The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-06
The Wall Street DcfaIcatiop.
THE INVESTIGATION PENDING AGAINST RAY TONI
KfNs The BROKER.
Before Justice Lothrop.

Before Justice Lothrop.
At the appointed hour halt rast three o'clock yes
terday afternoon, quite mastering again took place
at the Police Court consisting principally Of brokers
and fnancisrs Of wall street-severa sufferers In this
affair attrscted thither hear and the proseed-
ipgs Of investigation pending against Ray Tompkins
the broker, who operated on so large scale In Wall
street the 2eth of last month in which operation
the unfortunate brokers' were duped to the tune Of
SO COO As usual Tompkins took his seat by the
eide Of his counsel, Mr. John Van Buren,; and Mr. Y.
Ii. Cutting appeared the part Of the prosecution
The court room was crowded, on former occasions
and the victimized brokers made every and then
big .yes At the prisoner. who does not apparently like
to face them. We give the evidence taken up TO al.
jturInent
John Parker being sworn, says-1 am transfer
clerk in the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad;
know Ray romptins; transfer book produced) on
the 10Th January last transfer was made by Jacob
Little OF 100 shares 70 Ray Tompkins alec by Gilbert
John.on 100 shares, and Hopkins Sparks 100; all
was TO Ray Tompkns; them make The transfer.
think Jacob Little's was the first transfer made
that cay; Ray Tompkins on that day transferred leo
shares to Clark Dodge \ Co, and go to n. r. Cobb;
st the close az that Day there stock
fers made after Mr. Lttlss, and then Ray Tompkin.';
TomIklns' was the third transfer made on that day
there we're made on that day fity transfers In the
book.
Gross examination by Mr.. Van Dursn-It struck me
that MIR. TompEins was In hurry ss he asked gen.
tleman TO let him max. his transfer drt as be ws In
great haste; sometimes transfers made bfor. To
BOARD meet the usual hour Is to make transfers from
~ TO clock; there we're steven transfers made after
the last one made by Tompkins.
Horstio n. oti., being svorn, ssys-I am transfer
clerk In the New York and Erie Railroad Company; I
am acquainted with Ray Tompkins; there was on the
.yh o. Jan Transferred from Gilbert TO Tompkns 50
tbsres, from Tepbfoek 10 Tompkins, so; from Genln
Sna So from bI.. @ IRON soaR aa
Tnmpkins 20. from jaeger aud Clark, 100
,hn,s Tompkins, on that day, tra1sfsrred to Dodge
a c. $50; Dyker, Alstyn Co, 70; do 200. and Is
shsrss 20 Hopkins aud Weston. was present IN the
oioe and sav all the tfansfers made both By Temp
aims and tho'e made 20 him the transfer made BY
Gilbert TO Tompk kline was the sixth transfer made that
The cro,. examination Of the witne.. au~urtedto
notLrg more than corfoboratioR Ct the direct test
moty.
Heron A. Johnson. sworn, say,-I am one OF TIE
firm II Gilbert a John,oD, q Wall street | knor
Ray Tompkins, have known him about tire. year,
cur frm Transferred loo shares Of Reading RsllroaA
,old to him the 27th payable ap5 deliverable in
two days 81 his option amour iny 10 s24s7 so. We
sold him. the 2sth January leo trie Railroad stosk
pay able delivery valued ~ $500. amounting al
tcsether % 81 ~ 20 ON the morning Of the 10th
January. Tompilns spoke to me in the board OF
brokers, be .aid that | would obliss him by trans
feffing the stock referred to- early b. clerk
attend 70. said very well" About twelve clock
T,mpkins called at ny oflee aud asked me to go up
aud trsntisr The stocks to him q, he was in hurry
to get through vita bic business he bad good deal
20 attend 70 and that he would ssna me q csrti.
~
yourE nan over to the bank TO get them ser.
tiasa. l vent Ia CEN psny with Tompkins to
the Ifis Railroad Company and. as | entered
the ofhce, aid TO him a. am here will finish all
my usnstsfs having number OF other transfers TO
make be sslo, " wish you would transfer TO and
aiio~ 10 make ny transfer, and will tend you a
certified check within I'VE or ten minutes. that ne
hs5 sens TO the bank 70 have his checks certified;
asked him Why h. dtd ct keep hts bank account in
the street " must give him great deaf Of unns-
eestsry trouble 10 send far 90 attend to BANKING
busuess. he mace some casual remarks, an rsplied
ID nothing, aud said he did that every day; / ac
cor0ingy maze the transfers 10 him nd. allowed him
to make his transf.rs before made my Others. th.
rsrrefentstion made ~ Tomyki about the certified
cheek induced u transfer the stock 10 him; Il
not custom 10 receive checks out ofthe I'm.
mediate nsighbofhood without being certified romp
kins always " the habit Of sending a. his check,
SON timss before the stock Transferred
Gu return ~ our Office from making my transfer
king the checks for stock received found
that hr Tompkins' cheek had not been received /
this vss about half past ~ o'el0ck then sent my
ytung man to Tom pkins Office for the checks; tn.
clerk returned without the checks; sent again for
the checks By another young man, 20 the Office Of
Tomrkibt be returned without any check the next
perst Who vent after the checks another clerk
Masking the third, ard he came back without any
check. Dir Gilbert my partner, then vent sitter the
thseks lie did not return until after o'clock none
~ this mensy due US amounting to ti2Ss7 50, has
been paid
Cro.s exsmips,isn by Mr. Van Bursn-T thought
done eonsidesbs business together In borrowing and
lending stock my i'm mediate previous Transaction to
this something like $4,000 or $4,000 10 vas Far.
mers' Trust and Loan COMPANY impression 10 that
u within weeks Of this time thinh the stock
sold at the buyers option deliverable In 10 days