The New York herald., 1845-02-19
General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Cozzens and Gale.
MATHEW c. PATERSON, District Attorney.


Before the Recorder and Aldermen Cozzens and Gale
MATHEW c. PATERSON, District Attorney.
Fer. A. B'yd yS young ;,,sd msn VA IN
paid tor assault and rioous conduct on New Years
day
ksnping disorderly house in the Five Points
Cases adjourned-A other causes except the case oi
Adams, postponed till Thursday morning. and all
me witnesses and the jurors not empanneiled, were o
charged till that time.
Trial Of Samuel .4dams y,sumed-The Recorder deliv-
ered the decision Of the Court the questions raised
yesterday The decision as that the not
atal and tha II should not be in any case except when
the variance was OF nature mislead prejudice the
party accused Upon the question Of the court did
not express any opinion as they ofopipion that i
was embraced IN the question Of which would
come up hereafter.
The Counsel for the defence excepted to the decision of
the court.
Mr.. SAGE was then recalled the stand and read the
receipts OF both Seymour and Watts of deposits Of pro-
auce, and accompanying drafts, which were accepted
and paid and the aggre gate of which was $l6
0s0 The amount Of receipts from Seymour sci $50,
of the funds OF sage suydam, Co. number Of letters
proven having been received from Samuel Ad-
ans in relation to shipments to New Orleans, and to
New York. portions OF which read in evidence
der objection from the counsel for the deence) No bills
Of laden of goods shipped by either Seymour Watts
him shipped by Mr.. Adams took means
at the time the receipts presented, to ascer-
time we discovered that no deposits were there in
March, s44; Mr. Wesson arrived and enquired of him
afterwards Mr. Adams arrived and called upon him It
the Astor House. and after converting with him upon bu
ness IN general invited him to come down to the store
him what had Detained the property longthat had
received bills of lading to very small amount He said
the canal closed from Portsmouth to Chicothe We
then asked him how much property he had in deposit;
he stated that he had barrels OF pork in Circle
VILE and about 1000 barrels in Chlicothe and some thou
sand pounds of ham, he stated that the 5000 barrels
in the hands of Walter, Ruggles Co, in CLcleve and
Mr.. Kerchwen in Chilicothe We asked him if the pro.
psIty was in the hends Of sey Watts and he re-
first inform alton had that the properly was not in de-
posit On adding the amount which he said re-
in sd that sess e ss s,s
had; this of alarmed very much,
finding an actual deficiency, besides ascertaning
Watts had great deal Of conversation in relation
to the matter which resulted in endeavoring to per-
res which he said he had left he said would be shipped
upon the opening Of the canal this did satisfy and
gotiaons, Mr. Adams went to Phiiadelphia suddenly,
afternoons appointment had been made to meet at
o'clock in the afternoon the day he left;
the arrangement made through Mr. Wesson-(This
portion OF the evidence stricken out)-He went away
without our knowedge he had his wife, and think his
sister, with him, and his brother Edw ard also.
At quarter past O'clock the court and jury, by
sort Of tacit consent took a for fifteen minutes.
received was ssss barrels pork ecencv u i4s barrels
56s barrels of lard deficiency loo96 $50 ess pounds Of
but had an interview with MIR. Watts in the month Of
March, at our store.
Objected to-partiay discussed-but question waived
WIrNEss-My partner Ferd suy dam, left this cityfor
Philadelphia in pursuit of Mr.. Adams. We never got
Of that property said to be at Circlevile The
deficiency of property paid Tor drafts which has
come into our possession, is sos, ,23l 80.
Cross-eraminsd by Mr.. srAssBuRy-Our first dealing
with Mr. Adams commenced in October, ls4S We dealt
IN -four obtained from him, to the extent Of about 506
barrels; had any dealing with him before directly
but that he interested with Mr. Wesson
WeeeOn
in August and made advances of about $50 600
to enable buy four that was paid to the receipt
Of D. wesson Co., and Mr. W. stated that Adams was
connected with the firm. The price was about So per
BARREL We received 10000 barrels OF -four but have
rendered any account Of sales to Mr. Adams look
ng upon Mr. Wesson the active partner That specu-
laon was exceedingly disastrous; composed and made
Ir. Greg, some four FIVE years ago; have sent
hem OUT IN the western cou.ry to bc usad as forms snd
hey are to be found almost and the form has
been generally adopted by commission merchants;
receipt smpe"no received in store warehouse hut
all accepted by me in the city Of New York Mr Adams
not in the city at the time; cannot say by whom
hey were brought for acceptance as they are
brought in by runners Of banks brokers and others,
and left with the clerk to be ever one day for accer-
lance We never keep any date of the time Of sccep
ance We never charge any commission for acceP-
ancexcept when property which has been consigned to
is has been sold by consent without transmitting
account OF sales shown) This is the account of
iales which we furnished Mr. Adams The nett amount
oi sales OF the pork hams and lard was ss5 s4s =
money by his brother Edward did not state before
because was not asked the gross proceeds OF the sale
)t the properly received from him S54 076 73 The
amount of charges upon SIS 22s 25. We dealt ex
ensvey in pork at that time selling own account
large amount of pork contract Questions were
asked respecting the in the value of the
property by way of showing that had the property been
od for its real value that there would have been no
fcit, and that Mr. Adams came here in March with
his pocket to settle up his business with the
firm Of Suydam Sage Co., and that he was completely
appalled, at finding unexpected deficit The counsel
so urged that the defendant looked upon the receipts
purely in the light Of security for the ulhlment OF con-
tracts they different from the store or warehouse
receipts
At quarter past three O'Clock the court adjourned till
zen o'clock this morning.