The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-02
TEE TREN Oh ARMS Z lilly.
ssuiras, Remington. Dyer and TssaGwcIi In
"a gr.vntc Acknowledgements OF WHat Was
said There--l Man Wssiu. TO Fay IA
&Sh, 500 BcNus.

WASHINGTON aprH /. 1857.
The Senate Arms Committee met THIS morning at
eleven O'Clock.
Mr.. EnoRY EDWARDS
having been sworn stated that he was connected
with he firm OF SCHUYLER Hartley & Graham, and
PM IN pid for portion OF the advertised to
he sofa tne 20ih or Oetobar 1s70 he knew
thai bennington MAS purchasing preecn.loadinG
arms for the French governments; aocut the
mItdie OF December, 1870 the witaess was at
lfan.ford, Pa. where the arsenal Tor Manufacture
Ing Cartridges and other Ammunition Ior the United
States is located; Remington, Squire, General
Dyer and Colonel gleadwel, the last named. the
commapdanI OF Inc arsenal were there at the time;
lie saw then
Together IL a PRIVATE ROOM,
bu, did nov near any Q! thelE conversation; Mr.
Gtl the foreman q the arsenal, informed hn that
Remington was there fox the purpose OF purcnas-
In, ammunition; the witness sad 40 never hat a
conversation Witn the MARQUIS de Chaniblnn.
MORTIMER J.. MKgN2iE
was sworn He said ne never had seen the Marquis
lie chamorun TO know MIN: he was IN the shipping
business, anG wis cashier OF tho French Irarsa.lui-
TIC Inc Oh steamers; hc mad no correspondence a-
recty OF Indirectly witn ANY person IN the War De.
had taken pace as there were dinerenl brokers
Offering to buy IN sell arms; Two men, residents OF
witness and Claimed TIA: .hey had influence with
the department: III bosh cases nc
OFFERED 40 ray $4,000
il they would secure him 900 SngingGeds, In
aaaiuon TO Tue price OF the arms, but thcs failed
in response 10 a question by Mr. Schurz, whether
any had asked hinl 10 correspond Win any per-
son, the witness replea Schehck asked biln 10 W,e
q note to Mrs.. DAVIS saying she could get the
witness the refusal Of the arihs, he wrote T6 Mrs.
DAVIS, put ieceIved no response; ne never saw her;
he thought he gave to Slheilca ile mole for Mrs
DAVIS, wac, nc lad an impression, lived IN Washing
ton; anu IN iufhef Tesn0nSe to ueSions the witness
said ne mad not reen visited ~ a general OF tue
army rom Washington with reference 70 the pur-
chase Oh arms, nor mad ne been invited 10y any gene
raj not connected Win the army: his brother lived
III france, anC schuyler, Hartley n Graham, and
Remington and Others put arms In their hands Tor
sac ia France he received q despatch from his
brother saying that
.Lao5r ANYTHING IN TIE SHAPE OF ARMS
cond h6 gold; he repeated he dd not write letter
to tue War Department, nor any one for h!m III.
recty Or indirectly; ne never told any one he rad
rad communication win the War Department IN
reference to the safe OF arms, nor did he know OF
any understanding between Squire, Remington's
ASCENT, aDd Colonel Crispin, Of the New YORK ord
nance Ullcc, ~ Tsia.on u the Shipment Of anna;
thefc were variety OF PACKAGES shipped,
SOME BEARING MARKS
"P Mr. the Initials OF Witness father who is agent
tor the french Transatlantic steamers; others bear
Ing the Initials '.R. F,n meaning "Remngton
Fiiso or Remington Sons; some other packages
were marked -. II. * Co. !" III TACT there were u
variety 81 MARKS or Initials.
The Committee adjourned until tomorrow morn.
ing, Ynen u Is thought secretary kopeeon and
Commodore Casey Gnlei or Tue Ordnance Bureau
o. tle favy Department, WIZ be examined.