The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-28


o'clock for the purpose Of determining upon the proprety
Of such investigation and that he would induce the
parties possible, TO consent that counsel should be
admitted to discussion and would for him al that
time il it should be agreeable them The took
place and Mr. Wells as he has informed since strong
but il was sucesssiay resisted by Robinson on the
ground that would be productive OF benefit and
der the prsencs that might defeat the exerions which
to be continued under the direction Of Mrs Leg
gett
Rob much In and continued to profess
his sympathy for and his anxiety to do any thing in
bis power to re-esabsh my reputation He denounced
measured terms the conduct VI his deputy Srstton
and declared that when he went to Rochester he would
remove him from office.
came back to Rochester accompanied by Robinson I'm
medisely after arrival Robinson received letter from
strstton resgnns bis once OF Deputy Marshal ana re-
reposed in him In the of the afternoon Robin
informed me that sratton wasabou publish state
men showing thu circumstances under which my arrest
made and expressing his conviction of my innocence,
and he Robinson) requested il he did publish such
statement that would consent to his restoration to Of
| fee. Having finally became fully convinced of Robin
sons duplicity, declined any further communication
with him.
Soon after arrival. received for the frat time
from Justice Buchan, copy Of the affidavit, written out
ing of the warrant. By note appended TO the same
appeared that affidavit subscribed and sworn to in
the usual manner at the time the warrant was granted
but il issued upon oral statement Of facts under
OATH and this paper contained the substance OF what
to now had obtained after the delays and labors of
week. and for tho first time substantial clue to the web
was trying to unfold, and it formed basis upon which
could with degree Of intelligence and certainty pro-
coed to institute further Inquiries
This affidavit that the Sd day of January STRAIT
ton appeared before Justice Buchan and made oath that
for some time past he had employed one Gilbert Moore
the city Rochester spy for the purpose of detect
ing counterfeers that this man Moore had called upon
Stratton very late Monday night, list JAM and in.
formed him that woman by the name of Leggett, who
was VIGOROUSLY engaged in eounterieiting and well
known the police had arrived in Rochester and he had
obtained her confidence that this had disclosed
to Moore. on his making solemn oath of secrecy that
she knew the persons who had oen the money Of Pome
roy Co. that these persons were my SELF Banks and
Copp that were all board the steamboat the
North River at the time the money taken that got
trunk and carried 1t or its contents to the Aston House
in New York, where remained some days that after.
wards west, and remaining only short time at
Syracuse, had gone TO Buffalo, with Banks, and took
with the money and the Union Bank bills that when
arrived at Buffalo had called this woman Leggett,
and had engaged her fill up the notes of the Union
Bank and had furnished her with the sheets-and that
the object was to send off the notes when filled up
the Western States, to DO put in circulation that She
being siraid to fill up the sheets at Buffalo had
to Rochester for that purpose by agreement with me- that
took of them and exhibited the Strstton and
Sraon before the justice that the sheet exh
bited to him sheet Of the Union Bank Of New York
Sraon further that he could retain the sheet
because Moore had to return the to the woman to
prevent her suspicious that Moore had told him that thu
and myself would from Buffalo to Rochester the
next day and would bring the money with and that it
was intention to deposite the withone Stevens
In Rochester. Stratton further testified that the next
day came In the from Buffalo. but he unable to
discover Banks that he informed and believed that
Banks had come of the cars at Churchville about
twelve miles west of Rochester and that he would
into the city in the evening in buggy and that he
Banks He further swore that my arrival at Roches
ter put up the Eagle Tavern, and that deputy She
riff had come from Buffalo the track of the woman
and was then closely watching her by OF some
suspicious circumstances that had occurred at Buffalo
He swore. moreover that he bad watched well he
could but had lost track Of me in the forenoon Of Tues
day. that he had inquired at the Eagle Tavern and had
been told that had left the day in the for Sy
. u0
informed and believed that had not left in the for
Syracuse and that was then concealed in the city until
Banks should arrive in the evening when, after depos
ting the money, ewould TO Ptsford,
other stopping place on the railroad, and then to
Syracuse He swore also that he was the confident
in this belief from the fact that he had been informed aid
believed that had been to look into the theatre
. and that Immediately came out and went of in hack
towards Cornhl He further swore. that ON the day Of
his making this oath, which Wednesday the Oil o
January, he had been informed by Moore and believed
that had the the day before at her room 70
few minutes and had told her IL would not do for
be speaking to her that said Rochester bull dol
was watching me- and that would have to he of, am
that wanted her as as could get of without susp
cion, TO my house at Sy racuse and would pro
room for her there where she could sign the note
without detection He swore, in addition that Moore
: told him that She the woman knew where the mo
ney but he afraid TO question her too closely
lest her suspicion of his fidelity might be raised but h
would find out in the course OF the day He stated he
sides that he wished to start for Syracuse be there be
fore her. and If she and stopped at my house, HI
could act emergency, and therefore prayed war
rant for my arrest-whch warrant was accordingly is
/ sued by the Justice
ration with its detailed and minute specifications OF pre-
tended facts and circumstances began to comprehend
the true character and extent Of the which had
been devised to destroy and of the utter reckesnes
and deprnvty of the agents engaged in the conspiracy
The woman Leggett who it was represented had given
the information. | had to my knowledge
collection nor had ever heard OF her until after the
personally or by reputation ON enquiring at Rochester
the place OF his residence learned that he mise
long course Of vice and degrading assoc atoms had be-
Il come an outcast from his family and the community
around him and in every respect unworthy of the
9 least credit upon airy subject.
o In reading the AFFIDAVIT however discovered thai
stratton, who had obtained the warrant had
his own knowledge to one material and important fact
and that that Moore had exhibited to him (Sratton
OF the unsigned sheets of the Union Bank and he
why he had produc ed il to the Justice IL
confirmation Of the truth of his story that he could not
tain the sheet because Moore had to return the
the TO avoid suspicion On enquiry we ascertain
ed that straon after my arrest had repeated this state
ment to others in justification of himself in making tn
complaint but on our arrival at Rochester, Saturday
he 18th inst when he discovered that the matter
he thoroughly investigated he stated for the fra. time
Ear could learn that he had the sheet
question, and tbattthe Justice mistaken in his
9 collection that he (Stratton) had any such fact
Becoming satisfied that he had compromised hmsel
when he obtained the warrant and had several
ons stated the same thing to others. entered con
9lant against him for the perjury and brought him beor
e the police magistrate of Rochester An examination nc
= corlingy took place, when Justice Buchsn swore pos
lively that Stratton had testified and that main
upon this particular fact he granted the warrant for
arrest and that he would not have granted H. had he
sworn that he had actually the sheet Buchan ui
Their testified that straon had stated the fact twc
at least the day before the issued and tina
stated to the Justice that he thought he could again
The sheet into his possession for the purpose of exhibiting
II 70 him but that he called afterwards md said tina
Moore had returned the sheet TO the woman, and h.
was afraid TO ask her for it, might excite her susp
cions
II was also proved on the examination. that srattor
had told Gen Stevens OF Rochester that he had actually
seen this sheet that It was sheet OF the unon bsnh OF
New York duly countersgne1 at the Comptroller office
and that Gen stevens suggesting 10 him that he must
be mistaken, and that IL probably sheet OF counter
bills OF this bank he replied that he could not be mis-
taken as he Judge Of counterfeit money being much
y in the way of detecting countereiterS
That he stated the thing 10 several other
4 and different occasions, have abundant evidence
The Moore also called witness and he sta
ted that the communication made by the woman him