The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-24

Superior Court.
FART FIRST.

FART FIRST.
Before Judge Bosworth.
ACTION PoR LIBEL -PHILANDER +. JONES VS.. GEORGE
wILKEs, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OF THE ''NA-
TloNAL POLICE GAZETTE
n-rbe counsel for defendan. offered the matter
contained IN the complaint testimony except those
parts negstved as plea Of Justification aud in mss.
ton OF damages and to eorobore that of the tes
moDy q Tom Kanouse where he states that Jones had
stopped at different hotels in Boston, under fictitious
nsmes .
Dpceh Camp examined-I lawyer aud reside
In New York; connected with the Nattotal 70 zee
Gastk az publisher up to The fail Of l6As know the
piaiDtfT knew him previous TO 1873; knew Tom Hand
and Kenouse previous to that iine Isaw Jones, aa-
nouse and IIsnd and another whom i DO not know,
talking together st the corner of Ann aud Nassau
streets ntar Burgess ehoe store; my attention was
inst called TO them by person who accompanied me-
MI Fslion, keeper Of the City Prison; kanouse and
Band were considered "crossmen hotel thieves, and
rick pockets they polluted out az such to me By
air Falion communicated TO MIR. wilkes the fLct of
having those talking together did not men
ton to Dr Wakes what mr. Fallen told me ms he
Ersw their character well IS did: I furnished
Wilkes 18th written description q jones early in the
fail of ls48.
Gross exar,ined--I have no. been busiy engaged in
procuring testimony for the eesaco Of this CAUSE;
went TO Rhode Isieud % take ths deposition Of ka
mouse about Two ears ego ~ che time he vas on trial
fer burglary Mr Sctlys employed me; during tho ex.
animation saw Mr. Bowyer thtxe; went With ka
pouse soto room where he eat his dinner and during
which time his testimony taken down; did
not know kenouHe intimately; was examined
in police court, in this case, soon after the
publication of the hbel my knowledge 20 JGy is
better than IL then; the fact that now tes-
tny came 20 my knowledge about g year ego;
know Marcus Cicero Stanley; hsye known bin some
eight years do not snow what his business Isl
be not connected With the Polcs Gazette; wen
twice to Rhode hand IA re:on with the arrest OF
kaLouse vent TO Rhode Island L. the instance 0.
the IA njly Of KaDouss; did not control the column
Of the Pciice Gazette =. thss tse; have not, since
sold out; never wrote articles for that paper sipce
knew tina. Wilkes knew the characters Of Hand and
ksnouse from conversations have bed With them;
came away from Rhode leland before the Investigation
about Eanouse TOOK place
Q-Dd you write article in the Police GIsette,
defending the character OF Kanouse and Cole!
A.--Never; saw Hand kanouse, and jones at the
Of Broadway and Ann street about three doors
Ircm Jonehs store we. going towards Nassau street;
did not hear either of then speak past never
saw them tegeher at any other tine or place.
Direct examination re'umed--I came away from
Rh ode Issnd b,fore Ksnoute conyicted was EN-.
Pcyed council for Kanouse At the time LIE was hrst
arrest.d.
Cross examination resumaa--I had seen Philanaer
Jones' at hs brothers. store, before that time; Yves
scqnei ted with his broth5r and sonstmee dealt with
him; knew by tho Of Powell, who
appointed Consul to South Am RIGA, through the inAa
ence al woman he kept have heard thaS he vas tue
man who var connected with The jewelry robbery;
knew police officer from philadelphia Of the Of
Blaney he clerk ia the sfice of the Ptice Gazette
lThe tre e rs9 robbery Of h Patent oalce at Wash.
inptcr the 9th Noyember lslS, when the people
We occupied with the Presidential election
William Crumie exanlined-I keep hack carriages in
It's iiy at the Aston House in 1s45 and 1Si7;
Itoye Of tie Aston House carriages; know jones'
tosether in the han Of the Asor they merely shook
hands, and spoke very lt,le this was before Jones
came.
Crcssexsmined-Jones was bnrkeeper at the Aston
House three years. think it ia the fall
ofi647; saw Jones occasion when he talking
TO the boekkeeper; short time afterwards he was en-
gagged rs barkseper; asked kanouse what sort Of
Jones was; he told me that he knew nothing against
him Kaneuse stopped srme time st the Aston House.
Direct exgmnation-It after Jones came to the
Aston that asked Kanouse about him; Kanouse did
not the Aston that time; have him
pass by, when was seated on the carrisge box.
john g. Negnus exaDined-I was captain OF the Sixth
ward police in 1913 and 1sla phander T. Jones was
M adV IN m nlsn hhn
the Washington jewelry robbery; he passed from my
custody officer smith, and went to Washington next
search at Joness house, first saw Philander T. Jones
in Ann street; Justics McGrath was with me.
Gross. examined-1 did not tell Phiiander T. Jones
what wanted with him when arrested him; merely
fsd wished him to accompany to the station house,
when went to the station house. he eat down; think
told him to 30 into little room, where be slept think
this occurred in the spring Of is4g.
Direct examination resumed-I had charge OF the
etcop property which Transferred to Oil ser Smith.
The evidence for the defence here clcsed with liberty
to examine A. N. G. Smith and another witness, who
were absent
General SANFORD then opened the for the plaintiff
and seidGentlensn OF tae jury, the libel is most
cious one, and charges the pstntiH young man. VII
mas held most respectable situations in this city and
with gang s Of hets shisyos and which Ia, tended to
injure his good aud characters that since the pub
licston OF that libel every nunbcr OF tie Police Gls,,
has contained Dome attack or other against Mr. Jones
That from day TO day Wilkes has reiterated his ATTACKS
On Mr. Phlandcr Z. Jones and bis brother The gol
which into the possession OF Mr. Jones was in ba
ard he totally OF the fact Of is being stolen
The Joneses baye been held Up the pubic ia every
publication Of the Police Gazette for the Last three years
rs ,he robbers of the government jewels and hotel
thieves Coouei then at some sngsb stated the napre
of the evidence which bed bsen offered by TIE defend
ant after which the etmony on the part OF the p+ip-
tiif was proceeded With.
1be fret witne5 called was dr john II Low, who tes
titled folloRsI OF The collectors Of the Jersey
City Ferry have beep such FOR six years. knew man
pamed IT,, Kanouss who used to cgo,s the ferry Zee
openly; saT him eiofs frequently, haloro Ms arrest
and after, covered with him as he pasug. ab5u.
MIR pLilsrder Jones he told me that he kDes nothing
ngsiusr the character Of Mr. 2 jones' thil about
the time 81 the phoenx Eauk robbery
Cross eSamil 4 1t was somewhere about tho Ferry
or on the beat that had the conversation With Keroue
about Jonss; he rss Introduced his aud asid that
wilkes wrong about Jones; that re had nothing 20
10 With The robberyi think first communicated the
Charles stetson examined lam Gao or tho propris
tors OF the Ator House AID haze been or ftte years.
lnsnt rom day 1915, Il sePiclSer 1917 don't Eaov
anything q the character Of Tom ksnovse; aever heard
II HIM before to-day.
Vim. II. Bower examined Il an poiioomsn have
been such for years; know Tom haueuqs; knew
bad don't knoE his chaiceer fer truth ana yeracty;
be told ne that he knew nothing assias. TIE character
Of Jones
was watching to Ten hanono tho jersey City
Jerry gate; introduced tn uama OF Jones 70 hsar wat
he lad to ray; the he mentioned pAa1 ier;
gave tho information II the circumstance % per
sons intereste1 don't resoec. 90 whom; have been
ibetd most shamefUlly by Mr. WI ses for some years
past; uniTienay TO him since he lbti.sd Ile ia
mis- paper, some two OK three years ago.
The record Of tie Supreme Court az The State of
Rhode Island, was read ANA admitted il evidence. Il
tet forth the arsgninens conviction ard 7eacs Of
Hanou5e, orTohbIpy the rhWaix Bals WssteEey
Jonathan II Greene examined = reside in the city CT
New York had an Acquaintance with Ton Ks1.
ouse he did not soy that he knew anything asainst
Phlarder L. jones, words 10 that effect; 40 nst
know that Tom Kalouae's general character Is lad.
Croasexanned = an puhiisLer Ct bocES a TN;
city; have published written by Inyseif; was
On gambling; believe am called reformed gambler.
The Court then adjourned to 10 a. u. this tfrday)
morning.
THIRD DAY.
JAN. 90 The names OF the Jury having been called
over, the following witnesses examined for the
plaintiff -
Justice Stewart exaplinedf took The examination OF
Enoch H. Camp Ia the OF Jcnea va Wilkes; recog
mixed MIR Camps signature.
Gross exannined-I have no recollection q having
seen Mr. Camp sign the document; tho Handwriting OF
cxanninnfinn il M ncnrain.cd with Mr.