The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-21
DISPOSITIONS.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Southern district of New YORK., IS.

Be it remembered, thai. his 18th day Of September,
in the year Of our Lord is i George W. Morton ia, com i
ted States for the southern district OF New York. in the
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Wits and bail in civil causes depending in the courts OF the
Congress entitled s An &C, in addition to an
An act for the more convenient taking OF aidavty and
sate passed 'i March sR' s7 and the act entitled IAN
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behalf Of the plaintiff certain suit Of
Of the u States for the District Columbia for Washington
county ashington CITY, in the District wherein
P Hess are defendants And the said Ignatus +. Chut
kowsk being about the age Of thyour years, and hay
matte of a lore carefully examine the
pose, testify, and say follows, viz That he born in
the government of Podola, and State of Poand and re-
miles from Washington city, District Of Columbia. the
place of the above that he has known the
time by reputation vice president of the Polish counc
at Aygnon in France, and public lecturer on Poland
him when he visited Washington city in the District Of
Columbia, in 1912, where was then residing; and it was
that occasion that made his personal acquaintance, by
introducing myselfto him as his felow-countryman
Son. s a ae, neT the gtGs + the str ms
represents himself to be.
He says-The circumstances am about to relate con
firm the identity Of the plaintiff in this In 1876
when Major Tochman made exertons form in this State
as posh from tier Of v s
OF the Poles residing in this city protested against and
IN this hi occasion they seemed to have the den
that society, and denounced that he collecting dona
.s.s nd h. a Id under 6s of m
major. These Poles then, and still are members Of
s asd % $ yas
TO believe that the protest was reasonable or that the inn
ton, that he collected any donations ubscrp
tons, refused to take any part in these proceedings
against Major Tochman but they seemed have laborcd
under the impression that Major fochman had right to
the members of the Polish society of the third Of May,
which he refused to belong They then published several
proceedings to the general Polish society Of the third
Of May, organized and existing in France This step
general society Of the third Of ay by order of tbat soco
ty, and Of Prince Adam Czarorysk who the President
the Poles who protested against Major Tochman, repr
that Major Tochman was undoubtedly what he represent
ed himself to be-the nephew of Generalinchef of the
major the army and that he had always distinguished
himself in serving the cause of Poland This letter
officer of the section of the Polish society the third Of Nay
in New York; and who belongs the number OF those who
also addressed by Colonel Beansk the Reverend jerry
kiewicz Polish priest in this city, and both these gentle
society and of Prince Czaorysk call meeting of those
persons who protested against Major Tochman and to in
duce them to revoke that protest read both these letters
they were communicated the secretary Of the so
ciety but neither OF those gentlemen, whom the letters
were addressed have. up this tme taken any to
comply with the request contained in the letters as be-
ieve probably because Of their unwngncss to revive the
subject Of their mistake in protesting against Major Toch
Those letters in the hands OF those who protested
against Major Tochman.
ought add here that previous to the aforementioned
protest against Major Tochman saw his name published
in book almanac entitled "Almanach Hisorlque on
Souvenir de Emigration Polouaise published in France
1897 wherein it is stated that he major in the regl
of national guards, that he was wounded and that
he honorcd with the gold cross Virtuu Militar y
decoration which proves that he must have distinguished
himself in the field of battle during the struggle against
Russia for Polish independence and liberty saw also
his the list Of Polish cxiles whose properly had
been conscned by the Russian government This list
pu book entitled "La Pologne dams Ancien-
mes Lmites ct L Empire des Russes 1896" | called
attention these facts of those who protested against
Major Tochman, but they seemed suspect the identity
of the OF MAJOR Tochman until they dsabuscd
therefrom by the Aforesaid letters Colonel Broansk
IGNATIUS T. CHUTKOWSKI.
Read and subscribed by the Witness Ignatius T. Chut
kowsk, on his examination before me, September Is
I87.
GEO W. MORTON, U. s. CON-
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Southern Districf of Nsso York. }ss.
CITY, CoS~ty, a~d State of NeW York. tUt ul
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