Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-11

charge of all the money II knew nothing about II.
Q. Who kept the books? a. MIR. Hamilton
Hosack. Q. Who negotiated or put Oft the bills?
A. never knew who, nor any thing about that,
neither. q. by the Court. Had they, or Malepar,
any act of incorporation? Motley acted under
grant of the United States to MIR. Torrey, to
manufacture marble. The Patent for the invention
of manufacturing and polishing marble was issued
to Torrey and by him assigned Malepsr, for the
State of New York. heard, some days before
left the Co. that its transactions were thought TO
be illegal.
Elias JYade jr. OF the firm Of De Grand, Wright
& Co. said the, were engaged by request of Male
par Here the plates of the bills were shown to
witness. I q. by Maxwell. What directions did
you receive from Mr.. MalepaI? Il. He engaged
us TO engrave descriptions of nos 2, s. 8, such
as we showed him Of other bank notes. The srst
plate we did (for bond.) was ordered about 10th
Oct. and the plates for the small bills were ordered
at the same time. The plstes for $40, IL, so s
500 were ordered about list Oct. last, and fin
ished on ID Dec. The writing (words) to be en-
paved was received from the hands Of Mlalepar;
but don't know who wrote them. Don't recol-
ect whether any express orders were given to make
them look like other bank bills; but from his selec-
ton of the plates by Malepar, we supposed he
wished ii to be 80. Mr.. Maiepar informed us they
were for a regularly chartered company and that
he had consulted counsel, and was well advised he
had authority TO issue bills Had we known it
was for unauthorized company, we should have
refused to engrave them. There were struck off.
in blank, 5000 bonds OF bills, descriptions l, 2, )
s. ), blank 2200; of do. descriptions $40, II, so
| s. 100, in do 600 on demand; and of bonds, after
the alte, alton Gas TO tmel 1900, payable at fu-
| ture day. These impressions were generally de-
livered TO MIR. Pride. @. Have you not engraved
| q great many similar bonds for other persons
| in this city? A. Yes some for the Franklin In
surance Cor Manufacturing Company-some for
the TYhitc Lead Company, aud some Tor other
companies, l believe; bu, can't reeoect what
ones. Our company or firm does great deal of
engraving for persons in other cities and states,
well in this.
Question by Maxwell. Who ordered the plates
for the White Lead Coz A. Mr.. Malepar, and |
believe Mr. Whitney g. pVho those for the
Franklin Co.? a. Mr.. Lucas.
Jonathan RathbOne,s being sworn, testified as
follows: MIR. Malepar sent down a carriage to Cas-
tie Garden, on rainy evening, with word that
must come up to Washington Hall. rode up, and
there met number OF gentlemen never saw be-
lore, and some whom had seen- on what business
l know not; bot soon after taking some Sigh re-
freshfnent, MIR. Malepai wanted to make me d-
rector in this Marble Co., and declined, saying
would not be a, director in any manufacturing
other company. Nothing was concluded on that
night; but understood there was to be another
meeting which heard did take place, at which
did not attend. Nothing was said about issuing
notes wien attended, but only bonds; was al
Washington Hall about half an hour Ii was some
time afteTw ards, heard they had issued notes.
Soon alter / received these notes (hoding some in
his bands, which were handed TO him in court,)
from MIR. Malepar; l also received the amount of
$1,000, for which took these notes as collateral
security for large portion of Castle Garden
supposed a bond and mortgage for the payment for
the Garden, and these notes were given me for The
me o. maid
flosack's writing on the back OF the notes but
know he was in the office of the Marble Co. Mr.
Whitney, also on the back OF the White Lead Co.
Oils, has been is merchant in this city, and
| acted President of the White Lead Co $50
calicd) for Mr.. Malepar. I have seen Mr.
Lounsbury in the White Lead Co. Office in the Ex-
change Buildings; but that and the Marble Co. were
kept in separate rooms. DON'T know much of the
White Lead Co.'S lssueo {of honds.); only know
of $4,000 that are issued To question by Price
witness said: think the Marble Co. stopped
about the lst Msy-some time after the Indictment
Don't know how much Maepar paid after the in
dctment, but heard he paid muchI saw him, Sa-
turday before he stopped, when he had paid up all
which bad then become due. Malepar gave me fer
the Castle Garden, s. 900, and to pay all the
debts of tina, establishment besides. On the 9th
March, he paid all the demands presented against
the Garden, chiefly small bills he had advertised
to pay them. think saw $1,000 of these debts
paid, or more, that day. Some little OF this in
Marble bills, to such persons as had confidence in
him and his notes.
never have received any other money or pro-
perty for Castle Garden, except Malepar's Mar
BILE money! was 10 have had his bond and mort
gage, Con the Garden,) but did not gel them or
any thing else, except the Marble bonds. @. by
Price. Did you conceive the Castle Garden then
worth $4,000, and the debts ? a. Yes, and
would ask more than that for il if had it now.
would not take 100000 for it if owned it again.
My sale only Of half the Garden Malepar
owned one part ~ hich he bought of Fitch before.
On examining the six thousand dollar bonds,
of the White Lead Co., which Rsthbone received
as above from Malepar for the Garden, it was
found that four of them were not yet due, but will
be in July Witness said, TO question asked
him by Price, that the interest on The six White
Lead Co. bonds, payable quarterly, and there
was one endorsement of the payment Of it, for
first quarter, on each Of these bonds, which was
done before the indictment was found that when
j, became due. he (wtness) called on Malepar
mot Whitney, nor at White Lead Office) for
payment, and Malepar told him to go to Pride,
(marble Co. Office y he did so and Pride paid it,
and endorsed il as paid on the bonds. He also said,
that, wishing TO see Mr. Malepar once, he went
round the counter, when Pride stopped him, say
ing 40 Que was allowed to come in there but Mr..
Malepar, the directors and officers of the company.
James Rggi, (by Mr.. Repallo, trsnslator,) tes-
tilted, that be arrived here from Leghorn, in Italy,
on the 9th of September last brought GU, busts
with him, which were sold by him for the Castle
Garden-th there were eleven OF them, which he sold
TO Mslcpar, in April last, for $500, (according
to Ms agreement,) and he received nothing for
those buSts, except 500 for himself and payment
Of the custom house duty, by Mr.. Fuller, Cor
FowIer,) who paid bill of exchange for freight,
and the said duties-nothng else, except Marble
Cos. bonds. Malenar told him fhen inere as cnnd