The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-25

TRIAL OF THE DIRECTORS FOR CONSPIRACY TO DE-
FRAUD THE STOCKHOLDERS.
hoER,s CiKcuir CouRr, MoRRIsrowS, N. J. June e.
Before Judge Ogden

and jacob d. King. for Conspiracy Draud the Stock
holders Of the State Bank a Morris.
SECOND pAf-AFrEEsooS SESSION
The Court resumed at half past o'clock p. NJ.
Ephraim Marsh sworn i was in the city OF New York
Col Thompson and Lambert Norton at the Merchants
Hotel; had conversation with them; heard them con-
State Bank at Norris think there pacard the
subject Of the State Bank at Morris there in the
possession # Mr. Sanderson and MIR Norton; in about
half hour after Col Thompson came and they pre-
sen;ed it 10 him. think the placard to the effect
that the Bank Morris had failed and cautionng
people against taking their bills this in the fore
train came myself in that train; Col. Thompson was
in it, the train arrived should think, not far from
O'Clock; il not before g. later than o'clock;
think was said by OF them that they supposed the
death Of Elard Earle the Of it, there
some difficulty about the money Of the bank he had in
his possession.
William n Wood i of the receivers of
the State Bank Morris; took charge between the first
and eighth November the document handed to me Il an
ntory Of the assets Of the bank it Is dated 18th
April 1850; the amount is 50 1876 s5 have a memorau
dunn the bills presented total of the bills
and debts against the bank is sl7 $685. there draft
Of ss4s so claimed by f. q. Burdett there two
drafts q Thompson for S2612 a. the other for
S2l13 70. on Lambert Norton, the President and en-
dorsed by him; Jason King Co, Sl3; g. W King Sl2
81 claim Of benjamin Odds. s44 81 engravers bill S705
debts except the bills; l have realized from the
sets up TO this time, from $40 600 TO $1,000 in
Guiding the banking house sold for 200 to David San
derson about IL coo have been received from the nyen
tory; the banking house tagged for 50 500 when
IL into the bands Of the receivels that
oehsa ny ,ettenens win the receisers $3.50 OF ss
sold of them to the brokers. and got ten cents in
the dollar for them; some were sold about six months
ana son NOT longer than three We nave trieu TO
A. Thompson
Cross-s xanned-AI the CLAIMS presented were no.
allowed by the receivers claim Of 50 80 ted by
receivers in the suit against the representatives Of Earle
was not allowed: called at the American Exchange
stata ~ !. norr;s na 81 M, - ~ A., ~ a,1l
st.achad Nv tbe Morr;s conntv Ra1, al as yndr
,s ~! - S y a"u ,: a, ~ ;,i w.,
.ount If tbe pre1;ant 81 ,n .oe Us - se
aIarro panh uban ! ..I,d -, hi sni, ~ nm M
lsn IN "en eieu gu nun s,a .is oa,' We.
~, aa ' 80 VIZ anu nc pam ~
Molis o"ea sne nmeffau Ekenange BANK s4ou, II was
$500, e o"s sa a &c., ~ ua. .n5 st., ny. W.
a. 49,; va. s =" rs.". s 1870 ,V -, -, Wv. 49,; ~ .
~ $500 pant a, Morr;s " 'AS
NJ p-';nto = 10. J.. ,,,,., A. ,,z
about thssa attsohm,nts - ''"N '''e "'''''
S1torrcv Gsnsralrf &c, ,r,art,to 70 ,r,or...,a
what thew do in New York nn5sr the new code Won viii
un1.,tah. tagk grsot.r than sho,Ia I;La t so,,,-
ter Tauebter Thew attaeb an 1nsannr a, ,ni,as
there Won bad be,.er la thn ,re.,ar nIana " s7
Iva Wbitebss ~ sd III ~ tn .,o
,rs az The state bonk ~ yrrrs. th nan.r haptsd :,
NE l. The Inventory az tns assa,s of tba Sat. 49, at
Morris The Art mage contains an the availsh,o sets
event. ,bc har ki,s- bouse .ri tha f,r,;,,r. 80 t
~ ~ snnnS r. es.- @ s"o - ~. W, .S s' m
G,sSso.G ~ W nuIp ~, ~ ',s me 'niS ti,s
p'ai;v,d s1r,a,bi r. ~ 80 VI t ~ ~, - =,
Tb@mpso 70 c;.i em r'.a a'u l,s
A. A p,aal a,i III 81 -, ~ ~ = 10 ooa 80 - -
his If H. 500 RAM a. ,,or,is srd M si55ahs5in
IN ali. ~, al 80, ,b s.1so - ~ ~, $500, ~. o.o
~ a. iii! - p r., ~ -, iy F'''oo
,,iy,ts o., 80. 80 ,t 9 s,h ~ - M " :, - -
ard one DRAFT Of sic ooo ON The PheniS RaDn Thnm
So 81, ga ga tbo pG; ~ ~ =; pai.n, lhonp
;r. th.v -ars NOT i, th sa,a 80, 80 o.. III,
aoer TO- 81 $500 Tb ~ Dus pey sie mex.
in good credit; we delivered the two notes 10 Mr. sao'
aars,n sror, r,h;oh his 49, 80 noe, w ''i' S""'
~ ~ ""' 's"S'u
notes C"unsI ON ,b .h.r IA nus a'e
S.rss =, on ne o.her ae slgeetea Is olae
The name was no. utterly e-ased In, crossed with ,b
pen 50 a. that il couid be read and unaerneath was
m, dum nv Edward n Ttnnneo, eta,iny ,ha, ~.
erasure was done Nv order of the hoard ~ ~
Crors..xsnineo . Tbseo notas yver, d;v.,s, 70 III.
defendant saIderson in pursuance Of compronise of
two ehanccry suits Instituted by the receivers one
AGAINST Cons;, sco6eld ma Davton AMI TIA ohsr
Doty and on the 3D. day ofJanuary last Il was
don. liz order ~ Tho cor, made on H. 1T Law 81 Janu
ary We insi,.eJ in or I'M tba. there was fraud IN eras
n The endors.ments. the cround on which the notes
given mn in the oIancerv snt was That II We were
emitted 10 ia ,,ocL b w.s ,n,i,laa d, ,ha nn,as
r,van,;nod I'll. arranrer"rt ras. T,I,a ,,onai
F., .id tbe rot ~ y Thnmnsor AL sanJ's.son AMI
Qiv.n 10 secure sanderson ana Datv from RAJ no,e
corSt Gave mn his note ana sanerson AMI n"t "v a.
,oo,t,asa ana ssnaarson a.~se1 m maLe M -
tbe y,,y., a. co incIn5in Mat tbs h.nLins, hnusa
brouebt. sana,rson bonch, n for 81 aoo
W N Wood re examined We received In assets
so l,G 81 IN, re Il aue frm Nr ssnarson who II ,ona
$500 ana int.rest there l. small aam IN NJ wi,,,,o
sons hands; the total il about $40 900: we offered 10
take 81 COO for the drafts Of Thomnson. We found
In rpea ~ off han al nj
We DESTROYED So 600 Of new ones we gave notice to the
Ia bring In their caims The ci,cu.,ion w..
alot AIS roo incud,n. that received from
mean ali the hills 4 IN. hank that w.r, ont
= IJull nublisher ~ 4 n.ner was .,sm,n.d IN n,ors
III. direetors names hut the evidence was Objected IN
the State Their fell back the books of tn. bank
which proved it. though in place the
all together.
The state here re ted
Mr. psnrinv,on then onan.d The ses,nea Ia saia
the crime with which his resn.c,shl. clients were
CHARGED wouiI yender then, az infamous ss that ~
Witch Esx,on xps convicted them az v;t
in court a. ;ustie. and maxim them .Lls IN
in the state pron II was crime ~ the
hiyhest moral turpitude But /, WAS not provedtber.
was NO moot 81 ronsnirncv The couns.l for defence
would offer no testimony un.ss as 10 character +, was
only Nv H. ~ ss aisort, infer. mes and Inv fr.yon
conrlnsion that any man .ould nronoun,. IN. d,y,nl
ms eu,l,y 81 the crime laid m their CHARGE
samuel Revnods Henry Unlard Rev pr Mes,r
Lewis Mills .Juayo yanoracn VIM N wood Mr. can
aeld Aaron Darclav Isaac n Wiuam,on - River
C.n,ain IIaII Mr. usytws,i Mr. 1,.orvs proxpa ana
yur.ne pa wdv gave the d.tendants Col Tbomo.oo Dr
Dotv Mr. sand,r.or and AZ King excellent charartsys
NJ p.,,in.ton tb.n o0.,.d : nnuh.r ~ csrtt6ca,ss
~ ch.rac,, n, Ear,on chi.s a. froo cs,gvm. in Al
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