Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-18??, 1863-07-03

city at present, and understand that he is doing
public business there.
No 60. Did you charge Hurley on your books
with any tickets delivered to HIM
Answer Mr.. Hurley was charged as all other
agents are charged with tickets, not as pur'
chaser, but the unsold tickets being returned oy
him.
No 81. We're those tickets delivered to him to
be sold at his place Of business in Richmond
Answer. The tickets were sent him by Adams
Express Co., to Richmond, to be sold by him, II
not sold to be returned.
No. 62. Suppose ticket were not before
drawn, II returned would he be liable for the
price ?
Answer Certainly, he would be liable for the
cost of the ticket.
No. So. Did any tickets delivered to him
about the Oath of October 1860 draw prize Il
so was it a half ticket drawing the prize OF
$37, 10000?
Answer. Yes sir, there was half ticket in
the supply sent to Richmond which did draw the
half OF $37, 10000, at the same time deny that
the ticket was ever properly sold the whole
thing was fraud, | sent an agent TO Richmond
to investigate it after thorough investigation
by the agent was satisfied that IL was fraud
To more fully confirm the fraud Alr Hurley and
his brother were in Wilmington they we're at
Turner's Hotel party, who occupied the room
adjoining heard loud conversation 10 the room
occupied by the Hurleys, it was in relation TO
this lottery ticket one brother called the other
fool for having placed this ticket 10 the hands Of
this lager beer dutcnmau; said that the
. dutchman was stupid fellow; could not
, be trusted as he might not stick to what he
, , said. Francis Hurley the claimaht OF the ucket
, made the remark, let us take it from him anu
give il to somebody else, his trnlher remarked,
you are fool or darned ial and We WIN
have to stick to it as it Anl rppu ilhte TINS
ticket az a fraud.
No. 64 Who was the agent le'errei 10 IN your
last snswerY
Answer. The agent who went 10 Richmond
referred to in my last answer was Madison
Jeffers.
/, No. Co. Who were the persons who overheard
, the conversation you refer tot
Answer. Mr.. James Murphy.
J No. &C. In the assignment Of the Lottery
franchise to Francis Morris, was there my con
sideration for such assignment other than the
payment of the sums named in schedule A
> Answer. | received no other consideration
, than those nam ed in schedule A. The arrange
Il ment was this ; it was volunteer assignment and
if the profits were S50.00000, ten of this
amount went to Mrs. France and the residue
unto the creditors
!. No. 67. Upon the dissolution Of partnership
u formerly existing between you and Sephen
= Broadbent sen. stephen Broadhent Jr. John
Scottie Broadbent and VIM. G. France, didyou mol
= enter into articles of agreement with the other
I members OF the firm OF France, Broadbept Col
. . in which you admitted an Indebtedness on youi
, own part 10 said Stephen BroadbentY lfso, to
. what amount, and has that indebtedness beer
" since paid, and how paid
Answer Nm sir, never admitted any thing oil
: the kind.
10 Ne. 6S. Are you not indebted to StepheI
Broadbent senior, Of the city of Baltimore, end j
Il SO, to what amount and when due ; how Was tha
indebtedness created
:. Answer. don't owe Stephen Broadbent dol
- lar.
No. SO. Do you not own some stock in th
y Junction and Breakwater Rail Road Compan,
y in possession, remainder or reversonY o
- does not some person or if any person who holt
:, said stock in the Raid Road Company in posses
~ sion or reversion, and If you or any for yos
y" hold such stock what amount is 80 heldg
,ol Answer. do not own any stock now in th'
M said junction and Breakwater Rail Road, trans
M ferred 1t for subsisting debts.
M M No. 10. In the affidavit you filed and the oat
" you took before the honorable John W Houston
M on the 26th day Of January A. D. 1853, upo
~ entering into bond aid surety unaer your Lotter
o grant by the Legislature this State. did you nc
n swear that you were then worth the sum Of seve
- - hundred thousand dollars?
u Answer do not recollect whether took tha
" oath or no., but what sum swore to believe
m ed.
NJ No. H. What are the causes of your hayiu
"a become lnsoyent since January 18th 1909 Q
oo your sinking so large amount ofmoney as 500
oo 900 withid@o brief period as up to Novembe
1862, or Of your beinginsolvent to such lsrG
M amount noted in your petition &c.
~ Answer. When my co-partner BROADER
as went to Delaware and expended and sprea
'is broadcast $3.50, 900 90 in obtaining the Lotter
l.. privilege which | held, aud spread broadca
:; through Delaware bonds, notes aud other oblig'
" tons amounting to half million more and IL
large amount Of money paid by'me during Il
20 months We were in partnership and the frsut
10" and fraudulent entries made by Broadbent ia III
+. books kept by bimself?
~ =. No. ~ Do you intend to say that you pa
'S the whole sum. of S250,00O, fol. the Delawa
l.. Lottery grant?
ie- Answer. All that con say is that paid VIII
'n- Broadbent said be had paid for the grant.
-. 4 No. rs. Was not Stephen Broadbent, senior,
sn. s', partner with you in the Lottery grant, did
not bear the share Of his expenses Of that gran
Answer. Broadbent never paid cent for an
INV thing.
ny No. a. Look upon this paper and sta
whether the card therein published head
~, Especial notice" ITO the public" and signed
us' France was published with your knowledge a
an consenty
Answer desire to make an explanation
hat regard to this matter This card was signed
ia me, the grand jury Of Baltimore city had indlct
Mr.. Broadbent; wrts; and which JudgemeI
,oh we're quashed Mr. Lanahan the counsel of
Broadbent, pleading the act of Limitations l
being willing 10 meet the merits of the ca
of before the court in having Mr.. Broadbent indi'
,,e ed. / acted under the advice Of my counsel
| to Baltimore I had repeatedly urged my coun
during the year previous TO allow me TO go I
,ess fore the grand Jury his answer invsribly was
Z. Z ttn,aa vat xra IN
MOO force them into a settlement after the year "
ion out Mr. White my counsel said that | might
,ary before the grand Jury, and so advised = bit
ihat feeling existed between Mr.. Broadbent and II
self and Mr.. Lanahan there had been no &C
and munication passed between us until about
hat date Of that card. Alr. Ieifers, was in Baim
4 few weeks previous to that time; there had Z
ari. been an in feeling existing between MIR. Jef
tely and MIR. Broadbeut one evening MIR. Broadb
maid called on Mr. Jeffers took him by the hand ;
, in marked let by-gones be by-gones; there has b
hut an i'll feeling between us for long while an
desire to have 1t buried, or words to that etfe
as desire to bury the hatchet may have been
words. In the course of conversation with
,he LETTERS Mr. Broadbent introduced my name; sp
as Of Of me very kindly remarked lhat u ne g
was bring about reconcllatoh between himsei
vned me that he would be able 10 save large por
son of my property for me; he said he had been hee
by note shayers aud robbed 10 very ID
your amount by them that il MIR. Jetfers would bi
ance about reconciliation between US mat sn'
ney, not be sacrificed Mr.. Jefers came to see mt
the subject and after various communicate
sion between us finally agreed that would u
.rou- Mr.. Broadbent in Baltimore. The meeting
son place Mr.. broadoent coming 10 my mouse ne
ying me very cordially with ooih hands OUT ss'o
oney he was very glad Recommendation hsu u
It he place between US ana that py-gones mus. no
hou- by cones by us both he introduced the sui
, re- of my property shortly; made great many
L in plantations Of the amount of its legal nteres
had paid, and stated that VIM, C.. Cowine
that charged him as high as 10 per cent a montl