The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-24
nIlL OF HUNTINGTON ~ vsasExy.


visionary srhemes ana Extravxgance-Ce-
.acscries, sandry Companies and Bogus
Banks rhs Little AndroScoggin Comps-
n.y. Sc, DC.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Capron.
Dee s3-Tne trial Of c. D. Huntington for forgery was
resumed sissS the Cour; opened, when NJ. y
N called the seooad witness Tor the defence.
Samuel Randall, examined by Er. Bryan, testified -
ssAows- have business present IN the fancy
susiness have known RIns.nsten zen years; boarded
with him IN vsndam street, Vas in The furniture trade
n lnas vrne the afm Haaasg7on i 1nsey; was
Of the asignees when they failed In May, lSss;
olssed up the business Huntington kept the books;
sound no head or them could not and on. thing
nom them relative 20 his aAeirr wss able TO maze
dividend of per cent; Huntington then went TO Wall
street Of either II 10, u the OF book
November, ls4s he nsd no particular Business that
knew o. the time; have been acquainted with Hun
su d snce ne wsn 20 Wall street. the lrst
operation he went INTO OF any copseQ aence, Gene
terry Baltimore he made proportion 10 myself and
brother 70 carry oct the scheme ne he Was 60
ing make tweive millions o, dollars oct of rs
ps0a lost eight thousand dollars By H. the operation
competeiy failed he proposed 10 90 into cemetery in
fuacs, and T.. Ciars-, nrorner- in aw 10 Ecnting.
sea, was 70 purchase the land We thought
best 10 buy huntington oct be wanted
20 employ 500 Irthueu 10 work on II thee cemetery
projecs dt eot occupy much OF hs time yet they were
gong Ito upper end Of me Island; faies $3.50 hc
aabbe oZteut In the New York Bay Cemeery
Ne .,sma sat team aU5ary wooa Re
be went oocgpt an engine and ordeAed
all The macpipery arc asked ~itne,s be wocio 90 p
ano attic na 10 vtness went oct ard aA@Se0
rnascal department. s26 Geo "a invested In sais
speculation iouuo out tcas Huntington paid rs high
per Osy realized copper from this.
ss, PRISE iust returned Huntington
nfm say ths be was gong 70 get up so;s company
soDs o. sne issuel tnss know OF; re
hoio VI the Wash ugt0a Bsns rext be ssred hs by
eetupg Of os CREDITORS % them ana allowing
zen pei oen, si,the lace sOey circuiae redeem
shen q coo per cen MS rincpeo o, circulaon sad re-
seg s.aG 'p NE BARK s''t ~ a'' very
Esue 81 tbs operation, As | wa ssx
when tsls speculation GAS born aud died; be Vas N
iosco en the Washington Sank aGa!r; the particulars OF
fhas Saoo pahiashea at The time; Huntington
went VI NO saline Less asure and drew up charter;
sesg, ~ss y. ioiows she Presilen, shsn nave The
powsr 70 sas- sa discharge any notes. bi.a or ether
parpo~es oi bs company we're 10 wEnnfactose Paper
40 Epatnsstu Gus g. bay peoe Of land 70 lay
exoeo,ed r4a si2 ooO, COOS he prorosei building
bsoa1ry capital .. ,ns inle Of the eAnx
osces sseid that Or Tor the Anir0ecoggtn % npany
ses o,inIhc, I'd cet Stopped nem; the soc ety
eeAHeta ics the detection o. fraudulent enterprises
bsc@ 81 bard tbat u Immediately broke 1p tank
RUnl gL ~ 10 California 'n he ia, o. 1893 or sfsrg
Of le5& &c resumed 10 iouE months be liabilities
slc 600; lost over ,teo from these Operations;
gave bira -, ABOUT sli OF 1905. sad Other
erestois ct his request 90 40 toe; applot TO Haley
sor The rciease. spa he said be never ss- Il; hal
been fr1eodis amrg ihis TINE with Huntin ston
kBes tnai bad csnotsed torgertss Oh
lance J. Guhs rasrne Gtsier. Augustus l.
BFo9n lsryer Foster an Cssracd, lumber dealer;
Beers EaasfI dealers Wsstervelt 51sart and
T. & R.3ssH tsefe 1otnirg done with bin cy the
pastles: hey ultimately gave MN paper, they
screed SIMS name VII months ago; knew OF
thc otoer .o.geres at time, HaDtngton admitted
tnem; bad been very intimate; ne used 10 be
every ihlrg about bis AFFAIRS what DC told me
made any thar nc irer1ed wrong
card n larttpa YpFee ontn
HuDt,ngtoD Was "up'i and aown' three or four umee
max he married IN 1875 or ls4g; was ACQUAINTED
wnn hrs isEnily: known tne,r condition ~hsn 10
needy circumstances Hantir ston lived 10 Brookyn vh
Nj, MAJ be poor then he often used 70
vss ssd "a sprs st lua ,me Hunting, told me-
thai he nded shooi himself and lad the psol
III ready and s.so at smother time u drowning himself
ssby accident because he was spirited he said
Is his wife would have got the insurance his
10 cross the sou.n terry DON exactly know the amount
ef ali these orgeres think Il WAS over s. GO CRIMES
$500; think Foster osuaDd's was $1,000; think
Browns was $1,000; be could have got genuine
paper nom me 1T inst time u be asked H. be bad .
habit Of sreners good deaf o. money he oftes 80.
money for object and pcnt Tor another; never used
|. drink much To be intoxicated since can
reooIlect of ne smoked from ffeep 70 twenty nve
Sripg oim before the Authorities but did do SO;
gave him cfsi Of 5000 certain party, but af,a-
vsT6s ] beard something winch made me withdrAS ~ be
had been the habit OF operating with Beden =, tats
Hne; Huntirsisn very bitcr against me then; be
anorrua eollec,ssic ana unoolecl,bls 10 $4,000 h.
- which -e,e yaid Charles selodeld bought some
= ibsse claims amounting ] ininf, 10 20 90 DOM
know wtal lie gave hr them, be bought trer1 OF dae
Dcnt persons; never knew OF sn operation taat Hun
uaston showed any chr whssevcr; be nada IA
cahy Of making friends tne forged pa per spoke Of Was
deIvered 10 Huntington Ia 4 fanL
CsosssxaDined BY M. Soyes--n IL year since
have been . regular bus nc.s hal mall Office In 81
Wall rect there . with ne that known
b0t James Z. GrihD marble man, vas really con
N yes,ry ara Washington streets bouxh, checks aud
baned money other securities Mr.. Grifa furnished
me MEANS about $4,000 was zoe cAp was mere aoou,
. year; 4 wanted more GOT u from Griffin loaned
and gave money 10 Hnntrgiou did not get money from
nin was not very suocossfu was not connected vito
aay bank nos In any business from tuo time et
ahe rDcy trade, excef the cemetery caiauons ios
financial aGsirs engaged in my brother ateres.
the cemetery operations had also 10, OF stocks aad
lands 10 wbsh traded mad Bay Cemetery stock,
Rpger Williams Coal stock n nnsy ivaniA land and also
sFom samuel Campbell never MADE much by Il; the coal
stock reruted 70 be good Huntington had nothing
M lsnS- used 70 oeen .eu ana bur notes w9ensver
good note came along and could make anything by u
ssvtr refused 20 DO 50 bad two fancy rores-one A.
241 and Me oher ~ 49 Broadway sold ont the business
- the spring Of 1853; was one Of Huntingions s,sg
sees. 2. Dd you have any demands syAIns.
rs Snuss1 "a ' 6Secmber last, and .od demand
against HIM before zoe lease was signed, year ago;
asaounte1 10 b3,To0 g. 500; sold IL 10 Jas. Hol
Iroc Tor sl00 Huntington did not know rold u q.
Had 700 any oher demand against him thaa the one you
Ebsp cd YOU r,, discover that Hun,ins,os COMMITTED
tugorIes A. About 1863; think Griin's forgery was
N lrsi heard Of dor : recole,i whether u wu Grf
m Hgnhnston told Ora, doat know ihs talked
wtb Huntington about that particular forgery cant
scll whether was arian or Huntington told me Of the
s<hsr cggsrsc, Q. Why snould HuptDgtou make you q
COO ~ ant about hts forgsrcs a. Everybody has oona
aAp.. and suppose thai ~ss the reason q. What did
NJ rsy when ccnversirf With you A. can't give bis
vcrds iong ago that cannot rccollect; should
nms Washington talked with four Eve times about
s forgerss cont know te svtoni Of them have never
Known ~ ary other f0rgeres than those have named
amounting 70 ~ COO or Bpvzrds never hal any susr
e,on agairs' h'n y "a ne sive yeu any reason Tor
committing those forrefiesi & | don know that be
I'D be 10 not rake aby apccgy fer comnitlrg them;
hnk Old GOT SAY any bpg 70 IN Of the conse1
u ths aci iCu1d out Tie loTgerles on my own name
q1arfeed they were Iast due Win ether gsnu
paper; said 10 Huntington "Chsrley. that is
my signasure" the suii bet~ecn me aud Foster 4
osusnd ccmnenoed on account Vi forged PAGER:
tsd Fusier ~ could collect the money from Huntington
Huntington never xpocEsed ior forging my nsrs
q We're thesc iorgefies gsrcrAly known, vas t5er
exstnce known only 70 a lev 4. | suppose grcai
many people knew ihs Trey had been conn ieh