The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-07
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM p. LAMPsoN.

TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM p. LAMPsoN.
William 7. Lampson. being duly sworn. testines
as follows:-
2, You were the purchasing agent for the De-
q. When were you appointed and when did you
leave the department A. On the lst Of January
1879, and LEFT the 5th or January, 1874.
Mr.. Sternbach and, usually the prices the articles
could bring Ii bought from reputable housesS State
artceOsooo oy yards Of Melton cloth"%acn he
charged TO the department. at forty-nve cents
0I yar The pas re Dad
the goods has only paid thirty i've cents
2. Have you seen the pariyf A. have seen tn the
nrm Of Mcintosh. Green q Co.
@. He made the sale and the seller confirmed it :
A. Yes; the various articles OF thread he charged
the department eighty-dve cents o dozen; ne
only asked elghty-tw0 cents a dozen by the single
dozen these goods were bought by Mr. sternbacn,
and he had the bulls in MS own name q commits
sion merchant.
Q. He mad been long in the business as COM
business had been; know he has been buying
goods Tor the California trade.
q. We're you allowed to buy dry goods as wen as
everything else on requlsition 7 a. Not alter the
reform
Q. suppose the reform seemed to be rather
Q. What was the cause OF your leaving the de-
partmentY A. They gave US no reason sir .,
q. You were dlSmiSSed2 A. Yes, SIR, on the 30
day of December was informed that my services
would not be required.
Q. After having served one year, a. Yes; SIR.
Q. You had no previous notifications A. No. str.
q. Neither OF the commissioners let you know
before hand that your services were not wanted2
O. Did Mr.. Bowen wish to retain your A. sup
pose ne voted mo" on the question whether
wherever they can buy best; there were a great
many small items we were obliged to buy on COM
mission.
Q. DO You think he gets commission from the
department. A. His business, l understand Is
to buy goods for California house and TO re-
celve commission for buying those goods
@. DO you know whether the department ever
pad him commission A. No, sir, / don't sup
pose the department ever paid him commission !;
he got the goods at ten cents a yard cheaper and
transferred the goods from his own name 10 the
q. Whereas the department could have bought
them for thirty-1ve cents the same day. A. Yes.
@. Is Mr.. sternbach any relation to Mr.. Meyer
Stern? A. / understood he was son-in-laW or
his son-in.aw's brother; he is relation.
q. Was there any objection made to your pur-
chasing A. They generally made an objection to
I. And tnat the prices were TOO high A. No,
Q. Did you always in the written invoice write
over iU commissioners 2'' A. The invoice was
sent with the goods to the storekeeper at Black
wells Island.
q. Are you Judge OF the qualities Of cloth A.
Well l presume there are good many better
judges; would bring samples TO the office and let
the Commissioners examine them themselves; /
would not take the responsibility without having
consulted with the commissioners; that was all
TESTIMONY OF c. H. WHEELER
C. ii. Wheeler sworn. testified as toliows:-
q. Won't you tel the Grand Jury when you
made MI Sternbachs acqua ntance, and now?
A. 1t was in the early part OF August 1873; he
came into the store TO look after certain styles OF
three or four DAYS he came back; we made trade
for g. 900 yards Of Melton goods.
O. at what price9 A. The goods were sold TO
Mr.. Sternbach on the It'll OF August, as foliows:-
Louis Sternbach cash, thirty days, pieces
oxford salts 4,369a4, at IS cents. .$lo2s 4!
Less SIX per cent. ................ ........ 76T
-sl, 452 95
August s.-seven pieces Oxford salts, 1884, at 80
hess 532 per cent......-.-...... 70 20 -
-sl,M o.
August 1l.-Ten pieces Oxford salts, 3T at 80
CENTS. ..........t-...... Siuf ~
90 81
1892 81
September s-Louis sternbach paid by check: