New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-25

Win Him bat would send it Inc; and aitcr returned
1,rs After cot back which be commenced with ny
newfound nephew and nclosed tDis COPY us ic Iook
no Interest in srch matters did and the paper was
lost and The letter also many esEs asG nv father and
mother viii both testify 70 the contents OF t9an Letter ~
never saw him again until hnk either MY Su9 ~
July 1870; was then engaged In business ID ~
n J.: broher.in-aw of mine, who had server IN tno
army. and WIS excellent bookkeepef anu sn"kp 70
him Of Col Lee and finally went TO the reno ssvn
Grcenwchst, but he was not H. anG Went Pa ind lin:
referred TO the previous meeting soue years ago N M
adepha TO which he gave an assent na tne men s Do ope
my business, and asked him whoIher tnolo J" A y" wynn
ing; lie said there was not.
COL LEFT AND HIS "sEPHIw"
O. You asked him II there was an opemhR' A. i0',
for this gentleman who had been In tbo army anu io
performed clerical duties like him. and was In fact my
brothc rn-law think my brotherinlaw went WIN mo
to the store. but don't remember whether ne went IN
tho third time was about months ago, think; aa
live in Observation-Disclosures there-ano iIeduom
passed his store him standing on the steps anu
approached him and asked him whether there was any
vacancy yet my brothernlaw had since that the pee
aSs Sss w With hsd Go Leet
and we spoke Immediately subsequent Of series on IN
paoty into some Custom-housc frands-the statements
OF merchants In regard to some e CIS
statement for Of Mr. Schultz OF the rm OF Cx
schultz speaking Of his business, asked him whether
he was cognznt OF these frauds he said yes ana sa no
aid not know that there any more now tha
been Tor many years. this did not refer particularly 10
the General Order business but simply TO irregularities
were inseparable from transaction OF
much business with merchants especaiiy tno'o wiz
T %an be- 70 hepod then said to HIM that thought
it was shame and that these officials ought 70 Do
held responsible the same as the British GovefIen.
hold its officials and any maieasance In an oihcer
shall be punished the same as for hgh treason, O. M
made some remarks ike that and nc then referred 70 S
matter asied him about; he said +" No !" there would
not be- either for he thought very little OF person VINO
was engaged In such small business as had Deen III
small potatoes as no called and no didn't want any
thing to do with snch person shortly aierwaa dS S
he here Several times since that a the Fifth Avenue
had Adjourned say MIN this morning talk
ing with Col stocking and Mr; Bliss saw him go ont ut
of tho room when came In, but he did not know me AZ
all, in regard 10 Mr. Reds statement, tho way came TO
mention It at all, heard our city editor nj SHADES aSS
the question whether Leet Co were stu in charge Oh
the General order business said they were foT ~ was
Lect at their store and said further that 6ad S r
10 @ar Rt he cid not that they , were
did not state that Col Leet had told me he had made
good deal Of money at the time that seems to nave De
to another; but did stats that knew he had made
good deal Of money out OF 1t, because had been IN
that Is all know about Col Lect reference 70 this
matter Of yeracity, and that explains oil had 10 40
with this testimony of Mr. Reid; Mr; Shank coming IN
an official position between him and myself eominunl.
Gated It, I'm the OF conversation to MI Reid but
Senator Bayard-What do y0u mean by an official
positOnl" A. In newspaper Offices we are divided INTO
Departments, the City Department ana the EDITORIAL
Department proper am in the City Department;
referred to Mr. Shenks who s our head and referred 10
my position upon THE TRIBUNE.
COL. LFE1's "YEpuEw" CRossoUEsTroNBD.
Senator Bayard-IIave the statements contained in
this article IN THE TRIBUNE been verified by YOU and do
you now confirm themi A Yes, Sir; as to the entire
article have obtained proof which think would stand
in court of law that all the statements made In II are
senator Howe-I wish You would Ak the date Of that
first interview With Col Lest a. Is was IN t4 so w p
Poi in Phadepha; was then In college, ana TINS was
O. Was Col Leet in attendance upon this conventioni
A. No Sir; I had never seen him before his card,
George X Lect CO.. sent up to my room, as that
OF gentleman who desired an interview; 1t seems he
had great interest tho collection of the genealogy
OF those members of the family in this country:
q Dl Won understand upon what business he was
there A. did not inquire concerning his business, but
understood that he was staying IN Philadelphia Tor
o. Did YOU learn where Col. Ieet came from at that
timcl A. He stated that lac was a Pennsylyanian by
@ Did he tell you what business he was in A. have
an that he stated he connected with rail-
roads but IL did impress itself upon my nlnd su-
GENTLY to state 1t as testimony ,r,u, &, n,,,o,,,
Yes Sir; understood him so.
O. In what parti A. 1 did not fix that IN my memory
and e All hat have known are in some way connected
O. How long were yon at that Conventloni A. Three
O. Did You see COL Leet more than this A. saw
him two or three times was not with him very much
/ was associated with belonging To the society;
@ 1t asceraiGed that your father and his father
he had the names OF all from Gov. Leet, who the
first one on e S6e aSw9 coll 70 e Wss Is
seyl A. No. Sir Ncw-York. In 1870;
G. How did you happen to call upon Col Leet there
NV brOtnernlaw wished me to see II could not get
him stu ,ton in of Col Leets stores; called two
or three times, and finally found him in mentioned
The interview we had in Philadelphia, and asked him
whether there opening for my brother-nlaw; he
said there was not then but told me to call again.
A. From his conversation aud man
for granted that he did, and have always thought that
he did.
was passing his in Greenwich-st, and saw him
standing on the stoOp; asked him whether there
any opening for my brotherin-aw then, aud he said
O. You were then employed on the staff Of THE TRIB
O. How long had you been employed there A. think
about month; during that interval told him that
merchants felt aggrieyed at certain rresularites ia
Schuz's conversation with me as to how he had lost
goods that had gone to tue sample store and Col Let
man to be in playing the part of a detective. and
said he did not want anything to do with such q man,
and would not do him any favor.
O. Did vol tell him for what purpose looking
these matters upi A. mentioned that was connected
with the press.
Q. Do You remember the particular facts that you
to Col. Lett A. stated that knew
the OF Government ofeers that merchantS had
stated TO me.
o. After his remark about the business you were en-
gagged in. did you the application for q situation
for your brothernawl A. referred to it again. and
egan said he did not want anything to do with such
man, and said " Good day" and left him.
Q. When did you communicate these facts TO Mt.
5hanks A. They came out casually sitting at
my desk In THE TRIBUNE Office and Mr. Shanks asked
somebody asked him whether Leet Co.
still had exclusive control OF the General Order business
spoke up (and this the only time eyerimentioned
my meeting HIM, and said, yes, knew they were be
cause only few days before had seen Col. Leet
front OF their stores and spoken ito him, and aso
marked that he quite with me because said
there extortions in the Custom house business and
replied that he guessed they no geater than they
had been that they inseperabe from the
duct OF CuStOm-hOuse matters; did not apply that
the General Order business did say anything to