New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-11

THE NpARtGUA TRANSIT CoMPNY PERJURY
CAsE.-J. W. McApin, alias Lieut.-Col. George
Marmaduke Reeves, arrested on a charge of suborna
ton of periuryan account of which has been already
published in Tng TRIBUNE was examined on Tuesday
evening before Justice Connolly at the Lower Police
Court-the examination being concluded yesterday
morning.
1t appears that McAlpin sued the Accessory Transit
Company for trunk containing some 1000 in gold,
alleged to have been lost from the steamer Star of the
West. A woman named Mary Moore testified on the
trial that she was the wife of Moore in California;
that she paid McApin the money for her husband,
which he deposited in a trunk and gave to the purser
of the steamer. The trunk was alleged to have been
lost by the Company and upon the evidence of the
woman Moore verdict obtained against the
Company Subsequent developments showed the tes-
timony to be false and the witness, Ellen Boland,
alias Mary Moore in her examination before the magis-
trate yesterday confessed the whole matter as will be
seen by the following dispositions:
Ellen Boand, being duly'swom, deposes' and says:
| am y years of age; fret became acquainted with
John McAlpin in the month OF july, 1890 got ac-
quanted with him by an advertisement advertised
tor situation TO 60 into the country with family as
Il housekeeper or 10 take care of children; McAlPn
called at the place where boarded, and engaged me
70 take care Of his children that was the first time
tNC Sl |
told me had Loot a trunk and had all the testimony
except one woman. who in the city, but he could
not ind her; he said her name was Mrs. Moore; be
read me papers he said she was the principal wine 81
in the case, there nothing more SAID aOout II urtl
he ca nj. out OF pri-Ou il November Inst be was Tut
in prison on a charge made by MIR. Grthni he pIen
said he thought a. pushing that suit Tor the trunk he
mid If he knew where the woman lived in CalfO mia
he would write to her; it often spoken OF he
then asked ne If | would give the testimony; Il told
him was afraid [ said il had to take an D ath
W, ud not 90 H. it spoken Of after that and after
that | went down with him TO lawyers 81 nee IN
broadway. il was Mr. RObinsOns office Mr. Robin
son il now present did not see HIM IN his flee at
that time but him at the door rs we ese ne out;
Mr. Robinson said if would call IN the 81, enng at
his house he would see us; we went, NM (, IN the
evening, | am not sure; McAlpin introduce d me a.
Mrs Moore: Mr. Robinson asked me sew eral ques
tions in regard to the trunk, and answer I'd them;
McApin had before this written down On piece Ct
nap.r hat was % say, 80 as 10 enable me 10 commit
+ IN memory: answered Mr.. RObnsCn's questions
from what had committed to me nory tror the psper
aud from what McAlDin had told NE aftsrwatd
vent with Mr. McAlpn to Mr.. RQbilsDs - ofcer, IN
the morning; We went from the office 10 he City Fall
before was examined went up IL t&e Judges desk
the Judge called me by nams, MARI loore; hat
told Nj. Robinson that mad -ather not swear, that
would affIm; knew that could ~ rm, fOg ] ha'
a.ked; 1 had been told that 5atho9s Lad to AXE a.
oath Oh a Catholic Bible, and Ia if they di'
not il would not amount 10 an1fhr <; | was NJ.
told by MFR obinsoni MI ko9ti son, Il my re
called ae by name and repeated u e woyds, which
were. N SUBSTANCE, that Aafirnsd tell the truth
all lid was to lay MY land OF he Bible, / did 10
rept al the wor,.s / then went scr DOS the an
sal down at tn table In Mr. RiI ipsOu, Str. ROpal
and NcAlpin: | was tken .aU u and crOss-exam
med and NV examination wRSnS zen down ia writing
answered ihe question lrOm-tS paper | had com
II med to memory. / had nas - paper with me- bu
had learned i; ,Ie~ n1.iJ ~ Vi facts state
on my eAay. nation, eNceps nat had heard frOI
McApin; the esuAOny Was read over 90 me, and
-icpei i NJ. Moore | ~ er went 10 California o
10 Nicaraguq never wasJ the lsthmus; never say
| the steamship Star os e West my name is nc
Mary Moore took thir Iame because | could No
| otherwise give the teSsS ouy; ! am not the wife {
ALdrew Moore, &c.
Il do not mink NJ. Robinson knew my Statement
| was untrue; McApi1 -ad be did not know anythin
about il. Il. BOLASD
"Sworn TO beforeS &c, this, 9th day of June 1857
- ". CONNOLLY. Police i.tee."
Being asked his q ,me age, nativity, occupation an
| residence, McAlps declined answering. Upon bein
asked # he had anything to say in reference to tn
charge, be repir ed: Il protest against being con
| "ntied until lave opportunity to have couns.
| here" and refused to sign lis examination.
lii protect did not avail however, and he was con
| u.it+ed in defs Ut of 80 HCO hail.