The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-03
Strange Police Development-The ConsPi-
racy unfbldinw atsoIf.

During the last three or four years the war against
the proprietor of the New York Herald-against his
own character-and, worse than all, against the
character OF his wife and family, has assumed a
variety of aspects, both public and private-n the
newspapers and out of them-in New York and at
certain hotels and watering places. Of late, how
ever, this has been approaching strange crisis,
and we give to-day statements Just made at the
police Office, which furnish clue 10 one OF the
most cold looded and atrocous conspiracies to take
away the fair name and pure character of faithful
and affectionate wife, merely because she had con-
nsced herself by the hottest ties with ono who has
established newspaper that surpasses every other
ever attempted nths city in patronage in influence,
In circulation, and in comprehenslveness of char
acter.
A week or more since a cabman, named George
Baker, had the proprietor of this paper arrested for
an alleged assault and battery. On hearing being
given to this complaint, it was dismissed on EVIL
dence of its utter falsehood being furnished to the
Justice few days ago this same Baker was him.
self arrested on charge of perjury, (Which has
already been mentioned,) and in the progress of
this prosecution the following strange develop
ments have been made at the police office:
Confession OF Baker.
STATE New YoRK,
CITY and County Of New York. S.
George Baker, OF No As North Moore street, of said
city and county Of New York being duly sworn doth
dePose and say that during last winter person whose
unknown to deponent but who said he was at.
tached to the office OF VIM Jay Haskell for Moses
Y Beach, called deponent and stated that Haskell
office o. Hasket and told that Moses Beach wish
ed to him deponent then went to Beach, and he
enqured Of deponent il he knew about the suit of libel
against him Beach for attacking Mrs Bennett deponent
answered that he had heard and Beach then told de-
ponent that he wanted deponent to obtain witnesses for
him against the character of Mrs. Bennett and he would
pay deponent well for his services Deponent then spoke
about cab that was held under execution, issued by
James Gordon Bennett and Beach told deponent that he
would about said cab and have his lawyer Haskell
attend to it. Beach then gave deponen five dollars and
said 81 want you render services in getting witnesses
to against Mrs Bennett and there is something to
begin WITH" That Beach afterwards asked deponent If
woman named Mrs. Kane who resided with deponent
nent then told Beach that she knew her there Beach
then continued day after day. also his lawyer Haskell
to deponent to produce this person as witness in
nent enquiry from Mrs Kane found that she knew
thing against the character Of Mrs. Bennett Notwith
Haskell bring forward Mrs Kane in her
witness against Mrs. Bennett but deponent did not
Beach during an interview with deponent asked il he
could tell all the places where dep0nent had conveyed
Mrs Bennett in his cab, and deponent him list Of
each and place. On the that dsponent went to
Mr. Benefits office, Friday 10th inst and after depo
had left said Office deponent went to Haskell,
and told him that he had been Mr. Bennett and had
some difficulty with him in the Office Haskell told de.
to 60 Beach which dspsnen did and deponent
there stated the interview between deponent and Bennett
Beach then said he would and Haskett and left his
Office in great hurry telling deponent to to Hasketts
office afterwards deponent then went to Haskett's
Office land sent to the Office Of Mr. L. Robinson, in
Mr.. Codwises Office in Liberty street, Nassau. De-
ponent then went the sce OF Robinson where the a
fdsvt chargnglBcnne,t with assault and battery upon
at the police office deponent believes This de-
ponent further states that he urged to commence the
for assault , and battery against Mr.
that he had money to with it Beach said that he
would attend to all that This deponent further
that notwithstanding all the attempts made to urge him
procure witnesses testify against the character of
Mrs Bennett and the inducements held out by Beach
nothing could
not find any person who could bear such testimony
Sworn to before me- May 2sd, 1913.
Min Parker, Special Justice
STATE OF New Yosx,
Cityiand County of New York, SIS.
city and county Of New York being duly sworn doth de-
pose and say that Mrs. Ellen Kane to board with de-
to deponents wife by Mrs stewart Of Hudson street,
That some time after she came board with deponent she
told depenen that she was acquainted with the wife Of
James Gordon Bennett while she lived in Dublin Mrs Ben
nett then being child That since the time that Moses
Beach indicted for libel upon the wife of James Cor
don Rennett attempts have been made by sand
Beach and Wm Jay Haskell his counsel to induce depo
neRtto procure Mrs Kane witness to testify against
the character OF Mrs. Bennett. That Inducements
held out by said Hssks give her employ in copy
ing law papers, which deponent was authorised to make
and also urged to procure her at the
once Of Haskell That deponent presuming that Beach
would make arrangements to purchase the cab held in
execution by James G. Bennett did not do desired,
he satisfied that Mrs Kane knew nothing against the
character OF Mrs Bennett having often told deponent
that shedd not in ersaon held between her and de-
ponent That nducement held TO deponent pro
the testimony of Mrs Kane that the alb should
be procured forideponen aufplaced in his
That Beach enqured particularly OF deponent during the
conversations held between depopent and said Beach
whether he knew that employed in Mr.
Benefits family and to send them to his (Besch
a.. L~y
had lived there and meeting Henry Farley, who had
lived with Mr. Bennett, in the street day, depsnent
sent Farley the Office of the said Beach, telling him
that Beach wishedto see him. That few days after
wards depopent saw Farley in the street. who met depo
nen and said to deponent " am no good to Beach know
ncnt Beach, and he told deponent that Farley had
been there but he knew nothing about Mrs Bennett Al
ter this Beach made any enquiries of dopo
about the waters That this deponent sent for
time after time by said Haskeor the purpose of procur
ing the testimony of Mrs Kane and others and finally de
ponen old said cit that he would bring lady
Offices aud Beach after that ssd that deponent had
tsedt perform his agreement and deponent said that he
thought il ali humbug snd that neither Beach
Haskell intended to obtain deponents cab. Haskell has
never deponen procure the attendance OF Mrs
Kane since the refusal Of witness to do And further
TINS ''f''''' ' GEO. BAKER
sworn before me the 24th Of May Is4s.
Min PApKER, Special Justice.
Examination Of Baker.
Ciy and County IF Nev York, S.
George Baker, being examined before Justice Parker
on the annexed charge and being informed Of his rights
answers as follows
QuesonWhat Is your age place OF birth, residence,
and VIVA do you do for a living
answer-I am 80 years old. was born in England live
in Franklin Greenwich street. and drive cab Tor
q living. -
uesfion-Dd you, the 10Th of May last, make an Of
ndav at the Police Office before Justice Parker, ond in
that adavt testify that you assaulted and beaten by
James Gordon Bennett and is the affidavit now shown
you copy Of the one made by you ct the Police Or
fee
qnsper-Yes sir.
Question-Has anything interviewed between the time
Of making said affidavit and the present to cause You TO
believe that you may have made in the same
.4nsper-Tbere may have been error in them, be
cause they not read 10 meunderstandingly at
the time they were written.
uesion-Have you ever read the affidavit, has any
person read 1t to you, made before Justice Parker
ansDer-No, sir, have not read myself but Mr.. Vu
tee read il to me in hurried manner.
Question-Who wrote the affidavit, and when was 1t