New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-22
,n,do III. following are the ohidAvits made in tho

called The c' ~ Isye 80 conducted and carried
ms o,el ior The period Of six moath- ha' prior 70
'aS ;, named Period # sik months thus dep'heLt
se ,h laid Vugl WbitcOmb IN conn ction WIN one
anu W. Ler carried on .aid hotel such proprictSrs
~. on ar about ;Le ga day %! December. 1870, tue
I'D peter Acker dIcd. and the said Chester Lan'o
k hi. place and interest in the said hfn ana bua'-
'sss and the conducting Of sad hotel that snce the
n,ontb Of January 1853 the said hotel was conducted
b, this depoI ent and said Acker and said WnItcoo
uider the firm of TIeadwen, Acker a. Co., until TIE
death of said Acker after which time until the present
time the said hotel hiss been conducted and carried on
by this dep oneut and said Wbitcomb and Lamb
under said firm Of Treadwel, Whitcomb q Co.;
that for the period OF the last three
years and during the copartuership OF the
said Treadwen, Acker q Co, and since the i,rma,
the said WhitcOmb and Lamb one John NJ lawer
has been the agent servant Of this deponen aod his
said copartne and since the desth OF the SAID Peter
Acker and the formation Of said coPartnershp oil ths
deponent and said Whitcomb and LAmb, the SAID
John NJ. LAWYER has been the clerk, agent and ser.
want of this deponent and the said Wnitconb and
Lamb such cOpartners; that the said John M Law
Ter acted bOOkkeeper Of said hotel ana OF THIS de-
pont Mt and this Opponents said copatners; that as
such clerk agent servant Of this deponent and ms
copartners the said Lswler during the months OF
June and july in the year 1857, now last past DID on
various days in said months, as such clerk, agent or
servant receive various and divers large sums OF
money belonging to this deponent and bus said copart
ners Wbitconb and Lamb and did then and there fe-
oniOuty take, steal, embezzle and carry away from
the possession Of this deponent and his said coparners
the said sums Of meney and with an intent to commit
felony, and with intent to cheat steal and ELL
bezze the said sums Of money.
This deponent further says-That during the said
months of June and July, 1857 nov lastpast the SAID
John NJ. LAWYER did so take, steal and embezze from
this deponent and his copartnes, Whitcomb and Lamb
money 10 the amount Of 81 S3 and upward; and Thu.
depoIent further says that on the said 9Th day OF
July III the year 1857, the said Lawler did take from
the possession Of this deponent and his copatners,
Virgil Whltcomb ard Chester Lamb, and without tine
knowledge or consent Of the said Whitcomb or sno,
as this deponent has been informed and believes, ana
converted the same to his own use, WIN an intent "
cheat defraud, steal and embezzle the same, anu
with an intent to commit felony and with feloniOus
inteIt the sum of Sl20 -, said being part OF
the said sum Of 81 ,2S3 IL 49,, .
This deponent further says that on the 9th day OF
July in the year 1851 the said Lawler did elohously
take steal, carry away and embezzle from this
deponent, and the possession OF this dePonent
and his said copartners, Virgil Whitcomb and
Chester Lamb, the further sum Of $l39 %, belonging
the said copatnership, with an intent to cheat, or
steal embezze the same and with an intent to com
init felony that the said sum last mentioned IS part
and portion Of the said aforesaid sum of 81 S3 H.
This deponent further says that forming part and
portion of the sad sum Of $39 % Enormously taken
by the said Lawer the 9th day of july 1851, was
The sum of $62, moneys received by the said LAWYER
from DIR. G. A. Marshall of the City of Troy, in this
State through the hands Of E. f. Balloon, a. this de-
pOhent believes.
This deponent further says that part and portion
of the SAID sum of Sl9 IS, felonOusly taken on the
9th day of July, is the sum of S9l, paid to the said
LAWYER by Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Hatch through the
hands OF Chas. NJ. Rogers.
This deponent further says that on the cd day Of
june in the year 1857, one Chas. Goodrich put into
the hands of the said Lawer five English sovengns, of
the value of $:2 and upward to be by the said
Lawler paid to this deponen and his said copartners,
which said sum the said Lawler has folOnousy taken,
sf,l embpZZpd carried
and receive the with intent to feoniousy cheat,
steal and embezzle the same from this deponent aud
his cOpaitners.
This deponent further says that he has reason to be-
lieve, does verify believe that the said John M
awler has within the years 1856 and 1857, stolen aod
enbezzled from this deponent and his said copartnors
money to the amount Of over So 900, and nat the
same part thereof is secIeted on the person
or in the occupied by the said LawlOr in the St.
Nicholas Hotel, or IN his rooms at the corner OF
BfUome and Crosby streets III said city, which could
be obtained by the aid and means OF Il search war
rant to search raid premises.
This deponent further says that he resides at 10.
2S2 Secokd avenue ill the City of New York and that
the said John M. LAWYER resides at No. 5l5 Broadway
the st. Nicholas Hotel and this deponent asks that
for the offeises stated, the SAID John NJ Law
| Ter may be arrested apd dealt with according to law,
and that q search-warTant may be duly issued to
eeach and examine the premises occupied by the said
Lawer for the purpose OF discovering the said money
80 f-lOnOusly taken.
Charles nj. Rogers, being duly sworn, deposes aud
says: That he is clerk OF John p Trcadwel Virgil
Nhitcomb ard Chester Lamb, who are prcPrietors of
the st. Nicholas Hotel in the City Of New ork that
this deponent knows and is well acquainted with John
NJ Lawler, bOOkkeeper at said hotel, and clerk or
servant Of the said prOpretOrs OF the said hotel that
the 9th day Of July last Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Hatch
left the said hotel where they had remained for SOME
me and at their request this depOnent went to the
said John NJ. Lawler for their BILL that the said Law
Ter then made out their bill, and this deponent took
the same TO hem and received from them the SUN OF
SOL the amount thereof and returned 10 and paid to
the said Lawler the said sum of SOL that the said
Lawer balanced the said Hatch and AverYs account
in the ledgerboOk Of said hotel by credng to them
the amount thereof, on that day, and did bal
ance bis ca account on that day without creditng or
inserting therein, paying 10 the prOprietOrs, the
amount of said bill, but did appropriate the said sum
of sol to his use this opponent verify believes
with an intent to commit felony, and with al intent
to cheat steal and embezze the same from the said
John 7. Treadwell, Virgil Whtcomb and Chester
Lamb, such prOprieOrs.
Elias +. Balloon, being duly sworn, deposes and
says that he il clerk at the st. Nicholas Hotel in the
City OF New York, where this deponent resides that
this Geponent knows John NJ. Lawcr, who now is aud
Tor long time past has been book. keeper for the
propretors Of the hotel that the 9th day of july
1857 last past this deponent as such clerk of said
pOpretois, was present and saw SAID LAWYER receive
Of and from one Dr. e. a. Marshall the sun of S69,
Tor bin the said propretors by said Marshall for
board lodging &c, at the Hotel from the 18th day Of
July last until the 18th day of July last at which time
said Marshall left said Hotel and did then and there
hand the said sum of ST. to the said LAWYER who did
thereupon receipt to the said Marshall bill to the
amount thereof and that said Lawler did then and
there, in the ledger book of said Hoel-the book III
which kept and entered the account of said Mar
shal-balance said llarshalis account by creditin5
him with the said amount Of his BILL that the AMOUNT
Of said bill sad Lowber retained, and did not pay
the same to the propretors of said Hotel thai this
deponent has reason 10 and does believe that sad
LAWYER converted the said money, the amount Of said
Marshals bill, with All intent TO feloniously cheat,
steal and embezzle the same; that on the said 9th
day of July, 1857 John F. Treadwel, Virgil Whitcomb
and Chester Lamb were and still are the proprietors
of and carry on the said Hotel called the ST. Nicholas
Hotel; and further this deponent says rot.