The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-27
TWO CENTS.

the parties were Dotn printers and had perfect right TO
compete with each other and with body else that
might with to bid fer the public printing! he said the
defendant must have been known to Of the jury
for great plumber OF years; he has been Q printer
from bic boyhood and editor Of . paper Ia New
Hampshire and has for number Of years. by his en-
ergy talent Industry and integrity, made himself oue
Of the most conspicuous men Of this osuntry he has
been raised to the highest honsrs which the country
could bestow; he has been . Senator OF the UsItsd
Slater, and Governor Of his own state, two OF the
hghsrt Offices In the gift Of his utrymsu aud let
add that his ecunary situation Is such to place him
above the reach Of low mercenary action For some
years previous to 1SS7. he was contractor with the
United States government but In this year his oop
| tract expired The government advertised for new
contracts, and he was DESTROYS, he had perfect
right to continue bis contract with the governments
he retained his contract although he was the political
Antagonist Of that gentleman After Mr. Tyler went
out Of office, he again obtained the contract, AMI
held It until lS47 After the proposals for the
contract we're received, he went to Washington,
aud found that bids from . variety Of sources had
been made sgaintt him. A careful examination Of the
bids led him to suppo,e there was something wrong.
The hIst remarkable circumstance thar struck him,
wac delay Of two onths, the part OF Of the
contractors TO execute his contract. His attention
was next called to the similarity between the hand
writing Of the contracts Of Carroll and Cook and that
n Crowill And II you, gentlemen Of the jury will
AXE the trouble Of looking at them, you will nd the
mott wonderful similarity bstw.sn the handwriting Of
both, although It won eeem hat thu figures In the
columns were written BY different persons ana diled
up subsequently, Gentlemen, We have no evidence
that there vas any direct or Indirect understand
between those parties perhaps they each
other; but you know how the gettog II contracts Is
3stOunQtuR
evidence Of Crswsl himself that he, In u few weeks
after the contracts were completed. commenced
working on part of Carroll and Cook. contrsct,
at much lower price than they received from
tn" government leaving them proat OF several
hundred dollars year, which goes strongly to show
III at there sort Of understa ing between
them, and that Governor HUI had probabls for
the steps he had taken We shall therefore, con tend
ID at there is no evidence Of express malice and We
,hal claim your verdict upon that ground Again. We
hall contend that the plaintiff justified In taking
hote ttps under the act OF Congress for the purpose
anita kat- md
those acts here might have be-. communication
between Carroll and Cock and Crowell, and 1t might
depce Of that faot that he would bid lower, after
wards refuse out his bid and they as the next
and that he would get share OF tho PROFITS
And from the evidence Of Mr.. Crowell given on the
stand before you this Is not an
&c ntsmen OF the jury am then justified in saying
that Governor Hin sent in this memorial to assert his
own rights and to protect the public from collision
between Individuals who wished to become contractors
with Il government; and you will also observe that
TIRE men oria presented by the express direction
Of the Po,tmsster General who told Governor Hill
that action could be taken without the complaint
war In writing. We shal, now proceed to offer such
came oct on the cross examination Of the plaintiffs
own witnesse'; and II We satisfy you that there was
cause that We acted good faith, and with
out malice, We shall claim your verdict.
EDMUND BURKE, Esq Commissioner Of Patents sx-
amin.d, de bene ths part Of the defendant saith
That he s an attorney and counsellor at law BY pro-
fssoD, resides porsrily At the City of Wash
nston in the District of and has known the
Tor about IL years Saith nave never meo0
the subject Of the examination and comparison Of
han matter OF particular ton and study
pit as rave been obliged TO do 1t In the prsctcs
OF my profession a. lawyer In the practice OF my
p'ofetioD, many have arisen 10 which have had
occasion to make particular examination and COM
parison Of hsndwritings was in the practice Of my
profession less from the sgs Of ~ until
to re.ide at Washington nearly four years ago
have had great deal OF my profess
son "a q lawyer, and Officially q, member Of Congress
and . Comminiener OF Patents, aud have seen very
ereat variety Of handwriting have examined the
M the t.euerAl
for furnishing blanks for he depart fer the
1stS or ist, % Ms'.r. Carroll t,os and JS.sph r.
psItms MT the def ndsnt who was then In Washing
tor, came to me, and informed ms that he
bidder and found himself undsrbid by Carroll &
Cook and Crowell that be had examined the pro-
po'as rent in by those gentlemen and that thers
character If the hand wrtiug OF the i've proposals.
| ss to impress him with the belief that there
something wrong and he desired should go with him
to the Post-ofe- Der artment. and make sxamins-
ton OF there proposals., accordingly went with him,
aud we mad. careful and critical exami nation and
on OF the character Of the hand ~ritnx OF the
] tive proposals. Of Carroll 4 Cook and Crowsll aud
| discovered . sroDg general resemblance bstwsen
them nd then formed the opinion that the pro-
sails we're written by the person. and Expressed
,bst opinion to the DEFENDANT; examined particular
letters and words, In the proposals, which have
ropg resemblance to each other. and vas impressed
with belief a. before stated that both proposals
written by the same hand; but one Of them vas
so disgui,ed a. to bersy attempt Ia my opinion,
| to conceal the fact have to-day examined those
proposals. more critically and carefully, perhaps than
| Old when examined them with Governor Hill I
still discover . stropg general resent lauce In tho
Handwriting OF the two proposals; but more psrticu-
lsIy IN the words than In the figures The s's" and
'ps In both very nearly alike; the letter r." and
the letter 90, In the words Postmas General have
the zane general resemblance. The words blanks -
where hey commence with Q small letter, similar;
but there are many words in the r~o proposals that
chow an obvious difference, on oIose and critical
| examination. Yet / now cav. | told Governor
Hill, Ut the time examined them together,
that there iss ,trong general resemblance between
item At the time Governor Hill and we're at the
Post hce Department as before stated and aftsr We
had mac an exsmLBtiop an comparison of tue hsud
Whiting NJ before mentioned, ooucurred with him in
tire opinion that there was something wrong IN thsse
Two proposals. and sdvi.sd him that he had better
carry cut the intention which be had SEED to
OF connecting the genuineness aud validity OF those
sae
The PLAINTIFF having alleged that the defendant
nad iurIi.f Cd large quaint ties OF blsnks after
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