New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-13
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mca CozzLNs and WILLIAMS.
JANIS Il. WHITING. ESQ. Dis,nc, Attorney.
CKlL FOR EMREzzLEMEnr AND GRAND LAR
cINl-ihe Cour resumed e ;rnl Jane, : cinrmefiofn
s ubezzHg the funds OF the Ocean sulancc Co ISL
Cornelius l.. S!deY, the ac.!ag paving Teller oi
me Merchants Bank 49, be check Of SGD drawn
m hlyuf Oi WemOe shown ln lie Ccpustd that from
eaa uiarhs H. II must Ns been paid ~ the counter.
\. Il lad two 1t Gu;ed .ipr!i : Si9.
there credits to the Ocean Company IN tie Bank from
ne - u TIE II. Apr-ifon the Isl to the q ApfI There we've
credits ~ Bank 10 the Ocean Company vi upward, Coo
Nicholas u. RufSerS, Assistant III The Ocean
Company depoSed ia, was his duty 10 examine all claims
against Company and ADJUST the The check OF 81
dawn tire Secretary and delivered aise signature. to h,
Coss cEared-Alr Wetmore en- led or the SaS-the re.
ufn premium ior which the CHECK the 9Th June.
ISL II the Secretary duty to receive u the money.
Keep IN accoun, and pay He up the
gu Company alter lie ceased to be SecIety lie came
edy 70 make up ue books night where they were previous
y wroas.
Sunday afternoon the oh June aud went he there stated
10 me Mr. Ogden ms deiacatlons and sand he had zone
principally through the bills receivable account and way
That could detect and wished TO appear before the
Board Of Directors The books had been scratched and The
figures altered lie told lie had Inst commenced specu
Mofrs Canal deaiCaons lad been Tong
gong on-la he had been Yeas he'll. meaning sup
pose Tie e:One o his conscience lie also stated that e nd
bought at one TINE OF committing splciue-e sad e dew! N
the shape vi 10 lam aud induced hin engage m
The told HIM, he SAID, 10 buy Tie Moris Cnna stock
that good stock and rising he said led and
had lived very economically.
He sad that nc Ind al time msdc much That he
iha S5OO oi eX;uca,n. himself that he did Disclose his
fcatuHs ior the that he though; he c0ud finally
( all lie sud that ~ operation IN L y BHuh stock
he los, 5000 lie sad lac had tuned portion OF m snGy
Z, help pay has cIlcnons; That IL. lud retained SALARY
enough merely to keep hs igni never knew hu to
tel lie his life 10 be dishonest. except III tins Instance.
Ind" and frugal nthe 2Sti Juue 1854 the li, receva.
BE purpvited To- go. whereas reality ticy ouly
$3.50 have been the Company 9 years, ard We
compared the bills receivable with tie entries - ING book 81
the balance sheet. To tcs tle OF tie latter hat
has been the unfortunate part oi,hc business.
jacob ). Edksr, Clerk Oi the Merchant Bank,
a. The
eatho u ielleIS M rs supposed 1t was yesterday, bu
| Tie Is, OF the lst Teller
The prosecution here rested.
Mr.. Jordan opened The case Oh the part OF the de-
iioiphns. Il. Street, late Clerk OF the Ocean In
rsnce. who depose he Clerk from $50 nuuafy.lsi4
lh7, M s'cherreriOn the habit OF paying small
suns: salaries *. Cash shown On which there
va, money paI the Bank by Schcrrerhorn and
ste what received aud including the money received for
Tie sSO cheek for winch he ndctcd) ii:is Mr. Whiting
Roe L0cAro0d sworn.-Drposed ;hut the balance
the book shows that the 81 so there 81 $50 than
g ', . nI hc Nv, ', I ~, ~ ~ , a.,
incc June, lsi3 stated the uuk. Ils does
,u3s the hl' recc1,abe on account but CONSIDERED
| taeonteiidcd aud MIR. Lockwood believed
| ltm Is. BoteieS deposcd tina, hc is u book-kccpcr
adsccounant. thu; tie cu:y balance the cash "k
thu: book Keeper would nuke ii le had cash
hand he did not know where II came from ms book. how"
not correct as there Is money t";he credit OF the Con-
4 psny that no; charged rs heng received.
W. Schermerhorn told wtnc>s that he deposited Si o the
y on an entry ~ the 6ooS q, chez %1 s5 10 The MA
Tie Bank book shows that M'. deposited 50 ~ IN bank
N,be credit otte Ocean Company alter 9Th Apu be-
l tre 1T May.
The testimony closed both sides. and the
la summed M By the respective counsel. The Recorder
sed the Jury who retired after O'clock and returned INTO
st aer long absence, aud sad they unable tofcee
| gIn verdict, and discharged.
They stood for convection and o' acQui,ni.
Adjourned TO Thursday II oclocs