New-York tribune., 1872-04-10
THE INVESTIGATE
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION.

THE NAVAL INVESIlGAlION.
EXAMINATION OF EX-SENATOR cATTELL, coll
Tuos. b. FLORENCE AND oIHE~ks-fohIlhn ~
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE IohpEpo
BOATs-NO FRAUDS DISCOVERED.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
WAsurNGroN. April 0.-The RObesOn Inves-
tigation Committee met tonight at I:3e DenlNoopht,
IT, was sworn and testified that he Is resident OF Ph-
adepiia and engaged In tho general caDinet' hard-
ware, and furnishing business. He was examined by
secretory Robeson, and said no had supplied
the navy with goods None of the Cattes had In
teres in the business Of the firm with which witness Is
connected They had interest either direct OF indi-
rect and navy officer had any Interest In the business
When proposals invited by Paynaster Russell VIII
ness got no contract unless he the lowest bidder
Neither had the Secretary OF the Navy at present OF In
prospective any understanding interest in The matter
OF business. sold to the navy In one month
under the Administration during the war than IN
the last three years under this Wnesss prOnts were
not more than "A per cent
Ex Senator Catell sworn and examined by secre-
tary Robeson. He is q commission merchant In Phia-
delphia and ex-senator Of the Unitcd States. He Is
not interested with tho Eobbs. but they had been his
intimate friends for many years none OF the Cattells
had any interest in that firm he never bought brcks
to send to California for any other purpose Tor the
navy; he had interest whatever in iron for the tor
pedo boats knew Pennock & Boyd tic reputation OF
the firm and Of their iron is very high knew this by
general report had known John Roach not over
two months; had no interest in John Roacl's
business directly indirectly, nor had anybody by the
name of Cattel; never entered into any scheme Tor
building iron Ships and the first he knew OF 1t was in
New-York paper The Sun; was not interested In iron
for the torpedo boats nor the engnes only knew the
Tennessee was Sow ship when she went TO Santo Do
mngo; happy to say hc had been friend OF SecTc
tary Robeson twelve years. their relations were very
closes stopped at the Secretarys house ana MADE IL MS
home had connection, directly os indlrectly, WIN
tie Navy Department any OF its Drahches nc never
~ET ME- ArcheroNevcr charged nnybodyiOr saying
kind word. for performance OF duty. , ,o.,cod
Be"s ioSrrogtcd by Secretary Robeson, he said: He
is connected with the firm Of Pennock, BOyd ~ 90,
Goatesye PENN ne h%Ge ron 's for the torpedo edo
boats, in company with the Junior ~ partner d1n
ali Of Inc best charcoal Tonbeams, plates, ana every
Thing else; tie firm would not duplicate the order as
tcrested directly indirectly in the contract nor is any
cer Of tn the n5d nayy or gwen @ or any Vauao
Thing directly indirectly to anybody connected WIN
aLraIar b. Warner sworn Being nteIrOgated by Sec
retary RoheSon he testified thar he had been connected
with Mr Kenbe a West & r r0t ~ waTer a he se
all descriptions OF pateron the Eureka plate iron is the
sold below 10 cents and has sold for II cents loI
cents paid for the ory pWe We P Pn r the EarRs t
bore 1000 pounds o: tensile strength tnan the pest
Sligo. .-.o.,,o, and said that the price Of sligo
cents for ordinary sizes and the price increases for
iorSer slzes up 10 II cents per pound.
Col Thomas b. Florence, sworn anu examined Dy rec
rotary RoIeron and testified as follows: Is the editor
and puhlsler If Sunday newspapers Is not proprle-
t ~ the Chester Iron Works Is not partner with the
attells or Secretary ROheson, or JOn koacn; never
saw Holm Roach until has no business with SPcre-
torv Robeson Cattc interest WIN heni; never
knew he was suspected OF such things until he saw q
sta.C npn In newspaper would he elau 10 nave an H.
terest i'm the iron works, II thcy were so pfohtabie
Jol,n Roach sworn and examined by secretary Robe
SON tcstiAcd that he had been an engine-Duder Tor
fbrtv.tlrre wears; bis works were IN New-York and
Chestcr Penn; the secretary OF TIE Navy was not
r rtner OF his nor Interested in any contract with hfn
ibo secretary was not interested either directly or In
directly: there business transactions between
them nor Yyero any presents or promises, or any
valnable tfling given in relation 10 any matter WIN
the NAVY Department. Tie witness then gave a
account 0f the contract Tor the T5nEs
Sec, eucfr.tcs There private workshop III the
country beside Lis that could do SIcL work IN All
it's mart. auh guarantee results He never felt greater
pride his lite than when he prppcged 60 convert Gov
ernment to pIaci al Use. lie Was at consider
able expense In obtaining information concerning CON-
pound engines, having sent agent abroad for that
purpose His contract for the Tennessees machinery
was 100000 and the old machinery, which he had
offered for for s25,C0O TIC witness then spoke OF
his connection with the torpedo boats. The results
promised and guaranteed in the engines would give II
Knots hour for sc hours, the estimated number VI rev.
olutiOns OF the propeller being IA knots an hour
The witnesses abOvenarned severally cross-eX-
anlined by members Of the Committee. The Committee
adjCurnCd until tomorrow evening