The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-07
THE LATE POST OFFICE DEFALcATIoS.
United states District Court.
Before don. Judge Belts.
SECOND DAY.

Judge OF the Court ~ Common Pleas, anu ocus
by Mr. oCcnor, deposed,Iu September 1858, was one
Of the Judges OF The Court OF Common Pleas Bond pro-
duced this is my signature ard am the person before
wbom the acknow led cement taken Judge tho 4
Cling up ia in blte iok and by at my house
in Twenty eighth street.
@ Ilaase to your acts In connection with
that paper. A. Gu the Afternoon of the day OF
tho date Of the bond received a letter from Mr..
Water bury who theu in the Post Office, asking
II I couli 500 Mr. Fowler ut my house that eyen.
ing ON pri ate business; between seven and eight
o'clo Mr.. 10 ser came la caring alone Mr. Fowler
shown no ~ ny library, aud after few general re-
marks he said he waited me TO go with him then II
would take the ackuoS OF hs bond as Post
ter he then ket that the reason he asked mo
that he vented 10 keep prgate that his friends
did not think no Gould lot security he asked no as
friend and saa he would not divuIgc 1t; he sad
he had given bond when appointed by the PTesiien'.
but that he had 70 give ne" bona on pe'9g coafma
by the Senate ne sp,ke warmly OF Mr. Law and Mr.
Conover and MIR Chsrick friends VINO vountesred 70
become his sureties be had envecpe IN his hand my
impression Ia that Went 20 Mr. eonovers honse nrst
but by the bond IL would appear that we went 10 Mr.
LAWS house INST; bus think we went nrst to Mr.
Converts fe,oect distinctly that Mr.. Fowler
signed the bona IN Laws house; while was olkng
around at articles o. taste IN Mr.. Conovers house
he and Mr. Fowler had some conversation, which did
not hear nor II my business TO listen t., took
bis cement there, when Mr.. Fowler produced
the bond out oil envelope which then FOR tho
house; then went to Me-. law housQ ant found
him at home; we conyefsed on general snblec hr Fos
Ter said he taken along have the acknowledge
TO the bond ik Produced ana bfr Law signed
it; said 70 Mr. Fowler that he had not signed tho
bona himself, and be then signed H.; said would fill
up the dates and namea at my own house; were all
standing up, and Dir Fowler asked MI Law II Nc Char
was, lie should know IL; Mr.. Fowler asked
Mr.. Law II he thought we would ind
should, we thgn went Sir chlrli,ks he
not TT home aud thulk not the city, bit
pccted back that night; Mr Fowler seomed very much
disappointed III ito the carriage and drove To
my house convsrsing different t1ines aud Nr Fowler
saying II wos good mug. TO have friends when ono
wanted them; be askoi SIC Law and MIR Conovcr ware
sufficient the bond; said would have no hesitation
to state that they Were sufficient for the amount whea
we got TO my house commenced taking to how he
could get MI Ihsncks signature, he anxious to
send 1t OF day hG then said, swell, never mint, Il
Won are sat sued with Slr Law and Mr. Couoyer VIII
let it 60 as II rs , t1su n,led up the bend leaving
a blank in cise Mr.. Charlick couid be seen next
day Mr.. Fowler sand that az Charirk had volunteered
sign the bond hs did not like 10 send Il wlhoat his
signature, II might dispeaae hun SAL whie
smoS ing segaIs and taking when, bnay, N alb 1T half
bond, and never heard anything about II unth
this suit hrst arcs ,.rk tha IS all ihat ociurred aud
have gyen h. mater .srpat DE a OF consideration
The witness was npt lro-s-examired,
Gusiavua 4 Cpnoyrr, o. the ob'igors, called by
District At,o my, - the groa'a that party 70 ~ ia
this court cannot be witness aal that tho state law
does not sppiy The aited states courts
Mr.. OConnr cohten ed for the adsnissbi!ity Of the
oblgors witnesses
Mr.. Gerard replied the part OF the government.
The Court adui' tted the testimony (excepticn).
MIR. Conover then deposed-I wrote ms signature TO
the bond and also the affidavit; III no is other
writing Of mine in these papers knew Isaa; V.
Fowler | hat only one interview with him 10 rola-
ton 70 the bond prior TO the time ] sigu'd IL
MIR Fowler caei on either the evening" before the
morning Of the evening signed the bond; he called
me az my resilenCc he said he had been Confirmed
the senate and that his would be renewed
and he asked me would be Of his securities
again; asked hun II Mr. Law snd Mr. Charlck were go
ing to sign and lac said yes said unoer tn SO cnndi
tions would sgn but unless those gentlemen went
he called the following evening OF the same even
ing my house with Judge Hil,on Mr.. Fowler told mo
f,rft
the signature to the oona no then ploIuc,d III, bond
! remaI ked that the body OF the bond had not been
filed in aud that the Other parties had not sgaed;
Judge Hilton SAID he would iii it in at his own
house; Mr.. Fowler said tnat after l signed he was
present and ! distinctly said woald not become
bondsman unless Mr.. Law and Mr. CharEck became
eureties the bond with me; think sad this 5eforei
signed nothing further occurred; there writing
done at my house except my two signatures; when they
came in Judge Billion walked out the ROOM looking at
the pictures; the three OF them sat down and took
drink aug hter) had no knowledge Of that bond be-
ing sent to Washington without the Signature OF Mr.
ChaIlick; never the bond SINCE had know
ledge OF Dir Fowisrs deaication until the
issued never gave cJnsent 70 Fowler any
tina, the bond migot Washington without the
signature Of Mr. Charlck had no notice o. knowledge
that Mr. Fowler defauter To the United states,
think about three months before be ei saw "a the
in the Poet Office 70 the amount OF $6 ooo but that was
contradictcd the next day.
ney-f think the warrant was brought 10 me IN Nav tho
Deputy Marshal produced a paper; / lnnot recolect
cept tina. / was surprised tha. Mr.. Ch,rlicks
name not 10 the bond; l did not SEMI any
any expenses, that the matter should be settled up do
not remember whether said 10 the District Attorney
that could not be compelled TO pay the money Mr..
Charcks name not 10 the bond; said would MT
pay 1t unless was compelled TO- the District Attorney
did mot tell that Mr Robinson other person
had callod my behalf To settle the bond oil not
know Mr.. Robinson In the m alter at tina, time go
ing TO Europe at the time and said would be better
for pay the money the hands person
government.
some time before would do that aud then left know
since; never asked him II he had sgned the bond;
never asked Mr.. Fowler any officer OF
the government whether Carl,ck had gned the bonf
knew Fowe acting Postmaster under that
bond supposed be receiving large sums Of money;
never wrote 10 the government to apprise them hat
would not be bound to pay that bond unless Mr. Char
lecks name in IL; was stopping at the same boei
with Mr. Fowler, had broke up house, intending to
Saturday before be left told the Marshal when he
called at the New York Hotel had no Knowledge OF
s Nc 1sa
posed as II ody else did, that be lett bee he
gSs W.
the table when said would sign the bond unless
Law and Mr. Charlck sis med IL; did not ask Judge Hi
ton put the other in Judge Hi said would
Ill up the blanks after he had obtsined the names.
To Mr. oConor-The bond under which ] said sup
posed Mr. Fowler acting the bond sgned by
Mr.. Law, Mr. Charg and myself.
To the District Atiorney-i presume Mr. Fowler was
went there April, 1852 aud stald till July; went
there again In November and siad there tn after Nay
far know Mr. Fowler was an honost and honorable
man: that bis general reputation
To the Court spoke 10 Mr. Fowler 10 ascertain
n he had signed the bond
George Law sworn and examined under obec
tsonIam Of the parties 70 thus trial. the two sig
natures on the bond aud AFFIDAVIT mine; knew w.
Fowler had interview with him IN relation 10 tho
bond before the al which signed II; received
note from Mr.. Fowler asking me IL down town -
step tho Post Office that day called him ,ni ho
said he did not wish TO trouble coming down o.
his business he told me he had been confirmed b.
the Senate, and that he should give ooni; he
asked me n / would sign a bond with the
parties who signed the former b,nd-Nr. Chir-
lick and Mr.. Conovcr l said would ioin
the parties who we've on the former bond
In 1851: asked him where should meet. hc
said he would give the trouble Of coming down
again but that he would call my houss; In ths
ing or the next evening he called at my house with
Judge Hilton had some conversation the bon was
Produced I under the impression II was Judge
Hilton had the bond but am not positive; said tho
other gentcmeL hao not signed IL, except Mr. Cnoyer
Judge Hilton then said that called al Mr Conotar's
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