Morning herald., 1839-05-07

copy OF IN yosr hand, was ever sent to the DEPART
| all. '' se" as
BY the District Attorney-It must u..e..ar;lx
| In not less than three months '' o''
fe.er George Washington examined-I am the
chlst clerk In the office OF the Auditor of the Trea
mated to the Office July SO and entered =, ,I Jt;
sept the fire occurred in Dee ember of the sam.
year heard the testimony Of the last witness and
Us IN .he man correct; though think the de-
strucuoh In the p0stmaster's papers was greater
than ne SAID II was; there single account of
postmaster preserved to my knowledge / have
naae careful aud continued search for original ac-
counts reative to this controversy, and could find
none from the defendant, except these now hold in
my hand These Were among Sc eraI Others that had
ai peeh sth' over 70 the Treasury Department, and
which were thereby preserved They were ten in
number. 80 -
would throw no light on the subject at present
The District Attorney said then he should assume
that he had proved BY these papers balance against
the defendant Of and he should go on to items
growing out of other transactions not appertainn~
| 10 the Post Ofhce Department. The first item ard
which had been acknowledged by the defendant
Barnabas Bates called and examined by the Dis
t1ct Attorney. In the year 1884, was employed in
/ the post ofhce as assistant postmaster. In March
Y, 1884 paid the defendant 5000, charged in
$259O. ~'
District Attorney-Were You employed by the
defendant as general agentfor the post office?
Witness-l was
District Auorney-Dd you in two periods come
into possession, as agent, of these two sums Of
money?
| Witness-i did.
| District Attomey-What did you do with the
money?
Witness-I paid it to the defendant, and took his
District Attorney-What did you do with these
receipts!
Witness-I handed them over to the defendant
when settled my ac counts.
District Attoney-Have you been charged with
these sums!
Wtness-Yes, sir, and produced the receipts as
vouchers, and demanded credit for them, which
Cross-examined by defendant himself-I am now
employed in the Custom House. cannot say when
that entry made on the books Of the defendant:
il may have been when was in Washington person
ally-it may have been in the fall of 1884, when the
defendant was there am certain that paid it, but
not TO tcaOm; but got the defendants receipts. /
paid it to defendant according to my orders.
Here the defendant gave the following my stcal
document to the witness to refresh his memoryl
| DOCUMENT A.
Resides Orders, &C.
Draft a. Boston, sscce
5000
$1,000
Draft, Reverse ssso. ;ideysS. ,saS "a
5000 assl 81 a.
Mr.. c. Bibey $1,000
" {" q. Il. b. bk. 30c0
Cross examination resumed.-I got the money ON
drafts drawn by Reeside, and accepted by the de-
partmcnt Tor transporting the mail Of the u. States
Reeside asked me TO get the money for these drafts
and did so. ! should not have paid il without his
| authority The defendant had been in the habit of
advancing meney to Reeside because the department
were too poor to pay il. My impression is, that it
was repayment Of monies advanced by defendant
to Mr. ReesIdc.
Defendant had been in the habit of paying money
to Reside. When in want he would call on def n
dant and he aided him. cannot say what the United
States had to do with that money.
Defendant-That is all, sir.
District Attorney-YSu are requested by defen-
dant 10 explain why these two items entered un-
der date Of 1854 Have you any reason 10 know or
believe why this date IS put against it!
Witness-l am unable TO explain sir.
District Attomey-Did Reside say when you GOT
the drafts for him that the money for the use Of
the Department.
i Witness-I supposed il was So but could not saw
what particular application was to be made with il
| District Attorney-When Reside applied to you
to raise the money, did he do it the agent OF the
defendant?
Witness-I do not know, sir. He had number of
drafts accepted, and supposed he was to raise the
money for the benefit Of the department ultimately
but for his own immediate benefit.
District Attorrey-Did yos suppose the Depart.
ment owed him, Reside, for transportation which it
was unable to payl
Witness-l did; and he said they were in his
debt.
District Attorney-Do ysu rccoect the tenor Of
the receipt given by you for these two sumsl
Witness-I do net.
District Attoney-Do you know where they are
now.
Witness-I do not
District Attorney-To what officer did you give
them up?
Witness-To Mr.. Brown
District Attorney-Now, Sir, does the debit side
OF this account say from what scarce, whence that
| money camel
| Witncss-It does Sir; bat / cannot saw that the
two last drafts ef $4,000 were furnished by Rec
side.
Mr. Hall-(Takng the paper from the hands of
the District Attorney where did this account come
FRONT
\ Nitaess-I presume from Washington.
Mr. Commemorative you wanted to send tbese
drafts Of Resides 10 Boston, was il supposed that
his credit very bad and that other arrange.
ment must be madel
Witness-Yes, something like il; YOU got them
endorsed, and got them discounted and paid the
money over to you.
/ Mr.. Commemorative the credit Of the post efiee
good enough at that time 10 raise $4,000 ONT
/ Witness-I am unable to say, Sir, but they were
pretty hard run uxtil / made arrangements 10 gst
some money from several banks, SO that they had
some credit, Sir The arrangement was 10 hermit
them 10 overdraw at certain banks, paying interest
therefor, and receiving the post office deposites
Here the District Attorney read the deposition Of
Robert Johnson who acted as accountant TO the p.
NJ General until the reorganization Of the Depart
ment when he became assistant p M. General
dc pupn nj acalla -. l.