New-York tribune., 1871-09-22
THE AFFDAVITS.


I, Alfred 81. Hurlburt, q native of the United
States aged 40 years, residing at Bloomfield, New
occupation q hat manHfacturer. and was engaged ia
the hat establishment Of Demas Stocker o, Orange,
n J., under the superintendence OF Messrs. Sheldon
foreman Of the shop during the last month Of my
engagement; the hats manufactured by Sheldon
rsctors set Of and were for use
of the hats manufactured by Sheldon for Murphy g.
GriswOd were of very poor quality SO much 30 as to
w0rkmen, and often saw them take up hot on
which they were working and without any apparent
bs tear quality II al the h~RRs wS
thirds of all that were made in the shop were in
spected by me, and have condemned as many as 50
ali Or nearly all would have been
iected if private individual was the purchaser.
The hats of other contractors were handled during
the time above specified q tOerably good wool bat
would outlast two Of these; If stifened the same
way as these they would keep. their shape equally
well I have manufactured both and ought to know.
The material Of these fur hats was 30 rotten that
they could have no strength; Sheldon told me he
was partner of Murphy & Griswold's; that the two
were really ONE On several
that knew they were not tit to wear-and asked
him if they should be sent in with the rest hs
aS know Of sOaps ts
tween Col vinton the Hat Inspector, and the con;
tractors but one time boz q saGrncs was na.xSd
from a Sheldon himself When he told me, said,
"You must be the right side Sf the Inspector no
While was foreman ! had the trimmer and
nsher put each his private mark on the top each
marks have not been removed. When went with
the firm they had on hand several hundred hats
which had been rejected by the Government Inspec-
Of November, 1854, when, by sheldon's order the
trimmings were taken out, and they were stiftened
with little weak shellac irOnsd q. over retlimmsd .
contract we were filing The actual cost Of making
one Of these hats exclusive Of tie forming i about
aywo I ssn'i Sdt"S uspSs n.ns sns s%%ns snanns
felt itself very po0r but the bands
skivels were msy that the girls had maeA trouble
in making them hold the thrsad IL lae. they .ers
30 poor altogether that the kard. working or nen.
s s'd to handle Ae~ 'tss ,1sy us.as,. .1Ss.G tear
Stsis Of Ne.e-York, Cts and County Of Asr: York ~:
On the eigL5e day qf Asrcb, A: d: 1861 before
and subscribed his name to the foregoing athdavt,
and acknowledged the same to be his signature ard
UPON being duly sworn by dep0eed that the facts
ami staten snis therein Contained are true.
DUDLEY 4 +. WILCOX, Notary Public.
HATS OF Tux P0OREsr NArERIAL
residing sEx at Orange. EsSs4 County. NeWJesey b.
lug duly sworn. depOees and says: AN piacecai
hat manufactures. sad ON DOW engaged IN tne ~
manufsctur business In the town Of Ofcnea =.
J.; sampls of uniform hats a. furnished N tns;.
Contract Of May IS 1864, hes BEEN shown % n,e RN
day. in the ofice VI Special Commissioners War 10
paftuleut No. G Frsnkin-st. n; T.; Aces sssn - n.
- Srs - Ts soorc.t nstaSsl asst asAgssft .sss-
Sosri asS d ls sosi xssskNess1s $50 issS' are
wg ssea sTamissd; some tune @ aaxnE EsrSy .r t!rs.
VOID on ono of their contrsc Which wers n s. Cet
tor ssn ts hats .ab!sd 70 ny = ss S INV
~ 80 a Ssisry1eud is have had fre-
oHsStIy conysrsati0ns with NJ. yplus sbeldou' the
manager for Marphy h Gltswcid. e9,acstning TIE
poo' qua''S' 0~ GEORGE HAREIsON.
Sworn b.fore me. March IS. 1885; GEORGE owSN.
,,,.ypuy,s CONTRACT OBTAINED WITHOUT BID.
Te,e Fl Nec- Yorl, tiiy Gad Coaaiy y Ner York, ss:
Nathan s. eley, q nGSiyc Of the United States, hat
nan, sacturer n,s. -? residing at Br;hl, Ccnn,
rec Eixhth Paxu.