New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-20
WASHINGTON.
= FRENCH ARMS INVESTIGATION.

THE FRENCH ARMS INVESTIGATION.
COL, soUIRE's EXAMINATION CONCLUDED-WHf
RrMINGToN's BOOKS WERE REcoPIED-GOV-
EMINENT OFFICIALS NOT PAID CORNERSTONE
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The examination
of Col Squire before the Hamin Arms Investigating
Committee was completed this morning He repeated
what he before had testified to before the
House Committee. The influences which he referred 10
when he wrote the dispatch to Remington early III oc
tober 1870 in which occurred the sentence, we nave
the strongest influences at work for lis ana nope TOT
he said were first the known disposition on inc
part of the Ordnance Bureau to sell the arms II had on
hand secondly the standing the house of Remington
d Sons in this country and, third. the promise OF
gentleman who had agreed 10 speak to the secretary vi
War and persuade him to conclude the sales 10 squire
which had already been begun On being asked VINO
this gentleman was, he said it was COL Kilbourne
Knox who was understood to be the best social terms
with the Secretary War. He had been formerly an
officer Of the army and ut that tine In the employ
OF Schuyler, Hartley Graham. He was gong 10
Washington aud Squire told him confdentiaily OF
the negotiations pending between the Remins
tons and the Ordnance Bureau, and asked him
TO sneak TO the Secretary OF war IN MS
behalf Col Knox promised TO do so, but nothing ever
came of his efforts Squire testified that he had in bis
mind other influences ut the time he wrote ths as
patch and that he that the words OF the DIS
patch were not carefully chosen as they might have
BEEN In answer TO q question by Mr. Carpenter, he
said that had the which were sold by the Gov
eminent during the French been disposed of at that
trnc he did not believe they could have been sold for
the same prices In so years except under similar crcup
stances. He considered the prices obtained for them
Mr. Hanlin, by question: brought out the fact that
Henry Moreau the lawyer In Paris VINO mas sent Sls
thea dispatch which ANNOUNCED that the
Committee War Contracts OF the Freheh NaSn
hal "A
for h results of Investigation IN regard 70 the paIo
taken Wv American officials in the sale or arms is tne
attorney who has been employed by Samuel Remington
Mr. squire knew netting Of the Setor A''0S Se
victor Place, stated that the President Of the United
states had sent message 10 Congress Ordering o. c-
auestng an Investigation Of the circumstances attending
the sale II thought in Paris at the time that THIS
despatch had been sent ~ influence the decision OF INC
Court, which was about TO pass Judgment upon ria9o.
Squire did not know how Remington letter TO Jules 10
II Cesnc fell into the hands OF Mr. sumner he read para
II ersph from letter written by Samuel Remington aud
received since hs arrival in Wasngto as 5 S
and telegram hye got into sr sumner hands nave yo ,se
II r. another letter Richardson writes to Squire:
EN the Duke Chairman Of the Committee on War Conirsets With
1I hoso estena He Me a.. az s gse won s., m ~
II believed lad .ueh instructions M summers
d to IN Mr. Sumner. preamble has been posed b. the Committee
II In answer to MrIschuIzs crossquestions Mr. squire
n testified that the Springfield guns VI CALDER 81, which he
N bought OF the Government might have been trans ormed
into breechOaders. 1t farto say, however that the
II transformed il not what Is known n the modern
II Our Government muskot Is Of caher 80, that OF
France is 30 Squire SAID he received advances from
II ana that after all the arms were shipped he re-
seyed the commission due from the ian ,9me GSn,ISna m
\ the 18th were suspended on account OF the dis,
pa ak ther suspension though he sees now that he de-
rived some benefit FROM il. Schuyler, Hartley Ora.
Remington guns The arrangements made by Squire
with the several firms which bought arms for them wFs
indefinite He told them that he would give them en-,
brokerage or pay them by throwing business IN teir
SdSrted Inc The With Richardson was sm
lar to that with other firms. lie told Crispin
sasae agricultural works in Zion. Those WORKS
were the Remington Agricultural, Works. nc
TO assist Inn in the purchase arms. smoot
that officer OF the Ordnance Bureau on SIX
Remngtous expert, and Mt the end OF his leave
resigned his commission In the army Mr. Aines OF the
Committee said that customary to grant leave OF
absence officers who intended to resign. Squire re-
10 The firm OF L. Remington Sons but said that Crispfn
did not ask any question which would require answ1
ryeaing Richardson's true relations to him. Col. Squire
| did not know that manufactured In inc
nged ArmOTy 10 fill the places OF those nor thal
arms ready for sale lie also denied any know ledge OF
the shipment Of arms by special night tram 10 New
York. in to reach the steamer. When questioned
with regard to the affidavit of HubDe, printed IN tht
New York papers some days ago, accusing the Kenng
of having caused their books TO be copied ana re
copied several tines he said that during the early par
of the French the Remingons had no office IN NJ
York although he Squire was IL the haD OF spenne
the most OF his time there; but after the business grow
h ing out Of the French war became moro extensive
4 Norton, one of RemingtOu's bookkcepers went. "a
New York To assist him. The accounts OF the
office were AT first kept in the temporary set OF boo re-
N and were little more than memoranda. Afterward y
Mr. Samuel Remington's return from France, IL was ~
cided 10 Opcna permanent once III New YORK, ana
II the Inemoranda were transferred TO permanent DO,
Nd other copying had been done, ana the original IN
oranda were still preserved. squire testified postiy "
that no money advantage or other valuable c0nsld Ia
ton granted promised to any one for ~
ices connection with the purchase of from lac
Government except what he had already testified TO
III that no promises made valuable e0n
II slider alton ever given any Government official III con-
III nectiOD with this matter.