The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-15

that contained Eve or ten pound note atsted bsoQ
net before The Commissonor hat Williams ever ap
ped more thsn once for letter tsiniag monsy
ten whether Intended 70 tell Mr.. Hol6fook ali knew
dioJept names did before the CON missioner
that tho et,ers he asked for generally 10 the sur
clerk hands from the outside OF tbs windows cannot
state any supeIsoription tnat have seen.
70 M Dssh asvs,y mole .,t = The ~ size Of pane
Jas. Marion, delivery clerk II tho Post Once, de-
posed that when advertised letters ar delivered They
checked with pencil (re!ers 70 the advertised list of
Dccember 23) there Is letter here directed To r. A.
Williams; there Is not the OF Chas. Johnston
don print the OF the persons 70 whose care
letters arc sent; 90 not remember whom the htser
Yves Delivered in the Of busnefs We would DO pre-
pared to deliver letters that list on the 23d December
know Williams; have eeen him frequently at the ad
vertsed letters window have seen him inquire os lst
tiers in the name Of Williams with different initials; Ihsve
seen MIN there for three four months saw him g.
window In December; referred 10 my Superior officers
once or twice pectng letters delivered to Mr. Williams
three occasions In December referred 70 Mr. Wright
myer and he delivered thu himself do not recoilect,
anything special about those letters delivered By Mr..
WrRhtmayer have spoken 10 Mr. Relyea about delyeY
pg letters 10 this deenoent also TO Mr. oIbrook in
January COLLECTED to and ruled ou not recollect
whether this defendant to the Post oce since lat
January be there about Chrstmss refused 70 de-
liver him the letter and Sir Wriehtmy took and rave
70 him; do not remember anything peculiar about that
letter; DO not reoolec him coming there aiter that
Cross examined by Mr.. Busteed-I was examined be-
fore the Commissioner IN February last am In tho Post
ecoec,ion Of faces is not very good; pencil mark
he advertised list desgnstes the delivery Of the letters
cannot state who the pencil mark the letter for
+. A. Williams this same list there eighteen let
ierB advertised for persons of the Of williams;
dont know tna the seenc hs. asked for esssrs for
any but that OF Wiams recollect the defendant
having handed me back letters those he back
in the name Of Williams, but In different sufnames
To MIR. Dwight-When he returned the letters on enc
or two occasions he made some Joking remark
Peter Reyea-Cerk in the Post Office head Of tho win
dow for advertised letters know williams; have seen
him at the advertised window for two or three months
previous to the holidays, he inquired for letters for WI
initials he has called FOR moro than letter with die
rent initials at the came time.
at the Post Office have seen the defendant the Post
Office within six weeks two montha before his
m an o s
Lizzie Prndle dcposed tia. she resi- les a. GIG Fourth
street. have the defendant for i've years.
and boarded with him last winter his vito then hv
ing with him; she does not live with him @ Have
you hoard him say anything about etsers2 A. Yes
have seen him take Newspaper and he would say
were letters advertised for him ana that ne wonld call
for them have heard him say there were letters adver
tsed for females Of his family.
To the CourI don't think ever heard him make any
remark about letters other than hoes advertised for hz
To Hr Dwight have seen him frequently look down
the advertised List; this during the time board
name a Mary Williams be has four children HsrSsr si Is
the Oldest do not know where he lived previous 70 hS
arrest
Cross exanned-I am married; my husband b mate Of
the ship Atlantic was not present a. the marriage OF
Mr. Williams, nor at the birth OF any Of his chdren the
youngest Is about i've months DID, the defendant not
living with his wife, she ceased TO live with him since the
birth OF the Last child O. Do you know why his wife
does not live with him now Objected To and with
drawn.)
Kate johnson, examined by Mr.. Dwight, dsposed-I
know the defendant about eight years; his wire's
sister; his wes name is Mary his eldest sons
Herbert @ Do you know anything about the pecuniary
circumstances Of the defendantf Collected To- admted,
know that he never had very plenty of money he
At different business at one time he carver In
hotel he was in the sowing machine business IS agent
have lived in my sisters family all last WINTER year
ago. know very little Of him since left living In the
family.
Croesexamned Ian envelope addressed 10 witness pro-
duced)I am mot sure that ever this before (no.e
produced); don't remember this note know gentle
man OF the name Of Mcfarland, but DIN acquainted
with him Collected to by the prosecution and ruled ou
have seen sewing machines In his possession cannot
gay how long he was engaged In hotels.
Adjourned till Thursday morning at II O'Clock.