The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-07
The Oxford Bank Case.
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE FINANCIER
Before In 4 ica Mnu ntfarf


in which be told you that he had xford with
Bradley inform that it Stipulated In the arrange
with Barton that Barton was to be President of the
Bank!
Al don't recollect whether he did or not.
Q.-Did be at any time tell you SO!
Al don't know that heidi. There 40 much said,
and 1t h 20 long ago, that cannot remember
Q:-when you say that there was so much said. what
subject do you refer to the subject of conversation!
Al refer to the Oxford Bank.
Q.-Do you mean that there much said by Mr..
st. John or in conversations between you and him. con-
Al don't mean to say 1t was With him
Glow many conversations had you with st. John
Al don't recoilect any particular number.
Q.-Iisd you as many as tens
Q.-Had you many twenty,
Al don't recolect
Q.-Ilad you az many "a fifty!
Al don't recolect the number.
Q.-When did your first conversation With st. John
the subject Of the Oxford Bank purchase take placs'
Q-wss it before after you heard TINT st. John had
Al had conversation with him before Fix months.
should 1t had no reference to the parties In this
investigation
Q.-When was your first conversation with st John
in relation this case you had Bradley at
Worcester In the beginning Of Ootober:
o-Did you call on st. John :. that time in reference
to the contemplated Bank purchaser
O-Did you and he talk together on the subject
Al don't know We might have done 10.
DO .s sT shs. % va.
ec Of the contemplated bank purchase 10 connec ton
with the parties to this after had seen
Bradley at Worcester.
Al mean don't know what wss said at that CONVEX
sstion.
lated to the contemplated bank purchase in
with the parties to this investigation, If you don't
member anything that was said in the conversation,
Counsel for defendant here said it evident witness
did not the question: for his answer was no
answer to the question
Counsel tie State insisted upon taking the
Il given.
Council for defendant said he declined to go any fur
ther till the justice came in. This Was frivolous
Counsel for Plantf-You must not lose your temper
because you find your witness tripping unprofes-
siona
The Judge came into the room when counsel for plain
til stated that his object to st the witness to the
bottom Tit took year to do so These witnesses were
brought up to impeach Mr. Barbers testimony.
The Judge said he would like the to be finished in
bis lifetime and he decided therefore, that tho examina-
The witness then said he wanted correct the former
in which be said he did not know whether they
talked together the subject not they did have
some conversation tho subject Of the bank purchase
Q-What said in that conversation by either you
81 John or both on the ,uSjrss Ia x,,, ", p,s
Counsel for the State here said-I wish to put you on
ycur guard The question refers to period before st.
Witness-Then have been all wrong. The subject
mt ntcped, but cannot tell any thing ps1cular
Oxf.rd'
Q-Can you tell the substance of what was said
Q-Iisw thsn, can you say the subject of the bank
puTch.se tailed Of when you cannot tell either the
paitis usrs or the sub stance Of what WAS said
Alt might have been mentioned but 1t Is so long
ago, cannot iscolltct what was said
Q-Isve you any recollection that anything was said
on the subject Of the bank purchase
Any impression is that he spoke to me about Mr.
Bradley friend Of bis from Cincinnati about puroha-
Bradley at Worcester don't recollect any thing fur
thsr at that time.
Odd St John tell you who IL any one to be in
terest.d with Bradley In tho purchase
Al don't think he mt ntloned any one.
Odd st John tell you that himself would be inter
A.-Ithink not.
Q-Did he mention BARRIERS name In that converse
tion,
Al don't think thst he did.
Glad you heard Of Barbers name being mentioned
In connection with the purchase by any one A that
Glad you any conversation with st. john the
subject before he and went to Oxford on the 18th
Al don't recollect.
ODD you know or had you heard that he and Brad
ley were going to Oxford
Al did not
Q-when were you nrst informed that they had been
thee,
A-some two three day. after they ie, for Oxford
Q-How did you i.srni''
A.-By letter from Mr. Hobart and by Mr. T St.
Jchp after hi. return think either the day the
next, or nj least t~o or thr,e days
Q.-wss that the hrrt time you had seen St. John
After the conversation WITH h,m ss above detailed.
him in the interval
o-pid you call on him after he left Oxford In
Consequence q receiving Hobsrts letter
Alvey likely did don't know that that WAS
the reason.
Q-stats the conversation between you and 81 john
| al hat meeting
Al was 10 bis ONCE; don't know whether he men
TONED the subject hrst or Il he tld me ne had been
over to Oxford with Mr. Bradley aud the contract lad
been made with Nj Barton In relation 70 the purchase
Of the hank he said they went to worcestr and think
be said they msde the contract there then asked hi
he va gong to be Interested With bradley; he said
that lac wanted the control himself or somethins to
that Effect That Is the substance Of the con
vrsstion ~ possble there may have been more said
Q-is this the same conversation TO which you have
referred as taking place after you received Hobsrts
| letter.
| A-Tlis was sfter received Hobars letter; don't
r,msmbcr whether II Is the conversation a. near
as can recciect IL Is the ssme.
| Odd st John In that conversation. tell you that
you and Hobart should receive, In addition 20 being
directors q the bank extra compensation for your
! ssrvices'
Al dent recollect whether he told either the
other at that time