The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-23

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during which whigsery, locofocosm, democracy an
free soil doctrine for the first time were Introduce
into the respectable company Of Coke aud Blackston
The CouRT considered the question already a. sui
| stantially answered by the witness,
| Examination Continued He explained that tn
office did not take papers of for An agent
but if the prin pal suthorzer verbally to deliver til
paper it endorsed having been delivered in per
son. 1t might happen that in the harry of bushes
| might give an agent q paper If | knew him and
would not alter the endorsement; can't say who go
the papers of Charles White; will mentioa also tina
agents often accompany claimants to The Office, b.
way ofgettng their fees; say to the claimant here
your warrant and have the agent get possession
Of IL before the parties left the room
Rev. +. S. EVANS, Clerk N the Pension OHce-Saw
Mr. Phillips at the Pension Office two or three time
during the past week. my impression is that was or
Thursday and Friday have sometimes heard Cole ne
Edwards call out the names of claimants
ELISHA RIGGS (of the firm of Corcoran s. Riggs u
had conversation with Mr. Phillips at any SINE in
the early part Of the week heard that la nd warrant
had been bought in our Office and that there
thing wrong with respect to it; / went down TO Mr.
Stettinius Office, in order to cay that wished To
nave nothing to do with the warrant and that upon
the return of the money the warrant would be given
NIP. Phillips and Mr. Saunders were both present;
said to MIR Saunders that person had called upon
in the morning. to enquire about warrant for aries
Whlte, and that we could not then find 1t we after
wards found a warrant for Charles White but with q
dert mt date from that described also heard
way, don't know how, that the depart said there
was something wrong about that partic uar warra
MIR Saunders said he not acquainted with tho
tranfacton himself but that it probable Mr. Stet-
unius had received power OF attorney from some
he knew nothing about it.
Mr. RATcLIFFE, Mt half past four, moved that the
to morrow.
MIR BRADLEY said that he obliged to leave town,
inevitably. to morrow morning, at O'Clock. But he
bad higher objection to urge against the delay whilst
the pending, the defe ndants could not pass
the streets without having the finger of pointed
at them as being the parties charged with crime 1t
was due to them that the case should be closed
as possible
Mr. RArcLIrrE would not move an adjournment,
impossible conclude thp O. nd err
any circumstances.
MIR RIGGS wished to make correction Of his testi-
mopy lie rather short-sighted and mistaken
as regards Mir. Phillips having been present during his
visit to Mr. Stettnus. He (Nr. RI not PERSONAL
ly acquainted with Mr.. Phillips, and upon again look
ing at the gentleman, he was convinced he was not
present at the time in question.
Mr. BRADIEY.-May it please the Court, you will then
wipe out all Mr. Riggs testimony, the defendant
Some further discussion ensued as to the motion of
adjournment, when the Court decided to adjourn for
half an hour.
EVENING SITTING
Mr. SHUcKING was re- called and stated that he had
not received the notification from the Pension Office
Cross-eramined by Mr.. Bradley-Hs had acted as
agent for claimants and they had voluntarily given
him fees He charged nothing for attending to Whites
claim. Claima nts had paid him five dollars. He had
undertaken business as an attorney, having been ad
mitted a member of this bar He had Mr.
Phillips at the Pension Office, on Friday and had
conversation with him in relation to Whites claim.
Winners never made any charge, but accepted what
principally to guard soldiers from being imposed
upon.
CHARLES WHITE, re called.-Dd not sign the assign
ment on the land warrant, nor did he authorize any
one to do so.
Cross. euam,ned.-Q.-Do you know Mr.. Shocking
Here Mr. Shocking presented himself to the witness,
and enquired if he did not know him
oh Chichen Gas! gas ich knows Chicken!
Q.-Where did you first become acquainted with Mr..
Shuching-or Chicken, as you call him
An interpreter had to be called into requisition-
this question being rather too complex for poor White
Q.-what day were you at the Pension Office
A-(By interpreter) On Thursday.
MIR. BRApLEY.-What did he say, Friday,
Ir!rarnrrrn2iIn disnanty) oh, he says Thurs
WirsEss-Bah ich didn't; he (pointing to Mr.
Bradley told ms to say Friday
Mr.. BRADLEY denied having given any information
to the witness.
Q-were you to pay Mr.. Shocking any thing
A.-No He was my friend because was Ger.
9: Did you tell the recruiting officer, you were
No one asked me where was born. They measured
me, and asked me how old was.
3.-Is ,ha. E1gish9 Handing him paper)
Q-How do you know its English, when you can't
read?
lit subsequently explained that he meant it
was not German or French
.Q.-DOes the interpreter know what you are here
A-Ysh; why, every one here knows what want.
Q-Does shucking speak to you when he comes tc
The witness made a reply in German, which Mr.
Grammar, wealthy banker Of this city, was kind
enough to interpret.
Mr.. GRAMMAR He says, when Shocking comes tc
his house. he sometimes takes glass of wine with him
but that when Shocking speaks to him (wtness) he
does speak to any ese and when he speaks to
some one else. why, he don't speak to the witness.
This reply created roars of laughter.
A.-Was any one with you at the pension office!
No Int Nv
FREDERICK SruLrz examined.-White came to wit
nesss house on the Both Of July in the evening,
+. SruLrz resumed.-White had boarded with him
ever since.
WuITE-Yes.
MIR Shocking made explanation. He stated, that
Thursday he had called upon Mr. Stultz, and told
him to desire White to call athis (witness Office that
day. In the evening, he found that White had gone
to the Pension Office by himself, and had not been
able to fndit
MIR. NURSE examined-T am clerk in the land office
Mr. Philips presented the power Of attorney other
papers relating to Charles White to me, on Friday
morning. and got the land warrant Mr.. Riggs after.
wards brought the warrant to the office and left l,
there saying that there was something wrong abouit
gave him a receipt for it..
Mr. r. II. SuTER, teller in Corcoran & Riggs Office
think the warrant was bought by me on Saturday
was brought to our Office by some one connected with
Stettenius; they came to get it back On Monday,
think.
cate of the warrant the real leaves the
Office but the certificate is warrant to all intents
and purposes.
THE DEFENCE.
MIR. BnADLEY.-Well MIR Radcliffe, will you now
drop the prosecution, you said you would, IL you
failed in your points?
Mir. RATcLIryE.-I acknowledge that, in the of
Mr. Riggs we have bly, failed but have still
sufficient left to warrant him in being sent for fur
ther prosecution.
MIR. BRADLEY-Well well, perhaps you said more
than you intended. But may 1t please the court the
prosecution has failed in proving two Of the most
terial points One is, that Phillips had said he
present when the power of attorney was made; and,
secondly that Philips had told Mr. Riggs that he had
procured the warrant from the Pension Office by mis-
take. Neither Of these points has been proved, but
rather dsproved. Now, the defence intend to set
up is as tolows:-Last Thursday evening, whilst the
defendant was sitting in his office stranger called,
appare ny an American, wearing cap and dressed in
citizens clothes and te ndered for sale the netifc
which Is here produced. The notification from
the Pension ONCE, and stated that Charles White
i4lalAa L.