The New York herald., 1850-05-23
wing the privilege of calling Judge Greenwood here

serving the privilege of calling Judge Greenwood here
| Mr. Clark here opened the case for the defence He
stated his convictions that the note was made bv
Thompson pspsr stolen from the house of Bennet
The note hand said the counsel about 10th
| Of November previous to this they had fallen out
Mr. BenD.t never knew Thompson until about august
last. and from that time singular intimacy sprung up
between them marked by the pecuarties of the cha
rac,ers Of each of these men. Will the Court
Ashley to br brought out
Mr. BennetWell. please the Conrt sm very
willing call this Ashley. but counsel tells
that unless do he will leave the Am there
Mr. Ciarke-If cannot conduct the case. 7 shall
| leave it, undoubtedly, am satisfied that Ashley
knows som, thing about this therefore ask the
! Court to call him out of prison
Joseph q. Ashley therefore produced and
| He testified follows: l know Wm H. Thompson.
know One Eyed Tn ompson have know him about
years and half occupied Office in connection
with Mr. Byrne last summer Some time in June Gen
Bennett applied 10 saying hat he desired obtain
$500 on bond and mortgage He told rue at the
| time he had a house TO let. was applied TO by
| Thompson about the time for house. L
| introduced him to General BeDnet, who rented him
| the house for 500 year. | told THOMPSON he
had better tell the General his own story; meant,
tell him what hs reputation had been This
in June last. don't remember ever requesting
Mr.. Bennett to ask Mr.. ByrIe, any other lawyer
in Particular about collecting note for the
South; asked B.nnet. AZ the request of Thompson
to employ some lawyer that he might be acquainted
with. TO collect debt Of pretty large amount against
man in the city Of New York, which debt per-
at Thompson's house had interest in and that
II Mr.. Benn-t would DO 50. II would Thomp pson
this irGyiua the necessity of finding money to carry
on the suit, and the General should get commission
on the amount collectcd: it said TO be a claim
owned by out " est aud 10y at HON son's
house Jointly aganat person IN THIS city, the holders
wanted means TO carry on The suit; dont know who
The person in Thompson's house was; know of fall
ing out between Thompson aud beunet aJ the time
Thompson made this request he gave me as reason
that they at variance because he rhompsonl had
not paid his rent; he thought If the General could be
interested in this matter. 1t might make him more
enr,nt this request on The part Of Thompson was in
the first or second week OF october General Bcnuet
manifested much fear Of 1hompson; should thnk
that in November they were pretty warm enemies;
Thompson told me what the General had said; re-
conimendcd rtconeiliation there were hard feelings
between them before hnt the breach became perfect
in November may have been in MIR Byrne's office
whom the letter came; did moi observe 1t: DO not
know where The letter came FROM; was present when
| Byrne showed The note Thompton; soon as lac
II. pronounced il a forgery; think he said
the sizing Of the paper; he said that hc had
lent the acid TO Bennett; his preston was. THAT
Is n forgery and it gotten ny to get you
trouble; I know all sbout this; lent Bennet the
| lidud;n Byrne turned and said Ashley.
You know all about this, end II you could be insru-
I mental In such thing az this. you vlisin;"
| knew the signatures OF all the Posters; one Of Mr.
Foster's brothers partner of mine once; Thomp-
advised Byrne TO keep the note. ty all means;
so,tea h , ~ i, ~ NJ ro3aV ~, ' u
/ do not know Thompson said Bennet had used let
ter of Mr. rostcrs to make the note; he said 1t was
| badly done: his manner was very vehement
| crossexauinadI have NOT r.ad IN. naner. of tb;.
o' iin an ccont ~ rroccrs
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out, MT byrne requ.steu me 10 taAe an yince eise
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, siu w % q ,I ir H. e.,,, sbi,b no ,vouIs Give mo
=. re,i,~.T rsceived the watches lc, him bay, sGt
-
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ses,. "a 1c,,ing tbe can of - 900 aud nart y he
~ - - .... sn.ih ~, rhoans ,.o,,,J ss, 90 ,o
,ausc nv wa hIs,u 'i'' a"P ~ 80 49,, a., 49,, H., -
a ~ -, ~, re ,"a1ab.s to Lre,, mirbt have seen
Mr. Genoe, three timcs I'm Novemhar. Wr Dennet ne
i. W. , na ~, y, 80 w.. ,., ,r 49, ~. ~, "a, 49,. v.a,,
oa ,hs casioor Am rrn. xhrp + vrnt aown tbsr. Win
Tiompson. I rrst became acquainted with Bennet in
lime. .ur frat might have been on phi-
yn,it.i snI,aei. ns,,'b,rn ls,s Ia, phomn
son bad bsen disrcpuable man but thought be had
reformed ana understood that he was then engaged
In a i.git mate business. employed by DIR Monatt:
asked Thompson ii he had informed Gen Bennett Of hs
! former reputation. and he told mo he had Odd
Bennet tell you, after you came out of prison, that
! Thcmrfon had I'm the month OF August shown to him
counterfeit monry-a $50 bill; and that ThOnpsol
sAa it wss altered nom 81 and that u wa. part Of
He told me tina, he had seen such bill but can
not say u ws- in the summer; IL was while Ibomp-
son nssa s on ms p,s"nss ne s,,aa ,aa u,a' ih,.lp
amount to b. expended on the banks OF the
MissrsipTi Thomp son proposed reconciistion WITH
Bennet; proposed u 10 both OF thsm Bennst wanted
70 get clear OF Thompson ana said be would rather
iore the rent thsn 10 nave nun 'h.re wh"h lhomp-
isSvrr there was no par,culsr lawyer mentioned he
raid, one ef hts lawyers Thompson SAID 70 me that
there was person a. HI. house who had large inter-
Thompson wns on bennets place; Bonnet said there
were one or two persops there he sais "ean u be
Meadows ~ he said nothing about Meadows being
,omenes called fieds there wa, at this time an
hiendly feeling bewe.n Thompson and Bonnet grov-
Ing out Of the failure of fThopson 10 sy is rent this
conxsr.stion bef xeep .unaf and uv-slf took place