The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14

son Ia rather essenta ny eiueens thAn any 9TH
letter in the name There also an essential diieren
in the attached 10 the sJno and II 10 very diIeret
IL was intended for imiat, m lhe long marx Il
tended 40 a heading TO tho Tdlde. .lom tnG orslaai
10 more OF curve IN the genuins n we Inc ms 10 IA
counterfeit name angularly I1ahe than IN Tn
original. Tho difference in the is not such as :
.. When did you Grst see the chesk p question: A
! saw IT either the next day tho enc ate
It's date; saw II first az the American Erchangt
Bank the bank notified me that my account was over
drawn and of my clerks either Badger or Moss,
went down; he returned and told me that theie
check there Of tle 900; A. cncs went to tho baut aud
saw the first teller don't thins any Of the OH
sof the bank this occsion tho bokkeeper showed
me the check examined Il aud pro uounced forgery
and ih,n handed II back 10 he bookkeeper.
Did you then examlAe particularly the msrki by
which you have nov pronounccd it to be forged
checkr A. did not point out theu the defects which
have stated TO be in the sg nature after iei the
check back went to my ofice.
. V when did you next see the checls 4. think
again the next morning r. the bank; don't remem.
Der whether was sent for not; ! cannot even say
pSSshtivey wheteri dd 60 down, have recollection
OF the check being brought to me by officer OF tho
Chemical Bank and policeman thlak the policeman
was officer Reed; mex, the check when II pre-
neheu 70 me oy the Grand Jntyi that was about Hix
weeks or two months ago.
The Court-Do you mean TO eoat-ti, Mr.. Busted,
that that il the handwriting OF Mr. Thompson i
Of forgery.
Examination reSumed-The man sitting at the head OF
the Grand jury presented II 10 me- AMI took the check
in my hand; on that occasion swore the cheek was
forgery; one Of the jury asked IL It good fac.
"
original; this all that occurred before the Grand
Jury; ] never made marx tho check by which
could know IL again have not the check since II
was in the possesson Of the Grand Jury, till this
Reexaminei by the District Attorrey-Q Do you
know any such man James Bishop 4. No
To MIR. Busteed-There may have been such man in
my employ without my knowing it.
Juliaa Q. Very, exchange broEor, No. IL wM street
"a the firm ofVery Grynne, being svorn, opposed
Continental Bank.
Mr. Hall sad that it always right In Of for
gerry tohow tina. other roseries committed at the
same tLae.
Objection oyerruled.
The following check then shown TO the witness,
marked No. 2 -
co.ruui nv YoR" Aug 30, 1884,
to 81 sTass q 5psf D. &n' ~ e%yah end
Endorsed-Very Gwync
Wi,nessThe above check is of tho IA mo desert ption
as those used BY u is forged check the rlng up
Ia much more regular than my handwriting no also is
the signature the check is neither tho of
Ar. Gwyrne or myself, person OF he name Of Hshop
was in my Office on the second Of August last,
q. DO you recognize him in Court A. Yea (The wit
he pointed out the prisoner Fndlsy ahas Bishop
the habit of see n the signature OF the teller OF
the Continental Bank tie purportng to be ha
In the check In question bearsa slight resemblance
the original II is forgery to the best 0f my know
ledge, the check did not come from my chsck book.
q What were Bishops acts when he VISITED your
placer A. He sold some uncurren' money /, me; gave
him in payment check 10 bis order he got three
checks from our Office on three successive sales Of
Cross. examined by Mr. Bustsed--our place OF bust.
), has been In No. IL Wall street since last April We
.r n one clerk George Webster, in August lsst Ir
~ and myself dreV the checks of the arm Web
4 ~ draws check for sometimes but very seldom
u n ~ been with bout ten months; Webster might
ers, pr, draw check for average about once
o. Il the signature to the check In question good or
,ad m taton of our handwriting A. II s regu.
Ar thai my writiog the v' and "e, In very not
onnett ID, and generally cannect them; ths "n's'
ire dspi oPor'iorec III. capisais "v" and 30"
.u1 alar than make them.
o. VIII, did you FIRST this oles skg A. In the lat
Ter rart o August, think.
q Who drew tie checks fer tho man you called
iishsg, arsw one, aad ay partner d,sw two
himself for the checks bore our initials as though NJ.
had been de, osit'd by ourselves
O. what a axes you think that Mr. Gwynne himself
DID not draw this chccLy A. don't think he could
write that va, he tried and such check appeared
books q e ,econd teller Of tho Continenta BanL
irtt told tina there forged check on Us la the
bank Issw tbe heck In about hs an hour afterssrd,
shen went thei on some othe- business; saw the
heck few days Afterwards wheu II was brought into
my Office by Mr. urtis the Pre.Gslt of the bank. Dr
;uris wanted aihdavits that IL was forgery The
was drawn for ua' don's reeolest whether
I'd OF did not swear 10 IT. neat the chook before
he Graad Jury, an have not seei'it since until this
morning
Q when the perso, who rnyou pointed ont th. mora
went into on Zee you sa7 how he dreHs
ID A. eiIe bad on Bnud cOlirp1 coat. he had
shiEkeTs but mosstacfr: tall a with hiri about
I've mInu;s he said h. sct and wanted TO chvnge
s money and get petty good cheek h. did not look
ick he did not excite my suspcions ~ all.
o. Did you zee him again nitil thin morning
Hall cells was requested 70 20 there by onc.r who
wanted me 20 Identify him Cole, thi.Ik, there
yell Finley did not talk 20 FINLEY told the orieer
hen tina, thought II Was the sam, nAa, bat ,ould
wear 10 IT,
The evidence OF this wi,uss. vas here eIos. and his
oaor, iths Recorder, having to attend 20 oib~r oai
o clock, the pos oen~d untHths
olOwiDy day. The Court then ad donrnsd.