The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-05
Police Intelligence.


TIE HAMILTON EXCHANGE MISREPRESENTATION
ON HEAKING-EvIDKNCE OF THE CASHIER OF
TIE HAMILTON BANK.
Before Justice Stuart.
Yesterday the investigation involving alleged forged
draft the Hamilton Exchange Bank situated at Greene
Chenango county, continued The accused parties,
Daniel w. Van Aernam and John w. Abel, brought
into court at IL O'clock that being the appointed hour
from the previous adjournment but in consequence Of
the absence OF Mr. Edwards counsel for the prosecution
the not proceeded with until after two O'Clock.
The first witness called the cashier of the Hamilton
Exchange Bank who testified as follows
Theodore C. Grannis, of Greene, Chenango county N T.,
sys am cs cashier Of the Hamilton E1Sha1gs
bank has been located at said place since last April
Question by the oourWhereaOouts was this bank To-
Objected to by Mr.. Clinton to the manner Of proof
| Overrulsd by the Court.
A. 1t located at Hamilton, Madison county, some
two and half years prior to is removal; have been
cashier of said bank since it went into operation which
about three years since there is assistant cashier to
said k there person authorized cashier
but myself bank never had account in the Toy
bank nor drawn any such draft on K Stow IS cashier
or sad Troy City Rank has one drawn any such
such per.ons as John w. Abel or Dansl W. Van Hsrnsn
except in this there is such person in bank
as Van Aernam having any account.
Exhibits" nd 8, being drafts shown to the Witness
who answered. never saw them before.
O. What you of the printed blank drafts exhi
i n
A. They similar to those formerly used when At
O. Have you or not an; doubt of their being those used
| by your bank
printed flor bank; cannot say whether they have
| been in the actual possession of the bank.
as Cashier from the parss ornn1 the
It ia individual bank there banking house kept
at Hamilton it was organized under the general banking
O. Was there any alteration in the organization Of the
bank when you removed to Greenes
A. Nothing more than the removal the bank is desig-
mated books the Hamilton Exchange Bank; II
has always been its designation there other de-
signation except that the bills were dated at Hamilton
while did business here since have been at Greene
the bills dated at that place. bank blank
drafts.
O. Do you use similar blank drafts nowf
A. We do; the old drafts we use sometimes and then
O. The other blanks you use; do they differ in appear.
AZ ce from the one now exhibited
A. Yes, they do altogether.
The blanks Nos and 8 were merely printed for tenn
poraIy until the engraved plate finished and the
other blank introduced whom removed to Greene;
there was no alteration our books except the Of
other ssars and We have banking house e
since its operation the first president Of the bank
Lewis Wickmre; he remained for about two years;
then for short period acted presidents then NJ
Brdsan elected since have been at Greene; when
removed had president since We have been at
we One,busness At any other hce not even 1t Ham
located at Hamilton by the authority Of the
Bank Department at Albany, and by the same authority
O. Do you when Ii bank established whether
any paper certificate filed with the Comptroller
stating the Of the bank and giving it's locaty2
A. presume there was and the names were the same
TO with LAW
cate or notice sent to Albany giving information Of the
A. Yes, there wassuch notice sent; merely notice
Of the REMOVAL without any other facts; all that
cessary We sent.
| denoe.
Overruled by the Court
Q. In your absence who acted CASHIER
A. No one; when absent leave blank drafts
signed payable to the order of the teller.
Mr. Edwards here stated that he should be compelled
to defer the further examination of this witness, and
made request that the witness would defer his dspar
ture until another day.
The witness remarked that he was at loss TO know
why they could not proceed with the examination
not delay him any Ion ger than absolutely necessary
the witness was put but as the witness was aware
that considerable amount Of the paper purportng
Ss 1sa By tia. bank WAS IN 5
The Court remarked that It would be absolutely nsces.
sary for Mr. Granns to remain and subsequently It
agreed between the council to take until Monday
NJ 1t at IL O'clock and in the meantime 1t would afford
Mr. Granns time to visit his hoe and return on Monday
morning.
Arrest Of THO Shcp10s-Eudence Of their GuN found IN
their Possesio-On Thursday evening officer Keefe ono
Of the Chiefs special detectives succeeded in capturing
two professional thieves denomnated "shoplftsrso
calling themselves John Schmidt alias Barnard Feieel-
man. George Brown These personages were observed
BY the officer to act in very suspicious manner in going
from store to store in Broadway and from their peculiar
conduct the officer watched them closely when they went
into the tailoring establishment of Porter Whitney, No.
S2! broadway and while Brown attracted the attention
OF the salesman Schmidt secre,ed piece Of silk vesins,
valued at S76 As the rogues were about leaving the
store the officer stepped in and took them both into
tody and in large pocket the inside of schmidts coat
was found the stolen silk The two rOgues
veyed to the Office of the Chief of Police and the next
mo ming the Mayor committed them to prison for trial
These two parties also charged with stealing piece
OF velvet worth $40 from the store Of Mr. DAILY, No 31
Broadway taken the day before they were detected by the
officer.
Running Ortr q Child--A man named Lawrence Bowen
Thursday evening arrested by oicer Phillips OF
the Fourth ward charge of furously driving horse
and that evening along Water street. running
a lad named William 7. Sharpe and seriously injuring
him. The outrage witness ed by Mr. Henry Cornell,
Of No 279 Water street. who before the court and
testified in tho Justice Osborn held Bowen bail
In the Of $780, in default Of which he was committed
to the Tombs for TRIAL