New-York tribune., 1872-01-20
o1I1SToM-noUsE ABUSES

"a MI NtpN'N''o
Tho testified: - IL, .ho General order
-. tor about nineteen months; am ,,omina
s,,ng portion Of the time Wn'a va W., ho,e not
i", 49,. beep going on have been S'0" ' oc,oses
W" a.u ~ II; our charges are IeSu'''
o,jing TO size, weight anu va, .,,Is cases Of cot
Tosen''Oi O. 81 2,; II they contain linens """
tons w. ", ~, ,,orce 81 30: we receive a" hN"' Jus
ere leave h,x of diamonds to Church'p'"' y"
sooos l'oD . vice. and raisins about uhe charges
the .r3T mTT half-cent Pou"" "s,o-c-nouses; we
are about uHSs. u,e ycrvlargc one ia hve stDvs t nf
ohar "a three; theSa lWV 49, Neon sent 10 us;
anf theOe iSo iii the goods that have Ooo % ~ %yncss
Gcion 70 I@voSb @ b,5 10 leave any thing out in, V and
49, ave description OF inc a. cTceptional cases.
Storing s hocS difficulty finding INC Goo9' 9'ed u with
icIUxnenton not the rule; the goous q nv nio: first
great crc ~ ~ y. BUSINESS in this way in January iSG9
al Ioet Mr. Lindsay al crv desirable; that
ta,r. NV Chef of tho Carriage Bureau c"U oy W was
MN and got the position; %hth tha, my should go
se01'9SS' SS the % General order business d MltF %as
tne-I think i was 6c Scp'fbScOH tbe parties who had
tbsr norton OF the GcOcral OTder "o1id 90
lived 30 be defaucr and was AsACu A,d and we i'm
',fcv prepared do so by taking ahoSnS r 1ce. Tie
we have done the whole of the business & from senators
IIvtS urris and Morton Dr Bliss, MT IN M iinai
orhers; think had IS altogether ""'0
h91' 6 ;on S1 Porter recommend you to Mr. GfHn''
lie did 0t mot Porter or Babcock any one commun
caSrc with the President t0 aid !ou' a. ~'' "a
way s1apc oi Complaints have made against
nH'r,esI ny" A. We soon had complaints IRON meI- m
chants and brokers but gehef " 'v alWys taken the
trouble TO rcract; ! don't think that we man f
any profit on e@aS'jc co we dct InaS' and SdO myself
MIR Van Dorm has The most 10 40 INV WIN iind Inc
hing ln, Ife o those charges; our store holds I'M
rIsned Goods for which the Collector IL IeSpVslD0, W W
arc ,on % o Srt for both onr stores cannot what
he profits of the business are. but MT Leet cav
eyaty; one of our stores Leet Co and te O'.ed
iteotrr X Ieet & Co; the parties at interest are te
Aanle-Mr Let and my self; tDcy are inc ol bj,d ;
Yhs fnrtbnt steamship line store is one tid OF
a ,pile. ihe average distance can't tell, but to tIe
3urfhcst one IL would take more thdu Two "
90 one IA No l67 Ieroy-st and the other IS IN nasIus
e., E ,ie NeXYork lines mostly send their goods TO
the I0roy-st store the Cunard ana ilO9oNeu an. nv nv
oros are we'll situated don't think that they could DO
To Senator CIsserly-l don't thHk In'io - N''U' Vi
moro stores. or larger ones
now IEEr AND STOCKING 10 BUsINESs.
tn seoe;or Pratt-Have never given any money 70 any
Insnocor 10 send goods to our store we always nave
space ready any emergency when the goods
are at the door they received by an expert
and no observes any defect ne marks 1t received in
),A the hoops Of package look rusty. although
may perfectly dry, that Is an indication that IL mas
boen wet or II from France, difference IN the mans vi"
chow that II has been cOOpered on the voyage or on
She dock; sometimes whole cargo ~ IN osd ore 0TdeI
goods under General Order the rates of carage-the
third addopal for each additional 200 and the Gov
eminent rate is 80 cents We simply get back from me
fti s,rre Of proft we insist on the payment of all
charges before the goods removed except when We
sSitb r. steWSrt TO- have their goods charged less
than Otl"rsi know Of no such arrangement and no
body would be authorized TO make such except MI eet
and my solf; we sometimes have unclaimed goods left
upon winch pay the carriage, aud which are utterly
WORTHLESS we have no option as to receiving; We nay
f the goods; we have sometimes beds OF persons VINO
have died.
10 Senator Bayard-I deny that any arrangement Las
been made with A. T. stewart Co; they never refused
20 pay charges and the present Gharges TeTs re nOs
SIghest charges and my knowledge they never de-
any on Unless lie parties warehouse the goods with
b0i Is To the General order charges every man Is Ieat
ap ooiy testify as to the paid by Mr. stewart
my paTtuer has had the statements made up; asked
spoken toby Mr. Lindsay in Washington in December,
isaa wac then in Washington on private business
had been manufacturer of furnaces and ranges; ad
place IN Washington and one IN NeW-f0rk H'ea laIt!
in one city and some{imes IN .he SSle tI % m
n was a bureau established by Mr.. .Grlnntl' ana l
was superintendent on a. salary; II o va III Se, 0V
Lad known Col Leet before at the time we formed our
1TtnersLjn he had resigned from the army the first
hrn was JHet Horton & Stocking; had known Mr.
Horton before he selected the store Tor US ne en
Ia tbt ~ We world take him IA he would furnish all
tbe capital the bOndsmen, and security for the rent Of
sle store we agreed aud he became one of after
while ne became dissatisfied and withdrew, We paying
him dollar for dollar for what he put in.
q. How much capital did all three put IN A. dOH't
O. Was there more than 9 OOOi A. No; do Mt think
tbit there was as much as tnat. $1,000.
tbf that he put in more than 500 it do MT require
much capital II yOu have credlt ana can get DOhdsen
security for the rent Of the store nothing more Is
g. Do you know that Mr. Leet had sold out his interest
In the General order busnessl A. did not know Of n,
but believe now that tins was the case.
have no knowedge of the length Of time Mr.. Leet had
been ENGAGED in the General order business Mr. Leet
IN Washington part OF the time the General Order
business had been removed from the jersey SIDE and
Was hold by Dir. Mason; bis failure threw, The
business INTO my hands; knew Mr.. Lind lind
city; had charge Of the Carriage Bureau about three
Onths before went into t1s General order business
nOw Cen Porter and have known him for three years;
never saw him at MG; r LlnGsay'9 I store G became
September 1870. acquired the entire North River Gem
srsl order business no more capital Is required the
total amount did not exceed $1,000 perhaps not SjOO two
bonds drawn up our securities on the first bond Of
6rOoOO Abram Wskeman and Judge Beebe on the
pther. Of $4,000 WIN salmon and sheridan Shook these
bonds filed in the Custom house and heces-
ss5o yo ssS eTfy ~ OUR we nave not H
70 far know has any interest in this business
Keep two sets Of books have two sets Of csrks tb
policy Is resorted 70 for ascertaning the relative busi
business before; we have two bank accounts,
beOsuse we deposit for the, upper store at the
Bank-Ieet Co. with the Greenwich Bank and Geo
X Leet Co. al the Peoples Bank there are no other
banks or individuals with which either of the films
have credits do not keep private bank account anv
where do not know when Mr. Lect began the General
Order business, nor Of bic attempts obtain this bust
u9ss. ~
In Mr.. Grinner's Office and met Mr.. I4et there
MT Gnnne said he going 10 do away with the cart
age bureau, and that Ae would like do something for
as Knew nothing about Mr.. BiXDy that time did
POT know fron MT Deet at that time that he was in The
GENERAL order business; but have since Learned il:
nes quite intimately acquainted with him; |
40 not know how long we had been In bust
less when We took Mr.. Horton into an in
ssfsst have no Information from any one showing
ost any one came on from Washington urge Mr. Let's
tk8e 70 Mr. GnrnHU he d,fN