Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-09
The French Arms Investigation.


tie alleged sale OF arms TO France met again
this morning.
NJ. Tremtls, of the firm of Portly Tremhlo
" Co, was examined. He testified that the pur-
chase OF arms from the Ordnance Bureau Wa
conducted by his partner, Mr.. POrtly, who * n
OF the transaction.
GEN. DENr BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
Gen. F. T. Dent, was then swOrn:-Ne testified
that he owned stock in the United st itCs ReEu-
lation Fire Arms or Allen Arms Company. lie
knew OF but one other officer who owned stock
IN the company. He never said that he wanted
to dispese of any Remington Arms Company
stock, because he did rot own any. He DAD MT
know OF any army officer owning stock in the
bennington company.
BY Mr.. Schurz:-WitneSs is positive that he
never told any person in the ante-room Of the
Executive Mansion that he hal some Reming-
ON stock tor sale, or had any such CONVEX a
ton. Had, however. said that he would dispose
OF his stock in the United States Regulation Fir,
Arms Company very cheap.
CAPT. PATTERSON TESTIFIES.
CaFt. C0riish II. Pa terscn, OF the L. 5. Coa>
Survey. was then sworn. He { titled that n
remembered being present with General Ing III
Then he had a conference with member OF tue
French legation. He was only with him on
tine. He then detailed the conversation hell
al that meeu ng. and which h. : already been
published in THE STAR. General ingalls, IN ldt
no boast OF his power TO influence the French
minister. ON one occasion he called upon Gen
Dyer and asked him il he had any arms for lie
General Dyer said that they were sold by bid
Witness does not know of any government Off
cial or army officer who made any money either
directly OF indirectly by the sale of arms.
MUTUAL FRIEND.
r. W. PecE, recalled:-NOrman Wizard was
not 10 be interested in the purchase OF the arm>
which witness and Mckenzie. the agent OF tn,
Transatlantic Steam >hip Company. were t.
make. After Gen. Grant had issued the Orders
preventing the sale OF arms, witness could have
sold $4,000 stand, If he could have got them.
understood then that Mrs. Mason could get CON
troll OF arms through her influence with the Off
GERS of the Ordnance Bureau. mutual friend
of witness and hers introduced him 10 her.
MI. SchurZ.-Nhat was that friends name?
witness Amt going 10 tell you.
Mr. Schurz-lou have sworn 70 tell the ruth
about this transaction.
WltnesS.-Ihis name has nothing to do with
tLls case. i have no objection TO telling You
but don't want his name TO go out OF this room
and be put in all the papers. If You remember
told you his name in confidence, and YOU mus,
remember what is name was. 1t is very annoy
ing TO me TO give it TO the committee.
MT. Schurz-l told you that | did not wan
to receive anything in confidence, and if Won
have told NE his name forgot il. I'll not pres,
the question now. Who was Mrs. Mason?
WHO WAS MRS. MASON?
ltness:-Mrs. Mason was Washington lady.
anu She hyeS here now. She told me that she
had Certain influence, and that she could get
arms frcm the ordnance department. She ever
told me whom her influence was with. / fell
Sailsheu OIL her AFFINITY 10 procure them, but she
afterwards deceived me. as she made a failure
She made me think that she could get them
She said her influence was with the ordnance
department generally. She was to have an in
terest in the transaction. | now forget how
much She was to receive. She acted for no spe-
clhc sum. Afterwards had sther inter views and
correspondence. began then to doubt that she
could get the arms. had agreed TO take from
10000 TO $50 600 stand of arms if she could have
gotten the m at the prices wanted. If she had
procured them would have bought them, and
if Gen. Dyer had not been so
sTUPiDLY HONEST
ne could have got rid OF 100000 stand of arms
MIS- ri a on never said that I should paw her
$500 in cash. Afterwards had an interview
Win her at the Hoffman House, New York. in
reference TO the same transaction. She was
always certain that she could get the arms
nave burned up al the letters which she sent me
about six weeks since. The only reason that /
was sorry to come before this Committee wa.
that was ashamed to let everybody know
WHAT FOOL WAS
10 be led by woman who utterly deceived me
At this Joint question was asked witness by
Senator Logan if Mrs. Mason went under
another name. The witness replied by asking
could the Senator think that he would associ ate
with woman who went under an alias? Scna
tor Logan said she might go under an alias i;
she utterly deceived him as he testified TO. The
witness made several slurs in answers to 1ues-
Tons, and Senator Logan said he would not
Stand 1t TO be lecturei by witness. Senator
Stevenson also said that he would not allow
himself to be lectured while he was seeking
alter the truth by witness who had the faculty
10 ferget whenever he wants to. The witness
then said he was very sorry for his remarks and
he begged the Senator'S pardon. The witness
then reIerred to a conversation which he held
with the Marquis de Chamtrun, in which
THE MARQUIS SAID He HAD GOT IN scRAPE,
and that lie was sick OF this thing. and that he
wanted witness TO help him out a bit. He
(Chambrun) said: elf we had met a long time
before we did, all this investigation would have
been prevented
The remainder OF the test imony of this wit
ness was similar to that alre ady published in
these columns, and contained no new facts.