The New York herald., 1850-10-29

Wilkes nat he tdeponent had not the letterfor him.
il was the intention OF deponent not TO give up the
letter TO Wilkes unless by direction of the Mayor,
| or In due course Of the administration of justice.
WILLIAM FAIRMAN
Sworn to before me. this 18th day of October,
1850, N. b. MoUNPoRT, Police Justice.
| City and County of New York, s:-
| Caleb s. Woodruff being duly swern, deposes
and says, that he resides al No. 25 Washington
Place, and is Mayor of the city of New York.
Depopent further says, that after the robbery of
the Office of the District Attorney for the city and
county of New York, and on or about the Ath
day of December, 1919, this deponent being at the
time confined to bis house by illness, the letter
hereto annexed, and marked Exhibit A, was left
at the Mayors office, and was handed TO deponent
on his recovery, by William Fairman Mayors
clerk. Sometime afterwards, deponent thinks il
was in the month of January, George Wilkes,
the repuied editor of newspaper called the
" Pone Ga-ette," called on deponent at the
Mayors oihce, and inquired II deponent had re-
ceived letter on the subject Of the robbery OF the
of the District Attorneys office. Deponent told
Wilkes that such letter had been received
Wilkes requested 10 see the letter, ba it was not
shown to him. Deponent thinks that Wilkes
called sev raj times afterwards See the letter.
| and requested it might be handed TO him, which
depone nj did not do. A. the later interviews de-
deponent referred Mr.. Wilkes to Mr.. Fair
man. Prior to Mr.. Wilkes calling on de-
ponent, no mention had been made by deponent
of the receipt of said letter to any person. Depo
nent does not know, and cannot conceive, how Mr..
Wilkes could have ostained any information in
on deponent relative to anonymous letters that had
been received by depoDent, respecting the alleged
intended assassination of Mr. Foster, and in respect
to those letters Mr.. Wilkes made similar inquiries,
as in relation to the anonymous letter mentioned
respecting the robbery of the District Attorneys
Office Wilkes had no connection of any kind with
CS woopuu1n.
Sworn to, before me, this 18th day of October,
1850, n. b. MoUNIFoRr, Police Justice.
rxuIuIr A
SIR overheard a conversation the other day,
previous to the stealing of the papers from the Dis
tnct Attorneys office, that am satisfied you may
get a clue TO them. IL was Mr.. 5. Brevoort, OF
467 Hudson street, N Y, that stated that Mr.. Nc
keon was particular friend of his, and that he
should use every effort through him 10 get s. Dru-
in law of 5 b., and particular friend of S. d. and
have no doubt bu! you can, by proper application
with good whg officer, find all you require on
this subject-f you succeed, will call on you some
day for the further particulars on this subject
Yours, &s. +. Il. w.
New York, Dec. II, 1919.
City aud County of New York, S:-
Abraham Cnst, being duly sworn, depOses and
says-That he resides IN the city of Brooklyn, and
is connsellor-at law, and has his law office at
No. 6 Wall street, iD the city OF New York. De-
ponent further says, that he was counsel for Joseph
o. Hasbrouck, who was tried in the Court of
General Sessions, In the city of New York, for OBJ
| tainlng a sum of money from John Watts De
| took place shortly after deponent heard that the
office of the District Attorney OF the city and
county of New York had been robbed; Hasorouck
was tTled upon copy Of the indictment, the
original having been stolen from the office of
the District Attorney at the time of the robbery, as
was proven On said trial. The trial lasted about
one week, and terminated in the conviction of
Hasbrouck During the course of the trial, or
within a few days thereafter, deponent was stand
ing on, or near, the corner Of Pine and Nassau
streets, in this city, in conversation with gentle
/ man hon eraop an,.. n ind dam md
| In low tone of voice, asked dependent in sub
stance, as follows:-'Is it any object for you
to have the indictment against Hasbrouck %
Deponent replied, 81 don't know that il is"
He said, 'You can have it if you want it,
for price," or "by paying for it," | am not GER
tain which expression he used. Dsponent declined,
by saying, " do not know that il would he any
object" The person then added, "any of those
indictments can be had by paying for them" He
continued, "there is regular price fixed upon
each and all OF those indictments" He further
said, "they did not get the indictments they
| were afiei-t was the Ashley indictments they
wanted" Deponent doe not nov recollect any
thing further that was said The conversation
was bnef one, and deponent put an end
| TO il as soon as possible, for the reason tha'
| eepontnt would not have entered into any nego
tiaton 10 obtain the indictments, and did not like
to be seen convsr ing with this person in the public
| street. Deponent is unable 10 give the name
| that person. Deponent knows him perfectly well
| by sight, and meets him frequently in the street,
and would recognize him upon seeing him again.
4 IL IS very probable tnat OepOnent might nave men-
| toned the circumstance OF the indictments being
| offered to him, TO Mr.. Mexican or MIR. Horace +.
| Clark, (who were the counsel for the prosecution
| against Hasbrouck,) pending the trial
Sworn TO before me, this Isth day of October,
1850. N Il. MoUNTFoRT, Police Justice.
| CITY and Co1tmty of Ner York, S:-
Elisha Ruckman being duly sworn, deposes and
says, that he resides at No ~ Murray street, aud
is dealer in oysters Deponent further says, that
| on or about the 10th day Of December, 1919,
| Joseph Atkinson, then living at No 2i6 Green
wch street, called upoa deponent and told him
| that there had been an indictment against de-
| ponent got out of the District Attorneys Office,
| and that IL deponent wanted IL, he could have
! IL for ten dollars. Deponcnt replied, "That he
| did not think there was an indictment against
| him, and il there was, he would not turn half
way round 10 get H." Deponent h lad not previously
been informed, and did not know that there was an
| indictment against him. Deponent asked said At
kinsoD, who had the indictment, and he refused to
| tell. Deponent asked hun for what purpose the
Office Of the District Attorney had been opened, and
ne replied, "That IL was for the purpose Of getting
| an indictment against an innocent man who had
been prosecuted by the District Attorney fora num-
Der of years" Deponent inquired who that person
was that had been persecuted as stated, and Atkn-
son replied, that IL was Ashley" and that after
all their trouble they had missed getting the papers
relating TO him. Deponent subsequently, learned
that an indictment had been found against him. but
did not learn that Il had been stolen from the Office
ct the District Attorney. ELISHA RycKMAS.
sworn 70 NioIt iHt, uais iih gay OF OctoocI,
$50. ". II. Mountiort, Police Justice.
In oueio these afiidavits, we learn that Justice
Mountfoh has felt himself authorized to issue the
usual warrant for the arrest of Mr.. G. Stanley.
This warrant has been in the hands Of police
officer for some days past. Marcus Tuus Cicero
Stanley, however, has, according to all appear
ances, sbsconded, for he can be nowhere found
II is supposed he has gone towards California, by
way Of New Orleans, or some way in that direc-
ton. The document, however, has been sent after
him, and he may be brought up somewhere on the
coast of the Pacific one fthsse days, by and by
Important Opision OF Judge Nelson on the
| Law or Copyright.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.