The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-16

Endorsed--F. A. Howard
Witness knows the check; 1t was drawn by him
the day after the 5000 cieck was drawn was part
OF the ten per cent paid Howard on the Fischer
claim; witness paid Howard first the check for $500;
Howard came oack aud said 1t was not ten per cent
In u, AS The claim was So, los 10 and the percent
age amounted 10 $40 81; witness said to Howard he
would make 1t right, and on the next day the wit
ness handed Howard the ABOVE check for $40 81 to
make the ten per cent full.
THE DIVISION or THO sPoILs-HoWARD AND
BLArCHFORD.
The claims the witness continued, were all fraud
uent Howard understood 1t; he asked witness
who the exporter In certain claim was, some
was nobody; Howard shook his head knowingly and
smiled; witness often saw checks 10 the order
OF Howard drawn by X. D. Caldwell put
In envelopes, sealed, addressed 10 howard TO
his private box, NO sos, at the Washington Post
once, and witness would mail them. Caldwell's
checks to Howard were all for ten per cent on the
amount OF the calm collected; saw such checks
over dozen times; these checks were paid to
Howard; knows this from the balances made ut the
bank, and looked once or twice over the backs or
checks and saw Howard's endorsement knowing
his handwriting; shortly before witness lett Caid.
wells he posted up the books; the claims collected
amounted from $500, 900 10 $3.50 900; the ten per
cent paid TO Howard was from to S25 0o0 the
books gave an account OF every claim sent on Tor
collection, and In the margin an account OF all al
lowances and OF the division OF the money IN this
ways. T. H., Ten per cent-uleanlng ten per cent
OF the claim paid to Mr. Balchford; +. A. H., ten
per cent, or ten per cent paid to MIR. Howard, and
so Oh.
Here Mr.. Buck objected to this system OF eyamina-
himself to the case now before the Commissioner;
but the latter ruled that TINS being OF con-
spiracy. the evidence was legitimate. Judge Pierre
pont resumed the EXAMINATION and asked the Wit
ness. How We're the moneys received On the Claims
ulvdedp
The Witness-The party who brought the Internal
Revenue Collectors receipt that the tax had been
PAID got one-baH OF The profits
Judge picrIepont-WnaI do you mean by "prc-
The Witness-All that remained above expenses.
Judge Plerrepont-Wnat expenses?
The Witness-Twenty per cent OF the amount
ten per cent 10 Mr.. BlatchOru anu ten per cent TO
Mr. Howard; the remaining eighty per cent was
equally divided between hin who produced the
Revenue COLLECTORS certificate and X. B. Caldwell a.
Co. At The start Caldwell paid 10 the man who
brought the certificate fifty per cent Of The amount
OF the TAX but he found the expenses so heavy that
he afterwards made the man pay haif the expense.
MI Charles X. 5Quires, Mr.. william IL. Whinster,
the witness, and Mr.. Wildwood, the boOakeeDer,
brought III some OF THESE tax certihcaUcs The per.
centage WAS paid to Blatchford Tor passing the
Claims through the Custom House, ana To Howard
for dong the same IN the department at Washing
ton Witlcss knows this, for the checks were made
out for that percentage aud were sent to them. lie
saw Batchiord come to Caldwes and receive his
percentage Ut the ONCE; he also saw the checg5
come back from the bank with their endorsements.
SOME MORE INTERESTING REVELATIONS.
The witness korn was th9n subjected TO rigid
INSTRUMENTATION by the defendanps counsel, a
good deal OF winch was mere repetition, but a lew
very interesting revelations were brought out in the
course OF it. korn stated that the Richards claim
was fraudulent, no such mar being IN New York TO
have shipped the goods he also knew all about the
Fischer claim; IL belonged to Relsenberger aud Well
wood X Co.. anu was made up by the witness hira-
SELF; il was all fictitious, and he can soemnly swear
that Howard passed lC through the department at
Washington; the letters to Howard were never
copied they TOOK particular care not to copy these
letters, but all Official letters to the department were
copied the tea per cent was paid TO Howard for pass
ing claims, and not Tor advice or Instructions; the
money was paid at no stated time almost at any
tune after the money was received: 1t took from four
to SIX weeks TO have claim passed through The de-
partment; j. T. Wildwood was partner OF the wit
ness and they did the same business; they nd bu!
little: the man they had 10 assist them OF washing
ton named Freer, ran away with the money; checks
Tor Howard were sent to Washington throughout the
year 1866 but Witness don't know as TO 1867 witness
saw Howard IN business here IN February or March
1907 the checks paid Howard on the receipt OF
the money IRON the Treasury
1T this point Mr.. Buck stated that he had not con-
cluQed the cross-exannation OF the witness, but he
would ask for on adjournment, to winch Judge
Perrepont consented, and the further hearing was
postponed Til next Friday.