The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-22
La W INTELLIGENCE.

Esq, for the defence.
Oqthespnning the Court yesterday the ex-
aminatish*of witnesses for the defence was re-
| sumed. =
George W. Brown, sworn-Live in BROOKLYN.
Long Island, No. 300 Carlton avenue; am builder
and dealer in real estate generally; first became ac
onalnted with Mr.. Thettord in March or April
| 1898; witness connection with him was, because
MI. Thetford wanted to borrow some money on
Some houses in Navy street, and he called on wit
ness tor that purpose; saw him two or three times
week during March and April, and along up to
the time when he was arrested him ALWAYS in
the day time, witness usually sees other parties
Cross-examined by Mr.. Whitney.-Came to Bal
tlmore this morning at four O'Clock; Mr. Smith
and Mr.. Eastmead came in the same train; came
on because witness heard that the reputation of his
nephew, Mr.. Hanning, at stake.
BY Mr.. Preston.-know Hanning, Eastmead
Souch, Carter and Banrick; the first three witness
is well acquainted with; tfre others he knows bv
sight; the first named have good reputation and
good character for truth and veractv; as good as
| any man has: they are honest hard working men.
BY Mr.. Whitney.-Have known Hanninp since
| lS49; have known Eastmead and Souch for six or
| ten years; Hanning succeeded witness in business;
the firm was Harte & Co.; Hanning bought out the
business, and carried it on; Harte sold the business;
witness was told that his nephew's reputation was
to be attacked BY several persons in BROOKLYN.
| By Mr.. Preston.-Thetford was only friend to
witness IN business way, and that was when he
came to procure money on his buildings.
John ID. Hannlng, re-called.-( Account book pro-
! duced.) The entry on that book shows part of
the transaction, referred to in witness testimony
previously given, that is the entry made about the
bricks, ordered by Thettord on the 9th of March.
| Mr.. Preston here proposed to introduce, as ev
dence to go before the jury, certain accounts of ma
terias furnished to Thetford's buildings. by the
witness, during the months of January, February
| and March,
Mr.. Whitney objected to the papers,
The Court thought they had nothing to do with
the case.
Mr.. Preston then said he would show that Thet
fora had paid flaming fifty dollars on the twenty
| seventh OF March, and would offer the book upor
| winch the entry was made to the jury. TCast
book produced and the entry shown to the jury.
Mr. Preston then proposed to show book called
| the Dehvery Book, showing that certain quaint
ties OF materials had been delivered to Thetford:
| house, at certain times.
Mr.. Whitney objected because the witness hac
not made the entries himself
The Court sustained the objection
By Mr.. Whitney.-Witness can't recolIect whetb
er he made the entry on the 9th of March, with
| out looking at the book; (witness examined the
book,) that entry not made by witness; the
| entry must have been made on the 9th of March,
witness can't say positively that he saw the entry
| on that day, he must have seen it though; when
Thetord paid witness the $50 on the 9th of March
he gave receipt for it; have not seen that recent
since; have the benefit of the Lien Law in Brook
| yn; there was no need of keeping the orders for
| materials; the original agreement made between
| Ihettord and witness evidence enough; dom
recoiect saying to Piper that Thetford went of
| soHellhleS ana Wnen ne came back he had plenty OF
money; witness might have said so.
Charles Ward sworn.-Live in 9th street Brook
| lYn; am brick mason; know the building ot
| lhettord IN Navy street; worked there; the scaf
i0ldlng was taken down on Thursday the 25tn OF
| March; witness was mendng the scatfold at the
| time 1t was taken down; went from Thetford's bui
ding up to Park Avenue; commenced to work in
Park Avenue on Friday the Goth; saw Thetford on
Friday the 10Th; saw him on Thursday and on Satur
! day aso saw Thettord on Friday the 2Gth between
! y and 10 O'Clock in the morning; at this time wit
ness was at work on the building, about the base
ment and saw Thetford pass along the street.
| . Cross-eXamlned by Mr.. Whtney.-Came to Bal
| tlmore this morning; Mr.. Eastmead came on for
witness; recoect the date of the 26th because the
| next day was pay day; generally have paw day
! once fortnight; about two days and auartcr
running up the first story of Piper's building, ex-
ciuslve OF the front: there were four men at work
on the building; witness and Mr.. Eastmead run up
| the front afterwards there was a guide put up on
the building when the brick work of the first story
| built; this was put nm about tho 00tb .,
March. VI
BY Mr.. Preston.-Frequently saw Thetford when
working for him; Thetford was very particular
man, he attended to the work in person.
by Mr.; Whitney.-Knows of no other Charles
| Ward in Brooklyn
Joseph Eastmead, re-called.-Witness referred in
MS former testimony to contract entered into be.
tween Mr.. Piper and himself; have that contract
now. now. Contract produced, dated 2Oth of March.
The contract is in two parts; Piper kept one mart
and witness the other part; Charles Ward was a
witness to the signing of the contract
by MI Wmtney.-Witness did not call on Mr.
PIPER with Sutton or Davis, and ask him to fix the
date when the new building was commenced; wit
ness asked Piper if he knew the date when the
building was commenced, so that he could testify to
| it at this trial if necessary
Leonard +. Smith, sworn.-Lived in Brooklyn;
resided there in March, 1885, know Thetford have
no acquaintance with him; witness was in the EN-
| ploy OF John ID. Hanning in the latter part of
March, 1898; witness was foreman of the lime and
orlc6 yard; saw Mr.. Thettord on the morning OF
the Z'th OF March; he came to the yard to order
some materials; witness did not know Tbetford at
that time, but knew that they We're furnishing ma
rla IGrlals ior person by that name; witness asked
lnet'ord II that was his name and he said it was;
"ithesS can say the time of the morning; Mr. Han.
nlng came in and Mr. Thettord paid him some mo-
ney; witness duty often called him from the ward:
IN such cases he would place the ward in possession
ot sonle Oh tIe men; there was person employed
there named Roberts at that time; witness don't
know where Roberts is now GBook shown Wit
ness That is a book of the establishment; witness
made that entry in the book on the morning of the
=, G1th OF March Another book shown witness !
That Is what is called the WOrkmen's Tally Book
Mr.. Whitney objected to the book coing to the
jury without 1t was for the purpose of refreshing
the witness memory .
The Court sustained the objection
Cross-examined by Mr.. Whitney-Witnesss
came to Baltimore this morning; Mr. Davis came
to witness and asked him if he made the entries on
the order book, and wanted witness come here;
times after the 9th of March,
j. Is: Dickinson, sworn-Live in New York;
know ). ID. Hanning; his general reputation for
truth and varacity is good; am merchant: know
| George W: Brown, his general reputation is very
good an in Baltimore on business: knew nothintg
OF being called here until few minutes ago.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Whitney.-Never heard
the character of Mr. Hanning or of Mr.. Brown
discussed.
BY Mr.. Preston.-The character of Hannino and
Brown unuupStiODablV in tho -.
where they live.
Mr.. Whitney:-"But you never heard their char
acter discussed?"
Mr.. Preston.-''WelI, never heard YOUR charac-
ter discussed"
Mr.. Whitney.-"Oh, yes you have-I think we
both have heard our characters discussed pretty eff
fectuallv."
Mr.. Preston here stated that he had several wit
nesses yet to examine, but he would now rest the
defence.
Mr.. Whitney then called the following witnesse,
as rebuttng testimony:
Charles b. Piper, sworn.-Reside in Brooklyn;
witness made contract with Mr.. Eastmead for the
building Of the house in Park avenue: the contract
was reduced to writing on the Goth March, it was
made before that; the house was Mrs. Richardson's s.:
that Is the contract paper shown;] it provides for
the brick work of the building; the work was COM
menced after the contract was made. about the
Monday after the goth; witness bought girder for
the building; it was bought on the 25th of March;
can refresh my memory from a bill, [bill pro-
duced.
Mr.. Preston objected to the bill going to the
jury because it was not in the hand writing of the
witness.
The Court said the paper could be admitted. so
that the witness could refresh his memory.
Witness continued.-Recollect the bill WE'LL Wit
ness paid for the girder on the 25th and on the
following day it not being sent as promised wit
ness went to see about it; this on the 26th;
when the girder was bought the hands were busily
at work running up the first story; witness was to
pay Eastmead when the second story was leyelled
up all round for the beams; Tanother paper
shown; that is receipt for money paid Eastmead
on the I'd of April; there was half DAYS DELAY in
getting the beams for the second story and A half
days delay in waiting for the window frames in
the rear; lanother paper shown;l that is recent
for money paid on the 9th of April at that time the
beams for the second story the 26th of March:
[another paper shown that is bill for timber the
purchase made on the 26th and the bill Maid ON
the l4th of April; when the contract was made
there were materials 1.-THE building and men already
at work; know Thomas Banrick; don't remember
being at the building when Banrck saw Thetford
pass; the latter part of last summer at the
corner of De Kab avenue and Navv street
met Mr.. Eastmcad and Davis; Eastmead
asked witness it he knew when the building was
commenced; witness told him that he (Eastmead)
had a contract which would show the time: East
mead told witness that Mr. Thetford had got in
trouble, and he wanted to know the date because
Thetford had paid him some money the day after
the building was commenced.
"Did you have occasion to seek Mr. Thetford in
February, and did you see Mr. Souch at Thetford's
house, and did Souch tell you where Thetford
was, and that he was in Europe? if so, state the
conversation"
Witness was going on to relate the conversation.
when M Preston objected, the question had not