Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-19

as Tor his ofhc'i purposes. IN waned ueiDoI are
dam DOCK should take IL from the Bank. IL is The
custom Tor officers "a do so.
James McBriie erdmiped-I am a dire etor 49,,
was @ember Of the examining committee. nsve1
saw the loan book The account Of the loans which
Mr.. White produced 10 the Comm ittee was ON sepx-
rate sheets Of paper. He said there was no otter
book.
Here Mr. O'Csnnor stated that it was part os thsSs
case to show that the dire tors had knowled re az
the way the business was done.
Judge lngraham said that il the opinion Of the
Court that the questions for the Jury were first did
the Bank possess such book and then had II nee n
carried on, AID if so, by whom.
Cross tfarifasd-I saw the account which r
knew to be IN the hand writing Of Newcomb. We
examined the list of receipts and found them all
rect.
Colin q. NecconJe examined. District Attor-
ney Describe this book, Sir, that il was said yesr
kept in the bank7
Witn6ss-It was book made for the Bank al INV
suggestion, and contained the particulars Of the
loans on stock directed il 70 be ade after obi
Tag the consent Of the Cashier before got the book
~ was made according to the dire ctioD rs gave.
Niere inc witness went into the des cription which
agreed with the testimony Of the Statoner-even to
,ne ie,,erins,as having the words Manhattan Com
Pany paid for the book Of the fun de- Of the
Bank Kept the book which contained tn partic-
aIars OF the loans on stocks The bouk was general
nsp. IN my desk or pat in the money vault. The
enrles III That book are since 1886 All the subse-
aueni ioafs were put there by myself or the Cashier
The last time saw it gave it to the Cashier on or
about the mrs, OF last January and before the a7
pointment OF the committee. Mr.. White request ca
the book OF me, and never it after that tiss<
There were few entries in pencil relative the esl
Le ION OF the dividends Il was not a general Tul~
to make entries of the dividends.
Cross eram'ned-I am not the first teller Of the
Bank now-ceascd 10 be the first Of Maj CD hse-
g. How did you get out of office!
A. left the Bank Of my own NC cord.
q. What bus mess are you IN!
A. None reside here at home with my father
z: Did you leave town the same day you left tA<
Ayes, and staid away for two months.
Q-Did you not come back promises from
tam persons to protect you if you would make GER
Al have had no promises made me. did cor
respond with the President, Jonathan Thompson, en-
the subject.
Q.-Did you get any answer?
A.-Not directly.
Q--Well, indirectly!
A.-Yes, from my faths r. n-law.
Q-Whois he?
A-Josah Palmer.
Q.-To what efecti
A-Why. that they did not feel disposed to prose-
cute me, because they thought me innocent.
Q. Did you not say that you could make disrlc.
sures to criminate others!
A.-Ne.
Q-Havc you been at the bank lately!
Q. Are you under indictment now.
Al am.
Odd you ever determine to come back before
you ascertained hat the bank was determined not
to prosecute youf
A Yes, Sir but did not execute it, Iwrote one
letter to Mr.. White. Nothing said Of the con-
tents Of this letter. but the witness give
technical account Of his mode of keeping the book
The only other important fact elected from hin,
was that he paid Tor the book with money drawn
by him self cheque signed Robert White, CGsk-
Ter, and that after tho book left his pos session.
loans made which could not have enter red there
After the book left the possession Of the witness A<
saw Mr.. White give the book to Of the porters.
The man bound up in brown paper and gave il hack
to Mr.. White. After that he saw the other porter
following Mr.. White out, carrying the same parcel
with him. The name Of the first porter 10 Janes
Burns. He is in Europe. The name Of the one whs
carried it out is Farrall ORourke He 10 here sose-
where. There was third called William. The mr.
mute books Of the Board Of Dire were Otter
Cor the Examining Committee was made mp correct
ly from that book
Here the Court determined on adjourning until II
o'clock on Saturday.