the desks; there wer
plans drawn Tor we were NOT on sam them
much Ave aud six weeks at tin. men o'nef wor.
TO BE- done the sa VA. rs.s V' to Y Be- p M, sOU
o.'1,ay; ..ss dcDermott whore could &c, pisc
suggested Is being q bfopss place s il was 'o GU
OF the way; the room wss cleared odt sa .he work
put together there there was no secrecy whatever abou
the making OF the bookcases, aud any the sbcf
| who chose could come into the room; the door wsa
sometimes locked aud sometimes fastened by ps~cng
| board against u, because there was other way Of
fastening II; there was rohing but Dor lock inside
which had no spring and knobs and the only way Of
finished they were taken out md placed in the Ion where
the patterns were kept; e'ery man in the shop had
hundred and twenty-five doIls to one hundred and nfty
dollars; that would be about their value outside, the
only difference being that the materials used might have
This was the last witness examined. and the favaer
hearing Of the case was adjourned I'll Monday.
| Corros MANUFACTURES IN New ENGLAND -yne cotton
markc New York has given way under oe large re.
%hss SsV: N 1r s
the supply OF cotton nbrcs Is gsinip sighy upon the
demand a. that agents have some hncul'y In maintain.
| ing prices - Oh. ..,,,.o,,,.... Ar,
help has been so carce "a, only portion Of their
aemnx %a Nj, desired the raw material would
have been kept upagssOod, orousn, down in price %
' hsrs .p hsen screseJn August and September
AFTER the milio,c soldiers and sailors who have been
| dlechs,ssd an aid Of have been supplied with new
sh,,,s al ,sr dives with dresses must espec,
falling on n " demand for domescs aud prints until
? nr,I a., e,a .ducd considerably lower stpnd,rd
the Isrs nyouut of money dsburseh to the soldiers
aud s,iioe pn the last thre month. ho gwen grca,
sc profits TO the rcta trade, Ia every 40
, fariryht ofbrsiness ,hroash,,t we c9nntry tm'