The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-16
Phoenix bank Trials.

The trial Of wyman and Brown drsgs its slow length
along the counsel for the defence presenting their evi
On Friday evening. after the examination of @. w.
Warren, ESQ., for the government 0Alen James, drec.
tor OF the bank, called He testified that he never
knew that Wyman had authority to loan money
checks without the and OF the drec
tors Nathan Pratt. director, was called identify the
hand writing Mr. skinner the partner of stanley Reed
& Co.. who did the bank business OF the firm.
Jonathan Shove ex Bank Commissioner was next cal
ed and his testimony to the manner in which he
ined the bank peculiarly edying According to all
appearances it was just easy nothing" for Wyman
to deceive him to the assets of bank stated that
his demand notes in the bank never amounted
high as SsO00 as shown by some of the previous wit
nesses Warren Lowering, ex Bank Commissioner, testi
on the state Of the bank published in October last which
stated that the bank utterly ruined by 81 r. Co.
On Saturday morning, Mr.. Hunnewell was recalled by
Mr. Huntington to testify TO statement of Mr.. Wymans
occasion when s. r. Co.'s paper was before the
board that John Skinner not member of the firm
The Attorney for the Government next proposed
to ask the witness concerning cert,in note OF Amos
Binney for $l2 900, which said Wyman withdrew
from he bank, replacing with note ii no value but
Webster and Dexter objected and Judge forbid the
question Mr. John Hurd then recalled prove that
John Skinner had no visible property at the time of the
failure Of s. r. 4 Co. He also stated that Wyman he'd
told him he had not notified John Skinner the over
due drafts.
upon Mr. Huntington to select the count of the indct
ment which the trial should be had and Judge Allen
gave his opinion that he must ordering him to select the
first count charging the parties with embszzling $4l,O00
in April 1884, and gave notice that beforethe was
submitted the jury, the other would be mol
prossd Succeeding thus we'll in narrowing down the
charge against lyman, the counsel for Brown gave
tce that he ould call the District Attorney
lect particular act of embezzement embraced
in the first count constituting the offence for which
Brown was to be tried If this motion succeeds and ne
doubt WILL the next will probably be to have
Of the first count selected the ground
of ISSUE then member Of the seateDce and last
ly, word OF that member. This whiting
down process will prove the means by which the prison
ers will be let off scot Free except heavy fee OF the
missing funds to the eminent and honorable counsel
Mr.. Dexter then opened the defence for Wyman. and
in the of his speech took occasion to goy Web
ster go few for being engaged in the case stating how
ever that he was not employed by Wyman but by his
friends At this announcement there convulsive
twitcfng of of the jurors dgits though they
would apply them to their with vbratory NOTION
circulating al CANNON" After Dexter had finished mis-
speech Bartlett finally made his motion for select
act Of embezzlemen from the first count to try
Brown on and the Judge said he should take time his
decision Choate and Wees then argued upon the gene
raj question of indictments for embezzlemen until one
O'clock, p. when the court adjourned until O'Clock
this aiternoon.-Bay State Democrat Of Monday.