New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
EX-SENATOR BAERETTS IFFiDATIT
He DENOvNrEs TIN: STATEMENT REiAEpING
TIE ORIGIN OF HIS FURNITURE ~ \ LIE
WIN snMl. WV -vnEL ,IIRcN aN,rs sAN.

HE pENOrNrES THE STATEMENT Regarding
TIE ORIGIN OF HIS FURNITURE ~ \ LIE
wIiAT SOME NEw-yoEK MERCHANTS SAY.
Statement, made by N,w-York merchants whose
names were mentioned a. the session %; The New
Jersey sta, Senate Investigating Committee on
Friday indicate that they were enufey ignorant O
the corrup, thods by which fraud, were perpe-
tated 10y Barney Ford am others Dii. OF the
weil-knOwn drug firm o: Mckee "a ( Robbins No.
q FutoE-sj mad been r. sod ttJm So 10 20 S'@' ."
before being iaI - samuel y ckinson, VINO had
been the agent for purchasing supplies MI. WICK
ham. " Mckpsson n Robbins said Yesterday tha'
the goods were sol 10y The firm - Dickinson To-
the sum Of it3 It.. and that Wa al the firm kne"
abou; the transaction until recently. when William
II. Corb!n. the couase for the investigating COM
mi'tce asked the firm 20 give copy o; -" invoice
o. the goods The nrm tod Nj toroh that u
was against the rule TO give Information about th'
accounts OK "a customer without the customer con
sen'. and Mr.. Corbn Obtained the consent OF Dic"-
inson 70 have the copy of the invoice procured
II was then shown that the firm had received only
Si3S 10 from Dickinson. who had been ore OF the
firms regular customers.
Among the alleged exorb.tant bills for supplies f'i
the Trenton state Hous. mentioned by Mir Coro.n
was Dr.. Tor S-2972 by \. -. Dick ~ co. ~ me
branch office OF thar firm in this city yesterday II
was said that ih, Chicago house supplied letter
yau.i system for the Trent0n state House. but iAe
NeW-Yo branch had nothing 20 do with the Worn
or thc order for it
EX-Sta;' Senator Michael r. rau-''. o; Newark
whose r4mo wa dragged into tha testimony gwen
before 'r" Investigating Committee. denies the al
legations OF tine witnesses IN b. iat as hf IS con
crrnc4 Nh Harro,. na. made the following atti-
ddy4t.
Michac' r. Barrett being any sworn accordins
ID law. ou his oIth says. That ~ Iesii'- az -
10 Washington Place, lu the CIty OF Nr"uh;
E@e'N County N"V-i"rs'y; that lac u.s. irio'he'
hat i'ucss uar,d Murphy te-uhed before IN"
- nate Investigating Committee yesterday maj u
roDrnt received from John Mullins ~ 20. Sloi"
duirE-room suite Of furniture.
AnI Gcp0urut says that what was SO t'S'lhed 70
10y Murphy j. "a dlmuIblc lie. ana that there u not
one fdco" II furniture ~ depouents house tnit rNeI
came from John Mullins & co. : store anu lHlt
the only dning-rOOm furniture Wncn utpV3i.'ht
has Was purchased a Homer cos, To- VEST
Tw"nty- tuird-st.. In Ncw-York city, on me, Zth
day of April 1882, the bill and receipt 81 Whch &c
poncnt has ana VIII be ready u produce AT the
next meeting OF the senate Committee.
And dcponeni says such statement Is ne mac
out Of the whole cloth. ana a. dcpOnent nellrVeS
was made for the purpose OF injurng depGn,ennt;;
MICHAEL r. BARRETT
Sworn and subscribed this 9Th DAY or Mdrch,
A. - $3.50. before at Newark. y. J.
JOHN MONTEITff.
Master in Chancery Of New-Jersey.
Newark. y. T.. March ?. 1870
We hereby certify that there has never nr'h 10
liVered the residence of Michael ]. barFtt any
articl. Of furniture from any OF our stores. ~
JOHN MULLINS & CO