Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-14

bmk TINS Is transcript of the III ". d. Me-
Nee Co.; this is the firm book Of our bank.
I'm III. Abbott a6irmed-In 1899 occupied a
store at the southwest corner OF Tenth and Vine
streets, and had lived there two years before; 1
meved away in September, 1889; i knew such
persons as Steiner, Wood, Mckee, or Vanarsdalc n,
Roberts; DR.. Hillary occupies one corner; MIR. sr-
win occupies another; stone cut er another; WIN.
Davidson occupied the house above me.
Frederick Brock Jun, s,oora Il am bookkeeper
Of the Manufacturer and Mechanics Bank TJuage
Conrad-The firm books need not be produced. i 1
have been book keeper SINCE October last; have
kept the ledger from 10 II; VIM. nj. Eldridge kept
no account there; Steiner a. Wooi opened an ac-
count May %, 1899; residence corner Of Tenth add
Vine streets; this is transcript Of the account in
our bank.
Nm II. Gangin, again-TLis is a transcript Of
the account OF Vansrsdale & Roberts with the Bank
OF North America; VIM nj. Eldridge did not keep
al account in cur bank.
James r. Lisle, scorn-I am bookkeeper of the
Girard Bank; know Of no account Of Vim nj. En-
dr,age; do not keep the ledger of f; | have not
examined the ledger; but the firm book; name not
there; the checks since the 18th of January are in
our possession; now produced
John McGo,cdn, s'corn.-I have known DR.. Ell
dridge since August, 1899 Intimately; knew him
some three months before part aliy; first saw him
in Trenton; can't ray what was his occupation; 1
did not suppose him doing any thing; he never pro-
fessed to me to be doing any business; have fire.
quentiy heard him speak having bank business 10
to do; no way in particular, only ayng that he had
bank business TO attend to heard him say that
WOuiu prevent MIN from attending II some little
small matters; he put up his sign shortly after he
came to the city, which suppose some time IN
September; ! saw him four days in a week on an A.
verage; never knew him to wear spectacles except
on one occasion; cant say the time exactly il was
in the Bank Of the Northern Liberties; just went
in and met him there; il in the winters he stood
Sideways, and said, Show do you do, Doctor7'
and he turned round: remember reply paid
me- attention to him; don't recollect who went ont
first; thought it effort to avoid me; he APP
peared somewhat confused; had seen him not If
Lnc,, <t..~ k.I.
he never explained that about the bank; l saw DR..
f. the evening Of The 18th of April at my store no
had been out Of town, and he came on b STOPPED
at my store; he kept horse and wagon; he kept &
at Hartley's, Bank street he had been out
Brdesbarg; no particular conversation; he called TO
let me know that sone ladies with whom we were
gain the lst May afternoon at o'clock; he drove
up to my store in his vehicle; previously TO that no
generally wore his hair remarkably long; when he
came up that afternoon his hair was CT of short;
his face bore the appearance Of being discolored I
don't know how; II was in splotches; it altered his
appearance very m-ch; the hair short, attracted
wash Of SEINE kind had been upon his face; the re-
mark was made by all around that he had been get
ting his hair cut; our boy said 'why, Doctor, you
have been getting your hair cuts" nothing was said
about the spectacles; his reply that the bsxber
who had been in the habit Of cutting his hair had cut
il off too much, and he had very near having
fight with the barber in his shop; asked him where
he had been and he said he had been of town. he
offered 10 lend me money; it was somewhere in the
beginning Of May; I accepted il; he lent me in an
5000; received il in three payments bank notes;
II was from LIST TO 18th May; four o. Eve days be-
tween the first and second loans; the third might
have been longer; the note was dated 10th May 1
still owe that money; At first he brought $e7O or
$3.50 and loaned me was 10 have gone with DIR. e..
on a conte plated excursion, aad ! objected On ac.
count Of my finance; he said IL that was the
there would be no difficulty; no sum was named, I
would want; said that to pay all my notes during
my absence would take 5000 a. ! would rely upos
NO receipts; after the first payment he made np the
$4,000, handing me s210O; ] then gave him a memo
randum check; one night afterwafds he told me I
could loan $780, and eoald give my note for 5000
at six months, he would TO il before;
he brought II up to me in my store the notes Of all
the pay ments were small notes. CLOS and s20s,
ry few SlOOs; ut that time the banks generally paid
out u. s. Bank notes; the note by our firm Bel
ger and McGowan; Mr. Eldridgc has called and said
that when the note due il would be demanded
did not 60 on the excursion; his arrest defeated
il; il was to have been in June; first saw Dr. FL
bridge in DR.. Hewelrs house he is son-in-law to
Mr. Pratt; next saw him at the same house; in
month afterwards saw him at Philadelphia; next
saw him at Trenton again; supposed all this period
that he was residing in Trenton ; l saw him The
ext day that he commenced to reside in PhladcL
phs; we went together on party TO Trenton Falls,
New York. in August, 1889, ten days two weeks;
did not know prior to that that he lived in Phila-
delphia his return he went To the Morris House,
Mr.. HowelPs.
Cross examined by Mr.. Hirst u. s Bank uotes
were the circulation OF the city about the LIST OF
May, generally. An excursion was TO commence
the morning Of the Sd to GO through New York sod
Montreal we were to be absent three or four
weeks DIR. Eldridge was 20 be married on the ID
81 June, that was the cause Of the excursion, to
lady otPhiladeiphla county, ofrepated wealth. The
marriage was in contemplation, perhaps net quite
so long. believe they were engaged to be married
before the 3)h Of April. was to have assisted at
tbs marriage a: the friend Q, DR. EiSrdEs was Of
myself were the only gentlemen OF the party, there
were two ladies the lady that he was engaged 10
was one. ! can't say II was fixed for the 3Nh ef
April On the 3Oth OF April vi.i cd the theatre,
without DR. Eldrdge; the next night we visited the
theatre with him. The ladies came in the Goth Of
April, and sent note to DR. Eidrdye's Office 10 w.
form him. We occupied box No. s, u and Sd seats,
I think. ! saw neither Mr. Miller Mr.. Helm
bold there. rccollcct that knew that night,
On the afternoon of the LIST Of May, he was in our
store half an hour--then walked out, came back and
went to the theatre The young ladies were there
also, at the house III partner defining store
DIR. Eldriase lent me monev on one occasion. three
-four weeks pre- vious the Both Of April, $500 for
one or two days. returned IL in our cheek, Bank
OF the United States, the next day or two Once
recollect distinctly, whether twice not, cannot
say. DR.. Eldridgc offered TO lend the $500 kim-
SELF and accepted the offer think he lent X 10 me
in notes, not check, two or three months prior TO
the 30,h ofApriL ! returned loans in checks. DR.
Eldridge commenced residing in Philadelphia ~
Sept, 1880, Immediately after our excursion. I
knew Mr.. + bridge for five or seven years; he was
going by the door. said did not know where our
note was, and would like to know-he said he had IT,
Cross-examined by Mr.. Hirst.-I don't recollect II
DR. r. went more than TO the theatre; did not
observe IL the blotchss his face in the eve
ming
Samuel r.. Coe s,corn.-I am book keeper al tho
Philadelphia Bank; this is the account Of Steiner a.
Wood.
james b. McCidron sicorn. i an. book keeper OF
the Mechanics Bank; this j. firm book n Is IS
the account Of Vanarsdale & Roberts; VIM VI. Ell
dridge has before no account IN our bank.
james Carsnauga srorn-I am teller at the Sosth-
wark bank; no account Of VIM VI. Elddridee in that
bank.
Caleb n. Tddings, dgain.-This is our firm boob;
there are two signatures the first was written with
a bad pen the person took out a penknife, mepded
The pen, and wrote IL agan-Stener x Wood; 4
think that VIM NJ. Eldridge kept no account there.
Ganrcn 4 HnnaiLfnn- .lcnrn.-I am teilsr In the