The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-17
THE N0RwALK BANK CASE.
Curious Testimony as TO Mistaken Idcn-

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Before Hon Judge smsly.
MARCH lB-YAe United States James s. W1lianss.-
Mr. Roh nysr was recalled aud stated hat no had
umined the lists Of advertised letters from LIST June 80,
10 Is, January $780, and did not fad any for James s.
Williams.
To Mr.. Busteed-There are any quantity OF wilnanses
between those dates; hero some J. wliamses wit
ness then went tbs lists with NJ Busteed and found
one for j. +. Williams, june "a, marked delivered
here u one for James 8 Williams. July s2 witness
continued to discover under his examination, many
Ds tho name Of Williams with the prefix Of James, James
c., James H., &c.
Mr. Dwight presented the New York Directory for the
year ending May $780, 70 Witness for tho purIo OF
proving that there names In corresponding with
those he pointed the advertised lists his
examination. He found ton Jameses &c there lis no James
Mr. Dunshee recalled and de ,oOed that be had
the books with regard 70 the arrivals OF the mails
from Norwaik the l7th and 10Th Of December (op-
jeced to, admitted and exception taken by defcodant
Waess contnued-Ffom the receipt Of the way bills on
The I'm and ioh Of December the superstition tina, the
mails duly arrived; they were missing wouia DO my
cross exAmineo-There arc two mails day from Nor
walk, and generally three waybs the way account Tor
three way bills is that suppose more letters were re-
ceiyed after tho hrst bill made up AZ Nor Walk,
Ahe mails must have arrived, or should have reported
them - missing.
you do not speak from your actual knowledge Of the
Express running between New York and CoiinsviIe,
Conn thatJue in December last; on the after
noon Of the oath December that line as lar as
Nav Haven; had charge OF VIVA, came from Adams
Express from the afternoon; amongst the matter
took up was yellow envelope, parporang 70 csnan .
dent know which; received those articles from Mr..
Porter, the manifest clerk a, the Office OF Adams Ex-
pross Company; as the messenger receives money,
vaIuables &c from the clerk check on the waybi
70 show have received them; l. lett that lot
Ter with our agent, George Smith, at Nor walk;
do not know what it contseed, except fom what
written H. delivered J. TO him n the same condition
received Is from Mr. Porter; Ola not come down on
Tuesday; Mr.. Bsgne came down that day
The witness vas not cross examiaed
Geo. E. Smith, agent for Adams Express at Norwalk.
deposed that received from sst witness In Decem
Der enveope purpotng contain note for $4,000 for
the walk hank opened aud found the note Qdent
Hes the and letter.; gave the note the following
morning. 10Th December to Mr. Ferris, the teller OF the
bank on Tuesday, 9TH, called 70 tho bank and in
on tho envelope were the bank; received three
packages that day for the five O'Clock train from the
ST. Nicholas Hotel, ons Keller, New York and New
Haven Depot, New York, and one for f. A. Williams.
New York; think there was ESQ., to it; 1t was mark.
cd S2971; 1t package up in yellow paper it
wass sealed package about three inches square; re-
ceyed from Mr. Ferris the teller OF the bank; put
into carpet bag which have for money parcels, and
gave it 70 Mr. Blaeue be messenger by that train.
Cross examined by Mr. Buseed-I saw those papers
about three weeks ago in Mr. Holbrook's hard; was
here q witness in the against the other Williams,
but not called DO not see any difference In the note
now and when received II, except that the figures In
pencil its face not then on il: tho name OF Chas
johnson the back Of it, but can't recollsct that
anything else n exhibit 'C' produced) nothing
was on this but the body OF the ITSELF nstruc
hons are open and examine envelopes containing
money locked note up 10 my safe until morning,
ana then gave the teller Of the bank do not know
that the $497l were In the package received from the
contained pinned the package directed to
Francis A. Ferris, teller of the Norwak Bank, dcposed
h~ tta copta ptpu uota
ofr Williams endorsed BY Charles Johnson
@ nes S''0, month. instead Of ~o when
was three months note, enclosed in envelope and
OF the directors to give to Mr. Crawford that he might
hnish tho address, Is did not know Mr.. Williams ad
The letter out Of his pocket take Oh the envelope put on
another one, and direct Il; wheA that note came back
Cd out ana "Wo pu, in; handed TO Mr. Crawford ana
he directed to send bills for ii that was on the 26h
December; next afternoon enclosed 81 s7i, scaled II
and gave il Mr. George T. Smith, the express agent q
Norxalk the notes Of the Bank Of Nor~ak; they
Ones twos threes, nves and tens there s9l
In ones, and hrees, 81 900 or 81 500 in hves and
the balance tens the package sealed In the
manner have kno wiedge otthe package after deli
vered 70 Mr. Smith, the package the length Of the
bills and ab,u. As thick this BOOB he United States
Statutes large, second volume); think there one
Per cent Discount on our bills here.
Mr. Busteed objected. Mr. Dwight said that the object
10 show that the defendant could not deposit Nor
walk bills in the backs here This was necessary q the
prosecution would lot be able 70 the finding OF any
Of these bills on the defendant
Cross examined-Mr. Smith handed me the envelope
the morning Of the Gath December; when opcneo
found note for 1900; did nos contain the letter
(exhbt the endorsement exhbi. is in the hand
writing Of Mr.. Bixby, TIE bookkeeper OF our bank
Charles W. Yale deposed-l messenger for Adams
Express Company between New York ana Springfield;
Way: ssw him there the nrss time on the 2.th Of De-
cember between eleven and one O'clock he cams In and
said he had note which he wanted TO send to Norwak
to be discounted he asked for sheet Of paper which
was handed him by Mr.. Porter, the manifest clerk IL
sheet with printed healing; It is the this
produced exhibit C); saw this before on an examina
lion before the Commissioner the defendant wrote
the sheet Of paper from three TO ak lines; ] did
NOT sss "h h b n % Other ne S
me; he had with Mt. Porter; I do not know
what was; he wrote the note At the counter noticed
buH envelope, smsn SIZE aud the letter In his hand be
glanced the letter be hau in his hand and then wrote
the paper furnished him by Mr. Porter: he note
to send Norwalk To get discounted the de-
fendant before my knowledge him since at the
Gross examined by Mr.. Bns,eed-Q Your recollection
Of faces ID pretty goods A. Well; cont know q You
soner when another gentleman was accused Of writing
this paper and having this conversation with you? A.
Yes sr that was some time in the fore part Of February
last my recollection OF dates pretty good recoected
much Of this transaction when examined before Mr..
Belts a. do now.
@ Were you examined touching the identity OF any
other person respecting the testimony have given
against Mr. Will ans now A. Yes, sir; other persons
were examined before was examined that other
accused person Henry wHiams) in Court sat about
twenty Ave feet from him. sat near enough to zee him
You took palma other person % a. to
be accurate In your ideuNacations A. Yes.
q. And you identified that other person, without any
equivocatson, the personS. A. Yes sir O And YOU
were az certain OF bin Identification thon ~ you are
OF this defcndsnts now A. No, sir. Q AMI vet YOU
swore to him. Yes, sir; the person who came to the
express Office had beaver hat and pilot cloth over
coat, black dark; had seen the other whom ]
identified for about fifteen secon 10 At Mr. Holbrooks Office,
n The Post 0ce building did not talk with him that
OCCASION had some words with M Hotbrook guess
took my hat on while In Mr. Holorooks Office did not
take my coat or: else there; went TO
Zee he was the man; think discharged the duty /
went 70 perform; Did not away perfectly satsasd
think I Mr. Holbrook between that time and the
time was examined before Mr.. Betts had con-
veFsatsoa with him about the mater; Mr.. Holbrook
asked me wha, thought, and told him had not made
up my mind Q Did your state OF doubt continue from
mat time up 70 the time you examined before Mr.