The New York herald., 1865-01-05

Charles Cooper thessf A remsgabsr having ssea him
q washingtoa q Wlilards whercI always stop whom
o. my visits ser hs was surveyor and think Il must
have been that winter; met him In the once Of the
z ~ sss sst be sss. S oss ss.:s ::
seeing @ Charlie: csees. .r Anass: "a NJ
stand in conversation, and your going and touching
Mcneil on bis shoulder and sayins 70 him, 'Charey,
tSs Rand, I have eaasassed ny .snOry annny mpres.
sea pretty s.rong thss have never net =. Mcneil
= csssiassSa M = Az Dd Mcneil 60 there "a, win
fer ne he went fer his tatersss he took samples
Of blaakes from Arm with the pres would be able
ton for shss purposs wSstkcr wss thas Water or not
y sss &c sos
aasnt. s;es nevss met met = saa shors 4 think Z I
O You have been asked about oonversaton between
yea land McNSii In which you asked 70 you had
waon On Che suSs e Ssa ~ ~ ~ @ m
n yoa had seen Williamsons a said "a. had no
recslsetioa Of ~ A. that ssme :npposcd irservtew
yonreply that they wsres Ia have recoilsctiou Of
aka recoect nsthing ofthosor and do mot believe
eos Ss
With the declaration thss ha1 employed bim - egent
e sssssis.s bargain With A.srss. = give my Pc,tes as
lAas ssrfsia sum shouiA b raised frsm'the Custom
Hssse 6or, ny election asl Mayor, al q which
es.ssory @ Thsrsae.s 1 you p consider ii The con.
versations suggestea - ehsvfng occurred ooeewoen
.SsSsr ysa .sss q have aSs sos sSs Gus
). No
and unqualiHedIy untrue take n for granted that all
the ,socemgsn41ens we're sssln9 How about Willisal
sssvisw with msoa the sahtsesY Ksidees nos ssster
the words - used o. tho used n that oonvessa
az ths & 6s meant % COZ convey de IDEA shss sas sub
sSaucetof that interview was tt bargain had been
oonsumma.ed bsewsen myaslc Andrews chat would
compsnsatien should Sssse money FROM che Custom
Heus n " untsus; that bargain Insvcs hsvs ade
f Andrsws Surveyor ysa migit rely upen his sup.
pors thrDugh the oney from tho Custom Housef 4. I
fesd 10 st ALL there may have been sOmsthng with
regard 70 patrnnagc my mpresioab that either before
o. as.sr .oe sppon.msnsoi Aarsws = surveyor
didaae whether he would 8 likely throw the patron
age Of his Office In fy0r Of the radical the
conversation, and probsbly there wss O Do YOU re-
passing between yoo and Mr. Wiliason with regard to
the collections In the Custom H0usef A. Ali the recol-
lection have upon the subject Is that day
fore The colIection took place Mr. williamson Mr. Nc.
Mel and other members Of the party became very
before the election and ho expressed some dsap
pointmsnt and found he oppressed very unfrendly
after the election Wamson's being at your store, ande
your complaining him that the Custom House had only
raised 81 OO0f A. No could not have said that be-
Gauss The Custom House raised more than 81 ooO be.
evc all raised about the samo te II was not all
paid at the same time had not received any until
Williamson that the Custom House had only raised
ST. 000 whereas he knew they had agreed TO raise
$40 OO0f A. No. could not have SAID that may have
said something like thisto Mr. Williamson and Others that
the promise 70 the COMMITTEES was that $40 OOO or
wo.sd be raised but y turned out tnst se over yy
exp-nditurc my part than antcipetod may have
stated these facts 70 Mr. Williamson and to others may
have said 10 him and to others that on tho formal app
cation of the committee TO Mr. Barney TO know what
Of money they would contribute for the charter
election the response was sFrom $4,000 to $l2 0O0
and that the amount realized was ess than that 500
and consequently TO that extent IL was disappointment;
have distinct recollection OF ssyng that to any one,
but think may have said It, @ La the early part or July
did you receive any communication from Mr.. Mcneil or
from Mr. Williamson, THAI they bad seen and talked with
Mr. Andrews any subject connected with potcs7 A.
have no distinct recollection In the matter; my impress
sion that both OF them talked with with regard to
the political action Of the sarveyoH MT Andrews
or interview with him on that smbjecty A That can
not remember; they may have done 80. Q Have you
had your attention directed to the question whcher you
were Interested foreign contracts for arms for the
government A. My attention has not been specially
sSos sa contract Nor the pors,on purchase or de-
livery Of arms procured from abroadf A. Not the
slightest. y. l.o sIa.n.aL uL.I -,,..g l,S
After the recess Mr. opdyke's cross examination was
continued by Mr: Evarts He said spoke Of aeon,
tract on which there was SUI surplus plus Of four thousand
that he government .Sot rev hundred surplus They
os ssa o.
contract WAS ST. 800 the whole sixteen thousand
coats the entire transaction tho los On me sixteen
were rejected; some Or The coats were wet and mil.
dewcd from cxpssure; some were eaton by rats, and
, also because tl,oy wore not uniform ia color d Did
you ever Ia 1881, 1901 or lS6S. say tnas
S had TS HS = ST NJ EmS
The Court sluw cd II, ana exception taken .s-8tn
A. Ido nos remember stating 80 orally In the month
.nlsss the letter was produced, The letter was pub
shsd in The vas handed 10 and re asc0f1.so hss
s s as q o
cept Il is contained In that etteei meyer said that
never had my government contscis but say now .s
Mr. Eyarts casred p prove that On ths 2sth q Sep
rest, direct Or indifecs wnh government contracts
su wltnsssrhe period whom the contrsc, in which was
interested expired could not say without examining the
document ITSELF II had on with the Contract at
the OF nty guns day we should have cosdsaed !.
work on Sundays In the factory; gos De money from
the for guns delivered In June In the month
OF September the time that intevencd between tne &c
rather uncertain matter with the governments as TO when
payments are made n had stated thst was not Ia
tcrestcd In contracts II would have been true; ws'
true In the present at the time that was stated
To- Mr. Fied-The cash book OF the factory was saved
from the fire. the diary brought TO me afer the nrs
by poor Irish woman who would not or uld not gv'
any explanations how Il came into her possession
from which inferred that OF the rioters had brought
u nrAr rruGr
70 return II 10 the owners ths royalty 70 Brooks was al
compensation for ths patent allowed him $1,000 o.
$1,000 w -soI Ea
NJ Field stated that in reference TO the commission
which had been sent 10 Washington for certified copy
OF the proceedings OF court martial now 10 tho hands
the Navy Department the matter had boon referred
the Attorney General who had decided that II proper
20 give the record TO the court II confidently
peoted that Il would arrive to morrow (this dayI
ROBERT G. HurCHINGs RKcALLED.
Mr. Robert G. Hulchings recalled In rebuttal HI
was examined by Mr. Plerrepont was present wher
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