The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-11

sent for Mr. CONN, and hs had an intssvsw With him
ons side Of the room the police ossr present during
ring letter Afterwards examinsd the private drawer Of
Mr.. Rossie.
NJ smith objected to evidence that dravsr unless IL
TO show that the ring the gold psoe found In It,
Mr. Cunning said that there had b.sn rsPsat.d rob.
berries Of money the Post ONCE, and he had right TO
dollars found In H. and several other articles os peculiar
hind suoh generally transmitted through the Post
particular ndoimsnt yet would 60 far 70 establsh hs
guilt.
winners continusd-Aftsr vent upts the Posmastsrs
the morning Of the 12th did not 1t ct all
until after Rossis left; attention directed to Ros-
movements; other person 60 to the boxes where
tho German paid letters vsrs the boxes we're in my visw
serving than; at the time delivered the letters to NJ
Comm the evening bsfors two Of them contained the ring
O. What facts circumstances led you to suppose that
A. From orcums ancss that learned the day before;
To the Judge went there about seven O'CLOCK; Rossis
In there but he had not We Ching the let
ters he had about hundred letters before him watch
cd him from that time from the Postmastsr's room.
TO Mr. DunnDg After my evidence before the Com.
missioner Mr. Rosie said he could explain with regard
his gorg away from the table, that 1t for the pur
OF going to the scales ct the other end Of the tsb
weigh the letters did not observe any scales 1t the
other end Of the table, there was pair on the table, with
Cross examined BY Mr.. smith-o Who prepared those
was something written In them.
wh.txsrs they putin fer-wssi asa ''doooy duckr'
A. Yes handed them to the clerk; before the
Comnhsoner that they were not to b forwarded By
mail. O. Wore they intended to be forwarded BY mAl2
intended II they not broken open to take them
should have taken them Impression ring
placed OF the folds of the envelope and that
e: on s Of II S sold Va.
don't know that there scales ends Of the
counter; could not have bee ton minutes that
Rosse from the PostmAster's room; was over two
hours there altogether should think that whsre stood
about high t. gallery Of this court ROOM
lance AID ten feet beyond IL from me- back was to-
wards at the time he sealing the letter. did
60 to breakfast could rot hear him from whore stood
after the ring was taken fiom the letter received 1t from
George G. Ccain examined BY Mr.. Dunning. dspossd-
clerk in the Post Office in this city for about twenty
In May last had charge Of the foreign letter de-
Mr. Smith, this srass Of the proceedings said that II
this not offence under the statute ana he thought
1t would be a. we'll to state the grounds This as
Cd by mall the evidence shows that they we're not In
tended to b by mail and the statute
that they should be intended to be forwarded By mail
these letters not broken OPEN whatever was taken
from them Was taken from the seal
Mr. Cumming said there section Of the cot which
required the letters TO b sent BY mail there another
which provided that the letter WAS for the pur
poee OF taking any article of value although 1t not
Tss 70 % ~ MAJ. s ndS
Witness eontanusd-Rossie had in part charge Of the
letters to Great Britain and exclusively charge Of the
Ger paid letters by the Prussian mSs his duty
to stamp those letters to the credit Of the PVssisn oc
and when . sufficient number accumulated to put one
the clerk that bundles put, his initials on the bundle
sfere the paid are bundled they In
!ss ss. s was In
received from Mr. Holbrook about that time letters; he
handed four letters the evening Of the 1lth which
handed BEFORE which put in box that night;
entiHes the ring and the coin lstter those two
what they contained except what Mr. Hobrosk told me-
put those letters In the Prussan boxes the morning
the same con dition 1hsn put them IL The So1 that
they we're when received them from Mr. Hobrook the
night sefsrs weighed the ring letter the afternoon
Of tie llth the Prussien box where the German paid
letters put-one Of the boxes had spoken CT after
placed the letters there went to my place the
ing; he came in about half past I've ooiosi the
es sT l 1 to hs in
after placed Ii - there; when Rosie arrived he went
out Of my sight :, the place he usually stands thsts
what supposed, but couldn't aim he remained out
Of my sight about half hour; when be in sight
be commenced distributing the paid let fer Great
Britain after that him take Letters out Of the
PYuRsas boxes whore had PLAYED ths.s letters 10 the
morning, and he commenced dis ributog them prepare
tory stamping them saw nothing but that he was It
ter o'clock then he Left that for other
part Of the e6ce he returned In short tms and then
st for BREAKFAST Mr. Hol6rook sent to to get
letters got them ano took the up to him. AFTER put
those letters in the Prussau boz other person had
O. Could any have gone to those boxes without you
seeing thems (Objected to-admittedl
son could have gone there without INV seeing them.
the se. OF the ring letter wner put in the box had
smooth surface; when took IT from tbs table it had
rough surface IL had the appearance Of stamp being
used there weighed the letter and found i weighed
the coin Appeared 5. torn Il was uns.ad The r sss
took II up tSat morning was there When Me- Rossis
returned frtm breakfast had Interview with Rossie
at his request after he returned ffom breakfast;
presence Of officer and M Holbrook; the other
clerks employed In that ofaes that morning vera
liam H. Chase, and George R. Hunt; there we're
two or three OF the other clerks employed In foreign
a the Prus,aD a them Mo
Atsly in front of It; think his IL Carey Stsarns
the other clerks merely went TO small table and
gave to Hobrook 1sund In my pocket the 20 h Of
Nay In one Of my ee coats; had two; the coat whom
room the ring Vas IN ny left hand pocSet can't ts IL
It was the coat bad on the morning Of the 18th;
the conversation with hm did not place the ring there
myself; The first knew Of It was the Goth Of May;
handed It either to Mr.. Holbrook the secretary.
Cross examined BY Mr.. Schell-Iu reference to the
foreign department. stood pots to large door lead
ing into the foreign department; can't recotsct Who
WAS the first person who into this foregn depart
ment that morning; they all went in about the same
time teme OF the others went in about the time
kossie witness here detailed the different duties the
various cerks there were great many clerks passing
In and out that morning. and consequently great con
fusion In preparing for the departure OF the mails
Re.examined by Mr. Dunnng. the letters wsre
distributed and rated they bundled up; no ons was
70 handle or have supervision CT the paid letters which
put In the box but Rossie, except he sick; when
vent after these letters vhen had eons 70 break
fast found them Rossss block ready for STAN ping
the 18th was ON Thursday and the next packet day
on S,turda, usual make ths letters when suf
hcient had accumulated the letter got Holbrook
sn put In the box the cay before mot either the ring
or the ooin letter
To Mr. 81 it'll II could say which letter put 10
the boz on the 10th mace aJy Of the let
tiers. - = - -
To Mr. Cunning only Judge ON the ss ,,s toe letters
put in On the morning 81 the i2tb an CONF that