The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-13
TWO CENTS.

In AZ, ~, 45 do business at Concord hang. ,birk
left Concord IN Apr 49, du ing all this sin. 10 tho
present have d, more less business Mt tho Cos
cord bank; since left Concord my notes huye mt
con mon.y been dated there stated yesterday tba,
allowed no man to sign my name toraise ouey; hs Va
signed my name to blank stock notes; have been in
this habit for year or more; | may have givea my
name In blank to my clerk swear never rave N Y
pane on blank paper to any one bat my clerk; the
nahR stock notes were given TO Meade; never gave =
any one In Portsmouth; my bank notices w,r. nsu.Iiv
cent 10 Concord when lived there; dout rene nbsr
Swasey testified to Concord or apy wb.r. ei have
paid notes In advance; sometimes prepay notes whsn
lam am in tfs city think have sometimes paid extr.
interest 10 Miller and others, but for thu Ufour
notes OF July and 80; don't know What note,
neg9sted IN July Az frequently paid extra interest
In that year; have recollection OF Miller taking ma
any notes OF nine; Miller has given ne bauk notices.
n thnki never gave my name in blank to any one in
Poi tland that rsmembtr; Mr. Miller has frso,.ntlv
been at my house In Concord: don remembe, y, ba,
ut his mouse In Watham; did not know him much
when ne wa. az ID. Nassaseit House; don't remember
OF riding with him to Brghtou first learned from Nr
Meade Of the existence of these notes aometim. In
November before Miller left Boston; then In vsr-
mont Mr. NJ ade wrote to me; cam, very soon aft.r
to Bostop can't tell how less tina a week think.
Didn't arrive till after Miller left then ga. thu,
spurious paper the first one was in ar Mssdes pos.
session, J tb'nk raw some at the Atlas and Mer-
chants Bank don't remember what others think
received the rotes from MIR. Meude-migbt have got
some of Them in Vermont have no doubt Y It some
from Meade, can't tell which think saw come notes
in Mr.. Swas.y's hands about that time, also in Mr.
Farey's hands; can't tell how many | saw ia their
bands. One reasen why Thought Meadr's note q
good one was, that Miller would BE- likely to carry
forged paper to him he was doing my bust ness.
then exam ned this note carefully thin now saw
other notes before paid this but cannot state posi-
ers-dont know whch-at his office, before paid it,
] should be most likely to have compared il before
paid N--have no positive remenbrance. Don't re-
m. mber whether declared the note in Meade's pos
seesion genuine on first inspection; don't recoIect
saying to Mr. M AIDE before paid this nste that had
doubts with regard to don't remember bel ng pre-
cent when IL was paid don't rem. m DER the partcu-
lars it was paid before the lat OF January It was
the middle OF December my books will show all par
iicunrs don't know who showed ME the notes at the
Atlas and Merchants Bank think stated to the
person in the Atlas Bank that the there was not
good ] stated the same at the Merchants' don't
ha msmber BOW ,,. many you showed me at these
don't remember giving any reason for saving thew
were not good can't tell which of the 80 notes saw
time can't tell which of the 90 note, saw before
returned to Vermont; ! pronounced every note spu.
rious before returned to Vermont, except Meais.;
tie reason thought the notes at the Atlas Bank aud
Merchants Bank forgeres was. that had sign but
one Of that date and amount and time; am n CON
banks which WAS Of that date and amour MT md time
this was the only reason why | then Thought them
have thought them for9eres the same reason with re-
gard to the Farley and Swasey notes m ada m. then
think them spurious; advised with Mr. Howe at that
time on this matter: we made dgent enquiry with
regard to there notes; after Meadc's note was paid
think my clerk had it in his possession: don't rsmom
her when eaw it again; don't remember whether I
saw II previous to going before the Grand Jury ia De-
cember last saw 1t then and before the Grand Jary
In January think testified on both occ before
the Grand Jury. that it was genuine; can't tell who
carried the note to the Grand Jury the note had been
paid before the first time went before the Grand
Jury; think have not seen the since before the
Grand Jury until saw 1t here; do remember seeing
this note last week examined OF the uces then
at MIR. Bartletts; do not know that have seen the
note this week before put on the stand: do not
think that could select Meade from the rest OF
of the tpuriousness Of this note from tho testimony
then given with regard to the istes, especially Mr..
i FARLEY: testimony; another reason why believed
the note to be spurious was, that | had got the
impression do not know 4 om whom that thi.
note was negotiated before the 4th of August; the
first thing that made doubt the genuine
ness Of this note tho experimen ts of tracing
should think this mo. 33) not the note; there 10
no endorsement on it, think Mr.. Meade name vas
on the note paid; to my knowledge, have not seen
the genuine notes Of July and so since they were de-
lv.red; think have never given my name in blank
to Mt Gilman OF Portland he formerly a part ner
Of mine; am sure haven't given him my ma me since
we disoiv9d partnership never proposed buying the
Direct Examination resumed Have been sued on
some Of these notes in Salem, Vermont. here and in
collect noticing the letter P'' any Of the notes:
was first informed of the experiments in the grand
KNAPP which had lasted for three hours and half was
hei o brought to close
JoHS }. cOrr, MIR Belknsp's clerk was next called
and underwent a long and very searching cross-ex,
animation; but he did not give any evidence to iu-
validate that Of Belknap: It appeared that B-lkusp
everything recorded in his books; that Scott was In
the habit of paying his notes, sc and that he was
not in the habit of paying them before They were due
Messrs. JosEPH WHITE, cashier, and Mr. B.Rvxs
the teller and Mr. Beck the messenger aud collection
clerk Of the same bank, were also examined to show
mat BeIknaps notes were sometimes paid before they
were due by Miller and that he gave reasons for so
doing such as that he expected Belk nap in town ia
capitalist he wanted to have the notes in his posses
onn order to make more money out of him by future
Of the Suffolk Bank that Miller was an to ret the
hank notices, and that they often delivered to
him. The court adjourned at four O'Clock.
NoRTuRop Conference.-The trial of Northrop
at White Plans, Tor the murder of Maria Good
heart by stabbng her in the breast with shoe knife,
which he had sbarpened several days previously, and
carried his breast pscket for the purpose con-
Guided on Monday afternoon, 9th inst. The jury
Of guilty. Judge McCoun deferred the sentenoe Till
this day, Friday, when he will have the most uu-
death fellow. being, endowed with a life which God
alone can bestow but also Of delivering sentence In
should, ere this, have become the law Of land-no
death punishment.
Naval Intelligence.
Major Edelin,, United States Marine Corps, who APP
pointed to the command Of the marine barracks at
Gosport, arrived mt Norfolk on the 9th
The Naval Court Martial assembled on the 9th at
the usual hour on board the Pennsylvania, but after
organizing adjourned allow the counsel fer the pri
soner another day to prepare his defence. Norfolk
Beacon.
LATER FROM TIRE BRAzos.-By the ARRIVAL yes
teIday, of the United States transport steamer
Maria Burt, from Brazos st Jago, the 9th ult
learn tr Captain Otoway that gale OF wind
ragged ut that place from the 10th to 23d ult blowing
from all points of the compass, accompanied with
heavy rains, which overlooked the whole island. ON
the 23d the inb abtants of the island took refuge
board of tho steamers and vessels in port until the
waters subsded. On the I'D ut, the l.. s. schooner
Captain Page, Capt McClarr totally lost Brazos
Island On the 23i ultimo, Captain Pre- miss COM
msnd If Bra1os Island. died Of yellow fever On the
2ih, seaman arrived at Brazos, who reported that
be was the only survivor OF the Of the schooner
Home. from Philadelphia which vessel totally lost
from sixty to ninety mes the northward OF DrazoS
leland One other man started with him, but died
from exposure.-h. .. Bee, OCT. 1
FROM TABAsco.-.By the arrival OF the schooner