The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
ROBERTSON AND HIS GANG.
PAYMAsTER GENERA BRhDFORD's
RELUCF1 DISCLOSURES.
CatteIrs Clean steal Of $4,000 on Flour
Contracts-An Enormous Deficiency How
Bradford IA we'd American Credit Abroad.

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eral Bradford OF the American Navy, with his
Headquarters i'm London ia n large man with
defective eyes which he conceals under coored
glasses. lie has a profound opinion that Pay
master bradford 81 tho ,ho Am.,,,an N.,, ia
a person OF very great Importance In the hnan-
cial political and social world II there IL anv
one 'h'nR nc hNes better thah another II Is 10
give history OF himself, and to impress his
hearers with the importance of tho mart that no
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In giving MS testimony before the committee
investigating naval affairs on Thursday, Pay
master General Bradford had the bad taste TO
remind Chairman whitthorne that the latter
had a son who had brought great deal of sor-
row In his bosom he bocomin, nm .dv.n,urora n,
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BRADPORDs INTIMACY WITH MATHEWS.
He bradford, had also known Mathews ~
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wears and mad On more Than one occasion been
a friend in need tn him lie regardeJ him NJ a
~arv ah, ~, I, LIN, IN @ ml,,l a,
contractor. To show him how intimate their re-
lations We're ne stated That he kept an account
anu h nepnsst WIN Ma,hews, Just as ne hau Win
the Cattells and whenever he wanted money for
private use drawn ON Matthews as he would
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,it WIN he seen from TINS what dear good
friend ne raymaster-Heneial OF the Navy was
'" oo.h ha'news anu tne atttIis. nut ne natly
k.Stlng tha. ne zee tle ht'ehs, aiu make sum
a'' aI"IRenent WIN tnen ~ WVulu receive me
o o,har dhn pfeVeht c9mpeil'ioh, om tne
otheI mana ~ was T.. ". .htten VINO came 10
MN 70 Know ~ what way ne would secure or
ders lor naval stores. lie advised Cattell to
open a nranch store IN New ORR, make himself
familiar with the market and the mode OF bid
ding adopted 10y contractors there, and II he
were the lowest bidder he would get the con-
tract. This story will not do for watmough, in
his testimony, distinctly says that the supplies
are nearly all purchased In open market, and
that they adopted this mode because they found
the contract system did not work we'll
Bradford protested that he had not the slight
est idea OF what was going on between Mathews
and the Cattels. or that the latter was receiving
so inutll money from the former. lite admitted
that the Government was and must naturally he
a serious loser 10y such n combination. II had
on more than one occasion occurred To him that
Mathews was "A little too sharp for the Govern
ment's interest. aud was charging prices entirely
too high. considering the market quotations
| lie had complained Of IL, but could not remen-
Der to whom.
As several members Of the committee believe
| that Mathews. when ON the stand, only told half
| the story Of his payments to Cattoll. this Hat
contradiction OF ms testimony 10y bradford VIII
then toll The wb"le story hurt whn,n ~ may wa
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'AIlfLL e"iNpiiN" fLo'N ''NIhACIS'
After two or three members OF the committee
| were through que stioning Bradford, Ben Willis
| Of New York took him up on the naval -four
| contracts Bradford was forced To testify that
before Kobeson's reign in the Navy Department
| the purchasing paymastcr and the Government
| baker had tickets admitting them into the Corn
Exchange. where they purchased the best II
Hour Al first cost. In that way the navy got good
| The business. too. was honestly conducted, be-
| cause there was virtually n check on II.
This system was entirely changed after Robe
| son came into Office. The baker. one tharles T.
GOODWIN, was permitted To purchase the Hour
as well ~ to bn the bread. lie was not, how
ever, permitted 10 do this until lie had made ono
~ these my SERIOUS combinations with l.. g.
,httei oi fhnnnvlphla whereby thht very intl-
nate irchu 81 h"ncS"h wa, l" nave ohe-haIi the
| pronts on az me nour 500 ~ me Government
~ Is ~ PROOF thst hot oily INFERIOR nour was pur-
chased ana bad pread Hade. nut on comparing
the nnalhct puotatl"ns win Tue prices ,hhIseu
the roN"ihhleht tiht s'ehl oi from = 10 go
Ien, paI,et Nas h.ruv "lH ulNlueu oet"eeh Nat-
'eii anu lAtes l. p""oWlh.
ms th,nI nas neon e1'hg on 10, SeVeral years
ulivctiy ,IlueI We .ses Oh AZ ieant nan do.en
| paymasttrs' ana not one OF thein mas had the
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