The true Democrat., 1856-05-20
H. NJ. TTUE.

Memphis March 5
 DEAR A. C.: Of course it IS now too late for you to go to Ohio or get an affidavit there Still think it would be needed, as have re- ceived no telegraph from c. F. Mir. Kirby goes to- day; takes this with him. Mir. Thayer is here again. Mr. Kirby will not leave the office in care of Smith Who could not be pop uar with lot of ganJlers and w--s. by spending S9 OOO to 12OOO in four months, with and for them? This is tue aony Smith got pop ular. We may want to use him in our compa- | nys quo tCd1rantO-see lt--but l want to get rid of him, and the quicker we can do it the better l shall feel, after answering to that suit Smith has used me more vllainous than any other man ever did. This is plain to be seen, and feel tt. H. M
 Remain as Dr. Kirby thinks best, as it won't interfere with your x. Y. business. H. M.
 Remember, that if Kirby is not satisfied with all things I will get his notes and give them up to him, and he can give up his interest in the company H. M. ! A. c. TRUE Saco,n-Recognized the forego. | ing letters as in the handwriting of his broth CT, H. M True; were received by him at Little 1 Rock, while he was there, between the 9th and 18th of February; don't remember whether by mail or private hand; received letters both ways. Left Little Rock on the 18th of Febru- ary.
 Cross Ecamination.-Is 20 years of age; was born in the State of Maine, and lived there till he was sixteen; has four brothers-two here, one ill Chicago, and one in New York; Hiram lives in Chicago; from Maine he went to New York city, and thence to Rochester N. Y., where he lived about six years, thence to California, where he stad about two years,  never had anything to do with sixty-thou- sand dollar dry goods speculation of H. NJ. True; knew man named Winants in Calilor- mia; didn't have any patents there; had no pa tents for coinng there, or anything of the sort; no brother of his had any such; his business in California was buying and selling goods and cargoes; sometimes made and sometimes lost; was also in the mines and had kept hotel ill California; was never criminally charged in Rochester; was indicted in Chicago the charge was for robbing a room mate the crcumstan- ces were, that an acquaintance of his named Blossom from Rochester, was drunk at gam bling house; he found him there, and induced him to go 10 hotel; he acted as friend; at the hotel, Blossom and he occupied the same room; Blossom was too drunk to count his money; he counted 1t for him; there was about | S123; he placed It, with their watches, under the pillow, locked the door, and they both got into the same bed; in the morning the door open, Blossoms money and that of witness gone; witness pocket book, rlhed, was found on the floor, and clothes of both witness and Blossom were scattered about; Blossom and landlord talked together privately, and they told him they suspected him; stated if he would restore the money they would not prose. cute; witness said he wouldn't give one cent, and he was then arrested at their instance; gave bail; trial didn't come on immediately; was tried and acquitted; was in Rochester several times before trial; 1t was ascertained that $40 of the stolen money was in the possession of man who had been in the state prison. Witness narrated the circumstances which went to show that three men who left the hotel the morn ing of the robbery, had entered the room and committed the crime with which he was charged.
 Witness didn't leave Rochester on account of criminal charge against them there; never told w. R. Smith so; he was in Chicago from | April to November; was absent from there several times between his arrest and trial; he | lived in Chicago about one year; was engaged in wholesale grocery and liquor business; sold out to his brother, who is now there in business; returned from California in November or De- | CemDoT, lOC1, WcuI tO NcW was cIlSd0cu there with his brother in buying and selling stocks; came out here to bring his brothers family; expected to remain and do business here for the company, if he found he could do well, or anything else he could do best at; he arrived here on the 10th of December; he went to Little Rock to look into things there, and to take Smiths place, if he had to go to, Canada to see his father; didn't know anything about Smith swelling the accounts on the books; books hadn't been written up since October; found the bank closed, with only $l9 or $2O of redemption funds; his brother had suspicious of Smiths management, and sent him over to see what he was doing; looked into books, but couldn't comprehend them; couldn't understand Roswell Beebe's cash book, and didn't get it explained; helped Smith when he was writing up books, Smith posting up and witness check ing off; Mir. Kirby and witness looked into books once few minutes at Little Rock, but didn't understand them clearly; MT. Kirby to him to bring the books to Memphis; wit ,o. ~ brought them here, took the first to tbe w., os