The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-10

.ssistssis, according to law on the annexed charge
"a sng Informed that he sss a. liberty 70 O,n, %
q. What Is your namsa
A. Phlsnder W. Sawin.
Y. How old your
A. Forty three years.
Y. where we're you bornf
a In Chsnango county, State Of New York.
Y. Who're do you live
Ssv York.
q what l. your oeupat6n9
A. sm merchant tailor at Buffalo.
Have you anything 10 say, and II So what relative
10 the charge here pre- errse agsinat your
A. In the fan Of 1850, hr.t Daniel W. Van Aer-
nam he called at my store in Bua purchase goods
my liss ~ business he came there through an &C
easnsnee he had with my foreman and salesman;
o. HIM until the summer OF the year 1861 when
he 10 Buffalo h. eppng ut hotel In Buffalo,
ard ordered o. me large bill Of clothing which made
r.as 81 nSIe from ,hs, tune un, the present except
he has been absent for weeks . time
a. supposed On tush ess ~ his own he informed
al the tune Of his absence; lie generally Informed me
that he gong 10 certain places upon his business for
hnr period 81 time have been scqusinted with the
family connections OF Van Ae AID knew them to be
bshly respectable from tins fast and the correct de-
pertinent ~ Van Asr am, had confidence in hun which
LEI 10 quite business intimacy shortly after our &C
aunipspee Van Asrr am apparently took much interest
Ia buiness and at times introduced very good
Customer 10 my store, both rom the west ana otner
that b. bad business In the state OF Michigan where he
formerly sidss he has often conversed about Michigan
and In the habit Of visiting my store an would ire
qusr ty ash uns 70 write Letters him concerning his
bush in Michigan, which have done sften; have
also copied letters for him; have many times loaned
him msn.y which Wa Always repaid always considered
lim ~ and Ia easy circumstances, from the
fac, Of knowing him money aud his family board
ing At fashionable hotel called the Mansion House.
~lich my store from the fact OF his boarding 50
ne be vas very frequently In my store.
ofcer for certain articles OF clothing and left his
and address, viz Titus; that At the request OF Me-
Titus md according to my ode 81 doing guinness en-
tered his enc my book aud at his request sent
the clothing 10 him ~ BaStord Canada West the place
,hh osc,sr me % h sad ~. lin o the sams
and tho letter underneath both Of which in my hand
writing Ane I recognise them a. exhibit &C"
that he kspt Brantford. Canada West aud had
with hs store the clotbing busaer but that
his cutter not - experienced ~ he wished, and
wanted TO to my store rscsvs instructions
from Guitars; according to agreement Mr. ntuss cut
Ter came and remained 50 acisnt time to rsssiv. the
secesssry INSTRUCTIONS and then returned a. supposed
ssh TO cansda NO Was 70 b given for this
insirucnos during The time Mr. It1. .as At my store
stated became quite well se9uained and during the
time Mr. Titus 10 my store Mr. Van Asrsam came in,
and Mr. Titus but d. Mt thsk they spoke together.
In July lssi--ths date l don't recol@ct-vsn Asrnam
TO Cssd purchase or spsculats in aour butter, Or
lumber, anything that he could make money upon and
ashsd me could furnish him With letter Of introduc
es 70 any acqusnsucss Of mine in C<nsda replied TO
him that At that time did not ecolsct Of any businss
aequastancss had In Canada; ysa AsrnAm sAid-"Yss,
once and without any hesitation and that
the frisndship between myssn and hr Titus would
MARRIED in the evidences srhiSi, aB !" that had no
othsr kpo~edge Of the intention Of Mr.. Van Aernsm
thas What b Informed me Of which have before stated
ducisg him 70 Mr.. Titus; Mr. Van AsruNm Abssnt
nom Bssaio, ssd d,d him again for time;
bsn 10 Canada AID Asa the ssssr Of nsroiao
ton but did not say anything sboat his business uans
frsm Canada YES Asrnsm ss me that he had been to
Canada, bat hs no further knowkdgs u his business
ssesps Ssas .!pssr hsrs.ss % o. ssoas We lah esj
clerks IN the store were sslssdss 10 their ssas dasis
many s pss:Sss, ssrs.s.1i, e.s .io ssl"s.: friend
e giDs lsss name Of who's .l gre 70 shs magistrate
quesssd 70 an them W in the body - he directed
Which dd 81 The tine Van Asss.m nrss produced the
sS:ss sssh . them ~, ws' ,fs:d John " As. - they
the sehtsst isenatisn who Absll was, nor had the
Hast knovsdgs Of the sssstursf merely dlisd up the
thinkisg hsowing In what manner he came BY them
or What NE b. intended 10 make Of them; that from
s.,. So.sh oa ~.
filed up the ehseks Van Asnam placed another paper
before ms, which sko aed up, and Van Aernam then
thai In filing up thsss papers did not believe
committing any fraud; further state that the 18th
walked up to the desk wisre was thea writing and
held In his hand Q letter which he had written ami de-
sr " copy cs 81 sa : ,s s' ~,
.pn.tnr. that is signed BY Van Asrnam the ctec. q
writing have not the sagh,s.t knc~i-ag.; .hsn Van
Aeruam came to With the letter he said he had been
trying TO write one but cond rot get TO suit him.
this was the reason he gave for asking 70 mske
copy on the 10Th day Of October last past Van Acnam
came TO me in Buffalo, and stated that in Of his
business Affairs In Canada he had unfortunate
he expected be might have trouble without stating what
his business had b. in what particular he expe
TO lave trouble; did know anything what
business bad been in Canada; Van Asrnam stated 10
ka wwatu No. Al An.
II any inquiries were made at my store, for him 10
uncate the fact to him by mail and he gave his ad
in about three or four days Buffalo police seer came
to my store and showed telegrA phic des
ceiysd from Canada respecting Van Asrnsm ! then
Van Aerr am; did simply because he
requested to do so, without il the least intending
Gaping for the that did believe him guilty OF
omnitting crime, and that the BY telegraph
considered mistake; Van Aernsm had told me about
some dinculty he had with . man who formerly q
police ofcer BY the Of waldron, and that they
were not on friendly terms that the 25th day Of Octo
stated that he that evsning going New Yori
thought that he wanted TO nurs Van Aernam By brsg
to Van Aernsm the hitter marked above stated
never had metive obec In writing Van Aernam
other than to perform friendly act at his request and
do here most soemply discaim all intention of any
description In aiding in the commission Of any fraud
crime and do further state that had knowsdge
what Van Aernam intended to Co with the drafts
checks when the signature Of the maker and draw
er to the drafts and checks supposed It business
transaction between Van Aernam and the maker and
drawer, and rs cid not in the least interest me- made
no inquiry and not in the least informed about IL
At the time Of the filling Of the papers had nothing to
do with aiding or committing fraud nor had any In.
tenton to do any wrong have been engaged Ia business
at Buffalo fo fifteen years; that character 30 far
know, has been uniformly without spot blemish,
Pw sAwN.
ExAMINATIoE OF Mr.. VAN AKRsAM.
Daniel W. Van Aernam being duly examined before the
magistrate according TO law, the annexed charge,
and Icing informed that he at litent 10
not oil any questions put to him, states follows, viz
Question What Is your name
Apswer.-neDiel w. Van Aernam.
Glow old are your
A-1hirty years.
Q-where we're you born
Ain this State.
Q.--Where you liver