The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-11

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appear before it, like snowdrifts before che yin
This hotory. in 1887, simply followed the fate
other establishments, dealing upon credit; and&,
that time. Mr.. Collins, involved in chs same ca
that cvsrwheImed % many Others. was obige'
tho manufacture Of the article Mr.. Collins was
man Of great ingenuity, an eminent maohinis
sought siter at the highest wages. By vsr,ous scu
panies, for tho purpose Of putting up new maohiDer
ther in accordance with these facts. and shows tina
10 was quite capable Of an invention. such as b
claims to have made. We have called witnesses I
support, corfob0rate, and confirm his evidence. w
have established II by other than his testimony,
irrefragabe az any ever introduced into q court q
Justice If these witnesses have committed with
srd corrupt perjury, it will be the most enormou
irstanoe of II within my experience; 1t win presen
a most singular spectacle of extraordinary and un
peIalsed corruption of numerous persons Of respeo
liability, and well known standing. without an,
apparent or imputed motive. Mr.. Collins is corro
borated by long series Of respectable Individuals
the character Of not one of whom, for truth ant
veracity. has been assailed or attacked. The evi
dence Of Mr.. Collins will be moro particularly
looked at. when come to the question of heat.
ask your Houors, for the present, to listen to wha
he testifies concerning this compound. Vol :
defendants printing, page 1873, question } The
counsel here examined the evidence In detail.
Judge GREER-Are there any samples Of these
goods! Myimpressio is there are not. There was
apron put in evidence according to my recollec-
ton. and analyzed; am not certain whether that
apron contained lead.
The learned Counsel then went on to say
He has given tho name Of tho street where he
boarded in Baltimore, and the names of respectable
men who were acquainted with him and his expert
ments there and elsewhere. II is a very singular
circumstance, if this witness had fabricated as is
MI fnrU hat ha have ,aTa. %
names 80 well known in Boston, who were capable
of contradicting him, and of exposing his delin-
quences II is remarkable that man Of 90 much
ingenuity should have furnished list Of SO many
have exposed him, if what he testified had been
untrue Not one Of these individuals have been
called to confront him and, on the other hand, no
is eorroborated by many of them. BE is corrobo-
brother, who declares that. during 1885 and 1896,
and up to the time when the Boston steam factory
was burnt, he had the mixing Of the rubber COM
pound that two different descriptions Of composition
were made, one in which there was no sulphur and
the other was composed of rubber, sulphur and
lead mixed by him, under the direction of Richard
Collins. The ether side deny tina. John Collins
ever did mix the rubber, and assert that it was
Richard Collins alone who mixed the compound.
propose to put an end to that question by proving
from the lips Of witnesses called by Goodyear, who
are in the highest degree hostile to u.s. the truth of
what these two Collins have sworn to. The counsel
then read the evidence of Humphrey; and observed,
that this witness had entered into the case with tho
zeal Of counsel He proves that Collins was really
the artist in all these New England establishments
1t is proved not by friends but by our enemies.
resort to those fountains, which, for us were sup
posed to contain only waters of bitterness. 1t is
from those that offer to this Court evidence
coroboIatiye Of Collins | will refer to one moro
witness, to show that both John and Richard Col.
Inns y ere the mixers Of these establishments.
The counsel then referred to and read facts Of the
deposition Of Mrs. Buss.
OF what need l ask were these private rooms,
which were appropriated to the use Of MIR. Collins
if there had been no secret to diyulge! Who occu-
pied them! Collins Who wero refused ad ait
tance! Everybody but those who came under bonds
to Mr.. Collins to preserve his secrets. Why then
are these witnesses stigmatized as impostors and
jugglers, when the testimony of persons examined
by no plaintiff, and circumstances which cannot
deceive. confirm them in all material respects
Mr.. Cutting tbon proceeded to comment upon the
evidence of Mr. Newhall and Of Leandcr M. Earle.
The learned counsel for the plaintiff have thought
proper to shower upon Mr. Earle n great amount
o. nyectye. and whom contrast their present tone
with the evidence of warm and intimate friendship,
which the exhibits in this show has rntil very
recently existed between the witness md one of those
learned counsel now present (Mr Cookc) can
not withhold an expression OF surprise at the great
aDd sud den change chat is mapi'cs, ed towards the
nitSess The correspondence between that learned
counsel and hi, diScoses on the part of the former
very high regard for Mr.. Eailc be addresses him
- his old ilicnd maniiests great anxiety concern.
ng the health nd welfare Of himself and family +;
end yey lively sol;ctudc Cor their comfort and hap
linoss. What then has occurred to dissolve these
INTERESTING lies and to expose Mr. Earle so suddenly
70 the fierce o,islaught Of The opposite side!
IL is only by u pciusal OF his testimony that
tic answer can be supplied 1t appears then,
that Goodyear and hs f-iends had ascertain
ed that some years ago Earle had purchased from
Collins the secret Of mixing his triple compound,
bad IN bis possession the original receipt or in
IF
ingredients, and the process Of compromising them ;
and as the poss sson Of paper so fatal to the plain
tin was an object Of paramount Importance, one Of
the learned counsel, and tho friend Of Earle, con-
cciyed the plan of bringing him into the case an
assistant and coadutor, to assist in hunting up wit
Desses, and especially such as might possibly i'm
peach the general character Of Collins. By thus
associatpg him as an active agent it hoped that
the fatal receipt might at least be kept out Of view:
ard in order more eliectually to excite his ZEAL he
was one time presented with $780, and with other
sums OF different times. From the correspondence,
it appears that Earle also about tho Same time, be-
came the cherished friend of Mr.. Haskns. and of
Others Of the parties who professcd raternal regard
for him. was at FIRST amazed that gentleman
who bad stood so well with the clients Of this learned
gentleman (slr Cook), should have become the sub
jet Of go much severe criticism; but the mystery
was unrayelled when reflected that upon his exam
nutson as witness in the cause he had disclosed the
existence Of the re ,eipt from Collins, and had pro-
duced the original, and made il an exhibit in the
case. From that moment, this interesting friend
ship, without laDgushing, instantly died
The relation of Damon and Pythias was suddenly
dissolved, and Haskins and his associates rot only
broke of their intimacy, but, through their counsel
discharged upon him tho Walls Of their wrath to the
uttermost drop. The cause of their present anmos
ity arises from his confession that he had purchased
from Collins this receipt for manufacturing India
rubber This paper, signed by Mr. Collins and de-
liyersd to Dir. Earle, was put by him in an OLD
trunk, which nc opened, and brought the receipt K
light. II this receipt BIO genuine; ift be not for
gerry; there DO not foul perjury coupled with rani
forgery; the effect Of this receipt must overwhelu
the plaintiff upon this branch OF The case for its date
and Its contents leave no room Tor doubt o. cavil
Now, what are the crticlsms made upon this tee
timony Of Earle! They ore these-in the first depo
s.iicn taken, before be had iouEd this recoip., ht
tCe'jes that he had three receipts among his Paper:
yhich be lad obtained fs3m Collins. He stated tia,
oucvas for cement another Was for the trpe com
pound q lead, phur ara rubber, ard the other
vas for q compound OF sulphur and rubbcr Subsc-
qrcrtly he f0und tieSc receipts, and II turned out
hot instead of three thoTc Scfe only two papers,
Thjsi;caleda contradiction. But the ilcss th
Of the Two paTtTs contains two separate distinct re.