The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-04

GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG THE Boomers.
The excitement appears 10 be the increase among
The brokers, respecting the dsfaloatcn Of Ray Tonp
kins, Again, yesterday afternoon the Police Court
ives crowded by brokers' and many others snxious to
catch look at this great fnancier, who, it seems
managed keenly to pocket in one day tho neat it-
tie sum of $4,000 At hslfpast four O'Clock the
magistrate continued the further examination OF wit
nesses IN the case.
TESTIMONY.
Jonathan Nathan, being sworn, says-I am q brother
to Benjamin Nathan; L am engaged in his Office and
superinte end the office basiness for him; know Ray
Tompkins was cent the 2Sth OF January last, TO
Mr.. Tompkinss Office for check for SS3o2 90 in pay
hundred shares of the Farmers Trust and
Loan Company; it about one o'clock the ONCE OF
TompkiDs Is in all street; saw Mr. rompkns At the
mentioned the amount; he asked me the question, or
said. Have you given that stock?n replied that
presume he knew ms; Tompkns then said he had sent
the boy clerk with the check to be certified and
would send II down rs soon AZ he came In then went
mme distey back to my office, aud stated exactly TO
my brother what Tompkins told me- my brother then
lett the office made up the accounts for deposit that
day about two o'clock that being the usual hour on
making up my account, 1 ascsrtainsd that Tompkins
had not sent bis check and told my brother then
told our boy to go for the check my brother said ne
boy from depositng other checks, went myself to
Temp knss Office; Mr. TOmpkins was not there; then
that bank to II the check had been deposited
by my brother, as in that bank brother kept his
account; again returned TO TompkinGs of1ce, ana
there saw Mr.. Harrison; did not see Mr.. Tompkins
until the day of his arrest.
Cross-sxsmination BY Mr. Van Buren, am clerk
in my brothers efice; L am not . broker; l was
educated lawyer; my brother told me to go to Mr.
Tompkins, for his check for 100 shares Of Farmers
Trust and Loan Co.; think can give the precise
words Of the oDvsrsatiop between myself and Mr.
Tompkins; Mr. Tompkins said most positively that he
had sent to the b:nk for the check or cheeks to be
certified he either said check or checks to be
certified; and that when he returned he would send
1t down my return to my brother, said that Mr..
and % soon a. 1t returned he would send 1t down.
George n Titus, being sworn, says-I am . council
$1,000 bank bills the Union Bank within the last
few days. Friday last the 3lst day Of January my
father, who haA come down from somers the proceed
ing evening, Thursday gave me two 81 900 bills
the Union Bank TO deposit told to deposit them
any particular bank deposited them in the Amsri-
can Exchange Bank; sent my clerk there and OBJ
tanned the certificate Of deposit and gave iG TO my
father received at the same time from my father
$1,000 In all; my impression is that the other
$1,000 bank bills bills the Manhattan Bank;
deposited the other four 1000 bills in the bank
sent them by my clerk L. Chapman; he obtained
two certificates one for 81 600, and the other for
$4,000; father told me he could use the certificates
II he had hem, in that way as IL would be safer, and
he thought certificates OF that amount would be
convenitn for him % keep and said IL he should ef-
feet loan have opportunity to make an invest
ment that he did not Wish to carry the bills in his
pocket; this lie the conversation nearly
member; the certificates were In my name endorsed
them both my father, and delivered them to him;
this antacton took place at my office, In Wall street;
on Thursday morning the 3oth of January, Solomon
Kipp came to my house, No 81 Irving place and
handed to me, about O'Clock In the morning
veope. containing four promissory notes.-the gross
there WAS any address on the envelope or not think
II was not sealed solomon kipp told me, when he
handed the papers that Mr. Tompkins had sent those
notes to but whether he eaid think further,
do not reeoect, but il appeared that they in
teDds Ito be applied security for note OF 600,
which Mr.. Tompkins owed Cleveland Titus, for
loaned th0reaboutS and
also - urty or on account Of moneys due to me
individually Of $1,000 or thereabouts--the exact
amount cannot now say; one sum loaned 1 re.
collect 70 Mr. Tompkins, was $500, some six weeks
sgo; ALTO held . note against Tompkins for money
acoomr anying the prom.sory notes was in the hand
writing Of Tomphins; cannot say II this was
,S S. Io1. C. S to me had not
note Of $500 was signed BY Seth W. Benedict had
not Mr.. Tompkins since his failure until after
on the morning Of the 2sth in the forenoon have
not received from Ray Tompkns, either directly or
s
Tompkins askedl me II had any money to invest in
stocks be told me II had. there was good oppor-
the siosd1sy Bsni, ana $1,000 in the Merchants EI
change Bank I made inquiry Of Mr. Tompkins shout
having money lying idle, concluded to loan the
money on that stock the loan suppose was 10 Kpp
notes signed b. Kipp Brown for 81 SOC With pow
er Of attorney gave Tompkins check the day be-
fore ~ 5OO. and on wednesday xfth Jauuary,
Arcby, Tompkins clerk brought me the stock, as a,
ready stated, with power of attorney TO transfer.
Cross examination, BY Mr. Van Buren-I know that
Tompkins owed my father . much larger sum than
$4,000, and inferred the SO ot0 he brought
seat 70 him by Tompkins; I am quite confident that
my father did not press for the money due
him; probably . month ago, my father handed Temp
kins tve bonds OF $500 each and remarked TO Temp
hin. that might possibly enable him to raise money
rassed. did know that my father did; my father
expressed most profound at the nforma
father advanced to Mr. Tompkins some i've or ak
thousand dollars besides this about two years ago
thousand dollars. and took rompklns' notes for
rty, At that time. Mr. Tompkins resided 1t somsrs,
Wsstchestsr county two years ago Temp kins wanted
TO give my tather security for the money he owed him
snd wanted TO assign him . judgment for s. 100
against Aintborre kins thar Judgment sat,-
$500 iss. Mr. Mnhorns Tompsip. assigned il over to
my hther and that Is the mortgage in the possession
Direct examination, by Mr. Cutting-on the Thurs
day evening that my father called at my house and
expressed his astonisbmsn At the failure OF Mr. Temp
kins he had the $4,000 In his posser.ion my father
said be had recsivsd the money from Ray Temp sins
Charles =. Ripp, being sworn. ssys-I reside 1t the
corner o. onare RE-, ana uason Keep public
ssv him "Wednesday, Jan 70; saw him at my
house: st vas in the afternoon, about three four
o'clock vas there whsn he came In; when sag
him hrst be alone he va. up stair. in over
the back room be vas sitting In . chair; gentleman
by the nam. al Fowler called aud asked II Mr solo
my house between three and four o'clock, Mr. Fowler
r,msined 10 the bar room den 9 think he asked for
Ray Tomptins; yes. think fe did. and told him
no. Ray rompkins was then up stairs. but did not
fno~ IL; then vent up stairs and when say Tomp.
kns told him that gentleman was down stairs that
wanted 20 see him; Mr. Fowler then vent up stair.
solomon Kipp sems time efter add vent up stairs
! asksd Tompkins What he wanted that afternoon
he ssid be came 70 meet gentleman. Friday a, err
noon I vent by the Harlem train TO Somers, On nv
own busirss; on the Wednesday evening In question
81 my house, sav money On stable; Tompkins I'd
Mr.. Fowler present. 4 cannot tell hos
money there solono, kipp vas present when the
money vas on the table think he was.
Crcrs sxsriBstion by Mr. Van Buren, have known
Mr. Ray Tompkins personally for the last ave years
John TenbToek. being sworn, says-I belong 10 the
firm OF Pspoon Hoffman, and Tenbroek, knov RAY
ronpsins; on "wednesday, January 2ptb, delivered
10 him ffty shares Of the Harlem Railroad stock;
cold them 70 him the day before the value 400
payable on delivery; Ray 1ompkins, about half past
Twelve o'clock called 10 ~ our once and said that ne
had great deal I. 10 and asked me II would not
trs nsfsr that stock early raid about makiag
my transfers and would then with him transfer
u nov: ! vent from my once with Tompkin,
20 the Harlem Railroad Office; then transferred h',y
.lata 10 htr, anA ~ 4 49,