New-York tribune., 1876-03-10

charge of the Commercial Ice Company, when va
formed Of property bought In By Barmore and when,
commnes he was TO receive his Ice from hs Rncker
booker Ice Company st price not moro Ihan teh h
K5icSerbocker Company through Maclay the Vice
President Of the Company. The knekerDocker
through Banore had given cerhSa,e ,b ihst hst o
pany when the difficulty occurred between Mheeler
and and mSCsy ,a Sas a. Ice
under agreement, and had paid for IT. Inc knlckef,
SSsser COMPANY all 9 Sha S several
indictments and informatiOns against MN had Deen
lodged with police Justices before whom pIeiHi.iR ,ii R
these were dismissed Tho Indictment tried 70 press
TO trial. but unable TO do so Finally. wheeler was
released on his own Tecognizance.
When these troubles broke out n 1872 had my once
ut College and Park Places and allowed Nheeet no 10
have q desk there for or two years. During thls
time be narrated to me In every particular WHAT ne saw
and heard on the part OF BaTmore ana between ~ M
and the Macays. made notes OF al ssla anu & VI al
the transactions talked over considered the lnIorma
tcn very valuable and supposed t 70 wns 3e se VENT
California In the Spring Of 1870, having ceased 20 nave
Ihnd commission issued to Senator Hagar Of California
aud the examination was partly taksh peIore nlnl
been in the habit OF borrowing money Of
me- and he made great complaints at not not
being aDle to finish the examination before Hagar lie
requested me 10 loan him money, and did 80. never
had any suspic Of him. although his demands were
nportunate and tho Time seemed strange to me but
they did not me to suspect him 0f any wrong AS
IL had been talked over with me, the whole testimony
familiar anything that cOulu coulhlltuu W
memory. Ho returned without executing Tie c0mlnls
and went TO Philadelphia He seemed AFRAID that
the indictments against him on which ne had been releaseh
on mis- own recOgnZance would be used 10 Oppress hn
II he came NewYork and this accounts for my letter
stating that he might come some evening A cOmnls-
directed TO issue TO philadelphia to Mr. Hanson,
as reputable lawyer 1 understands as any Ill that
city | present during part of the time,
when Wheeler giving his testimony. The examine
ton was finished before Hanson, appears by the com
mission and the return. OF he must have sworn
to the deposition Mr. Hanson is beyond suspicion,
although Wheeler appears 70 have made an aihdaVt IN
which he said the deposition false. This Is IN con-
ic with his letters win his statements TO me, ana win
his deposition. do not know what has induced hlm To
Is he has done.
As regards Mason, and Mr. Byrnes pcrsonating Mason,
and Mr.. Green being Implicated IN wrong AL inns u-
true in every particular Mason is the man who told me
his home was In Painteld He never had desk IN my
office, and clerk there. Beiulinin nasohi
VINO was spoken of by Mr.. Shaer, have not seen nor
thought of for two years he was an INVENTOR Du ha
though he may have done some for Mr.. John
son, my partner, who was acquainted WIN mm'
I nave written to the West and wherever Mason may
found and expect TO produ.e hiln Is pOsspe 70
pTOcure his attendance. Mr. Mlls the COnusslOncE,
has been employed Tor weeks by adYef-ares 10 see
some facts could be obtained discredt the depOs lOn
nave attempted to influence anybody Improperly IN
regard any statement he might cnoose 70 make. %
make suggestions concerning dates ana lle use OF NOTES.
Ine progress OF the proceedings shows the improperly
OF allowing adversary to have the use ana control OF
large property which is the subject Of hgatIOn IL Ii
unreasonable to suppose that hr. Byrnes Woud go 10
Newark where lie is well known and persOnate another
person. The accounts which have been published we're
preparch hy adyersafies LOT he purpose OF seeing
now much damage tney could do, ana what influence
they could exert with tho community ara the courts ny
SANDER. not considered either or Jle TWO uepOsl
tions as OF any considerable importance III the case