The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-21
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GssxaAL sxssIoss, Nov. 2o-Before the Recorder and
Aldermen Brady and olivsr-TriaI Of Wm Psrkinson,
hnued-on the opening of the Court this morning, the
prosecution called .s
assistant Of ths first tell Of the Phenix Bank have
been employed there for several years; was there in
the checks and ming the money that for
exchanges an the NOR after the teller has received
s INT snd see that s ~ night then
package after the various lots Of money have been
made ap and issss d. make up the whos into one
last Of H. the 9th of April counted some bills
the Farmers Manufacturers Bank Of Poughkeepse,
made them and then returned them to tho rst Tel
BssI.srs A. Hos.nr, examined ! am the porter at
me rhsnx Bank ihavs been employed in that capacity
Cor upwards OF 20 my duty every day Is to seal
the packages OF money that 20 away; generally re-
seal them sith the Phenx Bank SEAL and direct them to
ne different banks TO which they intended to go
sealed, in the bank seals any of these pack
ages but myself except when am necessarily absent;
attended TO duts. in the bank for two weeks prior to
wn.,.s M.ss., sxsminea-I reside in Rahwsy;
seen the BAH now shown me before; is 500 bill on
the Warmers and Manufs cturers Bark Of Poughkeepse;
rsrk,ason' who got Railway bank bills for i, only
know her from reputation; she gave me her name;
ss s and a. Sy Witness. * being
the person 10 whom the bill was delivered.
s8rloes e. RAvsosp exsmned-I reside in Pough
keepsse teller in the Farmers and Manufacturers
sank remember package coming the bark by the
barge linton. 10 April last; opened that package and
the package endorsed the back, also the day
which was sealed up.
about mile iron farkinsons residence at Woodbridge;
have known Parkinson for about ten twelve years.
have done last spring, when visited this
city have called upon Parknson have seen all OF the
have seen Davis but once before that time
winter have generally seen the others with Parkinson
them ., fsssaso"s house IN wosdsridss Miller came
over vita Parkinson to me at Perth Amboy; have
IN ihs employ Of farknsoni he received compenss
ton for his services went 10 receive H. the last money
received IVES when my son LEFT fsrkinsons employ in
MAJ remember occasion, when asked Par
knsos for money he replied that he was rather short;
sometmes when called sor money he would pay with
sboutthe middle Of April last went to the shop
sis the vas hough, In the fall Of isAa; did not
demand before DO not recoect what kind OF mo-
nsy he psd mo ~ he Pad me shs exact sum- did not
cssss-sxsminsd-f understood that Parkinson owned
the hrm IN Woodbridge II comprised abost 100 acres
Of Land. think that ior portos Of time it was
pretty well stocked Parkinson has lived Woodbridge
ioE about years rsrknsons credit far his
money transactions concerned. % good any
~ >sw Jersey hs family have made their summer
KEEP, about twenty head cattle on his farm,
person named George Wilson worked has farm Tor him
,s ssoa, four Or nss years think rss,nson told me
Of the land worth $40 and some $50 per acre.
Isaac q oepss, First Teller Of the PhenIx Bank
called have seen the ball now shown me before
there are some figures an my own writing upon u 4
- ball on the Farmers and Manufacturer Bank
OF foughkeersie The reason u % marked ~, that n
was put in package and must have been the top bill
IN the package, otherwise II would not have been
IN my handwriting the Fsrmsss and Manuisctursn
Bank Of PouEhkeeps's had not kept an account with Us
spscksge roughkeepsie daily with the
exception Of sundays, or ia oher words We sent sax
wa. Gs,yrrrss, exsmned.-I en- in the employ Of
Thomas Thomas went 10 the shop OF Parkinson WIN
e. nll aoa Mr lsem.s received 80 Dill rom NJ,
ee,sed $50 bill from Mr.. Parkinson but once
sn.n..s ~, s months mo
clerk Of Msssrs Clark \ Flax.
AIss,p ws,esr exsmaed.-i am in the employ OF
Messu Clark t,sk No aso Fulton street; received
$50 bail IRON Parkinson about three months ago IN pay
. .n iS ar some provisions did NO. know nm" ana
that hss name was W. Parkinson
Mr. Gnirsis here and moved the court TO expunge
had proved himself 20 ss an Incompetent witness, on
the greund that he was deeply interested witness &C
accused.
Mr. wHIrIsc ia reply cited various authorities to
show that officer Bird competent witness, and that
ms testimony could not properly be excluded
capt Josrrn WEsrEssfrLn examined went to the
house in sIst street. with officers BIRD Leonard and
srlckiandi We found some money there which wss de-
the shop il william s,reei and found money there hid
away which was aiso delivered ny 70 Justice Tsylor
The testimony Of apt Wcsterheld corroborsted the
statements made by ofheer Bird
JAmss LsosAsD, being called. fully corroborsted
the testimony Of ofosr Bird and Capt westerhsid an
reference 10 the Of accused parties the De
scripton OF the moIey found upon their premises &C
The DfsIhicr ArrosNsS here remarked that very
important witness for the prosecution, Mr. Benedict OF
broadway was absent and could attend IN court IN
consequence OF having been accidentally thrown from
his carriage and severely injured which fact DR. Wilson,
the physcisn OF Mr. Benedict prepared 20 testify
to- The District Attorney then asked the Court 10 grant
order 10 counsel either side take the deposition
OF MIR Benedict Al his house. The counsel for defence
absence Of precedent, refused to grant the motion for
the present.
omcer Kso on beng called described the searching
Of the premises Ia william and sist streets and the
ney &c found W himself and eaosn Bird Leonard and
fhe prosecution here offered in evidence the andsvh
made by female named Catherine Led whom u
commended had been spirited put out Of the way ~
the accused parties IN this ~ their conieis'e
and that her aflayt under the Of the
case, was competent testimony.
Alter considerable discusslon In regard 10 the sdms
sibity Of the ahdssit made BY her a. evidence
ruled out by the Court. nssmueh a. Gas not shown
that she had been abducted from the ciy BY Of the
accused parties or their coniedsrstes
MT bs0picH then opened Tire case ON the Pert Of the
accused after WHICH, the deipce called and examined
Rosssr B. fosrrs whe testified. that on the day on
which NJ rcsbery Of the barge alleged 10 have
taken place, he sold Parkinson poney hs hs seeused
in his company and could not have committed the
ducsd by Foster msn vas called Who testified that
he was Pesen At the time that the parchsss pensy
was made.
The Court then adjourned sn,l ss-men.~ aoralns
Case eS Petty Usas~s.
Csrcsss tssrs.