The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-02

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'rR"ss and njsry G rss Of the iIvsnSr ,h
adjourned.
Police Inteulgsnce.
The Butchers Melting .assocfafion.3uSeed Defsca-
tion The further hearing was continued yes.srdsy
in this pending against Robert Elder the former
President Of the Butchers Melting Association, involv
ing alleged charge Of emberzag some $50 600 from
that institution. Mr. Elder IL seems. has been the
yearly elected presiding Officer since ss0 and has cell
lectsd during that time and paid into the concern,
near three millions Of d-lsrs which funds had pausd
through his hands from sales and shipments mode by
him. Mar Elder elected for the present year; but
In consequence Of pev clause having been adopted
in the constitution Of the association, appointing
committee Of three members TO form sale mitess
OF which Mr. Elder was one (but Of which arrange
official position. The bees butchers not
quite so numerous the former day; still there
faces exhibiting all the requisite qualifications for
taking bull by the horns or pulling up fast nag On
the magistrate being ready. Mr. M X. Hamilton. the
book keeper Of the association was furts-r examined
MIR Hamilton proceeded on the cross exami m tiou -
Mr. Elder has been member OF the sssoctston since
its oIganizstion, and aoontrioutor Of fat until
last September; before that date there were
two associations, called the "sutchers' Hide As
ISOLATION" and Butchers Melting Association
There two associations were, on the lst OF last
September, ls49, merged into one eoncern, sad
organized under about the same consultation. A
new board Of trustees was elected the custom
every year according to the rules OF the association.
frhoonins and the last Year shows assisuoy . ~
$4,000 with the house Of Grnpell Minturu s. Co aud
dshsisneis. o IN 90 other accounts VIZ yre:sa Hay
buTgh and Peck Slip Terry Co.. $40 TO- h. sill Sl7 oil
and balance due from Grinnell Minturn 4 co. u
$40 o3, making an aggregate II S5l 957 50 All thsss
amounts the proceeds sales VI talov and pror
to September lsi9 M Elder is entitled TO his pro-
portion according to the amount OF fat he turned In
from ls4s TO lsis, enaipg the 3st OF August cannot
state the amount of fat turned in by Mr. Elder during
think 1t was not far from $4,000 pounds OF fat the
gross amount Of moneys raid In by Mr.. Elder during
the time he has been President, has been over million
Of dollars from house. alone, was received eight
hundred and forty thousand doiars do not know no
MIR Edey derived his authority to recev@ money after
the lst Of September last when he had resigned when
FIRST pioyed IL the sssociation, Mr. Elder iron
that time up to the last amount reseved continued to
act r the sams capacity n was so knosn by mys-lf,
and also the Board of Trustees don't know II ,ir
Elder losDng money to the association other way
than trlnipg sums st the OF the as,o-
citation, for expenses, &c. which SUNS rrfuud-
ed back sRsio ] have no kuowlsdge of a foreign
correspondenee being kept other than that oy the
house Of CrnIell MiDturn co. did not IA yscf
but did conouct corretpodence Of letters Se given
at the desk In our once have heard ana oelisss
Elder. for settlement or his accounts. but am nos
CO To n.
I,.yset Examination MIR Elder was last elected Pre-
sdent December 20 ls<s; an exhibit marked NJ A.
shows the several dates winch MIR Elder paid
the association all the moneys which lac sssed he re-
ceivsd from Grinpell, Minturn q Co IL h transcript
from the books kept BY myself of ali the paid
si the deck by Mr.. Lder, from the firm Of Griau-i,
MistuIn Co.; the association has never been In
debtsd BY any money transaction to Mr. Elder sines
the year lss7 to the present time that Is Mr. Elder
never loaned money to the association; In Sept.m
Der last ls4s Samuel p. Patterson elected frssi
dent Of the sssoeation; the Board OF Trustees
sotsd first and they elected the fresdent npdns
deficiency In GrnDeil Minturn COZ account Of
$4,000, called Nr klder aud asked him n h. In
tended to pay IL into the association; he replied, no.
not dollar but remarked, that they had turned
him cut of the association aud he Intended To make
them pay him for hts .rsoes,n that yer.aou took
place IN September, lsiy; on the following Monday
nurning I went and Informed MIR Patterson, tho
President the particulars Of this Conversation;
Mr Elder ss understood him, wa, adverse to the
poibtirgA sAlse COMMITTEES. Of which be (hr. Eiosr)
and said he ~ould not rs the president
h that committee existed. fbis safes COMMITTEES ~ss
ADDITION old the constitution Of the association.
of tso items of data wanted TIE furtnss
inv.stestion was postponed until Thursdsy of next
w.eh. st clock In the afternoon. During tue pro-
ceedpss Of the iuve t2stion little sharp shooting
and ripg took place between Mr. Brady and Nr.
Clsrk. the counsel In the Mr. CLARK put quss-
tion TO the witness which MIR. Brady pronouooet
foish and boyish In his usual mild and goDd nstarsd
psnb.r Mr Clara became littie toucny st tue lam
eu.gs juDpea up and appealed 10 the magistrsts too
ing of fris pds both sae- "a wing In sprinsng
Wit and hnmor at each other aud pretending To
be angry s the other. IL s ,sry veil during dry 10
vsstgatiop 10 helps To tale on the monotony o; the
time being besides gives ths outsiders an idss that
great must take grsat measures IN the support OF
their cifest
The Botier Lb,i Case The libel cult between Mnu-
gan and Montgomery Rrosing out sf the Hague street
explosion to have e~-p further in,sst ssi.a yss
tsroay but by consent VI parties t farther post
ponsd until Saturday Of neat week