The New York herald., 1850-04-29
Trial OF One-Eyed Thomps0n-AnOther Let.
ter from Arlington Bennett.

JAMES GoRpoy BENNETT, BsQ.:-
SR-Your comm ents, in yesterdays Herald my
letter mputing unairness the person who
my testimony in the Thompson trial, at Brooklyn
which nts to vindicste the reporters charsc
ter and capacity-perfecty satisfy my mind that tho
gentleman Is all you represent him to be- therefore,
withdraw any imputation that may be contained in
that letter against corrupt design to do injustice
This feel due to candcr. relying implicitly your
own intention to have every person and thing about
your establishment right and proper.
Your article admits all L could desire viz: that the
reporters comments the testimony were contrary
must of essty follow from the hurry aud hustle Of
crowded court Of justice, however well disposed
and competent reporter may be- do not know the
gentleman who made the report, either by name
person.
1 would now beg permission to remark on two or
three items Of testimony in yesterdays report Prst
the person mis- snamed Judge Pierce of Mat and Green
notorety who rejected by his Honor Judge Green
wood, when he offered himself as bail for Thompson
have spoken to but in my life. and that
was as a witness before grand jury, Of which
foreman Yet this man swears that my general repu-
tation s bad. He is quite welcome all the credit
that any man who has known for the last thirty
years under up to the present accusation may at
tach to his capability to speak the truth.
Secondly. As to the testimony Of Judge Morse. That
profound urist who has read every author from Kents
Commentaries to the Pandets of Justinisn: who has
Puiendor Montesquieu. and vattel on international
Law committed to memory, goes far in my favor. He
states that he has known ne Tor twenty years, and
that, up to the present charge, he thinks that my
general character is not bad His Honor confesses
to have known me ten years longer than
knowledge his acquaintance. must have been under
his observation for the previous ten years while he
in the attorney business but do not happen TO
ber him l am quite willing to compare characters
with him compare with him in any other way with
out any fear of coming out second best.
i hope the judge will do justice in Anthon's suit
against my son, now pending before him. I suppose
the judge remembers what he said Of me to gentle
man of the bar when he District Attorney. my
being appointed foreman Of grand jury, Thirdly.
As to Mr. Cuttings testimony roll If 81 caa
bills only wish II were true. On his telling me that
Thompson had shown him 81 900 bill expressed my
doubts OF It's being genuine; i turned round and put
the ends Of the 800 bills together which showed three
S1.OC0s This hoax think told to his barkeeper,
saying that perhaps Thompson had deceived him In the
same way.
As TO my general character up TO the charge against
me, will produce fifty gentlemen (and could produce
five hundred who have known me from i've to forty
years and who will give character for truth and
respcctabty not surpassed by that of any other
in this community Time and just Providence will
make all things right
With much esteem for your acknowledged talents
and the disposition manifest to do rigid justice to
all parties In the Magnus Herald, remain. sir your
most obedient humble servant j. A. BENNEr.