New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-05

cause the money prumised not forthcoming 10 as
enable them to bring out their boxes and men AZ toe
election; and remember hearing Williamson express
disappointment and think unfrondly feelings towau
Andrews. " . x,-,,,, -.
yonr store that the Custom House had only raised
t7OOOi A. No could not have claimed that because
they raised more: may have said that the promise
was to the committee Of citizens slooOo OF siZV ana
Il turned out only So 500 Involving therefore hrger
expenditure on my part thar expected. bat nave no
distinct recollection OF saying anything 70 MN on
the subject probably would not remember II II hah;
il was IN immateria point.
Have Won thought Of any other contracts with the
Government than those arcady stated ny the witnesses
In which you had On interest y. have thougn' Vi
O. Were you interested in contracts for arms from
abroadf A. Never.
o. What contracts we're open in the name OF your
,elf or your frml a. We had two or three win ,o.
Vinton one for infantry cloth anu for fannes' TWO
or for blankets. all OPEN those arc oil no" 10
member. .,....
thar have been spoken of A. did in the contracts
vita Smith Brothers and Carhsrt and also IN man! III
which we bad no interest. 80, , ooo ~.,
O. What Gid you net on the sale oi the 4,ooo gar
ments that were returned by the Government a;
There 10 O0O OF which sOmc 100 we're reIrcted
sold 100 Of them ut g. and the balance az S2 %
FIVE per cent our loss nbout 5000, and smith g.
81 SO making sll 500. think there was small proht
on those accepted. 49, a.,.,.
o. Did you ever declare dur.aS 1861. 1862 or 1859 that
Won had NJ connection with Government cohtfacS Z
Ar field said tile object to got In the letter pub-
lishcd ia The Albany Natsrnaa.
! The Court allowed the question. -. &,
A did declare on the 18th OF Sepembcr' Iso5'
decla,d. OBJECTED to- q,
O Did you 80 declare orally, snhs"quehtN' a, !
uny have done So because II would have berh tucti!
true. never declared thar Lfa haf no interest IN
Government contracts but from tia, day TO tas nave
| had 10 interest IN them. -. Co..
mrtt contracts nor have any business connection win
~ rnroen, ~ NV Liul direct or indirect" lob
| icctrd 10 the writing beng the Desk eYlrir J.
Council for descendant offered To show that the witness
h.d .n stated and also these words but yon will BE-
nstonshed at the mendnoy Of the charge "hcE l IN
form you that those contracts Inc the ONO ., nay son
exist only in Mr. Weeds imaginaion.' (Oolcc'ca To-
e1clnded-crcepton tnken)
on that day or after that day. IN the year l-o 70 an!
peyson or persons that you lad ~ ri1enl con
i,sts or nny business cor netcd With the Government
OF am kind direct or indirect, except IN tna eutr A
Ihiyc no recollection Of having made that dec'maton
On; light hnyc made " I'D entire irith1iness
O. when DID this GuYc rnment contract Tor guns, IN
which YOU were interested b. it, own terms expire
A. The riod cannot designrte without bnf.EF tn'
roptr,ct be fore me but teliey" fiUn TredlE the
o,,ract and fro, Mr. Tarlees assertions that there
was nothing obligatory the part Of The contractor TO
continue the busncfs 20 dblYHr stngr Gun, lphset
than he desired md lumedmt.y on Tue d'stuG,oh ~
the factory gave notice 30 MIR faflee that wtao
have no itlrth.r connection with IT, At The rate we
vcr. turniul out guns (frv tnT) would have taken
ahnni months complete the contract. TIE money
was Raid on tie average about or weeks after o..
livery tie last payment un clothing contracts was
believe rs NJ cafhsrr 'ta"d IN Jolly or Ahgast lso
q Yon say II you lad stated 20 people tn! YOU lad
.o interest In Government contracts, II would have
hen tue In what rcsgect would IT have beer trnc-
That youf contracts had censedf A. IL wOald have
been true in The pTesrt tense as wa Nren
E.-dircct-Thc ledger which has been produced "
brought 10 the Mayor office aiT tho claim az iati TIE
cit, lad been made out and to my best recollection
after II had been settled nv poor "omhn sng up
fearel coufls-d, and unwilling 20 onrwcr inquiries
from which supposed .onc - - rioters hnd taken IL
O IftA, e. 90 received nom the Government hat
hoe, ut OF lie credit Tide OF that account wuuld there
,o nave heeu debit OF the guns therscivcs maiu
Csc.nred 10 be delivered A. Undoubtedly 80. tn
two would have bhalccd e'oh oihrf uether oi tlon
had any night In the claim against The cry 81
ID w. or was not the wear aDd tear " the inhchine
- and tools ~ The cnnstTrc'io 81 thf guns doIierr'
10 the Goyernmcht actually included IN the c!nlm
a. have already stated On or"s-e. fnina'lon. thh
know of no abatement that was mnde on account "
the ~eas and tear: bat the hrst 80 cunr delivered
tie Government werr charged at o. each more thai
o. Wss or not The sIocoo allowed TO Brooks fl
ROYALTY al proftl A He had invested noiliSg IN th
factory | de- not know wbni toe patent cost him:
Plaintiff closed. TeseT'ins the .Ight - pf'iuce
record ,oBt tor to Washington under commisioh' II
Kobcr, C. Huichin, va, recalled BY the dcfrrdants
o. Did you hear THAT Thomas G. fie'ds said io III
Hunt wien the farleo claim was nfes"nied' y.
,eeolect Ny yields being present NJ the time be Oh
eo.d o. the psag. Of the o!aita. and said DO wanie
zone gun Hen examined. cannot state the words
he WAITED some gun exainin med.
cross-srsinined--Ihis wa, at the meeting Of IN
. COMMITTEES at which the fiV;T W.. soa,lderea an
=. esp Sr, ban. Mas at the tabe,-and other mem
I hefs 7 can't ssy What tie Others said tAins Nj
] Him, said something.
Andrew Blnkelcy resiieu. OF this city og 81 year,
politician FOR - ycar, belonging 60 the Union party
and formerly Republican called ~ prove tia
tasre never Al instance previous to Msynropdyko
election N which the Custom Horse bad been as,esse
~ H1 tu q vel 81
George " Quintard. called by dciendnDis--iav
: lived ~ New York - yeirs. an proprietor OF a.
Z Morgas fron WORKS, have Known Heoy D Stove
seven or Digit ypArs have always heard hin we
spoken o, 4 would believe I'm cnh5r o..
Cruss. e. AHMED Have had no dealings With MI
stoyer for ionr or h'o year. ha'r hear ne wa cor
Was a mAn OF bad moral ch-acter cant sag eve
hcard any one talh shout his character !9r truth
Tie Rev Aaron II. Birmingham. DID. Muster 0
tie South gapu, CHURCH ~ Twenty lna-si wgs ealle
had pew IN his church Tor years mad hid the tepd
ta'ion ~ good character wolll believe him nnde
oatL.
Crus-eIan.nod-Is h. a constant attendant at you
chnrch, ~ Wel | think he might DO more faithful
q is he rot q vcry backlld!ns member OF your con
grcgntlon VA. should not style him 80.
II 4. You have worse IN your congregation \. TIL
counsel will remember that live IN ScsYork
lIsugh,eE
vefs chaTActeri A. no sir have heard be wss In For
LAFAYETTE; have heard It va connected with Govern
mcnt contracts; never heard has character spokel
against cIccp. ia relation to this Government busi
ncss
Uezeha, j. Monroe Of Staten Island stated he La,
been acquainted with Mr.. Stoser nboat six years, a
far IN he had heard bis reputation Was good wsalt
believe him under oath
! George ". Wagrova OF No II Su!iOlk. a. c.v!hier
called on the subject kew little more Of Mr. sto
YER than TIA, he hq made his clothea and he paid for
them.
/ Mr.. Tied-It IL suggested that this gentlemen hay
iuc made hi. clothes knows his Agb Ia which lasl
o wl aud tine laughter occasoucd TIE witness retired
and the testimony cio.ed.t
A. In N nn,nl "a