The New York herald., 1850-05-23
Court OF General sessions.
Before the Recorder ard Aldermen Griffin and Oakley
TRIAL OF JAMES ARLINGTON BENNEr, ON A CHARGE OF
FORGING NOTE FOR 5000.

Before the Recorder ard Aldermen Griffin and Oakley.
TRIAL OF JAMES ARLINGTON BENNETT, ON A CHARGE OF
FORGING A NOTE FOR $1,000.
NAY 22-At the time of Mr. Anthon sleaving the stand
Tuesday II egreed by counsel both sides that
Mr. A sL~uid be allowed 10 send a memorandum Of
the date Of the mortgage given by Bennet TO him
This date Mr. Mckeon said the 18th of November,
he was informed by Mr.. Anthon this morning. This
reed to by the defence; they however Insisting
that nothing should be so construed as to alter the
date of the time at which Mr.. Anthon visited Mr. Ben
nets house. This was the last Of october. TO this
the prosecution andtbe date Of the mortgage
wss entered as testimony.
The prosecution called Judge Greenw wood Of Brook
yn, hut as he not present, Mr.. Grsham proposed
10 read from the notes Of udgo O. the testimony OF
Dennst taken on tn. occasion of Thompsons trial in
the City Court Of Brooklyn lNt month. hr. CLARK on
examining the notes &C Judge Greenwood objected TO
the reading until the Judge was present.
Rufus X. Williams sworn-I reside At Brooklyn;
know MIR Bennett have known him by sight, ten or
eleven years; have not had frequent conversations
with him think year ago last fall previous to the
hl election, saw Mr.. Bennet at East Brooklyn; he
csllcd around there on olecioDosring purposes; he
Was an independent candidate for the cfcc Of Con-
gresham; saw him at house KEEP. by Christopher
beuce he gpcakin about his political principles;
be said he versed In the principal arts and sci.
he mentioned chemistry among the rest he said
he could take impression on from paper think he
Crosrexamined-Mr Bennett came there on election
busness; q was when be run fof ConsNss. Gle got
one vote did he not Al don't know; believe he
got
Bennet-Thirteen
Witnes.-I saw him on the corner of Flushing aud
Clsson avenues; he said he was versed In many
sciences; he mentioned bookkeeping Q.-wn that
the same time at which he proposed to take looking
Al don't rccollect Q-Dd he distribute these cir
culNrs' Circular shown Ale did distribute cir
Tho following are the circulars referred to-
soW cosoWy-s 20 mFrnIcr,
JAMES AnIJNGTOS BgNNEf,
or Kings County.
Tng 20 cOsORsssforaL DISTRICT.
renSsn, TsysS csnddsis for cgnSr.s ground,
been s@ors the hr., e ss claim, 81 hs Gs
favor from the very START with what success you yourselves
NJ position .. this. virs-
idy " .s sIh s IN S s And S%. .a rss
Ian in fsvsr q public inProyemsn,' =, ,hs
~ =, r. a. ,Ss seur,ry ' large
vii oppose any course q policy which tends to lower
.@ ss.as, d. monopoly ot %. raso l,as. .sa mos.
3: ssss, Ps.s. priss % ,, ever, ay have
general Taylor ha. never rsdaea With polite. Of any
aeery,isr' nehsr have sfossa ls,. tsss hf'y years
In the state-~e are therefor 70 roitical h,sehs
''"'''' ''"'' ''''''si syisSrs WIS sFiiSGTos BESSEr.
Baros Eoars, Oct. Is, 1873.
Dear srYovrs Is received ana il reply -ould say ,h,,
formed expressed ~ ressId % hs Ta.'.r s 70 vs,s i Re
msrser in wiish you hs,. DEFENDED me Nev rek
s.s .sa ss s,. SS %s 70 ss friend .ps
Gen Js, Arlington Benre,sY
wiinss ne spoke Of his military tactcs; he said he
Vas eompetsntt 20 commando regiment ! msntionedto TO
him that \ thourht H. had been among the Mormons
! made up my mind 20 use vulgar term that Nr
ptnnet was geod blower. or he was crazy man
Q-Nhat IL bioverg A-Well. IL Il = man that puts
himself up He was around there after that posting
his bls kc thould not think the manner In ~hich
he eondu.ea h'lsef vas prspsr one 80 Sa
ways singular man; never hearc my one except a
man named conklin Carl speak sa.iost Mr. benness
honesty. up To the time OF this complaint .
Direct resume a i knew that Ihompfon IVA
on Bsnret's place. till heard Bennet ssssr To IN
nrookiyn; he then said 'hat he he'd Thompson on his
plaes with h. got afraid Of him; Bennct vas the
Orasd Jury In Kings county but cannot NJ the
month have beard OF his characisr snce this afsri
from what have sen should think his character vss
Lad.
-osssrsnlned lie aid he 90, afraid q TeomP'cni
,,., 4. Tserner chased Thcrg.cn With su6 one
.nss 1s ms fought be ~ssgcins to kill his SOM di
man, ~ ne =. chat Thompson came 10 bi- house
nos % mar hlm cay beard persons say that hs was
an screntrc man 40 -.
Dsvd Evans sworn--r Am A. attorney aud coun-
sslor st Law. suppose u vas asrnt year ago that
Mr. Bepnet aked about supp rsit.rr- case respect
inr note; The subs,snce of IL sss t'T;-bs askei "
note come ON from the south ard the holder
ofthe note not here ho- would be nec~ssy 10 pro
cs'd for is collection don't treeolect that ths s@ount
q The not. was mentioned. but from chat me- rsisI
thoueht ~ was ss much a. 5000 -
Crces-sssmined-rt may have been last October tIfr
TINS toot place. Mr. Bonnet said that some friend had
Fields ne did mot prrt.pd to kno~ suythna about
the note this occurred sbout three months before Mr.
b' met vas indicted. have sno~p Nr Bennett about
twenty-five years. I have slvays had . very high
opinion of his character he vas msn Of great many
eccspirciiies
Mr.. james Poster recalled by IN. defence o--At
.hst time nty have you hsa correspondence With
Mr. heuret A. The only correspondence ever bed
With NJ Bennet vac In reference 10 this mortgage
wrote him so. three IN reference 70 an la
crease OF interest 10 vhch he ss.ntcd The prncicsi
recent correspondence sd -ith him vas since Jolly
end up TO November Before this charge never heard
any thing sssinst the character Of Mr.. Benset.
crcss essmin~d-T csme from Louisisss sc~e ten
or eleven years prior 20 ~hich lived In New Or
lssns sixteen or seventeen yesrs am Nev Yorker;
have BOT been nbsrnt more than i.v weeks At .