The New York herald., 1845-02-20
General Sessions.

General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Cozzens and Gale.
FEB. l9-Case of Samuel adams resumsd-Fourh Day.
The trial OF this resumed upon the opening
OF the Court Mr. Sage being upon the stand. great
number OF letters dating from the 18th March sa3 TO
the 10Th OF July ls44, written by the firm OF suy dam,
Sage Co to Samuel Adams-the majority Of them
dence him-a of them dated prior to December being
in relatic to the -four transactions with hmand AL af
ter that date in relation to the pork ransaconwere n-
troduced in evidence by the defence and read to the
jury Among the letters, was letter OF credit directing
him 10 draw upon a certain house in Cleveland Ohio for
any mt upon drafts receipt The letter Of the
10th July notified Adams that they had paid certain
of his drafts, and that unless the deficit ad-
vances Immediately made up, they should sell the
residue his property then their possesson also that
it had been received in bad order (AcconDts current
and accounts of sales of -four received from Wesson Co.
introduced showing that in that transaction there
was balance of 1000 and odd dollars IN favor OF
Wesson Co., which transferred to the incIviduai
nestionIn the winter OF 4s or spring OF 1884, did you
not receive consignment cf pork from s. s. Seymour
CO.
Collected to-objection srgued and overruled)
Answer.-We did about 1000 barrels OF pork and have
ceptances which was about $4,000 due them They have
commenced suits against for that amount We have
also commenced, ordered onr counsel in Chcothe to
commence suits against both and Watts for the
deficit ct property amounting to thousand and
odd dollars worth receipts in deposit for which were for
warded to In August sold about Ssa $50 WORTH OF
and prime pork to Mr.. Dougherty, although he did
net wish to buy it, with the understanding that we
in check upon the bank We bought it back with the
exception Of few barrels by way Of balancing
August snd Wished TO be- abie to state the exact
cheney. The witness then testified that they had made
to deliver pork at future day-seliing pork
that they had not hand and that in consequence OF
Adams forwarding his produce, agreeable TO the
eeip they compelled to buy aud borrow pork to
fulfill their contracts and thus became losers of about
$500; Wesson & Co. being losers in about the same
amount. After found that there deficit in the
cd, and our accepances protested Our hrm did bring
this indictment into Cour did employ agents to go to
Ohio and take Mr.. Adams from Ohio, and bring nim
here; employed officer, and our attorney, Mr.
Greig went with him. We have employed three counsel
to assist the District Attorney.
QUEs Did you not direct your attorney to compro.
mise and settle the matter, il possible
Question objected to but urged by way Of showing
that the witness was an interested one had urged
the case for private views and TO attain his own ends
Objection sustained and question ruled out ana an eA'
Direct resumed II can't tell how much of cur 100000
imagine good deaf, from the array against us Some
other testimony elected supposed to elucidate the
but appeared to throw great perpexes around
The Grand Jury into Court during the trial oil the
cause, and were discharged for the term.
In consequence of the i'll health of Alderman GALE, by
consent OF partes Alderman HAsBRoUcK took his seat
| upon the Bench.
A. halfpast two o'clock, the Court took till
| half past o'clock
Testimony Except from the letters of Mr. Dorr and
the receipts and letters of Mr. Adams, he made repre-
Direct-some unir portant testimony the promul
eating their blank receipts, was all that was elected
Fs.DEScx syyDAM Jr called and sworn S am one Of
having seen him for the first time in March last; saw
him here and afterwards followed him to Philadelphia
on Sunday morning, and saw him at 10 es Hotel in
Chestnut street; he complained of my following him,
and endeavorng make the matter public aud praju
dice him with his friends at home; he told me that he
had about five six thousand barrels of pork at Circle
vile, Ohio, at the house of Martin Co. or Martin, Rug
the firm OF Adams Richards As feared the domestic
creditors nigh. attach il, asked him for an order for
that might hold it, he told that he had assigned it
TO Seymour Co for the purpose of protecting them
against the receipts and therefor could net give
der on Martin; he however, gave me order on sey
Co (order shown) this the order and the body
vas drawn by Q was order for the por; he said
hat he had taken advice of Mr. Bnney, and that could
not arrest him; Mr.. Adams also gave certificate
| that he had assigned all the pork in Martin Cs's
hands, belonging to him, to r. Seymour
to Ohio; demanded the property Of Mr. Seymour;
but did not get any did not present Of the papers
him. Declarations Of Say moar rnled out) was un-
able to find Of the property at either OF the places
mentioned by Adams On presenting Seymours receipts
ofdepos and asking where the pork he said he did
aot know, and had never had it, asked him what pos
sessed him to sign the receipts he had not the property
and besides, because he had every confidence in Mr.
| Adams. | asked him if ne knew what Mr.. Adams wes
going to do with the receipts the time he made them
and he said that he knew Mr. Adams was going to raise
On tns as as assa sa me aoS e
see or expected to see him. got no property OF any
| Kind from him.
Crosscramned-I made this journey in the latter part
sf April May. My conversations occurred at the
backsmiths shop and at his house. found that be
had fine farm, net quite fine Mr.. Watts. found
hat he had considerable stock of cattle although not the
/ est ever II consolation to me- to BIB
think tina. he found fault with the property passed
to the receipts of Watts and alleged that reason for
not paying receipts making up deficit On the way
back. introduced to named Perrel, with whom
had a conversation with respect to the wealth and re-
sponsbity of Seymour did not state to him that at the
time the eipts made knew that the property
not actually in hand-l answer that question distinctly
I, occasion, Mr. Samuel Adams at his house
and think only once don't recoect having any
versation in front of the mill. saw Dr. Watts Also
There prosecution commenced against him then
did not indct him, (Qufstion, Why did you not OBJ
jected to and ruled ea) don't think made any com
| plant against Dr. Watts think might have told Mr.
Atwood at Chiiicothe that ii the den; not settled
we might commence criminal prosecution think tha,
may have told old Mr. Adams that unless the debt
| secured, we should commence criminal prosecution
acquainted with the hand writing of Mr. Adams and
Mr. Wesson. Several receipts were shown and the wit
thought that they in the handwriting Of Mr.
Wesson, and of his clerk) knew there personal
| quarrel between young man named Wallace and Mr.
Adams. He was following him as | understood to get
| personal satisfaction. Mr. Adams had believe been
married just before he here andhat yves bis bridal
excursion. think that Mr.. Seymour told me that the
receipts mos Of them signed when in blank without
the filling up. Some other testimony was given, but Of
no very great interest.
At O'Clock the court adjourned till tomorrow morn.
ing at ii o'clock.