New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-04

Grinnell told that took this business would have
to DO certain things IL regard 70 dealing with the nc
chants that thre should be only faF ana rcisonaDie
price charged 10 the merchants, and my cOnViisal0n
with him IN regard to this business was purely ia 10
q Did Mr.. Grnnell ever give yOu ~ rrrerstsnd In
your conversation with him that Ar. Lect had toe entire
charge Of this General OrGer busincssi a. No.
q In what way did you first ascertain that your store
had been designated ~ store for receiving General
from receiving the foods.
@ You received direct communication from Mr.
GTunell WhlteyoTl A. No. Sir
O. What did Mr. Leet say b. YOU when he Informed You
The fictf A. Wei 70 was understood that VAS % have
il some two or three weeks before really did get Tho
goods and complained % Mr.. Iect several times that
WAS not revolving the General order eoofs. He went
down 10 the Custom House two three different times
about The matter and after lapse of time commenced
receiving tho goods.
THE GENERAL ORDER BUsISRss.
The following testimony in reference to farming
IN, the General Order business and ia workings
r. senator P.ttersQ been CUSTOMARY unier pfetrs "a
'ioa, Of s ssi 6 5 20 + YOU vi ., ne 20
bsel Bte-xhen is system was irsi a.op3 f' 70 .ea
o. HN T@oT IA ,o,ng bushes END 10 unier NJ Red
se aaroa th., he ee G'D6S re, 0.'' sSs T enc no
he ave ihe business my FIR We REFINED II nnui
tors Up lay ~ he so AMI rsaare as Coy
r posrce Properly fr eight car' DOR tore, ~ee me
store 80 tie district t,lt ~tc rs's1 az he ,s H. All
con sence regulating for te sale u o., .,-,, .i,.,
49, re len h. been matter bargain and sale sHi ,oupss ne
merchant TO pay VIZ hga p-9ss ,, io' 'A' ''S'
Bv Srs Prsoa-Q Pee stale Wha . he aref'ss charge oI
% ~os go,sa sys mn rites they allow 60 er cent
raeg sbf,ie era.aI assr Ateres 81 DE oi1 na' n.s
o @ oase'a =. .. Ma .,errs haI h,ye frequently
O d. VOC k that etorhsnt charges have sny te,dey 70
drive r rurr,toa rln sluise - Dher to1si l. ~.
s hug Mould lie h. i.enuon A. tod yoo be-
lore G IT'ecs seoo,e l,s "E ro, AMI se,'lnl ia,
no 9 sos, and Up in + ro--st le corner Wet The
s6Tr iu b. i u
a. Last milo sai haH from The landing q Er' Iae o. ,e t
By sheouQ Won't su,st he sg2 10 Or. rs. Of e,r's'
be-, Jon sehlrg weather Goods however ae frequently
m ai Tor r.,aaee tb caage 10 CON- gel store
in DE .,sr & e hsh ia-[ would De- ~ ssg' ~, .os s
Dat Is A. era eIPsnse 20 tbo Heraaat
TIE PAY.
Rv Senator Patterson-Q. VIII you state whether you
ever paid or required 70 pay anything TO any one else
except MI Lett Il. Never in the world.
O. / understand You TO say ne did not designate any
sum? A. SRI want 70 s.ate that part of the agreement
was that We were 70 pay him this fixed sum, and then
thai IL the storage GuOunted 70 over NVOO w VIZ -
divide IN ia cxtc.s of that. H. did not amount % any
thing IN excess OF that, but he expected n would
q. I'm other words the effect OF your agreement WIS
that you 10 lay LIN ut least % per cent? A. NO
were q pay him 5000 .,
O. That would have amounted 70 ~ least 80 per cepti
A. eD, yes we're u pay him more II 10 dd amount
10 me- 'l Tso7-O Do Won know that other par
ties paid him frr This same privilege as JOu dlGf A.
have understood that they paid somebody Understood
Q. To lir. Let I 4. do not know TO whom.
q. Let ne ask II there Is any tAns "iOAh Guy kh9w
edge this subject that ought 10 90 To TIE COnntee
the good of the merchants or me go0a OF ne GOV
ernmpLi, OF tie country we Womb ne fldn IL 'iV 90,
flcts for hi, purpose A. | do NOT know whether
you have heard, from other sourceA OF the lrfeS
uarity iu This store In WashngtOu-at The business
N"en IL ~ ,'A Inc ~ U6rton The stores were
bonded n his name He only remained IN the store as
rT ,dof aWlb'rty mat II VA, only two weeks ago
Z hat bpUds
that -+Ore 80 that for four i've Or six months,
Se stores wcro not under bond tho Government lad
By Nf shcdon-Q Who had the charge OF those stores
oscnsiby during those four Ut i've rOnJhsf A LeeI q
By soiator Paterson-Q Was not the bond that Horton
gave sufficient A. It guaranteed Hgrt9ns conduct II
kou n i sect the matter yUu viii find that there
no security whatever after be went out
THE GENERAL ORDER BUsNEss--EVDENCB OF
GEORGE X. LEEr.
FIFTH AyESUE HOTEL, Feb IS, 1871.
GEORGE X. LEFT, SWORN.
O. When did you come 10 the cityl A. A year ago
last Spring, with the intention OF remaining.
O. From what place. A. From Washington.
O. Have Won been long time resident there A. Yes.
was there 1864, before coming here was an Off
Ger In the army.
@ Were yOu on Gen. Grants stahf a served with
Grant three years
O. In what business did you engage here A. Bonded
Warehouse and General order storage.
@ Have you the entire business the North River
A. Yes sir.
O. Through whom did you obtain the General order
businesf A. Par,y through Mr. Grinnel the rest Of
the business came through me iasCaIS OF III ',,'i
We have small port on Of it, really only crulnb When
Mr.. Mason was osed up he gave his business ~ Us
O. How long since YOU obtained the enro business on
the North RNer A. since Last september cannot re-
! call the exact date.
O. Have you more than one warehousel A. We have
two.
I j. On the corner ot Leroy aud Ne-t-sts.
@ Was hat the house that Mason bad A. NO sir, we
did not take bis house HIS was hOusr that had Detn
used General order store, Tor som, years ana Is re-
glrrd 10y al storage men, as the bonded warehouse Tor
mat business city We had the warehouse ~ No.
3lNashinEion ana Nos Jahd 800 ore
the whole business given To and 10 answered tine
purpose. We took the warehouse with the intention 81
doing regular u"Lden WdIenp,lsS business anu MI.
Grinueil gave the General order business. 10 was
understood Lefore We TOOK the warehouse, that MI.
Grnne Wodld give ms portion OF me General OideI
business stu, We should not have taken warehouse
for that business alone because IL was not enough "a
JUSTLY III IN DONG sO our OgttI was 70 p.iiu W
warehouse business then when the whole of the ouSl
came to Us, found 1t necessary TO get another
O. Through whose influence at Washington did you
thrOu gh any influence AZ Washington. nave ietter
| now. which ! presented to Mr.. Grnnen, from Gen.
Grant. before Mr.. Griurcu appointed Collector or
the Port OF NeH-NorA it Nas written Marcl ~ iT9y
Also letter from T. thu Washburn to Dir. Grinnei. The
I15Iaea5 nm Fiat VA tInking Of quilting the ser.
vice and that lie would find me q reliable person. He
Grnncs acquaintance, and secured from him portion
of the General Order business.
Influence 10 bear any other dime, " secure you the
positionl 4 Not that am aware OF.
o. Did he not az any time intimate 10 you, directly or
pfrect,y tha. YOU had better not have appointment
here 4 There proposition made ~ me 10 take
charge of the SOcbic Iron works Tor Dir. j. ID. Cameron,
TrrsIdeut OF the Central Railroad. At tst time the
President did not say 50 10 me but understood that he
sind 10 Gen Porter That be thought had better take
that posit on bu declined IT, Tor the that did
not a. sire 10 20 there.
O. Had you not been eIer, secretary to com
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