The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-07

and had psecy announced my Staten Island engage.
On Hondsy, February 81, Miss Grant was in NV on
at5PN. left my Office on that evening in her com
many riding in the Third avenue cars as far as Seven
tenth street. where she got out go to her boarding
house. and CONTINUED In the until reached Twenty
seventh street where left II and went to meeting Of
bank directors. While she at my Office on Monday
made al Arrangement With n.s to be At nv odee on
Thursday March ID at ~ O'clock SO that might accom-
psny her from there to the Police Court
On the previous occasions had also arranged that she
should meet me at my Office and with from there
to the court room. did this because she had told me
tnat stuart the police magistrate had sent to her to
come TO his police office an hour before the time ap
that she might consult with Chauncey shasr ESQ and
employ him as her lawyer and BECAUSE thus
was unwilling to subject her to any influences that
from any quarter, be set in motion In my absence.
she told others well myself Of the desire Of Stuart
IN respect to employing Mr.. Shafer Since that Monday
sons accused nor any one Of the Eve lawyers who ap-
peared ON the defence.
On Tuesday morning, at O'Clock, left the city and
went to Richmond Staten Island. That afternoon q
jury was empannelled in the had there to try
came up to the city on Tuesday evening at u met
until Q. At 10 went to party and at O'Clock on
Wednesday morning left my house for Richmond, pro-
mond again until Friday evening ct O'Clock, as ap-
pears by the suboined certificate of the Hon. Judge
hsHt ,ais, before whom the cause was tried.
Grant case on Thursday on the evening Of March LIST
sent letter to partner advising him OF the fact and
pointed until O'Clock Of that day This letter was re-
ceived BY him on the morning Of the day assigned for
sent to Messrs. Jordan Graham, and TaImadge.
It was then agreed that II could not be up at the
city at ON Thursday that quarter to word TO that
agreed upon for the hearing.
Finding at about 70 NJ, that the trial at Richmond
releness George White ESQ., formerly district attor
my Of Richmond county, Who kindly offered go to the
% whs wrote how and .sn
10 my partner letter stating the continuance Of my
Immediately this word was sent to Mr.. Graham (hi
office being the nrst the route and my clerk in
ut Jefferson Market Ny assistant, M Ely had gone up
to the court supposng that Miss Grant might have poss
lily been there; and, inasmuch Miss Grant Aad not
PARTNER who had been appraised of my appointment with
her for ~ O'Clock Of that day and who had remained in
for her. the arrival of Mr. Ely from the Police Court
learned from him the story told by the Police
Justice.
and of Miss Grants absence Friday at Richmond,
at about o'clock by letter from my partner and
through the columns Of the HERALD and Times To say
that not indignant at the malicious and false init
nations made about me in connection with her absence
would be to make me meeker man than even Moses
In conclusion, have not seen Miss Grant since Mon
day evening do not know and have not the faint
est idea, where she Is, when she left, how with
whom or by whose procurement who privy to It,
do not know whether she has been abducted forcby
do know that in my absence, person exerci sing
gteral functions has dared to nsnuate what he dares
not avow do know that shall survive the shock of
the by this Magnus Apollo Of the law that
he has not now, has had, particle of conf
dence in do know that that official not at liberty
express whatever mpresses itself upon his astute and
pure mind, because, although, individual his opin
ions of possible Importance he is atomica part
OF the machinery of police magistracy, and while
ing to act magistrate, what he says such will
have certain degree Of consequence with some
persons. do know that this same police justice
nd will cansa mall mod NV
duct and ventured 10 asperse my motives. do know
that this same man, notwithstanding his protestaon of
never having had any confidence in me-(dire how
shall escape its terrible effect -not many years since
received my professional aid gratuity to him in q
cause in which he defendant.
Enough. / trust that the public mind, If it in
fected by the nsdious poison of false report and mali
cious insinuation, will be dsabused reading this
plan, unvarnished statement of my connection with
the which has given rise to the necessity this
intrusion of myself upon the public notice
RICHARD BUSTED
45 William street, New York.
The following is the certificate of Judge Metcafe.-
County Court, Richmond county, the People Martin
Walsh.-Ihs cause called for trial Tuesday,
February 2Sth, and jury empannelled, and Richard
Busteed Esq., appeared counsel for the defence and
remained actually engaged in the trial of the uu