The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-23
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Ngw YogK, January 22-The invest.
CATION II the custOm.hOuse frauds was
continued this morning Let testified
that hc came TO this city In 1859, and
was then IN the ArmOry at Washington;
engaged In the general order business,
and had 5000 yearly interest In the
business when BiGby had charge, although
during that time lac took no active
part In Il, as he was mostly absent from
the city. Lindsey, elected witness
partnership with BiXby, received the
money from BiIby As reconsideration In
enabling Bixby 70 secure apOTtiOn Of the
general OEdc! through Grinnell. The
witness worked upon Orinnell through
letters from the President and offered a
letter In evidence. The letter Is dated
March 10, 1869, and Introduces Leet 10
Ginnel rs q business man Of u1ques.
toned integrity, and whom President
Grant said RECOMMENDED as possessing
qualities necessary 70 inspire confidence.
Witness went as private, in 1902, in the
Chicago mercantile battery. No one bat
his partner and himself was interested in
the profits; one dollar was the usual
charge per package, but sometimes a.
high ~ twenty-five dollars was charged.
The profits Ia one year were $l2 900 on
the bonded warehouse and about $4,000
on the general order stores.
Q-The money chat Bixby gave you
was paid for influence you eXerted in get.
ting ground 10 designate his warehouse as
a general order stOres
Al don't know that Il was.
Q-You concluded to remain In the
army and received SALARY from Bixbyl
Al only remained IN the army until
the records were completed.
DIN February Of that year you In.
stantly obtained aleavc Of absence for six
months?
Al did.
Odd Gen Porter and Gen. Babcock,
your associates, know Of Bixby's money I
A.-No, they knew nothing oft.
Q-While you lived with them and
messed with them this important matter
that was finally to take you from the
army, was never introduced to themg
A-They know nothing of It. Shortly
after the removal OF Grinncll, Murphy
gave me the remainder Of the general
order business, Gen. Porter stated tome
that the President regretted | had entered
into An arrangement with Bixby. Ny
impression Is that the reason Of his
disapproval was in bringing his name and
those around him In connection with me
and my matters. l have no objection
whatever to submit my books to the OK.
animation Ofany expert the committee
may appoint.
Mr.. Leet cOntinued-llc remembered
OF having written 10 Lindsay to come 10
Washington in reference to tho invest.
ment in San Domingo, while receiving
about 5000 from Bixby. His salary
from the army was about s., 800 or 81, 800
MIR. Wakeman gave bonds in $40, 900
and Mr.. Shark in 100000 Tor him.
Witness-The rents tor the stores OF
Lect Il Stocking arc $4,000; the profits
Of the concern amount to $4,000, OF
which $4,000 were invested, he could
state by reference 10 his books what
become Of the rest.
In starting business witness put In
$1,000 and Stocking $500
Col Lect was then asked what business
he expected TO do, and he said he was his
counsel, but at the same time he did not
know the nature Of Workman's sugges.
tons TO the members Of the Committee.
Senator Pratt then resumed the cXami.
nation, and requested Leet To furnish by
tomorrow the exact way In which the
profits were invested. Col. Lect said that
no goods had been lost since he took up
the general order business, and explained
the way in which the goods are stored
and delivered.
Mr., Lcot testified that the letter pro.
duCGd from the President TO Grinnell was
the only one he ever heard on the subject;
lie never told the President when he oh.
tanned the letter that he wished to become
an applicant for the general order of
business; ncver,threatCned Grinnell unless
he would give him general order of bust.
ness; he would not DO appointed collCc.
tor, as he had no influence to Justify such
n threat; neither Gen, Porter nor General
BabCoCk were interested cents worth
in the business; his arrangement lasted
with BiShyss abOut ten months; did not
belong to any army mess in Washington,
and never told Lindsay that the receipts
were insufficient to pay the expense of
ANY mess mt present.