New-York tribune., 1872-03-13

EXPOSED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRfBUSRl
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Custom house
Committee finished to-day, the examination OF Town
lev As he WAS more familiar with the details OF the
work in the Appraisers Department than any previous
witnesses great portion Of the examination referred TO
the Of the officers In that department, and the
manner OF conducting the business there but the most
important part OF his testimony was IN regard 10 the
manner IN which Mr. Murphy used tho Customhouse in
New-York to fight the battles Of his faction; and
this point several witnesses have contradiced what
Cen Palmer testife ed to, Townley's evidence should
speak for itself
@ BY Mr. Howe-on the 18th or 18Th Of August Of 1870
palmer TO come and see himi A. Yes Sir; made that
statement the information given 10 me by Cen Palmer
o. 1t was that day that he gave YOU thati A. Yes,
Sir. IL was that afternoon after the interview.
18th A. Ifix IT, sir from the fact that have in
Cen Pamers possession the transcript that made Of
the shorthand notes took Of both conversations with
the Collector on the Saturday following the day speak
Of the dav on which the Collector FOR Cen Palmer
10 the Collectors office Saturday, and the
transcript OF this conversation taken Saturday,
after back from tie Collectors Office Tx the
dav from having seen tie paper.
G. IL is SIX weeks since you saw the paperi A.
O. II you cannot say whether the date was the 10Th or
the 18Th how can be confident that IL either
the llh or the 14hl A. am confident OF IT, sir. he
cause am confident it was between the 18th and the
mind No nm rn ronnd t6ose two da1s but rs said vesteT
da1 senator the paper, think. is still in existence
wish Il could be brought before the Committee.
O. II ycu cannot reproduce the words, Will take your
cement II the effect that 1t produced on your mln H.
riean case and the fact Of It vac hat Mr. Corfsan rad
made q speech at meeting or the KIN Assembly Dis
fict Association some nights before against the print
ins OF the rQbook OF the Association. That much I
recolect pretty vel. Mr. Murphy hat said 10 NJ. Pal
mer that Mr. Gridley. who COrriCan's friend, and
the who secured bis place, took ofense at that and
~ q Crfg
John v Grdley: and thar he, Mr. Murphy did not wish
have him removed. and that the General said 3r.
performed his duties he would remove him; then
this other conversation took place in reference to the
coming Convention IN New-HOrk. in which AIr. Murphy
said Gep Palmer that it the Presidents desire
that the different heads OF the Federal Departments
should work in unity IN reference 70 that COuv ntiOn.
and that these heads OF departments should get together
and exercise an influence in the selection Of de- gAcs to
to the selecting 81 rich men who would be willing % pay
something for the honor conferred all that told To
by Gen. Palmer at that time.
BY Mr.. Howe-For the honor Of going to the conven-
General was considerably excited by it; he chatting
az idea OF being dictated TO- or being rcquredtO die
town bring his wife uOme from western NeW-GOIE,
fh+ 10 yon5 t1e neXf Gov take me 10 the Col ector
and introduce 10 linn as his private secretary,
r raymond enpposing that would he a recommends
ton Collector and that he would say 10 him that
anything he wished 20 communicate in reference 70 that
that they had been speaking about the day he
FORE he could communicate 10 me and the next morn
in- we did 90 ana met Postmaster Jones on the Way
over. We went INTO the Collectors office, and think
Mi. Tarwilye was II the outer Office, and was with
MIN twice and talking and then the conversation
that related Yesterday occurred in which Gen. Palmer,
after Introducing me, sald that he could communicate
anything he wished to reference 70 the Appraisers
while he absent and the General stated that
he would attend 10 the matter Of thE youns man Corr
gan) ana MI Murphy sad " Yes. tod tue Fres-deht
spGut that case and as sald YESTERDAY my impression
u mat he added " am not so positive as am mat be
SAID he had tod the President ABOUT tne Corrsan
case" The impression has always been upon
my mind, and is TO this day, That he
added that -the President is very much interested in
IT,; but do not wish to DO Mr. Murphy any injustice.
aui so say am not positive as am in reference 70
his saving chat he had tod the President about the Cor
gan case aud what has impressed the thing so de-
cumstance and sald 80 TO cen Palmer NJ the tnr tDa5
tne President OF the United States should be bothered
and packer, al $ day in the Appraisers oee at New
York that IS tie whole story - .-.o,.. .-o
o. When you that memorandum, ak weeks ago.
did YOU find tins statement Of Mr. Murphy's that the
President took interest in CorIiG1n part or tat
mem bss sSaen T nv heIef that that portion Of tic
thlrg was sad, but sti there is an Impression on my
paper; Gen. aner -, ~ th % -, nce cf
absolute fact tha thae was the statement maze D1 MI
@. N5w will you once sta1e what Mr: Palmer told
you Of the interview between him and Murphy ipat
dav before YOU calledf The witness here repeated
what he bad before sid adding that Murphy SAID that
President desired the heads OF the Federal De I
Inents in Ne-l Ork together at the coming state
Convention Tie witness continued: recOect very die
tuclv that in this statement that given 70 lne Gen.
Palmer said that Mr Murphy mad sld to hn tna some
rch men ought piE Eet Out, who would pay SOM
thing for honor of gong there and then there VI"
hope wont be accused OF being inconsistent II cay
further than that something said III y Ter
to candidate for Governor OF the state oi New
York, t. be ualOtcd for Ut tia, COnVeuuoD.
O. What matt A. II was something IN reference
70 % Whor A. Twas think that Mr. MURPHY
said that Gov WOOdIOrd the Presidents canfca,r.
and Mr. Terwiger SAID hat Horace Greeley "ouia d.
good candidate, MI TerTLiser having come III d1IihI
BY Mr. Casserly-Q Was that James Terwilgcri a.
BY Slr. Howe-Q Was that alli A. That is about all
q Abont the Governor-Gen Palmer told you thai NJ
Murphy told him that Mr. WoodiOrd Was the Iresiden'
candidate A. Yes, SIR -. r-,.
commission merchant OF Ncw-York He first became
acoaainted with Col Leet City Point. in 1866.
having gone on visit 10 Army Headquarters
with letter OF Introduction from Mt
Lindsay 70 Col. Leet. While there he became
acquainted with Gems. Porter and Babcock and IteT
members OF Cen Grants staff Subsequently he saw
Leet in New-York frequently, being on intimate terms
with him. Leet went to see White IN New-York In April
1869 shortly after Grnnen appointed Collector OF
the Port He then said that his business In New ork
was 20 obtain the General Order business
and gave White 20 understand that 1t bad al
ready been fxed up; he said that he had
his eye this business FOR some ume "Att tpl'sS
before the Inauguration OF 4IL;
interview, in May, Leet showed Whlte J1e W
III,
have had any trouble IN getting the General Ordt Ds
ness since be considered that letter as 70
an order but Mr. Grinnell did not give MIN tle puses
as he expected and in this subsequent INTERVIEWS
with White, IN May, Leet sad that he ma Lad tolS
words with Mr.. nne, and had told h!m that ne lu
not get the business he wanted he would have ahotht
Collector, would give IL tO him. Leet alsO t"lu
White that Mr. Grinneu had offered him <J,"p
per annum il ne would 20 back 70 the army ana CIV
p the General order business but Lect wac determined
10 have the whole business and told White 70 III sOue Oi
their conversations Leet related 70 White the err u-
stances OF a dinner Wilards Hotel, ~ Washington
when Mcssrs Grinnell Leet, Porter, Bahcock, Gamer
wood and perhaps Others present, ann sald
that ne understood that 10 fixed uP 81 tnat dHhef
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