The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-31
Superior Court-fn Chambers.

PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE aTfLwELL ACr--NERcAS.
TILE AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS.
OCT s0-Jedn H. Suttv and Anoh>r a. Thoraas r.
Higt and snosher-rhis proceeding, under the Stiwel
compel the defendant, wight, bis
daors for property TO large amount, resumed. Tie
examination Of Thomas r. wight Zone OF the deeDdani)
continued he deposed fur her that he Europe
With Mr. j. Farrell In November, 1875 before thai had
peen tookcper the arm Of Higgins Co. attended
part Of their finance business stock taken In the
house Of Hss ms and % Immediately before len, and
my brolher and bad the at our house and VIC
examined them the handed ~ me b. the
clerks kno~ more Of lie Correctness than you do
never Was my bu,iness this tock sheet handed
ne a few days before my RoiDg 10 Europe. v Did
you not 20 70 Europe vito view d Investing your
monsy with the arm Of higgins 8 Coz A seat to tn
rope for the purpose Of making dcm ani ctrryng
0 a trace formerly under the nrm Of John Higgins 4
Co, ard invested my money In The operation: mean
reliance on Mr. Robnsons spoSle1ge a The gools. a
You bad oeaiiTgs financially sith DephstouR, NCod a
~ Immediately before YOU lett A Yes, cir; dld
rvcsive iron them letter Of introduction q bid any.
thlpg "a. between you and Dennutoun 4 Wood aaer
that letter 81 credie (0biecicd to- a. Al Gasgo~ I
.no potaipg 70 Higgins. there was someElns about the
OLD debts Contract produced1 IL that tae coor
sEBeo ~ you' A. Yes tAGmiI,ed sad markedly q
lou have stated that yoa unable 20 your ia
biles, because your books 10 the naais of &w.
Nssces A. 90 no, snow that ! have stated (sr.
0Gdman, coup.si Tor painful, reads no'es q former
snipsiiop) Witness coDrDued-rbe explanation I msxe
Is that 1 did my writing al j.. and ". Wal
iaces place in Glasgow kept my books
their Office. q. Ho. does me fat that
J. W. Wallace 50 kept Jour boosa, explain yohr
snorsnce a. 70 Jour LIABILITY IN EGropei 4 Because
not bis adeices shosing the La tues. 1 do not
how loug they scpt the b0oks a Ind thsy Keep
books after your brother John Over tias
fosi a. DO not know, but " highly improbable thsi
ney oid residen twenty thira street New Yosk sf
ny return from Europe Dd you keep q carnage
A. No, sir z ina yon keep horseg A No sir a Whose
carriage Old you 70 ihe store M NJ mothers
y nd you sell this carriage and these horses sny
umeY A. Yes ar: Don't remember when. u WHAT
happened the furniture twenty third street. Ny
nsobsr n lac removed hers my aunt removed ters my
iber sold q NJ and removed the
Of mine q At toe time u your hrst arrest had
you any bank a,oounr Objected to) A. hal private
tecouft but was closed had private account in the
Bans fsr the exchange o. money have bad
hen account in any bank v. Nou stated tb.,
~ere goods handed over 70 Dennssoun, Wood X Co DO
lore your iaiurey Yes, sir B. Can you the
loers o cr.dt bad OF them. DO you 700 koos toe
meaning OF the word ienf A. suppose u collateral
security ths goods handed 20 them BY pay
TOR letters Of credit that got OF them, and
by 10 Glasgow; my brother TOOK GO, 900
letter OF uredh With him, he told be paid foreign
with that e3 600 should suppose that
goods placed the hsnds Of Dennistoun wood Co
not paid for. q We're all the gooos whicn
moved over Jersey CITY banded over TO Mr. rnomp.
supg A All Of them y DID you kno~ the time hoe
knov II the time, but believe IN the neirnbor
cod u $1,000 y. What arrangement was made With
Mr. Thou son II the time the goods hanaed over 70
hf The proceeds we're 70 be applied the ssssftc ion
OF debt Iennigtoun n Wood How much 4 pro.
duced by the ,sef you ,ald before sss some a0n
A do nUtknov myself; hearo there soms 600
bat thegf IRA Tbak BY the 6aCtoneera al tpey
subect also 70 some cnargea there Was contract