The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-14
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen scolea and

keeper Tattersas Horse Market in Broadway for the
in Court with his counsel A. JORDAN and T. NJ Prcx,
Esqs. The prosecution was conducted by n d BLUNT,
ESQ., the private counsel Of Miller The case was opened
Wa. H. Hicks, who was sworn.-T am broker. Ikaow
the accused In January s4s received note from the
the note, dsductng the brokerage
Cr0ss-sraDined BY JORDAN for dtsne.-I have Mil
note Woodruff was clerk for Miller nearly year. J
have understood that there quarrel between Miller
and woodruff after he left his employ.
Direct BY BLUrr.-The body of the note believe to be
in the handwriting Of Woodruff The pencil marks in
the.corner are also Woodhull's.
GEoRcE W. MILLER called and sworn.-I am proprietor
OF Tattersars in Broadway; know woodruff he was
in my employ as a clerk and book keeper.
BLuSrPease look at this note and say whether it is
genuine or forgery.
MLLER-t is forgery.
BLuSr-We offer the note in evidence, follows
90 New York, THURSDAY. July alsr, is42. 90
% On demand promise pay the order of Rich 90
90 mond Woodruff Five Hundred Dollars, for value 90
received. GEO w. MILLER %
90 90 $500. 4is Broadway 90
The note was endorsed Richmond woodruff and
the words Pay able sh March, s43 as per agreement
writing Of woodruff The signature Of the note written
and acknowledged by Miller, in evidence was written
one inch from the top Of the piece of paper which the
Cressera,aned by JcnDAS-o Did you and woodruff
san sddrs nr nS mot that
woodruff A. No. sir q. Did you and he have any
difficulty about settling affairs when he left you? No.
ters-I could not get him to come to q settlement.
BY JusoH-Mr. Miller Is this your signature to the
woodruff q State Prison cost you
ever tel I, sysn Edward ard woodruff ehs.
prison A. Mol never did so help me God @, You
never said any thing like that you say do you A. do
Before tSis 'D A. Yes SIR O. Was Complaint against
| him for crime A. Yes, sir. @ Were you sworn A.
d0 reco s whether m was c or could soon ma
Some month ortwo before this complaint G When was
that GO s A. think in December Or. an
| @. Was he discharged
Blunt objected as it was a leading question and new
matter
JORDAN wish to show that this witness has pursued
this time and againand also that he has sand all that
| The CouRT admitted the question
Q, Was woodruff discharged by the magistrate A.
lieve he let out on bail @ So as to make mis-
take to the time please be good to tell who the
A. believe it was Justice Merritt. @ When did
Woodruff leave you A. He commenced in May,
M in 81 Of ~1
by either yourself or Woodruff with view of being
signed in the rV;,1 saa A. say Po,vey there
recolect this well when cannot recollect whether
you swore or not before the magistrate? A. suppose
Pm like all other human beings, not so likely to bring my
mind strong upon things others. G. Do you
recolect of any calling upon you with this note
sir recoliect distinctly that no person called the
first time the note it was at the police Office
@. You say you it before? A. No, never O.
Have You any recollection Of ever hearing Of this note
before you made the complaint No. sir but few
what heard relative to woodruff having considerable
money went into Wall street and inquired ofthe Chem
cal Bank before started found that Mr.. Hicks knew
something about where woodruff got the money I
| called upon him, and he took side and said he
would call up and me-; this the way found out
about the note this six weeks after he had left
my employ you inquire for anote at the Chemical
Bank A. NO. not as stated s"r before went TO Inc
there note of mine to that purpose. O. Had You
heard any thing about note before the inquiry OF Hicks
A. had not. G. Did You ask Mr.. Hicks any thing about
notel A. DO you want the language used JoRpANYes
MnLER-I asked him whether there was note Of mine
you any doubts that this is your signature the note
A. have no doubt fiji believe it 10 be mine.
that used; signed any note Of any other kind in
my office; might have signed other notes when was
with Mr. Hicks did not exhibit any 01os to
first this note at the police office at the time Of the
Charles Wooiiey was the complainant; when went to
see Mr.. Hicks asked him If he knew that woodruff had
any large amount OF money understand he has been
scars porter house; Hicks looked and said he did
know where he had got it, but he said he would come
up in the afternoon and see me-
BY JuRon-Q The jury would like to know whether
you kept note book or not? A. did.
against you fer this note7 A Not as know Of @. 1s
there suit pending against you for the wages Of Wood,
Yes sir for false imprisonment that $50 Gaze that
he obtained for Woolley.
read the examination Of woodruff before the police and
call one witness more
The examination was read in which woodruff alleges
that Miller drew the note in his presence and gave to
him not to disclose some transactions in which Miller had
been concerned
| w., 8 Apcurp called and sworn for nrosecutiou-I
was in the employ of Miller nearly two years; wrote up
his books from the time that Miller took possession Of
Tatersalls until after Woodruff left
@ Was the cash account for July sh0rtl
JORDAN objected and required the books of Miller to be
, effect.
Blrvr-whose handwriting is this letter. A. 1t is in
the hand. w itng Of Richmond Woodsull.
| [Ths letter not dated, but was received by Wood
hull on the Nth Of December 1919 It contained an adj
mission that Woodruff owed Miller for the keep Of q
poney which Miller refused to deliver until the money
paid but had other relation to the issue on trial
they should show by Miller the date at which this note
z was received
A. L. JoRpAs Esq then briefly opened for defence, and
4 EDWARD Woodruff, who was sworn.-I am brother
O. Have you ever heard Miller make use Of any threats
against your brother d?
BLurf objected but the Court overrued the objection
have; was on the night that my brother was ar
rested for obtaining $50 from Woolley told him that my
brother was locked up; he said he knew that well ha
he and Charley Wooley put him there and by God h,
should lay there until he roed that he had got benz
to him, knucke to him told him that he would find
in the morning he could notido he said that his oatl
and Charley Wooeys oath were two good oaths and h
would send him to state prison if it cost him 81 600 re
piled he could not he said by God I'll find way to d.
II :" this the 18th of December 1872 O. Have
you this note before A. have; it a few
days after had been drawn in July present in De
cember, ls42, when dispute between Miller
: my brother; heard my brother then say, that wheI
. Miller paid him what he owed him. he would
: write up his books, and not before Miller asked hin
again after went down stairs if he wsud write up hi
books my brother said he would pay him what HI
t the world Miller replied that he would hav
n him where the dogs wouldn't bite him"
Cross-eramined by BLUnTIn the year lS42. was EN-
ployed by Underhll & Mckinley about six weeks at S
r day lhave other means Of employment except my
u labor was otherwise engaged at times.
/, WM II Jrrsor sworn i saw Woodruff in the fall o
1912 at the Branch Hotel in the Bowery where he exhb
tied the note alleged been forged and ask ed thu