New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-11


m, aicncd by tie District Attorney Occur and were
submitted TO the jury.
Plantation resumed The name in The Re
.ister OF the Fuiaw House. september iih. think
J., MOI that OF Edw arj, the name on the Register
Of the NavcrlSy iou.. on the alicrnoon-cf August
3lst think resembles IN, writing sone~ hsi out
| a. whole | shcud think X rot the writing Of Ed
wards.
In the absence OF two witnesses from Philadel-
Phia rHs DFFENcT. rescriug the righ, to examine
them oiterward. with ore other ii they should
come. here RlSTsD
The Prosecution Proceeded In call wi,nesse. $.
| follows:
Eic1s Josepl Eiier call,d.-I reside in Bait.
more am treasurer ut St Msy's College. |
have had business, acquaintance with Monr,- Ia.
wars first saw him. think, May 7th, 1888
when rs came and introduced h.. rephcw. The
name Of hi, nephew wa. Daniel Huri; ~ /. .rll
there. | Mr.. Edwards. think. the last day
Of August or the fast day OF September am not
| certain which day; It vas IN ray own rosm at Bal
timore. The College ia in the city-st least
IN IN. midst of the business il i halt mile. per
hap.. from the principal bankers. IL was in III.
morning think. from - 10 O'Clock was out
Of NY room and on returning. having left ~, door
open while wcEt To the Theological Seminary
across the way to deliver letters. | found Rev
Blshsp Chanchc, President Of The College when
Mr.. Hund came there. With him WAS Col I'd
wards did not at first recollect Col Edwards.
but Dir. Chanche mentioned his name TO me; |
shook hand, with him. The Bishop said that he
had called to sec " h> his nephew had Of answered
some letters. Col. Edwards then said that he had
written two letters to Daniel, one from Phlade
pha. and one from the District OF Columbia but
from what part of It cant say. said vas
aware | had received TWO letters-ihat | had
charged the address. erased the charge, and adj
drss sed them To tue farm, where Mr.. Hurd was, II
being vacation. All students remaining in Col
legc after the first Thursday after Commencement
sent 70 the farm. which !. A. miles from Bal
timore. They generally return on the Thursday
prior to the tr>t Monday in September. lreaem-
Der but two exceptions.
SAID the probable reason Why he did not re-
ceiyc answer 10 his letters was becasse the boys
were shout retiring. | bad given orders to have
breakfast at orh prepared ior the boys on the I'd
OF Sept, on which day the boys did return. told
Col T.. that ii he would wait till tomorrow
ming OF the da, after. which cannot suy, be would
see Dan. that knew he was anxious 20 see him,
having made up hi. mind return home. Col
Edwards requested me ~ notify bis nephew 10
main and he wished me Ia write mm-ssying that
he (Col. E.) would be mp again ON Saturday; say
ing that be had come up that morning from Wash
Dgton and that bis business obliged hun TO return
that evening told him that | could not write;
that nv last mail had gone that the first time
could communicates with him wosld be on his ~
turn For the last % years | have attended to the
matter and my last mail has gone On Tuesday. We
usually sent the letters before O'Clock, when tho
mail closed Ithisk I sad that day after TO-
morrow the boys ,c,H retrrn and they did return
on IHursday the % IF SEPT. The conversation
LA .
tic Isl Of September. and am most firmly in
citped 10 6ei,eve' hat Il the 3la. l
have been Treasurer more than 20 years.
Cross.examincd by Mr.. Marshall-The boys
arrived not I'LL after dark last year from the Farm.
The time OF return varies at different seasons OF
tire year. am rot certain whether engaged
dinner or q breakfast at York but believe dinner.
am certain of having engaged the meai made
no memorandum of these particulars at the time
nor have ! before this been examined the
matter in any Cont. | have made part of this
-tateSent before To two gentlemen; Mr..
Bro~n OF Baltimore and = gentleman from this
city, whose name do not know. | think spoke
Of it to Mr.. Allen, and Mr.. Lowndes asked me
something about it. ! first saw Mr.. Lewpdes in
this clry last Monday week | think went to hi,
office but did not speak with him. Twas aske.! to
20 there, but cannot say that | went to Mr..
Low ndcsp | went TO Mr.. Writings Office he
was engaged and We were shown to another room,
which was told was Mr.. Low ndess office though
| am not certain that IL va,; | had understood
that Mr. Whiting. and Mr.. Lownde', office. we're
at the same place; not IN the same room. but I'M
der the same roof. | did not know who Mr..
Lswnde, ~as, except that I've had something TO do
=. ith the arrest OF the prisoner; cannot cay by
whom | told ms object in going was TO see
the District Attorney about this case: | think
H.. 4 I..,..
if wa., it ~as the day after arrival If saw
him it was on Monday week; believe have had
no particular conversation with him bat once; he
a.ked me wha, day saw Edwards; he enurner-
ted no particulars to me- nor did ! state all have
said now told him that could not say wheth-
er il was the alst August or the l.t September
that saw him now remember distinctly that IL
was dinner ordered.
Bun .h.ror--We came from our farm to New
\ ork in stage. from thence 20 Baltimore in the
cars.
Ss Ur. lNarsloH Mr. Chsnche said meth
inc nors that rccolect while Col. Edwards rs'
there they in conversation when entered
the room after / came | recollect nothing that
wa. said between them Ilurd ] believe entered
College May 7, 1885, and Til the present tine he
has boon there think his uncle corresponded
with him; his tirst bill was paid ~ his uncle !
heard Col. Edward. say that he had written To
him. but never saw the signature to any oi his let
ters IL, not whether Col. Edward. knew 81 the
time of our vacation. or not; presume he
learned it from the prospectus Hurd renained
Al the College during vacation. saying thai ne
exoected hi, grandmother; believe tEt H1rd
went To- the Farm during every vacation u" WAS
,b.r. b,, once: hi. uncle has seemed to have the
.no.,;,,end.nce OF him the last vacation is the
,,,v one of which will speak a. to Hurd re-
naming in Baltimore or going IL the farm these
met. were first made known by soon nfter the
arrest OF the prisoner. When first beard Of the
80, | knew ,h.t II was ti,e uncle of Hard who