New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-02
The Van Ness VIII Case.


wAszrSsroS, Nov. 30, I-46-
The tenth day Of the case Van Ness rerS'A' ' 81
Ness commenced this svening al me asua- hour
Colonel Gardner. Postmaster at " sshins'oh
was again under examination OF me subject OF 'he
letter bearing The stamp CT the Washington sos'
oace for the purpose Of showing from the o7'cial
returns that no such letters passed through me O.
nee
He wss nov under examination to 'ho"
the manner IN which the letters deposited 'oF me
Western NAL are stamped, selected, separated
sr.a-sd N, IA. DOS; bills and II the transcripts up
- The closing Of the mail at ? u II *ould Dc
ro-,,obsble-no- iropossibie--thai these !estTls'
deposited 70 q particular adcresS shou1o % = Ia
drawn within The space Of SIX weeks "4sh0-' y
casioni2g remark Knew q no such 'F!flcrs" g 81
Is,,srx addressed 70 plaintiff. Two stamps are n
80. .i-s-rs taIv-tbe one used today lot oeinE
-sad s--aiD UNI. the internal o. az! ~! iHdea
-,tior was made n one OF these stamps aooac me
end nj i-45 Could not determine when o. ne
stamps produced the impression on the Is.'el ..
i.s irsi.s Fowler. The inequality OF me surface on
r;cf tho s-srl-j strikes sometimes makes difference -
- 5r,,-e=so- The -lrst Impressions are usually re
most distinct Here the Defendants counsel sent 70 N
Jg-y for their inspection through InAsa'iylHg go
genuine stamps Of august 20 l'i1 ana -1l5l5s - 5
gesrr,,jne5 The same stamp Used on the 2Ut9 o.
.uz7,st must De used the 2-h OF the same mont
Tho tvuas and fyurss in the stamps used n ''e ooe
s,e s1allv OF thu same hight-sy sometimes appear
.roa5e- from being blurred in making the impression
The bend vii alyysrs distinguish the stamps ON esc
o,ne- There IA. q difference between the stamps -
;ted which led him 20 believe tha; the letters puFpor
ng 20 De written ana mailed u 'ae Sea' u - ' So
the proper stamp OF That yesr.
amber Treeexar1ined-fIsa been in the PosiOflce
for abou, Il year The new stamps when are no" ~
,a Ia the Office were ordered on the I'th OF Nts!SH
I-A5 and furnished 9Th Apri, lciJ. lie entered mo
int 40
stamped and prepared for the mails the Tae stamp -
alrysrs put on in The first instance and the s>hs1oh
stamp and date put steTward II has oeen loE
yes many wears the rule OF the once not 10 permit
s.,er which had been deposited u the Office 10 De with
drawn without the production OF fac .ine OF me aa
dress on the letter that the applicant i We.
to be respectable IN the transcripts nr!7hee % que
O Department all the regular letters are entered A4
tho aggregate number Ot way letters : entered IA i
margin An extra mail & made up o. such isiusr1 =
have been put in the box TOO ste Tor the regular mai
and this IS entered extra mail on the transcript
n a,-er bearing date in August l-J bore the stamp OF
the 4ic but did not appear the postoil or IN the
transcript OF mHs sent or AZ the Office 10 "ch seh' ~
tho register Of mails received while letter exactly COY
sciing WIN Inc one so described. dated in August
Lii bat appearing II the po-;5iil and register OF mas
sri AT Washington and in the register OF mails received
h: Green VALLEY Depot, he would De led 10 suppose u
was tho same letter Il appeared 70 MIN that IN me
stamp Of one Of these letters there seemed 20 Dc 'e W.
preston Of h-ure over the orGlnR4 hsu'e }" 'ue
date The letters and figures IN The old stamps are oe
vinced that there is igurc the original hGuFe lie
believed ,hst the pos, mark letter exhibited 10 nm
was August = Both the letters purporung to re from
Gen Van Ness 70 Mrs Connor addressed TO Green al
lev Depot and postmarked in August lei3 both bore
the genuine impression of the stamp OF leih Letters
semi by mistake 10 Green Valley instead OF Green Valley
Depot would be marked missent and the w2y-oi.! or
postbill would show tina; they were rlls-sent
Mr. Tree was subjected to atedious and close cross
examination by the Counsel for the plaintiff but there
was nothing new elected Witness adhered 70 his orig
mi statements and his testimony remaned withou; i'm
peachrnent Whenever application is made to with
draw Letter unless the party j. known to be respectable
copy OF the sperscription i required No ucn copy
has been preserved in the office he has norecoiiecton
OF ony application Thought he should have EemeIn
bered II /. il had been made great deal OF the cross
examination OF thi. witness consisted in the examination
OF Pos, Office stamps sriou periods which 1t would
be unintere-i.nr TO 90 into at any length.
R,.era.airsd-- could scarcely have occurred that
letter would be handed the Office, the Post Crce
stamp put upon H. and the letter Immediately returned
10 the person who brought IL Il might have occurred
in this case where letter with the Washington post
mark and there was no evidence that Il was mailed
either in the post bill or i: the transcript.
Mr. Reese clerk in the Post Office a; Philadelphia
proved that letter bearing the PhiIadelphs Post Office
stamp purportinc be addressed by Gen Van Ness 10
Mrs Conner never passed through that Office il was
not the stamp OF the Philadelphia Office