Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-29

Mastor was extensively engaged in tampcring with
the currency, and they refused to admit him to bail
Various abortive attempts have since been made to
get the prisoner brought up and bailed before the
Judges Of the Superior Court, but in all the
prisoners legal advisers have been defeated by the
vigilance ofthc public prosecutor and o. " Lownds
the agent for the banks.
The panel was exhausted by the challenges Of the
prisoners counsel when only six persons were in
the box.
The Court asked the District Attorney if he
The District Attorney said "no'-he should pre-
fer new pap,l
The Coart directed the sherGto summon new ia.
rcrs, and suspended business until the return could
be made.
A full jury was at length obtained, and the trial
proceeded by the District Attorney calling
A. NJ G. Smith, who swore as follows:-"I ar
rested the prisoner at the bar, in Broadway near Ii
berty street found plate him, done up in paper
and hid under the breast OF his coat On searchn
him at the Police office, quantity Of notes were
Mr. Price objected 10 the production Of any papers
bit what charged in the indictment
The District Attorney offered one note, which he
said be should read in evidence No objection being
offered 20 this court the note which Of the ID la
ware and Hudson Bsak for $50 was read at length.
Mr.. Price said it was not in accordance with the
indictment.
The Court everruled the objection.
Hiram ". Fslfsr eranined-I am a Clerk in the
Merchants' Bank. The note now produced is bad.
II is altered note, but cannot say from what de-
nomination. note purportng 10 be $50, Of the
Merchants Back was put in the hands Of the wit.
ness, but he could not say from what note Of the
bank IL had been altered, although he thought IL was
a 50.
John " JpIRiams eraminsd-I am the Treasurer
ofthe Delaware aud Hudson Canal Bank. The fo,r
sotes now shown me were originally issued for e2
They now rurport to be for $50.
Smith recalled, and gave an account Of the
arrest Of the prisoner and the searching him at the
Police, and hndi 200 or 800 dollars Of good money
ON him, and about 800 dollars bad. The good money
was in tobacco box, and the bad money IN a wallet
On the cross examination of TIVE officer he said the
prisoner was first examined in the little back room
aud Mr.. Lswnds. AZ that time the prisoner said
he got nan TO make the plate Tor him who lived in
Broadway II might have been in the cell after the
examination IN the back room, before the Magis-
trate in the back room who examir ed him thereon,
but witness cannot say what said Thinks u was
said to have been made for sign for medicine boxes
He might have said IL was made Tor a root doctor.
who lived in Pcansy wanna The money was eouBted
in his presence and prison said he GO the forged
paper ofs broker in Wall street Thinks that pri-
soner never gave but account OF the plate.
| O. NJ. Lewnds examined--I was present when the
last witness in the act OF searching the prisoner
/ The money now produced was the found
that occasion. He said he got the bad money of
Wall street broker bet refused % tell who he was,
and declined TO 20 with officer 10 point out the
| broker or his office.
| Cross erarrfned-I dc not know whether the pri-
sorer said anything about herb doctor in Pennsyl
vsnis. paid the most attention TO the case pre-
money on him, aid not pay mach farther attention