The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-09
THE NAVY YARD INVESTIGATION.

CONTINUATION or TESTIMONY BEFORE THE con-
oREss1oNAL SUBCOMMITTEE
The subcommittee OF the Congressional Naval Inves-
tigating Committee now nquiring into Brooklyn Navy
Yard AFFAIRS session taking testimony all day
yesterday. Those examined were Messrs H. Elhs
Henry Roscoe J. h Greed, Dcvla b. Carr. Walton. Of
Walton Brothers; Charles A Jones' James Borland,
hugh Lackey, n. Kane, Isaac Hail. John r. Wilson.
John Roach. George Weed p J. Herrick, Frederick G.
6m,th and Captain Fu!lor
The principal Testimony taken that Of Mr. Roach,
She wslLknovn shpbuider. who gavc minute account
sf all his governmental contracts the past ten
yearA The committee Intercepted Mr. Roach closely
- 70 tho differences between engines Of certain
classos and the cost or building such. He
was asked especially to account for tho
sale OF that derrick the govcroment about which
some false accusations had been made lie explained
that the derrick by him with tho entire
stock Of the Morgan Iron Works, and was then sp-
praised at $4,000 He subsequently asked by the
government 10 build similar one and plans and
specifications prepared, tho estimates OF which
placed the cost OF the derrick al $l00, 600 An
onor was then made from the government TO bny the
old derrick, and Il accordingly sold for 500, 000 .
sale which was authorized by government commits
appointed advise concerning IL. Az 10 tho
satemens aoat concerning the Trenton, MI Roach
explained that he wins under bonds 10 tho amount OF
and II unlikely he would nvaiate it
for sake Of the saving Of few hundred
dollars. all that could BIO gained, supposing that the
circulated assertions In regard TO the vessel were not
utterly without foundation As 10 his other contracts
with thc he stated that his contract for tho
Two sloops OF he built at $3.50 900 for each and
this bid accepted whom the lowest bid against him
was $500 600, tact which showed he said that there
could have been no chance for bribery In the nfnir
Mr. Roach presented all tho contracts he had made with
the government during tho past ten years, and OK
planned that IN zach tho award was made 10 him be-
cause ms bid was the fairest and lowest. In
the large amount Of $ls0OO,oo0 Ia con-
tracts, only $3,000,000 were negotiated with the
government. The committee questioned the witness
closely TO whether he had secured patron
OF the government either by bribery by giving
money for political party purposes He said in reply
that he was not partisan In politics In any sense but
he had given freely to both parties for political
paRns. He had contributed largely TO Governor
Holman's campaign. and on other OCCASIONS to demo
erntic as we'll as republican contests He did not gvo
hc money 10 influence directly any patronage from tho
government With the procuring of supplies tor the
navy yard he had nothing do his business with the
government had been entirely under contracts, Tor
which he had put in bids In the same way his COM
pottors had douc.
Captain Fuller. tcamster In tho Fro Department Of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard testified that ho had never
been assessed for political purposes since his con
nectlon with the navy yard.
Tho testimony OF tho other with essos not worry
material
Mr. George Weed, Mr.. Roach's superintendent. was
Instructed prepare schedule Of all tho contracts
made between his employer and the government
&c, during that time, and some testimony WIS also
given In connection with these contracts by MIR. Her
rick The shipping clerk in Mr. Roach's establish
ment
Tho committee will meet again to-day, but viii
probably leave this city time attend the opening
d the Centennial Exposition.