The New York herald., 1850-04-27
TWO CENTS.


dsveopements brought out by this curious trial vss
greatly increased by the testimony heard yesterday
court room was not able to contain the numbers
wherenpon Judge Greenwood adjourned to the large
court room overhead the second floor for the 60
oommodation Of the public and II was, though Of
ample capacity and space Immediately filed BY the
The witness JosephC Ashley was called to the stand
General Duryea before the evidence entered ints
moved the court for attachment against Miss Ellen
Ashley who had been summoned and had disobeyoA
the summons The attachment, on the due prsof
| given. was ordered to issue
before entering upon the evidence Of Mr. Ashley,
we would beg to make tho correction of a mistake
pointed out 10 us The defendant did ask the wit
ness ashley as stated In the report he Thom pson3
had sold him counterfeit bank bills; but the question
Our report generally spoken Of in court As remar
kably correct, though the manuscript may have been
The witness taking the stand, wished TO explain
some points Of his yesterdays evidence
which Mr.. Thompson alleged that Ashley having been
with Bennett. was now better prepared to make up
tale, and wished to alter his evidence accordingly.
The Court interrupted the remarks Of the defendant
Mr. Thompson wished the witness 10 make his expla-
nations at the time, and not after he had had con
ference with Bennet and the others.
| Cross-examination continued-It was towards tho
latter end Of August you redeemed the two Bristo,
bills, and took them from me; handed them TO you
(Thompson) and you gave twenty dollars for them;
MI Biggs had them In keeping for me; he IL in the
letter to Mr. W. II. Astor. Q-Is not Biggs the man
| with whom Drury was connected! A-They are at
| your agents Q-What agents! An q. STANLEY,
wilkes, A; NJ Smith: You told me that you had made
the torpedo at Mr. Warmers instance; you related
to me when you were under arrest; you sent tor ms
and made the disclosure to me as your lawyer mover
heard Drury mention the word torpedo; never pro-
posed TO send another torpedo to Mr. Crisp; do not
| fight my men that way; introduced you first TO A.
Bennet in June last; never lost pocket-book con-
tanning counterfeit money; don't remember Byrne's
destroying any bad bills for me, my wife either;
once paid five dollars to Mr. Byrne who told me II
| was bad; received 1t from q woman whose
sisted to get out of the Tombs have done considers
| bic business for you; you owed me much money;
asked for settlement; you used Mr. Byrne's
office; he Mr. B, said your reputation was so bad he
Uhe Court interrupted the witness who giving the
conversation of other persons relative to TnompsonS
| you told me Mr. Warner owed you one hundred dol
| lars and when he paid you you said you would pay
me; you told me you got the money from Warner you
aso told me- as stated befers thapyoug got the money
| from Mr.. farnham; l am MY years OF age; have
| known you three years; Mr.. Drury has been to my
house; his wife only came once; took no part =.
Drury's trial NJ Jamaica; you stated you had received
| the money from Farnsam; my first impression was,
when you paid H. that you had got ii from Warner
MIR. Drury induced Co go my bail for services had
rendered him which he had not paid for and at the
solicitation Of my wife he became my bail ID MOI
know how he and my wifc were BROUGHT together sno
DO 1.-THE witness was here stopped from gpiog into
another long story by the court
Samuel Drury Jr., sworn-i know W. II. Thompson,
knew him at time Of hs residence at New Utrecht;
down there last time latter end Of August lst9;
first time was middle of July four times altogether;
went to Bristol for him at that time stayed there with
him night met Thompson In New York; he invited
next day went to dinner n tall slim named Bcn
Was there Thompson asked me II had any objection
to go little journey for him he wanted me to go to
he said that man Mr.. Browning. who wanted tho
money pay his in his iron works; brought the
money back, and was told to call at Mr. smiths gre
Gerry in Division street delivered the bills to rhomp-
son; do not know Meadows Fields; living out
at Astoria; knew Thompson first si warmers In AZ;
next him in as. at tn, time OF my fathers trial;
him out at Schenectady again at Buffalo; no in
vited me to call and -ec him, rss his room ~ New
Utrecht; there press which he sent my fathers
the day before my fathers arrest; saw great aiLy
bottles with glass shoppers; never bought acids for
Thompson; have bought Frankfort black, gum Inseed
oil he gave had Ave dollar bill which was fcund
house the press he sent 10 house packed
In barrel, with good deal Of glass. the sine OF bank
bills the press sent up the night before fathers
| my brother, Frederick carried II In cart to our
house; was opened In the presence Of us aud our
sisters 1t Is the press which carried to the
police once In New York the next day. iwneBs here
described the press n press generally but gave no
particular mark by which he could ideatify a. the
pres-.o Gave the Bristol money % Thompson about
the 18th OF July think saw that Mr. browning walk
ing tho door when l was arrested at Astoria;
| then saw Thompson, who wanted me To run away
| Cross-examined-I never made counterfeit money;
| saw Browning last up to our house; only jenkins was
tured any coin thing In that barrel
hay then paper of type, then the glasses then
pres. which hihcr had to make doubloons aud spa
nish coin Was not the pres. speak Of father can ex
r rires a. Al Ps,e 10 cot the SiI. same asy psi
up nowhere; lcft the same day; father not with
me, was witness Tor my father at liemp.tead tes
tined the truth there. fhe Court here interrupted
the defendant from going into the testimony given At
Hampstead for the purpose Of showing that witnea
and a sister falsely that trial The doubts
barrelied gun which brought 20 your house l. the
which lent (not gave) 70 the District Attorney
at Hcmpsteri who was engaged against my fsiher; IL
was not given tofIim. defendant here wanted to 20
| into the affair Of the jewels which Drury had and
| where he got them from: but was stoppe1l On the
night of the 18th of september. where wns forget
the night of the 18th. was in the mouse trap 50
called, then did not Acknowledge that carried the
torpedo bot warnet was last arrested am la
Wit father arrested NJ same time this rat trap,
ou.c trsp eon'piraey All, your ats.l IS I, terrible
he y. be has been against by set Il villains
/ Q.-why did You not make complaint lsfore, about
getting those Bristol bills for me, Al told father
and hc had enough TO do at the time. ] am nov ar
rested On the charge of -onding torpedo box 70 War
| ner's. under arrest on that accusation. Q-How
do you know put those bills, a. you say into your
fnthers hands, the morning u his arrest Brook
| lyn Heights Al tnow u from what my father told
me lDefsniant herr stated he could provo tina, Drury
sent those bills NJ father owns bank; don't en-
actly know who he bought 10 Of know smith Davis;
have seen him once twice; he house and
told fsher stopped have heard he Is not owned -
the ing of the Coneyackcr and that he i In The
state prison, convicted of countorfeitng
| wm NJ Tompson svorn-f am M engrsver. In VII
| liam street. near Beekmani ] sell ON conmissios,
t"urt on recent trial. think have seen him IN my
| cfhcs. I examined press in the police Office, Nev
YORK Which came rom my .mee " was small pres
they could not be printed on such press "A Bristol
bank bill. passed by Ashley. shown 20 wtnessl Tt
that press Of the altered letters aud figures the bill
herr shown certainly these alterations could be easily
yrtnted that press that word, - dolls which ~
put IN the Trsdesmens' Bank bill, seems made from
such press might easily be donei certainly very
easily from the peculiar form u some of the Screws
which we're much broken recognized the press m the
ono I .od, forTet 20 whom sold that pres; think
Mr. Asbry never purchased press from me, his face
A 80 pecullar that ne had purchased one should
essni, r,nerbr; the press cost thirty dollars; he
,v have Inquired for such press, he never bought
enc thought he urcd for friend; the entries
On my books names u persons not known, sold
tress 10 . young man very much like young Drury;
uhsn him on trial In View \ ufk thought u vaa
him. be tight have been stouter.
Cross ssamiped-I remember seeing you at my once
once but IN reference TO the purchase of press,
| this was about a yesr ago.
Re-cxamined-Thrc- years ago sold several presses
fr eighteen months have only cold one, the press it
question sold about year ago; and u about
| year ago drfsndant called.
Amelia Ashley wife of tho former witness Joseph O.
Ashlry1 next called and s~orn.-I the wife Of
joseph e. Ashicy; in July last lived s No Colon
| made Row. .aw W ~ Thompson twice at our house,