The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-15
General SessIOns.
Before the Recorder sad AID. Adams and Deuniug

che stated that Tho r.sidss at I2 Canal strs.s shs
hbo~s Tire accused saw him ut house on the lst
OF june The evidence OF thi, witness was to the ef
fec' toat MIR Afbtr bad rssid.d In her honss 1n.s
she had NJ eked At his door to sctan What was the
nstttr thar he had replied he In Il ouble that
The sccussd had called upon her during Mr. Afa,r,s
sbstnc 10 know II Hbe bad Received any word or
e~r from A'n.r for him and that the Was to
nave the charge Of Afnerr room waie ns abs, ut
which would bs for hve or six ~eehs she Alss .tasd
that the bad receive letter for The accused whioh
sbe bad give 10 him the nd cal,
On her ~Xaiu alton she raid she could mot SAY
wbsther Mr. Amer sud tho accused had Left the house
together they bad left her 70 ,m tossther after Mr.
Amer had PAID hts tent; and that what she
wb' she sAd 1t the police office that they had left
boute tcgsther
The Counsel for the accused read her de u.s.
between which and her statement there Va, =
discrepancy which she explained in the foregoing
rer. ,f -- .r hr. .re. go
MACMILLAN GALLoki was the next witness-Hs said
10 MA . merchant, ana rstt0ed 1t l43 Cha nbers
thtet he khtw Mr. Amer snd Ihs aocused also, had
had cnbv.nstior with the scous.d at Dslmonioo =
hotel about Mr.. Amer; IL WAS the lsst " June or
The beginning OF July; the oob versston baf com-
ntnctd by ~itp'M asking bim the time; he took out
then ssio 10 him that he knew the wstcn and usksd
him rhs hS had 1t from; be answered him that No
nad it In exonspgs for other things; that IL cost
bim $i0 or rather nothing, that hs had got IL from
that foc Amer after that, wit n1rs want nome; he
1--we t' In Hoboh-n; MIR Amer lived there si.o ct
hat ums; two three DAYS after vtn-ss mat thu
Ncufeu having In the M antiH Amer aud aid
to him, "Chtmder look here; Mr. Afn.r has told me
tbst that watch ia hir that he had it
lrwelry aLd money, amounting Co $1,000; he said
no gave you this money to ,ettie VITA his Gre.
answered, "Possbl. !" Witness then ,a,d to S,%
"Chonosr, look here; II you have Kept this money
Without Is,ns NE e.editors, do not oare 1t Is
give you chance TO 1naks money bs,id,a
.n's IN regular vsy;" witness raid to him.
- the bills were here, aud as he had not settled
Them, II ~ would tell witness where they were
he would buy them, and sell them aya,s to Mr. Amer
sDd give him (ths accused) very liberal commission
ne aecureo replied mat he could not TIL where
the bills we've tor million Of dollars; nees the said
that he knew he sccu ed hkso make money! but "A
be the secusto) would not tell him wneIe In bills
were, tbst proved to Lin that the whole csse Va,
hun bug The sccured then said II witpess wanted to
make money, let him put Mr. Amer under tho ,mp,ss
sion that there bills and that there was danger
aha In that way he (hs witpess) could make moasv
Witness replied that II the bills wsro ., az
hs would not DO a. The sccused sugyestsd but they
humbug he would have nothing to do. ins accused
said IL was no humpus. Witness said 1t ws.; the 40.
ea,sd r'pe.ted that 1t vas not and that witnss
ava not believe II, 10 might 40 no pleased The 40
cussd told HIM the bills the han OF lawyer
named Lionel Levy whe had since died. Witness met
the rome after that when tho iatt.r aid
that be did a. want TO tpeak to HIM he had Thought
that Lo WAS his mend; wiIbsss met him sxx,a In Wal
sMes., "ns no tns scep..o) again tsld him not TO
tbeakto him. witness has spoken TO him since After
the proceedings At ths polioo nee, a.k.d vi
Why liz Ma winners against hiu add remarked that
ne tine accuracy had never done hiG any harm. and
that would be- better for MIN tao wnss) 70 bs on
freb diy terms, and make" bosinsss together Wit.
nets tAo ne aSeofry Llmeelf ~ have tn do
vi this nasty busne,s but he coud not h. L.; be
lao Gee SUBJ 9nssd, and he hsa To make hei a vlr.
nets aid will r~gsro 10 business he (wtnoss had no
money tince That the accused had met hun several
tints, xbd had Uher him bust uess but Wit nrss
ioid him that Le bad m0Ley. aud no wanted no ou
tinets; be bad atr~aIds met the socued 1T the ST.
ChsTits Hotel SLo IN laughing be said that
foo Amer had got wsrrsLt against him
snd sp,Eer, but bs hat not been arrested.
he witness ubd1rNe = IRENE 0dous cross . Il mi
matte u. which lasu for some hours He aid n. Wa.
from Hungary had isfs In 1870 In APRIL hs had come
through Ausua, Gefwsny. and England, had trsvsl.
LED ior DIS pleasure; had plenty OF had carried
ON the bufiness Of produce msrobsnt had dealt out
tobacco ssd grain Witas.s being asked bis ago said
pc souio MOI answer suon qasstoa - That bsoSu-s
Le wss bs' heior Laughter b. the decision OF the
Count, lie &DsSsrd that he past 30 years II, mad
earned Oh buAinets In Austria Italy. ana Germany.
e44 be ~ss ssked what pitai he had ana where hs
got 1T the Nitptss that i'm Del mt ues
uon the COUNSEL ssia It was, but lawyers were d,s
pCttd u at ssy.
His hosoK raid he could not sec what the traus.o.
tom OF Tie witness la Italy had with the pres. at
question.
Abe COUNSEL tor the accused said he wanted .hov
Tic IL ma true cCitrs to The jury aud before
10 wss DC ne with BIN he would 90 He ths learned
ctunstD Knew sonnet bbg OF his history; he had .xam
Inc lin b"foie sno he would prove that he was NOT
worthy of being believed
Mr.. WHiTInG agreed that great latitude was allowed
To coubsei crost xs mining wtnres, but
tiops bst been MADE sganst the witness which should
NOS te teisrst'd IN Christian ~ An ATTEMPT
bad bee mace 10 Imp 1ch the CO of sv.rv WIZ
who hsd appeared the stand TOR the M
iuItbtfipR the q Dds ~ Justice
The CouNs'L for the acou,ed said that he wsnei to
bow the be wit ness TO the jury and
could not be otAs but ny Q s~srchinR cross exsmio.
ton He CHE vIhefs) had stated that bs was m.r.
eDsnt. merchant stotd justly and dtservedly high
In Ids COMMUNITY, and be (ths learned couussD
whbeo TO Anow wb thr vas @ntitI,d tn n.
81 std suh that bonorable booy Of and whetbsr
he spps AIRED before The jury stamped With that degree
Of eiso' o'iity which weud give due weight = his
tsstntby
hr WH,rro raid that the rule ia England v.,-.nd
n h...
cen mon rene one that no question should bs put n
~tn Which be sss Rot beupo TO sD,w.r The ioar ned
COZ hr'I On The other eide mig the witness what
br pursui's had ben. how he had lived or IL he MAJ
robbed church tut the question he had nut to him
" TO wneIe b- bad gt his capital to enable ..t
W ouslness wst not proper and should not he
answered As TO the word merchant, why they were
AL Merchants freD the blacklist African aud cuuir,s
tee ,bey were every thing lie REM nded OF n dia.
feLe mat Lao one" tsSen plsss between two bows
upon the ,oJect Of their fathers titles
ore raid My father Ia squire" "A rquiren re.
Pile the o,heri why my fsthtris merchant turkey
me- reliant "tL,ud ush~r pg to the an cs nts
seD'e Of the term they kad but very few
o. m'ry ,he term merchant meant . person Who
booeh' &c cos IL reign unity that imported
The N In bis Own tbips They had turkey mer uts
n.rchsbt tsiitrs and travelling mel chants daughter
who were ro neiiL Z. called pednIs.
The WiTrgss sa,e that the ceuuetl rad nsul ted him.
having put an Dp.rtirs 1t question to him.
The learned CornihL raid be would press the quss.
ton He never teok back what hs said, In court or
out Of court.
The Cornr ruled that the question could not be put
Tie Nps0 tsrrseL Ter The sccuss the saiS that
he wphs The questions to BE- put in writing viz
what amount II capital the witness had when M drst
&C ntncsd burners In Italy, and where he bad got
TIE capital for the purpose Of moral
on the part II ths witness-thst was personal; and
81 cor dy to tbow that bic recoec don could not be
d.ps pdsd upon The learned counsel sonciadsd BY
faSDs that he court had ovsr.ruisd he and his
associate excepted.
The eioss 81 am,saticn was then resumed Was In
busineN N tsy three month";; from there he to
Hungary, tbeIes 10 vienna: had gone by ths same
pame tltrs 90 here: from Vienna be went to Berlin
fr, thence 10 Han burg, thence to Hui In Yorkshre
the 10 Lsrpgo and after that 70 this erest otry
uoue lsUgbtriD bsd bee In the ladies' ssp business
In this CITY. FOG months; after tsst he sought nsr
ckspaixe, celG-iiLg Of red shAvls and lace, In New
Or,espe, ard took them TO Mexico; they had been
packed Up IN two baI.s; he back to New Orleans
End boug ore re ned to Mex CO; had 70.
TUNED - NV Yoik Isst June, and had not been iu
any busfe tipee be resided at ia Chambers street.
had tstens aoqusintsd with the accused about two
webs after bis tSitne@s arrival hsfs; he came nj
to wth''s 10 the E1chaDgs. aud cato he was . Hun.
esrsp was at bis he sccueed's house. once; he had
ted lin to pertske Of peculiar descri ptou Of uie
vbi.b they bad In hungary 1t was like Irish hash !;