The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-05

are very good.
How laborers there generally before than
There is considerable number. great many 60 on
ny whose influence are these appointed :"
"Repabiicans or democrats =,
"Repnicans oh. the democrats have chance Of put
ing anybody IN here ,ssy woad not be allowed INSIDE
mia. .Mhai happened GENERALLY alter election y
Mr. John Kelly rigrer stood the Are Of a long
examination, showing himself perfectly familiar with
dates, names and figures and will probably be remem-
bercd on occasion by tho republicans ia Brooklyn,
should he again seek employment in The Navy Yard,
Mr.. Quinlard, among much valuable information,
contributed tho assertion that. by getting its work
done on contract, the government could save from
twenty-five 10 nifty per cent.
Several witnesses examined with regard 10 the
nature oil their transactions with the government but
IT was only from few that anything important was
elected The committee, all the way through,
give evidence OF their real anxiety 10 get ut
any and all facts which may fix fraud where
ought TO lie Some Of tho evidence is conflict
ing. Alexander Henderson, Chief Engineer OF tho
United states Navy, IN charge of'the department Of
steam engineering at tho Navy Yard Brooklyn esti-
fed with regard to The perfect regularity oil all tho
transactions of Mr. Roach in regard 10 the removal OF
old iron, copper composition, &c
ON The other hand The evidence OF Charles Waldron
covered much ground. and conflicts materially with
that OF Mr. Henderson, This witness was al times very
funny He stated that timber had been received az the
Brooklyn Navy Yard which had been condemned at
Norfolk that such timber now In the yard. Some
OF the rest OF the evidence Is so good that II must bc
given IN erfeaso.
DO know OF any other abuses or irauds'
..what are theyy'
here have taken stuff down the dock aud il
sold 0T old iron went e John the be
where the deuce they were sons TO- aud heard Mr. Hen
dozen times IL my life, he Of Koaeh's ioemen
and sad he have you Eos sysy,hns you w%n,
SON to the shop and Es you wans you can get
And that same material that was hauled over TO hoachs
~ hrouuht II hack
mot in the shxpeV
.s.iio~ often did that kind Of thing happsar'
"Oh, It happened every day In the week"
-Do You know Of any other nstanceg"
Donald Mckay had charge Off"
Donald Mckay or Nat McKayg'
u was hsnling stuff on board Of her week"
''There were two teams week hauling stua board q
her. everything TO tuld boat twice as big as she VAST
S p Sss o ss@ 90 sas M
eight kegs q spikes and over thirty Kegs oil white lead anu
''Was not that regularly under the orders p
y don't know; am only telling what know. hut u
i Of the government have to pay little Of
"But suppose tho had made contract with
No furnish the material You mi light as well Just 60 and
b. swh boat x for him, him."
Il could tell you dates she only from
here two or three weeks or four weeks ago
did YOU haul any to koaeh'ss,
tons yes 100 tons and more 100 500 tons.'
The remainder OF waldron's evidence showed that
he had his eyes wide open and Is gifted with remark
ably tenacious memory. In the course OF his cxam
nation he rctorted one OF the committee, who
seemed disposed shake his evidence, You're
MUCH or A LAWYER FOR NIX.
Any reading the evidence would say that lir.
George Waldrons modcsty clearly at fault
James b. Heney, shipbuiIdcr, OF New York, reveals
most disgraccful state OF affairs She was built or
wood that ut roted, was scandalousIy tinkered
up to be totally unseaworthy and even the men
employed her cried s'Shamel' A derrick sup
posed to DO good nothing, which gwen John
Roach for nothing and put IN repair by HIM, afforded
an opportunity for an admirable piece OF fencing be-
tween Mr.. A. d. Bishop and Mr. Harris, Of the CON-
mittee, in which the former got very
CONSIDERABLY THE WORST or THE BOUT.
1t cliciied from Mr.. Henderson that the shaft OF
the United States steamer Nevada and the composition
stern piece used on the Trenton.
The evidence touching Mr. Norman Wizard is anus
ing The gentleman examined was Mr.. Henri !.
Stewart He knew Mr. WARD was acquainted with
his patent boiler attachment and when asked whether
Il had any practical value caustically rcmarKed:-slt
has to occupy tho TIME OF an cngneer but to protect
The boiler II has nonc In my judgment" Notwth-
standing this Mr. Ward paid $50 0G0 before there
any preencc that report or even an examination
OF the patent had been made. The witness asked
in this connection, whether he had heard that Chief
Engineer Wood and s. j. Brown had been N this city
in disguise. He had, and had heard that they were
registered at the Union Square Hotel Mr.. John A.
Bingham and Mrs. John A. Bingham; that they were
hero to "hx'' Mr. Marsh, and liking matters up gcner
ally that the committee might not get at the facts
and that matters had been so "hxed'thus spoke the
witness TO the commtee-'that II you got at them
$4,000 Tho contract was made by Wood The fol-
loving description Of the man 10 whom the govern
paid this money for nothing Is far too good 10 DO
ost:-
us wizard man OF any scientific attainmentsy ~
No that he catches .; any idea ihs. he reads
an Of any attanmens and he has very little
But he has i study 70 act the part Of the scientific
he victim OF the universal scoundrelism Of mankind
and trnthiulness For instance he will make statement
that Is utterly and profoundly prepoterous Then he viii
,arE ms fIu Afe mel is mo-
he will pick little scale Of fact in the matter and
tho
purity and truth and has stu bed hs toe aeeldeny against
that his delicate sensbes have led him at once TO pns
pared be swallowed whole"
This is holding the mirror up to nature with ven
gcancc Mr.. Wizard WILL OF course, send his acknowlcdg
ments TO this mastery portrait painter.
In wading through the mud which the committee
stirred up at every step this inquiry stumbcs
upon A. G. Catteil n Co. Let ono specimen oil these
patriotic gentlemen suffice. Charles T. Goodwin
asked the following questions and gave the answers APP
pended
FOR what did you A. G. CattcI Co. fee or CON-
Il paid them in connection with that sold
the timc OF the contract
.in the aour SO furnished have have A. g. Catte
They have M interest"
Il could Tell exacsy 4 does not awaysrun the
i'm we e be- II Ls
paid them $1,000"
The exprcssion ''patd in connection with" given
above is very delicate and consdcrate. Some people
Mr. George wadron, for nstancc-would have been
in talking about this dsgraceful job but
has be remembered that the Caites must be handled
with kid gloves they are like fancy china-dainty and
brittle.
cLEws WAS EXAMINED
touching the efforts made by him 10 obtain for his firm
the hanlling OF the naval fund.- IL was elected that
Mr. Cews very nearly succeeded; that Secretary Robe
sons TO give the position TO Jay Cooke,
McCulloch * Co, induced the former to write an
apologize letter Clcws In which he stated las Clcws
puts IL more lcss''j that he wished the latter
would not make any trouble carry out any threat or
make any exposure connected with this matter. IT..
however, Hr. CIews' memory Is onc-hundredih part
bad he represents II to be In matters Of such magnl
tudc AMI mportanco those which the subjects
of inquiry by the committee, no proves TO evidence
that far from being ~ to stand ut the head OF sou
dissent large banking house, he not qualified 10
the place of the humbiest clerk In his Office In
times OF Official investigation, when ono Is on the
wrong side OF tho fence, bad memory great god
send. II s great blessing that the country has at
least two parties IN IT, Mr. Clews remembered having
subscribed large sums for the political purposes OF the
republican party; but his convenient memory failed
him to tho amount He stated, however. with some
thing Of complaint In his tone, that he would have