The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-11

! and had good pocket; she took the money off the
counter at the bank and witness never saw cent
from that day to this; she would not give her
! enough to buy pair of shoes on that cold day;
witness went back to Lefeur's house, she saving
she had good glass of toddy for her; witness
! went back and the traversers would not let
| her go home, although witness wanted to 90;
| McCluskey knew about Lefeur having the money;
! McCluskey and little child was in the
house when witness started for the Bank; McCuskey
said don't draw all the money; Leleur said little
would be of no use; the money was drawn in fifty
| dollar notes; McCuskey said to draw the money in
! large notes; don't know how many notes there
! were as Leteur got them; drew the money by the
bank book; witness never saw the bank book since;
! it was found in Leteur's trunk after she was
arrested; witness had no use for the money; moth
ing could have induced witness to have drawn the
money unless she had been intoxicated; witness had
! $50 in her bank book on dav before this occur
renee; placed in her bosom and it was taken from
! there by McCluskey; McCluskey kept the bank
| book from that time, until the money was drawn
from the bank; it kept in their house; witness
! never it after this.
| Gross examined by Mr.. Hack.-WitnesS can write
| her name; witness very drunk when the money
| was drawn; witness signed her name at the Bank
and the teller laid the money the counter; don't
| recollect having conversation with Miss Gibson
about this money; saw her till after this nc-
! currence; never told her that witness loaned the
| money to McCluskey, and that she and McCluskey
were going to New York to set up business; never
| told the brother of officer Brown that the money
was loaned to McCluskey, nor said so to officer
Brown; only went to McCluskey's house once be-
fore; then he met witness the street and wanted
her TO go there, saying he would introduce her to
his sister; witness only knew McCuskey about a
| week before this
BY Mr.. Kraft.-Don't know the day the money
was drawn, or what day witness went home; was
not drunk before going to Leheur's house had taken
little; Lefeur took witness to her house for the
| purpose of reforming her, but while there they
| kept her drunk all the time; don't know how much
liquor witness drank before she went to Lefeur's 8
| house, did not drink three or five times; drank
whiskey. don't drink brandy; did not put sugar in
the whiskey. took rather small glass of weak
| liquor; had drank little the day before.
| BY Mr.. Hack.-A man named Rute came to the
! house OF witness with McCluskey, and wanted to
! know what witness would compromise the case for
| and offered witness $40; never told Rute that the
| money loaned to McCluskey, nor told Mrs
| Burton so; never told Mrs. Burton that Mrs.
! Brown took the money out of witness BOSOM
Bv Mr.. Whitney.-Never knew Mrs. Gibson
until long after the money was taken; Mrs. Gibson
! came to witness sisters house after witness went
before the Grand Jury; she alone at first af-
! terwards in company with lady; have seen Mrs.
Gibson at jail; she came to witness about settling
! this case; William If. Brown came with McCluskey
| and Rue to witness to get the case settled; of
| fered $40 in hand and said they would make the
| rest up.
Mr.. Burke testified that he was paving teller
| of the Savings Bank; pay out mostly Merchants
| Bank bills; can't say the amount of money paid to
Mrs. Boyd without her bank book or the books of
| the bank.
! Benjamin CLANCY testified that = he recollected
the time Abby Letieur put in Jail; on the 18th
| of December, 1858, witness received from her a
| 500 note on the Merchants Bank of Baltimore
mote shown) that is the note; she asked witness
change the note witness called the States At
torney in relation to the note, and received advice
! to retain it.
Mr.. Burke recalled.-Don't know if that is the
note paid out; $50 note shown that is a note of
the new issue; think commenced to pay them out
| in January; can't say positive.
Detence.-"Ihe note is not identified we claim
Mr.. Whitney.-"Thc State holds it until the
case is settled; it is Mr. Chaney's now."
Officer Brashears testified that he went to Squire
| Wheats office with Mrs. Brown, who obtained
warrants for the arrest of McCluskey and IIeheur;
Mrs. Brown said Mrs. Boyd was not in condition to
go; witness arrested McCluskey and told him that
! he had a warrant for him on account of taking
| Mrs. Boyd's money; McCuskey denied knowing
anything about Mrs. Boyd or the money;
| witness had a search warrant; went to
! Newman, and in trunk said to De Leleur's, wit
ness found bank book; at the Magistrates office
| witness asked Leheur about $50 note; she said
| she gave it to some gentleman; witness then got
! from her purse containing Sll; witness then
asked her about the money; she denied having it;
| she said McCluskey had the money; McCluskev
was not present; she said the money in the purse
was given to her by a gentleman for changes this
was before going to Jail; have known McCluskey
! several years; did not know Leheur; don't know
| if they brother and sister.
BY Mr.. Hack.-The warrant for the arrest was
issued on the oath of Mrs. Brown: witness thinks
he saw Mrs. Boyd that day and that she was in
! toxicated.
Officer Whitaker testified that he received or
ders to arrest Lefeur if he her. that warrant
was out for her; that evening about dusk saw her
go into the house; witness and another officer watch
| ed the house all night in the morning witness went
to the house and asked for Lefleur; the woman said
Leteur was not in; searched the house and did not
lind her; went into the yard and found trunk the
Of no by IaHa
witness arrested Lefleur about IL o'clock that day
in Jew alley; she said she had not the money! that
| McCuskev had it.
Justice Wheat testified that the prisoners were
| brought before him on the 18th day Of December;
! they were brought in separately; Lefeur was
brought in first: Bank book shown that has been
in witness possession since the search warrant was
! issued; had a conversation with Leheur about the
money; she said that she had half, and when Mrs.
! Brown called she would have paid it over, but
McCIuskev had the balance; the entry in the bank
| book on the 18th December, shows that 5000 was
drawn out, leaving a balance of SS9; the original
deposit Sl,4l0;l McCluskey told witness he did
! not know anything about the money; Mrs. Burton
| Mrs. Boyd. and several others have been to wit
ness Office in relation to settling the case; money
placed in witness hands to settle this case by
! Mr.. Charles Brauner, residing Britton street,
| when he came no one was with him. he said it was
! the request of Mrs. Boyd, witness had the bank
book, to put 1t in his hands for deposit the amount
! was $50.
| By Mr.. Kraft.-When Mr.. Brauner came to the
| office, Mrs. Boyd was there.
The State here rested its case except for rebut-
ting testimony.
The defence then offered the following evidence:
Officer Brown testified that one morning in
! September he was standing at Mr.. Burns, Marsh
| Market; met Mrs. Boyd and Lefeur; asked Bovd
| who that woman was; Mrs. Boyd said she was the
sister of Mr.. McCuskey; Leheur denied that; Mrs.
| Boyd then said that she going to get married,
that she had drawn $500 from Bank and was going
to New ork to go into business with McCluskey
| who she was going to marry; witness asked her if
she had the money; she said she had, and witness
saw it in her hand tied in a rag; Leleur had the
bank book; Mrs. Boyd's habits bad, she always
gets drunk; got drunk before her husband died.
she sober that morning.
By Mr.. Whitney-This conversation was before
| the Goth of September; witness is certain about
| that witness went with Mrs. Boyd to see
! McCluskey about settling the case; witness went
with Mr.. Rute to see Mrs. BOYD about settling the
case; this interview was at Mrs. Browns; witness
was not an officer then; never had any talk with
! Mrs. Boyd about the matter.
Mr.. Rute testified that about the lst of January
| went into Mrs. Browns, and that Mrs. Brown said
| that there Mrs. Boyd who had McCluskey ar
| rested; Mrs. Boyd said she had loaned McCluskey
| 5000 and they were going to get married; witness
told her that he arrested for cheating her out
| of the money; she said she did not do it, it was
done by her sister; Mrs. Boyd said that all she
wanted was to get the money back and wanted to
see McCluskey aboutit; witness went after McClus-
key and they went to see Mrs. Boyd.
| By Mr.. Whtney-Live SO Madison street; a
blacksmith; never talked with Mrs. Boyd but twice
about this matter; met Mrs. Boyd at Mrs. Browns
accidentally at first; the second time witness went
there alone, leaving McCluskey at the corner, to
| see if Mrs. Boyd was all right.
Officer Brown by consent corrected his statement
to the month of the year, and stated that it
| December instead of September.
Without concluding the evidence, the Court ad-
| journed until this morning at 10 o'clock.
SUPERIOR COURT.-Hon. Z. Collins Lee Judge.
The following business occupied the Court yes
terday:
Burrill Price & Co. Before reported. Not
| concluded.
Assignment for Monday SSs to 90.
The Rule day docket will be called on Monday.
Court OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. William l.. Mar
shall, Judge The following occupied the Court
| yesterday:
Taylor Cole and R. Chenoweth Us. Amelia Chen
oweth and w. j. Booth. An appeal from Justice
Ridgeey. Verdict for appellee for S9S93.
| Assignment for to-day GA to 81.
CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon. VIM.
George nrebs, Judge. The following occupied
the Court yesterday:
Tena Garbedee as. VIM. Garbedee. Application
for a divorce a uirculo matrmonii. McAllister fol
petitioner.
Lewis Turner Us. Henry Knell. Injunction issued
to stay further proceedings at law for the recove
ry of theamount of a promisory note. Barroll for