The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-12
The Oxford Bank G ass.

TIE CHARGE OF FALSE PRErENCHS AGAINST Mli.E>
a. bRapLEy-TIiE DECISION OF JUSTICE MOUNT
PORT.
Yesterday forenoon nc II o'clock the counsel both for
the prosecution and the defence and tho complainant
and defendant assembled according TO previous arrange
nent at the Essex Market Police Office TO hear the de-
Justice Mounfort then delivered his decision AS fol-
lows:
CRY CorSIr Nrw YoHK--TAe People az. Miles
a Bradby -laise P,efeues This H. n complaint on
token aud false and fraudulent representations. Tho
trst question for me to decide Is Has an offence
been sommittedi Secondly Is there probable cause
To believe the deponent TO be guilty of that offence
IL the testimony OF Robert Barber, the complainant
In H. action, Is deemed worthy OF belief there
has osoubtedly an offence been committed. Mr.
Barber has sworn positively that he advanced or
paid 10 1T Bradley, the defendant 81 800 tho exhibit
ton 70 lin y MT Bradley Of receipt purpor,ing to
Mas for $4,000 paid 10 him by defendant account
q the rurchssc q controlling interest Of the Oxford
Bank ard that defendant subsequently confessed 70
him BARBER a Worcester that the paper purportug 20
be receipt from Barton for Slj OU0 above referred
TO having been exhibited by Bradley to Barber was
forgery BaIb,r also that 10 the pay
ment ofhc $500 by him to Bradley s. adj
vsnccd by him (Bsfscr to Bradley, the representa-
uon made TO Barber ly Bradley that the OF $1,000
which hc represented had already been paid to Barton
ws not suhccnt TO complete the purchase Of the bank
ant bst 10 Sd not aS n,o ,ho hanS sy nr
than foCoo In all BARBER evidently credited the state
ments and Ieprest OF Bradley and plascd great
deal ti confidence IN his integrity and veracity, unth
his susTicions aroused ~ Of mysterious con
duct en- the part of Mr. Bradley and others Who Il
seems from the testimony operating with him In
reference To the purchase 81 the bank aud into the
hands Of Of whom Iobart) there had been deposited
by defendant certain securities tho amount OF $4,000
which appear from the testimony TO be Of a rather
doubtful character 10 their value but which in
tended TO be applied 10 the bank purposes pos blr In
fome way or other The suspicious OF Barber being
cited he vent o. Worcester to make some Investigation
o the matter and Mr. Bradley repaired there also.
and vas here Barber states that he nrst discovered
mat fraud fad been pcrpctrnted him by Mr Brs-
ley sud that Bradley had deposited but Sc In the
bents OF Barton aud still retained In his hsu Mt least
90 OF Mr IaTbers money which has 10 this day
BE-, refunded 10 him IL Baf bers statement IA to be
relied on there cannot be dOub. that an offence has
been committed. aud there IL probable cause 10 believe
ne DEFENDANT to be guilty thereof The testimony Of
Mt Barber V contradicted In some material ponts by
the witnesses, Hobart 81 John aud Weymouth. who
we're examined for the defence But the same witnesses
s Wen ~ several letters the given by Bradley
70 Barer Tor the 500 tend very much Co cOrroboae
mc OF me most important points in Barber TESTIMONY
VT Bradley may, however have been acting Ia good
fsth win nlr BARBER and the secustcs placed In the
nahes o. mr Hobart aud subsequently Transferred &C.
bsrcer may At the time have been od but then there
no prtf OF their ava ability. except thu opinion
OF ~ JOhn VT Bradley has evidently been guilty of
moral delinquency in his dealings with Mr. Bsrter but
an te 20 say that there is TO doubt the
,Nstepce OF sny feonious intent his part some Of
ne testimony IN this actionis quite contradictory, aud
mere much vagueness in large portion oft deem
ule 20 the rights and characters a both the complain
abt ana ueienoant rs well 20 regard for the
que administration Of public iusticJoto have the mater
passed upon by GRAND Jury therefore shall require
The defet dart Bfsdey 60 recognise IN the su Of s 200
Tor he appearance at the next Court % General sessions
of The Ptsce, % be holden in and for the city and
connty O New fork, 70 answer, n the Graod Jury
hal Ind bill Of indictment against him shall also
sthe eOwplairsps, Bsrb~ that he recognize u