The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-12

jordan Esq, appeared as ms counss,' snu 'Ams' ~
Gently appointed not having taken he oath Of Office
DistIct Auorney opened ,he oSo 80. u
a an 10 Una. tne accused was chu'geu Mu %
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60; 10 =, esens Inolc.ment charged MN WIZ. pp;
hs ss sdn oa sseG nat had be-n psia on 'e
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2S2 No 392 NV Vo.v ~ mil iaao =
sS Cashier of the Merchants Rank nav 10 NJ q =
SGS Rutgers Assistant, or order Two Hundred and =
3 . Eighty Dollars.
AZ ABR OGDEN President (
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and a;d ~ The hsrE @ The ,,ih of Anil ssaa ISIS a
1u pa,' ,,S luz a VII 'i'' i' VI P o' Ane nrh'
c,,,n a p.sdo.. q, ,b;s Sc"ar Tnsvranro Co
@ g. ,e,a ., ,esn h DE p.; n,u' an;Ut,
pa. u,, io'9 ~ ~ . S ~ ~. M Pp
schsrmsrbnrr was sscre,srv Snr;ng that time being
,c.d +; ion % tnd ao. ,,n.; ;1 1910 nh.n his
defalcaons were discovered this was on the 9Th Of
Is,n t e ~ h was eS +; ,aso a iaso
On SUNDAY evening sh Of uua Isaa M Rurers called
49, Nv T. ~ .. ~ 1870 &c ~ ",..star, ,ua
~ tneetbeer NJ Scharmerhn, t s,a.ad wh;,s he
was mch eactsd ana ex"ad tha, he had dafra,sd the
institution Of over s,AoOo9 asked HIM how suGh "a
.S no1.u , -" L h n,,,a ha Jsad On.
nn ~ sha bt , ms h o;S !, had heen
company IN ,ne mn yrhiy 'etuIns ne :aI ~ "1 ~.
u u v ~ a s u.e ' " .i.r =. ~. ;.
aS n neP Inc u s svSh.d THsss
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nan yearly returns were made up ny the accused IN
oa.anca sneet me assets OF the company were always
sec 10 sta hs -a.a;,yhTa 80. a. sh; hn'i, ,uas
see sne os Iece,vaois were correct TINS book was
i W. IS an'. ~ " ms wa M ~ ,.n ;h .e e U,s
J.; th no.os b sa;d he had a.d .ha Kills rsca;vahls
Mi, let .ho ha,aaco eve, ad tho han hooi
NV "a , ,as VA 81" h .u ad the
tHng yery much indeed he bod been led asrav by fell
Wal s,raa. MT 49, raod, O., -, haora be d;rac
wal rec nus 70 go m rs ne end ac
Quit ali other paies in the institution of any parcipa
ton he regretted on account Of the officers Of the in
ares,o. ro o;dant l.; tho nnte hook ~ the Mercbsnt
Rank here shown
.dorna ~ 10 shsraton of he fund. hit de-
6c;encvthst tba nrosecnon must show to sustain the
Indictment Of embezzlement that he had appropriated
,ha G,mds - he nwrmsa ''"' 49, ~ rf
The ouRr decided that the Offering of the book was in
tended as Ink in the chain of testimony TO show that
e" ,t; 90 I'm H h ~, ,,e ;.tod e'"'"'' " DIV"
NJ .ob;ected 20 Tho admission of INV entries
roada that ,yonS sus.a;n m offence deborred nv the
statute from length of time as he believed every body
~ in This matter excent Mr. Ogden was dead
and no had heer snared for some snec;al pnrnosa
The Com,T decasd that the testimonv was admissible
., wh;ch dac;s;on M Jordan tooL ave ::n,;ons
" VIZ cnnt;nued Tbe entrv in Ike margin of the
boo Is in The hand writing Of and is Under date
o. June 20 era dne sh ase od the
. e".o nv dd; o s ,s,e those an,orod inr in
stance e was Saoo he would add 6gure or or
n;oL ,,,a ,sap ~ .hnv,"nd. rsaad nf hrndreda we
s,d ~ hn ar Hi. resev ahe sbn,+ over a an OOO
40 , n thst these axomnat;ons were correct of nv
o,n tnouIad~a thev were examined nv others under
U NV s,nsr;rtspSeDc .a'' "''e 'N'"'A'N y
my rh.n .rrro.o all TINT has be.n said about
tho nnnledre of ness relative to the books. amounts
-. a' n~.h;mr ~ "'"''
" w. Mot much on We.
W'rr..s cort;rmed When tho accused made these
10 aiso tola nc IN a. the hooka we're in very
bod so,a end he would come and arrange them he did
90 er Severe, m N the eash book was
mere a'a Gnn,s ns s 4i S soIs ~
iosn.s - How do vou ascertain This Mr. Ogden7
yy'Tsr. Here ore the Corrections of the accused in
HI. o,vn hsrd rvr;t;rr that exnlsin tbe matter
rTbe hills rece;vs6le hook note hook and cash book
rresented nv The District Attorney who read
h e .as e. ~ .h"v tha f,,so manner in which
OF en.res 20 SNOW inc rn ss7o 70
sio7o Sho ~ sIJs Solo r. Sl2aO &c showing differ
srca ne xis An WITHIN abort snoc a of time !
contrwa. The artr;ae ond alterations are all
IN ,hs hsnJ r;t;rg IF scbermsrhorn on tbe sth Apr
1915 Observation-Disclosures drew check Tor $3.50 "a nav pre
r;nms dma 60 wv g Wetmore. Tho cbeck was s;rned bv
@ s aor.ad h, NJ, pntgsrs ths assistant President
thon handed hact tn The accused az was usual
he~ the defacaon WIS discovered ascertnined that
tha had not haan maid 70 Mr. Wemore nv the
sed th;s 4; tha hec hero nrodrced and tho date and
mount with the entry in the check book; on
.mrn;n - On cash hno Ard tba the caah IL credted
viii; coon no;d 10 ws,more in The hand writing of the
accused The cbec was maid nv the Merchants Bank and
charged to tbs the amount has since been paid
NV the comna 10 Mr. etmorr: nj the time the defsca
ton ives discovered NAV have had some talk with the
accused relative to the check but do know that he
told me what he had done with the 18th OF
Nav Isao check was drawn by the Company on the
Nercbspts Rank for S535s OF In nav balance due the
General Mutual Insurance Company, which we have
credited 10 the Ocean Insurance Company on the books
of that as maid The ,ccused was secretary
tbe General Mutual Insurance COMPANY also this was
balance dne them. took the renort of the clerks as to
the amount Of the defalcaon of accused do not know
the o-rouut If M own know ledge
REPRESENTATION Mr. Jopn.r The accused went from
nv Counting room into the office of the secretary OF the
his salary ranged from Al 500 to 50 800 his
habits while in the company were economical and in.
dustrous never knew he as extrav in his family
or elsewhere he said he had been led into the business by
Wall street speculators he told me that he had endea
vored To return the money! he had intended to nav and
had entered into specuatons for that purpose Morrs's
canal among others: these specuations were going
good MANY yenrs ago this stock has been in the
from time to time till now the company could have dis
covered the defacatons al any time by comparing the
bills receivable with the bank book and balance sheet
the companv in their half yearly examinations have con.
the condition of the bank; do not think they have