The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-27
The Govern ment Jew els-Thc Trial OF Jacob
Sinister, alias Tom Hand.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Before Judge J. ii. Crawford.

| resumed
HoRAcn sruRprvAsr, being sworn, testiAed-I know
the prisoner at the bar reside In Philadelphia and
nm an engrayer have frequently seen the prisoner
write Letters to the President, In relation to the
Jewels shOwn This does look like his usual hand
writing it does not resemble anything have seen him
write his usual handwriting Is different l do not
know Henry B. Jones ! am not personally acquainted
with him l saw him at Shuster's house on Thanks
| giving day.
MIR. RApo1lrrr-Better bring Mr. Jones into court
| JONES' who took seat within the bar quietly
| Mr.. RADcLpFE-Mr. Sturdevant, would you know the
| man were you to see him
WlrKEss-I saw him in uniform
Mr. KarMLook round do you see anybody here who
The witness took a survey Of the mass of heads an u
pointing to tall gentleman with black hair and whis
kers exclaimed, " That looks like him."
The designated came in front, holding his hat In
his hand and seemingly abashed that he should be mis-
Jonesss.
MIR. RApcLFFE-Is that the man
THE WTSEss-I can't say positively.
Mir. RApcLFFE-Were You introduced
The WITNESS was talking to my aunt in the room
THE CouRr-Who is your aunt!
The WITNEss-Mr. Shusters wife. | wa' told tina.
Jones came on with q uniform company
| MIR. CAnLIsLE-It was night were you in the
room?
THE WITsEss-l was in another room.
There was much noise, such as shutting of feet
OFFICER OF THE COURT" Silence! silence !" gen.
tlemen, silence ~ and the other side of the ROOM
another officer gave the echo, Silence silence"
The CoURT-There seems to be effort to make
! noise.
There was an interval OF several minutes, and The
officers turned the spectators out OF the enclosure
THE WITNESS resumed-I heard some Of the
sation between Jones and Shuser 1t was about bust
ness and his family.
THE CouRr-The man you supposed to be Jones.
THE WITNEss-l think one of Shusters children was
there. did not see Mrs. Powell in the room.
Cros.-ezaminedby Mr.. Key.-Thanksgivng day was in
November don't rec olect the day Of the month
reside in PHILADELPHIA Twas at shaster's house prior
to thanksgiving day think there the day be-
fore that had been there daily for boarded there.
Mn. CARLIsLE-Therc is such a nese we can't hear
THE CoURr-Silence must be kept. II they don't
keep quiet, bring them before the Court
THE OFFICER Tin loud voice)-' Gentlemen, you
must keep silence !" "Silence!' (after q pause and
| with strong emphasis0 "Silence!"
The W,rryss-I ate nv sumner md breohfa ct tbero
keen nm ofsce IN W,Inut ,t "" r Ims "; ;tI IT,
back room was in the front had fre"uent,v heard
| of Jones being acquainted with the family Mr. Shus
ter asked him whether he could not omen a shoe store
in Philadelphia Jones said no. for the work could not
beso well done there never saw Jones there before
He then had on IN undress uniform | can't saw whe
Their it black blue, with brass buttons military
| buttons were ON the cup.
TnE CouKr TO one Of the oficers)-Go down stairs
| and silence those children and send them away
The WIrsEss-Having heard that Jones said that he
in Shuster's house, this recalled to my mind
| that had seen him there.
In reply to question by Mr. Radcliffe he said that
he befort in court a Witness und in re-
Spouse to by Mr. Key that he had never done any
engraving for Shuster. Letters shown never saw
Shuster write anything but in his natural hand and
there is no between his writing and that
of the February letter II is different from his natural
haudwriphtipg can't saw that there il either a re-
| sembance or no resemblance. that can see
Mr.. CARllsLE-Mr. Key, you have asked him that
question half dozen times
The CouRT-Yes, seven or eight times.
Mr. Kry-Mr Carlisle ought to have been stopped as
well as me.
MIR RApcLurr-Two wrongs do not make right
H. b. JONES was recalled by the counsel for the de.
| fence.
MIR CAnIIsly-Nr Jones' have YOU seen Webb since
| You came to this city?
Mr.. KEY must object to this question.
| Mr.. CARLsLE-Well we must take his silence as an
MI kApcLIFfE-l nave seen him, but have not dined
| with him.
MI CARLisLE.Wh en you nrst came on, you stated,
On ne ria that you were III CUSTODY Oi stewart
D,strict Attorney, wnere you met Win MIN ana Mt
burke
Mr.. JoNrs-l went to breakfast first.
MI CAhLisLk-Are you IN custody now
mi. y Sc uia no. answeI. .. A.,
Inc defence having no more witnesses present. the
couhsei s"lo that hey hau CLOSEUP ana toio MI hey 10
go on Accordingly, 49,. 80,
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Mr. Carlisle fled n third bill of executions
~ Gu. rnsnm.d az a w;tncs. ! have Lrou,,
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MT hughes "a witness Tor the deience) but snort
time, by name but not BY sight know nothing about
ms hxed character. nave known duncan (another
witness 1or the deienceD nave heard impuations on
his character for truth and veracy Tor some time past
Judging from this, don't think his character very
fine.
Mt CAnLIsLE-Wil you state whether you ever heard
an imputation on Blaney's character!
| MIR. GILrIN-l have.
MIR CARLIsLE-lf you were to Judge by it, would you
| not say that his character was bad!
Mr. GLris- would judge OF character by the source,
and would be pleased to state that man in the police
business cannot make arrest without having an i'm