The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-13

COmetOck WAnU0Q,
consented to let him have the 5000 my own -.
independent Of the concern mot expecting to see
it again but seeing Comstock in such tepdation and
alarm gave Il to him out of my pocket did not
like fellow creature In such distress; also, ut
this time told Mr. Bowen, the cashier how loaned the
was n such distress; Mr. Comstock returned me the
So 0C0 and all he owed the concern supposed; my
friend ssid he had received money from Comstock
and thought that was my last transaction; told
Bowen about the same time not to loan money to Com
stock as that however good his intentions may be- no
Q-Were any Of those checks produced here in court
drawn by your appreciation!
about the 2Sd of July, lsSl all the checks produced
here subsequent to the Esd July given by my
consent, nor by any of the firm, to my knowledge.
MT Owen now produced two books designated the
Cash Trias Proof BoOks showing the daily cash
dealings Of Brown Brothers Co. and shown to be- BY
marked by Mr.. Johnston, the police clerk Nos. and g.
MT Owen took book No. and exhibited it to Mr. Brown,
fonows:Juiy 20 1851, there appears $45 0OO d. A @.
This amounts supposed to be legitimate loan made by
Mr. Brown to Cemstock: the figures on the left hand
pages of this book represent in part the loans made by
house; under date Of July 90 there is $50 09O
name opposite showing the borrower
The following entries then read Of and explana
lions given by the witness as they proceeded: =
July 20 There is $4,000 D. A. @.
80 SIS 000, D. A. G.
81 $e6 GOOD. A G.
Next entry August a. s1l 900, D.A G.
August 6-We find under the credit side of the cash.
inerlined in small figures, $4,000.
August 6-Under the credit side Of the cash. the ad
diton side of cash again. $4,000, interined in the
August There is slss 600 written between two lines
of figures.
August o-The same
11-$141,O00 appears In the same manner.
1.-THE same.
g la-on the same column appears sl4l,oOo, In
$40, 259 80
sss,s7s 60
$seS,os7 81
much smaller figures than the others showing evidently
. subsequent entry.
15-The same
18-The same
!" 18-The same.
19-The entry is $163 Gas SO.
Also entered
sl,1e esns
sl4leG5A
August 20 the figures stand thus;-
$l64 CAS- Sc
1875, $50 50
Sl53s 6s2 %
$l67,o65 81
81 ass, s4es4
S15a7, Was
TIE sam0 system Of putting In the small figures SAL.
GEO. from the Esd Of August to the 2sth. " 80 D--''
August 9th the entry Of $l41 900 is omitted entirely
out Inc s%oans made up Is II the $a4 was there
$1s2 4o6 %
l, 638507 %
s1,s61 92s IS
The addition in the above Ia incorrect 1t requires
$14l00O which, by adding makes the footing correct
otherwise, it is termed, BY commercial men, forcing
On the 2sth Of August the additions of s14l 900
restored and entered they the 26th they
also entered in the same manner on the 10th of August
August 30th, no entry Is made
september LIST, the entry stands thus -
1s0,44o5 81
1881, 44o 81
800 500
aila1se3
s3531S646
figures 141 was the same.
s23Io7o7
5os,s7s o.
S67Sss2 90
September Sth and 10th, entry made the same way.
September l2th' entry y thus thu = =
sS0474 rs
s1o177s4 81
September 18th, the amount is diminished in small
figures to ISL the 18th increased again to 161 On
the 10th the figures omitted entirely, follows
1880 60
1,Ol4,462 OF
$1254642 81
Here another forced balance occurs requiring the l6l
to be inserted to make its addition correct.
September 18th, the small figures (l61) are again
omitted
$3.50 GO
1,069032 As
81 319 2l3 IA
Here another forced balance is exhibited.
September 18TH the same
September 18th, stands as follows
90,319 so
16I
1,0S4,403 "A
S1335723 IA
The above evidently have been added up orig-
nay without the s161 and afterwards altered to in
clude that sum.
September goth the small figures are omitted the ad