New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23
contract made proposition to the Secretary Of the

application the work at s75,cooa year be after.
ward withdrew his offer without my knowledge ana put
I'm an application 10 do II nj $4,000
O. Were you interested in that last proposition a.
time. waiting for the Secretary. -
@ Did you get the contract, A. No, Sir; Messrs.
O. What did you apply for theni A. did not Apply
Q. Never connected with the Lighter aeencyi A. No,
@ No other public business that you tried to get. d.
None whatever.
LEEr AND THE PRESIDENT
Q. You say you talked with Gen. Grant about two
months before his Inauguration about this Genera W
der business A. Yea
O. And he knew nothing OF its characterf A. NO. ST.
O. Were YOU induced TO believe at tfat time that nc
would favor your application for that place. A. NO Sr
was never induced to believe he would do ANYTHING
about It, although at that time no offered e an apponI
O. Whatf A. Collector OF Internal Revenue for the Ist
District of Louisiana ew0 rleans preferred 10 leave
| the Government business altogether.
q had Won any interviews With Mr. Lindsay at that
time after you had spoken to the PRESIDENT A. on
remember positively but think saw him no0u no tnaS
time; visited NewYork once in the Winter OF 1863, and
believe saw Mr. Lindsay at that time. ,,,, o.,o,
@. Did you become intimate with hmi a uid H'er
o. Won became intimate with him at the time this
Order business began TO occupy your attention.
A. 1 am sorry TO say did. .
O. Was he in Washington pretty frequently In the WIN
ter OF 1891 A. cannot tell to that; saw him once
either before after the inauguration think he was
O. When did you 60 TO Mr. washburn' A. On the 18th
of March, and told him what wanted it was after that
@ At that time had Iir. Grinnell any Office nnder the
Governmentf A. No; he President of the sun LII
LEFT AND GRNNEL.
O. Did you ask Mr. Washburn for letter to Mr. Grin
nell A. did.
O. Why did you select Mr.. Grinneli A. Mr.. Grinnen,
Mr.. Dana, and others were mentioned in connection
with the position OF Collector OF the Port the general
impression that Mr.. Grinnel would be appointed;
this about three DAYS before he was nominated
O. Have YOU copy of Mr.. WashbuTns letteri a. Not
with me; Will furnish IT. A.. -
@ Was II on your own ideo derived rom tne neWs-
papers that you concluded Mr. Grinnen would be APP
O. When did you leave for New-YOrkf A. On the same
evening it was the 18th of March found Mr. Grinnel
at his house, and informed him of his being prospective
O. Did he know anything about iti A. He did not
seem to he at all surprised he seemed rather TO expect
wanted to in some active duty in New York is
answer that he would satisfy ne; went back TO
q Did You Mr.. Lindsay at that time A. think
NOT; knew where his store was; went oyer quite
often when here about two weeks after this came to
O. How long did it take you TO secure the General
Order business from Mr.. Grinne A. He was nOInin-
atcd some time in March, Think and did not get 1t
O. Did your negotiations for it commence Immediately
after his nomination to the ohicei A. went 10 see lin
but nothing said about II for perhaps ten days or so
| I called on him at the CustoIn-hOuse
O. Did Mr. Grinnell know Mr.. Lindsay before he was
SSod 6S9YG to nj mao Mn mel d9y posssd e e
| have confidential relations with Mr. Grinncl;
Q. DO yOu know how it was Mr.. Grinnel was inhu
cnccd TO call Mr.. Lindsay TO his side, aud place him in
| the Custoin-house4 A. No. Sir.
q. Was II not strange thing 10 your mlnd that ne
should summon man apparently unknown TO him into
| relations OF such coufdencel A: We have only Mr.
Lndeays word that he occupied these confidential rela
! tons with Mr.. Grinnell.
@. Why did you not stay IN the army and take por
wanted get Of the army and did MT want 20 have
silent interest, hut wanted 60 engage in some ac'sVe
business / wanted the stores to be mine; Mr.; Grnne
advised at the first interview TO stay in the army
and accepta portion OF The business but did not want H.
q. Subsequently the arrangement was made by which
yon did stay in the army, and retain your salary A.
No, SIR had concluded TO remain in the army until the
records under charge OF Adutant Rollins were com
pleted only until then.
COL LET'S FIRST plum"
O. Was the agreement with Mr.. Bixby, produced here
by Mr.. Lindsay, IN your handwrungi a. have not
seen H.
The agreement was shown to the witness, and he
identified the handwriting his II was admitted
in evidence, and is appended: ,-,..,u y. s.,,.v.
Pese address. P O. 10, 4.io6 NEW IcnE JGly 10 1859
T. NJ ? gosrf' to he nary c99o I we l S Ic .
OF e anaum profits psyabe IN monthly
@ qP Of Mo- Be, S1p onS Ssp ,.l. a99T To
Rac directs the eCaess 70 Gs wiT9GS e goods are % se
profits Nj BOy warehouse room as an equivalent
for toe influence above qao. ShOSa & Is ~ doc Ver
O. That was written by you7 A. Copied by lae from
| memorandum made by Mr.. Lindsay
O. DiG the agreement ever take more formal shape 7
! a. No. Sir; believe not. -
@ After tha; you back to Washington? A within
| G. DID You receive these remttances from Mr.. Lind
sayl A. Some Of them did; MI Lindsay received the
G. How long were You satisfied let that arrange
mcnt continued A. Until lett the army.
Q. Did you lind it too unprOductve OF profit 4. No,
SIR satisfied with what received but II did not
business; that arrangement continued from JuV 1862 to
june $50. 40 - . --,.s >,,..
LETS MESS REPT IGNORANCE.
q Was the fact your business and having obtained
the General Order and received this money, known L
Port nd BahcOpR, "a
Washington A. Twas not known at all until published
in my evidence.
YS 9 9Gl n1' o'' 81 '"' many '"' WI" '''' Il
O Brother ofncersl A. Yes. Sir.
g. And this important business which finally Il
take you from the army was never mentioned 70 then
at ala a. No, sir; tins arrangement was not men
Q They had no tnCTledge that You had come 70 New
ltf A. No, SIR; did not say that-oh! yes do say
O. When the fact made known TO these gentlemen
After Mr. PattersOns committee WAS here last spring
tney knew OF my intention to leave tho army and they
knew-Or at least at the time spoke 10 the President
spoke 10 MesSrs. Porter and Babcock, and perhaps e
Gen Rollins about the thing, but they never knew
q Amer you came on here to break ~ th' arrange
At the Metropolitan from The 9TH OF July to December
! lived with Gen. Hitler.
Of June the order given 20 send tho General Order
goods that Bxby had been having, 10 stores, he still
Kept nis bonded warehouses.
LEFT ANDssToCKING's ISyESTEESrs.
O. Where do they standl A We invest potion Of
Them and the money we need II.
@. You made investments III your joint namCsi a
Yes, Sir.
@. Any objection to state IN what manner you have
invested those mOneysl A. Invested good portion in
the bonds of the Western Pacific Observation-Disclosures
| road
O. When VOC broke with Biyby did you make frequent
applications 10 give you the General Order buRiness a.
! No, Sir may have.
| q. DID he crafty your desire at OnGei A. He never
| gTatited II.
Q. Did yOu intimate 10 anybody that Mr. GrnDell
would lose his place unless he you these stores
4. / say most empnacdy never did anything OF the
kind.
! Q. Or that there was influence az yonr command
| MLcn WOuld rcmOXe nm unless be DID not I A. No.