, 1860-01-20

The Hartford Exchange Bank Case
The hea'ing in the case Of Sanford and Les
ter, charged With being in possession Of coua
ter1c't money, with intent to pass the same
was resumed yesterday before Justices Miltikcr
and Akin, and cemes little nearer to cbasin:
this Interesting wild cat home. The e1amina
tion is not concluded, but the following addi
tlonal testimony was produced BY the prosecu
tion.
The attendance was numerous, aud the inter
est IN this case is unabated. Certainly it is fol
the interest Of all but The issuers of this swindle
to hare the affair rooted out,
Nattrt II. .uorris, sworn-Am an attorney,
Hare srcn the bills in circulation here DON'T
know the signatures or any Of the parties
itare seen bills in on Office in this city, on some
OF Tho Indiana banks, Which were being signed,
but do not know that they arc umo1g these,
me man who wds signing them was a clerk in
Do'c's building. Know the defendants, but had
never sct them in this Office. The bills we're
boxed up in sulall boxes by the young man who
signed them.
', AeAFy y. Hudson snorn.-Am an attorney.
Had seen the Hartford E1cbange Bank money
before, but did mt know the owners. knew
some parties having to do with this bank. Was
applied to once by u. J.. Bachelor, Of Worces-
s-ts. -A@9 % GouIGiAa1tt5 AfEott1liQuB aQQut t0e
bank: DO not know thaI there is any such
banking institution as The Hartford Henk This
bank had place Of redemption Oh South Winter
street. Was in there once when the safe was
opened, mud the packages in it we're said to be
thus money. 2ir. Sanford was there, also Mr.
Ward, Mr. Wright, C. S. Cameron, Mr. Batch
e'or and others. The parties were there to see
whether there was any money there for the re.
dcmption Of the Hartford Exchange. Thought
there was some good money there, about Slp1.
This was shortly after Gilbert ran away with
the funds TO Missouri.
Char<s II. l|alEtr stroru.-Am Commission
McrcEnnt. bad some Of the Hartford Exchange
some time last summer. Had $500 which
received from Nr. uaverty. lie gave it to ME
to circulate, and was to redeem what / used
Did not clTcula:c 1t, but retained it until after
Tue Gilbert affair, wien gave it back to Hav-
crty. Paid nothing for it, but was simply to
redeem It. Hare eecn little of this money In
regularly chartered bauk in Indiaua, and that
It had an cflice Of redemption there. Hc said
he {Sanford) had circulated about 500 Of it,
and was au owncr, OF part owner, Of the bank,
Ja,ne, IL E116t, suoru-uave lived in War
rem, OHIO. lave seen this money before. Don't
Know who tie proprietor Of tue Bank is at pres
ent. Met Mr. Lester about week ago at tie
l:oard OF Trade, for the purpose Of purchasing
the bank. Said would trade him picca Of
land in Wisconsin. worth $1,000, for the assets.
The meeting didn't result iu any trade. Have
been told that the Lank was in BIackfurd County,
They sud there WAS valuable safe at the bunk,
and some assets in it; and that there had been
money loaned there 10 parties who hnl given
mortgages GU their farms They stated that
there vas 5000 in the hands of tile Missouri Gil-
bert, some in tie hnnds OF Ladd & Gilbert, some
with Clark j. Raincr Of Toledo, and nearly all
the baance in Mr; Harer'y's hands. He was
told that Ulrich d Co. had 81 ,0Vv Of it.
TN the crossexausination, witness stated t1lat
Sanford and Lester told him that they had been
stuck with $500 or 1000 of it, and tia. they
had the bank Us security.
T.. $. Gam. ron s,oorn. Am IN attorney. Was
employed to bring IN action against Geo. S. Gil
bert il favor of 4 Mr.. Larntd, OF Providence, TO
recover 81. 600 Of that money. Mr. Bachelor,
Mr. Larnea and Mr. Butler, Of Providence, were
represented US the owners. The next time Mr.
Gilbert got into the institution he took ali tic
good money there was. l got SEQ OF this
money rs legal fees, which / hare kept ever
since. They had an otlicc Of redemption Ut No.
las South Water street. l tried TO get my
money redeemed. but Sanford got in before
me, and "sized tie pile" Capt. Finch. Of New
] lork, was represented to be the President.
There is no charter for the bank. 1t is under
tue free banking law Of that State They form
themselves into company, aud each member of
that company is individually liable for the cir.
and any person can sue any OF the
owEers fur the amount Of the bill. Capt. Sweet,
Of New York was tue original founder Of The
bank, aud sold it 10 l,arned.
At this point the hearing was stayed, and
without adding any material point beyond those
ADORE given the examination vas postponed till
to-Gar.