The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
A THRIETY sT.fTEsMAN.
How secor Robbersou Got Prospereus, Deal
Ing with the Catfeiis.

From N San RrGnciec0 Examiner.
The official history of the head Of the
BILE instances Il the crook ii WAYS OF this Ad
minis ration yet presented to pioiic surfelted
with the sclndalous revelat ms Of the inlqui-
ties II Grantism.
George A. Il bosom came to the Secretaryship
OF the Navy "ithou penny, 50 to sDs TX, md
ttous nds NJ dollars; ali saved out OF a salary Of
eight thousand dollars per annum. A poor at
torney IN "A Jersey village, with IA imi ed prtu-
uce ann a large appsii :, fond Of terrapia and
addicted TO generous hyiul generally, yet with.
out means to CRAFTY out OF his own Resources
the most frugal tistes. struggling on a fifteen.
hundrs1-dOlldr sal ~ rs AttOrnev-general OF
his state, and DghtIng on twenty dollar duns,
the Influence OF the Cnttell family, one OF whom,
Alex lnder O.. mad been senator from New
Jersey. Through this interest he was made the
successor OF BOrie In the Navy Department.
u nid Jolly, cornwall In ii spOsitlpn, he made
himself eyeryOody'' friend. anu especially the
favOfite oil the contractor Out Of wnOss friend
snip ia seems To have prOd zee most III gnih-
cent monetary result'. He WIS especially for
tunate IN his Cat ell trade, IN witch his prOhts
were simply euOrmp Gus. fne evidence taken De.
fOte the wal Committee, and now Dfin ed,
tells the story so that any man can una srstand
IT.. IL appears tnetefrom that the Secretary and
the Cattelis were engaged IN partnership. Rooe.
sSa oelns ,ecessirIly ,he "siient memo.r 81
netsnip was tue familiar one OF blackm ailina
con Factors.
A. q. 9 tel, Of the arm Of Il. @. Cittell Co.,
according to his own testimony, was doing very
llttln business. ana nau ltttle NO capital vet
he 1t once went Into n wal contracts, ny putting
IN bids A. low rates to fri1hten on Ot1er ~
tractors. ruis opened the way to negotiations
with tue latter. who pai Cd.tell percentage to
buy MIN OF, and for his inddenco with RODcson.
Ma thews, one lArie contractor, ohd him $40
OOJ aud others variOus sums, bringing the tOtI up
to ABOUT $.}DJOOO. lie h ID never dOno ANYTHING IN
the way VI nav Il contracts until MA friend Robe
son cane into OH Sc. Tnc books of A. q. Cattcll
X Co. snow tn II ~ turned IN to TN Il nrn nut
Sl5L0J). WHAT became OF the diference2 Cat
tell confcsses To dealings curing TINS time with
Koue-on, VINO owes him now Sl3OO for mis-
Long Branch cottage, anu mas Otherwise specu-
lued In real estate with the accommodating u N.
RuJesOn Is a thrifty statesman OF the Bl inc
pattern. for his accounts with the Washington
banks prove that. though poor man when he
entered tue Ci1tnet, alter he had been Score
tary u wear or more he deposited as m len as
SslODJ In asingle month. In the Years 1869, 1870
aud 1871, rs the endorsed cnecks aud notes
show, ns received from the Cittells more than
4JOJO; and other payments VIII proOtnly he
SHOWN to nave been ma ie 10y the cOnfederIse
nim To X ibesUn, 50 - to bring the total amount
up II : / 1901 At le ist.
These facts prove one thing plainly-thlt the
suspected corrupt dealings Of SecOr ROoesOn
WI the Cattells really took place, AMI that
through them he derived large part OF the
planter on which no mas fittened since his APP
plint.n a. Secretary Of the Navy HIS meta
ODD also, was the usual one-the MA KIN iln9 Of
little successful. ye-y modes. aud exceedingly
stapid offender.
This Clttell business was only one OF Robe
sons sources OF income. IL was rich mine,
bat there were others as rich, ana ne worked
every one OF them.