National Republican., 1874-04-01
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.

Q. Now, after you did make the contr.o
finally the price you were to receive upon tn
part you had done before, was TO be determme
BY the aggregate cost Of the work you uu !
completing the unfinished part. Was that y
A. That was q verbal contract jpesween ~
Cluss and myself
Q. Did you have any contract VIII tine DoaI'
In regard to itl A. / did, SIR; andit went BACK
O. Do you remember the number Oh tAa
oontFacti- Aldo not.
O, Yen have not inspected any contract
produced this morning, have youl A. hay
M Chrtsty. Now, Mr.. Chairman, when thi
witness is recalled, producing this book, we pro
pose 70 restrict his Testimony simply to an iden
tiHcation of the checks, so far as It does not ap
pear from the stubs Of the checks themselves.
20. (o the witness. Have YOU syoken Of al
Board Of Public Worksl A. believe that
had g pipe contract, running up NJ street .
short distance, and turning mp New York ave
nue., think; but l do not think 1t amounted Il
more than $500 or 5000. --r..r .-.-....a-..1
Q. Did you not have the earliest contrac
with the board? A. No, SIR.
Q. For supplying certain material A. Ihaf
q GeOutfzct to furnish cctb; yes, sir. IL
o What amount of curbi A. That was ex
ecuted, too, regularly. ] forgot about that
Ny memory is not very good. -.-... ....
Q. Was not that contract subsequently can
selled before you had completed your contract
A. Yes, sir; so understand. al laE- or a.fs. .
Q. Who succeeded to your interest in ths
contracti A. A man BY the name Of Colore
%. What amount did you receive from hin
for your Interest," A. That cannot tell; d.
not recollect. s
a. e: DID you receive any amount A. Yer,
Q. What do you regard as very lttle-fv,
thousand dollsrs4 e.,
: By the Chairman: Q. Did he sell this con
tractl ....-''0 ...-.
! Mr.. Christy. Yes, sir.
The Witness. No, sir; did not.
! Mr.. Christy. For his interest in the contract
] understand he received pay from Mr.. Lock
wood.
The Witness never sold 1t. It was taker
from me, and given to this gentleman. never
sold it, and never got cent. Any man who
says so does not tell the truth.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. Did / not understand
you to say that you did not recall what amount
you received for your interest in the contract
A. Ieannot, sfT.
It was very smallf A. A very small
amount- If you have got it down, that viii
tell. cannot remember.
Mr.. Chrsty. have not got 1t, SIR.
Q. Have you no book showing your business
transactions A. have not, sir; not on that
point. ---.s
o. When was 1t you sold out to LOCKWOOD
A. / never sold 1t to Lockwood.
Q. To whom. did you sell I'll A. 1 did not
sell It to any one. ....
@. How did you convey the interest A.
assigned it 70 him, and he was 10 give me q
percentage; and after, think, he fetched two
cargoes. Mr.. Shepherd, or some of the board
-he was vice president then-condemned the
stone, and / was glad to have the thing of my
hands. never made any talk about It.
Q. What became of that stone ultimately
A. believe Mr. Lockwood went on and fetched
better stone. He didn't fetch stone that suited
the board, and they annu1led the contract.
Q. What became Of that condemned stouel
A. do not know anything more about 1t than
Q. Where was IT deposited A. That do not
know.
Q. Do you know of its being used constantly
IN any Of these improvements A. Not one; I
could not tell you street, SIR; not street.
Q. You were to have percentage now in the
profits made by lockwood in completing this
contract, and yet you made no inquiry into it
subsequently, A. / had nothing to do about
delivering the stone. They were merely to be
put on the wharf, and they were to be hauled
away by the contractors. I had nothing to do
about laying the curb.
Q. And you have made no settlement what
ever with Lockwood In regard TO this matter!
A. Yes, sir; tell you that he fetched two car
goes, and then him and me settled; that Is, his
Ggent here. don't know what he gave me,
but, anyhow, the next thing Lockwood was
Alling the stone on his own hook. had moth
ing more to do with 1t. I didn't bother about
Il Ct all. ..
By the Chairman: Q. Who is Mr.. LOCKWOOD
A. They are Lockwood & Brothers. They
keep commission store on the corner of Cort-
landt and Church streets, New York.
Q. What was the character of this stone
4. It was q blue gneiss; It comes from the
North river, along the mountains, on the west
side Of the river.
7. You say you settled with his agent here.
Who was Lockwood's agent herei A. Well,
sir, he is in the Treasury Department. I do
not know his name. can find out and let you
know.
Q. When you settled with him you say you
DO not remember how much he paid youl A.
No, sir; / do not.
Q. How did it happen that your contract was
cancelled A. Well, there was some fault found
with the first contract. / do not think there
was more than one-third Of the stone that was
taken. The rest was thrown out-condemned.
The next contract was as bad as that, and
didn't care any more about It. was glad he
took it and they annuIled it.
Q. Did you make an arrangement with Lock
Hoodi A. 1 did; yes, sir.
Q. Did you make subsequent ARRANGEMENTS
with Lockwood for percentage of the profits
before your contract was Cancelled or afterwardl
A. Before. When got the contract went to
New York and found Mr.. Lockwood. Invent
to two or three yards, and finally found Mr..
Lockwood; did as well as could by him, and
he came on here. Here we had the writings
drawn up. He fetched two loads here, and L
had an interest in the two loads, but it was
condemned-part Of It; and the next thing
know Mr.. Lockwood went on and made some
new arrangement with the board, and furnished
stone. That is all know about 1t.
Q. The two cargoes were condemned A. A
good share of them were.
Q. By whoml A. By TIE inspector.
Q. You do not remember that Lockwood
paid youi A. No, sir; do not. Twin try and
ind out. I can probably ascertain 1t pretty
nearly.
Q. You may refresh your memory on that
point. A. ! VIII try to, sir.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. You say that Mr.. Lock
WOO ioes business in New York; A. Yes, SIR.
Q. Did you have an arrangement prior to the
making Of this contract with the board with
himi Did you have any understanding or
arrangement A. Nc, SIR. B..
Q. Had he no connection With your original
propositica to furnish this material TO the
board A. Not q word, sir. ! do not know
that ever saw him before. ..r...r
G. O. What arrahgement had you made with
any one to procure these materialsl A. Well,
sir, am builder, and have used thousands
and thousands Of fest Of Il, in Albany and New
York. 1 built the public buildings there and In
Albany. have bought Thousands OF feet Of IT,
and l know pretty nearly the value of this kind
Of stone. bought by my own knowledge,
and not by his knowledge or that Of any other
man. IneYer do.
Q. From whom did Lockwood purchase the
stonei A. From fifty different quarrymen. You
can sec them as you go up the North river, all
along the bank Of the river.
The Chairman. Mr.. Christy, It Is not mate
rial TO pursue this inquiry any further.
Mr.. Christy. No, sir; do not propose to,
except that would like TO ask him the name Of
The agent of lockwood.
Mr.. Harrington. He saws he VIII ascertain
that.
By Mr.. Msrrick: Q. understood you to
say that this agent Of lockwood was in the
Treasury Department. A. understood that he
Was in the Treasury Department. think
can find cut. ......
Q. Do you remember the rooml 4. Yes, SIR;
l think can find out where be Is.
Q, He Is one OF the clerks Of the Treasury
Department. A. Yes, sir. He is gentleman
who came from the North river. He knew all
about the stone, and l believe was once in that
business himself.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. Did you have any inter
est in any other contract You say, now, that
h. sd Ill o. L.