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CrRcurr CouEr-Ths trial Of Lei Harris on q charge
Of forging drsfi Of $4,000 IN the name OF sidney
Smith continued.
flraA Ba5ooek respectable appearing man who said
ne is a. years Of age Postmaster at South New Berlin
was called on the part Of the 3eieoce-Hss been Post
master since lSi3 previously Al blacksmith was
well acquainted with the deceased Mr. smith when a
boy and has seen him since letters from him passed
through the Poet Office is well acquainted with Mr.
Harris and his family they live about mile from the
village on sunday 18th July received letter AZ the
Post Office posimsrked New 0rk and directed 10 Mrs
Nancy Harris. suppOsing 10 % from Mr.. smith
went with nv wife 10 Mr. II house and delivered Il 10
Mrs Harris who opened and read parts 20 herself and
told them 10 US said her brother had got back from
Europe and that he intended 20 come up and see
them he spoke Of company that was go Be- with him
had frequently carried letters Mrs Harris aud she
gave them 10 me % read but she did not give me this
the letter appeared 20 be written three pages WAS
close enough TO see the letter but no, TO read IL ana not
observe space the third page q. II drst were sp-
pended Mr. II not AZ home Mrs. II. sad she had
read enough Of the letter 70 tell US Of her Brother com
ing SC she shout nall hour reading and stating
contents my wife myself spoke on our gong nome
Of Mrs not reading all the letter H. November lsio
fifteen months stSrwsrd Mr. II. requested would 20 10
his house and Re- called for on our arrival st bis
house he showed letter which appeared TO De me
same postmsk sc that received IN July OF the
year before and which had dram OF thirty thousand
dollars appended 70 il l, W. the nrst tune De
ever spoke 10 me of such draft or ever heard OF II
he afterwsrd showed the letter TO others a few days
stterward he got myself bis attorney, Mr. Bennett and
his brother DR. Harris TO come 70 NewNork with him
the draft cut from the letter before starting had
a vass containing some linen for Mr.. Harris and nay
self also the letter alluded to- and three four others.
wrapped up in paper and some yarni we opened the
vsse Utica % get out the yarn, which bad been sent
by Mrs Harris person there ana dld not open II
aerward tl the morning sfter arrival At Dunnings
when found the letters gone At Albany, Mr.. Harris
and Mr. Bennett started for NewIork by the way OF
New Hsven-Mr. Ii. saying be had acoat there-snd
DR. Harris and myself 10 New.York direct we arrived
ON Saturday and they on Sunday Mr. Harris was much
the worse for liquor, and we concluded during tne
day 90 let him give power OF attorney 10 collect the
draft from Mr. Clark and 20 Immediately back be gave
the power that day he went back Tuesday on that
dsy Mr. Bennett and myself were introduced by gen
teman 20 Messrs Clark and We presented the draft.
Mr. T. Clark inquired why II was not presented before
the gentleman that introduced told Mr. {. tina, Mr..
Harris had his reasons for IL IL not mentioned 10
Mr. Clark at the time that the letter had lain by Tor ID
months and the drsit not noticed Mr. C. TOOK the drsit
and compared il with other papers he kept the
draft and power Of attorney returned sitter dinner
when arrested for forgery, but after examination
liberated in about two three hours supposed the
draft TO be- genuine when presented IL
Mrs Ba5c0ck testified 10 being with witness when be-
carried the letter in July sii 10 Mrs Harris sure
she read the whole OF is spoke OF az we were
going home.
The deposition of a young woman residing In the
country who was AZ that time inmate In the family of
Mr. Harris states that she read the letter after Mrs Hsr
ris had put ii away in the bureau recoect seeing
draft attached 10 for s3OOOO recoect also thst MI
said in his letter that he had wled his property 20 his
nephew and niece &c but he meant 10 alter his VIII as
respects Mrs Harris and unless he should be- taken
away had sent draft for $4,000 he had more money
than hi. friends (Messrs Clark ought have snd they
would do well by her they bad by him never men
toned about reading the letter I'll had heard that MI
Harris had sued person for saying he forged drat
Mario Jonas testified 10 residing al - Corneiast IN
this Civ. was engaged for Mr. Smith during
his last illness and present when he died Mr. and
Mrs Harris 10 the City few days alter be was
taken with bleeding the lungs Mr.. H. lett again
but Mrs II remained till after he died and carried his
remains with her 10 the town OF his birth Mrs III and
he sometimes conversed do not know what they said
heard Mr. : ask herr few days after she arrived II she
had got his letter she said she had he told her then TO
take care OF It, Il might be OF great service 10 her did
not tell this I'LL heard of the II al up state Mr. Brad
ford and Mr. Williams, and others, called TO see him
Henri BenRsn the attorney of Mr. Harris AZ New.
Berlin stated that SIR Harris showed him letter In
Nov ls45 with draft Of $50 900 appended was
much surprised, and looked at IL carefully Il appeared
to be all the same hand writing. Entered suit In
Chancery 3 months after the death Of Mr. Smith, ON
the part of Mr. Harris TO break the will OF Mr.. Smith
Mr. Harris tsld me how he found the letter THE exa-
minaton here suspended till this forenoon
The testimony OF Mr.. swan previously given but
nothing of importance elected.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRr-Before Judge Mel.
son sentences-Joha Hoods, indicted and plead
guilty of coui tereiung quantity OF IS cent pieces
sentenced to imprisonment at bard labor for years.
George S,ecdrd seaman OF the ship American Eagle
convicted Of larceny sentenced TO tho peni
Tertiary for six months.
CoUEr or COMMON PLEAs-Betore Judge lngrsham.--
Moses g. LsoRayd, Commissioner Aims House VS. Ars0s
Robbias-Mr r. Ia poulterer Ia the market The
present action Is 10 penalty for killing and sell
ing psrtrdges and qusis of By law Of the
state the benefit of such penalty 20 the Aims
House Verdict this fOrenOon.-FOr plaintiff Mr. Nc.
Mahon For defendant Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Tomlinsou.
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