Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-23
The Robson Investigation.

lie SkIhETAkH ENAhINED-THE TESTIMONY
CLOSED.
The Robson investigating committee lass
evening examined George II. b. White, Assist
ant Cashier Of the National Metropolitan Bank.
who testified that Mr. s. P. Brown did not draw
e52 600 from the bank on the 18th Of November
last, but he did draw $4,000.
,Pdyndster Stuart testified that he paid the
Claim OF 50, 600 Lor the steamer Governor; the
order was divided into two parts; one check was
Drawn for S5f $50 and the other for $500; the
$500 check was paid TO A. G. Riddle, Esq.
Mr.. s. p. BroWa testified that the $500 alluded
to as paid 10 A. q. Riddle, was on account OF
an old debt due him by the firm of s. p. Brown
q Go. TO coal company for which Riddle was
the attorney; witness never had had the check
for s5l 500 in his hands before last night Cat
tell was never present at any conversation with
reference to the Governor claims; witness did
not deposit $50 900 on the Goth OF November in
the Savings Bank; did not give any money on
that day TO Butler TOR the purpose Of deposit.
AUSTIN Broom, sworn:-Butler had been his
clerk; had not sent him to bank to draw 5000
the 18th of November last; denied the state
ment of Butler to the presence of CattelI at a
conversation had in reference to the Governor
claims; Cattell had not paid witness the sum Of
sZ,ooo on that day; witness had one-half in
terest in the live oak contracts }-.4si
E1-S Senator Cdtteu recalled:-Witness had paid
Brown the sum Of 50 800 on the 9th December
but the payment OF that money had nothing
whatever to do with the Governor; il was a pri-
vate transaction; was not in the city on the 18th
OF November; left town on the 18th OF Noyem-
Der, and did not return until the ID of Decem-
Der: never had seen Hosmer until last night
Secretary Robson was then sworn and exam
ined by Mr.. Sargent:-Witness testified to the
fact that Cattell had never made any purchases
whatever for the Navy Department IN any man
interested in the Chester Iron Works: in fact
had never been in Chester, OF seen the works:
there were number of ships then in the navy
OF the United States that had been rendered
perfectly useless by the inefficient machinery
that was in them; Of this number the Tennessee
was one; he found that 1t was absolutely neces-
to ass the sA1 or sh would .de
veItised, because the law did not require it; the
act OF 1851 did not relate to machinery; that ACT
had always been 50 construed BY the Depart
stated that he then held In his hand orders for
Sl,20O,e 90 wugth Of machinery that had been
ORDERED by The Qepaitnent since 1861. and MAJ
an adiessemef this was the case win o or Sssn
LOT machinery during the administration Of
isherweed - chief Of the bureau of engineer
ingi tne dineulty that the Department had bad
course taken with the Tennessee: il vas his
opinion that the Navy Department had not the
i n Tor doing The class Of work required
country had; there were Hfty such boilers now
In the navy-yarde that we're Just as useless as
those that were IN The Tennessee.
ment q some length, In which he explained the
eDtse history Of the Secor claims, oofnciJine
the1ein with the statements already made BY his
Mr.. Sareent-whaf right had you 10 reo,ep
the Secos claims after they had been once passed
WI WHIP did mot reopen tn. secor claims.
they had never closed. 1~--r
Mr.. sareent.-Did you ever receive from anv
one letter asking that You deal with the secor
Witness.-I have such letter, but hone IN q,
will not be directed 70 produce il: il Is eisnss
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