New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-13

No, ssr' ssSe ~ feso lection q dA'os, eaA nov"
Q. Do yor remember hing i, Eo.iAad' A. Yee,
Q. Do YOU remember mAa By the San. Of Cstlin
A. Yes. SIR.
Q. Wa you charged with stealing by Ca,lin1 A.
Nt to my knowledge.
O. Wa you seDt to prison IL Losdos for larceny
A. lCIr question an lLsul,, Ssr, uabecomng geo.
't.eus1. snd decline to answer.
Mr. SMITH appeai to you. Mr.. Recorder: if he de.
clues to answer he must de 20 on the ground that it
deg-ades him.
Wines cay 1t is des rsdng to any nsa to AK
e1icl question, wei as TO t. "A degrad.
iag 10 counsel to ask il.
Mr. Smith-The counse, vii take care Of iiseif.
WItne $50 vii the witness.
O. Wa you In prison in Newgste wish this
que st.on taken down. WItness-What tor, tor the
public pres.
@ Vas YOU in Newgste fer elk months-seut there
on charge Of lsrceby-sad Wa you ak weeks upon
bread and wster, in solitary confinement, and during
that tine was you ccasicraly IN the tread mill
Wtnee-ITo Recorderl-four Honor, i ssk for
counsel; asked before this examination, because
knew tas wss done TO badger me, and for the pur-
pose of teasing the pubic press and to crafty my en-
eules. am here. and ipsu!ted by counsel and have
no Means OF protecting myself. shall answer no
more such questions
Mr. Smith explained 10 the Recorder that he pur.
sued this course of questioning in order he could
chow that this mans character WA so bad as TO eN
cude hun from all respectable society, II would
weaken, if Tot inv lidats wholly his testimony
The Recorder decided that Mr. Stao,ey's answer to
TIE other question "that It was degrading to ask or
" to such question: MAS suihct at excuse
for not answering.
q. What busuesS are you Ia now a. None al
present.
q. How long since you have been in any business :
A. Since the I'D of January, think it is.
q. Where do you live now A. At the Latarge
NH Ha ,U y"n Sen pa6licy rs~hled III the Park
in the City Of New.Yoik for seducng mans wife I
A. Never.
Q. Were you ever whipped IN the Par, A.
Never.
Q. Were sou ever in Texas A. Yes. Sir.
q. How long did youstay there a. don't know
Q. Did you know man there b. the name of Bots
tord A. No, Sir, not to my knowledge.
@. refer to the that robbed the United States
Mai; perhaps that may refresh your memory; Did
Q. Did you not board with him and room with him
in the American Hotel in this city A. Not to my
knowledge.
o. You have been in Arkansas, have you not! A.
Not 10 my knowledge; have heard the name OF
Botsford but never spoke to him or knew him, to my
recollection
@. Before January. what business were you IN ?
A. 1 decline to answer that question, because think
the a1swer may subject me to criminal prosecution
hereafter not because think it will degrade ne.
O. Are you in the receipt of money at the present
time from any psgsons connected with lotteries IN
Baltimore or elsewhere A. Has that anything to do
with this case, or with my character
The Recorder did not see what pertnency the ques-
ten had.
Witpess-I have received no money, from any
source, Of any illegal character in tho City OF New
York
Mr.. Smith explained that it was nsdemesnor and
Illegal to eel have anything to do with lottery
kets here no matter whether they were legal else
unar 10 cOuld show the
stepped to the eyes in illegal tranaactons, 1t would
impeach his testimony. $50
The Recorder admitted that such would be the case,
but thought Mr. Stanley had answered.
Mr. Smith will repeat my question. Are you IN
the receipt of money a. the present time from any
connected with lotteries, in way sppsr-
taining to lotteries A. In the City OF New-fork
say am not.
.. Are you in the receipt OF any money from any
source in any way connected with lotteries ! A. My
answer Is that am receiving no money connected In
any way with the sale OF tickets IN the State oil New
York.
Mr. Smith-1hat is not the answer to my question,
4 YOUR Honor please
RecoIder--lou will have to make this addition 20
i, " Here or elsewhere
Mr. Smith-Nell. here or elsewhere
Witness-I am in the receipt OF no money growing
oct of the sse of tickets of any lotteries connected or
carried on in the State Of New-iork.
Mr. Smith-1hat is not An answer.
Witness appealed TO the Recorder to know II he wac
eceivins money from such sales in other States, he
would be obliged to answer 80 to this question.
Recorder Certainly.
Wtness-Then decline TO answer that question,
tor fesr il may lead to some prose uton hereafter.
Dir. Smith-Are there two women now living in this
city with whom you have lived rs their hus band, and
had children by them A. There may be half a
dozen for what know; should like TO ask you the
same question.
Mr.. SMITH cou d answer it very readily.
Wituess-Oh, | presume so, but perhaps not 40
frankly have; 1 know little bit about that if l
choose to talk.
Mr.. Smith-Haye you been engaged in any legal,
lawful business for the last fifteen years If 80 wEat
was il A. Oh, yes | was reporter for TIE POlsce
gazette for seven or eight years
q. How long ago. a. don't recollect when it
commenced when 1t ended, and have no means TO
refresh my recollection.
q. For the last ten years, have yon been receiving
money from persons engaged in the lottery and policy
business for the purpose as you claimed OF protecting
them fl, IN the authorities A. Yes, Sir. but not 20
much for he purpose Of protecting them from the au-
thores ~ Iom those VINO were attempting to black
mail them.
Q. Did you not aIege that it was to protect them
from the authorities A. don't know what may
have stated have stated good many things IN my
life that did not mean.
q. For what purpose did you receive It A. can.
not specify purposes or parties.
q. About how many have you thus had under con-
hibutionl A. have had none under contribution.
q. Well, from how many have you received money
A. have rendered many men services, for which they
have paid Inc.
Q. Can't you give us the number A. don't know
how many just now can count you out or ., II
sou want their names; if you do can give you your
client, Benjamin Wood he is the principal Ooe from
whom have received money; have received more
money from him than from any man in the business
he has paid me very literally; he gave me thousand
dollars Il year once; pad me regularly every FIX
months.
Dir. WoOd-That man is perunng himself.
The Recorder called the gentleman 10 order.
q. Now, Sir you stated in this affidavit, which Is
mace By you, that Middleton, il collision with Nc
Cnr+hu Ind ihrenfened 70 XII YOU. A. | saY be.