The New York herald., 1863-01-24
CART OF General Sessions.
Before Guy JndRe MoCunn

Before City Judge hccunh,
,r,,x CHARGE or FALSE PRETBSCEs AGAINST - =
,sApsg or THE BEDFORD STREET NJ L sA"
TESTIMONY FOE THK pafEstE. Efe' ,
- 1s-Mr Joel ID Ferguson was again Hraigncu "
,s bar OF the Court OF General Sessions ts
cb.reed with having obtained 81 900 rom hfs i0
cr,.r under false pretences, In the year Isoo. mo
co,r sss well Glei with more seda'e ana respeotaoe
lacking number of people than is usually found there
aln,,g Mrs Car,er-a stout. mo,herly, fresh look
ing old lady OF apparently sixty years OF aee-was at
,end.d by a lady friend. The case has excited consde
ablo interest IN the Bedford street M T. church Rev. J.
y Newman pastor OF said church, being present during
the trial.
On tho cross-examlnaton or Mr. Roome the last
witness for the prosecution, he dsavowed thai the
Rey. } p, Newman counsced or advised criminal pro.
seeutiou In case and that the reverend gentleman
was not instrumentai any way, either by advice or
otherwise, in bringing this case before the court
Mr. s. L. Macomber. in opening the case for the do
fence said that according the prisoners statement he
did not know that Carter had any money until she
informed him of H. and that she volunteered
HIM. under o friendship towards him as an
embarrassed brother in the church. His client made no
representations hatever about his proper and co sel
sad he the need OF bis making ouch repre-
senlaons, notorious IN the neghboFhood that
Nj Ferguson OF property. aid at the time the
loan was de he but, like most other men, his
property estimated, and in consequence OF It's
do reclaed during times, when IT came TO DO
Abel q, Hnrcard tbs first witness called for the de-
nee. testified he had been for three years
Der of street Methodist Episcopal church;
fn tbe nrs arte made 10 the church ap inst
Mr. Re glsu written by him, at her dctaton and
In substance aud meaning was her statement at the time.
he eadant counsel wished 10 Offer the paper in evil
den order 20 show Thai Mrs Carter did not say at
Oh tune that Mr. Fe guson made any false representa-
tious about his ropertr.
Obection beng made to the introduction OF the paper,
the Court sustain ed the objection.
After refreshing hrs memory by locking at the paper,
wit testified hat his i'm ression was that Mrs Carter
Baid tht the statements inade by ferguson ABOUT MS
p orcrty and VIII he was worth were made when no
gave her tue mortgage and uo wneh the loan was nego
tLtted.
tIoss-examina,ion ion--IIat ne recollection Of what she
said at the n,c independent of the pal heard her
Bttencnt AID wrote down, without asking any ques-
q ns VIII ioag 80 ...... ...
S,r koseotha ueghbor of Mr. Fetguson's, then
sworn.
Defcndant's counsel offered to prove by this witness
tha he had Mr. Ferguson ss 900 for his Carmino
street house about the time the mortgage OF 81 900
given to Mrs Cater being at that only 800
encumbrancr the bouee Tho object. he said, to
show tho net nont OF his client TO secure Mrs Carter
for Ia debt
The evidence was ruled out by tho Court.
Kemp rod;rcy, beng sworn, testified that he resided
n the .ext houe tho owned by Mr. Ferguson In
Cam street. and in the spring OF 1860 worth he
thought, between 81 900 and $4,000.
Cross cxannIatou-un nderstuod il had since been sold
at the Mera IS Exchange IN consequence OF the FORE
cosure 4 the mortgage; did not know what IL sold for
Robert icnry being sworn, testified that he resided at
No 10 aud for fifteen twenty years had
been member OF the Bedford street Methodist Episcopal
and Mr. Fer n alb ,ut twelve years, member or
the church committee beioe whom Mrs. Carter ad
complaint g. Carter stated 70 the committee that Mr..
rgusou represented 10 her that the house Carnine
street free and clear ater the time the loan
gotiated believe defendant has always borne a good
character.
tross.examination-Had heard things said ngainst
defendants character but thew true; the repre-
In regard 70 his proI crty made Mrs.
Carter after the time she loaned the money and before
sho got the mortgage
Ba te,t NTH, being sworn, testified that he was
OF the bitration comitteo had known Ar. Ferguson
about fifteen years. had dealt In real estate for twelve
yoars, d, In his judgment the house owned by Mr.
Ferg son In the spring OF 1860 worth 81 900
IS O00 FAR he knew Mr. Ferguson character had
always been good, Mrs Carter stated 10 the committee
that she thought at the time she let Mr. Ferguson have
the money that he "angen that she bclicge
him perfectly hoi est and she let him have the money
the representation OF the OF house Forty second
street the representation to Mrs. that the
Carminc rect free and clear made her after
the time the money loaned and about the t,e sho
got the mortgage.
Cross member Of tho committee asked
Mrs. Carter whether he made any representations
abo IT his property NJ the time ahe loaned the money,
but thought she light have acc,Eed him or doing
several other witnesses then examined In rcfe-
the character OF the defendant but
elcted TO r6vc that It had been other than good. The
hce adjourned until Monday morning, at eleven
O'Clock.
The Grand Jury into Court during the afternoon
and Through their foreman handed In large number Of
ndiclmeuts