The New York herald., 1865-01-05

'RSDAY, JANUARY S, 1876
.emeo., ana ne whole .aps.as "a Y 4 docs got,
| left ouu ~
A. As the ccars states the question understand n
suppose that all the oxpenses for tools and mschinery
from the time we purchased out Marston up 70 the ms
$1,000, have reason to believe nom wSss NJ kssns
s q Us %s ssssss Out ss,s.oa
noptis continuous akias OF tools asd sldiaS saoAae-
y before We could make ne finished guA; n Ae equip
and sschInsry. and have 90 doubt that esssrscsd
ceussgc called NJ Ksenss sssusioa specially = sbsi
ite and Mr. Passts and asked them whether ehcy
ned TOO low enc counsel desires csn state how
far believe the servces u those tsos ana machinery
Dd spps rom .hs sssi%ossy sSes e ne
ohIso there .ss 8, soIpssas . rsn 90 ana .
hundred wsaa worn sus and destroyed
znking one shsu.sa4 ose hundrsdsk of thsit vsius
mont; there always sss nocsasy sxrenss IN kecping
eo:.o, % d: make sne = sSsss sdssS
thousand guns In shs eoheduis aH the cost or
machines and tosas,. .1wss put dcwns "A. As
correctly a.. ~ they could get q sup,
sS.ps " e e e ne ~ sss
that money was spent In thas fasto and that went
= ss ss . e. . s
@:ss SSiss s sss @ ssssss ssasirss .sssssiss
sssss sspsuss y vsss 3 sSy
oSsy how from The ses.sss 81 kscos az shc ke,s
charged 70 the city ssns taa wsso Sevs and puS
e = sss sS ,ssssr b. s0has
By tho court-Tnen Understand yod Is ~ ~ 20
trs nct aA!s 9 state whssS, O. nos H nakias Up I.
thousand guus that were % ths sovssnneuss
I sssss; !. ss sb s ssss :ss =:
have been charged on o. the increase Ia value
The question Y No. cry q !hs wear saS tsrs but
he city government long as they were made and de-
not III ien appear 60 both sides of hs cash
Dookf Certainly SAB we. dsolsd With tho s%oan. s
same amount when il paid ever to me- just any
other item would be- Q The balance is just tho same
had not bsn gone IN ~ the sn Sook e. a ~. IL
ssms ss1ssss 8 any other item and paid
had received tbe s2o7,ooc from the city, which YOU
claimed upon ho~ many guns would you have received
from the city the royalty that due 10 the patcneess
My recollection is six thousand Then why would not
There Il one reason why should claim IN equity
Abatement and that Is because the arm0ry being de
sai bad ssn Y
costing much than those subsequenty-tt 20 had
got the whole royalty upon the seven thousand guns
would have very considerable profit on his part
while should have been losers and in equity should
have claimed that Il OF adiusment and abate
the government, and collected his royalty and had lost
money your contract would not the royalty have be
ionged TO Mr. Gibbss Unquestionably- Il would; |;
i butt Is tract
we're deprived Of the profits upon thai and also upon sub
seqnent contracts and we expected % make nss mol
contracts q Suppose you had delivered those
very guns charged 20 the city and then the enterprise
to Mr. Brsokss II would have belonged 70 him, but
should have claimed IN equity If arrested as this was W
matter which we had no possible control 40 aoae-
ment @ DO you that he should have borne part
of your losscs2 Yes mean that he was incidentally
interested the manufacture We weie for every gun
we produced afforded him profit and he therefore
interested ID its success aud profit just as much ~ those
them 70 the o es.sn ,,a o. ns na 1d
the amount collected for royalty, the whole had been
paid ID Rave been something like sl5,OCof lncu-
ding those delivered 70 the twould have been
about S260 0O0 did not separate them AZ all because
there had been no settlement with him, Why did You
II H. pro rata among all the subjects Of the caim2 A.
have Just given you the reason; that We claimed an
abatement from him 10 .onssSueHss FIRST o. S The dfdSr
Un Y tns had sn he should ss M
sharer wth US as no was interested With I'll us And
was s about boz out q sse
f'om the cisy Of all that you. pvt tns7A As ult-
naiely settled, after making these compromissess
| with etho patontees, and Nr. Remington, upon his
claim end waving all claims TO other contracts, the
| net profit to the propretors or the Armory was
sSSs, That Soss not nSras S.s ,3 th' L SsSs g.
Is upon that staicrenf A. This is statement OF the
funds advanced hyme this statement does not embrace
out and presented, did you examine ity "A. Mid not
examine il critically because could have had no know
ledge of It's details II had; IT was shown TO me was
NOT present al the examination OF the witnesses before
the Committee heard that the examination was going
SI S os NJ Wsmson n tho election in which & ran
and ss sapporsr 3 ikns fssson oen,IsSsG Sn. hs
aud myself have subsequently, been less ecortsl,
for reasons whSa a f SnSw eaiiSy sSnk 'han ,b
charter election of 1889 as an active member Of the Ame-
ricau party he friend and supporter Of mine dur.
issi A. that time hsd not 70 place great deal
or confidence in him became acquainted with Nr An
drews abog! the same time he also ~ supporstr ; .;
the same tiuc he did not belong 70 the Amercarrsrt
ne was or the radical wing called, M che repubvcsn
once or surveyor was in Washington three days
after the President appointed, In conjunction wnh
Ossr h,ss sn Is not oSab
Z my wishes were well known; was considered
on his de an e csmpe'on e ~, ,a,e sa ne ws
about the let OF October that consanted 70 permit my
name to 20 inio the Mayoralty canvass; my political
friends had urged 10 let my 20 in never had
any desire for the Office and u was with the greatest re
iuciance that permitted my name tc be used either the
hrs time or the second after receiving the nominston
Twas very whether 10 accept VI iccommended
various persons or the republican party some o.
l whom had supported and some Ind not before MT
| Andrews whs appointed not recoiect saying to Mr.
Williamson that Mr. Chase would not inaSe the arrotn
mcnt without consulting mo; remember Mr. William
SON being at my oce several times but the number o
times &c cnnnot remember; his business was Chiefly
potcaI O. When did you Orst inquire whether coliec
lions were be made at the Custom House Tor the May
crafty election OF 1851, or how much you were 70 have
Whom did you SEQ about III A. I may have seen MT
Barney have distinct recollection whether did o.
not; know some OF my political friends did; their dc
sire was that fund should be raised, a. usual IN tht
Custom House. the Charter election, the largest Tea
turc OF which was tho Mayoralty whom else dlf YOU
i These matters OF detail did not charge my mind
Il With may have conferred With Mr., Andrews and
| others or may not; u WA geneml IMPRESSION anf