The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-02

Collector understood the law thoroughly, which
| goods Immediately upon being unloaded, goods
would not be allowed TO remain on the dock Tor
should not be nnoaded on the dock any faster than
| they can be disposed Of; steamers might
reload ana turn round IN forty eight hours
| the steamers might make a little less money; bat
tney should NOT ne allowed to syade the law 80 that
the dock, in consequence OF collision between the
importers and me Custom House people. the Col ,
lectof, under the law, Is personally responsible Tor
her safety me danger IN such cases Is from thieves
| q. DID you see Colonel Leets estimate of profits
and expenses OF the general order business, as az
! preseat arrangedY A. Yes; Thought the expenses
THINK ii the estimate OF expenses be rue they have
spent then money ioolshly. or have had 100 many
hands or pad TOO much rent.
The committee then adjourned until half-past
| seven IN the evening.
Evening Session.
| The committee having reassembled, the following
| letters were read
2as souru STREET, NEW YoEI, Feb l. 1872.
Hon. W. A BUCKiNGHAI, Chairman, &c. -
sin-A communication was read YESTERDAY before our
an invoice OF ll6 tons camel coal DISCHARGED from ship
e IN Father a Mvs1 an MnS my
bave the honor herewith submit the following Facts FOR
There ai.charsed from the ship oss tubs Of coal
70 o 'S 70 nsr TX 10
me as @ bd sns yso
as ho party Iaed the coal E reliable mn, whose
4. % l. RoFers saa eom@ansailSn q has been my
he invoice weight would respectfully request thorough
nS wss, q his case JAMES THOMPSON
United States weishsr, TWELFTH District!
Nesn the Ely York Ssas
been Gales report the proceedings before Custom
House @ as printed in the New York
signed De L. itogers firm Eddy Rogers Is said that
ssS
| sand firm OF A. WI uV "A
part said Deponen, that there person
s Se sad The nc sd al
to y s s a and
such conversation as described IN said letters was made
''O CHARLES A. DU MOULIN, First avenue
setwcsa Eighty fourth and Aghsyhi.h Streets Yorkvne
airy, is7s.~ESocn AnniTAGE, Notary Public.
senator PRATT moved that Du Moulin be sub
| pWDaed, winch was DONE
General John Cochrane having been sworn, was
examined at length In regard TO the conversation
between Mr. Mudget5 and General Porter IN rs
! presence. he stated that tney went to General
POrCer's at ms General Cochrane'sl request, the
latter having been ques Toned by General Porter IN
regard To Mr. Mudgetts statements aOOuL his hav-
| ing some interest Ill the general order BUSINESS. He
acted az friend 10 General Porter, peng PANIED at
the charges made and believing that they were Mt
tely gr0nndless. General Porter said III the course
OF the conversation, that ne had no extensive ac-
stated III his evidence that witness, in speaking ol
General Porter, had used the curt dimnunve OF
|
| the conversation very general, ana several
| times he detected himself IN lnattenuon. AS Ia
what General Porter SAID, ne remembered distinctly
that General Porter contradcted every particu-
lar the understanding OF Mr.. Mudgett IN regard TO
the Custom House; as they came away witness said
20 Mr.. Mudgeu III hope you are perfectly SATISFIED
OF the innocence OF General Porter OF every Cnarge
| he replied, Ellis conversation satisfactory, bat
1 sui THINK there Is something In IT," evidently
nn uGen s Woa q
] Leeps name came up IN the interview out witness
could not recall exactly what was said about him;
ne believed General Porter sad that the President
mad given MIN general letter OF recommends
tlon ne denied. however, that General Grant mad
General Porter to soy thar he did not know Mr.
Lindsay,
q. Have you memory enough OF what General
Porter said to say that Mr. Mudgett's testimony
that General Porter said he did not know Mr. Lind
say Is unrues A. could not explicitly say tnar;
| have already stated my impression; General Por-
ter may have stated that neither he nor BabcOck,
nor Leet had any interest IN the Custom House,
while was present, but II he did 1t was while was
IN IA state OF inattention; remember dsunciy on
ac;er OF General Porter's denial; Mr. Mudgett re.
ped that so lar as It went was satisfactory, but
after rejecting said something about MIS- other
| @. Did not General Porter's explanation consist
mainly OF deniilsf A: IL must nave necessarily at
the denials: did not hear MIR. Mudgett contradict
General Porter or express ncredulity IN his aenals
in General POrter's presence General Grants letter.
| as understood from the conversation, was merely
letter OF general business accommodation, not a
| political one.
| Q, Does any explanation occur to you OF the fact
that this letter was directed TO Mr. Grlnnell, VINO
TO Mr. A. 4. stewart or Mr. s. b. Chittenden or any
other business man IN New York; A. could give
you explanations b0tn ways, and argue both sides,
e.ner OF winch might be satisfactory, unless you are
partisan tine question having been put uy Senator
Casseryl, ana mere IN New YORK we partsans never
believe anything that our adversarles say. uaugh-
| ter.l
having Just appointed Collector and receiving
this letter from the highest authority the LAND,
what would you think about it, A. should think
1t meant business. loud laughter)
e. Would you have understood it as Mr.. Grnnell
understood IT. A. do not know how Moses UNDER
STOOD IL; think he Is rejecting on that problem
Q. Suppose the latter mad purely business pur.
pose were not there otner gentlemen who could DO
more for Colonel Leet In purely business point OF
view tnan Mr. Grlnnell? A. MI. Grinnell has been
merchant very many years, and lew men had
more opportunities OF advancing an applicant.
q. Why should not General Grant have given
Colone! Leet letter TO Mr. Stewart or Mr.. Chiten-
den or some other among the leading business firms
who had supported him during the campaign A.
That cannot explain.
General Grant Knew that Colonel Leet was thinking
OF the general order business, what would you
think OF tnenS A. The letter, OF course, depends
upon the circumstances surrounding 1t.
q. DO you look upon general order warehouse
AS private a man engaged in pubic business.
letter OF that kind may be perverted from the pur
pose for which IL was intended.
q. suppose 1t had been so perverted, would you
II you had written 1t, not take the earliest oppor.
tunity TO correct the mischefg A. should be apt
to 90
W. Is. Prentice, sworn-Am a custom House
agent; year and hall ago chief clerk OF the
Warehouse Bureau In the Custom House. witness
then proceeded OF engho defend the transfer OF the
general order business TO Leet& Stocking. Witness
was clerk at the time OF Mann's defalcatons and
on MIR. Grinnell asking the nearest general order
store 10 Mann's, witness replied, "Leet Il Stock
lng.n on rejection the witness changed his testl-
monv so far as to substitute Mr.. Murphy for Mr..
Grinnel.
The committee then adjourned until this morning
at ten o clock.
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