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

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houses 1t has been customary for the ware
them away ny tic Cusomhouse carmen before H.
chants carts arrive, or eise % tell the her
mon to call again. and then TO send the InerchanS,esf
.he warehouses ~ tho Custom house carmcn'-hai y
@. "For this service many Of the inspectors have
oeved large percentages aud before the prsen n re-
cation began they did not no tate TO mako Inc a,
openly" This is true, is III A. have the saiss "a
Mr. Bayard hero read portion Of the testrnonv .A,.,
coroborated the statements OF Mr. Leet In TIN TRIhnsse
| article.
O. on tho 9Th OF January last. Messrs. F. COusn0,
Co, No. 81 South WillLn-st., Importers PAID Leet ~
charges arc but s9 on whose authority was tbs s'
| ment madei A. The statement OF the payment Of n.
bill was upon the authority OF the reccptcd bin ns
which was handed by the chief clerk The staens;
of the warehouse charges was saen rom Tho tabeo
| several bonded warehouscmen.
@. Where did you tho table A. In the orso q,
Couslnery Co, and my computations were all Vesss
by several warehouseInen 10 whom submitted thrr"
@ This statement Of charges preferred against I@eta
from Mr. Paddock who is very anxious to come up AeSs
Senator Cassery-Has your attention been called ..
that portion Of Col Leets testimony ia regard 70 WhS
you have been tastiiyiagi a, Yes s,r, c.,
that whtelaw Reid Of THE TRIBUNE alleged that Ca
ct stated to- his cousin a Allen TmE Th d.
ness and excused what were popularity called exoroa,
:I Col let a he did not kSoW 6
such person I understand you 70 say that he haa
known you since 1851 A. have had three converse
ons with him since that time; the last was four o. i've
months ago.
Q. Col. Leet, when asked, " do you know Of Mr.
Leet on Tue Tribune staff" replied; do not" yea
are the Mr.. Leet On THE TRIBUNE start A. Yes, Sir
@ understand that within four or I'VE months yoa
house extoronsi A We did not meet for the purpose
Of discussing that matter but II came up IN ne course
had occurred In tho Custor1h0use, and he remarked
that Were mo SSsSs SGh Ian y had been
Senator Pratt-In that versatiOn there any ref
made TO PROFITS OF tho General Order busnessf l.
Not syllable.
COL. LEFT AGAIN.
In regard TO recalling Col George X Leet. Senator
Bayard said that he had had long examination, during
which be had every opportunity to make any statements
that be wished TO make, and If he recalled to con-
tradict the testimony Of the previous wtnes,
that witness also might ask TO DO recalled and
he (Mr. Bayard) could SEQ no end to the
matter It was getting to DO o purely personal
matter and to the amount Of weight which should DO
attached to the different statements that matter
for tho consideration OF the public II this court
OF justice regulated by the strict rules o. nVestgaon
proceed any further Although IN the course OF test
things m may S0me out %a b Sssd 70
cupied In settling individual disputes.
observes that this regxamnatiOn Of Col Leet would n
be allowed In court Of law la the first place we nave
not confined ourselves to strict rules; PM taInK my
brother Bayard will agree thai In tins precise case l
stood IN q court OF law, Col Leet would be an9wedn
tatd to certain statement Of facts and has had op
portunity TO listen TO acontradcton OF ms
recalled to say after having listened to that contrsdie
tlon if lie will rcafirm retract his hrst statement
stand iof Whole day but agree with you
analogy between this court ana court VI Ju'~oe'
forbid fa sn aSen ON recalling Col e and
decided in the affirmative Senators Bayard aud o''erS
''' GEORGE K. LEFT RECALLED.
Senator Howe-Did you SEQ who has just left ths
stand A. Ibid.
@. Did you see him Did he call on You at any tia
within the last four five months to apply for stas
ton for brother Of his A. have no recollection Of
any person calling upon Inc for situation this mas
q. Were you in Philadelphia at any time in issor
1860 1851 A. No, Sir; was In philadelphia ~ lstd
1885, from that time was never there until after tho
war. -. - ~,
man of your name at the Continental Hotel In Phladek
phia, and inqurng about his pedigree aud cOmparngh
O. DO you rec6liect Of exhibiting to anybody OF that
name book containing tho pedigree OF your family,
A. never had book OF mat kfnd ana never calico
BY Mr.. Bayard-Ts there any other George K. Lee
than yourself that you know of A never knew Of
BY Mr. Casserly-wnat Tho rlao4 EpTr residsee.
IN isj4i A. Pittsburgh, pennsylvania b'ed then
Q Where did you live after that A. Chicago
8 What i was Your business during that periods A
Connected with the Pittsburgh, Fort wayne ana Chicago
O. Was You never as far east as Philadelphia A. Mover
O. How much farther east than Pittsburgh AN mos
than few miles this side of that. -,
Q. When did you first see Allan ". Lceti A. Neyer,o
my knowledge, before to-day.
COL. LEFT Is POSITIVE.
O. or that you quite A. am quite positive
O. You were asked whether you had ever received an
application from him for place for another person A
never saw him.
O. Did you never receive an application from him A.
never did.
O. understand you to say that you went from Pitt$
burgh to Chicago In 1883, was 1t A. In 1855.
Q. And that after that time you east Of
Pittsburgh until after the wari A. Never further than
few milesnot more than 10 or Ia miles east OF Pttt
burgh
O. At what period was you first in Philadelphia A.
never went there except once.
q. State when that vast A. lave passed through
Philadelphia several times in passing back and forth.
but have not left the cars on one occasion missed the
train and went to the Continental Hotel; 1t was within
four years. certainly since tne war; and saw no person
OF the name OF Leet saw no person with whom was
O. That since the war, and not later than 1851
II was within three or four years.
O. Can't you fix it better than that A. cannot, BE-
cause have Travelled great deal since the war.
O. From the time you went TO Chicago You cannot fI
the time more nearly except that IL since the war,
sa It was since isG il was no.. s VISIT W0s there
perhaps for two or three hours, simply to await the ar
@ wish you to fix the date. instead Of saying gen.
orally. IL was since the warp A. cannot TX 1t more
O. That sfisP e bs ySa cam sG dc That is the best
can do; have had to lay over frequently for trains
O. Then is it many times since the war that you have
had to lay over for rinsi A No, Sir; did not say sG
said had had to lay over at great many different
points. 49, -, III, -.
over your reply. Repy read by the stenograPher a.
oboyel You was not wrong in stating what do
am perfecy willing you should correct your answer
A. No. Sir; don't wish TO correct my answer because
do not think It be construed that way; SAID had
been detained many times; said had been In Phl'
delpha only few times since the war 4.
o. asked you then to fix the date; You DIDN'T 90 ~
and Won went on TO say you had been detained many
times 10 await the trains, and were speaking OF DO
other place than Philadelphia. A..
Mr. Howe-That question relates to time, and not
place. ,., .,,o. = o. ,.rp,,. a,
him In correct his answer, but now he repeats IL.
Nj Hnwe-Let settle that question BY making .