New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-30
/" STEALING HIS OWN GOODS. /"
Y.ea ne RscAs,ssv rsse~-

Mr. Enron: am poe - yeus OF age and der.se
IN eatepsive dealing with ma.ksrd have hsd The d.
grace OF sesnog, In once, Stscnso 70 my ooafss u
have done all tina. honest man cso 10 20 usrts =
confidence and esteem u ne pnbc weJ the unso'
KNIFE Company OF Nsog1act, Conn.,, . company M
whose employ have b-en for many years, and ysh
freD q simp- aud nnocest cTcu asfAnce, was e.
rssredaDd which has been hurlsd through the pab8e
prRis her by doing, not only myself bat the Con-
pany serious injury. As Tke UR,oR g-ansi moes of
iis statements Gom Mr. Paelps, desire ~ bs heard
through the medium and ,rust that thuss papers
Who copied The article prsadicial 20 myssf from Iac
Usicr will be generous now 70 copy this, sud there
by help 10 Tetievc at ast Potlon ot ths char>cser
tk.y tbcush inbocsnty have hi stad tt u anoects-
sa,y 10 the specslioos Ddagei ia BY "a
RVS for wi,hont doubt they ndoged IN many ha "A
savings Of me, being convinced Of my gait Dat whss
dere is 10 give PLAIN statement II the isc's "a fney
are denyiry certa allegations made by Mr. Phelps %
1ie Usior aul introduce documentary es'deecs, soS
oIy proving Mr. Phelpss statement 10 Ixe Es'on NJ
terty alse but that false ststemeu 10 shoe ins-
bciou snesss his part, and from wnich malyu'ty
fruS believe the chef cause Of my Psrs- eauos.
T4e ln,on said land which extensively cop.sstl
"we rforned BY Mr. Phelss ,h. Brsds, soos a-, q
.pasaNors them rhr.s inves he eaisd 10 he BID
eoeR.d .%, s.S 20 n sy,ss: ,S and when he 0a nat
This il false The following certificate, fr ,m gcrsle
men ,f unimpeachable character, aud we'll knowr In
Rochester ana Syracose viii forever put thA, asserl
TO rest:
hereby c.,try tA.s the iia DAY Of June ,sx 20
sh Chat pGc, kssn.y p; hss's, sss NJ s.s
~ Sadley arrsee at the Sherman hoase Syssnss %
wsSes pered room discn, sc.reh made shcrr
and thit siolea sod oani priacef or reausd ~
S',s sasskT Il NJ Fl pfD. fasS p sis' ra sr
s-rtiy ths, arrested H. N BIsasy w.s Pcssn .aes he
Of the above statement T. hEENEf,
June p, 1859. Chief " Ponce, keo-.'es'
The certify thai we are propr-tor- sheh,u
Hose s,r.cu.s the spoken Of IN the .,ese
e.rs. p'e-en,i that dilso, '.na :. %-', ~
i~stii.d that o,cs."n, any othsr ,mP..1ms a. ~.
Brseky and that heard s'ser'"d y t,s
WI VINO ,ss well eqaaai:d m NJ srsdy md have ssr
bens,. him an honest man and uslo.,iy p ,:eea"d-
g 0LExssbEs Z hthSas SHERMAN
lam in the employ Of the Union Knife Company, i
capacity of travelling agent; carry 3O samples -
knives solicit orders, collect moneys, and make ~
turps In addition tO this, carry small trunk, cen
tanning from s 1900 worth of valuable knives 70
mi thsr orders, and from which may pay trsvelag
expresses. Sometimes when the knife boxes ges so'led
or broken by carrying them around, drop In IN ny
customers and procure empty boxes and change toe
knives. This do frequently, and iron tins very facs
was arrested upon suspicion Of stealing hn'y.s u
McKipdlcy & Pbelps. Some months ago, oa my Ws@.
err tour called on Mckhdey 4 Phelps sod solictsd
their riders. Mr. Pnclps saiS he had large aaan.y
il we dtrred them, he would rh'p the boxes W ~'.
told him it would not pay exprcssage, but that w'uaI
use quantity Of them by supplying soIs oryksn ssa
so,led boxes had in my trunk. lie told me 70 hdae
mvself 1 did So and proceeded On my way. Wnen
rs,n,nsd 10 Roheser made sales there else shse,
n.d Among nv Customers supplied J. II. hiii wnnn
a few doors of Mckinley Phelps from my 0unt.
In this sa,e il appears that boxes, bearing Ne
,,,,rof, marks Of McKindley Phelps, one on waisa
were discovered, and which boxes came into my pos-
session by procuring the empty boxes Uf INA, ins. nr%
sry.s,ed me In Syracuse. l wet back with Oncer
Keerey and Mr. Phelps. l was chsgrined, excfed'
and hardly knew what said or done before tue maSs-
trate, ard could BOT think, or account Ili LIDO ov.
:. r. h1in N
Of procuring empty boxes having been o. snan con- @
~ mon p occurrence With me- and now csll upon NJ.
phelps as Cd honorable maD to reflect ana do me ,uo
;ustce TO cay that dbl procure empty boxes u ~
ywSsn I went West Not dreaming how IN the worsd
those marked boxes came into my possession, oeing
e,eed at the time and soeing that evidence ssamss
me proposed to settle his demand q ones, and pea
| him Mr. Phelps discovered the other box af ~.
Hils store and immediately instituted snctaer srrss
! while I was in Syracuse. l went Dack ana u.a
nsKndsy Phelps e % o,ns and nd tos you'd Ssy sS..
Sol pa d tbem and also bin Rrese9seu % mo Y
Ernst & Seifried, and WAS then allowed to depart 70
pesce As soon az grew calm, Il occurred to me how
those boxes came into my possesson, manner aoovo
stated regret the occurrence deeply and much To
more seeing the case exaggers 10 the pabhc priu.
Khs TIE Roeh. stsr Un.Oa and N. Y. TnIBusr, 49,
arisen from the firm Of McKindley & Phelps; sod aiI
have 10 cay 10 them present Is, that as soon asl
sha have gathered sufficient proof of one Of The hr1s
coure towards me, and Of another matter sasu gu.
.
fred TO- be- as well a. the Rochester hardware merse.
ants know fall well As 10 my character might So
esti,nonias in seventeen States Of the Union, whore
travel: but for the present shall osy intrOiace ~
following. which was voluntarily presented mo by
fev hardware firms in Syracuse, yesterday:
W.. b. anSsr.sDsd hardware desles of sysAease bsve
Known H. Bradley for long period and have dssh win -
,pueh IN The cutlery and other a'~s 81
hjrb he sprssn take pleasure n .syss inst aosg
our .rouan.snce with him be has ever proved
sna We be- We p confidence D bis int-ssity ~ s-e
ard a, man Prom full ds- Of the eireaass' s.,es
irs NJ. recent IN this city, on complaint o
PL.lp. o Roebs decided In tbs opinion n.s s -
sst va. UNIV rantabe unjust aud uncald M and - 90 -
tslisys Mr. Bradley in sny way putty OF ne oaNss -
frvd srainst yet from Mr. Brnys own s,s'smenf 'ns
"'s"' ' KENNEDY FR1ZCLlk
l.. SCHWARTZ
SAMUEL r. OEER,
DAVID g. 0kEh
Tam very sorry 10 have been obliged to mske soch
an elaborate statement; but inasmuch a. Mf. rhses
Gave his word that the should not appear IN pr
and violated il by making false stAtemenS 70 ixe
Vw;on thought il necessary 70 give the peosc ne
whole facts trusting in Gods name to give an inuseo
mss the beI eft Of every reasonable doubt UP ny
dischnrge ! supposed Mr.. Phelps wss acting 70 gse1
faith but when he misrepresenisd me ID me pan's
became convinced that be acted upon msfgnmy,
| With respect, sm yours, hs, H. ~ BkADLEs'
Swaeu,e, June q, lS59