The New York herald., 1850-04-28
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 90. 1850.
Trial Of VIM. III. Thompson, on an Indaet.
ment for Forgery In the Third Degree.
BROOKLYN CITY COURT.
Before his Honor Judge j. Greenwood. Aldermen p 7
Peet and r. A. Lambert.


Before his Honor Judge J. Greenwood. Aldermen p 7
| Peet and X. A. Lambert.
At the opening of the court Thompson arose and
lifted up large willow basket filed with bottles Of
please the Court said Thompson tho prosecution
made display Of the press and other articles yester
day, have to-day brought this basket containing
bottles OF chemical preparations acids and forth"
The presiding Judge informed the defendant that tho
present was not proper time to introduce these
tcles. and they were set aside
Caleb b. lie Barron sworn-I know the banking in
sttution known as the Eagle Bank of Bristol r. T.;
In that ution ON the last of ly
or the first Of August, 1S49 young man came to the
bank and procured i've hundred dollar bills have
seen Sa young sam prury he wa. the young man & who
Nc his employer Mr. Bailey, Of Pottsvile, Pa.
pioyed about twenty hands at six dollars each per
week, and he wanted dollar bills to put with
/ to pay Of with. Bills shown to witness Those are
genuine dollar bills of the Eagle Bank altered to
tens; the bills were nearly all new.
/ Crosse xamined-The young man was at the bank
between ii and IL O'Clock think; he not there,
one. armed man there, to my knowledge don't know
that there was armed In Bristol at tho time.
niil. =, again gain shown to witness BY Thompson The
with the exception OF one that looks about 1t
did when II was issued.
Direct examination resumed-I cannot tell whether
these are the identical bills paid to young Drury
that days there was record taken Of the numbers;
the bills had been issued by the bank before; the
bill that recognise later issue than the other
Francis Byrne sworn.-I know William II Thomp-
& hios ossssr %
OF May last at my Office, No. City Hall Place, New
York they were intimatei their intimacy continued
Cross oss-examined-Q.-Do you know anything about
Ashlsys causing certain bills the Bristol Bank to
about MIR. Ashleys business has been communicated
to me as his counsel; shall not, therefore,
Ashley gave to me biz on the Bridaeppr Bank:
returned il to him q bad bill. Q-Have you known
that Ashley passed bad bills to any other persons
Al decline to answer that question, for the
before assigned. Q.-Do you know anything Of Ash
leys general character, Al have heard statements
made against his character, and have also heard
statements favorable to him; 1 have the state
ments in the Police Gazette and other papers; they
may be true, and they may not.
Charles Lott sworn-I reside at New Utrecht I
know James Arlington Bennett; l resided about $50
yards from his house last fall know the person they
cali VIM. H. Thompson; I was justice Of the peace
at the time; no complaint made 10 against
1hompsoni Mr. Bennett came to my house about the
LIST Of November; he made no formal complaint but
talked to me ncghbor would talk to another.
District Attorney-You need not say what that
The prosecution here proposed to rest reseryng the
privilege to recall Margaret OConner. Thompson OBJ
tn prosecution was in The District Attorney said he
had sent for Margaret OConner and the Court there
fore proceedings till she arrived When she
came in she took the stand
District Attorney-Msrgaret. will you tell what
you meant by stating that you had perured yoursef
perjured myself by stating that Thompson had
thing to do with making counterfeit none y, send
ing me to Boston a written statement of facts
sent me by Thompson and he sent communica-
ton, stating that to copy it it for the pur
pose Of inducing the New York authorities to bring
on snsd to se ga1' % i prary hn made
state ment was false I detained in Boston for
passing counterfeit money, $40 bills of the Bristol
bank Thompson told me / would get twenty years,
and that the only way to save myself 10 sign this
statement.
To Juror-I was convicted on four indictments;
copied the statement sent by Thompson, aud signed
my name to IL the state ms mt given to Marshal
New York with Mr. Thompson and Thomas warner;
1hompson took me to the house OF A. NJ G. Smith
he afterwards took me TO place called Bedford where
he dismissed the carriage and led me through piece
Of woods to the house Of Mrs. Carr I remained there
three weeks saw Smith Davis there
On leaving the stand the witness said -. IL
ported in the Herald that have been arrested several
times for passing counterfeit money mover did pass
counterfeit money till went to Boston" Here she
burst into tears and left the stand
William Cutting sworn-I kept public house In
for Fort Hamilton started from my door; nave seen
1hompson take the stage for Fort Hsmilton day
1hon pson showed me $1,000 bill; don't recollcct
the remarks that made In relation that bill
my bhr-kecper, named Young, also saw tho bill;
1bcmpson called for something to drink at the bar,
and handed the bill In joking Kind Of way; don't
rcoleet that ever saw any bills In his possession ut
any other time.
f. days before his arrest that he knew nothing TO
my diseredit , A-Mr. Thompson came in and gUt n
drink and offered th, - 600 BILL day
Dcnn,tt come in and conyerscd about you.
Ghompson) and said. .w,ll. he has money enough;
Btnnett then pulled out roll Of bills, and showed
scv,r raj 81 COO bills.
norsee y. Clark, sworn-I was at Mr.. Drury's resi-
dence. IN Astoria. about the 18th OF November n
few days afterwards I found a barrel in building
scparate from the house there was hay lying about
the building found the head Of the barrel TO be
Prescribed with Mr.. Drury's name took the barrel
head In my wagon and left IL at the house of Mr.
Goodman, my associate the writing the barrel
"Mr. Drury.n
Crofs.exsmined-I have had occasion to make in
quiiics about 81 900. which learned you received
from Mr.. farrnr. In order 20 procure bail for Margs
ret OConnor Mr.. farrar told me that he gave you
the bill and had no doubt thst IL was Mr. Far
"a a In, lsr.or
believe him 10 be such.
Direct resumed-I was informed that this money
handful posted about Eoston. stating that
large amount q money had been lo.t and, short
time sft,rvards, MIR FOSTER was applied 10 by some
p,rsons. Who had lot of money was said for sale
the money was supposed to be good. and Mr.. Foster
gave So 200 in good none y and received guam
uty of money which he supposed good but which
proved 10 be altered notes; have doubt that the
money that Foster paid was good; have taken some
pains TO find out one thousand dollars Of the money
thus procured vas put up to bail Margaret O'Connor;
examined the property taken ffom Drurys house
saw the bottle referred TO yesterday; there
cover on Il when saw u; I have endesvorcd TO hnd
IL; have made inquiry for the envelope but have
what tbs contents ofthe bottle was; saw quantity
OF type, and some pieces Of glass corresponding In size
na s Ss r,e.s sa 10
the Saturday On which Mr.. Drury was arrested.
District Attcrney-ue Is now your witness.
1honpson-He has acquitted me In reference 10 the
Sloco till and that IL all wanted The prosecution
here rested.
1htmpson then opened his case TO the jury, lie
said this n the first time gentlemen Of the jury that
have been called upon TO address jury lie then vent
ON to say what he intended to prove, commenting
he went along upon the testimony that had been
breVg ght up by the prosecution lie said :-Bennet
sresks Of the ruse TO which he rcsorted will now
show the connection between Drury, Ashley, Bristol
Bin snd their families That barrel of which much
bas lecn said, packed myself and sent TO Mr. Drmy,
~ intend 10 prove mytef Gentlemen, IL IL strange
that I an set forward the leading spirit Of all
thcse persons. They men Of years and wealth.
while am young ard without means Thompson
hsVs fpff tIx.a NJ tl.f
which occurred when he only - years of age. lie
said he In the printing busines at that time and
lorc y perfectly unblemisbed character lie Incurred
the III will Of Mike Welsh, who afterwards out
assinst him In some publications. He next stated that
he lad been employed by the suthorties TO help to
ferret out the knavcry of conspirstors who had
combined 20 get shout $4,000 from the Atlantic
Infufance Company. In this case he made the
qusintsnce Of the rogucs one by and succeed
ed In setting them TO guarrcing with each ether
until finally two Of them started on a
ing which should the police once first
20 ct lain Of The othsr n.auRhterl The thinr Nas