The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-16
The Van Ness Case.

CIRCUIT CoURr, WILMINGTON, Dec. IA, ls46.
REBurrINo rEsrIMoNy IN BEHALr OF THE PLAINTIFF.
According to computation, this is the a2d day Of
the trial at average Of six hours per day. about
hundred witnesses or more, having been examined
The plaintiff, who was not present Friday and
Saturday last during the ordeal Of the examine len of
her character by the defence that ordeal having been
passed. reappeared at her accustomed place in this
morning by the side of her counsel Mess Brent and
May.
stenius, r. r. Agent being evidence not strictly Of
Mr.. c. W. STEWART, an employee at the Capitol.
His testimony was designed to rebut that of Mr. j. c.
Mcguire which brought in by the defence to show
the plaintiffs letters le cut by the machine used
for cutting envelopes at the CAPITOL and made since the
minute and particular, and the examination by Mr.
Bradley was still more When the machine left the
capitol the knives wasn't in very good order The tes
tmony Of the witness was SO trturated down to
der II incompreh ensible
Mr.. J. 7. MuLLov an employee at the Capitol sworn
by the patent board; we cut up about sixty reams Of
paper that way; used knife like shoeknife; they
we're after the pattern Of the French envelope Yes sir
that's the style-tan envelope Of one of the record
letters)
Cross.eramination.-Th Thought it was the same
Mr.. - HORsEIGH of Baltimore. sworn Testified to
ewing stamps shown him apiece of paper at
Philadelphia post Office Of the 1.-TWO" cent rate. They
At the Philadelphia post once enclosed Them to You
lMr Brsnt) with envelope; enclosed the paper with
the stamps on the letter and the envelope. in an snve
about he middle ef Noysmbsr that was in Phiiade
stamps the piece Of paper Of the tive" cent rate not
identified by Mr.. Reese of the Philadelphia oficel
MI: BsErr now wished to prove what was said about
certain stamp, stamps when presented at the Phila
delphia office.
Mr.. BRADLEY objected
The Court ruled out the sstinony
The Jury retired to refresh themselves and having
turned
Mr.. HrrBuRN, q member of the bar of Baltimore was
--Teat6ad vinit nj
trial to Philadelphia, with the disputed envelope of
Of PLAINTIFFS Philadelphia letters to SEQ il the stamps
1t did not correspond with the genuine stamps at the
Office did not any experiments at the post Office Of
fitting the types. to see if any would fit corresponding
at ALL think all the stamps the paper pre-
sentsd Il to you.
, Mr. CLEMENTS, an employee at the Capitol sworn
Examined with regard to the envelopes. Walk light
DR.. PACE examiner at the Patent Office sworn-l am
acquainted with chemistry; tried by a chemical sxpe
piece Of paper. which figure Hrst written in blue
ink did oxac acid diluted with water; afterwards
70 Of the
there was any blue under 1t, but there was none COM
hs Of o
in several particulars, which he enumerated as from
tua the only discrepancy in the
being different from The AusS Of the genuine stamp
The Jul" occupies greater space than the Aug and
to ~S s
envelope; they correspond,d in width, the height is
the same the character OF the letters s the same &c
Cross-erominafion by Mr.. BRADLEv-The rate stamp
." has different figure upon the envpope from those
upon the genuine stamp upon the piece of paper before
me; the ring is also diferen il il among the possib
es but it not probable that this stamp could be made
by the genuine ~" There is 2" resembling il in
III, specimens of the genuine stamps upon this paper;
the color in the two STAMPS is the same; ndica
ton Of double rim to the 90" stamp the envelope;
Of the genuine stamps there il but piece Of the
outer RIM and part Of the 2 yes, there is faint in
dcaon Of double rim, even in that; shown several
genuine impressions Of the Philadelphia stamp with the
double rim filed up; they bore resemblance to the
stamp in the envelope under disputes and good deal oil
talk about acids and slkslies.
Mr. J. I. C. CLARK, sworn-Belongs to the City Post
Office; has been clerk since July, 1915; was taken
from the window end put duty the floor in the fall
OF l845 spoke Of the injury TO the stamp in stamping
letter with key in IT, It this thatpjured the stamp
could not recelect the time exactly; might have been
about year ago; examined with regard to stamps
and way" letters. Mr. Brent exhibited sealed letter
bearing the impression of indented stamp of March,
lS45.
Mr.. BRADLEY wished to see the date inside.
Mr.. BRENT said 1t sealed letter, hut his client
gave him permission and he opened i-Dated March
ls45 letter from Mrs Conner to Mr.. Crsgn, Greer
Valley Depot. Va.
Mr. CRAoIS, sworn.-Identi6ed the letter. az one hs
received at Green Valley Depot about that time from
Mrs Conner.
Crosseramined by Mr. BRADLEY-Yes, sir, the hand
writing is Mrs. Van Nesss Shown another leterl II
that Is hers, tits good deal than she generally
writes.
And after tedious six hours, the Court adjourned