New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-17

Mrs Mary Snvges, sworn-By Mr. VA B.-Re.
sioe IN BROOKLYN have family know hrs Flow
er her husband l. a brother OF nine 1--we with nv
mother Mrs Flower visited Us lately her husband
aho herself did 50 about Is months since theY wsre
tfere nearly three months and LEFT IN Oct0ber she
Nas Il. a. our house, confined have called on nsr
- ne Mansion House since she has been here nov
the child she has uOw with her was the born AZ
cur house, while she was with rs saw good deal
WINE she vas there never saw anything le~d. in.
inooest or improper know nothing except what
81" o. her wnai heard Of her was good from the
character had Of her should have no heSsiSion n
believing her under oath.
Lsot ara Good, sworn-Bv lir Van B-Am cssh.e-
OF the Black Ball Co in 1913 Wa general CLERK Tor
Samuel Reeve & Co coal dealers Nr FOrrss,
uedlI win them think II IS more than likely tau
saw nm IN June, 1913 be gave NE an order FOR Goa
caIlot say the date unless look u the book TbOpN
SHOWN witness j the date he first called vas 2lth
June on that day he paid balance OF previous year
agan sAS him next DAY, 2s.h. when ne gave me an
order for a tuTs Of coal His testimony vas also
IN reference 10 tia. Of Mr. Do'y, who spoke OF this
tme.l
Da,1d ' H7llist'r, sworn-By NJ Van Bweu-My
occupation Is rcsauIateur m 40ih.S- near Broad
way know Mr Dotr think know the general
speech OF people about him.
A-Is his general character good as 10 ruth
Q-l should say il is rather 6eowpsr.
Q-From your knowledge Of his character would
you believe hin on oath
Not If he was much interested would not
II he was under oath whore the result would affect
HOuiu htI ana same as II sIe res lit
TO his feelings
By Mr., Octave known him some, no. much
have had 10 dispute with him 6Tst heard MS gen
eTsl character spoken of year ago last NJ ~. or
year before had occasion 10 inquire about him
then heard Charles Swift for ore corner Crosby
ard Houston keeps restaurant 90 Eot kno = that
| car name any other person from memory 1t Was
unexpected 10 me spoke TO several about him
then also heard Mr.. Swlfgs partner. think, then
have not had occasion to inquire about HIN since
then remember two other men one Christopher
Hawkins. grocer, No 1902 Murray 81. and Heniing
NJ stewart. his partner also Samuel LOCKWOOD
] think he resides in Newark non, then IN New
fofk, grocer also iloratic Reed, BoSery. near
6sysrd-st butcher 90 not remember any Other Just
Tow might If thought was 20 have dealing
ulih HIM when inquired 10 hire place 10 him
i was hired to him Did not Hawkins & Ste wait
bred it 20 him the inquiry vas as tn n & ). hiring
the place 10 him, Ia know what kind Of j man he
was Charles Swift is Tot a relative OF nine. ex-
cent that he ard my wife are shghti, cOnnecte l.
cousins | made the inquiries about the time h *
S,vere 10 hire the place 10 HIM 90 not snow
whether the inquiry before or after they closed
the bargain il was made without my kno "lug It,
Witness said, By restaurant, he meant dialng
saloon.
Fd,rard H. QUINN, sworn-By Mr. Van B-Resiie
al WilnamstuIeh am a builder by occupation have
resided in WhamtbuTgh near eight years know
William NJ Do:y have knswn him four or ave
years asto his general character, could pretty we'll
endorse the last witness should say his character
is rot good knows his character It Is bad. would
not like 10 go so far as to say would notoelieye hm
under oath man might be very bad, but might
rot be disbeeved under oath in view o. his gener.
al character should say lie is not 10 be believed
under oath.
Bvlr Octave had dealings with him, uafor-
tunatey he Is indebted - me something about
$lCO heard his servants and waters where re KEPT
at of Bayard and BOwery, speak ag anst MIN
they SAID they could not geS Their pay ave or SIX
OF them heard others, about dozen IN all; ne
kept there about NO years ago soon as he got
fitted up he sold out and cleared of he kept there
only about a couple OF months cannot call the
names Of the servants also heard the man who
put up the steam boiler there he SAID he did not
pay him; cannot tell the name Of any person who
tpeke Will meet persons and not know tnem; their
nameis legion, 1t was after he had the place corner
BoweV cid not know his character before II
| had | would not have done the work for him
knew him before, when he was clerk and carver,
&c, at Swft's the inquiries | made were IN
relation to the bill he owed me the people
round N4ssau-st where l keep. knew him
pretty well it was said he got the place fitted up
with intention 20 sell out and cheat them, aud ga
away do not speak only as to his not paying that |
would not esiie~e him from general character
they SAID ne was bad man when persSonn, e8es rs
does not speak the truth he has told them, they
said, as be has told and my clerk, that hewould
pay them, but did not
n. + Degrou, swom--By Nr Van Buren, Reside
Il ssa sess sessr@s Sy have az" kao@
him between and years; know MS general
character only from what | have heard 1t rs bad
l would not believe him under oath.
BY IiT OConor.-SpOke TO him three or four years
ct be IS not indebted to me he came for some
clothing, think pair of pantaloons If he got
them, he paid for them heard Mr.. Quinn speak
against hun, and person named Geo. Crandilt.
worsIg for Hiram Nott, IN Hdssau-st., 1t was more
by iruenco when Mr. DJty applied TO me As TO she
clothing. spoke to Mr. Craniall he AID ne did not
how he could dress 50 well Nth the sm All stia-
~ he got he intimlted something else lie SAID ne
got SO week have heard only these t"o spes" Oh
him, until within about week.
By Nr Van B.-When Mr.. {. spoke, what ne m
timaied was by struggling the shoulders: @c
Join ~ Watkins, sworn-By M Van BIS
coachman: drives for Stsmners & Wilson. corner
Crosby ST. and Broadway have been there, OIL ana
on, since 1885 knew DR. Rich have driven nm
out have taken HIM to Sixteenth st, NJ lO2 tnnS
left him there twice Oh Sundays between 10 and
l2 ringing, 1t was before making my ci.ls taxing
persons from church left him, Oh sunday, corner
Sixteenth 81 and Sxth-ag., about sane tine 40
rot know where he went he went down slxteehIn-
st toward No lO2 he told ne to stop az he corner
ana let him ont there Nc 1872 IS about The middle
of the block between Sixth and Seyenth-avs.
can't Bell svorn--By Mr. Van B-W as snip
tui,.ey in 1913 aad 1914 the Albany was h!ted up
between February and April, 1874
AdIourne,o thcis forenoon.