The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-19
Court OF Common Pleas.

Epfore the Non. judge Dalv
Nov 10 - TIabssf e., pps Charge If Pa'sing C,sn-
ieJtif noney rWo persona named Ford aud wbitu-y.
o. Csifo'pia ver" brought MP, and motion made tor
having ccuuterf,t money, With iut.ut to defrsud.
When Ford arrested he was found 90 have 10 nis
possesfion revsnts 500 couuierf.it bills the
of Missouri 10 ALEC alleged that 500 In ooun.rit
mercy pn.srd on The purser Of tbs Empire city
beard Of vtich Ford and whitney, an aaothar
companion Of th,irs, we're pssssugers on her late
voyage hom Califrrnis No counterf,it money has
been found NJ. whitney l,rse roll OF $50 cou.-
court They sre ssii - have been Tor vsried feom
California The cas- ior NJ prosecution 10 conducted
by Nefsrs W Morris ana GOodmsn.
Nov lC- The cxauiuation IN the case Of Ford and
Whitney was continued tot morning.. Daniel ".
Booth son Mr Hnoth. Who keeps clothing eatab-
lthment Couttsndt street, dsEosed that he kno~s
Ford and bitney BY Sab. they purehssei clothing
week; can't stats the smouat each man purchassI:
the amount 81 both 80. b.t---n $500 and 300. th.v
roth in together Mr. Ford paid the bills Of both:
Nr whitney offered TO pa, Tor tis 10 coin, when Mr
Ford banded TIE 500 hi aud said he would nav
fer both u wss bni on III. Bauk 81 South Carains:
don't r'coll'ct the amount Of change I gave him;
the boo hsepsr gave me The change aud handed AZ
TO Mr. Ford; next .sv the bill AZ i2X oclosk, the
tanr dsv; II shaded to me BY my father; took tt
90 Mr. Ford sud h. paid me the amount IN coin: II
tod Mr. FSrd that the hill couDt@rsi.; hs said ~
wss a. rood 70 him .. aod 90 he got u IRON Q re-
sp.ctsbl. person In Osluorns they have since been
etpa Htsly purehssins goods az our store thay
there isa evening aud ssan this mornings Ford said,
last nieht that h undsrstood was suhpos p.sd a.
stnsfs and bs said 20 me % tell the truth ana
ro'hiun more, Nc whitn.N had no conversation with
Joht NJ reed exchange broker, Wall str~-t depoasd
thar he vns judge Of money the 800 bill producss
Il eouuereit the seventeen $50 bulls prosoeed ere
also coupterfetf; all Of the package Of $50 bilis
amounting TO 81 600 are count.rf-its
Counsel for Whitney objected To any proof Of the
$4,000 porkafe ss they wefs In way connected
With thu case. Thai package was scot from q Mr.
hurgcync q cslforpia, TO person In this city.
David l.. Beck, acting purser 81 the Empire CITY.
irt m Chsgres deposed that Foro aud whitney, vsrs
rsssngus BY that vessel on the slst Of octobsr their
pssfsge sss psid 60 Mr. Comstock. In m v presence.
after " lett yams't u vas psid In s10o bills on the
ehh ~ south Crr"hna: thsy were paid by who
Jailed himf-t Lac.v he and the accused wsre init
mate; furd and Whitney had the same stste room :
LAGER vas etlos; eu'vred the par nent 10 The book
sec ne Word aud whitney. and $50 from lacey
The witness wse osssxsminsd, by Mr.. James II.
BRADY at considerable length. The defence urged by
the council H. that Mr. Ford did not t1o~ that this
MONEY wa spurious and that he received N In good
isth rom perron In Californa. for consd
TIE e1sninstics vas further adjourned Until Mosda,
1 morning.