The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-06
THE ARMs.sALE INQUIRY.

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WAsBNGToN, April y5.-The, Senate
Arms Committee met this morning.
John Haly, OF New York, testified that
he had no knowledge Of the subject now
investigating, and this completed his ex-
animation. .,,r-r--T..-ryy
Senator Sawyer said the person meant
was Joseph Haly, who Is dead.
Marley testified that 1t was at the
time he had received $4,000 from Poult-
ney that this gentleman said TO him that
he understood that the Mary Department
wanted to sell some guns, and then made
q proposition to him, Witness said he
would see aboutik The proposition was
70 give him dollar gun for 10000 guns
He met the Secretary on the street and
asked him whether he had the guns to
sell. BE informed the Secretary that
Poulney said the Navy Department had
guns for sale. The Secretary replied that
Poultney had better send q communica-
tion on the subject, and he would refer 1t
70 the Ordinances Bureau; Witness vent
to TayloTs Hotel AID informed P0ultney
what had taken place. Witness got the
money and the transaction was closed.
This was the only conversation he had
with the Secretary. He did not say TO
the Secretary 1t would be well to sell the
arms; he knew Poultney to be dealer in
arms in,Baltimore., by SchurZ: he had
never been inthe arms buAihessS His re-
lations TO- the Secretary werepersonaIly
friendly; they lived in the same town; he
could not say there was an intimate friend
ship between them, but they were inti-
mate as reighbors generally are; he had
no business transaction with Poutney
before the time Of which he spoke; he
never knew any reason why Poultney
called on himself in his behalf; he did not
receive any other equivalent than SO, 900;
he supposed that the communication
made by Poultney was referred to the
Board Of Ordnance; he earned the money
merely by asking the Secretary II he
had any guns for sale; he had no COM
munication with the Chief OF the Ordnance
Bureau; his conversation with the Secre-
tary, was what he had stated.
MIR. Peck testified relative to the same
thing, which had been said blythe Mar
quisiof Chambrhn, and with which the
name Of the witness was connected. The
latter spoke about his interview with the
Marquis, whom lie wished to engage to
assist him in the matter Of the investiga-
tion for the interest Of Remington. The
Marquis howver did not act, having pro
cured the required permission OF the
French Charge d Affairs for that purpose.
The witness presumed that he did men.
tion to the Marquis that he had $4,000,
but did not say he had tho money for, the
purpose o. plrehasing evidence. He
merely said ReIningt gtonwould dtspend go, |.
600, II necessary, for getting rcbutting
evidence in q legitimate way. He re-
peated that he made no reference TO buy
ing Senator 6churz. BE had authority
to use the money for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning rebutting testimony to prove a
mans want Of veracity. He did not spend
any more than lawyers fees in. obtaining
four or five attidavits-about 5000. The
witness was an editor Of the Army ana
NaCy Journal, and made bids Tor the
arms, but did not get them.
d. w. Smoot, OF Illion, New York, tes.
titled that he was employed by Reming.
ton & Sons, and was at Frankford Ar!
senal in December, 1871. He had met
Colonel Treadwell in New York, who
said .he, had some. samples, of an improved
carthdgeS &c and bennington were desfr.
Gus OF seeing the arsenal and the day after
the conversation they took the cars and
went thither, spending the afternoon at
the arsenal. They there met Gen. Dyer
and Col. Crispin, who he thought came
on from WashingtonFinft the morning.
They saw the cartridges and looked
through the place. Their meeting with
these gentlemen was casual o Witness
stated That the conversation there was
about the improved cartridge. Witness
was interrupted at some length BY Sena;
tor Schurz, and said, AMONG other things,
he had had conversation with Gen. Dyer
and Col Crispin about breech. loading
muskets, his object being to ascertain
whether the government would, sell and
when they could besdelVered.S = Thomas
Richardson bought arms in his own name
and sold them to Remington. Richard.
son made profit on the cartridges but
not on the arms. Ctis'is tsE u
Committee adjourned until Monday,