The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14
TRIAL OF WILLin,N KISSASE FOR FORGERY.
Court Of General Sessicns.


competency to erve After trouble, the following
gens.emen were 8, 'oln TO try the case:-
George t Perry Edward NJ Iivermore,
VIM w. Wbita Nathaniel 7. King,
Patrick 0'DonnelI James hart,
William Blake James Murray,
Kempt Godfrey, John wilson,
Sebastian Is AlSus, george ~ hnuerson'
A. Oakley Han Esq, Dist. lot Attorney in opening
the case for the prosecution, sa ID
may say, gentemep, in ad, ahcs ., !, 'ne I'm tssmony
one OF tho most irgania,s Snan. frauds perpe
trated In this city within the m 'iory ssen oa my
learn friend who Is associated with v no ons IL ai.
or ipronaby, within the memory Of yn,Ia @ % ~ ,, a
room Ihe offence was committed six av a 49, ""i
u was not anravelled in day, o week. " i a'u ~
shall briefly state the facts TO you, witho, ue
either color emphasis and lea W you Theh ~ pos
session OF the testimony, to arrive at oana @ con
WIZ appear from the evidence, and 1t is " ~
cidsntally conceded, that the three part ca "ho
are subjec's OF this indictment resid ',s nv ~ ~
that time we have nothing ITO do. We a., nfss ~
become acquainted with them early In the mon =" the
whole Of that month in this city We know them 10
have been acqnaintances 10 the West nd find tn "
here, co.operators and conspirators Ihis Is matt "
necessary Tor the prosecution TO prove In so far as Tn
acts Of the with the "a Of the other
for In every case OF fraud in which are engaged
where one sets business afoot and anohs carries ton
both must be connected TO pursue ain OF events
chronological shall state the the following
nsrratve-The cefendants, named Anan w Fndley,
otherwise called James Bishop, Luan C.e md William
Kiss ane Jointly indicted Cole Ia not p his trial
tsnv. now tor he has claimed separate trial We 'hs
testimony of the acts OF Bishop and Cole In
order to show the connection between "a 'sm AL.
defendant, VIM Kssane came TO the stauonef store
90 Wsi street, OF Nathan Lane Co.. who wct, In the
habit OF printing checks for different persons OF M city
We find kssane going there asking to be shown some
specimen checks, aud demanding to have q inted
check, similar to those used by Very &GvyGr en-
change dealers and also blank check Of Johu Tho mp
son banker With these he left the place, with tn In
tention he stated, OF getting up book. Tbs, N.
ners of the party in this visit cnneny tho,s OF
the confidence man, and hs conduct such to
awaken the suspicious Of any when he re.urns
again he stated that he had lost the specimens nirs,
him, and though he had ordered bank book to "a
prnted certain checks we're given him that tins
also. We don't hear OF the parties bgain until
the end Of August, when two OF them (Kissano nrd
Cole) are at the hotel of Mr. Bxby, at the of
enteredCole under that OF Carbon and Kiasane under
the name OF Healey They shown TO be together at
traced to the New York Hotel who're K.sane and Bshop
have hired On that theatre appears Coils for tho
arst time: We will show that these three the
ha bit OF being in their room together with writing
terals, doing something +" ns the witness will state
who testified to this fact. On tho Goth OF August
agent selected by the conspraors for his activity, and
who will be found to be the tool Of the other goes the
store GOO Chambers stree Of Messrs Van Brunt Wa
terhouse. These defendants seems were familiar with
peopis In the West whose names are Known il this city
and smong Others n Messrs Van Brunt& Waterhosse
The sgent comes to the store with two false letters Of in
PRODUCTION, addressed TO OF the members Of this
firm. We find there the same specioua manners shown
BY kssine here as he displayed Mt the store of Nathan
that he has under his control large Of money and
IL essireus Of opening an account at some bank.
the Chemit al Bank. you can 60 there" Previous to
this should have said s. 600 raised by Cole, 10
carry on the busness lie has cashed a draft to that
amount On proceeding to the Chemical Bank Kissane
IL introduced TO the proper officer, and he deposits the
sna also deposits two drnfs smoa,tns 81 90 about
$500 each. This done on tho Z9th OF
osf, and Biihop comes in sgain and draws smal
amount. Shortly after he comes in a third TINS, and
makes deposi. Of two che:ks land 1t urns out those
from the Office oi Nathan ana x Co-to wit the cheek
on the American Exchange Bank, signed by John
Thompson also, the check on the Continental Bank
signed by Very Gwynn 1t 81 necessary to say a. far
the bank concerned that the whole sspsc OF the
partes-the letters and the look Of the checkswers
such as TO deceive any man. Unfortunately the bank
Was deceived, and TO this extent Bahop after deposit
ing these checs for aboa. az 0O0 aud the other
the whole amount and which n paid in $500 bank bla
gentleman from the West, residing In this city,
standing outside the bank when Bishop in 70 cash
tie check an4 this fact which has since bo.ome mpor
tant, he communicated 10 III. bank the next morning
Tle party, however, had drawn the money and was
Shortly after the others 60, and all to
gsther at the West The checks proved be forge
ries In other words there have forgrres fro FIRST
70 lastthere forgery of the manner of az homes.
uanthere forgery OF letters of
was forgery OF that yhch would sp.s conadsncs and
there forgery OF the cbecks II spreal these facts
teiore you, OF which what have said Il only out.
lse ,;hsy will speak for tbemseNe-and viii shor
di.tn ent. All the,e parties. ! win shox, have the
ability TO conduct crime OF this hind | VIII
show motive, also, and that tho De eninnts possess
grade Of nieect capable Of eAsblins thom to carry
out their schemes 10 suocssI.ul termination.
You viii scrutnize the testimony Go elv men Of
common sense and after you haye heard Il all viii,
doubt, arrive at the same concnsion with myself
omitted 70 state that Rissana arrested At ths West
By John Reed policeman ~ the Chiefs Office
Mr. Bua,eed for the prsoner1bst has nothing TO do
with the
The District Attorney-Plight 4. one Of the hr.t ele
msnts Of the consciousnesss Of gai. Evidence Of flight
has always been properly received, soi for hH
conceive that have the right 10 ntioa Il in the open
fhe Judge-The fight a Of party isslways competent
70 be given In evidence What weight the jury may give
The District AttorDey-As 10 ~ competency my
learned friend agrees with me OF he souli not
Of this man Ksssns af,sr h.yioe beard Of the oTenss
With which be charged bis conduct that Of
honest While ths railway carriage with the
officer be went on some susterfugs .nto adjoitiag
chamber, and while the tran at fall speed rstel
his life TO escape by Jumping out lie smaned concealed
months End was ma arrested aatn two or thrc.
nonths aso. hat arrtst succeeded in tho producl8n
OF sorne thirteen Of thoss very bills paid 20 Bshol-
showing clearly Rissanss connection IN the matter.
The District Attorney then proceeded 70 examine bis
witnesses The following In
THy KvTDKCk FOR tbs PROSECUTION.
corner OF wall strsss and Broadway, being s.osa de-
posed kept an account in the American Esebange
Bank IL August last, the chscks Ia the 1abh OF
using aia similar 70 the hold IN my hand t,is
check IL At follows
no ].
Nav Y0nR, 40 ~ 1854
AsTHfcAs FrCHAsGI BASS.
Pay 70 The order ~ Iamea Baop Etquir Twelve thsI
ssn9 a9lars-sI2,yo joins THOMPSON.
EIiorsed-John Thompson.
This u not genuine check: am not acquainted sith
the pattisa charged In this inlietmsaI ~: Ia
.he habit Of numbering our checks.
Q. Did you ever see Mr. canty TIE payly teller q
he American Exchange Bank, wfitef A. I cannot say
that have, have bis certEclica Tie ehssks
and th.Dk could IDENTIFY them.
<oaseEAmlnsd By Nf Dgstsel--
q About how many cheeks are drawn ~ you Ia tss
course o. ayesr A. hep two bank accouRi' one "a
the Bank Of the Espuoiie, which abosi thriy -
forty are usually drawn day. cn tas Amsrtcan
EIehargs Bank about sr ehsss drA.n pr DAY
don't sign quarter OF the checks that dfawn q
ny ofos, 10 the year 1854 th,Is t~o r~'sons au
ryRd M rEsrk fax L. - k.NF