New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-04
Id " LNIELLIGENCE.
THE ALLEGED RAILROAD FRAUDS
TIE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST HENRY

THE AILEbEU RA1LRpAU FRAUDS
TIE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST HENRY
DWIGHT
The exsmrsticn into the ct srge Of perjury ps1cing
seAns. Hen-y Dwight 10 coaE c:.o1 with the t-sJ,
sctiors OF the Chicago, Alton sLd S. Louis X rJsi
vas resumed IN "Wednesday morning, b.fOre City
Jutee Ruseeu citing as 50 examioipg Insgstrse t.
M. Ils IN behalf OF the prosecu ION produced q
paper q stee,e Dssh, -hi.h M Brown Of
rendered him into the bsn a. s-H The plrpo OF TIM
To shos as the r.s,oas exsan, between Brown
and DxIght rs, Alnlrsble
CaBson y. Potter was recalled by Mr. Hsll for
tILcr examination Mr. P,,;er produced tho m,a1i Of
Ss,S,rn sperc-r sid Browr Brother, Ca He tue wines.
prpsd agreement about the time The es
between Blown Broher and sp-nc-r ia pui.ullc- ,f .hh
assignment the Jesse wss given This III 18th Of SEP
ub-r 1875 The wine.. produced copy Of The ag-esn-o
MI Dwe ht no, pres ut whsn .let BY
Brow Br,th,n Co. Wines, aid eoolec that
nee Of the scsd company Wpes. Syoncst called
gu sn nins room TO slsa IT, but whether h w.s in th7
fem ~eh be wss .ed he does no. rcoAec de- IA,
.oca Of seeing Drst ,nrn
ew wir--, made HI. scquan;ance GA hi. occasion Spencer
Stewart b. present .o and sr>assmse. BE-
witness was drsed to pepafe memoa-dum Of H. which was
,he Pep.r he hal '' duced Witness did hirk Dwight
On toe podr I'D a,rrn-u,
r itnt st Itqae., II Blown r :aer. write so-S
Ds get then in the West ths copies VI his sssSumes
and ortssg- engiaes hd received AID accom-
panied the with rque,t that they sholi t
;ter serwsrd received from ssyng thai ne had
them T1is bitter wss dated nov y snd on Nov 20 Wit
The t.om the hand. Of Dsb. Sp7ncrs letter eng
se'.d b ~i'nr.. did ind tbs NJ witness. could
JrpsTe ohe Witness did prepare oth-rs AID rnt them to
bim ard Oh DC 70 sref ~o,e witness. returning toe asnsn
Wen recorded .eccnd lease VS.. prepared Oct IS 1855, to
certain verbal IL the hr't sd for CONFIRMATION
Bibsr. on AUg ST. less That day the s,ersn' in me !esss
,5 ss ss1,eS '% D2Ss srOw
Sc cS. an suded aresey On that occasion cn'
% rd ane r. tier case NJ DIV h w Gallo up
and the propounjet ain BY ae uss'
ste In reply Mr. Dwight stated Oa, ho 80 Of aga
and Upward BON il Gerys Nswio' resided at NJ 81
Sixteenth street and had 20 ocuPNon Ia the mater Ct
the chsrge sssust him be d himself be entirely innocent
Mr.. Stougbton moved that the case be dismissed
upon bs sw the fact. proven aud he supported his motion
In lepy toM Mr.. Stoughton, Mr. Hall spoke over an
and half lie said ths. perjury being crime dicn 20
iora1oe slight in Nsad TO the question Of
probable than in other crimes that aholso s. com
av. to mere il formston ~, not a"snsbi- ~
perjury yet that De D. evst thing TO De irus
1t sufficient in law but IN acti tae common law the Cois
bad expressly enacted ts'a man might 'ws 20 noTson aud
-i.t and that ws he sisted information and belief was
Code in TIE snswer 20 the complaint IN which 10 alleged zoe
yury MI Hal contene ed that the perjury va, shown
,xe 81 hSd zen by huns. and M Bs the sr
ssLu speciai piesder al had been csriI ny
pry y" It'll and deliberate he con,fod'd apPrscd ~ me
act tLs DIV hi wsss msn who va. mos, iae.'sd WIN me
IL ore 20 Information, be sw re 70 ms own kne"sdte
ara the he IN MS answer ne Ancw OF and hat
,rsIa',d ~ Of the facts spoken Of in the snswe He had s
ihs ssrrp.euy sni without TIE k1owe't- 81 sns re
G. Tes.uier of lie Road Thru nil Tors OF dollars were
,sis,d swey by himself h>r aid
i,h sdeqpae condera ION. With the svowed nten'i"n
II VA dwight ~bo first waited upon Nj Brown ott'fe
The tsie wa, eStcuee snd pI,po.ed to make mSrs's
.a PersG upon BB roSn to :ss an asomsnt
gust Deght Pm cPsl and Spencer agent bat 'Gb'o.
qu,n sperce became principal and Dwight 'sen All tn n
III DWIGHT sId Spencer aud the person.
The ag-,d perjuy Sir Han said material %.
ilauda en he could get Community to believe that Blown
Bros Co the original s"e: ;Leu ne could deat me
As
,!sc,d tie fact porn thai sboo. tho ns me s was c,n
sew. Blown lad lcsndeEed timiq biz ic;@ 4 S,at Of
ac 90 into tie Sheiis clsoiy who toos a. TO EdndS'
.ee. M Thus in deesus the force Of the ia9I'sas
Ieute BIZ Bro, n the Isl saase OF B'er. say Tor IN
Suur Il 1855 sny Ot.r tine the owns indaee af
CO ID. Sopsy be eoDrnaed that wa, Dsh who Induced
Spencer f stewart Brcwn knew nothing c the .se mil IL
mss Biosa B9s responsible To- HI, fraai whie he
time he 81 nptel % osekeu tlelr cenrst'1l %
eae, ~, the e-ss Nor old Brown BIOS eyer otr
hiL money Az VS. iaae ihs .hs II .eo.@ s'' ,ns
"a The answer Dwight bal swaSs been the road '7u
led s entirely n bis own we a.d Pt ~ rs s., o. fSs
me- b.. Company Bo~n Bros was actas and
ihst The humid hfol all showed 60 rs i"s ina, ths
Bntown moitgse AID not ihe lease VS. hesa,ai IS , ,e
~ sed ruy 'Ish oa 81 m & "a Wv 81
,be difficulty tta, attended conviction on seaie Of pspa
to which the community had % IA. 93a
sftiO
tbs; the s,rc, OF law be applied to The present examination
Judge Russell ssid he should oyenule the motion,
ard bod kat So the examination then stood pra tde case
NJ T. D Dsi'G. ''D 80 ~
TIE exami1 aticn was &C urned to Tnursdsy at II
At II o'clock yesterday the examination was re-
suued.
The Hon. Truman Smith f Connecticut stated that
he appeared in the case az the associate OF MI tiM
TO represent tie interest CT variou, creditors OF Mr.
Dwight
MI. Theodore Winthrop of New-Tisven also aP-
pesyed in the a. the associate OF Mr. oou5oton IN
Il defense.
The folio, ing testimony was elected for the defense:
Wu. Biss called for the defence and 8 votn-lhsve
b.. conurcteo with bar Of mis- city since 1887 and ws
mber Il III her Of Ma,sactl'ett' Prrv, % ~ eons ~
nsye Ln9wD Mr. Dwight many yrsrs {" ed IS c2unel io
Dwight the acusee Tor cr.tsn prod ID 81 .o" 80
brovu Bro IL the supreme co9i, ol,s bs 81, Job.
Baker assignee OF Dsisht in eet,n a,.i:n'i III
70 te qre'"n r gu sppc'on 70 I Ss "a. I'D a. "a 5ses
hi. behalf 81 ssslee, aLd 'o o. ~ ~. Pr
kf NE ,no,is.Se atoa wbicn ,ba sui, Of foreclosure va
brought tbe upca The BarytoTa yoiery o ns
BY tie y, ceduss in t. ard s;''ed against such an
tou so atsi,.d sgsut ueEcus suit r reasons "Ann
necrs.sy s's'e M Baker aher~atd aPple - I'D
ss BIN 10 tie ,ci-n Brown os against "" -nI 80 w., no
On bali cf 81 Dwight be Baker, hal suffered adraAto
,ek-n Nj DWIGHT sd we fer not ptins 10 "a
Baker nsd- not.n for eays 70 put y 90 xi.s
seat dacn.y AID think 70 pa: in "a answer "mn
twtty day.. about 'bi, time NJ Baker showed M 81 u, NJ
HIwtr which he had pfepsrtd ,.ornS
WITH . icscy could for cid NOT wlsh 70 woina I
f.sr1s he was very mrch OF heaih tna timsJ ~
ths, would thai II prr'ent-i 70 - 81.
sr',or Of r-c think Also taa II was I'le. -
yr a. AZ edvt AZ an in course OF ne t~-hJ
cav, e,rc 4. Mr. Bakers Office sever. nne' on tns '.oo
.w To he pat IL the action %. ..a
i'm az n. 10, be procure m, norandtui or
,'aeusrt 81 fscts from Mr. Dwight 10 the stol sa 70
furnish With that "titen '..s ~ J,y
u the ucTI Of wnst Supposed TIE tine 70 " "a ~
- when H. answ-I be Put H. M Bs.rt .s. oiS
fi,e; thLk ON b- cOLveission oi Mf psse !, ~
eli sd.r.F Y th- last dsy for serving the -
B,k'r ha. Va.ed re- 70. cut mat dy h. fiyo-
.krn: rpo.. what occurred s. thst tu- psy U -.
u.s. tut t,le Ia 10 vcou val state II "a.
TIE .utJec # pui'ihs II 81 ses" S,v ;, dir.