The New York herald., 1851-08-07

the 81 800 rec4pt md gave the $500 receipt for
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dused teegraphic messages from Bradley in the
course of this Investigation, and what do they
show, Why, that the ", 500 item was . part Of
the $1,000, and was paid as check. Yet he wears
that he paid $500 Gin sundry bank notes." and
afterwards paid 81 BOO ore. He specifies the bank
bills, and says they were bills Of New York bank.
check; and then ke tells long @ story stout a
subsequent payment of o., 500. He states that
it was late in the afternoon, and that therefore
he gave check, and be connects all this cir
cumstantiality with the fact of Bradley being
obliged to be at Worcester next morning, as
otherwise he would lose the contract. Bradley, in
bis statement told the story in the way that Barber
st. John told it the same way. Yet, with the
means Of correcting his erroneous impressions at
first, he deliberately re- asserts his original story,
in an affidavit in civil suit, made on the 10Th
June. II was only whom the documentary evi-
dence came from Adams express office that ne un-
dertook to correct it, though he had in his own
ha nds, or in the hands of his counsel, and under
from the beginning. When the statement from
the express Office was shown to him, he said he
would look into the matter; and, in about week
after he informs he first looked at his papers on
the previous Saturday, and then it is that he
codes reluctantly the truth of Bradleys statement
But with these same papers at hand ne made
-sho wing, beyond doubt, that he is reckless and
angerous witness. | undertake to say there is no
one IN this room would do such thing as that.
But have no hesitation in saying that he did sft
says he sent them all on to Mr. Eager, and did
not look at them afterwards. ! would like to
know, then, how it happened that he produce d the
letter of the oath October in the course of his
examnation-the only one he could produce that
would not contradict his story The letter is as
follows
RoBrRr BARBER, Esq-Dear Sir All Ia going as smooth
as oil think shall want more money. Be ready
@ The on h
point Of starting and must stop. Yours truly ,v
If, as Barber swears, all the papers were sent to
his counsel, Mr.. Eager, and he did no. look at
them Afterwards, how was it that he got this! But
he takes back his story only regards the date Of
the check: He says when the check was given it
was after banking hours These things, however,
do not fit into the first story about the $500 The
minuteness Of the story and the reasons assigned,
render the allegations impossible There " as no
other way to get out of the contradiction than to
represent the check as distinct transaction, and
he intended to do so till documentary evidence
showed him that he had gone far enough:
Igo still further, and take the amended story;
contradictory First, it is 50 as to the check The
facts not charged, except as regards the date.
The rest, US to its being in the afternoon, and
o ay Sns to be in Sssd the
ciled with the other facts of the interview Again,
the payment Of the 1900 took place at the Flo
renee hotel Barber says he had the money in his
belt, or in the safe Of the hotel Why was check
o part Of the payment II was too late for banks,
but it only in the afternoon and not too late to
60 to the safe Of the hotel, to his belt. Why did
he draw check a bank where he had no credit,
kept no account, when he had money in abundance
in his belt, in the safe Of the hotel Let counsel
answer that. Look further, your Honor. Writings
remain, but witnesses forget. The teegraphic dis
% that check % goodT' "Wii it be paidft Ali The evi
dence shows that it was kite, given because Bar
ber had not the money. The story of Barber is
Barber the sam total e Of his
was So 900. He says he had plenty of money,
and carried back the proceeds of the Anderson
draft, and other money he had to to spare, to St.
Of the Anderson draft, then the balance would be
sls,500. Deducting from this a draft for $s 900,
which he says ho sent, there would be only *l0,-
But and 81 ssSs to r ss mssns sisGnsy u
all, sll 300 or $500 more than he actually had to
say nothing Of his expenses. Again, when he
thought he had closed the transaction, and was
the l,300! Why, repeat, when he thought he
was closing the transaction, and filling margin
for that purpose! There has been no explanation
given Of this by Barber. But Bradley explains it.
The story is also self-contradictory as to the
voucher produced Barber says the re,eipt was
given on the 2lst Of October. Yet it is dated on
the 10Th, and he says 1t was never out OF his pos
session. 1t has been proved that Bradley was here
on the 18th, which corresponds with his assertion
thas 1t was given on that day. say, further, that
Barbers story is contradicted by the tenor Of this
receipt. lie says that Bradley obtained the money
the representation that he had deposited $4,000
with Barton. II you ~ll read the receipt, you
will find it says that 81 500 were in Bartons hands,
and that Bradley agreed to furnish hKe amount
Counseithen proceeded to read the receipt, as
follows
"Reccived of Robert Barber, Esp
Mr.. Eager-Read it all. Read the date at the
Mr.. Romeyn then read the receipt at length as
follows
Es seventy hundred dollars 5oo) for the pur
pose purchasing the controlling interest Of oxford
amount for same purpose and Is understood that the
said Barber and myself are to be equally interested IN
the ownership and control Of said bank which fund Is
deposited in the hands Of st92hen Barton Jr Tor
'' oetoesT Goth. 1880. N. A. BRADLEY
Mr.. Eagcr-Was the latter part Of that receipt
Mr.. Romeyn-I will comment on this hereafter.
lfit was not truo then, made true afterwards
and IL is entirely immatcrial, as no money was OBJ
tanned by it. lha,e shown under what suspicious
circumsfances this charge was made. and no IN self
contradictory the story Of Mr.. Barber is.
Lastly. contend, as my fifth proposition, that 1t
Is eontradicted in important parti,uiars by other
witnesses In the first place, Barber denied that ne
procured Andcrsons acceptance to be discounted Tor
him. in order to take up the $500 check. In this
he is contrsdctcd by St John, who h 10 oe Credited
Tor scNeini reasons, IN preference 70 DarVei. "H
get Anderson to accept Barbcrs DRAFT, Tor BARRIERS
accommodation, for the precise amount OF TINS
cLoek. and at the precise time when the cheek was
presented, and have the draft sold in the street
Yet VIC are told he put the money in his pocket,
and brought il homo with him, and that he had
Ilenty of money. But 1t. John tells a different
story, ior he says Barber told him he wanted the
proceed Of that draft to take M the check.
Which. ask, il the more credible statement IL
there was any doubt II Is removed by the telo-
graphic dispatches, in the letter Of Bradley from
Worcester, now produced, which show directly
that funds had TO be raised to pay the check.
Again, We admit that We received $500. Barber
says Ill 800 or I'll 200. Bradley is supported in
his statement by Hobart, Weymouth, aud 81.
John, all Of whom state that Barber repeatedly do
clared that - 800 was the amount of al his ad-
vanccs TO Bradley; and be i further sustained by
the absence of any voucher for the ~ 300, aud the
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