Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-18

BHnk, was taken up, and ntter some argument
!, regard to p0stponement, the Jurors were empanne
u led and sworn as follows Eli salisbury, Wilinl
Denny, Jesse s. Huntingdon, Nuttcr l.. Davi
4 Luther G. Wadnian Samuel Barr, David W Gen
I. mill, 4. Jenifer Adams, Zadeck TOWNSEND, job
W. Hudson, Alexander j. T iylor Sam'l ID. Newi1
I This was a suit brought by Mr. Verbees for NAL
oinus prosecution BY the Delaware City Bank; b
having been arrested and imprisoned In the jail a
New Castle, on the charge Of procuring money iron
Z said Bank, on check on the farmers BANK a
Wilmington, Del. The counsel of Mr. Voorhees,
stated he was IN humble man, acting in ihe posi-
ion Of constable in Philadep hia, and ALEC for son
time tax collector, afterE ards Engaged IN keeping
a hotel, aud had faif character. In Deccmbel
1898, an Individual obtained large amount
money from the Delnwore City Bank, in peculiar
WY. party would go 10 n bank and make = de'
pest in IL, after which they would prescott checR
aud asI, the teller to mark il good. This being done
lhey hnd other Checks prepared aud tle cerhucate
OIL tue Bank officer forged, and on these money
was obtained from other blnRs voorhees, was ar
rested in PHILADELPHIA and Mr. Faris made oath
that ho was the who wrongad the Bank. air,
Y. offered to prove that he was not the man, that
ne was az home whea the offence was eoinmittedi
but he was net listened to, and on tho rtqulhiinn
OF tue doYetnor Of Delaware. be was brought 10 new
| Castle, and ncarcofGgcl in Jail. After romaining
mere for some time he procured bail, but the elect
81 tue charge against Norhecs was such as TO break
up ais business and destroy tho confidence OF the
community in which he lived. On going TO Bank
| 10 Fhlladelphia to make doEosit, the clerk pre-
sonteu him check with the small balance due him
WIEN request that he would draw the same. lie
mad applied TO the Delaware City Bank for resiun-
Grafton for the lUs5 he ha sustained but its officers
| hhd declined 10 mako any PREPARATION. For this
rensoa tho suit had been brought.
az a eGr;ihod copy Of the record made la 1891 was
ohered by Mr. Brown, with the seal OF tho court
attached, toprove tho Iosecuon Of samuel lllipgs-
| worth allies Allen Voorhees,, by the Bank. The in
dlne,'mcnt was found by the Grand Jury, in May,
1904, and tho case was laid over until the November
| term. MIR. Voorhees, giving security to answer ut
| that time in the sum Of $1,000 '
James II pu 'key sworn Lived in Philadelphia.
was Chief OF Police Of the Detective Department Ia
Aprli, 1884. was Lieutenant Of the Police for tbs
criminal department. Ho produced an information
sworn TO by Wn. W Faris, teller of Delaware City
BANK, on which Mr. Voorhees, was arrested. rho
Information set forth tkat chooks had been present
cd and paid for $500 and 5000, and that Voorhees,
resemo.ed llingswOrth, being of the same size in
persHn and appearances the upper part Of his noe
Deing nAttenei in peculiar manner. Voorhees,
was arrested and brought before Mayor dilnin and
held Tor second hearingi after which Mr. Voorhees,
Governor.
Charles Gilpin, sw rD-Wdg Mayor Of the city of
philadelphia in 1854. Rememb red the case OF Mr..
forhees, who was brought before kim when he was
held fer further hearing Before the case was
disposed of requisitiOn from tho Governor of Del
aware was received AMI ho wa s given up to the
authorities Of that State. Mr. Fairs represented
himself as an officer Of the Bank.
Mr. Bates objected that this was any evidence
that Mr.. Faris was acting for tho Bank.
:, Capt. Geo, Maxwell, tworn-Knew W. " Faris. |
ne was teller OF tho Delaware City Bank at tho time
when tho forgery was committed Ills duty con-
sisted Ia paying checks, keeping accounts, &c.- !
MI faris went to Philadelr hiu on letter from |
MI Buckley, stating that no believed that they |
aad arrested tho right man, without any authority
from tho Bank
Mr. Brown objected to this testimony at the
present time.
The Court ruled that 1t was proper to show that
Mr.. Faris went to Philadelphia On information
received by him
Mr.. M,xwell--I received letter rrrin philaiel.
phia, which l showed 10 Mr.. Fatis, aad Mr. +
contained
Mr.. Hlpiu recalled The substance Of Mr. Faris'
testimony before tho Mayors Court was that no
believed MIR. Norheo3 was the man. lie did not ro>
collect any conversation in regBtd to where Mr.
Forhees was at the time Of tho arrest, Ho had
none OF the records OF the Court here but he wished
to say that there wero records kept Of other orgeres
which had been committed at Chester, York, Pa;
Va. and iu South Carolina. -Four
men were susnectel who were afterwards arrested
AZ Kutlandi Vt. Mr.. V0rhees was not one OF the
men. lie, however, wAs associate OF ono of
them, and had been brought into immediate con.
ne;tion with him The bearing Of Mr.. fars before
him was ca utious and timid. lie had no recolIoc.
ION OF remark being made in regard to MIR. VOr.
lees whereabouts at the time ths offence was com.
nitted.
Tho certified copied Of The rsquisition of the Gov
srnor Of Delaware was offered ia evidence on which
voorhees, was delived up and brought to Now Castle
Y set iorth taat Mr.. Ears, teller of the Delaware
Jily Bauk, had made oath before Esquire Brad
lori, magistrate, at New Castle, that Samuel
LiihgsWorth had procured Nancy from the said
Bank on two checks for $40 the Other 5000,
and be had paid The same the faith of the name
Of Robert b. Hicks, cashier of tho Farmers Bank
at Wilmington, marking them glol He set forth
that he had seen person Of the name of Allen Vor
heos In Philadelphia, ard he believed that The
sid lllingsworth were ono and tho same person.
On the requsiticn of the Governor, Thomas Hawkins
brought Mr., VOr haes to this SLale
w. II. Lyman, swoln-Was sheriff in 1854. Mr..
' 0rhees was brought to prison by MIR. Hawkins on
the IGN oil May, aud remained there until tho 23i
ID Young sworn-knew allen Voorhees, 10 or "
years About Christmas, 1853, there were mum.
Dor OF forRories committed. On the 2G;h of Dece
Der Allen Voorhees, was with him from II O'Clock in the
morning until dark, at the hotels Mr. GUY aud Mr.
hillingsWorth. in Seventh street, Philadelphia. Mr..
] ny is now dead. On that day he was going to
Phconey, but gentleman whom he expected did
lot meet him. lie sent yOFhees to hOtol to look
or him but he did not find him. After these for
,eIies cana out he and Voorhees, were talking about
Who could havs committed them lie had spoken
voorhees, TO assist Ia tue arrest OF tho perpetrators
y order that they might get the loydid. When
IUIhees was arresed he remembered that VOraecs
vas with him the day and hour when the forgeries
we're committed in Delaware He went to the of i
Mr.. Hawkins with Voorhees, to New +
'astle. He visited Rutland Vermont and saw The :,
,risuuers. lie advised tho authorities of the !
Bank to go there and they weuld fin the right :
nani HItef WntCu MT. tlflS went on Une OF them | 1
lame Gill; was an Engshman, from Yorkshire; q
% was something shorter than Mr. Voorhees,, OF i
arker complexion, black eyes, and had his nose .
'roken. He should mover have taken hin for Mr. i
Iortees had he heard him speak. At the time OF q
no arrest Mr.. Voorhees, held commission US
Unstable He also kept public house.
The Court oyerrued the question, of whether he
ad sold out his hotel at sacrifice, after his arrest
or forgeries at Delaware City. I
Evidence re'umel-Madc business Of arresng v
ersons charged with the commission Of crime = v
Employed Voorhees, u nsslst, and he went to several
aces 20 mako inquiries They depended on the ,
eward to pay ior their services. The Bank in J.
outh Carolina offered u reward Of 800 Mr.. Fatis n
rent to Rutland iu tho fall Of 1854, md returned,
nd said he had beon mistaken that Voorhees, was in
tent, and tho prosecution against Voorhees, was I
band med by tho Bank lie had como to New a
'"stlo with MIR. Voorhees, at tho tino Of his arrest
nd having personal knowledge of tho innocence of
DR.. V had acted as his friend throughout the mat
a. lie had commiolted this knowledge to the l.
police, and supposed that they had =
Communicated with the officers Of tbs Bank L
Mr. king'wOrth, sworn-lIeard of the lOrgeries !
n the Delaware City Bank Was keeping hotel in v
Philadelphia at the time Mr.. Voorhees, came TO his Il
louise between and 10 IN tho morning, and re-
NAMED there until near dark on the 18th of Dc. q
ember. 1923 lie wasin company with ouarnlee, c
Young, McErOy aad Othors. They sat 4
Q the house conversipg, occasionally going out.
rOUk lunch at his house. .
He told several persons after the arrest OF Mr.. \
iorhees tina there was mistake in the case and n
10 was willing to mako oath in regard to IT, There Il
we're twenty or thirty persons at his house at dit.
srent times the occasion it being holiday. y
e. ]. Charnlee, sworn-linew Allen Voorhees, 2S ;,
r 30 years. Saw him on the 26th December, 1858, -
1hioh day was kept as holiday. Witness was y
leik In the County Commissioners Office Vorhets c
allied at his sIoom corner 7th AID Market Streets Il
hree times on that day at 10 A. NJ, 81 p. NJ , and
a The evening. This was In within half square 4
( the hotel of Mr.. Killingsworth lie was in com.
any with several gentlemen. He did not acautint
he authorities Of tho city with this matter, being
one of his business Voorhees, came to him after I
ha ina INF lie ali IA Al. i