The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-18


Q-will you look around you and see if you can re.
cognise them
9Th. witness then glanced at the prisoners at the bar,
Al do Designating VIM. r. Myers and samuel 8.
Q.Have you seen them at Hanover Court within
A.-Think saw them at the Court House on the a7th
September.
Q-Whst time was 1t when you saw them
Think Mr.. Burr arrived there on the 27th, in a
carriage. between and 10 O'Clock on that morning
Q-Did he say where he came from
A-From Honman's. that morning
Q-Do you know where he went to from there
ADo not. He inquired the way to Tsylorsville and
o.-pid !: come back that day.
A-He die, sir in company with Mr.. Myers
GLOW long did they remain there
A-Twenty minutes or half an hour.
Q-when he left the Court House did they say where
they were going to-
Q-What time did they leave the Court House
A-About oclock-Did not refer to time piece, but
think that was near the time.
Question by Defence. Mr. Burr said he had concluded
o-How long did they ROMAN at the court house,
A-Twenty minutes, or half an hour.
Q-By Commonwealths Attorney. What il the dis.
lance from here to Hanover court house,
A.-Twenty miles.
o-And from there to the Junction.
A.-Ten miles
(The above evidence was produced by the Common.
wealth, to prove that Messrs Myers and Burr were at
Hanover court house. and that they left there at very
unusual hour for Richmond-but we understand the de-
BENJAMIN F. DARRIcorr-sworn
q BY THE PRosEcUrIoN-You officer on the
cars of the Richmond and fredericksburg Rrlroad are
you not?
Q-Dd you VIM. r. Myers in the cars on the
9th September lastl
Al did, sir.
Q.-Can you inform us whore the cars left him
AIT the Junction.
A-On Sunday, the 27th September.
Odd the cars come on to Richmond that day
A-They did
The witness was then placed with the defence, who
SAID they had no questions 10 ask himl
one Oh the counsel for the defence asked the COURT
Munford The request was granted
The defence then requested George F. Tnrniho to be
summoned, but it learned he was not in the city.
THOMAS MUNFoRp, son of George w. Munford, aged
Ia years-sworn.
o-Your father lives Mr.. Myers, does he mott
,Q-Hsvs you Mr.. Hout 60 in or out of Mr..
Myers's house7
Ayes, Subsequently
Q-At what time of the day7
about half past 70 o'clock: At II o'clock gene.
often times seen Mr. Hoyt 60 into Mr.. Myers.
you remember to what time time you have
A-Cant say whether or not have seen him 90 there
since the 4th Of July. o. N
Q.-Have you ever seen him coming from Mr. Myers
Ayes sir When going from school, about O'Clock.
have seen him come out
QIrou say yeu cannot fix the time to these vstsl
hat time did your school vacate?
A.-Aboutthe LIST of July.
that timer '' 'A''' ''AS'
Al think saw him in the vacation but can't be posi.
(The witness then offered TO the prosecution who
declined asking him any questions)
VIM RUTHERFORD, recalled.-I have remarked the
visits OF Hoyt TO Mrs Myers; my attention was frst at.
trscted to these visits Of H. in of rumors
had heard have often him 10 by on horseback and
his view one day in last April he was COMING mn the
street and saw me in front Of house determining to
netian back that could watch his movement unusr
ceived saw Mrs Myers have her head out of the win
n pus ne saw the window lowered
INTO ar Myers mouse once saw him coming up the
street on horseback at tolerabls gait he approached
he changed the gait Of his horse finally saw him ride
up end stop to converse with Mrs. Myers was in INV
back parlor; while H. and Mrs. Myers were in CONVEX.
as Hoyt saw him he rode off then thought his visits
clandestne at the theatre noticed the maneuyres
ford he treated my remark coolly and said Il was m
Their dangerous affair to talk about afterwards saw
Mr. Munford, and then conversed about ii think
him at Mr. Myers after the 10th April, the day on
which Mr. Myers received an letter in regard
JOHN NJ. Parton desired to make statement and was
sworn-Mr Boyden spoke to me to appear here as his
counsel stating that mputaons had been made against
would not be allowed to appear by counsel but after
waiting some few days, and the examination being nut
of much longer than expected advised him to appear
in public card and prepared it for him, he represent
ed tit me- He said on occasion, Mrs. Myers was
EAcnange, toll m
she wished to see Mr. Hoyt on business and him
to send for Hoyt That he for Hoyt and told him
lady in the hotel wished to him Al another time
she told him she wished to him (Hoyt) and he being
then in the house Boyden informed him Of it. He went
to the paor but B. could not soy who else there
These circumstance he told me Of when prepar
ing his statement to the public and advised him not TO
put it in his card but to state before tho court in his
evidences and when he had finished it, he came to me and
inquired had heard his statement and whether he had
N a -huft hnth o hod,
toned the interviews between Hoyt and Mrs Myers
He replied, it had slipped his mind, but that he
would correct t-and asked me how he should man.
age to do so | gave him the proper inform ton =
This statement has been made By me, because l had
which might prove preudicia and therefore desired
set the matter right.
would ask Capt Hunter question:
Capt HUNTER Have you.any reasons to believe that
been Informed of the visits OF Hoyt his house or of
any improper connexon between his wife and Hoytl
formation in any way about it.
WIN. RurHERroRp informed the commonwealth at.
orney that he should like to finish his evidence as he
did not like to be giving it in piece-meas The court
granted him permission to 60 on, when he commenced
rehearsng conversation between Capt. Hunter and him
not being legal evidence in the cause Mr. Mayo then
asked him the following questions
Have you any reason to believe that VIM. r. Myers
knew Of an improper intimacy between HOyt and his
wife
about it
Ayes since Hoyt was shot he has showed me an
anonymous note which he says he received about the
middle Of April said believed could guess the au.
thor. remembering that Captain Hunter complained of
not being admitted into Mr. Myers house. while Hoyt
and saying that he would take it upon himself to in
form Myers Of IT. The note Mr. Myers showed me he
he found placed under the inner door of his Office
On reading the he said he got on his horse weat
home leaped through the window of basement story
went up stairs and there found Mr. Hoyt with his hat
and gloves on, in of the reception rooms He then
called Mrs Myers out sho we'd her the and returned
to his Office leaving Hoy in his house. Had not been
at the Office great while when Hoyt in and in
formed him that Mrs. Myers had shown him anony.
note, which was false and had been written by
there friend. Mr. Myers said he told him that fumors
about them, and that his visits must be discon.
tnued. Hoyt said they should be-
anonymous Note to Mr.. Myers
Mn. MIRrs:- want you too look to the conduct Of
vnrr Wi he Mr Iorfu oAo and