New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23
SEVENTEENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


Senator Buckingham-Where is your resi-
dencei A. New-York City, Forty -frst-st.
O. How long have you resided therel A. came to
New York. with the intention of remaining i'll the Spring
Of 1862
Q. What business are you engaged i'll now A The
bonded warehouse business
O. How long have you been engaged i'll that BUSINESS
A. About 20 months.
O. Did you remain here according your design when
you came here A. No, Sir
O. How long after that before You came here to re-
sidei A. The same year, think; brought my family
10 the CITY of New-York in 1852
O. Did they reside here during that year A. They
were here a portion OF the year.
o. Was this your home A. regarded it as my home.
q. Were you engaged IN any business IN any place
other than New-YOrk City during that time A. was
O We're You in the army at the time you came to this
and doing business here A. yes Sir.
Q. Where were you on duty IN the armyi A In wash
g. During that time what interest had you in the Gen
@ Order Order business with nq Bx an sIe m
testimony published by the Committee OF lnyesgatlon
last Spring and by Mr. Bixby's testimony at the same
time had an interest with him from July 1862 UNTIL
o. What was your interest in that business' A. 1t
amounted TO- think, about 5000 ayear something ike
that.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR NOTHING.
O. What part did you take In carrying on that business
during that timeS A. No part not here the
greater portion of the time; absent from New
York.
O. What service did you render for which You received
this ssoO9 A. cannot say that rendered any service
In conducting the business
O. What was the basis, then, upon which you re-
ceiyed this amount A. Mr Bixby desired TO secure a
portion Of General Order business; the copartner-
shin arrangement between Mr.. Bixby and myself was
ieye saw Mr. Bixby and assisted me in effect least
he arranged with Mr. Bixby that should nave an Ill
o. What arrangement did you make1 A. had very
little to do with Il Mr.; Grnne saw MT BlxOy the ar
rangemeDt was closed by Mr. John r. Lindsay; ne engi'
o. What was that little" that you had to do with
it, A. Please tell what you refer to ia your cues
o. You say that YOU chad but little do" with the
raSeement: AJAX YOU what that little" wasl A.
Mr. Bixby once twice, think, after had been in,
formed that this arrangement would be made and talked
with him on the subject though there not great
deal said by me to him concerning IT, .,
q. when you saw him and talked with nm on tDe SUP
ect what "ite" did you do TO arrange the matter A.
Well don't remember that did anything beyond talk
q Did YOU, in consequence Of this talk. receive part
Of the profits OF the business A. Yes, Hir ,o or y,
MI Bixbyi A. No. Sir:
had enabled him 10 secure portion OF the General order
business through Mr. Grinnen.
q Then you had rendered some seryicei A. That was
O. what had you done to influence Mr.. Grnnell to give
Mr. Bixby portion of this business A had asked
him IN ne would do this menOt that he would give it
TO Mr. Bixby did not ask him that, to any other per
y II was an arrangement. then, between you and Mr..
GrinneI by which Mr. Grinnel was 10 give the business
TO Mr. Bixby you taking part Of IL was that 1t A. Yes
Sir.
O. That was just It'll A. Yes, Sir
O. Under what obligation was Mr.. Grnne to Col Leet
to give him part of this business A. None whatever
G What could have influenced him so far as you can
judge3 A. knew him personally, through letter OF
Introduction which was given to me by the President
which handed to him.
q Have you that letter OF Introduction here n. yes,
I.llaVe the original and copy.
THE LETTER HATsPRocURED THEJBUsNRss.
Col Leet produced the following letter, requesting the
clerk 70 " preserve the pieces"
KKEcunyE MANSION wAsHSerOS, D. c., March 8, 1869,
THIS will introduce Col K Leet who served
buteT from EARL In the tie day from the fall Of Vcks
burg forward staff oGeer lie business ulqueoned
Integrity His experience before h him for Of almost
Kind He TO from the
life end cbeefuly commend him possessing ell the qualities
O. Had gu any other letteri A. Yes; mad "A letter
from the Hon. T. %. Washburne, present Minister
France.
O. What the substance Of it, A. Simply letter Of
Introduction, speaking in complimentary terms.
O You think through the influence of this letter
that Mr. Grinnel made an arrangement with BiXby by
portion Of it, A. could MT say that; think it
through the influence OF these letters
ask you II IL was 50 far as you known A. No, Sir;
do not know that IL
q. DO you know of special influence, eXCppt
own friendly relations with Mr. Gr1nDelll A. No. Sir;
do not; Mr.. Grnnen seemed 10 have high regard for
those who had been IL the army during the war
O. Who were interested the business mt that time
beside BIxby and yOursef A. No other person was in
terested with me ana Mr.. Bxby.
O WHO were interested in the cQpartnershipI A. No
other person that AIN aware Of
O. Had you been the storage business previous 10
thisf A. No. Sir.
O. You had no acquaintance with the business what
eyerf A. Not with the storage business; was ac-
qusiuted with business OF IA different character
u Mas thCIe aDJ tAIIS underotdullnsy between you