The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-13

MERCANTILE TRANSACTIONS.
DEC l2In he matter ef the failaye If Wight Brcsasr
rhn o,se, already noticed In the HrsAp 10 stin under
ave,ss,sop Jo,epb Brennan, on oro-s-s Examination by
Nj Thsm,on ssd--I was born In Ireland, In the count
Kilkenny; came 10 this country In August 1885,; the
fret employ nent went into with Tracey Irwin a
Co.: stayed with them about year; eft ~
count d ,ickpees then went 70 Cleveland Go e fc
oply aboat . month; after that Jshp n gsins
Co 81 was with them about four years went ,ee
employ Ct Wight Brothers ABOUT toe rst Of January
My moIthy ~,fes were SIS; the nrst time ar, Sigu
spoke 70 about packing the goods wss wesns,
Gay evening drank ttmo sith Mr. Wight nj mat time,
tad net drank anything that Wednesday before thcn,
might have taken si.s q ale, ara thnk on
Mr Wignt dfans it,Ie On inc saDcay tina, were
pack 70 The roods ~ss not inttxssstel; did NOD tell
Mr. Wight ha, bad otJecttoos 10 passing FOODS sun
day took leDsi view Of the sad q religious
ore attend church: am Roman Catholic; 70 "
church every sunday slo nos kno. on mat sunday -hv
Yer was 4 May. q ~ whoss request A inside tie
sfaavt 81 the requst Of John Higgins, IN whose suit
maze, and sso si the request Of Mr. oGorman dr.
Whit toif that Dcsnistoon, Wool n % mlgos fee
vexed him or ,eneing the r. DDS away and for what
they no, osc by the uansscsoo but that t,ey Should
sue Hixsins x Farrell, and look them for n; sab.
seauenty Mr.. wight stated TIA, ne had assigned
the gooes ever bernstoun, Wood Co, that tbe
neves <t kew Ycss that he bad maze an arrangement
vi len usscvn Wood n Co. that th.y 20 joan
Hsgine ssd john farrel aud that Mr. thomson wss 70
fsxpd him sgsasi oil suis, and thai that hs bcs1
her ssin be ocudd msse bis brober Earope biz
(~is.ts) hsnds were usc up Mr. Higgins did not pay
me directly o. indirectly; Nj o'Gormsn never paid nc
ios mssIpx any sfosvr Mr. 0Gormaa never ,hsesseoed
te kick down stsirs; Mr.. OGoTm mas ana ! had some
vsry Lard words Q. wat we're ,hey about A. Toe
oiffcuty bsouGns ABBOTT Dy Mr. o8srmsn's clerh
was 70 msks sffitsvt 70 ne suit a Mr.. Farrell
against M. gut; Nr 0Gormaa'r clerk got oshes
affi1avas sgred, which | did read nor swesr W.
having only sscsn 70 ooe; there we're zone words
between Mr.. OGorms oi.rk anc my-eU, and went 10
hr oG, sbo ,o,a m. rAs annoying him and desiref
No 20 leave ofios; que.ted Mr. U'Gormsu v1n
craw the two srllavils bed not svrn 70, and ines
we're withdrawn; did pot rod them; 40 not know
whss suts they were is Old not intend 70 give ssy
move sfiosvs saarst Mr. Wight a that time bcss1.o
prvrD ped him TIA would not, male some moro after
On furiEer examnad,n, tho ~iinc,, said am aos
o. eseut doe snytfng. have not been dong thinr
or the sss three four months; am tbs lootoui
Tor employ menl | not IN any way 10 ths
r.oyuent ~ Iohs FARRELL was not subpmn-d 70
asnd here 70 day; ! have never been suop@usd
70 attend ths examination; ! have s,,ended, a.
near az I can Fuess. about fifteen or twenty urnos
ny Obi q Va rto evidence, and my prlncpa
obico, vas because thought Hr Whit dealt unjustiy
With Mr. Farre,i and because almost In TACT though,
Be- cheated bin a.. M s ss,r. NJ req wit
70 med ne that he 20, nennistoun, Wool 20. 70
Higgins Farrell, spd because he told me that the
Of the creditors might get their money out OF Higgins
Farrell or 10 the dev do not know the plsnuf In
the suit have interest In his eetaing bis money do
not know VIA, sr Farrell mas 70 DO With me p.lnud
wight oueht 70 pay, because be got the goods do
know wbe'her Mr. suffer (he plsintin) has any claim
sssips, Johs Hisefns a Co or not a. How do you oon
dev you are benef,trg Mr. Farrell by giving this
mony " Mr. suffer has ne claim on him that y,u Know
Off A. By having The whole Investigated, Foster
Thompson Tsnni.toup, Wood Co. vin be lcn IN tbe
bsct ground Adjourned
LIABILITY or HOTEL KEEPERS.
Before Hoo. Judge slcsson
Drc l2-wm. Perrn ". Rob. B. Coleman and Charles
A. seaon --Tbs isinHG 10 this case brings action
against the rrcpetors Of the Aston HOUSE, 70 recover