The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-24


operation three Year, when We bought nin out; he
wanted 10 pas on SEQ hahmcn when the And ~ arss
purchased Q. Did mob HuD,r s.en wsn % pu. On snese
800 hnhmen slddenly 10 that tho oemstsry could %
sold IN Year, A. Icld him Il would imPfscuoAoie
10 co SO; We put ten or twelve me 70 prepare the
kndk How much have you made out Of This cemetery
A. Since has been opened has been successful but
cam tell much we have made the sales have been
s,ree b., was purcnsshea Tor cemetery on tn sland
had no,hDg to DO with this speculation; Lewis Ozark
the man that was % furnish the FUNDS; believe
paid contract for the land; Idon know that Hun
aDaiOn paid anything the scheme fell because was SO
ssa sreas IKE ose 0 a . W. Wan street nssn nat
Huntington got some Of the Sew York Bay Cemetery
his scheme sii through; ali know b that Huntington
had sock In u; don't know that he had anything
70 DO With eesiIg mp ihis cemetery; dcnt KNOW where
Hunl gtons operations N cemeteries. the Steam laun
ory Company was started, think In june 1851; VIM H.
CLARK ,ca Huntington that the speculation would be pro
hable; nobody that knew Of connected with tni
operation bat myself and Huntington; acted Is his
bsn ., he nroa;s Isnow 90 Hun,necon oousht he
machinery Tor the laundry went with him 10 look ct An
engine and the apparatus ne bought second hnrd en-
that procuYedh cot Coo isupposed ne paid for
II; don't Know now he procured the money TO pay for ii
merry M ensse,was purchased q M Rodmsu suppos
I'd VIXEN huntington Was WORTH thousands Of dollars
everything vas PAID Tor up TO the time ! LETT; don't
know Erepeaf, wneYe he co. tt money tthinS Hcntng
ton ,olo the time that he worth $4,000; be
leaning money checfs then; al that Know was
TIA. tho TRAITS were raid BY him have no reason 70
believe that he procured any Of this money forged
paper he pct SIS 0o n he laundry concein paid that
sum him wnea cut here; srent nine months
iion this business about two tks Acgn-
dOred b.cause the climate WAS unhealthy and sup.
pos the speculation would not be successiul hn che
machinery and apparatus On the lsthsaus was not In
corpora,ed. Was there ever any caDlta Of $.ao01
A. rncte never VAS ad cot rel any o. the cerhoAtcs
Huntington was II business IA Wall street wnen
away he and eaTiSin not connected In business;
not engaged in tnA Wasn,agton SANK specalsuca;
do.t know Who was cunne;seo VIE Huntington n ge
up The banx cont know thut there wss acy cap
tai invested IT, nor DO Know mat wa incorporates;
8. BeDsp Smith who connected with toe NeS Eork
Bay cemetery, not 20 my klovedge oonaected with
Ire Bsas dcn'I xno~ nersor named 8. Z south
csut~ was Inc prcies sed president OF toe Wash
inslon aark 8 by inc o. Psimo,e wGs the
mne sseat Tor dds hsi oha the baaa 10 the
extent Of SEQ. Euatingtcu when
eca u the coan-y bad suspcion TIA: fc-
tntous 'risn, Foster < Nsa Ostyznt and Jchn +.
Bof,t boo som. OF ,he no;es also Mr. Haddoa; don'i
ihe aoup:he circulated OF theee should think
The bank eEoke up IN month alter y Was started:
the s. bills thai i1ow eeare hse tose wnfch have seen
In 1904 Harrington told me ins ae got tae plates made
cd rot Eaow ina. sais bogus bank Ill | re,o-ced
the city, tor ] SEX have told by Eacps ton
these bls Circulated be raid tns. be woula
give 10 E0n1e RI bis ereoo-s 800 Ter 500 arc trsy
would oye0 hE 10 Per cent on Ins standing deot Han
rEeion SOFA NE shss ne eopoyea man 10 redeem TOE
oth Rave oo1e uoihns - a. 10 expJse benuI gtoas
cJiE osasaclsolt ibid h,m tnat be csd not look
GOT be ~olc get n.c trouble ghink told nm several
tres; dfnt snoy trai De gSse any snswef; cup
posed he the uences OF wrong uong
vel oio, have never nsre any eoaPt..as eabifciy
" fsi Ls ne go: up clazens sauk before he
40 r., Dssblps teD Bsns dor saor toat Hsasngton
rcic ucn about this aist be tod that he
sflo ih- bank oat to man Aased Selah; cont know
sbeTe W. have only seen ! in once ass in
schohsrie oUI.y SICK wner tie Ctzegs' bAnA was
,iartea recoesie these as some OF the bills;
got back from the country; beieve
cot 1t Euu,ngsns marriage, yet rsd an invitation
c. Barry; uinS al. m siena,ures lr sun-
tpg,oos hanaErirIs; 10 oid net te.i me wro was
Tho eugrsveri the Sarrys we're Gown vito me On me
isthmus ielt them 10 charge Il tns steam laundry con
Germ; ,bey renamed. think, abo1t three weeks cont
know where there place OF business was after they re-
turned Samuel Harry Was sics and went c nj, home in
New London, Ca know II any OF the bits on the
Ctgsnsi Bank were redeemed; ! might have bsd few
dollar. OF n Ia my possession Old hot know mat was
bogus until retained; IL alter the banks
exploded tnat knew o. tie Androscosgn matter, thIS
was IN the winter q iat ) he abingdon went TO the
hssesn States 70 co something bad 10 cnice al thai
me 'c1r: rsed 70 so IN ard oot OF too % three
ohces Griffin had &c In Wall street; Huntington
had ofce At inis tIns, Was broken mp 10 conse
querce Of his for starting the Washington Bank
the knew OF the AndrorcosgD speculation wAa after
then ,old after saw the location and got some
parcnars Ihat would iurnah the capital II lad the
whce ccnuoi Of IL; be showed ne the charter
wth he p ecured After bile he consented 10 this
ran ment; wss 10 have what could legitmately
maze; intended 10 set going properly, for knew
hat could mske money by circulating and discountrg
oils HuptpstVn "a. TO have no interest In ~ was 70
have the whole eonucl .. H. the charter allowed cap
TAI 81 Stco,xt, 3u sas not 10 exceed that had cap
al q tbst time could not cay tte exact sum- had
several thousands Of dollars consisting OF ey some
nmes IN my pocket Add in The bank; don't rscoi
year and \ nsh before thai when Huntington sen.
500 bogus money: easnd money by buying notes sod
nenes III. pripc pal psr Of cane OF, Of the Cemetery
company; could not say the exact amount think was
$500 or So Coz times used 10 carry aboai IN my
pocket but had rlsny bank accounts bad speStns
plan 10 raise money Tor the Maine speculation Ia addition
the 81 eco Intonded put ny factory to make
paper YET banking TO be my principal buso,ss;
f, an ordtr Tor some bi Is on the Nes Eoe and Com
paDy; The Brat number OF bhk ordared was $4,000
bad BE-, not = 'N,ssd Srssr: and a,a no. &C.. hen,
house. ard seeing The plate pronounced . fraud;
"Tse Iie AZ dfoscofen Company" was the title tho
shou. tho roies lie told what the officer Of tho
bank raid, the company chartered in Boston tor deceit
ins irsuau,ent tsnss n.ormea .ne ensrave, y ne se.
vas ade 40 pyoiic that said / would not have any
thrg TO 60 with IL. nsgoIsscd partially 70, . site IN
Asne but spentp 10 money save for travelling expen
ses; paid Hunungcn's eSpcnses when nrst went 10
Name he told me hal cost him $500 10 get the char
be could make sl2 oo0 coc b. the operation a lie iod
mo be could lay out certain plot CT land and make q
great deal Of money IN tina. way Q Do ycu know who
gusius L. Brown, James Griffin and others 10 circu.
late from soeo 10 s. coo Of he bns told them want
tpsion yrons Cd 70 aid ne, but specla agreement
NJ ado between us. q Hor did you know h
Owed s.o%S wn,n .s ws 70 Gs,o.ns =.
Augustus l. Brown. james C. 6rfhn, Foster Van Nos
uand, Dwight Bsncp, George W. Corning, and several
Others the creditors he owed them for furniture
borrowed money, AID all kinds OF debss. Y DO you
know we're any Of these babihss On forged paper A.
Yes sir the forged paper Knew Of abou. So o0e;
Huntington told thai ths, indebtedness tue
result q forged ptper learned be was indebted 10 tas
amount before OF coon alter ne went " California y
my impression thai he lived u Lafayette place then; be
HEed vsry fespcoably; cent know that he bad par
tculr Object IN Fong 20 California; hard be was 4
broker there had transactions with him when be
vas there; Jorge, what ne vent into when he came
bscx he returned ia Inc sprDr q 1884 Hrst zoe him
to epgst cd In NE busiuse Of broker In Wall ,treei
I lent him sO1ie moany nj that time; cant tll the
amount; his faulty remained IL his wie's fathers when
CsIltoraia don't know vhere the Darrys were
did know he committing forgeries after his
turn I'll be was arrested; knew that young Barry had
Office IN Wal street. have never been at ~ used 70
20 Huntrxton's oce every day amost, ostersiDy
10 make money. G. Bow, Mr.. Randall A. Atanythlrg
that eopg. q. Had you capital VI thst time A.
yes, sir had . good many traosscons with him IN
1898 he lent money In 1853. q. Were you present
whtn any parties gave MIN up forged paper was
not do know what Inducements Fivcn 10 thee
people 10 ve up the mote Old not male efforts 10 get
per 10 give their TO- gei paper hst learned thi.
no AZ nrn, ast