The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1871, Page 13

INDIAN PENSION FRAUDS. teresting Report of the Commission Ap- pointed to Inquire Into Matters Among the Cherckees, The 8 windiings Exposed—Fa'se Statements—¥alse Oaths—Fictitious Siguatures—Bogus Judges— Organization to Cheat Indians Between Agontsand Merchants—Lhe Claims of the Indian Horse Guards Fraudu- leutly Assigned Over to Credi- tore-—Documents Implicating ‘h» Parties in the Dapart- ment of the [atexior. The Department of the Interior has lately sent to _New York a special commission for the tavestiga- tion of certain transactions supposed vo have been connected with the Weigul Indian bounty and pen- sion frauds. The followig 18 a Copy ot a report made by special agenis to the Tadian Territory for the examination oi the irregularities, and woich will be tuciuted among the documents lately called tor by tbe House 0. Keprescntative: PENSION Orricr, May 9, 1871, Hon, C. DELANO, Secretary 01 the interior:— Siz —In compliance wiin your oral iusteuctions of Yesterday we preseat nerewith a report supple- meutal Wo that submitted by Us (0 the Comaussioucr of Pensions, dealing Te results Of Oar reeeat ats sion to (he Indian Territor, Gu the 18th of Novemver from the Pouston Oiiive to uvestigate the Liles of Tada applicants for pensions, and lakiag Whit Ws @il the Looks and papers in Luis bureau appertaide lug lo such Cusuus We proceedet to Fort Gtoson. last we were detailed * ‘There were also entrusicd to us by the Second Au. , as required by Taw, that ter tad i no in old, Crangferved, assigned or mony way wilh thei terest im salt bonnty or day part thereot, At the same time ti was stpulated between. “Saab merchants aid Wright that he should have tea | per cen! of the jell auouat by Bon secured to Caen when sven bounties shonkd be pad YRAUDELIOT ASSIGNATION OF CHEROKEE ¢ MS. Sercu/h— "That on the failare of the Mrs above res ferred to the evHlences of the Mdebledness of these indwa chinmants were assigned to their ereditors hn SL Louis as usseis, and (hat thereapoen said cred- tors en Jowill Wright @hrougn his sen) Ulat for ditor cerutin clatms to addtional bouuty recerved jrom tat iocatiy. Mr, Webster bad been appointed agent lor paying pensions at Fort Gibson, supersod- ug Alexander Clapperion, Wie hail been suspended. Tie resulis oF Chat Uivestigation were, Os bas been above iuuimaied, reporwed Lo the Comintssiouer of Peusions, Accompauying SUCK report Was & sehcdule showluy the facts clicited by our inquiries retauve lo each madividual case, and also the books: and papers taken by us irom the e with, enines and euuorsements indicaling our action, Wauc our atlention was directed particularly to the , Inert of the tadividdal claims, it was undersioud that we should gather such Ulormauion as uught be atiatnabie relative to certain alleged iregulucties aliondiiy Lie Prosecution OF ChaliAs ayAANst Lae gove erament, and whatever ib connection WEIL tie business OF our deparunent which iatsht be con. sidered prejudientt to We luleresis Of Lue Ludians or tae nation, CALLING THE Vpou arriving the books, papers, lye Peuston Agent commandant ate that INDIAN CLATMAN at Fort Gibsou we | AG, at the oilce had been set/ed posal; the same includ lng privaie cor records Ol bast: uess transactions, Ac., the documents legiumaicly belonzuig to Uae ageney. Taese were at once turned over 10 us oratg, lato | United States Aveut for Wwe bd Mis Suc- THER, wad that of the by the provided au interpre nd we were Curushed Wilh quarters Within Lhe yaretson, ~ Wit the: UCLIties aL Our CommMaAn We Caused 10 UULIShe! im the Cherokee Advovare, av weoekty paper publishet at Tollequoh, tie names ot all those Who, appeared trom the docnments i our POSsession, Were Many Way tnterested in cialis inat Wie government, Some weeks of coulinnous HU CORSEqUER ledtvy Toads aud trails Achayed te eariuce of the scattered Inhabitants of Wat Wald country, But stosequently our presence became Knowrtiroughout ue Cherokec and Creek uaitons, and tk was wii dilicully We were able ly answer tie calls Upon Our Thue. ‘The facts elicited aud Lhe conchusions ailitined (hereirom we here give briefly, referrtig Lo OF previous Pepurt and accompany mg dlocMMents, MACHU Copies OL GUL CoLrespoudence jor dels. We would premise, however, tial Ue action Laken by the Secretary @f the Laterior in ~ 1806, Ordering the Nantes Of all chilmanis mn the ‘Tere ritory to be placed Upon the peasion rolis, and authorizing 4 the diseretion of Mr. George O siien acuing as special | i rument ia that country, seriously A was fually determmucd to pay those aitoady so placed Upod The rolls UPON ac cephioie lestimony of ai e@quilaoie dtle, but Cat ath pending ciauns sLouid Le sudjected to the severest KMENT OF ALLEGED SWINDLING. S (hat, wile achhig ax United Asani al Fort Gibson, Alexaucer pperion lati, duriug the whole os lis residence MM the Ferritory, been EupLyed by oun W. Weight, Of Washigton, D. ., as lus Ciera la the prosecu- Lion oO} CALS FOF Porstens aud bounty 1 ree COUVER STP ta od 1s bs ev \ ne an ppertou’s reins to ihe Sor of Interuas Revenue amt by Ue face of te Woether this employment was let Approved due 10, L¥64, pro receust by goverment elnpioyés of OLALION Of Lac bmg the wupeisition for Uke prosecution OF assistauce Mt (he prosecution Of such claims, and as such enuued ty okie, His lor We Department Lo decermine, CUISING FRAUD WITH A SEAL OF TUE CHEROKEE NATION. Second—The claims which had been filed in the offices of Lhe Commissioner Of Penstous and Second Audion, While Ut most cases on beuall of pi having 4 stastow Of Ue, Involved ta. their p and) prosecution glaring uregulariti some respecis napudestt frorications. and 1a efleet au apparent commphance with (he stacute re. quiring the execution of declarations velore an ower of & Court of record having custody of 1s ALA Seal purporting on Us tace to be that of the Cherokee Navow Was devised, manalactured aud ape plicd by abd in the interesi ob J. We Wiig agents. fis linpress wil be fount ape + the papers Hled by sald Wright, mm Gic deparineat. A LOUUS ADUK TO S1uN STATEMENTS. Third—Doelarations and atlidavits were sauc- Hone What ptwported to be tne signatare of Juiges oF District Courts, whoiw We know to have been unabie Lo write, said signatures having been writen by olner parties “and oiten” apparenuy aby the agents of Waite Aboue time a judge was maporied Lom anocier dIsurict for Lue special purs pose Ol anticuticating claims and testimony fieruaiiog Cus jue duty with DALORTING UNSWORN cieriea. Wright's office, 1 Was customary tor ti K lo receive il Might ihe depo: Hone written daring Wie day and towtx ti Sigua. tare ther he having never sworu or seen the pariios, These statements are established by the os tions oF CiaMmanis Who appeared betore us Who positively asscried Tutt neither judge nor clerk of the cout were present when their papers were pute, and also bY Lhe admissions contuued dn the correspandeuce of Wright and Clayperton, ATPACUING FICFITIOUS SIGNATURE: For h—Many of the siguatuves, purporting to bo Ltose Of silesting dud Lientifying Witnesse: yeuliroly Hetiitous, aud i sone axes repres partics whe uever existed, ‘Lots Was evolved on the one band by Inquiries of living parties rep. c. sented, on the other by the failure of Uhe most per sistent ns to discover a Uracc of these partie: who ius! in sO small & community nave Leen weil known had they heen other than nig ths, AN OGANIZED SYSTEM OP PLUS DE INDIANS. rUT—Thal the disbursement of sions and Dounties Was “oO managed that payment was de | Jerred WOU! as large & propo S possible had | been absorbed im trade at Mie stores of the mer. | coanis iy couneesion with, whom Wright aud Cap: perton were operatiyg. Many suggestions of this | auc are ty be found tn the correspondence bee | abuded to. amd tt is certainly esiatuisied by tie rar couyichon of Ute Cherokee citizens gea- | etally. Siah-—That before the origtng bounty of Indian claimanis was allowed OY applied tor Their erims were hyportiecated by trading thereupon at tie siores oF Hoss, Guinier & Co, and Koss, Brothers & Notwilistanding Ms knowledge | of wien Hi, AS UHOINEY, Caused The Applicants 10 sWed Vol ebiedness tat should be to them pale rouge the Hitluence of said Wright, be should res ceive ten per cent, as bad been previously agreed eaviweon hin and the Gibson merehants. INDIANS DENTED HW GESUINEN ESS OF F EM Frat, any revanee cay be placed upon | tho testimony Of the Indians themselves, a large proportion of We clagmants have been defrauded of tie back pay, aypheation fey whien (hough wn- kpown to then) Was ine yded In their clalms for Houaty, Oi the many cases hilo Whiek We mguired, ana In whieh \righl's books showed the collection ol these dues, very few were found wm Waieh the claymant eantd ve mduced te aeknowiedge the re- ceipt of the mouey oF Ns equivalent, THE RED LORSK GUARDS MULCTED THROUGDONT. Dinh That Wright obtained trom the Ges of the government complete transcripts of tke record of SCTVICES OF Ian soldiers, to whieh declarations were mane to contorm, bot that, 10 relation to par uchlars not there inctuged, (he claimants were made ty Bwear by veriest Boticns. ln hardly @ case Hd te deposition maae by a cllmanl derore va agree WILD the allegations of the original Alege tion. yeu h—That Joon W, W ferests in the Indian Ter ght was maiot sty Tm Cel provisions of (he iBtereourse juws, el the hope of aM eariy oisraption oF tie ¢ Nation and by & present pt it readacd on tue actions heretofore relerred to. SUSPICION AGAINST THR AGENTS. In addition to the Joregoing the evidence in our POSHHASION HACUCES ANY SKEPICIONS Ol Frauds Bus: picions, bo Wich Can Ouiy be couprmed by of the claim will authorize their endorsement by him, Again, he rcturns bounty recempis which have been Sinead bY the leir of a clameant deceased since the application was Sled, msiFung iat such receiot shall be signed in the Dane oO! the orginal clatimant alone, as otnerwise the Second Auitor will require anew upplication, and be may therepy lose the money, we writes Aibert Parnes that his signature us attoruey for a claimant will not auswer, but Wat he must sign tac name of (he Claimant simply. IMPLICATING HIM IN FRAUD, For evifence in support o1 our statements re‘ative | to the trausuctions in bowbLy Claims we reler to Lhe | Second Auditor, to whom we Jorwarded several de- | posiions of clamanis, buplicatug ieir attorney 10 lraud, and upon whieh aud mi pursuance of our oral ‘suggestions, Le Ris pursucd investigations | sullrurther. ‘Tue actiob of ine Commissioner of Incan Afwirs iy assuming control of the disburse. meat of guyerument money due to the Lucians has | brought Witkin ibe Gogmizance of our deparunent transacuo 1s over Wiel it Would oLlerwise have LO Jurisdiction, HOW EASILY THE INDIANS WERE 1 MPOSED UTON, Upon the foregoing, in connection with the im- pressions of # tour Mortis’ sojourn im the indian =country, we teel authorizedt 0 ex Press tO you our Convictions hat wus class of government beneLelaries have been shame- luity swindicd—a crime aggravated by their imorance and delenceless conuition, ‘The faciities for these operations Were great aud were well em- ployed. Jobo Brown Wrisit (the son of J. W. Wrigat) is the husband of a Cherokee woman, and | by virtue of suca reinuion acitiven of her On. hb LL Nase, who appears to be Wright's cashier and Dis son's quardian, 18 siiilariy situated, Alexander Clapperton unites tu bimsell the dienity of United Staes pension agent and the protession of a claim agent, the offices of 4. B. Wrignt, Alexander Clap. perion and Aibert Warnes (Clerk ot the Limois Dis trick Coury — were tuclided in one undivided room, ‘Tue Indian Was an easy subject upon wich to operate—uuable to speak’ English, kKnowimg litte of values, takng no note ol ime beyond the changes of the moon, lie was ittic Likely to detect an imposition, anaple to prorect himset! had he suspected fraud, aud in no manuer calculated lor a wituess to coavict his op- prosora of thelr crime and bring them to pumsh- ment, Making every allowance for the pecaliartties at- tendl. g the prosecution of business m that Terrie tory, conceding & Liveral margin in favor of the dimcujues encountered im ieatifying parues and procuring testimony, We Cannot escape the Convice lion that the soidiers of te three regiments of Indiaa orse Guitrds and their eirs have been the victuns of an audacious and piuless unposition, Respectiully submitted, GEURGE E, WEBSTER, FB. K. FORSTER, ql ension Office, UNITED STATES MINT AY PaiLAe DELPHIA, Th PHILAPELPALA, Dec, 19, 1871. The following statement ts from the Pittsburg Commercial: — MORE FRAUDS—THEY Ane rouNS IN THR PHILA DELPHIA MINT. hoagie was mitenderdt th should be go Kept, thi gularities exist intho Phila. deipmia Mint. A co;nmiasion bas Leen Investigas ling, and a change ithe ofice of Director, u no other, will suortty be made. A while ayo a report Was abroad of a consiierable deficiency, and which bad been made good from an ample private fortaue; bur this 18 not 80 Weil autheaticacd as that of the impending change, be the canse what it may, ‘Taking the Patadelphta oificiais as a whole, tt cans not be suid that Une run Of luck has been extremely Jorcuuate, Liaving been at some pains ‘o investigate the in- stuuation contaimed in the above arucie 1 have fovud it false in every particular, The commission to whieh atiusion fs made did | come to Piuladelphia some time in August, and | mie @ most LAOrOUgA examination roto the alarrs | of the Mint The eXaminauvion was made without | previous notloe Of Lie Visti, aN Lhe resull Was Lie ailau's of the Mint were tound to be in the most sate isiaclory condition, Doubtless some interested paries—poltitcally interested—had intimated tae hecessity Of au lavestigation, aud it cannot be duubied Lue resull displeased them mighutiy, EVERY OUNCK OF BULLION in the custody of the several oftictais wis found to be oa Wand, dad the autural loss in the Workiigs of the precious imeuis Was found 10 be so iar within the allowance made by law that the commissioners Were uureserved im thelr c EXURESSLONS OF COMMENDATION, At the head of this commission was First Comptrotler of the ‘Treas: 4s one Uf the avlest and purest men conne in Ue duaucial adinwisiration of the govern nent. ‘The statement of a rumored dedcicicy” 1s with- out Lue siiutuw oF @ joundatlon, The cashier of the Miat was removed by Lae Treasarer for reasons sat. isiuctory to liumself, und rumors of a deliciency Were aout at iat tune. A THOROUGH BX AMINATION of his accouits cleared him of these aspersions. Dota ceal Was missing, and his Adminisivation had exie dea over a periol o: uwenty years, in which ume he tad banded rallions of money. If all the Wisi MuLONs Of the counlry Were as honestly adn istered there woukl be UUs Lo Complain Of THE UNIVERSAL § MANT Of the bast men of Uns city, men Worthy of esteem, is Lhat Lue officers ol Ihe Mact are capable and trus Worty in every essential. It 1s to be regretted that no lengit a. service, purity of character or famhint discharge of duly 18 Suiliclent to protect men ugainst the unprincipied assauits of the malignant and self- | ish, ‘Phe Mint las aliviys enjoyed, as it has merite: the confidence of the peopie, and i will require | more than the empty assertions of place-bunters LO shake that Coutideuee at (is late a Tt Is no secret, FIGHTING THE THE Joh» Morrissey Wants Ten Thousand Dollars from a Wealthy Cincinnati Banker on an Old Gambling Debr—Nuit Is Brought, (from the cincinnati Commercial, Dec. 20,7 On the wight ot February 20 last, at about eleven o'clock, & Weil Known Ciacinnatian, of large fortune und ovcasioually ol very large and liberal views of Miiters and Unngs Im general, seated himself among the players ab the faro table in John Mor- rissey’s house, No. 5 West Twenty-fourth street, New York. He was somewhat under the inflence of | liquor, aud, Of course, owned the world and was in luck, “in his miad.” “He started in to do there what be has someumes done here, during the last tea Years, ta the way of a big play. But he was not | disposed to “change in” any money. iis word was good for ‘chips’? toa linited amount, ashe was “Known by reputation to some of — the people of the house, aud was accompanied | oy Mr. Bolly Lewis, So he played on his credit, and lost, andcoutnaed to lose, unt! there ‘were “markers” against hint in the “chip rack’ to the amount of dovut three thousand doiiars, At this | pont Mr. Wiiiam O, Mead, one of the managers oi the house, stepped forward, tapped hin on the shoulder and remarked that he had better quit, as the house Was notin (he habit of tarming high into the thousands against markers, particnlariy those of cdmparaiive strangers. 1hts suggesiion was made in & tone and manner calculated to be m- otiensive. The Cmeinvadan Was stightiy netued, | however, ant insisicd on playing, declaring that he was good for a ten thousand dotiar Josing at any lime; Wis friend Lewis would vouch for tat, AL Lewis did vouch fur ii; be declared Mr, — to be a man of honor least he had always founda him sue hall @ mMaiuon, and as good as his word 1a paying a debt of honor. Mead was refuctant to ahow any farther credit play, but at last consented that the indebied- ness should reach $5,000 or be wiped out. So the play procecded, the Cineinnattan stacking up the | reds and biues lavishtugly, and always with bad | luck. ‘Phere was wotlg very Seusational about tne | @llair, @ play Of Thal size Lelng an ordimary thing in ew York gamblutg houses, Tn fact, our Cineiuvatt credit system player did not attract hat so much aliculion by bos play as by The exposure he made of Limself when the $0,000 point Was reached and he agam insisied on fariner credit, The manager of the game again refused, Was again met with assure aces of MF. —='s honor and avility, and dnaily, alter a ratver angry caseussion, allowed him to pros coun a lengin to feave the house $10,000 in | debt ty i, ob fis Word of honor as & geademan who owned 4 bauk 1 Ciena, and Was amply apie to pay twenly-Gve ties Liat much,’ oat ole vg day Mr Mead catied at the Cin- | cinatian’s Lote! and reminded hita of taat indented. m draft or a cheek Would be a very clever Way of canceliug it. fe was het by the reply that he ought not to have adowcd the play, To make a tong | siory short, the Cincianattan positively wasn't te cied Lo pay any rate. His brother, Who Was in New :ork at tne tine, was appeated to, but would Rot move in the ganibier's lavor, and the loser returned to (his eity, leaving his Word (or $/0,000 in the drawer ofthe baak, waere It remains nis hour, Then there was correspoadence on sect, Morrissey Uiveavening exposure il | the x CITY POLITICIANS. The Yorkville Police Justicsskip Controversy— Registration of Missing Re uras. The trial before Judge Brady, of the Supreme Court, to setile the controversy of the rival claim- ants, Heury Murray and James KE. Coulter, for the | positton of Police Jusuce in the Yorkville police district, Was resumed yesierday. No recent trial in any of our State courts has elicited more tuterest, judging trom the compact crowd Milling the court room. If was @ mixed up crowd, however, the mixture being of a homogencous character, made up almost wholly of politicians, but of every imagine. able stnpe The additional TESTIMONY IN THE CASE was then given. .__Mr. ‘terence Farley was the first witness calied, He was a thorough kno wW-aothing: be Kaew nolliog about ihe records O! the election and couid not pro. duce aoy; Mr. Murray, he thought, made applica- tion to him im regard to Lhe elegiiun returns, but Le did not recollect What 1b was, George tloperolt, clerk of the Superintendent of Police, teste! that he had charge of the returns that were brought In from the several eiection dis- triets On the night of the election, December 19, 1st9; he could not produce the returns ol the First district of the Twenty-sevond ward; they were in the possesston ef Judge Stemmier, who cal'ed tor them, bat for what reasoa he couid not say; he could not produce the returns irom any of tne ats- tricts tn the Nineteenth ward, except the Twenty. seveuth district; be produced the statemeat oi she reswit made at police headquarters on toe night of ihe election: he dtd not Know who sent in the slips Ol candidates upon which ihe statement was made; some of the sips were sigued, put by whom he could not say; be Knew of Do law requiring -nelt statement to be made; the returns of the two wards Was provabiy thrown Inte the waste basket at oace, thougi the general custom was to keep them several days. MISSING RETURNS, Francis J, Taomey, Deputy Clerk of the Com- mon Council, testuicd to having, six months ago, made a search for the returus; One or two trom the Twenty-secoud Ward were wissing and four trom he Nineteenth; he had since found more; he found two or three yesterday wich ho had been unavle to find before; the returns have remained in tho safe from the tune he first searchod unul he was brought here as a witne-s; Mr. Hardy had a kev to the saie in which the returns are kept, as also hime seifand the Sergeaat-at-eArms of tue Board ol Al- dermen. DOCUMENTARY RVIDENCR WANTED. Indge Wateroury was placed on the witness stand. He testified that on October 3, 1871, Lo made an examin ition of the revurns on file in the ottice of tue Clerk of the Common Council; Mr, Hardy, the Cleri, unloexed the safe and gave him the bundies; no returns oO: the Sixth and Ninth dis- triets of the Nineteeato ward could be found: the returns of the Twelith district were found, but in the package were no returns for civil or pouce justices; one return Wos fouud for the Nineteenth dissrict and none for the Twenty-fith; the returns of the fwenty-sevench aigiric’ were in the buuitie, but no returns for civil or police justices; one re+ wurn for the Lwenty-2ighth district aud another of the Twenty-uinta Were in the same bundle; he could not remember whetuer he asked Lo see the relurns of the First district of the Twenty- second ward; subsequeutly he calied, when we returus Of this disirich were pre- seated; he called three times, bur at no time were there any returas for the Sixth and Ninth districts of the Nmeteentn ward, He proauced the papers, of the Twellth district of the Nineteenth ward, The first tlie he called the papers were not sitiched together, and id not contain any retura for police or civil justices. On his cross-¢ \amina- tien he said that two bundles were taken out of the sale by Mr. Hardy; this was at his first vist. His impression was that he took up a good many bundles, but he would not swear to it. Isaac Keyser, clerk in the Cierk’s office of the Court of Common fieas, tesufled that there were To wirty-nine yotes returned tor Hugh Murray, out » Henty Murray; n0 voles were rewurned for Hugh uray. HOW CANVASSERS DO AGREE, Trenry Mevatfel, canvasser In the Sixth district of the Nineteenth ward, testied that bout Heney and uuugh Murray received yoves in that visirict, the latter receiving four or six votes aud the former the remainder of the votes; he dia not 1 in the votes shown film put merely sigued them; they showed ninety-one voles for Hugh Murray; he believed this: return to be meorrect; he was positive that ugh Murray did not recelve over four or Six votes; In counting the votes he and the other eanvassers agreed to count tie Votes cast for hugh Muiray for Henry Murray; they cid mot tatend to retura any votes for Hugh Murray. To a Juror—ilo Kuew neither Hugh nor Henry Murray; he saw a printed Ucket with Henry’s aaue ont, Q. Why did you conut the votes for Hugh in Tlenry Muri favor? A. Weil, we agreed to count Huga Murray's votes for Henry Murray, and that was the end oO: it, (Laughter. Cross-examined—He could not tell whether the seais on the envelopes were his own or not; Mr. Ewald delivered them; he did not write the body of ihe returas; Mr. Ewald called them oi ani the clerks wrote them; he did not remember uinety-one vores being calied of Jor dugh dturray. Joseph Straass ientuied vis own bandwriting in urns of the Nineteenth and twenty-second wards; he wro'e down the figures of the returns ag peppers called off by Mr, Kennedy or sir, Hop- crol ELECTION RETURNS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, Mr, WaATeRBURY offered vidence tne state- ment of the result of the election as announced irom Police Headquarters, Objection was made on ihe ground that at Was not a paper of legal im- portance, A long discussion ensued, and Judge Jirady, after iirst stating tat he snould not allow such len@tiy discussious in future, admitted the document. “Taig statement showed that in whe Sixt disiriet of the Nineteenth ward ninety-one votes were given for Henry Murray, and in tne Niuth disirictot we same ward thirty-seven voles given for nium, UNREVIABLR POLL CLERKS. Waiter Pinckney, canvasser oi the Ninth district of the Nineteenth ward, testified that the returns, {hongh signed by Im, were incorrect. He ac counted for it by the fact that they were deceived by the poll clerks putung in Hngh instead of Henry Murray. He himself mado proclamation ior Henr' Bossy of tnirty-seven votes, but Boue for Hugh urray. Albert Hall testitied that he was poll clerk in the Sixta district of the Nineteenth ward; neither of the tiplicate returns for police and civil justices Were ia iis nandwritng; he identified a tally lst, breviousty introduced, as tn his handwriting. HOW THE THING WAS DONE AND WHO DID IT, Willtam Hamitn, one of tne convassers of the Firat district of the ‘rwenty-second ward, testified that he canvassed the vores of that district; Mr, Murray’s vote was 7 Mr. Coulter met him, and asked him to meet him, with Mr, Gedney, at Lovejoy’s office: they me him; Mr, Coulter had one return that he had left with him and witness had the otner two; We Went Into a private room at the hovel, and there altered the returns, Q. What became of the old returns? A, They were thrown tnto the grate, Q. In what did the new returns differ from the old ones? A. Inthe police and civil justices; tue nrst idea was to aller the old returns, but it was inaily determived to make out new ones. Q. Upon whose suggestion was this? A, Judge Coulter suggested tt tur one, « What enauge was made m the vote? A, Twen- ty.tve voles were added to the vole of Judge ‘oulier, Q. Low did you make out these vores? A. Nine Were taken from the vote for Masterson, the same age from Buckhora’s vole, atid Lue rest scaticr> ng. Q. Were the new returns signed? A. Yes, Q. Who by? A. Mr. Gedney and myseif. aS, Ww byed fi you get Ure blanks om? A, Mr y brought them. Qo Who Toe apee tue original returns? A. Judge ‘ouiter, s ». Who else wero present? A. Mr. MeCave, Mr. nioney and otners, Q What did Mr. Conlter say? A. Me said he lacked 80 many vores of Leng Cleeted, Q Who told you to pul tue vows in? A, Frauk Mecabe. Q Was proclamation made aftor the election of the resutt? A. Yes, sir, Accordiag to the original retarns? A. Ves, sir; after (he new revurns Were made out they were aiel up: Mr. Coulter took one, anoiuer was the Ponhee Headquarters, wad L took oue to tne 4 Of (be Commua Coun A JERSEY JACK SREPPARD. “pad the Noted Desperedo and Burglar Again in CustodyA Cire ce Repuiation tor nor’ Was DOL pias hen the Hone passed (hrougo thisery on bts Way to New orican: spring he Was strongly ticiined | te pobhets stoner, UC Was dissaaded oy | Sricuds of the latter, ape, day before yesterday, id, Of hew York, regisicred at 3 Way LO met his Al last things to when Wiuain i. M the Burnet Louse and sboriy acter made the omee of bis fied, Ou his way out ven osiuve 63 to b yoon, wnt et idenity, kept | CH fo hus embee, he Was informed | that Ute object Of his ini kad yoae to tue vank.” Heturming, be catied at ie bank, beckoned his frou out irom the back room aot made a last des | He waned $10,000 oF sume | UT COntd ge: ue! to tne ex: | apd Jor a settienreot. excuse OF (ie Don payment ther, ‘Tbe agent then ain posure. Hut instracted Gin to use all mieaus {0 get A se at of some kind, faking in Winch sult was » Ho retaiued Forrest © Lindema y vesicrday drew up the pei lon, Ca MU denars Lor vaue re- yn does pot appear in the perition: ary for ihe defendant | © prow that whed als the gam act in apswer, end Of Course he SUil tual DecesealLy BO against ibe planus THE EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK, To Tok Eprror oF THR LRRAL Fie Eaghta Natonal Bank suspended payment on Lith uf thid mouth, Ober vANKS Which #us- n Youth of Twenty. ‘Phe most important arrest made for some time past by the po.ice Of Newark was yesterday fore- pnoou, when Gwen Keynoids, alas “vad," a most noted & Yalo aud burglar, was captured ina Joon corner of Parkiurst street and enue, About a year ago he emerged te State Prison, where “ne aad been for two years tor hichway robvery, and scarce.y ad He set foot in Newark, when ke was ag ar Fesied on an old charge of burglary, tuat ef exter. vg ane ng the hoase ol te wate vepety United states Marshat Benjamin, He was sent to the County Jatt tor six months, but when fe had pat in as wahy weeks he few through the roof of that in- stitution. He was arrested a lew days a terwaras, but ove, powered bis captor and again got Gear. jie has veen prowling about Newark ever since, but has always managed to stip the deteciives, Who have been on tue gr co-e for him asl along. He has commutted a number of depred his escape from jal, ant about LO months ago he prone wie Mra, Ausuin Vreeland’s 1 the hion toll bridge, and stole there Watch, Valued at $v, a stiver Watch, Valued a $40, ant several other articies oF yaue, apprised of his appear: ance, aud Lhree detectives aud two oiticers were espaicned (0 lake bun. When the officers entered the saivon “Odd"? Was Having & hice game of Enchre an Investigation of Tr y and ower records ore thorough (han We lave, since our rerurn, beea authorized io mane, Ta one lever Wright eatis for Hie /erwN OL Checks, Expressing AD Cpinion Lhat bis original poWor OF aliruey Jor be fed at the same tie made Uelr statements | cova er thyce days ago, Why does the Bycbeh | keep st secrete? pase Hvorun the pubie, as weil | aa the yougi your V > pap LEAL HEAD With Hoou Companions, Av oticer seized him, when Astrugg.e eheved, Me sroutly resis ed and drew a piso}, Hil Was wVerpowered ero Ne Cow Use It. eo Was bavdcumed aad marched te mand Was {uy committed tor Wik is relauves are Garte fe pope NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, THE COURTS. The Great Sugar Cas» Still On—More Litigation in tho Eng! sh Erie Suit—A Bankruptcy Case—Bn in the Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gen2- ral Sossions—Docisions. UNITED STATES SUPREM: COURT. Important to Inventors=The Carletou Brass Company Suing on Letters Patent Granted for Lamp Baruers, &c. WASHINGTON, Deo. 21, 1871. No. 50. Oarlelon end the Bridgeport Brass Com. pany vs. Bokee- Appeal from the Cireuit Court for the Disiriet of Maryiaud,—This is an action brought on reissued letters patent granted to Wiliam Carleton and {ulus 8, Merrill on the i8th of August, 1868, for an JMprovement in iamps, The answer set up that the invention claimed in the original patent to one Kelchinau was not novel, but was anticipated by one Collis, as eariy as isdi, wio iu that year produced two paticras of burners, one of them ex- actly like the ouraer deserived in Rercuman’s original specificntion, and the other embodying most of the leacures claimed in the reissue, both af which Were wet ia puble ior a period of ten years. 6 18 also alleged that the use of an elevatea deitectur claimed by the patent in @ vuraer 80 airenged as to aliow the ight down below a3 weil as above tt is described m the English parent of one William Young, and is also shown in tue Vienua burner, so-called, and also in the Stuber buwuer. ‘Lhe triat resulted im a decree for tic defendant, and we case comes Nere, presenuing « long t-tot errors in respect of the Andings 01 fact, und especinuy ta not tinding that the Collins iivouuen Was abandoned by bin WILD the intention not to resuzue aud perfect It, 30 tuat it did not come mito pubdtle use, As matiers of law itis alleged that the Court erred in assum- ing that any cicarer case must be made out by & complainant proceviling in a court of equity for inirin:ement of patent tian Would be re- quired if he were proceeding at law; also in not Applying the settied rales of cuurts of equity to dis- countenance State cians uke the Collins claim, and to retuse (0 Investigate them, especially when founded solely on parol tesumony, atter the lapse of more than twenty years, Aud it is urged that one of the principal reasous for adiwiting lamita- tions of sults 1s ihe «iilicifty of asceriain- ine the jacts necessary = to make it sale to examine tne judicial power, Upoy this. prmeiple = ws Juuct. =ohas) sin maoy mstances imited the perlod within waich tt will exert its power, and it would, indeed, be strange if in cases in which ih has not done so it were alto gether to disrezaru tie lapse of Ume as applicable to the evidence upon whicn it ts catied to act. A B. Latrobe and BK. Curis for appellants; C. Me Keller and 0, P. Blake ior appellees, Lhe Chief Justice announced that no other caso would be taken up beior the recess, he args meut of this canse wil consume inursday aud probably & poruou of Friday. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Great susar Case. The United States vs, Weld & Co.—This case, known as “The Great Sugar Case,” wil not, we learn, come on for trial. [1 is in a fatr way of being setiled, An arbitration has been agreed upon, The government will present its bill for the vartous sums which, it claims, it has been defrauded of by the alteged fraudaivat entries of sugars by the des Jendants at the Custom House of this cily, These sums, the government staes, amount to between $400,000 and g500,000, Upea vats matter tue aroi- trators will have to make (ei ima! award, The Evle Railway War—More Litigation and More Complication, In the case ci the Erie Railway Company against Heath and Raphael, the English shareholders, there was another argument yesterday in the Untied States District Court, before Judge Blatchford, It came up on the cross bill flied by the plaintiffs, Among the allegations tn tne bill, showing a new phase of this littgauon, are statements to the effect that at @ meeling of tne stockholiers of the Erie Rauway Company held on tue 2d of October, 1871, Jonn Swan, the agent aud attorney of the defend. ANLS in this suit, Was present and in possession of iuil power of attorney or proxy empowermg him to vote on behaii of all of tie Engitsn stocknoliers. Av that meviiug Was presented a@ report of the invesugating commitiee to the Board of Directors, and a release executed to Gould, Fisk and Lane by and on beaali of said company, together wita the declaration of trust and wgreomeat executed by kisk, Gould and Laue as a conditioa of said release, ail of which were exiivited to the siock holders then Present. Upon this wie directors passed a resoia- Uon Lo the eriect that the acts, proceedings aud r solutions tne board heretoiore bad aud pu: are ratifed by the corporadon and tie stock. howers therein. ‘ae prayer at Une crosg ul Ls that the delendunts sia ‘answer on’ oath wheiner the proceediwgs of the stockholders’ meet- ing were had as alleged, and — whether John Swaa was bot present and authorized and empowered by the dereadants to yole in thelr name at the annual meeting of the Erle Katlway Company; and whether, if he was not the agent and attorney for all tn wiendants, le was not the attorney {or oue or more of them, ‘The bill aiso prays that the said release shall be declared a fult and satisiaciory bar to any turther proceedings by the said Heata anu Raphael, and that aa injuaciion Issue restramins Heatit aud Kaphacl irom turther prosecuiion Of this sutt, Mr. FIHLD moved for a commission to serve pro- Cess, tu be Issued On LhIS Cross HU, UPON the firm ot Evarts, Souiamayd & Choate, as solicitors for Heath and Raphacl, aileging as a reason for making this motion tat Heath and Raphael ure aliens, aud, therelore, beyond tue jurisdictioa of tae Court, Mr. WILLIAM M. Evarrs Was heard tn opposition to tne motion. He said that the cross bill prayed for Telief beyoad the maiters and wings set forth and involved in the origiuai suit; and tiat although Evarts, Southmayda & Choate were empowerea ‘to appear in sults brought for Heath aud Raphael, they were not authorzed to appear i suils Vrougial against them, ‘dhe Juage reserved his deci-io MOTION TO STAY PROUPEDING: Mr. FELD then Moved to stay all proceedings in the first suit ot tne English stockhollers agaist the Erie Railway Company and otiers unul they shail have filed an answer in the second—viz., tne Erte Railway Company and Others va Heath and Raphae!—in order that the tesiuuwouy in the two suits may be taken together. Mr. SOUCTHMAYD opposed this motion on the ground that tie cross suit was made unnecessary by the terais of the stipulation ofered by ileata and Raj Lallowing an amendment to the answer in the original suit, and tat nh any stay was ailowe At should noc ve & stay of proceedings generally, but only solaras ft adected the bearing on the Original suit until the cruss bul was bruaght on lor hearing. ‘The Judge reserved his decision, UNITED STATES COWMISHIONES’ CUIT. A Bankruptcy Case. re Commissioner Shields, In the case of the United States vs, i. M. Stevens Mr. Commissioner Snields ven cred lis decision yes- terday, as (ollows:— ‘The defendant was adjudieated bankrupt tn Octo- ber, 1870, and in January following Mr, P. W. Kap per was e.ceted assignee Ol his estate, On tae com. plaint of the assignee the deiendant was arrested upon a warrant issued oy Commissioner Suiwids under the forty-tourem “section of the Bansrupte act and hewt to bait in the gum of 35,000, The aMidavit charges that the de- Jendant concealed certaim books and writings relat. ing to his cstaie; that we purchased goods on credit With intent to igiragd; thay he fated to surrender to his assignee ihe proceeds of certam property so Purehased, of Wie value of Mout tweive thousand doilars, and that he traudwently disposed of the Property purchased jus) belore 4s failure, and of Which no entry had been made in his books, The je oy October 7, and the examination » dewandel by the defendent bas progressing ever since Unul within afew days past, Many witnesses were exired in support of the Charges speeinet in the afiday t and on the cage 0 presented ihe Commissioner yesterday decule puld tue delendant to await We acon of LHe dary. CURT OF O¥ER AND TERMINE?. A Light Day=—0ne Disagreement of a fury, Gue Conviction and One Acquitial. Before Judge Ingraham. ‘The trial of Louis Marx, ona charge of outrage—the vic! Doing a girl nine years o.d—was concluded erday, The jury were unable to agree upon a verdict, and Lue prisones Was remanded for a new (rat Wiliam Rooney was tried on a charge of ste: trom aw iady sy and tiscelaneuds arc AvOUL fl0 in Vaud. Le Was LoMVicied, and, being but fourteea yoats Of age, Wud seat to tue House of as tried ona charge of grand lar €VINERCE ABAMSE Mil. Was Dot Coucusive, Cade as wcqgl MMON PLEAS Decisions. By Judge Larre Crandail vs. Hawks, Order § Toner vs, Varderort, uo" grat Rosenthal va Retiseu,.—Motion ty open deat granted. Van Ness vs, Van Ness,—Motton gra Seaman Vs. Mary, «Motion gre Ly Juaga J. P. Daly, Ganiner, &C, Vie Hue, KG Case settted, MARINE COURT—PANT 3 Decision By Judge Joacutinzen. Kichta va. Smithh—Actiou for noi, Juugmeut for platutt® for ¢ ance, Levines vs. Ochlorzer.—Action for balance of ac count, By the Court. Judgment for piaimtiy for $212 69, Wich Posts and $25 aiowauee. Roundy ve. Watlizy.—Action tor goods sold and delivered, Judguseat for tue pluiutlif for costs and $25 allowance, Vandervart va. Stetten.—Action for balance of aceouat, Trial by Court. Judgwent tor piaiutill for $150 costs and $26 allowance. Hamlin vs, Taomas.—Action for nove, Trial By Court. Judgmeat for plalniid for $715 6o costs aur $26 allowance. Ferris v8, billoa.—Demurrer allowed, with leave to amend. Dolan v4. Maxts.—Motion denied. 11 NG, Trial of Miner, the Aliegea Counterfeiter, - COUNTERFEIT TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE, ‘The trtal of Joshoa D, Miner, the alleged conntors fetter, was resumed yesterday in the United states Davis vs. Coddington.—Motion for commission | Circuit Court, before Judge Benedict. Branted and stay of proceedings denied, with leave Wo upply to referee for suspension of trial. CCUST OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Befure kecorder Hackett. * Yesterday Josepn Olden, who pleaded guilty on the 18: inst. to an assault with a dangerous Wea pon with intent todo bodtiy harm, was sent to tha State Prison for wo years. Frederick B, Bowman, who pleaded gatity on Monday to stealing $70 trom tie Boston aud New Meas Expresss Company, was sent to the State 130N, Henry Tiffany, a youth, who stole a piece of vel- veteeu on the vth lust, valued a: 345, the property of Messrs, Briediman, pleaded guilty to betty larceny and was sent to Ue Penitentiary tor 81x months, Julio Anderson was tried aad acquitted of a charge of stabbing Daniel Meinivre in the leit teg with a pocket ku tfe on the 16th of November, Judge Good. Jet defended the accused, and brought out the fact Uhat tae pariies had been drinking, aud tat Aader- Sou Was struck fiest by tue complainaat John Olsen, aiso charged with committing a felo- MOUS AssaWE Ana bALtery Upon Anarew Wilson on the uth of November, was tried and deciared not gully by the Jury, COURT GALENDARS—THIS DAY. ‘uURT—Crampers—Held by Judge Car. 22, 60, 72, $1, 95, 97, U5, 123, 126," 153, Lid, 140, 1 151, 162, 15%, 18, Lol. Lid, 164, 167, Lvs, 173, 173,'179,'18], 185, 187, 194. SurneMe CouRr—SeeciaL ikRM—Held by Judge Baruard.—Adjourued ull December 26. Part 1— Held by Jw Vau Braat,—-Nos. 633, 1311, 1133, 1403, 1415, 1464, 1455, 1095, 1789, 1021, 1925, 1959, 2029, 2045, 2114, 2147, 2167, 2169, 2107, 2317, 2237, 2267, 2319, 2021, Part z—tleld by Judge brady.— ort calendar case Os Si RIOR Courr—TRiav Teew—Part 1—elad by Judge Moueil,.— Nos. lo7, 875, 1226, 1097, A671, 227, L2L5, LLIT, VOL, 903, 905, OUT, 909, O11, 1125, COMMON VLBAS—IRIAL ‘TERM—Part 1—Held by TJudue J. FP, Daly—One hour causea,—Nos, 1 1712, 1404, 1866, 1687, 1457, 1742, 1474, L428, 17 1867, 1794, 1010,1711, 1830, 1858, 1764, 1541, 1569, 1 1958, 1891, 1035, 1965, 1054, 1712, 1559, 1809, 1066, 1v25, 965, 969, 1184, 1078, 1241, 1656, 1603, L577, ' 1208, 1603, 1509, 163, 1581, 1670, 1719, 1326,,1495, 1335, 1459, MARINE CouRT—TrraL fetM—Part 1—lell by Judge Alker.—No cauil of calendar, Part 2,—Held by Judge shea,—Nos. 3924, BU4?, 1549, 7603, 7060, TH58, 7569, Part Judge Joachunsen, 4 9267, 9277, 3: Vik My Se V5. Yo BROOKLYN COURTS, 712%, 1650, T23 Ti0l, by D ~htel » S10, SITY COURT—GRIMIWAL BRANCH. J Election Cases—Couviction of Worth and Edward Terrier. Belore Judge Mevue. The trial ol the case of Jacob Worth, Edward O, Terrier, Jacob Stark and Henry Jones, who were indicted on tue charge of having ejected Gordon Hy Barter, @ reguiarly appointed inspector of election in the Seventh district of the sixteenth ward, trom the poiling place on election day, aud preveauny him from performing his duties, was concluded yesterday. The testimony and arguments of coun. gel haying been heard on Wednesday, Judge Mccu afier the opeaing of the Court yesterday, cha the jury, aad satd that there was no eviden against Jones, who must be acquitied. If an as- sautt had been committed at the lnstuyatlon of Worth he would be equatiy guilty, The jury, who were out a lite over half an hour, rendered a verdict convicting Worth and Lerrier, and acquitting the other defendants, General CarLtx, of counsel lor defence, moved for an arrest of judgment, and the argument wail be heard next week. ‘The bail of tle Couvicted de- fendants waz continned, the maximum puntshment for the offence of which the men are Convicied is Six Months? impr onment aud @ fine of $259, which can be modiicd at the discretion of the Court, A Fatal QuarrcimA Wile Stabs and Kills Her Hasband—Peads Guilty to Muusinugticr and is Released—A Sad Case. Ellen Riley, @ sickiy-looking woman, aged about forty years, Was arraigaed yesterday. she was Indicted tor ‘Mansiaugiter tn having caused tne death of her husband, Joun Riley, on the Bist of Augiist lasi, at bis shoe store, ta Atlantic street, near Colambla, It appears Ulat on the aay tn’ ques- Uon a quarrel took place between them, and she, in self-defence, as alleged, stabbed him tn the abdomen with @ shoe knife. He died in the course of a few days at the Long Island College Hospital, and Ins Wie Was arresied and scut to jail, where she bas remained since that Une. A lew days ago her counsel, P. Keady, employed Dr. Byrne to exauune her condition, aud ts examination re- sulted in the discovery that she was not vnly sick and jufirm, but that she i far advanced in preg- aancy. District Attorney Morris, becoming satis fied of these facts, accepted a plea pf manslaughter in the fourti degree offered by Mr. Keady, aud stated to the Court the circamstaaces counceted wth the cause. In view Of Lies facts, andl seeing bimseif the woman's condition, Judge MeCue ace cepted the plea and suspended sentence. tle gave the poor Woman a few words of kindly advice, and she left the court room full of grautude to the Court, the District Alorney und Ler couusel, A Harness Thiet. Pairlck Carr was tied for stealing a set of har- hess aod several blankets from the stables of Mr. A, M. Katbfeisch, In the Bastern District. Me was con- vietod und sentenced to the Penitentiary tor one year, The A Pickpocket Sent Up. William Allison, a pickpocket, *pieaded guilty to having relieved & gentieman of $10, and was sen- fenced tute State Wrisom for one year aud six montis. Acquitted, Dominick Travers and Neil Sheridan, who were indieted on the charge of having stolen a yactt be louging to a Mr. Conway, which was lying at the Juot of North Bieventh street, were acquitted, ‘The evidence showed that the wecused lutd no teivuious Intention 1 taxing Ure vessel. ITY COUsT—TAIAL TERM. Damages for Injuries Recelved ou a Ferry~ boat, pefore Judge Neilson. Frances Miter, by Her Guardian, os, The Rrook- yn Ferry Company.—The pianutt, who ts avout fourteca years of age, Was @ passenger on board One of the boats of this company, when a distur. banee arose between another passenger aud e y ‘The ferryman, in eregs Poe Ob pmssomaer yeisned pent Remini the mitt who was kno. down and sustarued @ fracture of ove of her arms. the jory readered © verdict in her favor and assessed damages The Death of ra 8. Underhill. A meeting of the mombers of the bar was held yesterday alternoon, i (he Supreme Court (Special Term) room, for the parpose of taking action witb reference to the death of Richard S. Caderhil, a prominent lawyer of Brooklya, There was a full attendance and ex-Juage Greenwood presided. A commities appointed to drart resolutions expressive of the seuse of the meeting reported the following preambie aud Tesolauon, Which were adopted and ordered to be entered on the minutes of the Gourl:— Whereas Providence bas takex feom our midst our be loved brovher, }, who 1 bis 1if6 was wo nd TALCLIS Bs He Naty w one; therelore Resolves, That as a token of tend bis (uneral, and that a copy of this regointion and the proceedings of this meeting be ewlered gathe minutes of ihe Court and presented to tie sainhy of the deceased, Addresses eulogtstic of the decease were maide by Corporation Cou! Win, CG. peWitt, tudge Mo ex-dudge Reynuids, Geueral Crooke, Nae Uhame! Waring and Mt Kootasou. WOTIC: TO THE GAR, The Judges of the City Court of Brooklyn have an- ect to bis memory wo at Mr, Pierrepont, alr, Purdy aud Mr, De Kay eon- ducted the prosecution on behaii of the government. Mr, Fullerton and Mr, B. K. Pheips appeared for We devenc > TESTIMONY OF A. Fe WARRURTON. Mr. A. F, Warburton, a shorthand writer, was called to prove to certam notes that he took of the eXamiuation of Kennoeh, one of the government witnesses, before the Commustoner, ‘Tue object WAS lo show tha: there was a considerable variation between the evidence of Kennoch as given before the Commissioner and his testimony as uttered before the Court in the present weial, TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM MW. VAN 1owTEN. W. H, Van Houten deposed that he knew Minor for eleven years; on the might of Mincr's arrest ne went to Miner’s house to see about a man who was hurt on his works that day; he saw Miner coming out of his house; he Knows Ballard, Who used to ne employed by Gilvertson & Hinman, and he had seer Cole wiking with that man in their shop; om the aight of Miner's arrest he walked down the strees With nim and Cole towards a drog store, where he Was guing to get medicme for his man who had beer | burt; as Cole was walking along he dropped from his band a package Which looked Like & cigar box] At was done up in bul paper, YSTIMONY OF MI. J. M. CRANKS Mr. J. M. Crane, casiier of the Shoe and Leather Bank, ceslified that some tine ago two men called al the vaDk and iniroduced themselves, One as Colonel Whitley aud the other as Detecuve Beatty ; Whitley said that Boatty had been tustrumental in ring a $20 counteriett plate on the shoe aud Her Bank, and (hat it Was sometimes customary Wo give a reward Lo an Ollicer who had worked dill- gently lor such a purpose, bul he did not press the mater; pe chen leit and Witness spoke Lo the Prest- dent of the bank, aud, at bis suggestion, gave Beatty a reward. re deveral ober Witnesses Were examined forthe des fence, oue Of thems staling Laat ou the night of Alte hor’s UNest He SUW WER SyUAUIAL ab Sixty-loaren stre he also Baw @ tall maa tirew suuelning towards where Wey were. YESLIMUNY OF A LAWYER, Mr. Fox, a iawyer, tested ihat some short time before Miuer’s arrest be Was in Miner's house, Cole also being present; Cole made a proposal to Miner, stating that be wished Miner to hand aver ceria couutertoll plates ty Colunel Whitley; he observed, at the sane tune, that he haa give Colone! Whitley security that he would give piu the plates, Whitley guarauiectng ofa his liwerty, A the plates were restored to tim (Whitley); wits ness said to Cole, “You have given security to the voion Knows liat you have Liose plates, WAY. not reiubn them yourselty Cote replied, “You do hot Know 4s much of hi as} do; if ft retrn them + to Whiley myselt there may be some trap to cate mie;”?) Wiitess remarked to Cole, “As he (Whitley) Aas promised pothing spl Lappen you, | would: learivssiy cetarn them, Cole said, “1 do nob wane todo tmyset;” bead, ‘tt were in Miners plaice 1 woukt not do it, aod if Whitiey went buck on you. LT woukt let the workt know 10)? Be ually, aiter inuch conversation, Cole left, appars eully disappointol; velore ue iett, however, le ex hibited the plates; Whebess saw thei, bat dt nob p notice them particularly; he understood them to be & $10 anda £2 plate; Coie wrapped up ive plates, say~ ing to Miner, “L will see you again;” after Cole hid left, Miner agreed wiih witness Wat be was right da recommending him to have poling to do Wika the phate: (Cole was brought tuto Court, and Mr, Fox iden- tified hua as the persoa referred to ba bts test. mouy.) TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM P. WOOD. Wiliam PL Wood, formerly ob: of the Seeres Service, was exauimied at constuerable length, He testified Lnat Cole's wile and stepson had b arrested at Jersey City on a cnarge of countert Mig; he had a conversation with Coie, and an arrangemeut was made to turn np the Loughkeepsie $10 and the Kiuderhouk $2 plate, tud tie tweniye five cent currency plate; witness tlemanded Uiese Cole sald he could not control he 310 or 2 usenied to deliver the tractional plate; witness said le would nob ace the plate uniess it was delivered through h jaawyer, ud he selec! James M. Smith in matter; Cols sald he wowho tie places belonged to, and that he could get taem from Tom bailard tC ie govern ment would advance suiicieat money to buy then witvess sald the government did Hot furnish money Jor that purpose; he mquired oF Cole it tank talt unl Miter lad aay connection with tue $10 Pougn- keepsie wud phate, do that? A. Larrested a enton for couutersesiun, mean named Pate at Pre fo ime tinat Coie said he could connecé Miner with the business; J spoke to Cole, tell ing tin what td. wherenpoa Cole id, “Paine is Mar? and, raising boty hands, he declared most ¢ aticabiy Uo Miner bad nothing whatever to do win eounterte Ing lo aay Shape OF Form; Ls Was ta the Latcer part of L638 oF bso! ituess Knew that Babavd tad the wot them; Cole named Bathard and Lingiau as the ooly pares Who had anyone loco with (hose plates; had never seen Ballard to lus knowledge; did not arrest Ballard lor the reasoa that he had no evitenee against Nim bat that of counterienters; Coie’s uate was vl the records Of the division ag a countericiter, as Was also Unit of Miner; but it wa noto say in regard to Miner, that Mere Was @ report m the division of every perso said lo Have connection with couptorfethag, thougl Lure MEgal not be absolute evulence vl the sack, © WiITLUSss cross-exadiacd ab considera lengin, lie si he Left ihe Secret Service tn May, ' isi¥; Miner was reported to have furnished tie money to Hank Ui to secure for him an wteresb iu the counterfeit $100 compoun toterest pote; that plate was got by one of the detectives; Whitiew had made Some seUrrHoUs remMaras about witness, ded Witness Tetalaled under lis own Hames he pad ol had Hiteen words Wilt Whitley im its hie, WITNESSES AS TO CHARACTER. A considerable portion of the day was taken up with (he giving of testimony in favor of tie defenaunt’s chiracter, Several witnesses tedtie fed tat bis reputation was good, one of them | observing = Umar 80 dar buck as 1805 Mr. Miner was engaged th business in Wie uptown district, and that he had not missed ly ous of Lown for More Wan a Week OF two aba time. ‘Two or Uirée witnesses were called to give evudenre: asto Mr. Miner's character; but they would not be ullowen to testify by the Judge, who acceded to We vdjection of Mr, Prerrepout, that they were i Court lie the preceding witnesses were beng exam.) ‘The Judge said be mast enorce the rie agreed to at the begining of the trial, that the wite nesses On bOLN stiles Shou be exciuted, The turiher hearlag of tue case was adjourned: Ui) Uus morutag. THE HAY TRAD‘. plates, but did no. How n Nice Young Man Ar nw Fortune with His Ey Lewis Young keeps a store at No. 18 Walker street, in this city. For some considerable tty past he has had ia his employ as clerk a young man of rather prepossessing appearauce by the name of Ferdinand Blomenthal. Now, somepow this nice young genticman got a notton mto his head to whe effect that he was not making money fast enough, and at once began looking abvut for a good oOpportualty to better his contitioa finan cially, It struck lim—aod with apparent force— that Uf he purlotned a few o” tins employer's nice hats Which he had oa sale ho could dispose of them to a friend of lis named Lytiel, who woukl be glad of the opportunity thas ofered Lo get the jatest styles at a low figure, aud thus both of Uneny could MAKE A GOOD THING of it. Accordingly young Biome ainal began carry. ing of two or three hats cach night when he left tue store, and, as lie lad duucipaled, ound & ready sale jor them at Lynch’s Meeting Witt aninter. rupted success, he concluded to take as Many haw from the store as he possibiy could, and in pare suance of ihts determmation carried off at the rate Of six or eignt each night, He says Lyoch encour. aged btu, aod told him to push the business vigorously, a$ thougu be had pot already been doing that very (hing for about two moult But this nice, sult tung of Perdinand’s was by lar toe good to last, and tau evik moment (so says the young hii) Mr Young overiauled bim. Ou the Lith mst, le carried of & Who.e dozen Of hats, tne cost pri of which, a8 the owner tested, Was $17 oF tiuas last batch HIS MUNIFICENT FRIEND, Lynen, paid hin the whole of $5. Aiter being detected blomenthal acknowledged nounced tat, comme g@ wi the January term, twenty causes from the calendar of the month wt de cusled each day. ‘Lhe practice herevofure has been to call. tue entire calentar on tue first day ot the tevin and ses down Cases, The first Monday of Janus ary veing New Year's day, (ue tecm will commence vu Tuesday, tue ad prox. BAOIKLYN COURT CALENDAR. Nos. 11, 01, 287, 920, 62, 110, 197, 145, 524, 29, Say dois COURT OF APPEALS. ALBany, N. Y., Doe. 2, 15 ‘ourt OF Appeals aay ealon 08, 400, AU, 473, 47, 498, The folowing ts ¢ dar ior Decemper 2 403, 500, D016 Miss Mary Hi, Graves was on Thursday last or dnlned as pastor Of tae Unitariaa ciuren, tn Maus Heid, Mass. Miss Graves is the Prat one of her sex tocater the Unitarian ministry in Massacnusett and Ue second in the Whole deaomiuulvd, Mes, Colla Diurleia velaw the det, his guilt, aS ulso thal OL the receiver oF the gools, and accordingly a search Warrant wae procured and Mt. Lyuch’s piace subuutied to @ unust Lhovough and right overhanhug, As the resuit of such search seventy tats were found, ale ol which Mr Young tdentitied as his property. Of course both Lyact and Blomenthal were arrested, and yesterday morniag were accorded the privilege of @ public interview with Judge Hogaa ab th ‘Tombs Police Court, B.omenvial was quite reti« cent and seemed to be suifering irom a rather severe attacs of depression of spirits, but the amia- ble Lynch was as communicative as an ol mad, He Spurned the accusation ot being a willing for ceiver of purwined property of any kiud, ant swore in the most emphatic mannec possible chat he had bougite the Nats oo Blouwatival jor a (arr price, Under (he Impression ihat he Was & pedier, Tue Court refused to Case this view Of the case, anit accordingly gave Mr. ch an Opportas nity of Carnishiud $2,000 bail, which privilege he a onee avatied himselt of, Ia deneuic OF $1,000 bal young Ferdinand was consigned (oa ace, Comlorte able cell in the fombs, waere he Will be lbely to res TIO WALL Sitch Lune AS Le is Wanted ab the Yourt of Ugueral Sessiuie.