The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-02

sided there four years this July; ON a married
woman knew ali the persons in that house during
tho months of July and August, 1850, that is, II
they gaze tine nsnit n na%s never knew any one
Hoffman; do not know how many dwelling houses
there in Hague street, the one live in is the only
one on that side; never knew any woman by the
name Of Phoebe Hoffman to reside in Hague street;
! am well acquainted in my own house, but any
where else don't know.
Jeremiah Ford being sworn, says-I reside ct
No Hague street; have resided there for the last
three years; there are only three dwelling houses in
the street, between Pearl and Cliff streets; the other
buildings factories; have recollection Of any
woman named Phoebe Hoffman to reside in that
street, nor have heard of any family by that name
to reside there within the last three years; Hague
street only extends from Pearl to Cliff street; I
have been well acquainted in the street; the
Of the street grocery stores; tho dwelling
houses join the one reside in people moving in
and out; the woman might have been there unbe-
known to me; cannot tell
Cross-examined by Mr.. Edwards-I am night
watchman in factory cannot tell how many
families are in the houses next to mo; in tho
months Of July and August, 1850, there was the
widow Sullivan and Peter Kuffe there were other
persons occupying the said house; the other house
did not know anything about.
John Sullivan being sworn, says-I reside ut No.
800 Pearl street, have collected rent Of the tenants
nt NO. Hague street have done so for the last
six years / do not think knew all the names Of
the persons who occupied No. Hague street in
1850; there might have been persons living in that
house that did not know their names in fact do
not know all the names Of the persons now occupy
ing the premises; never knew any person named
Phoebe Hoffman.
Richard Kent, an intelligent lad of about four
teen years, being sworn, says-I reside at No. las
uncle, who is now dead; collect the rents of the
said building; my uncle, Edmund Fitzgerald, in the
year 1850, collected the rents of the said building
know my uncle kept an account book, this is the
book.
Here Mr.. Edwards objected to the production of
the memorandum book. The magistrate sustained
the objection.
Witness continued was in the house in Hague
street in the year 1850 recollect the names of
two persons, Mrs. Pervest and Mrs. Ledger.
Henry Landa being sworn, says-I reside at No. 8
Hague street; have lived there for about three
years and half; did not know the names Of all
the persons residing in said house; keep groce-
ry store; / never knew person named Phoebe
Hoffman, am pretty well acquainted in that street,
but do not know all their names
Abel c. Wiimarth, being sworn, says-I reside at
No. l2l South Second street, Williamsburg; am
acquainted with VIM. Merrihue; have known him
ten years; am familiar with the hand writing of
Mr.. Merrihue think tho body of the writing in
the document marked ga, is the handwriting of
sand times; / was clerk in the United States Dis
trict Court at the same time that Mr.. Merihue was
should say the body Of the writing is that Of Mer
ribue; the power of attorney marked e. the
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writing with the exception ofJohn p. Nealy, James
Brice and VIM. H. Griswod; don't think 'sJames
Brice" is written by Merrihue, because it don't look
like his handwriting; the letter marked d. in
my opinion, is written by Merrihue; on my first i'm
preston thought it was not but on looking at the
letters should cay it was his writing
John Wanken being sworn, says reside at the
cornerof Hague and Pearl streets; ! moved there
on the 18th of June, 1850; keep grocery store
that er; have recollection OF any person
by the name of Hoffman residing in Hague street in
the mouths Of July and August, 1850.
At this stage of the proceedings, witnesses were
mined for the defence, witness for the pro-
secution did not appear, and an attachment was
issued.
Thomas w. Smith being sworn, says-I reside at
No. rs Blocker street: am member os the bar;
have known Mr.. Merrihue for the last ten years
past; am perfectly acquainted with the handwrit-
ing OF MIR MerJihue; the signature, flames Brice,"
to the power OF attorney marked .'E, should say
is Dot III the handwriting of Merrhue.
Crosse xamped by Mr.. Latson-The signature Of
james Brice should say in my opinion, is not his
handwriting; as to the other parts of the writing
the paper ! cannot say that it resembles the hand
writing of Merrihew ut all; there was one or two
claims against the government in which was con-
cerned with Mr.. Merrihue; it was as long back as
three years; believe the claim obtained; !
don't recolect how much my share was in the mat
ter; | don't know whether any third party was con-
cerned in it; there might have been another claim
was concerned in; Mcrrihue acting more as clerk
in my Office than anything else; Merrihue did such
business in my Office; did not like such business to
be done in my Office; it was something out Of my
line of business; | cannot remember the name
of the woman who had the claim; the money
/ believe raised and settlement made; /
know the lady was very well satisfied, and returned
her thanks; Merrihue asked permission TO do bust
ness in my office, direct his letters to my office, SC
know Merrihue concerned in those land claims
but took no interest in them; do not know that
number of land warrants were returned; took no
part in Menihue's business, except in one case,
which, if j recollect correctly, was the claim of a
Mrs. Trembly; was interested in one or two cases
with Merrihue in the procurement of land warrants
from the general government, and no more, to my
knowledge
Question by Magistrate-Was Mrs Trembly set
tied with. personally, in regard to that pensionl
Answer-Yes. cir. consider she was; she returned
her thanks by note.
Questionable you ever see Mrs Trembly in your
Office! Answer-Ies; saw a person who called
herself Mrs Tremby; think che lived with her
father. Alderman Peters.
AT the conclusion of this witness, the Court adj
journed until three o'clock this afternoon.
ALLEGED CHARGE OF FALSE MISREPRESENTATION
MA TICKETS AGAIN
Officers Davie and bigger, of the Jefferson Market
Police Court, yesterday succeeded in arrestng Bar
nsbus S. Haight who, short time since, figured
somewhat consPicuously before the police, as one Of
the frm Of Palmer & Co. in which he was charged
with selling spurious tickets for passage to Caliior-
mia. In this last case Haght stands charged by
Mr.. Charles Rowland, of Fairfield county CT. with
having, the 10Th Of February last, defrauded him
Of 500 in cash, the sum paid by him to the said
Haight, Tor two tickets Of passage to California,
which tickets have, as is now alleged, proved to be
worthless. The complainant sets forth in his afda.
Wit, that at the time he made the purchase he was
very particular to inquire of Haght as to his own
responsibility, and also of the responsibility of the
firm of Palmer & Co. Of which he represented
himself to be a member. and that Haight stated
TO him that Mr. CoIwin. the United States Consul
a. Panama, was in company with them palmer &
Coz in shipping passengers, and forwarding them
from New York to Califomia-that the firm of
Palmer & Co. owned five ships. all employed in the
business Of conveying passengers from New York to
San Francsco-that two OF these ships were en-
ployed between New York and Chagres, and the
other three the Pacific; Haigbt named three ships
on the Pacific, which were the Gold Hunter. Sea
Bird, and the third complainant thinks was the
Monumental City; this side Of the Isthmus the
vessels were the William Penn and the City Of New
York; he also stated that they owned and conduct
ed a through line fsom New York to San Francisco.
and that chip of their line left New York for
Chon fba fact Jav &c nnon, al