Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-08

New York eth April, 1890
County Court.
Present-the three Judges of the Common Pleas, the
Recorder and Aldermen.
MAY7-Ln the matter of Henry w. Merritt, one
of the Special Justices, &c.-William Calender re-
called by the District Attorney.-The examination
of Peter Haines is in my hand writing. The afida-
Wits now produced is in the hand writing of Holman.
This document was ian affidavit of Holman, setting
forth that Madison Hawks was material witness to
the conviction Of Seeey. At the bottom Of this pa
per is a memorandum Of the amount of bail, $1,000.
1t is dated 9th May, 1883
Cross-examined by Mr.. Cutting.-It was growing
aprest se s did not see Merritt and sparks
the Office then. Have no recollection OF MERIT and
Sparks bringing in prisoner after Holman had asked
me to go with them. l do not know why ioman
asked me to 60 to arrest Seeley. Neither Merritt
nor Sparks were in the Office, and suppose that
the reason why Holman asked me to accompany him.
1t was very shortly after Merritt and Sparks came
in that we all started. Not more than ten minutes
should say. have no recollection of seeing Ho-
man. Merritt and Sparks together that night. Have
no recollection of Holman complaining of their being
late. cannot say about the prisoners coming in
with Merritt and Sparks l have tried to refresh
nv recollection, but am unable. Here the witness
produced the records OF the police office, and said
the name of that prisoner must have been Thomas
Cooper, arrested for stealing $500 in bills. Sparks,
officer discharged and delivered over to the author
ties Of Newark. said yesterday there were two
charges against Seey. now say there were three.
Hawks in the records of the Office. As the entries
are at the close Of the day, it is fair inference to
suppose they were made Immediately after the
rest had every to believe that the off GERS
had told Police Justices Lowndes and Bloodgood of
the expected arrest of Seeey and the other man.
Lowndes was present when the prisoner was brought
in. Bloodgood was to aid in the arrest Of Hawks.
expected that we should have to arrest counter
feiters. At that time the city flooded with
counterfeit Elves of the Bank Of the State Of New
York. Numbers had been deposited in the Office by
- ..l t.oa, I.fra Icd inf hat,
entered the store first. My eyes were directed to
the dsnr Of the store in Dey street i never took
my VS. Off the door. l never saw any thing in the
shape of man come out before went into that
store.
Question-Could you have distinguished black
man from white man that night?
Witness-I do not think il could have been posi-
BILE from where stood We could discover Holman
and Merritt because we knew them, and il any thing
had come out, must have seen IL.
BY Judge Ulshofer-lt was not moonlight night,
but il may have been starlight.
By Cutting-A man could not have come out with
out my seeing him.
Some of the bills we brought away are endorsed
w. II. M, some w. ii. 5. and some Il. H., 24h
May, 1888. do not know who carried away the
forged bills found along with Seeley. i could not
find the bail bond which was taken in the Of
Sesley.
Recorder-Seeley was bailed before nae. ..
Witness-I remember the time when Moore was
in custody. Holman said he had had shown the pa
pers TO Phoenix, and he had said that Moore could
Cutting-State what was the reason why the pros
ecution woald have failed.
witness-I have no recollection on that subject
Cutting-Was there any other person except
Haincs, who could have been awitness.
Witness-In relation to the affidavit Of IIaincs,
have not read IL since IL was drawn, and cannot
speak TO that point.
Here sundry passages Of small talk passed between
Mr.. O'Conner and the District Attorney, which did
not reach the reporters table.
Witness-The paper hold in my hand now is a
- E,. l.A All .w. Af
Madison Hawks, takeu 3Ist May, 1880, before Hop
Cutting-Did the affidavit OF Madison Hawks 60
TO the District Attorney.
Winess-It must have gone. because Of this
mark, and have reached its proper destination. i
went through the common ordeal, and bill Of indict-
mept was found. IL waa filed the 18th OF June,
1888 When scely was arrested, had seen Will
liam Moore, but not Russell Moore, and should not
now know them apart
District Attorney-Has your memory bsen
freshed lately by these officers.
Witness-I have refrained from converting with
them the subject, or changing ideas with them
ID. A.-Were you examined before the Police
Committee.
witness-Ycs.
d. A.-Then propose TO give you this paper to
refresh your recollection.
This course objected to, and the District At
terncy tried get his rcfresher into the witness
memory, but was overruled
A.when you entered the store in Dey staect,
had not Heman a light in his hands coming DAT Of
the o'kce.
Witncss-Aftcr had locked the doer he had a
tjght noticed some crates near the door Of that
house in Dey street. before we went in. know John
Curley.
O'Conncr-This relates TO the third charge.
DA-Of course. Was he known at the Pelicc
Office.
Witness-I knew him, and suppose others did.
Since have been before the committee have hun
ted up the charge against Gurley, and found IL. lie
was arrested by Sparks, ON charge Of perjury, ON
the 10Th of September, 1881 do not recollect that
was present when he was brought mp on the com
plaint of Summers. | have paper here which
bears my Endorsement and is a complaint against him
ID. A.-You have stated, sir, that the city was
flooded with counterfeit money. Now, sir, want
20 know who understood to be the cause OF this
flood Of spurious money!
Whness-i cannot answer the question.
ID. Avon can stand aside, sir.
Mitness-l wish to saw aword in explanation.
said that Seeley the first ever aided to arrest
since then recollect was present when stesrns
was taken.
d. A.-Do YOU know Mrs. Beckwoodt
witness-l cannot say lido.
District Attorney.--Aiter calling several witnesses
who did not arri' 2, called MIR Puff, and a it'll,
humpbscked fellow stepped up and made a bow.
Mvname is VIM. j. Puff, and live in John-street
knew one Seeley; he boarded where did in De,
street Al that time was bar-keeper in the hou ..
adjoining the store where seeiey was clerk On III,