New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-11

| named Darbey Rand who employ ed MealO"s >
| and had on his premises p esses ana al ins'e''a
for cOubtereiting; upon gong tnefe' ho"S'er, -
found that Thompson had misrepresen'ed the iac's'
and that the person alluded 10 was highly respect
able and wealthy: the defendant also stated IN 'ue
conversation that Ne acOws 0tf0S tielcs nan ooeN
on his premses, staying once one week alu az
other time two or three weeks, ana 'he ias. as
time he was there went away IN cons sqnen'e ~.
the D,ury difficulties witness arrested the gang
OF counterfeiters in Vermont, but not upon any li
information furnished by defendant witness i1unu
there q transfer PRESS with a screw TWO OF ''ii &c
feet ong and no inch and half 10 diameter aso
the stolen rollers and other articles. - g.
| Commemorative press would "elsn ~ ~
or Elk hundred pounds oil ne "J0TD'01'o' s'.',i
,ne BA d1fsadaat xds Lt0ye q desire rds e1p'esSe"
N hare The District attorney pr,'eHt; thompson
did not Tell me that would ind the counterleNefs
Ia Ve,mont the witness further stated thal ne
arrested Bristol Bill; bad been IN company W''n
\ Drurv and Smith Davis that he tod Mr.; W iiSes
thst Thomson wrote p letter TO Marsnai IuAey ia
| which he iWikesl was spoken OF IN an abusive
| manner. that he promised Wilkes he would pro
1uca the letter bat failed 10 DO so in consequence
Of the parties who had it in their possession re-
f,sng 10 give II up assigning as reason that they
did not wish TO be mixed up IN the matter
| The next witness sworn was James Gah0gdh,
now living in Boston but for long time resident
| of New.York He deposed that on certain time
|
| he came 70 New-York from Providence for the pur-
pose of selling some gold washing machines which
| be had manufactured for California, and meeting
| with the defendant at the Rams Head, was drawn
into conversation with him general matters
Thompson said. a. have seen you before some
where" Upon comparing notes they found they
had seen each other at the Brown jug, corner Of
Charltonst. and Hudson. Defendant asked hun
what he was employ ed about 10 which witness re-
piled he was selling his machines. Defendant
made the remark that he (witness) could make
more money than by selling those machines; wit
ness told him he woad like TO, when defendant
pulled out roll of bills and asked witness II be was
judge of money. Witness said h should, and he
should think any one else would take them as good
| money defendant said trey would do, but not for
the Providence boys defendant did not say they
were counterfeit, and witness does net KNOW
whether they were counterfeit; promised to meet
| defendant there ext day, but did not go because
| be thought defendant meant to entraP HIM
| observation-disclosures rose with the great
eat excitement and looking az the witness, his eye
liz up with rage dared him ~ say, in the presence
Of the Court and Jury, that he ldefencant was tne
man with whom he had that cOnvers alton, and then
declared 10 the Court that he had never seen the
man before in his life.
TO Ih0mpson.-I am positive you are the man
| wrote on some months ago to Mr. Clark, Drurys
COUNSEL about these facts know Dfury was born
in England; left there to better my condition se
parted in hasty manner, as fast as the vessel
would take me saw Drury on sunday last al DIS
house, had quarrel with him.
%To a Juror-Drury came TO my house in Boston,
to ascertain what knew of the matter The quar-
rel referred to was in consequence OF Drury having
exposed my sister was introduced TO w arner AT
the stone jug; have no reason to suppose deiendant
the person ! saw at the Brown jug, three
years before met him at the Rams Head, except
from the conversation did not expect TO be called
m taefi in this met w arner Nester- |
day, in Center.st don't know Smith Davis.
Al this stage of the proceedings, one OF Max
wells card presses was exhibited in the Court
room, and Mr. Burton recalled to testify whether
any part of bank bill could be printed tberetrom
he gave his opinion that it could be used Tor PRINT
ing certain kinds of alterations on bank notes, for
instance the printing in of titles or denominations
BENJAMIN Valiant deposed that the press mend
ed by him for Thompson, was like the one shown
REBUTTIHG TESTIMONY TO THE PROSECUTION.
Andrew B. Hodges, Sheriff OF Kings County,
being sworn, deposed that he went into the jail
with Wilson, the former witness and remembered
Thompson stating TO Wilson that he would have
nothing to say to him except in presence OF the
District Attorney.
The Court here took recess
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SIDNEY Stepart recalled, said the box OF type
pieces OF glass &c. shown IN Court were brought
from Drury's premises r.,
Al,y5nder Jackson, one of the keepers of the
Tombs, was sworn for prosecution, and deposed
that shortly after the arrest OF the Drurys the de
PENDANT wanted him to ask Drury what he would
give if two OF the principal witnesses were put out
of the way. On his cross examination he stated
further that the day after the preceding CONVEX
sation defendant wanted him TO watch what per
sons were in communication with Drury defendant
spoke the first time in relation 10 the torpedo case
the second time he said he would not let the Dru-
| rvs up for the Merchants Bank of Canandaigua
| George j. Steele sworn for the prosecution de-
| posed that be was barkeeper at the Rams Head
| in Fulton st. when the meeting referred TO by
| Gahagan took place. This witness underwent a
most searching cross examination from Thompson,
the principal portion Of which we give:
first went to the Rams Head in the Winter
| know it was in the Winter because there was
snow on the ground can't recolect whether it was
before or after NewYears the house was shut mp
New Years day in consequence of Mr.. Bells DEATH
and there being so many rowdies coming down
there | was barkeeper when this meeting alluded
to took place; | became proprietor afterwards
know Drury by sight after left the Rams Head
l opened the Diamond House; have paid one quar-
ters rent up 10 this time cant rec0lect what time
it was when the meeting took place; Mr.. Bell died
about fifteen months ago don't remember when
was married; defendant was pointed out TO me in
Broadway, near Chambers ST. about year ago
this was before the meeting spoken of; | was in
the Diamond House about three months then went
to Greenwood; staid there about three months and
left there about month ago did not swear that
paid quarters rent on the Diamond House.
Enamel JOsephs, sworn for defense, deposed
that he went to the jail with Wilson by permission
of the Court and defendant said he would have
nothing to say except in the presence of the Dis
trict Attorney; there was something said about
watching letters, witness thinks. This witness
further said in reply to squestion from the prose
cuion, that be not with the parties all the time
theyiwere at the JAIL but was further up the corri-
dor; Thompsons cell was in the middle of the cor
ridor This closed the evidence on both sides
Tomorrow James Nj. Smith, Esq will sum up for
the defense, aud will be followed by Judge Rock.
well for the prosecution.