New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-18

o Who made these deposits A. cannns.say
q. How IVES the money drawn out during tie lsst
yesT ,ud half A. BY the clerk. Of J. II. ~,
@ Can you tel the amount he has drawn out y non
the last and BALI A. cannot tell the amount
without exam ining the ledger.
Q. Has he any money now in the bank standing
to his crtdi, . A. He hss not
Q. Were Mott snd Brotherson acquainted with each
Other A. Yes Sir.
Q. We're they together often A. can't say
Q. Whist was the business Of Bro,herscn' A 1,
wss 10 keep tire ledger snd post.
Q. Who received Moft's DEPOSITS for TIE lsst year
and half A. The second Teller.
Q. What was his name A. Peter +. Kissam.
Q. Have you seen Motts bank.book recently A.
O. Do Won know whether the entries made in Mott,
bstk book the same those posted in the ledger
A DO not krow.
O. Have you read over the affidavit made By you
in this csse1 A. Yes, Sir.
O. Are the facts therein stated by you true A.
Yes Si-.
Cross.exauired BY the counsel fer defeuse-Mr Ca
Nun observed 20 the wtress that be had lust said the
facts cortaired in his affidavit were true The coun.
pei ssled the witness 10 repeat briefly the facts con-
tained in that affidavit.
Wituess-In that affidavit swore founi, upon
examining the books an amount of fraud upon the
bank bymesrs Of false entries through the c)lusion
of Mott and BrotherSon in the of s5, ,OcO though
believe there was good deal more; these false en-
tries were made in the ledger.
q. Did you ever examine the ledger OF the Union
O. When was the last time YOU examined it, A.
can't say what day; it was between the th of March
last and this day.
q. Where was il that you examined the ledger
A. In the Bank.
Q. How long did you examine it A. Not over ten
minutes.
Q. Who was present at that time' A. One of our
bcokkeepers Mr.. Bogart.
Q. Did you make any memoranda at that time IN
writing A. No Sir
Q. When did you examine this ledger previous to
the Sh of March last A. | did not examine II az al
previous to that time.
O. Previous TO the Sh of March last, have you any
recollection of examining the ledger in reference to
any mans account A. l have none; II is not the
Cashiers business to do IL the deficiency in Bother
cons account did not take place with my knowledge
or conseat the witness said he meant TO say IN al he
had stated in reference TO the accounts was upon
information he had received from the clerks.
To the Recorder am Cashier in the Union Bank;
Brotherson had been employed in the bank about ~
wears these examinations took place IN the books o
account BY the direction Of the witness asr such ex
animation the DEFICIENCIES as before stated by the Wit
ness appeared. 80,
Retxamined by Mr.. Ga Nun-It was in July, 1856.
ceased 10 act As Paving Teller and commenced my
duties As Cashier; the old Cashier resigned about the
Doth of july: the information on which my affidavit
was based derived from parties who examined the
@. How do you know Mr. Mott has no money in the
bank TO his credit A. From an examination OF the
| ledger.
| a. On Monday, the Sth of March
@ Where is this man Brotherson! A. DO not
know.
Q. He has absconded has he not A. believe
@. You say that Brotherson & Mott were acquant'
ed with each other; you and BrothersOn were ac-
quainted, were you uot' A. Yes, SIR.
Q. When did you have the last election Tor oticets
in vour bank A. On Monday, the lat of March last
Q. WHO was present at that election? A. Anerthe
pclls were closed Mr.. Mott was there
Q. BY whose invitation A. BY my inyi'arop' .n
.. Was there any other invited guest there A.
Yes, sir; Mr. ThOs. G. Browne.
Q. Was there any other A. Yes, air; old Mr.
Roberts.
O. What is Mr.. Brownies business' A. He is a
broker residing in tn g city.
The counsel for the defense here remarked to the
| witness "yOu seemed anxious 10 tell Us why Mott
went up stairs after your election polls were closed
N.ness-Mott went up stairs TO give us some lnior-
nation about the standing of house in John street
after being up there and while talking over the sub
iect asked him to partake of some refreshments
O. How long had Brotherson kept the ledger you
| sroke of? A. He kept it l2 or II years.
O. When you examined the books since the Sth OF
! March, what books did you look intO2 A. looked
into the credit cash books to see if they corresponded
| with tue ledger.
net that ledger opened for the first time on the
first Of January last.
BY tta o. Re- ,RfsoGS;dS,-0 AT different times during the
30 Yss Sant Sir mean SaSe @ the the different
after the balance sheets.
@. Where are the balance sheets taken fiom? A..
From the individual ledgers.
q. Was this account of BrOthersOns examined ,
A. 1t compared with the others.
Q. Was Motts account also drawn from the ledger I!
A. presume so.
Q. Have you any recollection in regard to Mott :
account A. No. Sir
BY Mr.. Ga Nun-Q. When was the credit cash book
opened A. | cant say positively.
q. How often are the balance sheets you speak Of
mace out "A. Quarterly.
Q. When was your last sheet made out A. On
the Isl of January ast-it is not finished yet
Q. When was the October sheet completed A.
That is not con pleted yet
Q. What is the first sheet previous to that OF Octo-
berthat is completed A. That of the ls' of July.
The examination of the foregoing witness being
closed Mr.. Ga Nun here rose and stated to the Court
that be hoped such witnesses would hereafter be pro-
duced by the people in this could testify from
positive knowledge and not upon mere information and
belief, like the witness just sworn
The RecOrder-The only WAY properly to conduct
al examination like this is TO adduce such evidence -
vii, satisfy 8 court whether q crime has been commit
ted or not | know of no other mode.
Augustus NJ. Smith was the next witness sworn and
examined by the Recorder-He said: l live At No.
2l6 Fifteenth street; my business is Paying Teller at
the Urion Bank; have been acting "a such about
three years-nesrly three year.; know B. K Broth
ersou ard also j. Fl Mott up tO the I'm OF March
last BrotbersOn was bOOkkeeper 10 the bank from the
letter TO NJ he had charge of the ledger; ms ousI'
ness transcbe the accounts from the cash book
to the ledgers; j. II. Mott had account at that
bank he commenced keeping an account there In bus
own name in 1856; he made deposits there frequently
and of various amounts; | don't know whether no
had bank book; dom know whether ne made de.
posits himself be drew checks himself and presented
them himself witness paid such checks; the last time
he drew check ON our bank was on Monday, the s'h
of March this year; he drew IN the neghDorhood Oh
$500 or $500 be presented the check himself
O. Did the amount of that check cover all Motifs
depaSites the bank