The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-02
wizard, Schenck, Robson & Co.

Everybody who knows anything about
the iobbery OF NORMAN WIZARD. champion
e1ln-burster and Treasury riiier, is aware
that POKER ScuENcK. our Emma Mine di-
plomatlst was his mainstay in Congro =, the
enthusiastic admirer of his mechanical
genius, and his devoted personal friend
When other people failed to see the use of
turning over our national guns TO Non
MAN WIZARD to burst on his trial grounds,
POKER SCuENCK thought that they could be
put to no more glorious use.
NORMAN WIZARD never did ANYTHING in
the way of ordnance construction Tint
morited the slightest encouragement, yet
he has drawn tens OF thousands OF dollars
from the Treasury, and while really meri-
torious inventors have had no show, he
has pretty steadily got what he wished aud
asked for. Yet IL is well known that Gen.
BrSfr. mt the head OF the Army Ordnance
Department. and Commodore LETTERS, OF
the Navy Ordnance Bureau, both look upon
him as fraud and mechanical shyster.
| SECoR RoREsoS however. IS his fast friend
and loving admircr, and when WIZARD
was cruising around the New England
coast, RoBEsoS joined him on his steam
yncht. and the two, with jolly party,
sailed away TO consume the brandy, rum,
gin. aud wines with which the contractors
| craft was laden. The spectacle of Cabi-
net officer openly junketing with an appli-
can't for contracts from his department,
| and a man of the notorious reputation of
WIZARD, was not very edifying, il is true
| but SEcoR RoBEsoN is not an edifying per
| son. He makes his best appearance when
| anchored over against a big dish OF terra
pin aud a decantcr of old Madeira or old
rye.
The closeness OF the relations between
ScHENCK and WIZARD has written proof IN
the following deeply interesting docu'
| ments:
CERTIFIED cory ov CONTRACT BETWEEN NORMAL
| WARD AND JouS \. MAcHAho.
pending a9aSst the Government OF Great britain io
DAMAGES by INN sustained oy lhe hftufe Oh ne DAT
Mr. yarney ana the nip ls.oma WATSON Oh u. eoa'
As Ss,s,A s srfn s sF .a 1 Sf,ESeS '
conderation hercinaf e. nenioned hal use H. pee
said claim claims At nc earliest moment 4,
and %EAHp , tha SAD WISn6 sha SO use hi. cesI en-
de4yors to procure the tculcment inh payment o. 81
such settlement curing nS nme Se9 sTnIHh s1
non for liz y ryices onchird Of Ga that shan RENAL
after deducting the ten cent. payable 70 BENRpir
BENEDICT. II beng understood nat II ne course
action of tNc Guytrnm nj VI Great britain ami ~
G. lvcrnment Il tie l. ulcd states tha he tuch NAT
comm s.inn khsl he appointed for re settclnri d
Said clm TO hit sail ,lAlns must be sunnitt "a T.
decision, that any olncr mode shan le nd,pu ,
WHEN the settlement or decision thrreot On II rui u
mend upOn en- negotiation of Gen. scHEh0k, or " i
siu. .fall not be scttlcd during the Ministry Of 1el
scuFNfF. that the said WARD shall not De- cniitied
receive any portion hereof IL being also unlcr toe
tnat no eottrmen Hha ! ne made bv Gen. ScHfNck
winch he shal accept less than f2uO.wlO IN gold vii
out the further SPECIAL consent Of the SAN hAcHAl
r. and aid pFNFpICT BENEDICT. Andit relng also III
derstood that the payment Of said claims when mad
e | 10 b. N de to sand BENEpICr BENEDICT who Ina
. dtrihuc thc same to the persons entitled accordir
| 10 thi- agreement.
h | Dated NEW YORK, July IL, ls7l
q | - 4 ann