The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-31
bis sake the suit might be w.ndravn. TITO details of


the conversation was ruled out
DR. Jas Chandler reside N syracuse; nave resided
here seventeen years Knew OF me existence OF society
called The African Aid Society wae once member Of NJ
was one OF he suotors tnink the society Yves organ
ily , " io0vmnsve 'ne umc =, sne zeal nrsa
.eNse n0ece VI Al ntenoSa organzston OF tue soc~y
rom ~in.m nrown ne caea On me ior 1ss purpose NC
:ssso me wound become an omcer VI inc socry
ihasV ,Oould come in he ssoad pay me i.Oey ssngs
PT ece"tgi nc sa,' wouid ~ke ~oou. al no..
each evening; be said the purpose Of TIE society
.eds 70 hep lugtne stdes. consen.ea 10 , oecom"
an o!hcer, 1uy LAWS was iIesoen., W. pu" ..a
tnnk, was Isssurer Dr msrce, wac ', a,.,as
nioNa "ss % co!sc' luhus ..aa "a. s'asy srr,n
20 esls' rom SIX 70 nlne months was aaa.yr lug
ina. Time aadied no accounts oo'.ng nl. Inv NJ
vas no'bpS pAfo IN 70 the ompeIs ~ ,ne soesy ~
niosn - ny anowieogei We @ er" 10. dong
a'ssonu a ~ BECAUSE we St no, nv, oy ysntv sh
suS uensn. W we % n o nv .s e ~ the dss
hpgs per evening, itpnk sgnso ~. .o-.Ssa..
s.iuaon % lhs sc-'ey. Aps ,,, t,nas a,ss
nanaso me witness anu ~, S mo,hng bsvrnd
neS eitc'su 70 my ohiys ~ Wy Nv, 49,, az NJ c"h
me Aians. men' WIN n.o~n, ~ n n., =. M W.csr,
no,s vas gen 70 ,ns soueS MI '.r s,n w bd H.
once mere vas peser any puoo novs"s no, M
sIesn Told me dar,or zoe exSsnss o. .ae s'S,y Ina.
Nc naa uspuss1 u i.1r " ou i 80, ss
20 the society ne sad Il gould give nm my que ON
ior Inr amount NJ c".u rnss H., 10 % 10 tr -.
'a.o hu,sen laos ~ M NC 90 -, 800 ~. has.
aver nm ne 80 o nna ,ho sxS ~
~ sDoe sto,s a tnc oInS .Lo SA' -
Mr. bshrolc1s sro0tryl CIV" sno P."psI;y ~ ~
bo~n; ! aont Eememeer any o.nsn msspplcsa "a o.
properly knoM .ne rep9a.on D'o"h 0e@'s ~ 'lo 0o"'
rul''yi ms rcpu,aton y 1ac;
eros haam'td.i hnk mere IVES an s, h
| a
was exrecleo lna' nc woua retain hls salary Iro inc
yaluaeles received BY MIN; he transaction CONCERNING
ne axe was some thIee months aIter the oreanzaton Oh
the society do not recolec the amount that said be
bad rccciYei ior The ar.chg think Il rncn as
they were WORTH do not know hos his stood
with the society AZ the tme did not then know; was
present when the society was finally dissolved think IL
~se in june 1867; don recoect whether they gaze in
resolution reason for dissolvipg Resoution read by
Nj Hunt and witness said i. was tho same passed q:
the meeting The reason given 10 the resolution was that
the Fugitive AID Society had occupied begoreh mi the
came ground tina. the African Aid Society proposed TO o.
cupy Resolution commencing Brown as a proper man
10 solc funds for The slave read nv Mr. HINT and wit
pess remembered the resolution being passedl Printed
report OF The African Aid Society o. June 1857 shown wit
ness testified that he received by mail one Of the same
attended four or five Ineetnps Of the aoce
y they were ordinary bueincss meetings.: assented u
this resolution recommer ding Blown KNEW then what
general ee,imate Of Broyns character in the
don't recolect particularly whom have heard sneak of
have heard John A. Clarke speak OF hm: Mr. Clarke is
an attorney II 10 two or three wears SINCE heard Mr.
Clarke srsat If him. tod NJ Tarlc ,S,, p-o~n had
insured Inv house Tor me and he old me 10 be ye.y
ocular about the papers as there might be something
wong about H. have heard Mr. Ormsbee sneak Of hin
| bavs h. Win NJ Orrshan NJ d,csron,
,,mrs be said Brown was dishonest aod was c,,jceng
money slaves applying to his own purposes
dom recoect exac.lv when Ormsbec sand this h. ssiJ
IL within about week and also six months 70 can't
Tecolect any others with whom conversed
Re direct wac mentioned IN the meeting when was
present that Brown 10 receive some compsnsa lion for
his services, ard generally TO; think
received the printed report before we dsorganrzed.
henry H. DiC0ma-l was treasurer or the African Aiu
Society in 1885, accepted the office at Browns solci.a
tom he called for shat purpose he stated tina. he
was about organizing society called the African All So
cety, and wanted ne to take the Office Of treasurer
hat there was society which aided fugves as tar az
CaDada and Then le en-taat the object OF his society
was 70 aid them IN Canada ne told me should be com
peneaed Tor my ume ne appointed time and place or
meeting for the purpose of perfecng organ'z atom
Browns handwriting tie whole paper is in his hand
writing; continued 70 act treasurer Of that society
until lie disc oluon Was dissolved on nv suggestion
bad received nothing from Mr. Brown into the treasury
think heard from Brown aoou; month after the disso
luton he sent me letter from Massachusetts, think
The letter has been destroyedl can state the conients
the letter was 10 toe ehect ina ne had received notice
OF inc assoin'onriha' was not 60 easily ois
cnsa he ,nv,aS mo 10 a,, tho na.a Of an,;,or NJ
n.;s;na nc sao 49, 49, ~ ,,i, 40 CO. ,h, H. .s,
'pIsns lc %" Po' SSei w"u" 10 ~, tnit tnc Ut