The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-23
raid ,hs was the same: witness went after her, and

With gentleman from Psi,adslpha, and be was anx-
ious get the child out q her possession did not
Apow h m before; never saw him rlnce; witness did
not thnf he Looked 60 be dissiystea man; thinks
that wilkes and bis reporter knew tbs fac. Francis
M tTatt having called on witness about the child but
does not know whether they k-ew Of hts full name
not.
John II. Barleg he examined for defence-Is poliee
ocer known Mary Moore for 10 II years. knows ha.
sfe went TO EpeIant herself aud Monroe Edwards
after their return trom EnglaDd her before saw
EDWARDS.
ThaddeuF W Meis han examined for defence Knows
Francis Pratt fret sas him In iS4t, in the Telegraph
ofr. IN Nassau st. he employed there; there was
smother Pratt en- poy ed in the zane OH CO. who called
binteif d. Anson Pratt was not the gentlemaa pre-
sent; here Ia family lihen IS between them; he
reput cd 10 be brother Of Francis NJ. Pratt. and az
hpovledged himself 20 be brother sud procured
ploY meat N the oiice a. being q brother woman
Visited him nearly every day 1T the Office; her
was Mary Moore; she called teraelf Mrs Pratt
Cross examined have known George Wilkes some
hitesn years; have kno7n him ten years intimately,
until last four years never wrote for Il Police Ga
1et, my anne has appeared in bis paper in tsrmi II
praise nover havo had any quarrel with him the Tel
eg'0ph was two-oent paper u published about
year it died in 1877 IL had no other name no other
neWrpsp'r was published in the same building; never
sew wilkes at the Office; Boodgocd was ths
witness did not then know there was a paper
puhlifhed in New York called the Merchant LETTER;
did not knew + II. Pratt before he came 20 that Of
nee; hl6odsood was tn man who employed ID. Arson
Pratt; j .as not prsetnt II the employment; tod
Whsss had hesrd D. \ Pratt was c6nssc:ed with
the Me- chants Ledger; afterwards several per-
sons no SAID he publishing tho merchdas Ledger;
passed It i've or elk times day, but never noticed
sign over the door L don't remember 10 have toIi
Wilkes who said he publishing the paper called
the MrcboHt's LdgfT; pointed n A PTa:t out 20
Wilkes some few weeks ago after this suit brought
in 1916 and ls4T wilkes knew Pratt in the office
and his contraction with tia woman; Mr. u. 4 Pratt
and Francis resembled each other in ompe Ion
call fair; Frances - dark he wore moustache and
hitkers sometimes D A Pratt stver wore a NOUS
tsche has seen him With whsk-rs; the expression Of
plaintiffs face corresponds with d. AnsOn Pratt and
the coior and orIess!on OF shc eye; have not seen
ID Arson Pratt Tor neatbs.
The Court re adjourned to 10 O'Clock 1t morning
sgrrri. arm ?l.-Moiis II. johnson examined on
the part If the defcnoe-!s clerk 10 Wilkes knows
nan named raDcis ST Pratt saw him arrt in the
winter OF lsis al the ocs, l02 Nssssu street, he
IN Ard asked witness II Mr. Wilkes was In: witness
answered yes; To took up the Polio: Ga-ear. aud
asked Mr. wilkes Il he was tie author Of an article,
pointing 70 chapter in the lic OF Eonroe Edward
wilkes said Why DO you ask tho question ?" Pratt
replied, II have right to knogl an the husband Of
u AZ lady yoa anude 20, Mary Ioore;" Mr.. wilkes
piled I" am sorry that man Of your Eppe-rarcs
thorld make such al sek 1wlej sment," Pratt said,
80 matter. she is my wife end III hold man
responsible hat viii write word agsiust her" wlkss
aid she was 1T OF history and &c ives pretty hard
that Ne should have @ eight her into no:ority Wilkes
then stood up and they g'spplcdi Pratt put his hand
in " likes hair. and they confirmed 60 scufis until
wilkes put HIM tsck on the counter; witness came
round and parted them; Witnesn ordered prtt: out;
he Tsfuset 70 co. witness advised him to do 20; he
went as lar 81 the door, and then turned round
ard said " wilkes was id rabeal, aud When
neat he met him n the street no would whip him.
&c; Whites went 10 tha door whore scule again;
MIR Camp ut the time aad Pratt let the door
GO; Wilkes ihtn went out, snd witness oslis'ss no
kicked ~ Pratt the latter then went away vi ness
thinks that pale msa With rusty clothes look dissps
ted; knows u Anssn Pratt the Grst time witness
Pratt ST our CCe, IL. Goth Is-c. IS 10 In the
forenoon witness was In the Office; Pratt asked "
WILKES WIS within witness Laid mott he went Ewsy.
sud called twice after but did not see WILKES tine tn ri
time there was person with him; II then between
foof aud I've dock; Pratt asEod witness IL he
clerk TO Whk'si Witness said he vas no then said
don't gee Nlf--, may ss well say t. gu what
have to say hc then took "a his hat and brushed III
hair NJ aud asked n hs hHa tie appearance OF taa
thin-iaced d sipsted cohpg ~. ntioned Ia thGt
aLtcis pointing 10 the article in the Police Gazette
vitness told him he had not the appearance was
he the alluded 10 IN tho article: he sail yes he
was the man all sed 10 In the articles wtnose ssd he
wa not the mhn, the man alluded ~ WIS an entirely
dh,reIt persen irom you. have sCGn him, aRi kno.
him very wen; hs replied that lac was tas maa, an I
that he vas the editor Of the Merchants L.dga; h.
repeated sgain that he We, the man al udsd to- the
pcrfnn with Mr. Pratt then said to him let us 20 away;
Pratt did not nttm 20 be dipe ed TO CO. aud he
ga ssiu that he was the editor of the Ledger md that
the article refeIred to him; witness then went to
ferred be then ssid his Office was ia Wal street.
and that IL Er. Wilkos wanted TO see him be.
wnkes busiresss 70 zee him; The substance OF the
interview Was cornuu nj cated TO Wilkes knows the
tfn Of Dexter I.oihsr., they are Bswspsp.r agents
Cfoss exam td-Ni'ness vac scopyist In q Law
ofcs before he came to Mr. Wilkes; before that tim,
he h.pt eearding henss Ia married had pre-
ton, apa YES bsrkee7cr az hotel in Albany; pre-
vious TO that bskeeDer and b5okk.eper at the Eagle
Hotel ct NisgSrs rails vas before that in The dry
goods bu'iness, and bJfoTs then worked . iarn
knows rlpn psr- Cd :. =. May saw him about two
months ago in ihJ Office May printed tine Pe'es Ca
settle In May, 1919 at tie corner II Theatre alley aud
Ann st Get May was compostor srd Thomas the
printer has knosn wilkes about four ave years
The ,ubatanee II vtncsgt tetmcuy wRs written down
within the last fortnight does not know who wrote
v Was written In ritnefss absonce read II at
he table At Which, you now write think It was In
the handwriting CT SIR. Holmes
Din Ct W tfuass thinks he had a agnVa-oatigu
the subject Of his testimony with Oh tIlss Grahsm
Mr.. Brady offered to read the article Of ths "a oi
an tPology TO plssntn 10 chow that the apology
June, published in the Polio, Gazeis ro.orred 70 in
esf'ndsnt's wilkes ensser. purporlng TO b. an az
gravAiion a the original Libel.
DOisudsnts council OH cited
Mr. James exsnined fer plaintiff Was clerk IN IA.
omce Of the MfTehenfF Lg,r TIA paper vas regularly
cent T. the pose Gas,s for hv7 mOzths previous 10
mailed hen himr,lf; they commenced sending then
In March ISIS cent them by direction OF Mr.. Pratt;
We never received the Police Gasste in return.
De witt Bccdrcod exam ned FOR plaintiff -w.s pro-
pristor ola paper called the T.!er,aph published In
NaEPsu street In THE city for about year; ther.
nan on the rsper nariei Francis n Pratt a col
eCsor; he wac Employed by bic broth-r Geo Pratt Who
hao an interest in the pspss, knows Thadsas W. Moi
ghtn docs not fnow whether Meishso knew Geo
Pratt had an Interest w the Tsp-r there bit
t~o prrt,s in the ofdee; b. ard before that Geo
Pratt had any other name than that OF Geo. Pratt :
never cav plaintiff unt'l te-dsy tbiuks h does cot
BEAR the slightest resemblance - Geo Pratt there
never yes man In the fteercPi o1ice that caiiel
himsslf n. Alsbson Pratt, O. vitnc-st kaowiciso;
thste VS. sssgrfrsnt q the paper made. signti
~ tnd m bet recollection ~ tht; Geo Pratt signed "
s'o hr Pra;t IVES In the ofsc constantly and ~ "a.
hr. MeiRhsr.
CIotb tAsm'nsd Geo Frat ksst the books u was
pert q hs business q give rcgeists; not In the
bttf ~ sccrg him give or si-u receipts. although
they must have rafsed under my notice bu. without
making any particular observation on them; Mr. Mel.
CLAN a5 f.t4rr oily Ia Tho slcu With HIN, aut must
have teen bim write does hos rcwsmbef th.. thsrs
am uttsr a. rut execute thaa the slis
ded - RENE bert there were some FaP-rs drawn up
for tie ftcufity q money whca 1r. Prau may have
also firntd bat Etnges has ngt any dsinct rsctllec
ton % " thnks tron Geo Pratt having an Interest
in tn paper that be would not .ubfsrib- any psp@f
in rtlrtlon "a " asa witrefss The two pI.tts
brothers has no tlrtinot recollection n Geo rratts
1rTssrsuoe
Amshsm bitmrrsh exAaints fsr plaintiff Ia a
lawyer panied psiutiI ~ request u r Buste
70 tic Ufhos 81 she Police Gaafs, there several
Tcrsont In TIE cca. sar jrhat1n, tie wnrsa "a 1rs
cid not stop there more thsl I've ninutes, Goat
there 20 see Nikcs, witness imputed OF johnson u
Nkss vas IN; lahL on s.1 they we're thrn .bop
o. leave he ofce ard piaintd addressed johnson;
drev out the fo,s Gasefe sud sho~td him 'he artice
ftrtCtirs PLAINTIFF JohDfon stated that tn plain.
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