New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-23
CITY INTELLIG NEE.

! THURSDAY, Dec. e.
GENERAL SESSIONS Before the Recorder and
Judge Lynch.
TRIAL FOR A CoNsplRAcY.-RO5ert Griffith, implicated
th David Sisson aul two others put upon his trial
for piracy deiraud Stepte Campbell Csre John
p Allison, ami sundry other persons, OF divers SUNS OF
money by tdsey representing iens0es to be the agents of
the Great Eester Transportation Le keeping their Office
a, No. IS Pear.sreet, and taking premiums from those
persons they pretended give agencies for the
establishment obtain passengers freight &c in April last
John p Aison called witness, deposed that attract.
ed By the advertisements he called the Office IS Pearl
the Is, April last and other times soon atter
that he both Griffith and Sisson and that he was invi
ted behind the desk and olG in answer to his questions by
Griffith, that he CT the principal owners OF the
Line also Ssson that be owned real estate here and
elsswhere that those who applied Grst should have the
best agencies that they had agencies in Boston, Hartford
Haven, Albany &C. tkat the office in Hartford yield
ed about $4,000 last year New Haven $1,000 and others
ess taat witness give Griffith $500, which he DID,
SO0 ia cash, and notes $780, and chose the Hartford
office the lucrative; that Griffith assured witness
that had ample security for his money, and could have
any time he chose to dispose of his ugeucy
that he Hartford, and found office or any thing
else there, and business do, and was there about
week when witness went to Hartford Sisson went with
him to the steamboat Belle and asked Hurbur who has
news agency in Hartford, he knew where he could get
an office for witness The reply was he did no-Dness
supposing there office already provided, and that
bills were in Of witness That witness wrote TO
Griffith from Hartford, and received, for answer, TO go on
and get Office aud attend e his business but there was
nothing do. That letter written by Patterson, or
Griffith Co.. enclosed card oil David Sson Co., tei,
ing go and engage passengers 10 ship wes ana
Enclosing the terms &c-saliDg the cards of Griffith
Co. had yet been printed, and that books &c. would
be sent to Hartford for bin; but he never received any
That Sson was to Hartford witness but did not
come end witness finally about the lst OF May returned
10 this city the Office TO ascertain what 10 do
was told 10 90 back and take office at Hartford Wit
ness and wished 10 ge money ana anu
have agreement cancelled but was refused asked mem
then for $50 to pay his expenses 10 GO back 10 ont
was told that they did do business IN that small way
and witness then refused back He lost his So out
cot back his notes finally by process OF law witness
Saw at the office persons coming there 10 go West from
whom Griffith Co. endeavored 10 get all me money ihcy
could Griffith had pre- vousy told witness they owned
&c bn, after his return iron Hartford denied
having any Sisson afterwards met witness ID Tue
streets and caedhn Id told 10 leave Inc
city or he would him in prison. Last week witness,
while u, Haverstraw Rockand county received AN anony
cautioning him not TO come down 10 tae Guy
process sued out By Griffith and put ia prison or held 10
bail and put TO great trouble at hs same ,e me call
salaries a;veisea TO be 'o Sl-9S year tor the
In this case William NJ. Price and Stephen T. Mason,
Esas appeared counsel the Peope-hs latter opened
the case For the accused Messrs Theron Rudd ana Car
nenter appeared The former of whom sexamned the
witness Allison great length without eci!ng any mat
OF Wness saw book o, Grip, oy ~;eo
.Ssn G. Cornell and I'm, Beams. acquainted with Grit
f and Sisson on the 18Th 2o,h April. at their office
where he called by virtue OF their advertisement asked
them they wanted agents. they said they didasked The
business was told procure passengers &c for the Great
Western Transportation Company, and that one OF TWO
agencies were left unified wished him to go to Abany-
told them he could nO-was then told that they would place
witness the Office III Westsireet they had occupied
last year. barber shop That ne asked nun ihe iea'on NC
him precise nature OF The business 10 De Done, oe '
nth, said be The principal ana arges. socx no,ae
the office be ill very responsible ana repu'a
bic office having yielded $500 Tor the three months II was
,ara fhn
t faithful performance of the contract several oil their
Agents had been bought of by other companies-"ssS
rrn signed the agreement lot which he bad seen there-
gaye check for SiG3 aRd ms Tor The balance OF The
SO0--was referred Hen.y A. Hanol' and Chafes bougn
Lon, as TO Griffith &c Heard afterwards that the company
had parledwen, Griffith, who told HIM the ola compa
~ had parted, but this was new company &c.-ea"
Ssop who cld hun that Mr. An Rensiiaen a AIody was
concerned and thai Mr.. Griffith owned 1000 acres oil land
worth 81 acre. besides houses and lots 10 tns city an
one IN BeekE,an street, winch witness went 10 set-tai
wished 10 give up ms agency Du was .oiu e a
befer 90 10 business home day or two ana re-
turn and they office ready the Doug
ou; lc-hat he returned on Friday ana was toio .at
was an unucky day-went Saturday, was too was
ED OF the week. TO return ahd come aga IN ,;,s
days-caled times but never could gel any
ton THIS the ast0f April-abou tbs une saw
publication III New York paper relative TO me frau,
dnlent practices OF these men, charged them win u anu
demanded The return of my money and notes; e
was kept going back aad forward. ihs was , n
the 18th the 50.n April. being then ASSURED ,;
nave the Office IN street, bat ascertaind that the ohse
had been in possession OF the barber or seven yeats.
ls o! bay went to the Office % Lear Sre in
8rosd sirs.r and discaned any connection with Mr.
Griffith The saying he was on'y an has,a
doino lang and thai any business, Ia do II aio
there no in sung Griffith, who was an Sos'i i
VINO pTonised 10 ge. another office and go 10 business
asked him what should do, and what price 70 aaas .u
pas TO Chicago told mt 10 take $40 csuiu a
r NOT pet less; tina, 10 Buffalo must take So or S4 or s
or 3d. 80 cents if could gel no sore sro u p
sengefs Asked him whatwould become OF inc pdenses
then He replied ta, they might go the devil they
get 10 Albany, il is their igokoot now tEey e,
farther and il you receive ony r n,s,;ng them on
board the boat, paid all tue 500 e1cspI Si7, WIZ
stopped, and received nothing IN return nave "
six several ag ences created by Sfiin'h ID ti' o' ~
were served As was.
Cresseraainad Mr. sisson FIRST told me he was partner
in The concern but aerw ards, The Isl May sdiu n s
oniv an geot hnIse He said that Mr.. Beach OF Albany
and Judge Hornblower OF New Jersey were
ers in The coocern asked references, cohneins
in fft's representations made the contract Ast
wards references WHICH were satisfactory ar
saving he had had business with Griffith and iound nun
an ono. able man Harra said the same, and paI |
n ned house and lot Beekman-st!eei as es
told me The book kept by Griffith Ssson bad The names
OF passed. The past year their DESTINATION n
money &c and was 10 Keep similar oooh. tn.; ~,
an Office Of Liberty and West streets san
tho frn; IRE my.eif there several days Dull oi hon
ing, and told by Sisson that msghi as Wen 60
sit in The river as there, as there was no.nns "
Griffith Afterwards denied being owner IN ae CooSetn
said owned property in it and was only an a
recoecf occasion an agent came 10 sie a. @ @
in West and Liberty streets, with very poor oi
Rnalo who had only 81 each Sson told me To take me
money and direct them Buffalo by all means wnica
r ed 10 do they ccplt get no farther han Albany a
mes, sell their TO get Buffalo Another perssn
saw ar the ofr IN Pearlstree; had paid bis passage
10 Bu1aio, and came back from Albany oenaiai"s Nd
ey back, as he could ma. get on.
Uar,elius j. Paterson Also mace an asIeeIeis
with Griih Co fos500 and paid il IN cerihcaes Oh oe
posiie and Ia Was with then weeks nhn ,he M
lure Tais witness carroboraied the staieinents o1 @
ether witnesses Was in The Office three weeks before any
passengers app.a Could ind out there we.e any
facilities Tor forwarding passengers ese 50. ny
Gaek though cften promised. They said the sones
had been aid building materials ana uiIlluIe
ters ards told by Sson and Griffith that tasy hao 10
money shipped passengers and go. mug lonsS
tEer and also s. from Grih acted as CLERK lnthe