The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-22
General Sc ssIOns.

Before his Honor the Recorder, Judges Noah and
Lynch, and Aldermen Pollock and Balls
FEB 2l.- Case Of 44mosy and Leeds.-The trial
of these gentlemeS, charged by Haggerty " Sons
with to sc pretences, was continued.
Mr. SAMUEL +. Snow was called for oress ex.
into by the District Attorney.
Cross eraminea;-l was asked in nv direct exa.
mination, on Friday, whether any book was kept Of
the goods in the public stores. NY answer is tina.
lie stores; 1t was in December, 1889, that was di
ctod to make out the invoice given to Haggerty
Sons; was directed to make an inventory Of
cloths and threads, as far they would 90 towards
800, 20, and fill uP the balance with other goods
had made out previous iEvoice for the Messrs
Haggertys, Of about S42 900 on the Goth of Jauu-
airy So bales Of shesings were added to the last in
voice, which made the whole value Of it $i4 COO;
these goods were placed in Messrs. Hagsertv's
store, No. CD Pine street; copied TIE goods in
these invoices from the receivers bo, /; it con.
tanned no entries of the goods in the publc stores
the invoice book contained the whole etock Of
goods in store 1t was discontinued about the
time this list was made ont, and the entries after
wards made in book called the foreign sales book:
the eleven bales Of cloths entered into the re-
ceivers book on the ith of September, 1899 they
were not entered in the custom house entry book
at that time; on the 18th OF January, lS40. find
foar bales ofcoths marked 269, go 27l and 272 en-
tered nthe custom house book lit did not rto me
1.-THE time that the eleven bales of cloths entered
into the invoice were in the public stores; Mr. Amo-
Custom House, giving bonds, &c. /; l understood
that this invoice was made up for the purpose Of
obtaining advances from the Messrs. Haggerty /
knew some ofthe goods on tho invoice belonged to
Willons s. Co.. also knew that Mr.. Ha zlett was
the agent Of Willoas for the sale Of those goods
also knew that Amory g. Leeds had the power 10
dispose OF on pledge, those goods without his con.
sent or knowledge Mr. Hazlet had no power to
dispose OF goods without consent Of Amory s.
Deeds there were other gobds received ia the
same bill Of lading in which the eleven bales of
cloths were entered several packages MAJ ed A.
l.. 4 @, numbering from 23l to l39, were among
them they were received on the 18th eff Septem.
Der, 1899. For the twentieth time witness an
nounced that in making out the invoice in
which the eleven bales were inserted, he re-
Tered osly to the receiving and entering book.
Mr. Hszett was aware that the goods in the
S4l 600 invoice, had been pledged to Haogerty e.
Sons do not know that he was aware that any of
the woollcn goods had been pledged | do not
know that the IL bales of wooilen shawls were in
the store IN Pine street placed them in tic in
voice Tor the same tina, ms erted the cloths
as beiore stated made out the invoice sent 10
Adee, Timpson Il Co in making out this invoice
did not call the attention of either Mr.. Amory or
Leeds, TO the fact that some Of the goods entered
on it were also on the invoice sent to Hacgerty &
Co d; the reason for this was that | supposed thai
Use contract with them had possibly been dissoIv.
ed have no reason to suppose either Mr.. Amory
or Leeds knew that any Of the goods on the invoice
sent TO Haggety & Co., were also ON the invoice
sent to Adce, Timpson 81 Co / had nothing TO do
with negotiating for any advances on goods when
the eleven cases were burned in the hubble stores |
had no knowledge that they were in Haeeerty's in.
voice think was not aware of their being the
same goods until after the failure of Amory & Co.
their sales In 1899 could not have been less than
one and qRarter million of dollars.
The counsel for defence here offered TO move
that on Mr.. Shows return to this city, after he
hal heard OF the Indictment found against Anorv
and Leeds, he exclaimed that if any body was 70
blame Tor the entering Of the eleven bales OF cloths
IN the invoice given 10 Haggcrty and Co., that
formed the basis OF this indie he was tbs nr
SOP, and not Amory and Leeds they had no kno,c.
ledge ofn1 N'''
1t was objected to by the prose cutiop. and the
Court decided that il was not admissible. -
Witness continued-I was instructed bv Mr..
Amory to inform the Messrs Haggerty of the dis
position OF the goods that had been placed on the
'nvoIce given to them AT all times
PAUL s. Forces was called, ard de posed that he
sailed with Mr. Leeds for England in the Great
W. stern, on March ~, 1910; we returned in III.
British Queen on the 18th of july, 1910,
JAMES DE r. OapES sworn-I am acquainted
With Messs. Amory and Leeds, and also with
John Haggeity; was one of q set Of artitrators
% decide as to who was the law full owner Of some
goods in the store in Pearl and New streets in the
month Of September, 1910.
Ia paper was here presented by Mr.. O'Connor, |
counsel for defence that had been left in the pos
session Of the witness al the time the award was
made, parts Of which he said Relevant TO the
Ease on trial. This paper was signed BY John Hae-
'erty aad Sons, and dated SEPTEMBER 10, 1911,
,eing Mae months after the delivery Of the invoice
i Sii, 900 to that firm, which forms the basis OF
his indictment This paper contained areview Of