The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1865, Page 2

2 ‘FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. — Paar, Deo. 23—6 P. M. ‘The stock market opened with increased firmness and enimation thie morning, but the improvement was not the goverament cas affurd to disturb the existing stato of Mair, Whenever contraction is resumed it will be on tho votuntecr principle, and the rate of interest offered on the bonds will not be sufficient to induce a very active qsaversion, Meanwhile tho national bank issues will ave inflated the currency far more rapidly than the ‘Treasury will be able to comiract it; and in all the future operations ef the government care will be taken ‘Mt the casty comin of the open board Erie sold at 914 for caate, 0136 for regular, Reading 100);, Michigan Southern 18, Cleveland and Pittsburg 66%, Rock Island 107, Merthwosiern 35%, Cumberland 435%, Mari- pees HH) 16K, Beduyikill Coal (0.10) 14 At the first egular board New York Ceutral closed \ higher than at ‘the half.past owe session vestorday, Michigan Southern M6, Northwonters %j, preferred Sy, Fort Wayne +, Can- we & Erie, Budeen and Ohio and Mississippi certid- cates were meady. Cle.cland and Pittsburg showed a deciine of %, Dut as the sureet has been carrying all the tock thore & i the morket & i fair to presume that it has touched bomom, and in view of the ar- vangements made yerteruay it ia probable that so a the general market favors it there will be og from the recent depression. Mar.posa sold at 19%. Goverument eecuritics were Seven-thirty nutes of the second series ad- MAb the oue o'clock board Brie declined to K, and 96 for caeh, sod woe market generally was without «pirt, but prices were & fraction higher on a of the Hist than at the firet board At the half. past two session the market was firmer on Erie, old Southern and Pitisvorg, be two last named closing Mg higher than at the ort board Erie was 9% lower (but % bigher than ai the one o clock call), Hudwa i, Northwestern %, preferred ), Quicksilver },. Govern- mont securities wer. ew!y At the half past three board there was a more bnoyant market, and Erie sold up tw 96%, regular, Now York Comtral 9514, Reading 106%, Michivan Southern 75), Cleveland aad Piteiurg 654. Rock Island 107, North. western 3514, preferton G14, Fort Wayne 105%, Ohio end Missimippi corusenies 26%, Schuylkill Coal 13%. Afterwards, on the street, the market closed siendy but dull, excepting fur Putsburg aud Michigan Southern, which were active. There eas & slight increase of activity observab.o in the money market, but ihe supply continued inex es of the demand at seven per cont, wilh exceptions ot six for large amoantea, Tbe @icount line te generally re- ported caster for Grat ciass paper, and the transactions Te © percent are more numerous, but the «cond Grade we till quted ot 1a 1 = The brokers and orivate bankers are offered more money at 6 a T per cont at call by waividus capitalists than they can ae, ead this plethare wisely te be more apparent next wonth, when, if mot lwwor it emp hardiy fail to etumu date spec viatow O@ the jor. Rac cmnge Gold was weaker thay yesterday and general loaned fiat, or at two per cent wpon the currency. There is a eyoritiog shown to dicount tke offer: of the pa ment of the rem: annual co B interest ob Bine dese ription: of douds Which fale dae on the lst of January toe whote mounting © §9.TS) TOl ated the ‘whort imterer) v6 in creaming secording!y Th: pree opemed a 16. reed MG, OdvERerd be 1484, eed honed wt lbh ly Foreign exchange was quiet bat firm at 109), » We for bankers’ bills m Kagiand at witty days and 1104 0 de Ot short sight, The ansactiogs were mostly of 160, for long bila Commereis! bills are in demand at 10s, 2108, with o mited wopmy Petroleum stocks were rather dull Al the ar board BRennchet Rue closet Mh coor than at the ome tor yetterday, soll ng ot $16.00 Mergen (on) and (| wold at ‘Sie., Clinton $1 60, New York sed Newark Me) uimer Petroleum $2 75, Venango and Pithole $12, Wes Vir gina Cos! and 00 is Buchanan Farm 8) Mradiey 62e., Brevoort $9 20 Raceiior $1 Germania ve Kom McClintock §7, Pithote (rook $18 OF) Oreck $1 & Web: ster $1.08, Gunnell Gold $1 6, Walkill #1 90 AL the second board Heanehot Run clus d bbe bower tian «the figet board, selling #1 $15 75, Pithole Creek foe eeiling 661470 Bradley sold at Ge, Fee Biumpie fie. Pine National 480, Germania Ste, OW Creck #1 80, United ‘States $27 60, Webster Oe , Walkill 61 OF Two questions are asked i Wall street, one of which» why the threo Comm aooner appointed by the ccretary Of the Treasury, acting under authority of ap act of Com Grom, to inquire ipto the joterual revenee have Lot yet done it, and why Kdwerd Ketchum hae not yet been brought up for trial for forgery The deiny of (he former looks liko negligence of ineMicienr) and the pustpowe ii went of the latter suggests obviows reletions The re pert of the Commummioners, if it given the result of earch ing inquiries apd investigations, will be a valuable goiie a oe8 Loonie © the Hom of sereee seeeesees 2512 1,002,165 Terat ‘TY ¢ Morris Canal Com Jn » free of tax, & sor annual @ { tve per cout 1. cue preferred stuck, and of sit per comt on the Conv lated stock. ‘The last annual report of the Bosten 4 Woreeter Railroad Company returns the busine. tag the year, ending November 90, a# tvilowr The gross earnings were . 91606, 8865 Gain in 1865........ aysies $224,900 Increase in expenses in 1565, about § Included in the expenses are the various (ates paid by this railroad, national, State and local, amounting thie yoar to the large suin of $146,613 26, of which $44 299 90 was paid to the Uniied States government under the head of income tax, $51,500 05 to the State, and $19,699 to various cities and towns, Of the total reoriyts $1,003,159 17 was from passengers aad $620,372 17 from freight. The road has declared during the your 10 por cent in dividends, including 53g to be paid Jan- ary 1; in addition to which there will be « surplus of $60,000 of the not carnings of thie year to be added to the surplus fund, which is quite large ‘The condition of the banks of the three principal com. ‘mercial cities of the Union is exhibited in the following table, which shows the aggregates of their last weekly Gtatements and the deviations from the returns of the previous week :— York. Phitadte Bose: 16. Dee 18 1 iis io This reported that a company of capitaliets have agreed to coastruct the Indianapolis and Vineennes Kaiiroad, if of license for the year ending May 1, 1866, as . a , the game to $4018 20 on the ground that the firm ceased on the Ist of Ov- received, In reply I have to requires that ‘‘any wholesale for a less amount than his sales for ihe seerions rene and as the statute makes no prov! release from any jon of such this 4a not aathor- ized in this or any similar matance to ontertain ‘avorably aclaim for relief. It will be neccesary, thereiore, fur me the entire amount of the license in question to D.C, WHITMAN, Commissioner. Mesars, Rivxx& CiaRx, pa a New York Stock arenes: FIRST SEBSION—10:30 A. M. 600 ahs Erio RR....0 do. 96. 850 US 6710-40 68 Ast 36000 Missouri 6’s 4000 N Carolina 6's. 10000 Obiv& Mise v.b3 10000 di 2 100 Mich ‘on RR, xd 110 100 MichS&NIRRS1S 75 1000 Mich C 5’ 1000 Del, L & Wim 10000 Chic & RI bs. 1800 American gold. 200 do... 1880 BS3g do. 24 call 604 200 Chie & NW prt.. 61% 100 Quicks Iver MgCo 431, 600 do, . GS 200 Mnuesota Me Co 17% 200 200 Mariposa pre.... 195, 108 di 200 Cum Coui pref 1000 Cleve & Tol RR. 11436 di 14 1 800 200 H&- (Josep! p 40Chi,Bur KQuinRR 113 SECOND SESSTON—1 P.M. $10000US6«,5-20c,'65 1005; 1000 kbs MS&NIRR 143% %5'¢ 100Chic&NWRR.. 3536 300 do.....,.810 35 100 Cleve & Tol RR. 11236 800 Cleve & Pitts RR 84 300. do. sr 61 His 200 Chic "4 & R.. 106! 300 Pitts, FiWa C BR 10596 +060 106: ch Con Ititexd 110 woh BANIRK 14% do. . 4K do. + 14K 1700 Cleve & PitisRR 8444 60.NJ Cen RR..... 120 400 Chie AN W RE. 354, CITY COMMERCIAL R Pumay, D Alconet, was pomintl, with little or no business outside a retail trade. The morket closed at $4 60. Annee, Receipts, 18 packages. ‘The market was un- changed tn every partioniar. Beeavererry.—Receipts, 7,48 bbls. four, 975 do. and 8,176 bage corn meal, 000 bushels wheat, 7,600 do. corn, 0.000 do, oats, 200 do. malt, and 700 do, bariey. The Gewend for State oud Western four was move active, end prices advanced br. « Ic, per bbl, ma nily on lower quailties The sales were about 14,500 bbls, at oor revined quotations euljelued, Southern flour war in goed demand, and prices were ruling in seller's favor. ‘The sales were 1,000 bible, Canada flour was a shade Th» sules were 500 bole, 7 60 Er 8 35 Chowe 8 60 Erte 2 00 emtern trade brands 10 a 10 00 Common Soother 80 a 10 00 Fancy and extra do 100g 15 25 Common Canadian 8200 650 Good to chovee and extra. Goa ll 1s Rye floor (superfine). 5a 600 Cora meas, Lirandywine. a Corn meas, Brandywine, puncheons. 4202 — Wheat was firm. The sales were about 60,000 bush- is, at $2 60 for whe Michigan, $190 for new amber Milwaskee and new white Michigan, $1 85 for old am. ber Milwaukes, 61 64.0 $184 tor Milwaukee club, and 91 G8 8 91 66 FOF Chicago rpriny, Corn wns steady, with coutinued fairly active, and ‘wae readily obtained for strict. The mules were about 6,000 at follows — & Florida Mnie, N.O.4T. “ “ “6 be bt 63 be “ 65 — Ow sheathing and yellow metal were very ancin, tendency Lpgot has been rather very firm, abd Uhe market cloeed and 420. Corren Was quiet bul wrady «We beard of no further follow ine quotations are Romi. good, Wige 090. ; (ait, 1830. ood cargoes, oi. le 35" = 4 * Be. ; & ibe, all gold, 232 oF Gower Bact wore dull but frm. Lots for present de- Ad at Bde. currency, and for lpte to arrive Mer oy "—enmenl witout amie as, Umnesaeuions lave been rather Imited, ried by the advanced pretensions descriptions were held fuily Me. per rales bave tren 3,000 Buenos > r 3 = H & i il s b be ‘About 150 tone. serra a all in 0 we iron was in moderate demand ony, but meady. Laatnm was descriptions. Laav was quict but 90.75 0 $6 90. weve conaviy eomaiond een ae eee ee gee bold ot $0.90. bbia. at F ne Hy at from $11 » $15. Spirits tu:pentine ruled Shei, cart ox eaeetites oye bees 2 sre. ‘Orede tarpentine wes quiet ob Sr eee oe Mh elas, Son : mm Es wens was beh 386 per wa fer on were firm. ruling het . > i aw er Sogn Be Sank ge PTAs bola blobahed ‘later ho. 0 $1 Te.’ rini® setetiy “ ¢2 : ? R a Hel if 42 eo 3 200 packages at 11c. a 13c. for shoulders, and 13c. a 160. for hana, Lard was bigher. The sales wero about 1,000 packaves at 15 3c. 40. Butter and cheese were un- a Perroutum is lower but the demand is fair, The sales comprise 7,000 bbis, at 401c. a 4ic.,on the spot and for all this month and next; 65c. a 66c. for refined in bond andon the spot, 640, for January here and in Ph ladol- ney and 82c. a 85c. for free. Also, 150 do. benzine at c, & 84c. in bond. Rios continued quict but prices were nominally un- changed, We quote Rangoon, in bond, at 4c. a 4c. gold, and do., free, at 9%c. a'10%<c. currency, Small sales of Carolina were made at 13¢. a 133¢c. SucaR was rather moro active and prices were un- changed, The sales were 420 hhds, Cuba muscovado at® from 1130. a 14c, ; also, by auction, 20 hhds, Cuba mus covado al 13c, Refined was drooping. Saut.—A fair demand has prevailed for sack, in lots fromatore, at full prices. We quote:—Ashton's, $4 75; Marshall's, $4; Liverpool ground, $2 30 a $2 40, un Turk’s Island, '650. a 60c, ‘The most active of sack salt ig Asbton’s, All known to be on the way has boen #8- cured by dealers, and the demand takes it off as soon as it arrives. Srritsx was in demand at full prices. We noto sales of 200 tons Silesian and 200 tons Stolburg, both lots to arrive, at 7c. a 63¢c.. respectively, the latter was for spring shipment; 26 tons Silesian, to arrive, at 7}<c., ‘Srioes,—The market remained very dul for all deacrip- tions. Pri however, ruled firm, and the market closed with a better feeling at our previous quotations, Sarrerree continued quiet and nominal. We learned ‘of no sales, : trea was dull and nommal. We heard of no special sales. ‘Tra.—Tho market continued quict for all descriptions. Greens were most in demand. We note sales of 2,000 half chests, from first bands, on private terms, Prices were stead). Tin was in demand and very firm, with further sales of 500 aiabs Straits at 273{0. a 273<c. and 400 pigs Banca ata private pre. Piaves were steady, with sales of 500 boxes coke at 83c. gold. The market closed very firm, and 2730. was bid and refused for a lot of 600 slabs Straits to arrive. Tattow was in better demand and firm. The sales wore about 180,000 Ibs. at 13%c. a 14%. Wuisxry.—Receipts, 280 bbis. The market continued mactive, and prices ruled lower. Trifling salys were made, comprising 75 bbls. at $2 23, closing nominal. Wwatsnoxe remained quiet and firm. No further sales bave beon made, and prices contitiue hominal, Woot,—Towards the close of the weok tho market ruled more active, with largo sales of flecce and Mostiza wools at steady rates. Sales comprise about 150,000 ibs. fleece, mostly at from $7. to 70c., 200 bales Mestiza at 230. n42c., 75,000 Ibs. California at 26c. a 35c., 40,000 Ibs. Texas at 32c, a 35c., 30,000 Ibs. pulled at 520. a 65c., and 100 bales Cape at 39c. a 42, Zax” was quiet but steady, with small gales Mussieman at 15340, a 160, FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. ‘The approach of Christmas improved business in thia line considerably the past week. The usual crowd of country sellers for the holidays was on hand, and found a throng of purchasers preparing for the holidays. Prices went up in consequence of the cold weather and the increased demand. Tho following are the latest quotations from Washington Market for choice qualities of family marketing :— Muar.—Roasting pieces, 250, a 2To. house steak, 26. 0 40c. per Ib.; corned beef, 14c. a 2c rib.; veal, 25c. a 20c. per Ib. mutton, 12c. a 16c. per fb, ; ham, 26¢, per Ib. ; fresh pork 20c. a 25°. per Ib. ; ealt pork, 28¢, and 260, per Ib. ; tongues, $1 25 each. Povirry axp Gamx.—Turkeys and chickens, 25¢. a 800, per Ib.; ducks, 25c. a Bho. por Ib.; greno, 20°. a 25c. por Ib; wild cooks, § 60 por pair; partr.dges, $125 © $1.75 per pair; quail, 5 pee dozen. ut. —Kels, 90¢. per'lb. ; striped bass, 18¢. a 30c. per Ib. ; salmon, $1 a $130 per Ib. ; flounders, 10c, a 15°. per lb; blackish, 15c. per Jb.; lobsters, 15c. per Ib. ; Pog ‘T6c. @ $1 50 per hundred; clams, 75c. per hun- ‘Vuamtanuer.—Sweet potatoes, $120 per peck; com- mon potatoes, 40c. a 50. per pock; celery, 250. per bunch; eabbages, 100. & 16e.; oyster plants, '12e. n 16. eac! BoTrer anv Cureen.—Orange county batter, 600. per Jb.; prime State do., 60c. a 60c. per Ib.; cheese, 22c. a be. per Ib. The Managers’ Union Again in Tro: COMMENCEMENT OF A SERISS OF SUITS AGAINST THEM BY THE MUSICAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIA- TION, BTC. An action was brought before Judge Kivien yesterday, in the Second Judicial District Court, in which Manager Stuart, of the Winter Garden, and Joseph Ottis, a mem. ber of the orchestra of that establishment, were the parties concerned. The plarmtiff, Ottis, wished to recover fourteen dollars, or one weck's salary, which accrued during the week the strike among the orchestras took place, The managers were notified by the musicians on the Layo yo 4 of that week of thelr lication for an in- demands, bat withheld the payment of what they bad justly earned. This is the first of a long series of similar actions to ee ae the iI]-starred ers’ Union by the mem! of the Musical Protective Asso- ciation who participated in the sirike. The question involved is.whether the action of the musicians, in de- Ib. ; porter. 3 manding an increase of salary, justifies the rs’ refusal to pay what they had already earned. Tt is stated that former members of orchestras at Wallack's, Niblo's, Olympic and other establishments will follow the example of Mr. Ottis, and legally demand the money due to them. aoaes wher I ko phadiog ‘The hearing terest cane. wes pil for Tuesday morning, the 96th instant, at ton o The Purchase of Hudson’s Bay Terri- tory. TO THR EDITOR OF THR HERALD. Are our countrymen and government aware of the valuable territory, adjoining our own, which is now in the market and can be purchased for a reasonable sum? I refer to that which is now the property of the Hud- so0's Bay Company. The British government now wish to get all their possessions in North America off their hands, for reasons well known on both sides of the At. Jante, amd therefore do not wish to purchase more land aaa i haggl the price and questi 8 poor, lon over the and questions the rights and — yo cov = which havo Kg repeatedly recogni e Brit government. our people do not want all this extensive territory lot ‘hem buy that portion which borders on their own and las ited for emigration—the valloy of the Baskatchewan— and what bas been described as “the only prairie land under the Brith crown, "? Bowdes the fertiity of soil in these regions gold has been found in the neighborhood, and doubtless the terri. tury will be one day another Calisornia or Colorado, A precedent bas already been made in the purchare of Louisiana, and to no one is the territory 60 valuable ag we Le rywen. 1 M4 say, in conclusion, that there is nothing in the charter of the Hudson's Bay Company to prevent it from selling ite iaud to the United States. AMERICUS, Lomtbos, Deo. 9, 1865. Canadian Affairs. Toronto, C, W., Dec, 22, 1865, Tho Governot declines accepting the resignation of fen. George Brown. The other members of the govern. ment have beon summoned to Montreal to meet his Exooltoncy. CROSS-EXAMINA TION OF VERNON POTTER A Young Lawyer’s Relations with the Medical Institute. The Secretary of the Grand Jary Invoked. Impeachment of the Character of Mrs. Hillicker. Tee Imetructions of the Court as te the Summing Up. Superior Court—Trial Term. Before Judge Garvin. Yesterday the crowd of spectators anxious to gain admission to the court room was as largo as that one sees sometimes waiting at the box office of a theatre for the doors to open. Not one quarter of the crowd saw the inside of the room, except occasionally when tho doors opened for a moment to let in some favored indi- vidual. Every soat wae filled, and scores stood up in most uncomfortable attitudes listening to the pro- ceed :nga. After the calling of the jury and the usual routine per- formances, Mr. Cram again brought up the subject of the admis- sion of the receipts for reut paid for the house 124 Wa- vorley piace, and also the totter, both of which wero under discussion on Thursday. The counsel contend d that they should be admitted, and quoted from the case of Whitlock against Greene in support of his motion. Judge Garvin said that du the evening, «nce the ments. ‘Mr, Cram excepted to this ruling, and then asked per- miasion to examine Mr. Charles tandford for a fow mo- td provious to concluding the testimony of Mr. Ver- non Potter. "The counsel on the other side made no objection, Mr. Sandford was accordingly sworn, and testified as lows :— THE HABEAS CORPUS PROCKEDINGS. Ihave notes of the habeas corpus proceedings for the possession of the child; I took notes of parts of those Proceedings. Mr. (ram handed witness a bulky document, and asked him to state whether it contained the notes he then took. Witness—It Is « correct note of Mr. Stevons’ testimony on tho Ist day of July, 1864, in that proceeding; it is ® ve: batim report, and I am certain it 18 very accurate, as great care was taken in making it. Mr. Cram directed the wituess to read certain parts of it, and he read as follows :— ‘Question—-State a4 near a3 you can when ho was first gelected as your daughter's counsel. Answor—I can’t stato the time exactly ; it may have been two years, more or less. Q At what season of the yoar—1862 was it? A. Tcan- not remember. VERNON POTTER AGAIN. Mr. Vornon Potter was bere called to the stand again for the purpose of concluding hia testimony. He tertifled as follows on cross-oxamination:—I novor had troubie of any description before I came to this city that I know of; I never had trouble with nor on account of any woman. MRS, POTTER'S INDICTMENT—THS BAM, ETC. Tremomber when my wife was indicted with Br. Den- nis; I don't know where the $2,500 d posited as bail camo from; I did not furnish apy of it; 1 did not hear that \r, Strong deposited the bail, or that it was through his instrumentatity; 1 don’t know how that $2,500 was obtained; I made several offorts to obtain bail mysolf; I emp! yed Mr. Clnton as Ror counsel out of my own money; [never heard that any money was paid to Mr. Clinton throcgh Mr. Strong; 1 don't kuow whother Judg? Hoffwan paid any money to Mr. Clinton for the de- fence of my wife; L have known Dr. Dennis, 1 th'nk, for about five )ears; when Mrs. Potter waa sick in 18631 bad no particuiar family physician; bo ove 1863 I had om- ployed Dr, Dennis to attend my family—for mysolf and irs. Potter—after we moved to 104 Waverley place; this was «nce 1860; L another physician, Dr, ——, and a Mra, Baker in introduced to Dr. Dennis by his son, who m-de extracts; I nover beard anything against him before he was & ted; I never knew before that time that he was in th tion Ime of business; I lived two years at 104 Waverley place; I occupied the rst oor, the whole of the third floor and the attic; the persons living with me at 104 hired the second floor from me; when I took 1:4 Waverley place I did not intend to "py itall myself; Thad not the means to do so; in year 18641 made no return of income; my income ounted to over $600, but they allowed something for store rent, which reduced it to $600; my wife, during thoge years, made no return of income; I think she bad a license to’ practise asa doctress; she never returned any income subject to taxation; after I took that house I paid as rent out of my own means altogether for the three or four first months; if it was for four months it was over $200; of my own kaowledge I don’t know that any more money was paid, as did not pay it, further than from tho receipts; I can swear three months’ rent was paid in moncy, delivered st Mr. Strong's ollice; I paid one month's rent to Mr. Dailey. The witneas was examined at grat length here az to the agrocment with Mr. Strong about the hiring of the house in Wavorley place, the giving of security, leasing of the house and dis ing of Mrs. Purdy. | As this portion of the evidence is of no interest to the public and contains repetition of matters already published, we omit it altogether. ‘The wituess continued:—I have known Mrs. Walsh since the summer of 1! when I saw her at 124 Waver- ly place; I never heard of her before that; I nover heard anything against Mrs. Walsh at that time; the next gum- mer about the time of the article in the /olice Gantte I and fol- tion about it to my wife; I have in my room with children, jer being in house; kind of life ati ri i & é a 4 5 2 & Adams; I didn’t know Mrs. goog u yo b- rd Cd gtd my wife was itPsuch a condition ; knew she could tell something about it; I knew that my wife swore off the trial on account of the absence of a witness; It was somo tme after that I heard that Mra, Hillicker was to be a witness; I have talked with Mrs. bh Strong told me about the erie of adultery against m: wife down at the market; there was a gentiomen with him; he did not tell me he would defend hor against that charge; Idon’t know Mr. Edsall; 1 have heard of him; Mrs. Hilicker camo to the house in the fall just after we came from the West—in November, the fore part of it; 1 knew of a misunderstanding between = =her = an my wife at that time; it began when she left Waverley place; I had seen her aftor she loft Waverley pisee, and before she came to Sixth avenue, at her own house; at Sixth avenue she was not wholly confined to her bed; ‘she had erysipelas; hor throat was bad and she had a pain in her side; she had “no physician but Mrs. Potter, (Witness bere ‘a8 to tho furviture of the house in Sixth the size of the bedroom window, and other unimportant matters, The middie bedroom window was produced in court aud shown (to the witness, Mr. MeKeon saying it the one taken from the house $86 Sixth avenue, were stained white. 1 couldn’t tell how many before the 17th of Janusry Mr. and Mrs. Disney of Mr. et the im Sixth make an explanation as to “his testimony on One of the represented him us saying that there were writ ng rials ta both the front and back parlor at Waverley ‘That was an error, He hai testified that all the utensils in the house were im the back first floor) He then continued :— During my ‘a: 124 Waverley place I had no with any man wring, 1968 1 bad dispute about out jaa old Mrs. Potter told me Mr, Strong bad led to 900 hor last commas be cit 4. mas ta. ste it the rent; previous to the hiring from Mr. Strong 1 silly Aosyge Mr. Gray; I dont know where Mr. Gray now; eon went vor engage in the oil “ when I taiked with Mra, Hiliicker about the impossibility of Mra, Potter commi the , she said she Mad ight was Mra, In the parlor room of 386 ete the masta pleas; Mi, Adams slope ie saine bod with my wife for thrée or four days; she bad been in house before that three or four Bighg! sheols think; my wife's brother's name was Dailey; I think bis name is J, Warren Dailey. can ined Jury tm the craaal procerdgs agaluat Mr, ran mai a Btrong and Mra. Poti. apse Sat Couns | for defence objected to this, as the book could not show that the minutes were correct, aud was not authenticated. F ‘The Court refused to allow the admismon of the book. TKATIMONY OF JOSEPH F. PAILEY. called Hi verley piace ior Mr, Strong. ‘Witness was here shown receipts and asked te state whether ho received the rent for . W.tnows—I did; some of them are in the handwriting of Mr. Strong and some are signed by me. Mr. Cram then read the rec:ipts ai ned Mr.*Dailey, showing (ho iy ment from Mrs. Potter month; $53 33 For another month, dated January othor daied February fur $58 33; ‘another dated March for $49, bill for range deducted; another dated April for $50; anothor datod Decomb r 4, 1863, for $68 33, ‘itness—I hav tos © hire, Potter at 124 Waverley ‘on law business; I was received in the back parlor, floor; the doors between that and the front room were closed; I havo had interviews with dirs, Potter and Mrs, Walsh about the rent; Mrs, Potter very oiten #a d she was i@ to pay the rent, as she did nut have the money; cailed at the office invariably when Mr. Btrong was not there; 1 received the rent money merely to accommodate i:r, Strong. An hour's recess was here taken. THE SECRETARY OF THE GRAND JURY ON THE STAND. On tho roassembling of the court Mr. George D. Nichols was call d aad Lostified that he kept the minutes Of the Graud Jury, as ther secretary, last spring. Mr. Crain offered him the book of minutos, and asked wheth:r they were the records kept by him. Counsel for te dofe: objected tu the testimony of the witn: ss on the 4 that, as grand juror, he was sworn to secrecy, that the law required the secrets Of that body to be kept sacr a. Court—Ho 1.ay say whether they are the records. Witness—They are the minutes kept by me. Mr, Cram—Read the minutes,of the complaint against Electa M. Potter and P. R. > trot Counsel for defence objected. The Court exciuded the evidence as having no rele- vancy. Mr Cram offered in evidence, and desired to have his exception to the exclusion noted, the records of the pro- ecedings in cases Nos. 22 and 23 of the minutes of the Grand Jary. ‘Tho cross-oxamination of Mr. Joseph F. Dailey was next taken up, and he teatified as follows:—I know the reagon the rent was made payabie at tho office; it was to sav: Mr. Strong the trouble oi%alling at the house; I called at Mra. Potter's in tho spring of 1863, while she was ill; I gaw her once wrap) up in a chair, and sho said she had the rheumatism; another time I received a note from Mrs. Walsh to call, andidd 60; Mra, Walsh placedachar for me to sit down by Mrs. Potter; it was a visit rejating to business about the rent of the house; Mrs. Potter was in bed, cov- ered up; she looked very pale and feeble; she wanted to borrow Inony to pay the rent; us attorney and counsel- lor I took charge of her business in relation to putting out tenants; I never received payment for these sory ices; was promised payment out of the profits of the Metro: politan Sfedical Institute, but I never saw tho profits; my disbursements were paid. Mr. Cram asked the witness if he was acquainted with Mr. Strong's manner of dressing last winter, to which he Nicd that he was, ir. Cram then asked Mr. Strong to stand up and put on his hatand fur collar, which he did, saying at the samo time to the Court, « Your honor will @xouse the apparent discourtesy.”” P The witness said that was bir. Strong's manner of jrossing. Cross-examined—I have only # professional interest in this case; I bave attended one argumevt ina motion about this matter; Iattended the trial of Mr. Strong; 1 know nothing about the witnesses in this case; I e not intim: who ought to be examined; I have felt a doop intorest in this case; have known Birs. Potter since Septomber, 1862; she called at the office; that was the first I ever saw of her; do not know the date of my first receipt to her; she came alone; it was in relation to the removal of Mrs, Purdy; do not know how the ront was paid from May to September of that year, I never received it during that period; [ algo becamo acquainted with Mra, Potter in Septomber, 1862; she camo tw see if Mr. Strong would assist bor in getting rid of a tenant; she inquired for him, she came afvorwards when he wasn’t thore—aftor he had gone away; she would remain fifteen or twenty minutes; sometimes dirs. Walsh camo with her; she would com> to inquire how the affair was getting alo THR INCORTORATION OF THR “SKDICAL INSTITUTE,” She came to get mo to draw an act of incorporation of the medical instituto; I advised her to get it incor- porated under a genoral act, and | prepared an act of in- corporation for her; this was hor business with me; she used to call us it «after Mr. Stroug and Mr, Roosevelt had ono; she consulted mo as to getting it under wa; can't recol- lect that I told her that she should prepar> an advertise ment, but su) I did; the bill had three or four sections, I think; the bill was to incorporate an institu- tion having for 1s object the cars of the sick familes of svldiers, to be under chargo of a eress who was to be salaried; that the corporation should lease rea) estate and rchase; the capital was to be twenty thousand dollars ; recolloct the name of Whittonberg as a corporator; I prepared a paper to go into the Clork’s officu; it was a Certificate that certain persons, whose names were left blank, wore the corporators; I think there is no recot but the paper which Mrs. Potter has; she ealled nt least a dozen times about it; her visits lasted for a year or fifteen months after I first knew ber; I wentto her house in the daytime about twicem week during the Purdy proceedings; never saw Mra. Potter in any other room but the back parlor; I have remained there half an hour; nover took my dinner there; during the winter of 1862 and 1863 she called about ouce a month. ‘WHO PAID THE RENT. (Receipt shown, dated December 20, 1862.) This one (looking at it) was written at 76 William street; I do not recollect who paid the im this instance. “(Another Teceipt shown, dated Aj ‘This recei, written ly at the time of date, and dollars; this one is in Mr. Strong’ be- id eae receipt at bs Flee when be expected money; thom signed; I nover got money in Waverley place. (Avother receipt shown} This eae my handwriting and partly in Mr. Strong's; make provision to put in the words “on account of” rent to any deductions there might be for juction for with er called in March, 1863. Toa Juryman—I do not recoMlect what months sho Mr. creeg made the affidavit in the Purdy matter; I mands on alldavis ta the pocnsat onus, Lgtan ears from Mr. } Tread a long amMdavi no ‘oorhica, ; om the return sppearea ‘mdavi was pot io by Me Ranken, out at on the anes © es pa there 4 ; wae eral Nias sewed without the ex: know of no leases of the the offine is required have pever seen Mr summer or when ho bis winter dress. “gove pipe” bat Ine ened 0s wear ‘wear & curious = iets emis ‘would be in his office from be would bein at Minutes, suppose he has Tents; I got to the office in morning snd left at tive in the sometimes half an hour at « io a room, wh 1 told, was Mi dame, never 20m her wee ire. H is; have been in the room when Mra Potter a ee ‘Re-direct—When Mrs. Pottor first called on me Mra ‘Walsh was not with her: ‘ward with her. ‘Mr. Cram next offered in evidence the order on which the supplem nial answer was tion with the affidavits of J Mrs. Rachel Walsh and Mre. Mr. Cram wished to put tn i : ; jaate when We left there OF WM. MH. ASPINWALL. 1, the next Strong; have Lennox, Masa, The Court e: ‘Wm. H. Aspinwall lows:—I know Mr. “y ih li Hf H lige Frist t t i i silt i fie z A ; TESTIMONY OF THE CASHIER OF Gouverneur Lansing, the next witn I cashior of Earle’s rp. and hot Mr. Cram—Will you please account of Mr. Massey and wifo, to prove that in the month vagabond, without vccupavion, wife to make the charge of adi To secure these people they have Hotel at an exjcnse of between dollars, and that the counsel twenty-five hundred dollars of account, and the remainder wit! persons have been paid this eum case. 1 offorsdo prove that they were Austin Steve ir, with a lower to thy yy was in partiouiar yet she had not been put upon the st There would be an impeachment only nea, vut of all those of the dufence. The Court ruied, in reference to the either of these persons had be m on the might be some comperency in this evidence; the circumstances it should be excl Mr. Crain said there wore two or three Mra Hockshor’s deposition which he wished ‘Tuey were in reference to an admision of Mrs. sher that in saying she knew ‘ail’ she re erred conversation with her sister in tho previous March, in reference to other minor matters, Mr. (ram—I now offer Mra Potter's deposition show that Mr, Strong's attention was called to the idea that he was to be attacked through her. ‘The Court excluded it, Mr. Crain next offered « letter from John Austin Stevens, Jr., to Mra. Potter, ‘The Court also exoluded it, Mr. Cram here rested his case. THE REBUTTAL FORK THE DEFENOS. Ber Gerry calied bis first witness in rebuttal for the fence, F i 3 if il i eat eff i al il Hi 4 85 i tl il ae rf rift B ieee? 3. ef <?g il tit Hibs a MRS. HILLICKBR IN QUESTION. Samuel Cramer was sworn, testifind:—I_ am @ pawnbroker and have been since May, 1662; my places oe ene I know a female by the name of ry Hill. cker. Mr. Gerry—What kind of » looking fomale was she? Describe her. (Objected to.) Mr. Gerry stated what he expected to prove. The Court—I exclude the whole thing, Mr. Gerry thon presented his offer in reference to cor- tain statements of Mrs, Hillicker a8 to her transsouons at the pawnbroker’s, and her statements there as to her various places of residence. tam Chari- ties and Corrections; was so in October, 1864. (Kxam- ines hia book and points toa certain entry.) 1 entry, and a permit was issued upon it. Objection was made to its introduction as testimony, and the Court excluded it, Counsel for the defence said it was offered to prove that the child which Mrs. Hillickor was prognant with whem she was committed to the Almshouse asa pauper never came to light, Dr. Baily Doane, the next witness, testified:—I am a ph sician; I was at Bellovue Hospital frum 1463, to March” 1865; I was in chargo of the frst eu division; 1 kept a memorandum of my obstetrio Ido not remember Mary Hillicker without rere my memorandum (looking at his memorandum); name is here; ehe was sent into the lying-in ward. ‘Objected to as irrotovant. Counsel for the defence said it was offored to show thas she was then pregnant with an illegitimate child, while her husband was away. Mrs. Hester Walker was the next witness called. She testified us follows:—I reside at 162 West Ninctesat® street; have resided there since May, 1864; 1 knuw Elza Hillicker; first acquaint with 1862, at -taton Island; it was im the fall, iu A September; I think sho was living up town called over to birs. Potter afterwards heard from ber husband, who was in the y with my son; saw Mrs. Hillicker; ‘averiey place; the’ Interview waa a short member dirs. Hillicker calling on me in the March relative to her children; the children with her; I subsequently took ‘them when she them to me in March, 1864; she was to me care; they were with me fourteen or money was paid tome from the soldiers’ relief their support; I saw her in June, 1864; sa Broome street. Obje tion was made to inquiries as to the which the witness saw Mra. Hillicker. Mr. Gerry eak their specific offer was to by this witness that Mrs, Hillicker was an inmate of several houses of {ll-fameand questions as to general character and houses where the witness saw Mrs. Hillicker, ‘Witness (continuing)—She is a woman of bad charae- ter; saw her at a house in Broome street, between Laa- te i se #5 i i tH es § it oF reos aud W oster; it was in June, 1864; she was sitting in the back room; have seen her at « house in Prince street, in July, 1864; it was between Mercer and Greene; she answered the door; I was fitted up with a bar floor; have seen her in a Amity; it was in the summer of 1864; the the Louse was bad; I calied there after she had moved; Icalled on Mrs. Hillicker at the hospital, in October, 1864; she was then there. Cross-examined—I ain a married woman; my husband is an upholsterer; we lived previously in Ninth avenue, between Forty-second and Forty-third streeis; lived in fashington street; fore that im Groenwich street; I never licard any one im cular speak of Mrs. Hillicker’s reputation; heard her husband’s sister speak of ness her name is Mrs. Altemeyer; nover heard any one speak of her reputation; I knew a at Waverley piace; 1 got acquainted my son and ber husband being in Staten Island; I first saw Ler in a bad July, 1864; it was five or six weeks again her, and then it was at the hospital; when her after the time she was in the house street I used her well; in that houge I saw nobody but her and a man who went up and down ow living with her hi next offered in ‘There was as much inoney on the other side as it hed, bean Re Neon bp de fence, and at a proper time it wo: pear a errupiion. were employed there, as had been charged against the defenc... BEDROOM WINDOW IN THE SIXTH AVEKUB John W. Haggert: a oween and testified :—I 5 ty Was sworn I ame ter; | have examined the premises th avenue; l examined the front room (read- from a ee ee ee wee te the front room yng By! fourteen feet it inches wide; from the floor to sill of window bedroom is five tect aud three-eighths of an inch {iessuring from the floor of the witness sand as high as upper ; that distance would be as high as sash, eae panes painted window i chief officer of the Ba- preme Court; I got the window shown from 386 Sixth avenue, from tbe bedroom. ‘& Willey sworn:—I am & the covering for his serv: detective, Court said that the testimony was hardly impor. Mr, Gerry then said he would here rest the case foe OS cdgs Garvie them the ‘8 Most solemn Cane "The Seder a should be un- oo mas up and ton as to their duty. Jefe cues aieasion 0a We ryifect 8 was finally an