The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-22
YHR yrepYL 10 THE UrgTISGfos CASE.
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Arrpreu~.- Interesting Estdenct-1"s INV


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.-unter~stinx E,,dence-T"e C~se
Drawing Ia a Close
N. invest, Alto the above case WAS nscoou s'A@'
v Afternoon beflre Justice Connolly ~ me i~ef 'o'ice
a I'M rrcseSatiNn soeeseded IN bunsng the case 70
-. tn. counsel FOR ~ defence does not propose TO
,amip. any witnesses cut win moen Tor discharge "a
a. Sund hat no cs.noo had been proven against his
800 ,na.r,eh Is No overt had been committed. The
-..,,,.cry taken Yesterday interesting in many re-
,, showing evidently THAI Sosschard was not the only
.y.on engaged imposing upon the cre5ay of Hunting
-.ps Trends in this city. Ssre documentary evidence
,ae reseu,sd which had Most decided hearing upon the
,aara-ter 81 a named IL Doyx and whch Il will be
svurd rescrred TO IN the examination n Mr.. Bryan.
vSrwug j. "a report or Sue evidence " Was ehcitcd
yesterday;
Tau, n B,rhans Ne 100 Iast Twenty second street.
n ths city New York, eiug duly sworn, deposes aud
sSysI DO know thai have secn The prisoner,
ng~ present before two months " more ago per
- calling his Sleeper my place and tried
= draw from whether was acquainted with mau
Aaysed Huntingdon NJ then pretended that lac had letter
Uh,ch he wanted to get Mr. Huntington, and wanted
- know G had any means Of getting It To him; told
S-,I ha moi and did NOT know ia. regulations Of the
srlssn and whether ne Hun,ington) would be permitted
- receive a letter; that there oty one way that
s.ew Of Thai letter could reach h'a and tha, way was
uSs.n stated the case, Mr. ihurs,on .old me 70 shake
had better let him go; ih man, at another time,
cd subsequently, wanted me ~ 30 over To Jersey CITY
VIII him. told him ooald rot to dorsey City with
Ahn and let him; then home; the pt day ia the
uDsrnng. received note from The same man (ss sup
ps-) requesting an interview With me at The Girsrd
fpse corner of West Broadway Chambers street;
have go that letter destroyed IT, the styt at pen
naanshp was rather ordinary consu1eda Trend OF nine
ndy Jas l. Jones Who accompanied 10 the Girird
Esusc and there had ALI interview with the man IN The
reading room; my friend being close by me, the man
sJked me 10 20 up stairs With MN Tor te purpose OF
having a private interview which declined; he did not
ssy much there there seemed Ia be persons thcre
who eyed and my friend pretty closely, Wen we nt,
sDd did again for day or two, al which
enc again called at my house; at The next interview
sAts man threatened me that Il every revealed any %
sIsn on what had trsIred between should be shot;
sAsi hundred men Interested in IT, ana that
Sey had a schooner in waiting to take Huntington away;
vhs better Huntington he showed to
portion of 10 me- that letter he took swaytith
him Il was written in very hand, and apparently
penjlling; in that letter he read IT, he wanted Hnng
S 70 ra,ss about four thousand dollars Ia carry his
Ishs said map 81 plans for Huntington's liberation;
snsseouent occasion he to and wanted 10 let
I'm have hundred dollars; did not give him the
-,.rev and he went away and afcrvar returned Gin
aAou; two hours) and wanted let him have fifty dol
hys; the interim had consulted with my son. and
h resolved to have him arrested but subsequently aban
resolution; do not know OF his operating SINH
kyN with other persons, but presume he came Ia
Yron another person the man (Sleeper) a young
man, rather tall with sandy complexion, and should
tAns with blue eyes bu cannot say positively: he wore
Kseuth hat and light overcoat; he represented himself
from Concord, New Hampshire. and showed me
draft he said he expected some money from concord and
shCwed a note pnrportng 10 be from man named
questioned him in relation 10 ~ know man OF the maine
o. His in Concord the paper spoke of draft the
rse parpcrtng 10 be written by The man Ill., IN Concord,
representing that the money would be sent to
hank in Boston; the pennanshp OF that note good
sUmmon writing; have not seen that man since; think
months ago; my impression Is Thai Il was IN the
month Of January lat; considered II as Trap u get
nnaSey from me
(fosseNamir.d--I do no; think he stated anything
shout residence, but be told he formerly from
Ccord, and tat h. acquainted with the late
President Of te United States whom he had see
No. her,
aJhsde 10; think asked him where he resided IN
No. civ. think had three interviews with him. it was
sDcsp Interview with him that he asked for
the hnndred dollars hs DID not propose any secaiy Tor
M loan; nc asSed II had any fat horse "a Vs.,
n cas- ;h.y should be wanted in this escape Of
Hnuangtop ! Told him l had fast horses
vAeu nlss man came 10 see me The first
hn they dressed IN ordinarily gcItss manner;
tell at exactly wha, hour thfse interviews took
paee The first time think was about the middle OF the
say; think there something queer mysterious in
the appearance Of Mr.. sleeper; think he todd me his
unuo was Sleeper the note received sigusd Sleeper,
whh initial which have forgotten VA brought
Aere to-day by summons from the judge; think h"
sssa me that he Cse,peTl S.nea " "a, "a, aooh ioar
sssu that sum on the keepers al sns sing that he hal
hsA four i've interviews with Huntingdon at which
sxIrssrd surprise that after those interviews be should
ANXIOUS 10 send letter; d not take interest IN the
prsycsd MEASURE, but felt aggrcved That should be
APPROACHED for such purpose Nr Huntingdon has kcft
Ms horses at my stable; Sleeper did not hiIo any Of Iny
.Ayr1ageS, or propose a. 40 80
John A. Bryan further dernses and ssy-1.s anD"v'd
htbr marked No dated Para January T. 1854, prport
ing a kir of Introduction from Joseph Wh;morc to
ysrselant Hurld.a introducing Charles Armstrong !
saw the officer TAX. from scseisrd's baggage at ths
Franklin House, whom Il searul,sd, tes uhod by
sheer lord. rhc printed circular. marked No p with
ahe lsc sire letter yrporng be from Whimors %
Rss. h. D. French dated New York, March l. 1857, and
haSciscng Mr.. II Crox, Of New Orleans, Wa handed
10 by Mr. Justice Connolly, TIE aagtra. present,
having been % him In his Official c.Iaey. tnd on
comparing letter No th the &c sinic No ., that the
ysIs sssh X refrencc 70 the FAC sn.e Of the Ira;,
tsr hundred dollars annexed 10 tins printed circular,