New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-22
Messrs, Rus; and Banks.

MeSSrS, kusi and Banks.
Mr. Stratton, the officer on whose testimony
Mr.. Rust was arrested, has been prosecuted and
examined on charge Of perjury Justice Bu-
chan, who issued the warrant, testified that Mr..
Stratton had sworn that he had seen some Of the
Union Bank sheets that the woman Leggett had
in her possession
Gilbert II. Morse, who gave Mr.. Stratton his
information, was called to the stand and testified
that the woman Leggett did state to him the
facts respecting Messrs. Rust and Banks as they
have before appeared IN our paper, both respect
inc the Union Bank bills and the stolen trunk
duplicating them both in the robbery. The state
ment that he had seen some of the signed bills
he said he added to make the story stronger. He
testified also that the woman Leggett had given
him a letter to Mr.. Rust which he mailed. This
letter was produced, of which the following is a
copy:
Mr.. RUSr-SlR You will perhaps be dsap-
pointed that have not colin myself instead OF send
ing this but you must no that | have been from
holm now on expense, longer than cntended when
left | think therefore that it would be proper 10
return holm as that will of course alavall suspicion
and when | receive hint from YOU will have my
baggage ready and colin forthwith and as the cars
leave in the morning before light shall steel nv
march on them
right as soon as Won receive this
Your vi tn Du esteem 592S4
"P.N. RUsr, Syracuse"
The woman herself being called, testified utter
ignorance of Mr.. Rust and of the letter, and de-
MED positively all the statements sworn to by Mr..
Moore.
On the testimony of the Justice, Moore was
held to answer.
- Mr.. d. D. Howard, of Howard's Hotel in
this city, was for few hours affected by the unjust
suspicion attached to Nlessrs. Rust and Banks of
having been engaged in the Pomeroy trunk robbery.
A vague and generally discredited rumor, founded
on the fact that Mr.. H. left by the Housatonic boat
the morning after the robbery, in company with
Messrs Copp, Rust and Banks, was credited by a
single city Journal and thus given to the winds
although few hours demonstrated its utter iutliy
and the subsequent complete cXcu patton of all the
parties implicated b., the Western hunbug. has set
the matter AT rest forever We needed no relEa
tjon. for we have known Mr.. Howard for years, and
we were sure the imputations which, for n moment,
assailed him could not be true. 1t is worthy OF re-
mark that the rumor affecting him had no foundation
out of this citv-and the accusers of MIR. Howard
might at anv time have had their suspicious dissipa
ted by applying TO the Mayor. who, as head of the
Police, thoroughly probed the matter, and promptly
declared Mr.. Howard innocent beyond shadow of
doubt While Mr.. Howard was still absent from
the ci1v, the Mayor addressed to his brother the fol-
lowing note:
MAYORS OFFICE, January TO- 1874.
NJ, John P Howard:
NV pTsf s-This morning the first tirs that the usin-
contaned is ourle against brother have ten
public the examimatin raken before uron the subject
the obb Of Pomeroy o. stil II due TO your brother
seen the nsinnafios aude o that part OF the
examination casts e least reflection yonr brother oriu
OF him and his character for integrity Please show tbs to
Mrs Howard The momest your brother returns irom Wash
him letter of Introduction gentleman ia Washington
lie, him come and see me- Repeatedly 70 eopp,c
Mayor OF the City Of New York.
We have not hitherto named Mr.. Howard in con-
nection with this matter for felt that shadow of
imputation on hm--even blundering impression
in the public mind that he had been connected with
men deemed capable of robbery-might be injurious
to him in his extensive business But now that
every shadow of imputation is dsspnted, we rejoice
to see that the press is speaking out in defence of
Mr.. Howard
The Commercial says:
I'VE have known Mr.. Howard these twenty years and
never entertained the renotest suspicion OF HIS
n;y gttyn
20 also the Courier g. Enquirer, which at first
unhappily gave currency to the rumor against MIR.
Howard On Saturday Observed
perfect and SPEEDY has been the refuatiGn SO fomry
and boldly the saneous met aud crushed that
We cannot believe has affected the slightest degree ,r
single day the reputation interests OF MI Howard
Should any portion OF the public however, 10 his prejudice
preserve any recollection of his mpc. ton they will DO m
the grosses injustice He has been unfortunately and
TO him. thus wronguly assaed all injurious
quencss lar possible Mr. HowARp stands before the
public now with reputation unSpOtted and character
ususpected he did befoe he well known, ouy IN
this oty but throughout the country as gent eman o! the
highest and integrity his hotel stands now
always among the establishu M the
kind in Union and It's prOpretors bear with al who know
tim the highest character for all Inequalities which M them
for their responsible business