The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-09

FrNuis On tie General GsvnrNss. nrE;uaa;on of WIt
:seszYssterdsy morning further bearing was gone
Thomas Lawson whs stands charged With having forged
certain papers and documents in the Of Susan Wal
general government, at Washington At the opening Of
the court the fragments and pieces Of paper taken from
sns sink the day before we're displayed on the table which
perfect state and by him torn 10 pieces and thrown
Down the sink Mr. Heath, the government agent. hav.
Ing returned from Washington was first called and exa
Richard Nj Heath, being re called and sworn, says -
am the agent for the government In this proaecuon
father James f. Heath) is Commissioner of Pensions
was directed by the government to prosecute certain
alleged frauds and fogeries against said government
other persons or PARTIES the papers fragments Of
papers here shown were filed in the Pension MICE de-
partment In the name and behalf Of one Susan Walter
am sure these are the papers brought them from the
files Of the department to the city of New York. the
paper marked - is paper bearing the endorsement
made by the proper ofcsr of the said department,
also the paper marked "C the paper here (torn into
many peces), and enclosed in package marked :" d.
was In whole condition taken by from the files Of
the department with other documents as before stated
the papers here alluded TO papers in application to
the government for land warrant satisfied that
these papers forged and false papers and that the
prisoner Thomas La had something to do in getting
them up, and that he connected with the fraud;
have known sir Latson for about three weeks first
saw him in Washington.
examined by defendant counsel-A land warrant
is authority from the government to locate land be-
eye II Is to grant locate land whether land warrant
| Is negotiable or not Ia matter Of law my impress
sion Is that they require to be endorsed to make them
pass or assigned that land warrant Is Of itself
title to property if land warrant is not title Ian
land warrant being issued II goes to The for
the location of land after the warrant issued the Pen
sion officer has nothing to do with 1t; after the location
OF the property the land waren is returned to the land
officer for patent or grant or deed for land believe
these warrants subject to CARAT; think that the
be in error in this oarat is sort of suspension OF a
claim when there more than one claimant for the same
| land warrant.
Edmund f. Nexsen. Of No CO Wall street being
sworn says-I know Thomas Law son; have known him
one year; have had business transactions with
him. relative TO Susan Walter: advanced to Lawson
money on certificate for pension the certificate pur
| ported t. be made by Susan Walter; l advanced
Thomas lawson one hundred aud twenty five dollars
upon the paper here shown, and marked r. the paper
purports 20 be signed by Susan Walter and by Samuel
Wilcox as justice Of the peace, and Henry L. Taylor
and Andres Cameron, as witnesses, r. Weeks, as
County Clerk and X. A. Chalker, pastor and John
Newbousc. a commits OF deeds. aud George W.
Ribet IS County Clerk, enclosed this paper to j. H.
Heath Commissioner Of Pensions, Mt Washington
| closed II to obtain pension certificate; Mr.. Lawson
stated that he knew Mrs Walter very WE'LL he said che
lived in New Jersey; Mr.. Lawson has written me in
| the matter Of Susan Walter the paper marked ii
is in Lswscns hand writing also paper marked ST.
is in the handwriting of Thomas lawson also the paper
per should think, was received by me from Lawson
some time last May. am certain the envelope d.
note by to him. All the notes referring to Mrs Wal
ter were received by ne in the month Of May last The
paper H. proved the first part Of the letter. The
whole Except the note) refers to Mrs Walters certi
cate and understand the term her used in the note
at the conclusion of the letter TO refer to Mrs. Walter
also
Cross examined by defenceI don't think that land
warrant il title to land. have dealt largely in land
warrants know distinction between Mexican land
warrants and Others land warrant is Of value at all
until i. assigned that smy opinion. don't know but
man can secure section Of land grant for service,
without land warrant land warrant is Of value to the
grantee and ofcourse can be worth something to him. in
that it can be assigned him to anoher Land warrant
u no value to the WARRANTED unless he the steps of
assigning or locating the land What mean to say is,
land warrant il of value to the grantee. any
else until il assigned land warrant is Of value to
the warTantec he assign to another person. just
Ike any thing else that the make of
make of value to him. person cannot originate land
warrants il must be given by the government.
MIR Latson attorney for the government proposed
70 examine Horace b. Pike as witness on the part Of
ton Remaining that Mr. Pike stood in the position OF
one Of the defendants 1t would not only be preudical
to Mr lawson but also to Mr. Pike unless he had
sci to advise with him The Justice said he ould take
the matter into consideration and decide upon that
question in the morning The case of Lawson was then
adjourned until this day.
In the Matter against Hamilton r. Boone Justice Stuart
next took up the examination in the of Hamilton r.
Boone who stands charged with having forged the sig
nature Of Phoebe Hoffman, application to the GO
vernmcnt at Washington for land warrant. In this
in the charges against the other defendants Mr.
Heath the government agent was called and testified
ioilowsI am in this city the agent of the govern
mept; brought from the files Of the Pension Office the
paper naked :" A and paper E;' the paper 'An Is
Of the papers accompanying the application Of Phoebe
Hoffman the alleged widow Of John Hoffman, private
n company f. Of the louisiana Volunteers in the Next
cen war. The application is for bounty land and the
paper A. is purports TO be said Phoebe Hotfman's
declaration in the case; paper L" is Of the papers
Ia power of attorney)-accompanying the applica-
ton Of the Phoebe Hoffman for arrearages Of pay
&c both papers, "An and E. by believed to be
forgres the grounds of that belief that the depart
mept at Washngton have treated the fraIdu
lent upon proof TO the dponent that there was no such
person the Phobe Hoffman described in these papers
that the said John Hoffman married, and that
his brother and sister married. that there
not Phoebe Hoffman as stated in the documents. The
ana g. papers and taken from the
files of the Pension Office at Washington, which
panied the application Of George Lewis Hoffman and
Elizabeth Gopocken for the bounty land due their de.
ceased brother. John Hoffman The paper was also
taken from the files Of the Pension Office The papers
and were received at the Pension Office, from parties
living in the State of Ohio behalf of George Lewis
Hoffman and Elizabeth Gospeckcn, as heirs at law of
John Hoffman private in Captain Lewis company and
contained the proofs upon which the government acted
John D. Macgregor, Of No ois West Twenty. second
street sworn, says am counseilor-ataw; the body
VIM Merrihew; the signature of James Brice is in my
opinion, in Nerrhew's handwriting; pretty well
acquainted with the handwriting Of Merrihew; have
never been Informed by any person who wrote either
the one or the other names appearing upon paper
"A - all know is, that Mr. Latson told me he knew
who wrote the name " Phoebe Hoffman y on said paper
have the paper marked before; know nothing
Of myself from information who signed the Of
either Of them upon paper e y no person ever in
tuIe Phoebe Hoffman. on paper "a"
Gross. examned-About the time of Capt Lewis
same or similar papers appears by the register of the
United States District Attorney which examined some
time ago; Mr. Boone retained and Mr. Latson to de-
fend bn then partners in the practice of law;
the District Attorney took Mr. Boone witness aud
took his evidence in the matter before the court On the
conclusion Of this witness the examination further
adjourned until IL o'clock this day.
Discharges b Potice Justice Complaint Of he Captain
Of Poice0n the official return made to the chief of
Police by Captain Lovct, Of the Ninth ward police
noticed the following arrests made by the police of that
ward and also their discharge from custody by Justice
Bogar.. The comments made by The Captain Of Police
on the ofc.a conduct OF the magistrate copy rerba
tim -
William Dali arrested FOR interfering with the polite Off
Discharged by Justice Bouart, to appear at o'clock
in the morning before Justice Stuart.
Robert Mcdovan. james Fox and James Kincaid, dis
charged ON the same condition.
Remarks By The Cdpfain.-Dall, MCGOWAN, Fox Kincaid
ard welsh are remen and arrested last night at
III o'clock, while engaged in fight between rival
mics In Factory street. 1t required the utmost exerton
the part of the coers to suppress the Of
whom struck while dischar their duty not
withdrawing Justice Bogart pobly sustain,he officers by
disoharpiBE their prisoners The enacted
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