The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-20


esamincd) What understanding al
yol have wiih ihe States Attorney a.
boat being a wiincssl
Nothing.
Whom did you make the agreement
wRhf
No one ; one man who was in jail,
and got ont, told ne was fool no, to
ielL never saw him after was 10
jail. ] have been at his house since
Others mentioned it to me.
q who else, do not remember.
Any one connected with the Bank.
No.
Have you hal any Conversation with
he officers of the Bank here
Yes.
Q. Any one tell you that you would
go at liberty if you tcsifedg
| vas told that there was coat cut
out and it did pnt it on, another man
wouldi | do not remember anything
clsc.
Q. you have been at liberty have you
for some time
have been out of jail
Have you had bail
No. .have been attending on Leach.
he was sick
For how long?
A week or more, have been confined
in jail about two months, but not for a
week or two past. ! expect to have my
liberty if the court sees fit.
@ have you paid over any money TO
The Bank
] have given up what money had,
and gave an order for the horses.
Have you had friend here from
Philadelphia.
Yes, never saw him more than once
before in my life.
Q. can you read and write ?
Yes.
q do you remember how this clicc k
reads
Yes, the only time | ever saw it was
when Moreton had it.
Henry c. Horton sworn.--I am
teller of the Bank ef Vergenes. The
corporate name Of the Bank is. The
President, Directors and Company Of
of the Bank of Vergennes. (The forged
check was here offered in evidence and
objected to. The court declined to ad-
/ nit it,
We do business under the name Of "Thc
Bank Of Vergenes." The forms in our
checks is, The Bank of Vergennes.".
These checks are printed and furnshe
by the bank.
q. has person calling himself John
Gill, made deposit and taken certified
checks at the Bank.
Yes. A man calling himself John
Gill, deposited check on the Rutland
bank, saying that he was buying horses
and should want some blank checks. -
The next day he came in, and wanted
20 dollars.
Q. Is the prisoner at the bar the
man.
| cannot say positively. paid al.
tention 10 him at that time, my impres.
sion is, that he is the same man. ! have
the check for $1,000 in my possession
here.
Q. Is that your genuine signature to
il?
No.
Q any part Of the writing upon il
yours'
No.
JoHS B. PAGE,sworn. Q. Have you
seen that check for $4,000 before A.
] have. q. When and under what cir.
cnmstances A. On the 9Th day ot
July, at half pas, , o'clock il was pre-.
sented at the Bank by man calling
himself John Gin. am Ca.hier Of the
Bank of Rutland. took the check
and raid for it in bills Of the Bank oi
Rutland. gave him $1,000 in POS
$500 in l0's, $500 in sos. si2 ia small
bills. and some changs-sis42 and
some cents in all Gill had made de
posiis and passed checks before q
Did he say anything about buyin:
borsesf A Yes, before this he tol,
me that he was buying horses, aud wen
down TO the Bardwell House to Sc,
some there came back and said be ha,
purchased them. paid him 5000 III,
day before ia bills on the Bank Of Rot
land. They were not 10 parcels and
cannot tell very defnidvely what kind
some 5's, some l0's. and some 2O's
went over 10 Roase's Poin, on Saiur
day. I think the money was paid owe
the next day q. DID you obtain ih'
money found on Menssr a. did
Firs, time s90i, afterwards 500 thn
be had seereiei with the holel-keeper
They were all bills Of the Bank Of Rot
; lard, four sos. t~euiy-one pos, twent,
dse 81, two =, and two 81 bills. q
Have you any money iakcn from BE
eroit and Moreioni A. ! have tw
} scaled package- One package has bee
opened. 2 Can yog indemnity any ,
. ihrse halls leoad si-- Henser ~ bein
sssae a thdse soa paid John 8Bis