The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-15
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CRTMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, prosecu-
ting. assisted by j. Douglas Han bleton, ESQ.
| State Us. William Thetford aras Hoppie and Will
liam Baker, indicted for stealing SIS ZOO from the
Farmers and Planters Bank. William P. Preston,
Esq, for the defence.
On the opening of the Court yesterday morning
the examination of witnesses for the defence was
| resumed.
! James Haslam re-called by the State.-Witness'
aunt died on the 10Th, Friday she was buried on
the 2lst, on Sunday; recoected the time of leav-
ing Philadelphia from these facts; was not present
at the burial; witness mother told him his aunt was
| buried thai day; in Philadelphia that day;
witness don't feel disposed to tell where he was at
| that time.
Court.-"What is the reason YOU won't answer
Witness s11".Don't want to answer it."
Court.-"lf you don't answer nv question will
put you in the lookup. If you answer it, will it de-
grace you? II SO, you need not do it."
Mr.. Preston.-"He has said so''
| you or not?"
Witness.-"Yes SIR it will?"
Witness continued.-Did not see nv aunt's funeral;
! no one came from Philadelphia with witness whom
| ne knew; Mr.. Preston summoned witness: Mr. Jen-
nngs came to me to ask me if was in Phadel-
phia in March last; afterwards witness was sum
J moned ~
BY Mr.. Preston.-Was in Philadelphia on the
26th of March till l o'clock
hooert DAVIS examination resumed.-Live at l28
| Prospect street, Brooklyn; was at home January
February and March of last year; was away from
Brooklyn IN May, 1858; that was the only time for
tive years; went then to Haverstraw to rent a fac
tory to make silk; there in March last; Theford
lives IN Sands street, his lot from Sands street
10 Prospect street, and adjoins my lott Thetrord's
wife is witness daughter; witness saw Thetford in
March, on the Saturday before the lst of April:
saw him that morning early, shovelling out the gut
ter In front of his house; did know that he was
away from home any time in March; Thetford was
engaged in building two houses in NAVY
street; did not see Thetferd on the 26th
hnfr; Marcn; saw him on the 25th; can say
for years, that saw him the 9th of March; can
recollect it from the fact that witness wanted
money and asked Thetford for it, and he said he
could not let witness have it. he had his hands to
pay; witness rented some apartments that day and
TOOK the rent In advance; the rent was to commence
on the ist OF April; witness arrested charged
with this offence; Mr.. Jeffers came on to Maryland
with US; Marshal Stevens sent an officer down to
| the boat with u.s. Jeffers said he had friend on
board and did not want the officer; when we went
on the boat we sat together; Thetford was with u.s.
we sat on the promenade deck; Young came up and
spoke to witness; oung said, 'old man Pm sorry to
see YOU here; witness said ''ves I'm sorry too and
| am as innocent now,a when was before taken and
hunted down." Young said ''you men don't come
to see me you used to do witness said .spve oiv
en- up all this kind of thing and have NOTHING to do
with such things now; Eve given myself to God and
try to lead an upright fr;" Thetford was present
during this conversations Thetford declared his inno
cence to oung all the way through; when Thetford
| SAID this, loung "hemmed" and "hawed' but did
not make any remark; Thetford said he was an in
nocent man and wanted to know why they had ar
| rested him; Young said, ''you are charged with
taking parcel Of money, and they would proyeit
by an officer in the Bank" that is what witness un
| derstood Young to say; they arrested witness and
Kept HIM IN Jail ii weeks; far witness was con-
cerned he could bring thousand persons to testify
that he had nothing to do with it; when we got to
Baltimore and were leaving the cars, Young said
| ''Ive made mistake about the old man. do the best
| you can with the young ones" Thetford has nine
| thrnn faaffr
and oung when they were on the boat; dined with
| them in Philadelphia; did not hear Thetford ask
| Young to sound letters to if there was any
| strength in the case; Thetford made no such re
mark the lady seen in Court is witness dauohtcr
Cross-examined by Mr.. Whtney.-Have lived in
| Brooklyn about five years and half; lived at No
10 Prospect street about four years: have given
myself up to God for about wears; have not been
| absent from Brooklyn except in last Nav when
| witness went to rent the factory; witness was
locked up in the Toombs once eleven weeks this is
| within the time witness gave himself to God: wit
ness tried to break Albany ail within that time. he
prayed that he might get out and did get out: wit
ness went from Albany to st. Louis; witness wife
| has been out West about five months
| By Juror.-Resde in BROOKLYN; witness' wifa is
| on a visit to the West,
Witness-Witness was sick in March: it was the
pleurlsy, and he was also injured BY being thrown
! out of wagon: witness wife was nurs;ng him ~
| that time saw Thet.Ord on the 9th ovelinu his
gutter out; one of his was with him: it was n
little after six o'clock in the mornings witness went
out to see him; had the pleurisy on tie 27th have
| not been in Chicago for about eipht wears when
| the officer brought me through; have NOT been
there since; have not been in ST. Louis for about
| the same time; when witness left Albany he went
to ST. Louis, and after that he brought back to
Albany; the charge against me there was larceny
not forgery.
By Mr.. Preston-Witness wife was with him in
last March; wish she was with him now; God bless
| her, if she's living.
| Joseph Eastmead, sworn.-Reside 1874 Livingston
street, street, Brooklyn; am mason-bricklayer; know
w iliam Thetford; he lives in Sands street Brook
lyn was engaged by Thetford to do the mason work
! of two buildings he putting up in Navy street:
they were commenced in December 1857 saw Thet-
ford in the year of 1885, in the habit of seeing
Inet1ord In the early part of that yea' him in
March frequently, pretty much all the latter part of
March; cant say say saw him every day; saw Thet-
ford on the 25th of March in the afternoon; and on
the 2th OF March in the afternoon; he paid witness
! some money on the 9th of March; paid him in pold
witness recollects the date because he com meuced
new building on the 26th of March; have no doubt
witness saw Thetford on the 9th March, and on the
zoth March IhetfOrd was as attentive to his bust
ness as any man he worked for: he had no ar
chitect, and was about them giving directions al
most every day.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Whitney.-What pre-
vented witness seeing Thetford on the 26th was
because he started new building that dav; he
started the building for Mr.. Pyfer; Mr.. Pvfer
lives IN Navy street. near Myrtle square; made a
contract some few days previous for the building;
| can't recollect the date of the contract: witness
| was paid some money the dav after bv Tbetford:
have an entry upon nv book; did not know wheth-
er the book would be better evidence than witness
| oath.
BY Mr. Preston.-Had no idea that witness
oath would be questioned, when he came here
BY Mr.. Whitney.-Witness thought there were
sensible people here; Thetford paid witness some
money on Saturday, the third of April; he reco-
lects this from his putting it on his book Thetford
| pald witness partner some money the 9th; he
recollects it because it the day after witness
commenced that building; saw Thetford in Nav,
| n hnyp Affn
Juror:-"Did ThetfOrd take a receipt of the
money from you?"
Witness. Don't know that he did; have never
known Thetford to take receipt except in Janu-
ary; witness partner is named South.
John ID. Hannings, sworn.-Live at No. 300 Carlton
Avenue, BROOKLYN; in March last was engaged in
| the lime and brick business for myself: am nov on
gagged with my brother; know William Thetford.
had transactions with Thetford during the past
year; in the latter part of December, 1857 Thet-
ford was about to build two houses; witness went
to see him, and he engaged to take material from
witness; went to him on the evening of the 25tb to
get some money; he said he would give witness
some on the 26th or 9th; witness to see Thet
ford on the 2Gth but did not find him; on the 26tb
OF March, Tnetford sent witness an order for mate
rial; on the 9th Thetford paid witness $50 and
witness gave receipt for it; witness saw Thetford
two or three times a week after that up to the
time OF his arrest; has not the least doubt about
Thetford paving the money to witness on the 9th
of March; witness office is at the corner of Clinton
! and Park Avenue, about a mile from the build
ings.
"When you went out of your place of business
in the morning of the 26th was there apy such
order in your office as what you found when you
| returned?"
Mr.. Whitney objected
The Court thought it immaterial
Witness.-Know that the order was in Thetford's
| hand writing; witness in the habit of seeing
Theford occasionally during the time the buildings
were going
| Cross-examined by Mr.. Whitnev-Came to Bal
| timore last Sunday morning; have conversed with
Sutton since he testified heres was in business from
! the lst November, 1857, to July, 1857; Mrs. Thet-
| ford, Mr.. Stout and Mr. Eastman came here with
witness; knew he to testify in this case; know
| Thetfords signatures have known him since the
buildings were commenced; the only connection had
with him was OF business character: not confident
saw Thetford on the 18th to the oath March; can't
| say the exact day" saw him after the 9th: won't
say that he him in April last anv particular day
must have seen him in May; recollect seeing Thet-
| ford on the 25th; that day witness bought a cargo
OF bricks and recollecs it because he had to raise
| some money that day, and was worried; the order
| of the 26th was left with young man named VIM
| Roberts; don't know where Roberts is; witness
would have brought him along; he would have
brought him because he likes to see right triumph
over wrong; has the order, suppose it is in the
| order book.
| By Juror.-"Saw Thetford about O'Clock in
the evening of the 25th of March,
| Another Juror.--''When witness received the mo-
ney from Thetford on the 9th, it was not in final
settlement"
Mr. loct