The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-26
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The whole appearance Of the check is well calculated
to deceive Messrs Woodruff and Robinson grocers
in Coentes slip and Mr. Peter p. Dcmarest the alleged
drawer of the check also grocer doing business at
No South street who testified yesterday that the sig
nature 10 the said check was forgery.
The first evidence taken that of the negro, who
Francis Hicks. Of No. 161a Second street, being
sworn says-that Wednesday, the 23d inst he
presented at the banking house Of the Manhattan Com
pany in this city, the paper shown being check
upon said Manhattan Company for the sum of 81 AGO.
payable to Woodruff Robinson bearer and purport
ing to be signed by p p Demarest and dated June %
1852 Deponent further says, that the 23d day of
june 1852 he met at the of Marketeld and
Proad streets by the person here in Court (named
Charles ii Clark who asked deponent If he busy,
which doPonent swered lie then asked dcpcnent
him where he wanted deponent TO 60 and depo
nent told said person that if he did not want de-
ponent to go too far he would go. The said
person then said that he wanted deponent go only
little way lie then told deponent he wanted him 30
in Wall street and then asked deponent if he would take
this note Deponent ask him what he (deponent)
do and said person replied that he wanted deponeut 90
to the Manhattan Bank. lie then gave deponent the
orsad paper and told deponent 70 take ii to the Man
haitian Bank and said that he would wait for deponent
at the corner Of Beaver and William streets, and also
stated that if dponent did not find him there would
be round in Pearl street by Coenes slip Deponen then
took said check and went of and went to Wall street
and looking for the Bank. and could not find II
Deponcnt then saw coored man standing on the
steps of the Exchange; deponent asked the coored
where the Manhattan Bank was he then pointed the
bank to deponent and deponent then went Immediately
stood behind the counter deponent stood waiting an
answer while the check being examined and after
they mad done looking at the paper they showed to
gent, who had just come in whom thew called tho
Presidents they then asked cponen where he had rot
the check nom and deponent told them he had got
from gentleman in the street, whom deponent did not
know the two gentle men then put their hats and told
deponent to start ahead of them they told dcponent
to 60 TO the first place where the said person had told
deponcnt to meet him. and when deponent got there
which was the of William and Beaver streets he
looked all around but could not find the said person
nyMl,sre: he NV
the President standing some steps opposite Delmo-
nicos as Don A. deponent saw the President he went
over to where The President and told him that the
person bad said to deponent that he could not find him
at The ahovenamed place he would be in Pearl
street. by Coentes slip; the President then told de-
ponent to around there quick he could and he
Uhe Prtsident) would follow deponent when de-
ponent get there he looked all around, but did
not see him dcponent then happened to look into
a porter house in Pearl street, opposite Coenties
Flip when deponent the aforesaid person who hal
given him the check deponcnt then handed sad person
pccketbook and paper the said person the pocket
bot k prened it. and looked into it, but did not say any,
thing but continued converting with the gentleman with
whom he talking when dcponent went in: deponent
then stepped to the door and beckoned to the President
the President and the gentleman who with him then
came aud went into the doorway when the Prcsi-
uen. came IN me person 10 whom deponent gave the
pocket book wanted to know what it meant: when the
President told him that deponen had taken check for
The said person to the Manhattan Bank the said
then stated TO the President that he knew nothing
Of deponent or the pocket book and that he
had never seen deponent before and then asked the
President II he would believe Niger before he would
white man and kept on repeating the questions
over and again the cashier told the said per on
that deponent had stated he the said person had
given deponent the said paper and pocket book and had
pointed him out and OF course he the sad cashier had
right to into the matter the said person then
said that if that damned niger (meanng deponcnt)
says again he would knock his damned brains out
he then showed the President his card. and told him
where his store the President told him not to make
noie but just keep 1t still and he would 20 along with
him Just AZ they got ready to go gentleman passed by
whom the President called they then to the
store OF the who had given deponent the check
but they talked low that deponen not hear what
was said the person whom deponent has designated the
President Of the Bank is here in court and epo-
nent is now informed that he is tho Cashier Mr. Mori
son. The pocket book now here, and the above men
TONED check what the said person handed me at the
corner II Marketfeld and Broad streets
The witness underwent rigid examination by
Mr. Brady counsel for the defence but nothing further
was elected varying from the direct testimony
Mr. Morrison, the Cashier of the bank made short
affidavit setting forth the fact of detecting the negro
and going With him. when he pointed out the person now
charged with giving him the check
The case stands adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn
ing Previous to adjournment the magistrate held the
negro to bail in the sum OF 1000 to testify witness
when called upon The required bail was entered and
the negro allowed to depart about his affairs