Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-24

alias James Grsss, alias CLARK.
The preliminary trial Of ]. H. Patterson in
the Police Court, yesterday morning, at.
tracted considerable attention. The prisoner
is a young man, apparently about twenty
five years Of age, Of winning address and
progressing appearance. The counsel for
the defense desired 70 TO waite an examiua-
ton, but the Court preferred 10 hear the tes-
timony, a portion Of which was, therefore,
given.
Judge Storer, the first witness, declared a
letter, pprporting 70 be an 0tdst upon Mr..
Ntf for hams, and signed by Mrs. Storer, TO
be a forgery. He said he first became nc.
quAinted with Patterson some five weeks
ago, when he called on him, under the name
of Clark, requesting him to introduce to the
audience, Hon. Edw'd Everett who was then
about TO lecture in the city, by engagement
with the Union Literary Society, of which
Clark professed to DO President. The three
rode in a carriage together, neither Of the
two distinguished gentlemen suspecting
Clark, but both, according to the language
of the Judge, being "wofplly taken i'm In
short, they took him to be an accomplished
young man, a gentleman and a scholar, and,
not the least of all, the President of the
Union Literary Society of Cincinnati. It
was not till the lectures had been delivered,
and the pay for them anne in question, that
the frail nature Of the Society was discov-
cred, II proving 70 be merely an imaginary
institution. The Judge tslegraphedte Colum-
bus and other points, stopping similar en-
gsgements.
The subsequent testimony of Mr.. Neff, of
the expressman who was employed to deliver
the goods and of the officers who made the
arrest and had the charge of Patterson while
in custody, showed that he manifested con-
siderable shrewdness in obtaining the arti-
cles. The order upon Mr.. Nef was given
into the hands of an expressman, with di-
1ections to deliver the articles at Judge
Storer's; but while he was on his way
thither Patterson met him, told him that he
had changed his mind and that they should
be stored at 2Os John street, where they
were taken.
His attempt to bribe an officer to procure
his release was shown by the letter published
yesterday morning. He offered Mr.. Smith
$500, payment in advance, as an inducement.
The following is a list of articles, valuedi in
all at 1892, together with the names of the
persons to- whom they were to be consigned
Fifteen hams of Mr.. Nef, to Mrs. Storer; two
barrels of -four of Mr.. Stillwell, to Mr.. Graf;
two barrels of -four Of Tweed, Smeed & %
to Mrs. Storer; ten hams of Mr.. Thomas, to
Mrs. Bishop two barrels of -four of Mr..
Warner, tn Mrs. Bishop; two barrels of flour
Of Mr.. Chapman, to Mrs. Bishop; ten hams OF
Mr.. Shay, to Mrs. Bishop; two barrels Of
-four of Mr.. Cunningham, to Mrs. Storer;
fifteen hams of Mr.. Flo, to Mrs. Storer; ff.
teen hams of Mr.. Davis, to Mrs. Storer; two
boxes of oranges of Mr.. PEBBLES, to Mrs
Storer; two boxes cheese of Mr.. PeebleG, to
Mrs. Stiles, and ten hams Of Jas. Beatty, ia
Mrs. Bishop.
The above list was found on his person,
The evidence thus being complete, Judge
Satin held him over under $500 bail, in each
of the three cases, for trial in the Court o.
Common Pleas. '