New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
GENERAL WYLIRs DEyr4L or CHARGES.
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES INVESTIGATION OF
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT

THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES INVESTIGATION OF
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
The Assembly Committee which is iDvestl-
gatng the Military Department OF the held another
session In the Arsenal, at ThTtyhfthst and Seventh
ave, yesterday General Wylie examined by MI.
Conger the counsel OF the committee, who asked him
what he had say about the charges made by Patrick
Karnay former aborer who had been discharged from
the Armory This had charged that the General had
used the State his home shat he had burned 300
gallons Oil, which belonged 20 the state, at
his private house I'm 1892 and that he had lived at the
State Arsenal with his family. General Wyie produced
receiped bills I'm his name for goods which were al
legged have been bought by the state Then General
Eingate General Wyle's counsel, took from his bag
little lamp which might hold two three table spoonsu
oil, and holding up the view OF the committee
said:
That's the only oil lamp General wye ever ha1 in ms
house. II might be capable OF burning thrty gallons VI
oil in hundred years but II is doubtful.
General Curtis the chairman, then passed to the ques
ton Of sabrcs Karney had charged that seventy new
sabres which had been down from Utica and when
the SO each had been put in hotch pot with
14O0 pieces of condemned military cutlery aud sold at
from one cent to xtyve each at the sale in 1882
General Wylie-Heres one OF the sabres flourish
ing scientifically the long table at which the com
mite SAT- The Others are all IN the storeroom
il you wish TO see them.
Tie members Of the committee shrunk back IN their
chairs and expressed themselves satisfied that there was
nothing in the sabre charge.
Colonel varlan, the assistant OF General Wye IN the
Ordnance Department added his denial Of Karneys es-
mouy and Samuel A. French maker of military orna-
ments doing business In Grand-st, was called.
Mr. Conger-How about these helmets rival con-
tractor tells committee that contractor who Onere
furnish helmets, the basis that the spike ana
chain could be made for 81 pair must have secured MS
contract by colluson because the spike anu chn coi
81 so per pair The rival contractor said that you would
bear him out in these figures
Mr. French-Ihe trimmings OF helmet OF that Rliu re
furnished contractors for ST. II the contractor wanted
to furnish them for 81 80 3d. suppose he could DO H.
After an adjournment OF an hour, the committee re-
assembled and lawyers George W. Wngate, II. W. Book
staver and c. cambridge Smith, counsel respectively
for General Wylle, Martin Deegan and ]. j. Geron sue
cessiyely moved that the committee strike out all the
testimony which was taken In the secret sessions prior TO
May 49, The committee. after consultation, refused tho
application and General Wngate, selling pen reduced
the protest to writing and fled with the committee
The protest is as follows:
The undersigned counsel for General d. d. Wyie. Mar
tin r. Deegap and j. GcrOn whose respective reputa-
ons and interests are seriously affected by the testimony
they nor their clients permitted 70 appear and con
front the witnesses tesfyng respectfully protest against
the refusal of the committee TO strike sucn testimony
from the record We claim that such testimony so taken
I'm secret f. IN violation OF natural Justice and or the con
suOnal rights the parties affected thereby ana con
seguenty should not be allowed to remain upon the
record
The committee adjourned to meet at WATERFOWL on
Monday, and in this city again on Wednesday.