New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24
WEDNESDAY, February %.


Ln.s, Bo,p,,, svl.ro-! am acquainted with William E
iIaggcry, and the house OF Nh Simeon Draper IN
company with himlu the autumn OF 1911 Subsequent TO lie
indictment being found aga.st AIessrS Amor' Lerds
He asked me how long Governor Seward had TO serve.
told him He then said the Governor could
have. opportunity pardoing aI-ssr imory Leeds
Ibid llearany thing said about getting out stone
-eramined-AIr William Draper, Mr.. Simeon ORA
per ladies' present The remark was s'-
erai one, and made in jocuar way
Defence rested.
Ogden IIaegerv on, oil the firm OF John Iiaggerty L
Sons was then called and Tor the prosecution! re-
sided in the summer 1910 Sing Sing; went IN June and
returned The city the middle oi September hifeu
the house Jonathan -Imory There were two cottaSeso Ga
the farm quarter meapart One was improved
y A! Anorv which occupied; the other built by alr
Leeds and by him occupied Mr. Ainory went up heFe
Immediately after the failure OF his firm to reside am
confident that While staying mp there my father was
not there more than twice staying about tonr days and
once two days IL up several times alter ic Mr.
Amory's family left there and came 20 the city IN October
mad. an arrangement with Nr. Aniory 10 furnish each
horse Ia pat to The wagon take the family to church. &c
and to pay the coachman between us
The female portions of our families teiS OF
luaintanct bat not intimacy as my wife kHe" my ltf
ings towards lr Amory. lad many angry conversations
with Mr. Anorv in attempting 10 induce hal To givo cur
iirn deed farm and threatened ht on one occ
ion with personal violence board the steamboat told
him we had not expose them we relied on the promises
matte tIeIutouS told him unless he showed some ds-
position make good tosc promises should expose them
lie then promised should av.. the deed on that DAY
an,l promised make assignments OF any balances
due their firm This last conversation on the 10Th unr
1910 on board steamboat GA gong out excursion
nv father stopped, Mr. AnOry'. get him 10 go with
Us gave Mr.. Amor sjO,toD Tor his farm and alter
wards discovered that IL nortgaged or 5000 ofS 300
which All Amory had apprsrd " OIL We held tbs
farm year, and after paying th. mortgage ami IN
teres, IT, sold Tor $1,000 and realizing only $1,000 by
No intimacy La. existed between my family and Mr..
Anory's since lett Sing Sing first discovered that
liz. goods mentioned IN the invoice gwen by Amor
Lcet oi goods pledged 10 Us had been attracted from
tl Pine about three day. after Their failure
with clerk OF ours anu "a" snow,
w:o after seeing Mr. inory, offered TO show The goods
took invoice, and separately ask ed INN 10 point
on, The goods therein mentioned He did with some OF
them, but others missing, and Nr. Snow said the
solder gone. Mr. imory, IN May, 1910, told Inc II.
had hired New street, AID c wanted ufthcr adj
honsc al the same tire Tune rod ucl@
some of goods w.ic. he promised should 20 into
the New aI>o otter goods previously invoc-
cd in the stores Pine and Wi!lam street and tia We
should have the key OF The New street store.
After had discovered that goods missing rr-
qurn,iy again To the in Pnesree but did no,
get any information concerning them. never learned
from defendants after got from item thu amour, OF
missing oo that any OF thos goods IN te Custom
IIo, or Pus!c Store, that they had brea returned
Tie original llr.>now nor any other person de-
PENDENT, employ Afforded satisfactory Information
concerning teu>ng goods though frequently mPortnnrd
eios5. Anory promised 10 lave the books searched
ana examination ot Ar. alIner,
Mr. B.ies, Niessr. Grirn. Nathan and lavens elected
nothing material ateres;. II was proved by Mr. Griffin
that NJ. Ogden a-eerty had aid OF MrAmory that .r
lad better keep out Of his way or h. would xii! hun
Th. testimony closed on both sides and after short
recess, MIR UConner BEGAN up for the defence. He
ti, hour o adjournment.