The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-28
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Having ascertaned the day before Postmaster Ar,
drews that such letter had been mailed TO syra
cuse and not having been received in consequences
syracuse for the letter II was found in the hands Of nv
clerk unopened. and forwarded to in that state when
ii opened by my counsel and produced the exami
nation The letter In these words, htratin, sc
RocHrsrKR JAN s, 1884,
MIR Rust Sir You will perhaps be dsapDtsd that have
n Ss colin my self instead OF this but you must no
enended when lett think therefore that " i'll be pro-
as n w you
ready and fourth with and the leave In
theH right AZ soon rs you receive this
iours with Due esteem s9sS TT
On presenting this letter Moore he recognised II -
the one TO which he had referred he then swors Thea
he did not know no letter and denied that he
had SAID thar Mrs Leggett wrote athough he admitted
Before the examination OF strston had taken uIae~
having been informed that the woman Leegett had re-
ceived money from Robinson and others the pre-
tence OF making disclosures caused warYent to b. H.
sued for her apprehension Ter obtaining money false
pretences and she was accordingly brought down from
also caused subpoena 10 be served Sheriff Brown
and Deputy Sheriff Stewart OF Buffalo appear
tify her nation MIR Robinson had left town and
gone TO Albany and for that reason supposed
should no, be able to compel hs attendance he
| engaged in the u $. District Court in that city.
Mir Stewart attended in consequence OF the subpoena
but Brown did appear As the woman was IN the
her be called the stand witness She declined TO
in the first instance on the ground that she had
what right they had to question her until her exam
nation took place and added that she would be
med until Clark Robinson arrived She then stated that
she could under any circumstances swear
until she had consulted counsel Counsel accord
ngly sent for and after short interview she consented
TO testify and was
She stated in substance that she lived in Bu6.lo thu.
she to Rochester from Buffalo about O'Clock on
Monday the LIST day OF Jsnuny that she stopped Of the
U. S. Hotel; that during the day, man by the Of
exhibited said Moore any sheets Of the Union Bank
New York and never saw such sheets that she he'd
sion; that she lad Banks tban years sge
but had no recollection OF having spoken with him within
Buffalo walking past American but did speak e
him that she was not acquainted with me- but had seen
cuse that thought spoke me- about paying
her bill my houseths she had paid for her breakfast
and In had been called in to make right iii: w.s ID. o.
ly time she mad ever spoke to me; that she did not
at Buffalo; and that she did not write any lsttsc
to whilst she IN Rochester The letter copy Of
se Dos .n. a.
/ know whose il isl never saw 1t before"
At this period Of the examination the counsel Srat
ton objected TO pursuing any further II had rsls.
the particular charge against him for the perju
ry and counsel did not finish these enquiries Of the
witness at this time After unmportan matters had
been given in evidence on the part OF StraoD for the
purpose of showing that he did not testify stated the
magistrate ordered him TO give bonds appear and
| swer to Q charge Of perjury.
The next day made complaint before the same magis
ate that conspiracy existed AZ believed to implicsts
me falsely in a criminal offence and prayed examine
ton for the purpose Of ascsraining its authors
| Such examination took place Thursday last The
there developed well in the Of strston
have already been published in the Rochester papers, and
is necessary to refer to them only in brief
Mrs Leggett again called TO the stand and stated.
substance that sunday morning +he last day Of De
cember, she to the jail in Buffalo 10 sick
man she there overheard sherins Brown and ~,
art talking about having searched Banks that morning
she enuuifed of them about IT, she had not heard Of
before Of the robbery Brown told her about H. and
said that there and brought forward my baggage 10
be searched not search it because he bad no
| ii
meshe told him she had seen me at my tavern a. she
with That all she had heard the subject until
she went TO Rochester did not speak the subject In
on going 10 Rochester for week before stewart Tho
Deputy Sheriff, TO the at Baavin, ara
subeet eke n tho ears or ~ Roeb.sr
getting out Of the Stewart asked her she
going further eastmiod him abe shs wa: not She dd no.
watching her She told Moore that she had spoken
with Banks myself at Buffalo, did she ever give
him any information with regard to Banks myself a.
EMBROIDERY she told Moore that she had
me at the theatre on Tuesday evening the second Of
January told him that che had spoken either
of us at Rochester She had reod detailed account
of what Moore had sworn to the examination OF STRAIT
tenthe whole story related by him false Robinson
called to see her on Wednesday evening at the Morton
Houses she sent Moore after Robinson to come and
herr Robinson had sent two lines TO the Morton House,
but she did not get them; my Banks wns no,
: mentioned by her Robinson, anything said
init She saw Robinson again on Thursday morning at
his room in the Eagle Tavern; went over TO say to him.
|
receive money from Robinson at Rochester Buns
ter Robinson told her his business Rochester was
abont steamboat Stewart went up in the same train
told any person that anything about the
hery or the money the transactions she pretend
Moore any information upon this she had
none TO give.
Moore was sworn on this examination bu. did not state
any new fact OF importance, and seemed be muc
more unwilling to testify than the preceding day.
John w Stewart the deputy sheriff, was sworn. and
Banks baggage the 3st December; that the wsrreIt
was issued on the complaint Of Brown the sheriff sup
posed he knew the source Of the information which
Brown made the complaint Some three deys ~ fore ths
search Brown told him that Mrs. Leggett had been sr
piled TO- to sign Of the sheets in fomeroys trunk
hat he supposed to be the of Browns information
IS not confident that Brown mentioned Mrs Legsstts
name but the conversation such that la could not s
mstaken in regard TO the person he meant
He said further that he come TO Rocheer the l Of
January ut the request OF Brown took the
via, having left Buffalo the day before private
Rage Brown told him that he supposed Mrs L. 20
ng East in the morning and that she would &c, rosses-
ion Of the BLINK sheets Mira Leggc ahou, noon III .
lay the search made at the Americana she the
Robinson; thinks Clark the police Justice was present
hey were talking about uis busness; canno, state any
present at the beginning Of the conversation and Was
listeners heard her say In the Jail TINT she had
@ w six cr from the
when the money vas paid TO her he 20 10 Ba,a.
via and il she received the road a, Rochester any
package box or bundle he to seize part Of
pomeroy money. Somewhere the road betw cen Sa-
ava and Rochester. IN the cars Mrs. Legset told him
hat her baggage weuld be given 10 her Mt Rochester
The next day she told him he wa,ched-- supposed
Moore to be watching him He told her he shonId 60
when he got home found Robinson and prown and ,o
hem all that bad happened, and they agreed sno-
her trial Robinson and himself len next morning wed
9esdsyl Tor Roche,er this business II was Aough.
hat Robinson would not he surpected a. he bad business
lay, he told Mrs teggeu that himself or some otbsr
person would come back and wished her leave line