The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-05
NEW YORK. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER S. 1916


Metropolis to my paper, written the day;
commissioner Of claims, something of that sort
Mr. BnEEr objected to what occurred with third
person
time she said she could not fnd the order from General
Van Ness for the printing press shs said she would like
she wished to recoect very much; the order took
her not sealed; carried II open
printing press of Van Ness with the endorsement
Of Gen Van Ness on the back read and 6led-odsred
SIS year for the press till paid for
Crsssesamined by Mr. BREsr.-That before
wrote that paper that saw the young lady at Mrs Con-
as HI ' ' . the :: Il:
II he Gen. Van Ness) not present; got the
press when called for it with the order Pepper handed
to the witness to idcntyl Hesitaed in any opinion
about it-a very close resemblance; don't think
that paper before; during that conversation with
could not Down that evening. but would be down
the next morning about fixing something perhaps
Silence 's' Silence as s@ Walk IsG light o"1 '
By Mr. BaApLEY.-She said that Gen. Van Ness had
os was 70
might find as good friend in her.
By Mr. CoxE.-No, she never said she had moro than
By Mr. BRADLkr.--Ay brother had two presses tAere
at one time-a large press and small press.
By Mr. BRErT.-Yes, sir We had some conversation
about the Generals brother GovVan Ness-and witness
said they both agreed that the would be
Care who got it; il was nothing to him either way
And although the Court desired that another hour
some Of the jury who wished to attend to business at
home the Court ordered and the crer announced that
the Court stood adjourned till tomorrow morning. at 10
o'clock.
CmcuIr CoURr, Washington, Dec. s. 1916.
Delightful morning. Present, the counsel on both
sides Except Mr.. Brent) and the jury: Crowd drop
~ By hs s
Mr.. GEosoE SwEESY swori,-Examined by Mr. Brad
had been in the city post Office upwards
lAfO Ivaor u0ffh that time hn haQ =
chief clerk went out Of the office April ls45; witness
detailed the practice of the department. rather of the
to ns for hs
on had been the practice Of the Office to mail letters
there always made post bill; the transcript
would show distinctly the regular and the extra nails
nom those which you have been speaking Of here for
several days. they such letters as arc given to mail
carrier on hi. route between two Offices the mail carrier
delivers il at the first post ece his way and an addi
letter after closing the mails and tho person de-
stamped with the stamp Of The post once; but we write
the word way;"in such cases there is dihculty
rather irregular proceeding and is dono by consents
the place where they received ought to be noticed
in the bills Of letters received at such Office; witness tes
tilted particularly to the accommodations given to
letters Of gentlemen Of the press coming in after
e0nI great D odS IT, These
into the agents pouch, who stamped them and re-
corded them upon hi. transcript. stated that person
/
transmission, was the rule to require such person to
write superscripon to that It correspondea with
that the letter but that cases where individuals Of
known high character called for letter put in the Office
after it stamped and registered for trsnsmssion
ing the test Of corresponding superscripion Witness
stated the main particulars Of long acquaintance with
| the late Cen John r. Van Ness
Mr. Brent senior counsel for the plaintiff came in
Witness proceeded to state the means of his know
ledge Of the handwriting Of Gen. Van Ness and the
letter. Of Ii. pan we're NOT the genuine
| of Gen. Van Ness. After long examination Of the
plaintiffs record, letters in detail which the witness
spectvey declared, his opinion, not genuine,
the jury retired outside the court room to ante.
ROOM little rereshment and upon their returning
Cross-eranined by Mr.. Brent-wth respect to the
ocular make of the OBS" "Dh" Of Geneaal
handed to him acknowledge that there we're some oc
casiona variations but that "a practice. his style Of
boy OF s 70 be-
neral Van Nesss but ] should not Judge it
to be his from the signature alone some parts
of the letters very Igood counteIf ss and
Of them are very bad might disguise his hand
as not readily to be dsngushsd but there parts
out Stated in which he attempted disguise
hand but gave up. Referred to of the letters
the signature Of "wallace," in which the word Ger
udeo upon piece Of paper pasted into the letter
GeHruds" was written in dsrsn. ink and that there
the apparent original folds Of the letter.
By MIR. MAY-No sir, don't know the practice ex.
asuy in the post ece now having left II in April 1919;
don know letters being stamped and put in the agents
numerous questions regarding the practice Of the Wash
ngton City post office in the Transmission of irregular
letters from which appeared there had grown up
irregular practice for the public accommodation Of
transmitting letters after the mails closed Thought
the country post Hmces We're more mo sp 70 o.
Mr. GroEor NJ DAVIS, teller in the Bank of Metropo
lis, sworn.Drect examination From 1888 TO the death
| Of Gen Van Ness, tho President, I teller in the
bank. The Plaintiffs letters purportng to have been
written by Gen. Van Ness, shown accor ling to their
numbers one by one, 10 the witness o. No. did not
think it written by Gen Van Ness-same Of No. = g.
the Orphan. Court same 'n opinion a. pSi
not the Generals writing same Of all the PLAINTIFF let
nuine hand wrtins Of Cen Van Nss " ''''p
| C'osssromined BY Mr. BnrrrIWss Of opinion that a
signature in tue name Of General YEN Ness to one Of the
| tain genuine letter Of said J. r. Van Ness.
Capt CARBraRr recsled-Gsve his opinion that Ger.
tain signature Furportng to be General Van Nesss in
paper written by the late wife Of tho de-
/ ceased.
nearly his whole life time. 10 not Joseph A. Bradley,
the counseller in his gave his opinion in
CrosseraminsdSy Mr.. NAV upon the letters. Nothing
elected OF material consequence
By Mr. BRErrl believe Mrs Conner lived Of one time
near my residence Mrs Fowler her sister, lives IN my
neighborhood. Think have the carriage Of Gen.
Van Ness at Mrs Fowlers.
HEsaY d GLPIr, of Philadelphia sworn; direct exam
ination.-Testi6ed a. to thorough examination oithe
marriage dockets of all tho Philadelphia aldermen III in
number-s9 of them he had himself and the deckets
Of the other two ell Of them had marriage rscordssx
cepting six, all ofhs registers kept in bookslook
ed all OF them myself either with without the al
dermen in each particular The six who kept books
their marriage records file, and Of the six
were in The city Of Phsdslphia were outside the
corporation.
Mr. Bnxsr objected to the testimony Of Mr. Gilpin
gsrding records Of the Philadelphia Aldermen. The
aldermen themselves and their books ought to be here,
and the Aldermen examined under oath. This
| ly secondary evidence.
The Cous1 disssned to the objections Of the plaintiffs
counsel.
Mr. BKxNr contended either for the oaths Of persons
knowing the books Of the Aldermen be their genuine
such persons.
The CounT argued the point in favor Of the testimony
Of MIR. Gpn. Il would be given a. the fact Of what he
had done.
Mr. BnErr objected, because from this testimony the
opinion might be adduced that all the books Of all the