The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-02
NEW YORK. FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 2 1914
U. 3. District Court.

U. 5. District Court.
Before Commissioner Rapely8.
Fer; L--Oterng FORGED Treasury Notes..oeorge
CoRsrIIus r. SUDAN, sworn--l am one Of the firm OF
Doremus, suydam * Co, merchants corner OF Liberty
and Nassau streets. We were informed by Judge Par
cha that three treasury notes OF the denomination OF $50
EACH mailed the LIST May last at the post Of
fee in Van Buren,, Arkansas Such notes we never
ceived. !
ROBERT L. SMITH. afhrmed-I reside in New York. /
appraised that certain treasury notes mailed in
the Van Buren, post office Arkansas, directed to our
firm The notes numbered 36402 and 364ll, Of $50
each The note marked in May, and lettered A. is
bered ss.9the is evidently altered from an The note
marked b. il numbered 3647l-the figure is evidently
altered from the figure l. The two notes now shown me
have been altered from the original nunbersI have no
doubt Oft.
Crosseromimsd-I think the alteration has been made in
| SAMUEL BAKER, sworn-I am broker doing business
| at the Of Broadway and Fulton street have
known Gage year, very intimately; have known
him to speak to him previous to the years have known
him by sight for three years. he has done business with
for year past; he has changed money with me- re
| ceved from him treasury note within these three
months past have memorandum OF the date Of the re-
last weeks monhs the first treasury note re-
ceved by for 5000 the second was 500 notes
did take the numbers of the notes; they were lett at
the office in the evenings got the cash from the Bank of
America; endorsed the notes. cannot define the month
in which received the notes. It was within Jour months
ing the notesdid it as favor for Mr. Cage the next
transaction with Gage may have been within day or
within month; have sold some notes to MIR. Paddock
and sent notes to MIR. smith, through Mr.. Pecks
handsthere 500 and three 500 notes, think
the about $780, but can't say positively this
was shortly before january Mr. Peck returned the
notes. these notes left in possession OF the police
magistrate Justice Masell) cannot say that the notes
returned by Peck were the obtained from Gage;
don't recoect whether had ever given Peck treasury
notes except the $780, subsequent to the transac
ton think, with Mr. Gage, that gave the notes to Mr.
| Peck :
| ALERT L. PECK sworn am an exchange broker at
2l4 Broadway; received about the 18th January last
500 and three 500 Treasury notes from Mr. Baker,
gave them to Mr.. Rice clerk to John T. smith; they
| To I'd Iratu cd n
| JOHN X. SEcoR, broker corner oil Canal street and
Broadway know Geo Gage; he has sold me Treasury
| Treasury note changed two noes-one 500 and one
$780, in November after changed 500 or two 500
can't say which; about the middle of November sold 1t to
Mr. Paddock am inclined to think it was the same day
purchased it the got from Gage gave to paddock
an eny m cash book of in
erest Treasury notes; can't say whether the note
shown me is the same note given by Mr. Gage; don't mt
note to me; G.. said he offered more for 1t than
thought it was worth; don't think E. b. Hart was pre-
sent he said Hart offered him more for it, thinking there
| was interest due On it.
Direot-When Gage offered the Treasury note, he said
he had them from gentleman who had been in my ohce
the day previous do recoec that during the month
of November had any Treasury notes, except from
eved from Gage two 500 and one $780, might
have been 500 and two $50; sold them all to Pad
dock; think il was in the month OF November
Cross.eramined- do recollect and dent think had
any Treasury notes hand in the month OF November
Mr. Paddock think the first notes left at my Office by
Gage amounted to about $3.50; they were lett with my
clerk, Mr.. Ode the same day Gage came for the money
and was paid by me; think the first note due III Au
gust last told him the interest ceased at that time
the cash paid for the last at the time Of delivery
JAMES have been in the habit OF dealing
in money! the treasury note shown me think is altered
in the number our fties one hundred doller note
Cyosr.eramined Had been purchasing the notes,
without my attention having been dawnto them should
GyoRcE II. P.ppocx. sworn.--I broker at No. III
Wall street, know Mr. Secor and find an entry on my
that treasury notes had been purchased by me OF
Mr. Secor; purchased two notes Of him on the 10Th OF
November last cannot say who made the entry in my
book (The hook is here sent forthe counsel for the
prisoner Directing to the oral testimony
THoMAs Roach, sworn J think three OF the notes Ch
| 10 the fourth
Crosssramined II discovered the alteration on about
chants Bank by Mr. Underhi the clerk OF John Smith,
broker in Wall street, the assistant clerk for the
dempton oirreasury notes. made the marks now shown
JAMES NJ RExp recalledI recollect receiving Treas.
ury notes from Mr. Peck; the notes shown me are
the same; marked them Peck thought them about
week before they DUE paid the face and the in
terest due them handed the notes back to Mr. Peck
received the notes about week before they came due
Mr.. BAKER, recalledWhen Peck handed me back the
they marked Peck" observed three of them
so signed; cannot say az to the fourth.
CrssseIamined.-I could not recognize these notes as
being the notes given by me to Peck; made no memoir
on about the sth 9th January; then marked them
these notes have my mark on Them remarked as gave
entirely to pecI honor to rerm me the
amount, $3.50; he Is the only person with whom have
DUN Of the amount | think gave them to
Peck about a week previous to their falling
due. / may have received treasury notes
about two weeks previous to this have received
treasury from other persons besides Gage but he is
the only can identify do not ecollect any con
ing them. Gage and had been on terms of intimacy
we had previous transactions in money; think re
three four months ago Gage did not tell me who he
received them from; think made the remark that h
have plenty Of treasury notes. he replied tina
he had purchased them from stranger and had changed
some; examined the notes by the New Orleans stoer
list and finding they were of later dates supposed they
| good; had more confidence in Mr. Gage because
the $500 note passed by him to me- accepted and
paid at the Bank; examined Pecks List once or twice
previous giving the to Peck; the list print
ed one; did not tell Peck from whom had received
them, either at the time Of giving them to him Of my
taking them back told any person who received
the notes from since then have had conversation with
Gage about the notes. told him had had some treasury
notes returned and asked him if he would know the
had sold to me; he said he would not; asked
then if he knew from whom he had received them; he
said he did not know the person. that he was stranger
said IL very hard case; he said he had exchanged
cash for them; when Gage gave the notes, except
the frs batch, gave him cash for them; do not know
Of any other person of whom received treasury notes
that did not give cash for them; considered them as
fifty dollar bank bills; this is the only occasion on
aae cave na NO description Of the person from whom
he received the notes he said the man was either an
Englishman or southener; he said he had not seen
that Gage rich; the first time knew of Cages
having place of business he was in West Broadway;
do not know that Gage did much business at his Offices
was in his Office after Peck had returned his notes to
did not then see any money, nor did look for any he
never borrowed any amount OF money from me; never OF
$40 $780, heard him say that he had received
any money from his friends in Vermont when the notes
were taken to the police Office did not say knew from
whom had received them; do not recoect receiving
any Treasury notes from Gage after the ones gave
over to Peck think may have kept the notes about
tour weeks before handed them to Peck.
Crosssrdmined-Gage asked me for list OF the stolen
notes for the purpose Of examining ascertain whether
the notes he offered genuine; he told me that he had
given to Mr. Sears to ascertain II they
genuine.
Direct Resumed-I can't say how many notes received
from Gage; in the last transaction with Cage may have
received 500; connot remember the denomination
Peck in the habit of doing business for and hand
him my notes get changed when he goes down town.
Mr. PICK recalled not present at the time when
Baker examined the list OF stolen notes my Office have
L. n. IL.