The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-13

an order and that the ticket would be all right;
selover turned around to Smthers and told him TO give
when defendant said 'not that one" Smithers then
gave him marked emgrant train TO Cleveland also
order TO Mr. Coxzens at Cleveland which defendant
said would forward them 10 Chicago witness said he
would like TO have his money back as the ticket was
marked emgrant train, and he had paid and wanted
first class ticket defendant took hold of the ticket
threw il the foor and said he knew nothing about it.
defendant took il again. and told him to put in his
pocket and when lie ready start he would get slips
for first class ticket witness went down to pier No,
North river TO off to Cleveland and when he had got
there he was told by number of other passengers that
the boat had left the whole party came to the conclu
sion that the tickets would only carry them in emyrant
trsin and of them Mr. Keyster went to the Mayors
office officer Bell returned with them to Selovers Office
where the officer asked him how about those tick
cts and particularly about the order addr sed toCozzens
Selover said that CozZens If his and that
he bad telegrsphed TO him TO Onward those who
had paid for their tickets to Chic go of Bell then
said that he supposed was all right and witness went
TO his hotel for the night the next day witness went
board the South Amboy boat, and from there took
the for Cleveland when he entere the the
ducor objected to their going in the first class and
pha arriving there he found that they could not go
on any cars except the freight train and obliged to
pay six dollars to in the 6r class for Clere
land when he got there witness made some inquiries
whether the ticket he had for Chicago good or not
went to all the railroad Offices and hotels and made in
quires as to whether the ticket would convey them to
Chicago; Iwhat told him about the value non
value OF the order objected TO by counsel for the de-
fence;l witness obliged to buy ticket at the rail
road office for Chicago.
Assistant District Attorney-o Did you ever make any
inquiries since about the value OF the tickeE Objected
to by counsel for the defence.
Court would not sustain the objection.
Witness-A Could not say that he ever had; paid six
dollars for passage from Cleveland to Chicago.
Cross examned-Wtness stated all that took place be-
tween him and the defendant as far as he could remem
Der, used witness in the case on previous
OCCASION could not tell the name Of the who went
with him to the Office of Seover, 14l Liberty street.
him first at Loveioy's Hotel
Officer VIM. Il Bell. being duly sworn deposed that he
was attached 70 The Mayors Office and his business was
to see that emgn runners have proper licenses and TO
that no frauds pracsed on emgrants knew the
defendant for two years went to his Office with Mr. Keys
ter, and Mr. .!oyer, with number Of Others who
bad bought tickets; told Mr.. Selover what Mr. Register
had told him. that lie had purchased first class tickets for
Chicago and had got only emgrant tickets Mr. Selover
said he would do as he had agreed to- stated his
agreement Keser and said that he had agreed to send
him along with the fist class ran but second class cars
the he should in that the second class ears
went with the first class and the only difference was
in the Keyter said he thought he was to go in the
first class cars but defendant said that not the
agreement; that he had agreed 20 send him along
with the first class train; could not say whether Mr..
Keyster satisfied not witness advised him to go
on, and witness concluded he would.
Charles G. Warren being duly deposed that he
was acting policeman for all the roads centreing
NJ Cleveland; met the plaintiffs at Cleveland and saw
their orders on Mr.. Cozzens there such person
Cozzens connected with any railroad company in Cleye
land; there are but two Cozzens in Cleveland and the
keep eating houses; the tickets produced by Messrss
Register and Fisher were OF and were altogether
worthless there no such street as Spruce street.
except one laid down on the map about mile and half
John d. Pierce, assistant superintendent those rail
roads centrng in Cleveland deposed that the tickets to
Chicago were not genuine, and altogether worthless;
there such person Cozzens connected with any
railroad company in Ueyeand the ticket produced by
the Assistant District Attorney of whatever
Several persons defrauded their way out West
by buying tickets purporng to be issued by the Ameri
can Inland Passage Company
Dewitt G. Baldwin testified That the tickets produced
by the Assistant District Attorney worthless that
he had seen many of them in the hands of emgrants
former occasions and who always duped and that
there such man Cozzens connected in any way
with any railroad running out to Cleveland; witness
connected with the various railroads centreing in
Cleveland and would be able to know if there any
such person Cozzens there who had authority for
ward passengers to Chicago or the Far West
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE.
The first witness brought upon the stand for the de-
fence John Allen who, being duly sworn, deposed
that he Mayor of Bnfalo that the writing the
tickets produced by the prosecution not the hand
writing Of the defendant Seloyer, whom he had known
TOR many years.
Here the Court was adjourned until II O'Clock the next
morning