The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-19
General SesslOns-
Before His Honor the Recorder, Judge slNooh .rt
Lynch and Aldermen POLLOCK and Balls

Lynch, and Aldermen Pollock and Balls INV
FEB. lS-TrM for AHedged False Pretenc,s-
The trial of Amory & Leeds, charged with obtain
ing the note. OF John Haggerty q Sons under false
AT the opening of the court j. PREscorT HALL.
Esq one OF the counsel eagae ed by Mr. Hagger-
fy to aid the prosecution in this cause presented
printed statements of the assets of the house Of
Amory & Leeds as prepared after their failure.
which he wished to introduce as evidence.
CHARLES O'CoSNER, Esq, for the defence OBJ
lected to the admission on the ground that il was
contrary to all rules Of evidence and that the do
PENDANTS were indicted, as was alledged, for false
Prstences, and not for the crime of having foed in
business.
The Court very properly refused to admit such
testimony, and the counsel for the presses ution
again called
WILLIAM C. HAcGERrY, who stated that tho
commission charged Amory e. Leeds for the advan-
ces made by Haggerty Sons, on me chandi re ,was
two and half per cent to be entered against their
account every six months.
CHARLES w. FOSTER, was sworn, who stated
that he received three eases Of woolen cloths from
Amory Leeds on the 18th Of June, 1910, on ste.
rage, and delivered them to Francis Morley tho
brother Of the agent or owner.
JOHN HAzLET was again called, who stated that
he was one Of the persons selected to examine tho
accounts Of Amory & Leeds after their failure.
The sounsel for defence here rested and Charles
O'Connor, Esq opened the course for the defence
ed that the defence would show most conclusively
TO the minds OF the jury and the public by the eve
dence that they should introduce, that the charpes
preferred against his clients by the numerous body
OF the Haggerty's combined was without founda-
ton that they were innocent and injured men, and
although deprived of the former wealth by crcuun-
stances beyond their control, yet were a. honest
and honorable men as those who appeared as their
oPpressors. he alluded most eloQaenty and sar-
castcally to the course persned by the Haggertys,
AZ aiiedged BY the senior Of that firm on the witt
ness stand in 6rst obtaining all the real and person
al estate OF that firm, using them both as witnesses
in their behalf and long after all the circumstances
they alledge a. fraudulent were known TO them a..
sociatiog and nngling with them as friends and
companions ne centrssted the false pretenees Of
their conduct with the aledged false pretences Of
his clients, in mastery manner, and drew forth
the feelings Of the audience, court and jury in
almost an :vowed expression. 1t is unseeessary
Of the circumstances attending the prosecution Of
this Cause, rs the whele subject will be fully pre-
sented in his concluding speech to the jury which
we shall endeavor to give.
The frst witness called by tho defence was
SAMUEL +. Snow, who deposed as follows II
am now In the employ Of Richards and Watson, az
! salesman; was with Amory and Leeds in the same
capacity from the time the house first organic
ed with Mr.. Watson as partner, until they finally
failed; was the principal salesman after the dis
solution OF the fir n Of Amory, Leeds and Co The
lnvs,ee' given to Haggerty and Sons, by Amory &
sented 10 witness.] II was made out by me 1T the
request OF Amory and Leeds; the valne Of goods
entered upon it il 4,000; the firm directed me
ed at about $1,000 Amsry and Leeds dire cted
me to take the numbers Of the goods that placed
on this invoice, from the store they occupied in
Pine street; /! made the invoice complete before
gave it to either Of the firm; then gave il to Mr.
Leeds; in making out this invoice, intended to
conform to the instructions given me by Amory and
Leeds previous to commencing it; believe took
all the goods placed that invoice from the re-
eeiving book, but possibly may have taken some
Of the numbers from the sales book was not
aware that any Of the goods entered that invoice
were in the public stores; think my knowledge
OF the location Of the goods in the store Of Amory
and Leeds was better than any other person
in their employ; l always attended to the bu-
slness OF sending goods to pnblic sale /; all
charge Of Mr. Hazlett, and when he was absent, I
attended to the delivery Of them also; Mr. Van
Brunt, another clerk, superintended the passing Of
goods through the custom house; Mr. Amory gave
no particular attention TO the selection Of goods to
be sent to auction; Mr.. Leeds had charge of the
correspondence Of the irm he gave very little at
tention to the arrangement or selection Of goods
for sale; there is nothing to lead me to suppose
that Amory and Leeds knew that any of the goods
on that invoice were in the public stores; from my
knowledge Of the business Of Amory e. Leeds,
cannot suppose that either of them knew the par
ucuar location Of goods undt their control, unless
they had ascer aimed from some OF thrir clerkss
there were $4,000 worth of goods in the store
NO 0J Pine street; each Of the lofts were more
than hall, perhaps two.thirds FULL Mr. Amory at
tended to the outdoor business ofthc house; the
cloths sent to Adee, Timpson & Co in Jan. and
Feb lS4O, were made up by Mr.. Hazlett, the other
goods by myself the receiving and the delivery
both was kept by Mr.. Van Brunt; there was a lot
OF goods sent to the store in New street; I made
up the lott we first began to send in April, 1870.
and concluded in May % Of the same year; the
amount sent was Si04 i29 81; Mr. Ogden Hsgger-
ty as also Mr.. w. c Haggerty, called at the store
OF Amory Il Leeds several times soon after the
failure; on the 18th Of June some goods were
taken take BY them from the Pine street store;
Mr.. Leeds was not in the country at that time: he
had LETT Tor England; Mr. Amory tod me 10 give
the Messrs Haggertys all the information they
desired relative to their business; this was after
IN, y ia'lure endeavorcd to answer all cnquiries
lsfiy snd honestly; there was no book kept of the
quantity OF goods in the public store previous to
me failure; the paper presented to Mr.. Haggerty,
giving an account Of the place Of deposite and dis
position Of the goods on the original invoice Of
$ 4,l0O, was made up BY me. In preparing this
statement, Mr.. Amory told me to enter opposite
the eleven cases Of cloths marked O in the origi-
nal invoice, the words burned at the fire in tho
pubic store, and insurance money received remit
ted, or words to that effect, which did.
The direct examination Of this witness here
closed by the defence, and the hour 4 Of having
arrived, the Court adjourned till this morning AZ
10 o'clock.