The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-26

e,se in the above cause being duly sworn deposes an,
says as follows IL reside at Brooklyn ofthe occupa
ton of merchant and the age OF 81 years am Gbou
to take my departure from this State on or before Mon
day next and to sail in the brig Atlantic for Havana IL
Cuba expect to be absent in the West Indies until
next Spring. ! was acqusin.ed with Samuel Adams
p1la.er late Of the city Of New York dong business a.
for two years thersabouts have had dealings with
said Adams at different times he has done printing fol-
me at different times he printed book for me- and has
done obbng work of different kinds for such as hand
bills, circulars, &C.; the whole work done would a
mosnt probably to fifteen hundred dollars Adams held
note OF mine for hundred and eleven dollars, being
for the balance due him. which fell due about the last
day OF August About week before that note fell due
him to the note until got the return from sales
obooks. Sc, which were about to be sold at the trade
sale. offered to put the books in his (Adam's) name
he was rather abusive, said wanted 10 cheat him or
words TO that effect found that he not willing
renew the note and LEFT him. He called upon few
days afterwards and told him thai had entered the
books in the trade SALE that he should have his note
the amount out oil the first avails. Before the trade sale
took place him third time, and offered him gold
finally agreed to take it on account of the note at eighty
hve dollars delivered it to him, and gave him a
bue BILL payable in goods for the balance the note.
This last meeting could not have been tn
weeks prior to the disappearance ofAdams. day
or two before the trade sale OF books by Bangs Richards
ana Plat IN THIS city, which was as best recolleet
watch the makers name think was johnson, do not
recolect the number it had engraving the back
resembling the Capitol at washington II e
cased watch, that is there that could be
taken of; 1; had gold dial plate but metallic plate
over the glass |, was mddling sized gentleman's
watch. The watch now being taken from sealed n.
velope enclosure and shown to the Witness he says
believe that to be the watch although upon opening
find the makers name to be Robinson and engraving
the back may be intended for the Capitol
Probably it is intended for other building car
ried only three four days and purchased IRON one
Amasa Brainard in conjunction with Charles II.
Post The small key now attached 10 it by string was
not with it when let Adams have it.
saw Adams few days after the meeting in
which let him have the watch. met him in Water
street, should not think il was than week az.
ter don't remember how the conversation brought
about but he mentioned that he might have sold that
watch Tor ninety five dollars the day before | ask ed
him why he did not sell in He said the person who
wished to buy it had offered him note and that he took
that was good. and went back to Mcpherson who then
few from his bargain. Adams seemed to be well salts.
fled with the waich and understood him to say, that
some person had on trisl never him after tn
to have any conversation with him.
On being asked what was the Character os Adams, as
of mild or irritable temper in m,,,ers of bust.
ness! He answered. considered him rather irritable
in the dealings had with him. In the second interview
had with him as above, he apoogised to me for the
language he had made of to me in the first.
Bcing examined, the deponent says the reason
why Adams said | wanted to cheat him was, that the
note spoken of had been renewed once before, and
Adams seemed to think that the request for second
newai was mere pretext that wanted to put him off
He said that he wanted the money, and told him that
could promise it Till after the trade sae that could
see no prospect Of paying it till then, but that then he
should have Il. AT different times in my intercourse
with him, found him rather abusive. do not
Der aSy particular instance until the first renewal Of
the note then iai very mnch hurt by his Conduct
both,his manner and his language. On being asked
:. what do you mean by saying he was abusye7 Was
it anything more than natural irritabity Of dis.
appointed in the receipt Of money1r He answers-I
think it was that was my impression at the time; he
sai n ne ooay 70 CHEAT him
had with Adams, he stated that he was very much in
waatof money, and could not pay his hands &C. When
let Adams have the watch, it had chain string of
any kind attached 20 it, had carried It ia my pocket
for three or fosr days in that way
s"'I l.. w. RANSOM.
Swo rn before me this 18th dayl
Of November, lsil.
JosEPH STsoSG,
Commissioner of Deeds
VIcroR B1cKER eramined-(A lad about ID years
old )-Liyed at No. Murray street, from
May 1910, to May 1871; MIR. Colt had room there
after we left; lea old awning up in the gari ct
The arning found in the bor tc,th adams body iras
The d,cning zee left there. I've examined it, and
know it by the marks on it; my father occupied
one Of the rooms which Mr. Colt occupied after my
left.
Cross-eranined- Know the awning by two pieces
of cloth that sowad on 10 it to ne it, they had
''rcady made linen written on then, and they were
cut off and the two ends of those pieces were left
round the rope and are there now. saw the avn
ing in the Tombs. My father bought the awning
ola Mr.. Petts, an attorney; we never had the
awning whitewashed;I helped my father to cut
those pieces ,, and put the awning up, he did not
know il better than did; saw the awning there
the 1t of July, lS4l my father went after it the
I'd Of July, and the awning gone; it was one
year old when we got il; rather dark colored; my
father paid SIS; used It three months; ii was
tached by iron rings to the house; there rope
all round it, the rope en- the side was the strongest
and thickest; my father sailed away for France
last Saturday. My father saw the awning too
went to the Tombs to see it three weeks ago.
JAMES M. CLAUsoN eramined-Knew John c.
Colt. Knows him since last May; no lived at No.
3 Murry street at that time. Mr.. Becker, atailor,
had the house before; l hal office the second
floor; Colt had room there; saw him every day
moro or less; was in his room half-a- dozen times.
All noticed part f,ulary was two or three chairs
and a box; the blk was a common packing box
three four feet long, and two feet wide or more.
He used to stop into my room most every morning,
to it the postman left any letters there for him
Don't remember seeing pail there Saw avn.
ing in the garret Of that building. He came into
my room one morning the end Of May, 1871, and
showed Mr.. Lee Ratchet he had been buying.
Cross Examined 1t was a new Ratchet He said
it was handy thing to have in room. The same
way l suppose as any one would have Ratchet in
his room; it's handy and useful to split frewood
and so on, many things He went away the Ii
of August. One time saw books and papers in his
box, put in carelessly. A good many peop.e called
there for him. | didn't see the awning moved away
a woman lived upstairs; told me the latter end Of
July that the awning was missed. think he took
the Ratchet up to his room MIR. Lee lives at the
corner Of Murray-street and Broadway.
JOAN M. LEE examined. Knows John G. Colt.
lived at 8 Murray street last May; am an engraver
Mr.. Colt moved in there in May. saw Colt FREE
auenty while he lived there. We received letters
for him. Was in his room saw Dor, table and
chairs in that room He was writing and fixing his
work on I" Book keeping" 1 received proof sheets
for him. and gave them to him. was an old build
ing moved out after the LIST Aug; so did he !;
l saw an old awning uP stairs in that building. |
little use. The people who left it had moved all
their other things away and left that, as thought
because IL was good for nothing. One morning be
came in and showed me Ratchet he had bought
said il was a handy thing 90 have in an ofice-to
chop wood and nail up boxes, and so on. Before
TINT he had been in the habit of borrowing my ham
mer. II was new hatchet; and Eve bought hatch
ct since myself. 1t il a very common thing to
have Ratchet in an Office for many little purposes
Il have hate and box in my Office. Bolh he
and had permission to remain in that building till
some one person hired the whole building. He and
both moved out near about the same time; saw
him moving in box into that building; had CO.