The New York Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1851, Page 6

Extraordinary Developements. On'the third of June last, Miles A. Bradley,» broker in | ‘Wall street snd Cincinnati, was arrested by officer Bum- | steed, on 4 warrant issued by Justice Mountfort, ona | obarge preferred ageinst bim by Rubert Barber, a broker in 8¢. Louis, and lately residing in this city, of obtainiag severed thousand dollars from him on the false pretence | saw the receipt of Barton for $6.000 till it was of purchasing the Oxford Bank, at Oxford, Mass. There is aleo® cross charge pending, of Bradivy against Bar- ber, amd the whole case presents the richest and most racy developements of bankivg aud financial operations that can be weil conceived. The examination of wit- | ‘acess bas been proceeding before Justice Mountfort (rom the 2d of June to the present time, sad is wot yet concluded. We bad hoped tust the case would have ter- minated before now. We now sudjoin (he testimony so far, aa it is accumulating to too great # length for one number of the H: raid :— Robert Barber, the plaintiff, being «worn says—I reside in St, Louis, Missouri, aud arrived in this city about the ‘13th April last, and have been bere most of the time since; have known Bradley since September or about the Let Of October last; I was introduced to him by Capt. Masem Converse, at Buffalo; the first business that breught Mr. Bradley and mo together was that Converse had some operation with Mr. Bradley at that time; I first | knew Converse about ten days before I left St. Louis; Converse was coming East to transact some business with Bradley, which would require Converse to furnish some $4,000 or $10,000 in money; Converse meationed this to me In Bt. Louis; be stated that some account was to take piace in come bank before it was reported to the Logisla- ure; we were to meet here or in Buifalo; [told bim I begged T would not spesk of it,and told me he had never Rataaae Barton; I told him be must have ged that receipt; he admitted he had. and said he must have been crazy; I told him him he had swindled vod that he must be ® “patural d—d rasoal;” he that Bradley had not fulfilled his contract; we were there for several hours talking, and Mr Barton finally gave # check for $5,400 to Mr. Stone for me, and paid the money to me; he reserved $000 for his trouble and da- mages; Hobart was in Barton's office at the time me by Bradley, at Worcester; I think Barton at Oxford, if f would not buy the controlling interest of | | the bank on my own account; I told him I might if it could be had on the right kind of terms; T made no ar- rangement with any other person to buy it on my ac- | count; I um not sure that I know Cel. De Witt, of Ox- ford, former President of the Oxford Bank; my lawyer, | Mr. Stone, saw him on the subject of paetociag the stock of the Oxford Bank forme; I no interview ; with him myself; Mr. Stone wrote to me to New York that Mr. De Witt would probably undertake to"make the purchase on my behalf; after we returned from Oxford to Worcester. I asked Bradley what arrangemeat he could make to pay me the balance between the $5,400 re- | ceived from Barton, and the $11,500 advanced by me to him, (Bradley;) he said he had no money with him, but that he would put collateral securities in my hands that | would be satisfactory to me; he then requested Mr. Ho- | bart to hand over to me a lot of certificates of deposit and | | “drafts, amounting to $24.000, and pro! 29,000; if | | there was any not then delivered. it was one of the cortiti- | | cates of deposit om the Phvenix Bank of Clacinnati. for | $5,000; the certificates and drafts were delivered to me | by Hol in the presence of Bradley; Bradley promised | on his return to New York to raise the money, and re- | deem the collaterals, whieh he csuld do through the | Mesers. St. John, and upon the strength of this promise and the collaterals, I dismissed the suit against Brad- ley at Worcester; I did not state to any person that I in- tended to use these securities or their avails im purchas- ing the stock of the bank; after I had made the last ad- | vance of $2,500 to Bradley, acd when he was in Worces- ter and Lip New York, he drew on me for $3.600 or was also going East; he then proposed that if { would | take $8,000 or $10,000 with me, aud let him usw it fore ew days, he would compensate me, nad esteem it a great avor; I told him I would do sv, sud take with me $10,008 or $15,000, which would furnish exchange | or me also; I told him I iuteoded visiting the Falla of Niagara, and toast 1 there; he called on me, with Bradley, at the hotel where I stopped, in Buffalo; be told me that Bradley was the gentleman who war concerned with him; [ never had any business operations with him te 8t. Louis; I do not kwow what bis business was thea, in St, Louis, bat T understand be keeps a livery stabie there at present; ‘he was recommended to me by Lir wilt MeKensiv, one of our best citizens; Converse did uot advance me any money. nor to pay me apy beyond the compensa- tion tiomabout business was in a Week after we arrived here; Captain Converse told me Bradiey had deceived him, and a ‘business had fallen through. sod that Bradley had t him here on a fool’s errand; the first conversa- with Bradley was when he proposed to me to pur- chase the controlling interest of some bsuking iastita- tion, that we might have fund+ to use in the West to Hi uainted with him to joia him in # transaction of that uced @ letter of introduction, ad- . A. Thompson, formerty of St. Louis, but now of Cincinnati, recommending Me. Bradley very bighly; Thad no great red me to Ansel and Thomas P. St. Joba, Wallstreet, New York and to some other did not seems to kuow much about his in- maibility; beth of the St Johas spoke him. and’ seid be was trustworthy; the ‘Wwe met, which was iua week after, Bradley toid me that the controlling 1uterest of (ho Oxford Bank, tts, could be bad aud that George Hobart and Benjamin F Weymouth could procure it for us, that Hobart aod Weymouth asked « bonu or $6,000 for tuvit services, which he bad dociimed ; all this tume radley kept telling weed Captain Converse, aud to have nothing im regard to our business, and to entrust tly; he then Oxiord hunseif, and save the boaus: d $15,000 trom ime. to be used in operations bearing wm this baok; be went to Oxford, and returned in # few days; he said he Bad succeeded ad mirably; he spoke of the charter of the bank being one of | the beat in the world; be said *» couid circulate amount of its bills in tne W fortune by getting at all we WT, to det the af that was the object I would further to do with it; 1 thes cuiie Hobart, and Weymouth, sod told them that if there was any idea of that Kind | would have nothing to | do a4 it, and that | woud wo’ into it unless | ; Bradley then | interest comit (Bradley) bad 4 $15,000 with Btephee Barton (the man r ferred to), for that purpose; | then arkod me for $7.00 for my proportion, be- | Of the $15000 of the purchase money of the comtrolling interest in said bank, ihis conversation was Ys Hotel. on the Zl~t October, in presence of | ; T then told Braaiey 1 had no evidene | deposiied tbe amouut stated by bua, where | Bes receipt purporting tu have been | Barton, for $15,000 received of Miles | , 00 be ured ID the purchase of the controlling | the Oxford Bauk, upou nis seeursnee that the it Gere, aud upow his snowing me shat aes $7,900 in bank notes of the New York vity | mee of Captain Converse; Thad drawa | 14.40 from the American Exchange nd other sources; | took # receipt hat time, which I now prodace; I never to day it war dated 20th Octover, 1860; it isin bandwriting: Le then went to Oxford, and i E F i un in ae follower — Woncesren Mass, October 24, 1859, i Pe wen, All is gcing on as «mooth ae oil, I think I want more money lie ready im the event of my | 08 you Be of good caeur-—ihore is a good time | Thecars are ou the point of sarsen ont Yours traly M A BRADLEY. jily ty by 4 after the receipt of that letter Bradley re- vurned te New Yor& sud told me oll was gulag on finely bank sud that he bad expended the cost about | the dollar, and that he had p»id « little over fer a portion of it, which be bad purchased from tbat it would require $0.00 more to the operation. aud that be bad made every arrangement with thw ® ard of directors. cashier, vo resgn. aod call 4 bew election; and tock trausterred on the books of the y & Varorr, wud that it would be neces- to divide it up. to make as many votes as possible; | ‘ond he aid the $15,100 #uuid be of no use | uniess be had $6 00 more tot athe cvatroliing in- terest, and be demauced $25) us wy baif, and sided | that be was obliged to pay the moury uext meruing, ac- | cording to contract; | ulserved (nat it was thea afver | oanalng hours, aud that it was tuo ive; be said my check was as good a» cash. anit that be evull #0 use i be finally prevaiied ou mer t) give Lim the cheek for be then started fr Uxturu; the ueat day L went to the American Exchange tank. upon which the check was drawn, and stated chat | wished tv opea sa accouat | there, ané propored to deposit tur auouat of funds I hed Chen with me bei $4,000 of Sou, Che Dewi Liaw scooune WHR me, on the ground of ay bring ~resideet. abd my not Wishing Ww cvuliage tbe ac oct ey cag vf tiws, theraibe day 1 teocived s ele jepaich frou Brudiry. dated fram Worcester Fayteg be bad paxiout my chick; be said be wished ine te hevetbe money iu the Oeak Wo meet it; | stood at ghe aummter of Lhe beus for eo! burs, with mooy the chrek wheo p ved fas | enews abseuce a | a i wae pr poe dhe 5 ary wad Wok eof it; with | wed, a che purchase it required some thirty | bauk for a@ viee cased me. me | days, agoording to of new director 4 threuea ap to this tune, be *iebed mw t to Write w auy of ihe parues ot Ontord g z wrt.) |, and be did evorything tu ara to st. Leas, wt ‘Would remit me wy -hare of the dis ford Bank, he ewid tue first discount | . A declined poitively leering for bome | 7 share of the moury, $46.0). and the | josed, and L opposed bir iraving ua thing | coud to prevent Bim termined to ge, L prop wed to get my leate the matter ali bin, this be re left for Uineanuatt, | ota gum | wood ta vieit my littie daugbter im Lown Lear absent about trite days, | reeeived & telegraph om Cinciopats, sisting that be would ork meat day, [ Weiu | for & eek, Whew joni ¥ Weymouts re Wall stroet, and 4 ail was not right; Weymouth thee told fraud, and esid he y me tert ft would ne save be said | bad Leon sw mdied aad deceived, @ bever bed been any stock bought by oF any money deposited, amt added written from (imetnua'd to have all the , and every thing relating to thet d to Lim at O'neonett, and that he settle with me wb venbent, of at effect; I went with Mtr Weymouth ho tovd me was too true) jeom Oxford and be Wows with Hratiny -@ fara purchase the tank, about from Sew York w the fl Fh rete Ee $F 3 : i ti af {i i i i i Ha Fst i 2 i s CJ would meet him | the money, if be used any; our first conversa- | great sdvantage; I told him { was uot sufficiently uc. | Weymouth was with me | eudorse it with my name above his; | the draft at this time; I refused to endorse my name | | above St. John’s, and stated that it would not better my contideuce ip the letter, Thomp- | n a eon belng largely indebied to me at toe time; Mr. Brad- | Bendley made ne objection to deliver it to me: he called | it made no difference to names [ do ot recollect, who were | Trving House; | weut ww see those per- | | | | wearing most | | | sent, prenow | to be all worthless; the St. John’s draft was for | but six thou $3,700, the draft being at sight, and on very short date; I was surprised; it was presented vy stranger. and I refused to accept it; I went to see the St. Johns, when | | they told me they had the draft. | A telegraph despatch, of which the following is a copy, | was shown to witness :-— New York, Nov 26.1850. ‘The following communication has been received at this | office by telegraph, from Worcester :— | M. Bradley—Come on forthwith—all right, Ans Q—Did when you agreed to the compromise of 1.500, Mr. Ansell Bt. Joba to oe & person of pecu- wi t ‘A Tad not, from the information I got; T had seen a letter written by George 8. Coe to John J. Anderson, of St. Louis, stating that upon in he did not consider Ansell St. Jobn ote; Ms ‘Hinedels intorened soe to the same ; Dhave not tag dpe the ayreement between Bradley and Barton, of 1th Octoper, 1850, relative to the purchase of the Oxford Bank; I think I bave not beard it read; Mr. Schrobel had a copy of it, or the original, yesterday; Mr. Bartou has not, to my know- ledge, ad¢ ressed any letters to me lately, on this or any other subject; I cannot state what the purport ofthe contract was; 1 have no letters in my possession from Mr. Bradley, cr Mr. Barton, or the Mosars. St John, touching this subject; but before this examination was begun, 1 had put into the hands of Mr. Eager, one of my counsel, certain letters from Mr, Bradley to me; Mr. Fchrobel went over to Oxford, a few days ago, to get from Mr. Barton the contract, and such other papers touching this matter as he could find; Mr. Schrobel at- tempted to read the contract to me, but was interrupted; the pame of the person into whose hands the for $5,000, endorsed by St. Jobo, on the Phenix Bank certid- cate fo $5000, was ML. Sheldon. The following paper was shown to witness, and was identified by him as his handwriting:— M.L. Sne.von, Esq.—Sir: Please deliver to Mr. Bradley bis draft on Samuel Waggoner for $5,000, and his sautho- ~ to draw; and oblige yours, &¢. R. BARBER. jew York, Deo. 6, 1550. Y. 8.—Mr. Bradley will arrange the certificate of depo. —The object of giving this order to pay: dpe Sheldon was. to enable Bradley to get the draft for the purpose of tting St. John's endorsement on it; on the 6th Decem- Ber it bad not been endoreed by St. John; my impression is, that after it bad beeu endorsed by ¢ John it was be rpepe pec Ms, teelion by Mr. Schrobel; iment bag letter of credit 1 mer BoC draft on him; I think I gave to Mr. Fagan; T belivve Mr Martin L.’ Sheldon, now present, is the person with whom the Waggoner draft and certificate were left for discounting by Mr. Schrobel, as I suppose with St. Jobn’s endorsement upon it, Miles A. Bradley being examined according to law on the foregoing charge, after being iutormed of the charge made against him, and that he is at liberty to refase to answer apy question that may be put to him, says :—I was born in Cayuga ounty, State of New York; I was forty-two years ot age last December; I am married, and havo one son living, who was eighteen the tenth day of ‘April last; I reside in Cincinnati, Ohio, and my business is that of a broker. Q.—What have you to say relative to the charge made against you? prone I submit the following state- ‘A.—1 ay it is untrue. ment a# embodying all I have to say at present on R. BARBRR. —I did telegraph to this effect; the despatch was for the | purpcse of getting him to Worcester that I might make im disgorge; after the completion of matters at Wo ter, we returned to New York by same trail Weymouth was with us, but not Hobart; a day or iwo | | after our return to New York I asked Bradley for the ba- lance, according to promise; he put me off from day to | day. for 9 week; he appeared to be doing all he could to raise the money, but failed in every operation to do s0; he then asked me if { would take Ansel St. John’s eu- | dorsement for $6,000 0n a draft of Samuel Waggoner. which is mentioned in schedule C, and I finally agreed to do so, andgohome and let the matter rest; within an hour or two afterwards Bradley called om me and said the St. Johns wished to have me promis» I would not hawk | I would not, | would cash it; on the | foward’s Hotel; I think my name was upon situation any; the draft was then in my possession, and | the reading room into the hall, and said im whether I endorsed the draft or not; we then separated; I did not endorse the draft at that time; but some days after that, Bradley _ called on me and stated tbat if! would endorse the draft | above St. John’s name, and give him the draft with one | cf the certificates of deposite on the Phconix Bank for | $5,000, he had a friend who would cash them both; I did | said I would send them to the gentleman who | was to cash them by Mr. Schrobel; Bradley then left, and I sent the draft and cectificate with Scarobel, to his hotel, in order that Bradley might go with him to get | them cashed; Schrc bel returned to me, to say that Brad- ley would not go with him unless the papers were first | | put in his possession; I sent the draft to the gentleman who was to cash it. and called in a few days, when he de- | clined doing it, ard returned it to me. either Weymouth, | Hobart or Barton, proposed to have the draft discounted at the Oxford Bank; I went to Worcester at that timo, to see whether I could purchase the controlling interest | of the bank on my own account; Mr. Stone informed me that Mr. De Witt said there had been too much fuss about it, and that he declined negotiating for the pur- chase; I think I did not attempt or offer to part with if | avy of these securities while at Worcester, for the pur- | chase of the bank, nor did I say to any pereon that { de- sired to purchase the bank on joint account with Brad- | ley; I took the securities to St. Louis, and there seld the draft of St. John to Alexander L. Tyler, who paid me for | it by his note, which is not yet due; it was made in Jan- | uary or Fel for six months; it was discounted | through my bookkeeper; Tyler is man of property that draft is in thieeity.in the of D. Angelis, U8. De- puty Marchal: I delivered it and the rest of the securi- | ties to him; I got it from lore Hinsdale, the attor- ney; I got it onthe order of John J. Anderso whom Mr, Tyler bad left it to be forwarded for collection; I being an endorser of the draft. which was under pro- | test, Mr. Tyler requested Mr Anderson to give me con- trol ofy the draft here to have it collected, or do the best | 1 cou'd with jt; these were left with De within the last three weeks, and after I had been arrest- ed on @ civil suit in the United States Court, in which Bradley was plaintiff, and was arrested on an order for dail in $30.00; that suit ts still pending; I had struck | out my endorsement above St. John's long previous to my transfer (f itto Tyler, and endorsed it under St. John’s endorsement, I made the last t at the time I transferred the draft to Mr. Tyler. [had | viously sent on the draft to Waggoner for sccepta: and it had been returned for non-acceptance; upon reflection, I think it had beem transferred to Tyler | before presentment, but I am not positive; I ‘sent | | all the other certificates and drafts mentioned in sche- | b¢ 4P dule C, except the Phonix Bank certiticates, for ment, about the same time; Waggoner lives Springs, Mississippi; Mr. Grace, by whom the papers were them, on bis in about ten days, | iy Jobe 3 Anderson, of Bt. Louis, to George 8. Coe of | this city, for collection before maturity; Anderson isan | «xchange broker, and in no way connected with me ta business; Mr. Anderson was i this city Inst fall, and ac- | cepted, for my accomm dation, a draft of $2.500. whjch wus cashed by Ansel Bt Joba; ae did not get that money for the of buying the $2.5¢0 check T had given to On the American Exchange Bank; I did not want it for that purpose, for I had plenty of money; 1 | carried with me to St. Louis @ part of the money given | to me on the A paper, purporting to be a copy ofa letter from the witness to Mr. Bradley, is here shown to the witnoss, is ae follows:— New Yous, October 15, 1850. M.A. Beanie, Esq — Dear Sir —Any contract made ‘ou tolative to the by portion of the stock « Will be duly recognized sad ratised by me Respectfully yours, OBT. BARBER witness being asked whether he ever wrote such @ newered:—1 do not think I did; if I had written vuch a letter [ think I should have remembered it Being arked if he bad ever, by letter of parole, stated to Mr Weymouth that he bad sold the five thousand dollar draft endorsed by St. Joba, for a trifle or « song or to that «fect. he answered:—I do not recollect whether { the Oxford Bank, that I cannot recollect what one thing and another. was raid Q—In reference to the con mouth. after your return from you stated that Mr. Weymouth you swindled, did he disclose to you the fact on w barge against Bradley rested. or did }ou mention \t’ A —I think I commenced the conversation, [ tid him I found everything was not right, and that adveatage had been taken of me by Mr. Bradley Q—What were the particulars of the transac- tio which Weymouth stated to you in that comversa- tow. relative to the fraud practixed on you’ A.—He that Bradiey had not deposited nd with Barton and that Hradiey hed written from Cincinnati to bim (Weymouth) to forward the ix thousand dollars in money, and the gollsterals mentioned in schedule , to him ia Cincinnati, by mail, and that he lradiey) would settle with me. [ cagaot et anything further that was paid at that time was more sad Weymonth p dito wader ta action fifteen the urand tends. Whe way have Qs ther time ref jem; and if #0. cluding the representation that the late had been placed in Barton's information { do not k Weymouth at any ¢ ffteen thouswad dollar transac whether I have or not stated to Mr. Hobart, Mr Joho, ot Mr. T. P St Jule, that resented to you that he had put Gfteca thouse nd dollars into Barton's ha: A—Ithink I teld Mr Hobart. bat I do not reeot; told him 1 could prove the fact is lect when or where, I relation to the receipt for fifteen thousaud dollars by Capt. Converse, wh resent, and enw it whew it was shown tome by Mr Bradiey, [ do not recotieet mea tioning the fact to either of the others. either aa to the deporite or the receipt, I think I «otold Mr Hobart | i hove reswstiy told him so It appears to that when I advanced the fifteen hundred dollars to Bradley, I took a receipt for it; Ithiok { have chat re celpt ; if. #0, I think it is im the city with some ¢f my papers; the fifteen bundred dollars has never been paid to me; I took one voucher for the twenty five naa. dred dollar check; [ do not kno ny other cheek than the check of twenty Ove indred deilars mea tioned, that came through Adams & Uv « Kaprem; Ido not recollect that 1 have stated to Mr Weymouth what amount of money I bave “a age BS Me. as, | posed. and concluded that it would not be | the Frenk.in Howe, and Iwas to pay $15,000. and wha’ the subject -—Some time in tne month of July, 1850, or August, 1860, I received a letter from Mason Converse, of St. Louis, Missouri, asking if I knew of an Eastern bank that could be bought, stating that eurrency was ex- ceedingly scarce in the West, as there was but one tank im Missouri, and none in Illinois, and that No. 1 parties had requested him to make the tn. quiry. I answered Mr. Converse that I did know of bank that I thought could be got on favorable terms, provided the parties were all right, and asked him to give their mames,to which he replied that Keneth McKenzie was the man. I raphed to Messrs. E, W. Clark & Co., brokers, in St Louis, asking the pecuniary circumstances of Mr. McKenzie, to which they Feplied that he (McKenzie) suspended ‘payment the May previous; I wrote Mr, Converse that Mr. McKenzie would net do, as I understood that he suspended pay- | ment some time previous; Converse then wrote me that he had made an agreement with @ man named Robert Barber, and that he (Converse) would be at Ciacinaati at ruch a day (the precise date I do not recollect) on his y to the Kast, prepared te carry out the purchase of the bank; I had previously stated to Converse, in one of my letters, that it required from twenty to twenty-five thourand dollars to get controlling interest of th a but I bad not given him the name of the bank; the 27th September 1850, Mr. Converse arrived cinnati. and stated that he had an arrangement with Mr. Barber, who had got married the morning he left St. Louis. and had gone to Buffalo, by Chicago and the Laker, where he would meet us, and go on East with us, and put up the requisite amount of funds to carry out the bank purchase; I inquired of some persons in Ci d that if I had anything to do with him, to keep the control in my own hands; I asked if ho was a man of means or capital, and he said not, but that he pre- sumed the money was furnished by vome one else; Thad known Mr. Converse some time previous; I think first knew him in 1834, but had known but little of him for the last seven or eight years; on the strong repre- sentaticns and solicitations of Mr. Converse, I was duced to start for the East with him, to carry out objeet, viz: the control of a bank; I think we left Cin- ‘20th of September. for New York, via Buffs- lo, where we met Mr. Barber at Phelps’ House; he stated that he bad been waiting four days fur us; we left Buffa- lo the same morning; Mr. Converse and myself and wife stopped at the Mansion Ilouse, Buffalo; we saw Mr. Bar- | ber only # moment at Phelps’ house; I was introduced _ to him. passed a few words, and it was agreed that we should go on that morning, in the nine A. M. train; we met again at the cars; Mr. Barber had a person with bi whom he introduced to Mrs. Bradley and myself as his wife; we came om to New York together; I don't recol- Irct that anything particular was said relative to the bank purchase until we arrived here; on our arrival here we all put up at the Franklin House, in Broadway, but Mr. Barber took exception totreatment he had received | there. and biteen ramnear baew | previous to Mr.Con- ‘Verve writing me relative to the purchase of the control ofa bank I bad been corresponding with Mr. Chas Porter, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, relative t> the purchase of con- trol of the Union Bank of Haverhill, which was the bauk | I had reference to in the correspondence with Mr. Gon- | verse; after our arrival here the matter was talked of | two or three times; I told them the bank was in Masa- | | chusetts, and that I was ready to go there to look into the matter at any time. but that I had scen no money aa yet. and some assurance must be given that the money would be forthcoming if an arrangement was made, or | that they would put up something as an earnest that | the matter they would do #0; whereupon Mr. Barber handed me . for which I gave bim a reovipt, and we started, I (Mrs, Barber, the person he our advisable for us all to go to Haverhill, which is mall town about thirty miles from Boston, as it would to create excitement; it was agreed that go. which I did, and found the bank ina differ. from w hat I anticipated, and it would take ‘out the purchase than I had «up- advisable to undertake it; I returned to Boston and stated as above to Mesers Barber and Converse. and they returned to New York; I went to Worcester, and from there to Oxford, to tee Mr George Hobart relative to the Oxford Bank; I had t Trhould ent much longer to | some conversation with bim, and he agreed to meet me in days, Ido not recollect the precise time, tw New York, which be did; 1 asked Mr. Hobart what commission, or bonus. he would charge to obtain for us the control of the Oxford Bank, and be asked, I think, x thourand dollars, or perhaps five thousand at first, [ y he continued to increase the amount rather than diminish it; and I then deter- mined to go to Oxford and see « Mr, Barton. who Mr. Tio- bart often spoke of as & No. 1 man, who would aid him in att tered into with him (Hobart St, Jobn and informed bim of my intention, and told him | if be would accoumpany mo, for the purpose of making an investigation, I would pay his expenses, and if any- thing grew out of it 1 would make it an object to him ; after seme persuasion he consented to go, and on the fifteenth of Uctubsr we started for Oxford. and arrived there on the merning of the sixternth and called upon Mr Harton who was rather busy at the time, but said he bad an engagement at Webster, a towa five miles below Oaford. on the at twelve o clock that dx: would meet us, that he rhowld firet ascertain if he could procure | did or not; Ido not think I did, we ta.ked so much athout | a sufficient number uf pronies, so as to control the elec- wich and Worcester railroad, at which time and piace he meet us, and it was agreed he ai tion for new direetors; he was to inform me by letter. ever beyond that sum waa necessary, before starting for Oxford, Mr. Barber gave me a letter, of which the follow. ing is @ copy: — New Yorn, Oct. 15 1850. M.A Braviny, Baq Dran Bix:—Any contract made by you relative to the purchase of any portion of the «tock of the Oxford Bank, Will be duly reecgniged. and ratified by me Respectfuly yours ROBERT BARBER This contract with Barber was made on the 16th Oo- tober. 1860,0nd Mr TP. St John aud I started that m Webster to New York. on the day we ar rand Mr. St. J ftaiked the rin Mr. St Joba 7 Wall «treet; time, E think nt Mr George in the Hobart. pureb reeuriti for $5 cert fh eit im th dated fcptember 20 Ist cert ifieste of di posit in the a dated September 20. 1800, for f . another certificate of (be rame baok ani et five months; my drafton Samuel Waggouer, of Holly pringe. Missi-elppt. at four months, for 96,00, I re- quested Hobart. in the event ofany person inquiring, to rey that $20; 60 were pot ap to cerry out the purchase on arrivirg at Worers'er. coon after in consequence of xford. with fi & telegraphic despatch from Harber. he said he found all was lost, that I had got into the ereng bande 4 that be beliewd wore told; that Barton, Hobart and Weyme had +h we ban eli cur corr apoudener, and that if they could Go thet they wcald do sarthing, be dated that Col De Witt toid bin he could have the controlling interest ip the benk for $2000, end that he (De Witt) was to grt $2000 fer bie agency im the matter, he also stated that Col, De Witt guarnoteed that he should have $100 6 of the notes uf the back at once for Western citeulstion, he said Col. D» Witt woule have nothing to do with it, if Twas knows to have any connection with it, for that I bad been figuring with the other partie be them propored to take the securities out of Hobart Dende and that he would get them cashed in New York and would carry out the purchase through Col De Witt at cues, Leonsented, Barber remarked that if T bad not done so, he would have bad me arrested for embensie~ ment,and that the papers fur my arrest were ia the hands of the Sherif, the matter was settled, on my re- turn to New York, Barber pretended to be making efforts to raise the money; he exid if Mr. A. st would endorse my draft on Mr. Waggoner. hie friead, Mr Bennet. bookkeeper im the Florence Iotel, would let bim bave the money on it; T ured Mr 8 John's . and he would take the securities to 8t. Louis, an be cor Md Dye bg BA pe ES Ute one days. through with the vank Samer, ote SST wa tabesed oo bobtane ye toot matter, whereupon $16.00 more uf reouritios, #. Drew, Governor in | ber; he said he bed come to know what was about being | 1 | consented to take 600, which we divided between us; paper discounted, and both jared to have the tame object in view; Penh letter, im December, from Barber. req to give up the securities to Bradley, consisting of a ‘and certificate of deposit in the Phonix ; I did 80; there was also a letter of credit, signed by Wogqonee. - filen Sebewol . being duly sworn for defence, sayrx— I reside in Philadelphia, but st present em Stopping at the Broadway house, in this city, at the corner of Park Place and Broadway; 1 beve lately received some papers frem Mr. Barton, at Oxford; there was a contract be- tween Mr. Bradley and Mr. Barton; among those papers, which I now produce, I received that paper, on the 10th June instant; I believe the body of it ix in the hand of Mr. T. P, St. John; on the back of it is transfer to Mr. Barber in toe handwriting of Mr. Bradley, and signed by him. ‘The following is @ copy of that contract and endoryement :— | Oxvonp, October 16, 1850 G. Barton thinks that he can purchase out directors of the Oxford Bunk; and that with the sui $10 000 or $15,000, together with what xies he can obtain, five other directors, such as mn may select, can be selected at stockholders’ mecting. Bartoa may pay as high as $125 per share, if necessary, for the directors’ stock; the balance of stock to be bought, if possible, at ninety cents per dollar. Said Barton to be president with of $500, and also to be psid $500 for carrying out this negotiation; also he may allow George Hobart such compensation as Barton may deem expedient for Hobart’s aid in the premises, Unless the matter is accomplished, Barton is not to be paid for hie services. When Barton ascertains where he can are proxies, purchase stock, and bvy out the five directors rt he is to write to Mr. A. Bradley, at the Franklin House, New York, where the funds are to be provided by him. George Hobart, ewotn and examined for the defence, says— resides in Oxford, Massachusetts, and is a cot- tom manufacturer; met Converse and Barber at the Irving House, New York, when in reply to inquicy he told them the controlling integest of the Oxford Bank could be purehased for $15,000, and if they furnished him funds to that amount, and allow him to raise money on that stock, by pledging and re-pledging, and then buying more, and so on, the object might be attained; witness said he would charge $5,000 for his services in the operation, when that amount was objected to, and the matter was broken off; after some negotiations afterwards, they agreed to give him the sum re- | quired, but finally backed out, and be said he would | uot take less then than $10,000; at length he pre- | pared a bond, in which the compensation was fixed &t $7,500, but mo agreement was come to at that | time; Bradley afterwards deposited $6,000 in Barton's hands; the amount paid back to Barton was withiu a few hundred dollars of $5,500, which inoluded the avails of the check received by express; it appeared from | a conversation between Burber and Barton, that Bradley hed shown Barber a receipt for $20,000, and Barton said he had given no such receipt; at the time of this con- | versation Barber was greatly excited at first, but after being in a private room with Bradley he appeared calm | again, and said he had got up the securities; he under- ttood that Bradley cried on that occasion; after the deposit of $6,0u0 with Barton and returning to New York, Bradley remitted $14,000 in securities, to use them _ | in the pure! of the Oxford Bank; the letter pro- | | duced was received from Bradley; it is post-marked | October 30, at the New York Post Office: — | New Youx, Oct, 29th, 1850. Dean 8im,—Enclosed please find my draft on Samuel Waggoner, for $6,000. Sir. Waggoner is President of the Northern Bank of Mississippi; was elected on the 4th of July last ; the former president, James C, Alderson, died | | the last of May or the tirst part of June. 1 have written authority from him to draw for this amount; also, certi- | ticate of deposite of Phenix, of Vineinnati, for $5,000, at | five months date; also, two of $1,500 each, and one of | $1,000, at four months date, Savings Bank ‘of Memphis, | all of which you were at Liberty to use in making the ne- | gotiation, if youcan do so to advantage, If not, please | | hold them forme. You understand me. In the event of | any inquiry about an smount pat up, you can now state | a respectable one, in cash, drafts, certiticates of deposites, &e., say $20,000. I yeed make no further remarks, You | take my meaning; ahd { trust to your good faith and judgment to manuge it accordingly. Of course, you know | ‘ho one but me in this transaction. I am, yours truly, | M, A. BRADLEY, Barber came to Worcester in the latter part of Norem- | Gro. Hosant, Esq.— witness raid he did not know Barber in the matter he said the amount due him for advances, besides | the $6,000 im Barton’s hands, was $1,500; when they de- | manded the money and securities back, myself and Bar- | | tom proposed to charge $2,000 commission, but at last that was taken out of the $6,000; Barton's receipt for | that amount was transferred by Bradley to Barber, and | Barton gave the latter a check for $6,400 on the Oxford Bank; after this, Barber said he would carry the bank | mataer through on his owa account; Col. Weymouth | | accompanied Barber to Worcester, together with a lady, whom Barber introduced as Mrs. Barber, but did not name her as his wife. | Cross examined —The conversation sbout my agency in purchasing the bank, and my compensation for the same, was in presence of T. P. St. John. ‘The witness was shown two letters on the same shect, dated and posumarked at New York on the 17th of October, 1560, directed to him at North Oxford, and #gued by Bradley and Barber; I received it in due course of mail, which was due there the next morning; wt llo’clock. ‘The letters are as follows:— Fraxxiin Hovsr, N. ¥., Oct. 17, 1850. Groncs Hosant, Esq., NontH Oxronn, Mass.— Dean Bin: 1 was at your place, yesterday, and made a memorandum contract with 8. Barton, Esq., relative to the Bk. Uxford. if you will take bold and help Mr. Barton carry out this matter, you shall be liberally re- warded. Yours truly, M. A. BRADLEY. Drax Sim: Anything you may see proper to do in the abeve matter tu promote the interests of my partner, Mr. bradley, and myself, will be duly appreciated, and for which you shall be liberally compensated. - team, very respectfully, ‘B. BARBER. N. ¥.. Get. 17, 1860. PS —1 sball bave nothing to do with any parties in Iwas a little surprised that the securities referred to in the letter of the ch October, transoribed im this de- position, had been seut to me instead of Barton, he being the individual with whom the twas made; on my showing them to him, he said per tbey were written upon replied that I, too, thought they worthless; 1 received letters from Barber, but did not answer them, because 1 was requested pot to auewer them. by Bradley ‘The cross examination bere closed. ‘The following is the document so often referred to in | the course of the examination, known as Schedule Bounces C. Thos. 8. Drew, bill of excuange, June 29, 1850, at 8 MODES BIOT GRE... ee cee cue cscs cone x Joseph U. Williams, bili of exchange, May 81, 1561, at 9 months after date. Bseceseens ae M. A, Bradley, draft ct. 29, 1850, on Samuel Wag- Certificae of deposite, Phoenix Bank, Civcianati, Sept. WW, 1860, at 6 months after date. <= 5,000 | Certincate of deposite, Savings Bank at Mempais, | Sept. 20, 1860, wt F MOMEDB.... eee cece cece eeee + 1,000 | Certuticate of deposite, Saviags Bank at Memphis, | Sept BW, 1800, wld MOMUBG.. ee ece cece eres. 1/600 Certitionte of deposite, Savings Bank at Memphis, Bept, 2, 1860, wt MOMEBI...eceeececeee ees 1,500 $: Certificate of deposite, Phoonix Baak, Cincinnati, Oct 2, 1861, at.4 months. tees Benjamin ¥. Weymouth sworn—iam @ broker; 1 re side in the city of New York, at the Merchants’ Hotel, in Courtiaudt street, | know Miles A Bradicy, the defendant, now present; 1 iso kuow Kobert Barber, of St. Louis; war first introduced to Mr. Bradley, st Worcester, Mass, in Uctober, 1500, by Mr. Whittlemore, Treasurer of the State of Michigan; this was, L she wld ik, in the early part of October, as early as the 4th of 5th; mothiag toon place between Mr Bradley and myself at t touching the subject of this iuvestigation; 1 Mr Hradiey at the New Bugland House in the Intter part ot Uctober or beginning of November, 1500; Linet Mr. Larber there at the seme time, in © pany with Mr, Bradiey, iu the room of the latter, wh tr hum; this was just before Mr. B. left f ber were talking together pparently about the bank purcuas, and raid he wished to going to Peunsylvania, anu if the contract was ne fillea by the time be returned to New York, be wanted wey back, naming 97,000; Barber left, and atver | Kobe, Neaaley exhibited to me a letier of credit ia | barber, for $0040; the substan bh huis tavor, signed b the letter Was an apy more mubey on barber for ¥ Barber 6, the A copy of @ lett Bradivy dated Cop) ts eet forth tn thi here shown to witmere Cop) Of one of the letters Le saw at the time referred to, Me anawers he canuct cay that I is an exact copy, but be thinks that i+ Ube sense of it J dou’t recvlleet that any other paper Wasshown me at ves @xansualh that time; on thy day Brovley left. ne Band: d me some let ters to rend toUatrd= 6 Barun, Une otber to dopart; 1 said | was going there, and he rejuested me to tell tho bart and Warton that negotiation saould not be | comsummated, he wiehrd them to cend the fuade aad | securities to hint in Cincinnati; bo wished it to be one. | tied throvgt and desirod of ime to Besint Hobart 0, maw nothing uure of him before I ow Mr. Rarbor ia Waliscreet, in the middie or latter port of November; he aaked me Where Bradley ¥as; mm be bad gous to Uiueia wats, be asked me whet | knew abo@s the Vaford Beak, aud What progress had Leen made! I wld him toat / beara from Ubere from Mer, Hobart, that there had been bot done further since I had seen Bim (#arber) be- tore, Le wemed to be aoxivus &b ub it, be sed De Bad put up $7 6 im Beadiey + bands, aud Be Was afraid he Shiuid low it; be showed mw Bradley's teoerpt for that amount, be asked me if [ would go over to Uatord wih hum to be tp to get bis money back, oF get the whole con tranelerred to him, aud be sala be would pay me weu for it q—Did a in that couversation sey anything to Mr Barter concerning ® fraud practised apou hia =A don't think that 1 did, be taiked about it, bat | collect that I raid anything mywif, be was vor, | cited aber mater, L ded oot (hen adviee Bum to go | cester; L did not them state tv him thet be bed | | | | } 1d in that com jeadley for ie up be Yereation about ® receipt from Bartoa tv $1,000; wor anything smd sb ut $10 000 befog in barton # bande. 4 —Dia Mr, Barber say enything to you last fall, eo corning & receipt for $16.0), purporting to hare besa | given by Barton to Bradiey, or comerrmimg having ad | Yaneed money to Bradley ou account of such # receupt Leing exhibited to him ” | A—Do, thie in tbat | recoilect of the coarersation in Wall atieet; 1 went to Worcester om Uke same day Mie Barber; om oar Way Over we talked shout tae beak, bod Le paid If be could get the whule mattor traanferced carry it through; by whole matter, | woder- and tuvds im Burton's henus, aud | Oxted Bawk. | not t receipt for $20 000 in ‘a hands; these conversations did Mr. Barber soy. dot if so, what was the amount? 4 A.—He told me he had arvanced $7.500. and showed me Bradley's receipt for that amount. never claimed any more than that amouut, and stated to me that there was any more, Q.—Did he state that be had put it into Bradley's bands to invest on account of the Oxford Bank? A.—He stated repeatedly that the amount was $7,500. Q—After you to Worcester, what then took place’ A.-—I went to Oxford for Hobart and Barton to come to Worcester. come over the next day, and Mr. Bradley arrived the same day from Cincinnati. Barber told me that his object was to get the contract mone; and securities into his handy. He was somewhat excit and I advised to keep cool. He said Bradley, he believed, had 4 him out of his money, and did not him. When Bradley arrived he ‘and t into a room together, where they remained some time. After came out, Mr. Barber said he believed Bradley would do all that was right, and he was fl to transfer te him the wholo thing, and the Rashes). wae going tocarry it through— rete to the pure! of the bank—of the securities cified in schedule C; Hobart bad then, in his ion, $14,000; I had told Barber, when going over, that this was the amount in Hobart’s hands; Hobart let Barber have the $14,000 of securitios when the mmant was made; Barber teld. me, at Woressten, that he could take the securities, and endorse them, and get the money for them, and carry the thing through with the avails, together with what imoney he had himself, which, he raid, was considerable; he ssid, several times, at Worcester, that he would do so; I don't know that this was the understanding on which he was to receive the securities from Bradley; he received these, the same day, from Hobart, by Bradley’s direstions, before going to Ox- ford, to settle with Barton; he subsequently got from Mr. Bradley,as he (Barber) told me, the balance of the securities as mentioned in schedule (; I applied to B for them, several times, on the part of Barber, in New York, aiter our return from Worcester; Barber told me, that if Bradley would gire them to , be would raise the mouey on them, and varry the bank purchase through; heauthorized me, several times, to say 60 to Bradley; Idid say so to him, and, I think, he subse- quently took them to Mr. Barber; before going to St. Louis, Barber told mo he though; he pe raise the peal on the securities out there. and that he would be beck m about twenty-one days, tocarry the bank matter rough. Q—When he spoke of getting the securities to carry the bank through, did he say any thing about Bradley having any interest in it? A.—He told me that I might say to Bradley, that be might be interested in it, but that his name must not be known in relation to it; I communicated this to Bradley, I think, several times; Iheard Barber say, after our return from Worcester, that he had made an arrangment, or expected to make an arrangement, or something of that kind, with Vol. wit, and was several days waiting here. to hear from im, in relation to the matter; I then went on again with this must have been in December; he said Dewitt was way; we remained few days, and returned together, to New York, nothing having been done, in relation to the bank, with Dewitt; Barber re- mained & few days in New York, ond left for St, Louis; @ $5,000 draft, with St. John’s endorsement on it, was given to Mr. Barber; it was, in the first instance, given to Mr. Hobart, as part of the $14,000 securities, and wa endorsed by George Hobart, without recourse; this wass cancelled, as being objectionable, and a new one made, of the same amount, which is that mentioned in schedule ©; there was then no other endorsement on it than Bradley's; he said be could get the money on it; Barber then gave the draft to Bradley, to get the endorsement of St.John; he thought he (Bradley) could got it; I went with Bradley to St. John’s office, in Wail street, when Mr. Bradiey said if 8t. John endorsed it, Barber would get the money for it, and the money was to be wed to carry this bank matter through; on those conditions, Mr. St. John said he woul endorse it, provided Barber would put his name over as first endcrser; and he immediately endorsed it on that condition; he sald if Barber would not do so, his (St. John’s) name was to be struck out; Mr. Bradley told him the condition; he at first objected, and Bradley told him he could not have the draft; he.then endorsed it, writing his name over St. John’s, Bradity h the paper, so that Barber could not get it till he signed the endorsement as required; Bradley then gave Barber the draft; and Barber said he could get the money on it from his friends; and that he wanted to use the proceeds in the Oxford Bank matter; meaning, as I understood in all these conversations, in the purchase of the bank. Q.—Do ou profess to give the exact words used by Mr. Barber at this time ? A.—I cannot say whether they are the exact words or not; it is 90 long since that I cannot recollest. Q.—When Barber proposed to get St. John’s endorsement on the draft, for what purpose did he say the draft was to be applied ? A.—He said it was to be used for the purchaser of the Oxford Bank. and that with that and what other money be could raise, he could carry the matior through; I have seen Waggoner's letter of credit in Barber's possession; its purport was to authorize Mr. Bradley to draw for $5,000 for the hase of some Eastern bank; in case he purchased one, he was to draw on Waggoner; it was also endorsed by Mr. Ansel St. Jobn, stating that he w Mr. Waggoner, and that he considered him good for that amount, or something to that effect; Mr Barber next came to New York in the beginning of April Last; I bi had a number of conver- sations with him since; be spoke to me to endeavor to bring about a settiement with Bradley. Q.—Did he specity what was the amount of Bradley's indebtedness to hin ? A.—He has named different sums at different times; at one time he said it was $11,500; at another time he told me it was $1,500; and one time he told me it was $2,100; ho stated that this sum was made up as follows :—He re- ceived back of the $7,500 the sum of $5,100, the balance would be $2,100; when he spoke of the $11,500, he said he meant that expensesand the trouble he had been to im trying to collect it, would bring it up to that amount; he said nothing about what he had realized on the Wag- goner draft; I cannot say that he «pecitied any particular sum as due to him atthe time; he authorized me to set- tle with Bradley Cross-examined—I was first informed of the intended purchase of the bank by Mr. Bradley, at Worcester, when I was introduced to him by Mr. Waittiemore, He said he and Mr. Whittlemore had been dowa to Oxford making inquiries about the purchase of the bank. The ext time 1 met Mr. Bradley was at the New Eagland Houre, some time in the last of October or beginning of November. Q—Did you, while at Worcester, at the time above referred to, take any part in any negotiation or conver- sation respecting the purchase of the bank? Question objected to by counsel for the defence, on the ground that it was pot fair to drag third parties into the columns of & newspaper, An argument took place, during whieh counsel fur the complainant said his object was tu show that all this time the witness, Colonel Wey- mouth, was acting for himself or others, though he says he knew nothing of what took place between the two periods referred to. Counsel added that he would astonish counsel on the other side, by facts which he would bring out, and which had astonished himself. The objection was overruled, aud the witness answered the westion as follows: I don't think [ did, at that ti spoken of it to Mr, Hobart; I thin about it; he had seen Bradley and White had some conversation with them; [ don't recollect what the conversation was about, for I did not talk much with him at that time; I took no other part in any negotiation or conversation ‘respecting the purchase of the bank at that time; I remained at Worcester two day®, and returned to New York &—On your arrival st New York, had you any con- | Yersation or negotiation about this bauk, with any reon OF persons, before the interview at the New england House’ | ‘The question was objected to by defendant's counsel, when counsel for the State contenced he had @ right to find out who were implicated in the crime, if there were fifty of them. This was a preliminary inquest, first as to whether crime had been committed; ‘aad, see ndly, who had committed it. Me thought it highly prooabie the Justice would come to the conclusion that there were 3 He wanted to show that there was a secret n going on to shave Mr. Barber. The counsel for defendant bad examined wicnesses as to various con- Yersacions, to show that good faith existed all through. Now, he would show that there was bad faith all throagh. Weymouth has skipped a whole month, from the 4th of Octubver to the beginning of November, during which he | denies any knowledge of negotiations relating to the | Counsel wished to fill up the atatus. Counsel 1or defence contended that the witness ought be asked any question that did not arise out of tne | direct (xagination. ‘The obj: ction was overruled. ‘The witness then answered the question. T had a con- Verration With George M. Danforth before I went to Wor- creter, respecting the purchase of the bank by if, I bad euggested this to him before [ went to Worcester; I continued to negotiate with him till the middle of Uo- tcber, when the negotiation was broken off in consequence of bis iliuess; I bud al-o conversations with Mr. Moore, | the treasurer of the Witiameburg Perry Uompany, on the eubject of a negotiation about the bank; my object Was to negotiate with him, but that fell through also; this was soon efter the negotiation terminated with Mr. Danforth; 1 bad also several conversati with Mr. Ho. bart. on sutject, during this period, with Mr. T P st John; I don't think L spoke to Ansel 8t. Joho about it, though I might have done so; I doa’t remember others though 1 nit hat was the nature of your conversation with Mr jobart’ (question objected to by defendant's counsel, but the ob- dectio overruled. Ww ‘Mr. ilobart did not want thing to do with negotiating w! namely, , Barber, end v ished, im case | carried « negotiation through with the ner party, Mr Danforth to intercede, aud lobart) made cashier, This was the natare of various versations we have had, aud { don’t reeollect any: thing further, Q—When he named Barber sad Converse, was that the firet time you heard them mentioned ’ A —I think it w: Q —Iind Bradley at any time Previous to this, men. ne Q —Did you me ver bear, before the conversalica at the New Engtend Houre. the name of Barber mentioued ia =, with the purchase’ A=No. Q—When did you fret hear of the writiea comirsct between Bradley and Berton? A.—I heard of the contract after Mr. Hubert went back. and before the conversation at the New Hngisad Howe; Leannot fix any vaine day. it by letter from Mobwrs ms —Dbid you mot hear early ae 17th of Ovtuber et drota him, eying that @ coutrac( hed but I do mot think it contained the pacpot the A—lhbade z | of that contenet, &—Waa that the only letter from Hobart on (ue eni- | A —I received one or two more; I don't recollect whether I received two in Have you ever dest Yes, some of therg; J cannot say how many. How many of those letters were there originally? A.--I could not tell how many; there were some two or three, or four; they were part of a lot of some 350, from different persons, I burned up in the winter or apring; I have not looked for any of those letters for this exstniaa- tion Q.—Did you, immediately on receiving the first letter from Hobart. informing you of the contract between Bradley and Barton, call on Mr. T. P. St. John? ‘A.—I called at his office, but not on the eubject of the letter or contract. Q.—Did you converse with St. Joho at that time on the subject of the bank purchase, or on any other con- nected with it? A.—I don’t know that I did. Q.—Did you at uny time during October converse with St, John about the bank ? ‘A.—I recollect talking with him about getting Bradioy, hen Hobart appointed a cashier; I asked him, also, if he was going to have any interest in it; he said he was not; the parties did not ruit him; he said Mr. Bradley did not suit him, but [don’t know that he told me the reason, only he ead if he bought a bank he wanted to control i bimeelf. Q.—Did St. John tell you that he and Bradley had been over to Barton? A—He did; he said he and Bradley and Barton went to Webster, and made a contract there about the Oxford Ban ‘Did St. John tel you in that conversation, that in the arrangement it wax stipulated that you and Hobart were to be directors of the bank ? ‘A.—I don’t recollect that he did. Q—Have you ever said or written to Mr. Hobart that St. Jchn told you that you and he would be directors of the bank ? ‘The question was objected to, on the ground that the letter ought to be produced, ''The question was then put in another form, namely. whether witness ever said or gave Hobart to understand that St. John told him they were to be appointed directors, and the witness aaid he did not recollect it anThe,ctae as then adjourned, at 5 o'clock last evening, this day. Owing to the numerous objections and ents of counsel which possess no interest for the public, and the reluctance of some of the witnesses, which renders it ne- cestary to put a number of roundabout questions in order to get outa single fact, this case has been tracted for a month—the examination and cross-examine. tion of & single witness oceupying six days. Another week will probably elapse before it is brought to s close, City Rerorm. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. I notice in the columns of your valuable journal of this morning, a call made to the taxpayers of our city to sign a petition to the Assembly of the State, requesting that the office of Assessor in the Street Department of this city be made a salaried office. This is an excellent move ; but, while upon the subject of reformation in regard to the curtail- ment of the unnecessary expenses our taxpayers are put to, why would it not be as well to get up a simflar petition in regard to the office of Coroner of the city and yak | of New York? That office, last year, yielded to its favored incumbent the snag sum of $12,000 for his r’s services, and this our city will, in all probability, have to pay him or two thousands more. There is no need of this scandalous waste of the public funds. There are plenty of men of high reputation in the medical faculty that would gladly undertake to perform the duties of that office for $2,500, or even less, per annum. Hy using the great influence you can exert for the furtherance of this and kindred objects for the public welfare, you will merit and receive the deserts of a public benefactor. Jury 2, 1851. A Constant Reaper. Interesting from Western Texas. COL. HARDEE’S EXPEDITION—TREATY WITH THE LIPAN AND CAMANCHE INDIANS—RECOVERY OF SEVENTEEN MEXICAN CHILDREN PRISONERS. [From the San Antonio Western Texan, June 12.) Some six weeks since, Messrs. Kollins and Stem, Indian agents, applied to the executive of the State for a military force to be sent into the Indian coun- try to arrest those Indians who killed two Germans at Craig’s trading house, last fall, and stole the small girl from Aransas Bay about the same time. The Indians, in their treaty with Agent Kollias, in December last, had agreed to deliver up these offenders, or in the event that they could not do so, then to point them out to such military force ag might be sent to arrest them. It was with the view of carrying out the latter clause of the said article in the treaty that application was made to the executive. vy. Bell immediately made the necessary re- quisition upon Gen. Harney, who sent Col. Hardee with two hundred dragoons, in company with the ogc into the Indian country. Atter arriving at the German setlements on the Liano, the inte ent runners out for the Indians supposed to be in that vicinity, who, in about six days, succeeded in bringing into camp the Lipans, and the Camanche chi atumsie. The Camanche chief Little Wolf was also notified; but he was on the cast side of the Colorado river, and was prevented from attending, a6 is supposed, on account of a sudden and very reat rise in that river. Tho parcy under Buffalo tump, being on the Hrazos, was not notified, aad there was no attempt made to do so, as it was un- derstood that their chief bad just diod, and the band was in covfusion. Catumsic and the Lipaus wore the only Indians present who signed the treaty. The ageuts made them a talk, cxplaining the ol ject of the expedition. ‘The Indians replied, at once, that they had kept the treaty, and were wil- ling to do #0; that they wore ready to go along point out the offenders, if they could be found, and give all the istunce in their power. For this purpose Carawah, the second in command to Ca- tumsie, was selected to accompany Col. Hardee, who started in company with Agent Stem, on the 2%h of May, for the Upper Brazos, intending to make examinations amoug the Indians upon the _ ir Fork of that stream, and down to Fort jrabam. Agent Rollins left the command on the Llano, and visited the Lipan Sone, further up that stream, where he obtained thirteen Mexican chil- dren, prisoners among those Indians. (On the third day after leaving the German settlements, and on the North Fork of Brady's Creek, the com- mand of Col. Hardee was again visited by Catum- sie, who came in to say that he had, since visiting the camp on the Llano, sucveeded tn getting the white boy, Hart, stolen from Refugio. Col. H. sent Capt. Steel back to the Camanche camp, whe obtained the boy and brought him to 3an Antonio; he ted for his home SP enaty 2 morning. On a subsequent day, Agent Hollins saw the chiof Catumsiec, and obtained four Mexican boys, mak- ing in all seventeen recovered from the pans and Camanebes. These prisoners, together with eight anches under Catumsic, and six Lipans under Ci | Chipote, were brought into San Antonio by the agent on Tuesday. ‘The agent states tha‘ the Indians he saw are oor- tainly anxious to remain frieodly, and will not en- gage in a difficulty with the whites if they oan avoid it. He believes from all the intormation that could be obtained, that those who made the treaty have observed it, if not positively, more fully than could bave been anticipated from a wild and half- starved people. he Indians whocame in are behaving with groat | p#priety, and are delighted with the chaages in San Antonio since they last saw it. Mr. Kollins saw mauy other Mexicans amoug the Indi inen and women; but those who were grown inv: ly refused to the Indians, stating that they could go home at any time if they desired it, but that they preferred horses to ride, and idleness among the Indians, to work and servitude at home. Many of the children refused to come, and the agent was compelled to hie a guard for several nights to prevent them from abscouding be names, ag.s, and residences of the captives given up are a¢ follows :—James Hart, aged 14 years, Kefugio, Texas; Regina Estrado, 9, i San Antonio), San Fernando; Jes Sabinas Idelo, Mexico; Jose Mi Felipe KRamares, Gonzalez, 14, Santa Ros jasealo; Heraldo Dias, I nds Santa Fé; Juan Armano, 10, Chibuahua; Da- (this boy had been so long’ with the Indians that he has forgotten bis residence;) Cleon Crus, 14, Sabinas Idelo; Aburista Ialazar, 15, Guerrero: Miguel Lerrero, 16, Gaerrero; Anacheto Agalero, 16, Santa Fe; Vienta Flores, 9, Narciso Herrera, 14, Hiliaro, Ilerrera, El 5 ‘The subordinate officers of the command wore Major Merrill, Captain Newton, Captain Steele, Lieutenants Stewart, Delano, and Walker. Inreiiscence prom Arnica —The Liberia packet ar- rived at Baltimore on Sunday, from Monrovia, whence the sailed on the 16th of May. with six passengers aad @ full cargo of palm oil and camwood. Sho will be de- patel ed open te Liberia about the middl» of the comi month with « large number of emigants, who inten serking « home in the republic ‘The republic of Liberia was healthy aad prosperous. Conriderable busipers wae doing ia the various beanck, es. nnd the favorable indications of commeroial pros- rity, giver in our former advices, seein to be fully aad aly realized, Governor Roberta expresses his gratiiication at the no- tion of Jongress, im the matier of the expenses of the Pons recoptires, and intimates tbat public affairs cou~ tinue very matisfactory, He mentions also, in a letier dated May 15, that the Sea Mew arrived at Monrovia tne night befor dt Ngets BL well The som Mew sailed frow New York in March, having oa board ® gd number of very promising eraigeants; sho touobod at ps first of ey oe iinmediately on their landing, were Governor p! ting them and their stores under the erpecial charge of General Lowia. Drown ov Mason bene Tea We lonen from ® gentle moan Who was ® pareeng se on the Bea West, yesterday, from the Yiisec 4 . dead. Major Lea was an aromt Weitapoo and they tives ef Leavenworth Agedef St, Lowa —