The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-02


&c they were net like what yea new shsv ne: L Mad
plenty q tickets; they ssmsthns soisr; have
there:
tickets; can't tell whs,hsr there vas sesm
beat, &c, 9. the corner Of my tickets or rsfrsal.
perhaps both; 90 not know any Of yhs writings you
.ew show nae; the signature on them Is like
Adans' writing; will swear it aid net osus cut
of my book nobody dared to take il out OF ny book
without my permission; was In my office oce.sisasI.
~; perhaps fifteen minutes at . time nay basiaess
MAS chiefly carried on at my other Office sppsste, LOO
tsok receipts when paid him. but Afterwards burned
them up; my business ". forwarding PASSENGERS;
have since been employed the Patterson express fer
some eighteen months; have seen Adams aad
been but ssnno. say saw thss stand and talk to-
gether; have seen tickets with Adaus d the
hands o. pssssnss:' but not IN my Once gave b.
the boat, and obtained from the Office board was
sick in May and November, 1852; heard OF
these trials before; do not know what the case is
about.
And yet you have bsen in court all the timer
WeIl-ths Ia the first hesrd OF them at all eveats
and do not now know what these trials are about.
By juror was in my Office the great part Of the
Gay from four, SIX or eight IN the morning. until six in
nutes while l went to dinner
Why, understood you to say you were there only
about fifteen minutes at o ttmo duting the day.
OH no, did would wish to correct that state
ment; am certain did not say so.
stood him to that he Of his ecs coakau
ally, with the exception Of about dfteeo mauses at
er part Of his tim. was spent at his other once los Wsst
street This Mr.. Mills subsequently assented TO- aad
said that was not the same office in which Mr. Matthews
was employed. where, a. stated his direct eKamina-
ton, no was with Matthews all the time.
The court then adjourned for the day.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Samuel G. Arnold sworn fer pianhf-Reosllect tho
circumstances Of the ARRAY; In my fathers store;
heard loud Conversation 70 tho door; it was To-
light coat the ono assaulted was talking y VI. short
MI lad i Matt haxw,
Adams at the tme he about ton twelve feet
off, there psops the steps at the time; there
his nese father showed them both In the street Mat
hews was whore he vas before and not engaged
Cross examined-I no blow struck, only tho nose
pulled; Matthews was engaged should have IT.
did no. see him do sn,thi.g then; would k.ox
know him before; him court two years after the
ARRAY saw nobody strike the man in light coat with
Memorandum shown-ls that your name9 That is to
refresh your recollection.
! signed tina. memorandum, and I'll tell you how;
Horsley and begun TO bore me- he wanted 70
kaow If knew anything about ii said at FIRST did
william Cook sworn-I am the Mayors Secretary;
knew Matthews two or three years before this
rence he was an emtgrsnt runner; think he was In
below when this assault latter part Of the
ARRAY did not Matthews participate ia it at an he
my recollection not very perfect about it, it is I've
years back; supposed Matthews emigraut run
a q ss1 that was ny 9Gaes
emigran runner, he would admit 1t and them the
tIouble.)
Hiram johnson sworn-My place Of business Is in the
Ocean Bank in the forwarding business opposite
100 Barclay street In 1s49 emsrant is legal
occupation emgrant runner EN- ployment is to 20
on ships and get passengers never knew Matthews 70
do that snew him in Troy in 1896 he in the
wardiDg business; had charge Of Mr. Coopsr's canal
boats $40 600 passed through his hands sea.
con; Mr. Cooper had large forwarding business knew
Adams he is dead: he in my employ; he hsa por
him the Office that year. he let it. think in Septem.
Der; Matthews in Off with Adams part OF the
or not saw him 60 in and OUT did not kno he had
any business except acqusintance If hs con
nected IN the Office suppose should have kno IT.
understood Adams had an office in Washington street
after that
Crosse, aminsd.I knew Mills in the for arding bust.
ness he bao Office 100 West street. do not know If
he had an Office the Dock IL Matthews was in any
business then 1t clerk in the office on the dock;
don't know whose the office was; man is an smgrsut
runner WHO goes to ships, boarding houses &C., those
on the docks are steamboat runners: he not
Ter to my knowledge.
Mr.. Hart's testimony asked to be introduced and
trial.
Dr. John II. Griscom sworn-Was general agent to the
Commissioners of Emigration in fan of l849; knew
forwarders runners, something of the hin only
knew them as being sent for to the Office when com
acquaintance; they when they ~ers sent for am
they there together not entirely positive
at this late date, IT, whsa Adams sent for, Nat
Cross examined-I can't remember dates, or whether
Adams and Matthews were together after june 1sas.
Direct resumed-I wss in the business from January,
1s4s, to March, 1851 REPORT of his testimony pre-
vous trial shown Ia this i'll
Counsel objected, this the worst form Of q
leading question The Judge ruled that the witness
could look at the report whether il would refresh
h nnses ysSs n, ss' 1' Sun " 9th No.
According to this it must have been in the fall Of
1919 saw Matthews; that was the busiest year with
a. - h.%wr
cannot, aside from IT, draw my memory any closer
ron leaving the stand the Doctor said, there is
doubt but it s quite trus but cannot tax my memory
George W. Hinchuan sworn-Hsve been employed In
the May ors Office since 1889, principally as clerk the
runners and boarding house keepers; TIE first date
find here is July 1912 it extends from that ns to the
present; there is license to John W. Mills on this
book; he had license it must be previous to 1S49;
these licenses are renewed every year.
my ssnss to
there license for p W. Adams as broker, for May,
1850, but not previous
GUS TO first Of May. 1S49
The plaintiff here rested and Mr. Horsley recalled
was sent by Messrs Beach, after the publication
Of this article [Conversaton with hr. Beach objected
te] Adams never offered me dollar for these two
Csoss;ezamlnsd-Dd you not swear yesterday that
Did he promise to give 1T you?
He did PROMISE II lcsme down to his office to redeem
them; Mr. Adams said they were worth dollar apiece
at the time they Sold
Joseph NJ. Scribner sworn-Ths Office was engaged
In In June, 1850, was next door TO the saloon heard
loud talking on the walk went out and sas Horssy and
Adams in loud discussion; after ward they went up
in front OF Mr.. Arn0d's store, and Adams strike
at Horsley; l Matthews crowdng up against Hors
ley alongside Of Adams; Matthews seemed to be Adams
friend, and seconded every hing he said.
Cross ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in this case lat police
Office five years ago. have been subpGnaed twice here
was Lot examined before; 6rst saw Mathe on the
walk; knew MIN by sight frequenter of the saloon;
did not know his name; when first them talking
think Matthews the loudest talker; they
the stoop when Matthews approached them; there
crowd there; there were, l suppose, dozen the
stoop, beside Arnold and SON. was about eight
feet off, in the office door, one step higher than they
were; the parties nearly surrounded people stood
between me and them, but could over them; saw
Aeams make at his nose and believe there contact