The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-21
Court OF Common Pleas.
IN cHAMBkns.
THE CHARGE OF EXTENSIVE FORGERY

THE CHARGE OF EXTENSIVE FORGERY
Before the Hon. Judge Daily.
NorEsBth 1.-THE examination Of tbs witnesses
in the care Of nessrs. Ford and whitney, OF Cali
lorna charged with tho possession 81 counterfeit
bank bnls, IL itiil continued. Richard L. Robert
scn. being sworn AMI examined by ar. X. II.
Mouis the part of the people said reside ~ San
Trsneeo; went there from Buffalo in this state, on
the sth Of March 1919; sm brotherie-lsw ~ Homer
ID. HAwtirs; left California the 9th q October
last in the steamer New Orleans fret cav Ford and
Whitney on board that boat, between San Francisco
and Acapulco. had prior going TO San Rraneisoo,
been employed ~ clerk In the Canada Bank Agency OF
GEORGE Prescott In Buffalo had Conversation IN
the cabin Of the New orleans; whitney was present
and 10 vas Wetsegoo the conversation was vita
Nedeegooci We were talking about paper money 10
California; told Wed reKoos had been IN bank,
and new little about a.; whitney then told me that
no would ret me 90 look az some bills aud pass nv
opinion upon them; about two day before wearrVeds
Panama was sitting in The cabin. Whitnsy came out
~ hi. statsrotm and beck oned me; he told me be
wanted ne 20 look at that money he hsi spcken TO
NE stout ~tnt into his room h showed me
rachsee Of hills. nfties on tbs Missouri BanH they
NOS like any of the seventeen bills here prodnced
uhose tsken from the possession Of foro) but we're
hte It's eiue ~ the package noE also shown 70 me
Which am Informed ~ere received BY Bsebe Co
nom Burgoyue Co. 81 Cslifornia' those Wntnsy
showed M we're signed By Campbell as Presidents ne
asted me my opinion OF them looked at them a fow
minutes, aud told him thought they we're good l
think there we're abobt 50 bills In the paoksee he
shcwtd me; had smother conversation with whitney,
between Acapulco and Panama; he told me ferd ava
limscf bad bought eve hundred dollars each 81 IN,
Mifscur money In Sacramento City, that they paid
ninety the dollar in gold dust ~ six.
teen collars an ounce he said he knew the parties
they bought 10 from, I told him thougtt there
might be some doubt about the gsnuineBsss OF The
money; had not seen the money then; when maze
iha' rmstk, whitney said he was ss,ished As ne
knew Who he took u from told him thought u vas
lcsing business trading away golo duet at that rate
10 that lie made reply: was never present when
Wbitney or Ford disposed Of any Of that money aud
never heard psrson say Ia presence - either OF
them that either them had disposed Of airy OF IL;
dio not come Immediately here; vent bach 70 "a.
rama 10 sscertsin about robbery; I saw Ford and
whitney mounted on horses about three miles rom
Panama, the morning Of the robbery; came mere Al
towards In the Cherokee
The witness was then examined BY Mr. Jsmes
4. BIaoy, on behalf Of the accused The last ns o.
Hawkins before 4 I'm Panama was about six miles
from psnans the morning Of the robbery ths con,
versstion | had with whitney about the missouri
money. vss the hfst that remember With him 90 the
suhect OF paper money don't remember thst Fordw
present At that conversstion he was not speaking
me ~ that time about his business generally ne doi
vsnt me to take any " " or change ~ Tor MN ~
didn't tell me What he going TO do With ~ tfsnk
10 ,sia The res,or Why he boash. vas wa tn. M, no ~
thought he soult make money out OF II and tses ~
vpr less burthensoms thaz gold dust; ford v@s mot
rrtsent when whitney sed In the csbin he wfsted 70
bns he exhibited wer. NJ. came issue az IN she's
me here today 1 mean to say that the Plate
engrsving-vas exactly the same. bat vheaher II vas
tlhd up in the sams way, can't say, osly thas tne
Of Campbell was on the hills as Preetsn. Ques
tonAsumibg that the Beebee bills are oountes feits
can you state hat the hills shows yes by whitney
Answer I cannot say that they werseounterfeit bills
Another witness, salesman In a clothing store y
Courtendt street deposed that he received hundre'
dollar bill, Of south Csrolins. from person name
kacey last week Mr. Lacey called after the arrest Q
| FORD and whitney, and said he found out thss "
South Carolina bills were counterfeit He gave me Tn
money TO redeem ~. He said he had passed one huu
dred dollars Mr. Isasos Of Kingston, and requeste
| me- to write 10 him for ", and he you'd leave "a
money 70 redeem ~ Lacey said he sne- vh.re he g
| the bills; that they current ~ gold dnss
California and he sstoni.hed 10 fad them dsclias
- sesa1-.--a.. L~sy SAID ne va ss.a. ta,i~s~