New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-04
THE WEED-OPDYKE LIBEL SUIT.
George Opdykc On the stand.
SUPREME CoyRT-JAS.3.


who asked if he had at any TINE been appled 10 py
Mr. Norris Kechun and his associates to Join In the
purchase of the Msripcsn Estate The Defendants con,
sci oh eeed as rreeevn,. Plaintiffs counsel proposed
TO show that the witness declined for the pnp ose oil
showing that il ar enterprise 10 undeslr6oe thnt
very few could BE- persuaded 20 JON IN H. AZ evoehco
of good faith in those who Undertook IT. Allowed.
Yyitnes.-ME Kptohum scnt me paE'phet exrlsin'
iss the Advantages and capabilities ef tho Marposa
property lie then called at my house, and sad the
PROPERTY wigs offered Mt certain price; cannon say
What the pfice was think Gen. Fremont vas to give
iJne quarter al his nteresS 10 the parties WHO %ouu
,ome forw ar and pay tie debts; Gold him would be
ono ofye psrties prov'd the property could be Cox
possession g.: there was no dificnlry; suTc Of the par
lies dcmanfed gold; made it condition That CERTAIN
parties who dem nded 300 orc or S40OoD should take
pas currency. negotiations by telegraph were entefeo
mo and ,e party decrued TO tale currcney then SAID
would 5sve nothing do with i. owing 10 this ahu
tho CON ricab and trouble growing out oil IL; ooA
s.dcrcd 1. q very complicated affair.
Sv the C6urt-W1s your rciusal based upon the com
pcati4 and troubf want q peebniary value In fIs
properly !. Wei, thought u al eicecdlng! ollu
cult Ting 90 get bold OF. did not change my cuio
as TO is value bni thought comlicaons reduced
tie va good al; that 1; could nJt bo well COL Posi-
of
pr,r-rty ~ he gmpr security FOR che mortCagc teo.
that would need TO be raisot upon IT ~ dld '.ot
know Of any Mortgages was - advance 40 MI
~ rlortgage with me; / Supposed we were 10 take
tbs post OF the creditors by an assignment YIN we
vpond b,ye 10 ,rpfne in with a certain ei money
" 4 srork COMPANY mentioned 10 me
o. Were yo offered oncff,h Ct g., 500 oof Of siockf
A. No sir.
O what v,s tho advantage held ont 10 you for your
comm, in, A. The yalre Of the property with
The rcunhrtnccs removed; thai it might be improved
10 Rdg aBtsgf
he devoted q that purpose, A An equal shsr2 with
Mr. Kefchrm and Mr. Opdsbs and Mr.. Hvy-one
fourth Of tho one'lnaT's ,h,x these Pr'fo'f' "'''
O. You .e pretty actively employed with wcr cap
itakiud means operations that seem satisfactory 10
yoa3 A No: ! ceu1otsAy Is,n; keep n HrY eSted-
G nd Won regard tn as speculntion If you had
gone intor' A. du not knos what should eau II
Il Brobably shonld have considered II as poeo Invest
ncnt il the debts wVrC paid. -,
0. You did not thor, was much ritS OF the
money YOU should Pot I'M A. ! thought theTs was
good deal of risk there was great deal Of difficulty
~ gct possession the property was "a he sod within
a week and immediate step had 20 b. takent was
great ~ of and there was difficulty tc get attend
snce the price us the psyrp of the lien upon
NV IMPRESSION is ina. 70U) was 10 bc Pao N money
without much delay; . suppose we were 70 take The
aco OF creditors md 10 receive the contingent ad'h
"a ~ u the of Gen fremont5 tn.
Redirect Were yog not mistaken 10 say M OF y
10 IL not OF tbs 1shole estate TO como oot Oh Zen
Frenont's 6si A. Thst may be
q Did Won not understand . N were % Rave OF n
bonns for going into this oper Yes lrnderstood
il be Over and above a debts, Ann'l was 10
George Rusher oiSrooklyn.. doing business 81 No. 10
Bcekmau-st, called TO prS that he knew the gen
erai reputation Of Henry u. St1rer that hsreputauon
for truth very bsl and besId not tands &c "o""
believe him under oath.
j. r. Waring Of No 3l2 West Twenty 'isr lih'st' =
nschnist, was svcTn. de tostiiied thri no was ne-
qusirtcd with gun machinery; that from Locember
lsG2 10 july 1863 there advance :n'hs price 81
machinery II from u 20 20 peg MT be hsc aston 10
inquire during that period AID was deter eaH on p
had increased from ~ 20 ~ trt ant and IboE ~ pei
cent. -. 80,
O. Is machinery rendered more or lest valuable b.
being used two or .hrx- monthei "A. To the owners
or q using II. machinery A. Increased 81 'Aue
'1y few mo tbs Usei II 1os more eLshNi ~
71rking tools there Ia considerable reasSic ana
m us g tools there isyery considerable lose from break
age anu wear and in run machn ~ the tcdf mosuy
used are milling oaG ard they re nire TO DO accurately
made and kept ~ Ip.sT n year. old have worked
az silk and machinery making grn SO MS was
trougt up 10 the business Of aaoljnst attempted To
b1v milling machines ~ Decen bel 'ti3, and ths1 ascer
tanned the price yisisr from 500 to eoOO hbo
tf.ed to buy in June. 1853 Int priae had gene g ana
Az no, buy wc 50 Worcester AID Hariintd ior TINT
purpose .-, ,,s ,...,a.,
machniSt 30 years; have medea lew gun msenines
machinery iron and labor adysncsi In price Ron DE
oember, 1902 TO july, is5j. from ~ u % per cent
Gross e:amined-Mettrinl has btsn advAnarg IN
price since July. lse3s now pay 10 ana ~ ms
uo,yd tof The same aacs that boz ght for 81 in leJ
should not think that the wear Of oos III gun iac
torn wond be thal per cent, without regard 10
W,lliSm II Armaroa~ called nv 1laiutif-I en-
inwyer. in ls63 was private secretary 10 the Mayor
assisted in the c0rreSpoI dence IN the ohcc record
yas ke VI of ciel ettcre,ln nd some important proc lh
,ians. ibOok produced stn the 18th 81 July. 49,.
co,um,aicatIn was addressed 10 Thomas 4. Acton,
President of the Board o Police ConInissi0sdrs /
have no doub il was sent. communication offered IN
evia,u<s obj cel ~ remote IRON any issle)
Mr. Field "a that the counsel in bis opening charged
that Mr. Opdyke connissd 1T the dssir " 'hc
armOTy. ,
Couyyi for .lefcndeDt denied that sach charge IVES
made. ..,.,
ne, sea with the view Of sbO'S NC thGt iaet
The GoHrt allowed the record To be read
WiiDess thcn~cGd the com nniicatlph.a mr hcoDt.
also one Gov. seymour, ore 10 cen ~ oo Que 10
Cen SaadlcTd az one 10 Admiral Iauidlbg on the nay
of the riot slso s egrams 10 Gov Seymour 'nd secfe
tsry Stanton ,,,,...r. ..ik
Il The CHARACTER o. Mr. Stoyer said Ina. tS general
"a nracter Ras prety bad hc nd but sngbt hcqn"'h'
an.c with m and could not say as to b. character i2r
trg.h ard YeieciY from ms S2- rai cNaf'e'V "o"'
moi bolieve him uidrf oath. ~
Cinrley T. Jenkjla called by,rlaintif.--l An oil the
law firm Of JeskiDs- Opdyke g. AcSermak SOM out
the commission 20 examine the secretary u Tie navy
4 have received several letters nom MI. BIpIn the
couIs issoner ~ Washington, informing h1e that the
Acr1iary had rsferreE the question TO The PRECEDENT
srd th President 10 The Attorney General received
a Telegram Yesterday saving that ie hoped 90 have
answer this morning; j have tcsgIaPhed
b,ot IN execute The comm ssion II possible. (lhe oect
Tbe commission il To- get the record Of an ALLEGED CON
vic,; on 81 Mr. Stoveq oi some crmina onenSe)
Isorge Opdyke sgorn--examiDed b. Mr.. FIad: T.
w hen and now did you become connected whh me
ar7oory in question A. Ny frst cOnSec,loh WIN "
was Vnder contract made IN the name OF Faib'y on
one side and the petentees on tne other Inl.u ~
mv.it there had been prev ous coWrac. between ihc
pateTsces and Mcneil in the name OF ucndrickson
ated Dec i3 1861; the eontrac, win fMley was hlc
davs uer IL was 10 manufacture loOOO UIJss preach
Inading carhines for the Government; after Mcneil
nd ATTAINED TIE contract In the name OF MS lrehu
Iiendrickson, hs Farley AID myself had conferences