, 1863-10-31
internal MACHINE CASE.
Fourth Days Proceedings.
CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY.
STILL ANOTHER ANONYMOUS
LETTER,
ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL.

LETTER..
ARGUMENTS OF COUNsEL.
Pursuant to adjournment the Recorders Court |
met yesterday morning 1t nine O'Clock, and the |
trial Of Mr. Hodge proceeded by recalling Mt. !
Whipp1e on the part Of the prosecution.
New York Iadependsntr A-Never. Q-Ncver |
Joseph Dtron recalled BY the P.osecution-1 have
been carpenter and Joiner In the city Tor about
Ten years. Don't know as can state exactly. !
this iufe:ua1 machine my opinion is that Ap.et-
ty good mechanic nsde h-it showa good work.
mapshfp. don't think man could make SUCH
That ID The cap that exploded the mschine-the |
hammer here would EDnke two Gents. There lre
more than two-thetc arc two alter the c1plo-
ANOTHER Asos1xoUs LITTER.
It seema that during the conrsc Of this t1ial one.
of the jurors BY the name Of Pollard, has received
N anonymous letter, the contents Of which We arc
not yet at liberty to make known. The authorship
OF this letter. OF rather the question, who did not
write the letter. now became the subject Of inves
tieation to the extent indicated by the statements
giytn below.
Mr. Pollard, juryman, called and sworn;
Q,-State whether you have received a printed
anonymous letter In references To this ttta11 A.
ROW. W. A.GYss sss. letter produced by Juryn.n]
that Il the letter-utght before last whcnI Left tho
jury room went to my Office and g boy brought II
M. IIAiTqae recalled. d.--I,etng asked to look at
that letter be testified follows:-I did not write
that letter; nor did I know that it Was going to
be T.ttt1 ia 1 no y an sysf 81 and
Attorney ior the G.. ). 8 q. r 4 Co. IhaTs done
thel1 business fer tns ctty, many ye.rs7sac5 r.
letter in question ebown to MI. Walker J have
seen thst letter. never wrote that letter, had
no agency In writing it, and didn't Know it Was
i've Interest IL this psosecadon; 1adstsed about
reiatipg to Mt. Hammond. ! fobserscd thar in the
don't Know as have any zeal in this case at all
| The aret that ever knew about this affair, was
seeing boz in the office q tho depot Of the Com
ps ny ss
Whtpplt SF e csme @ and showed it 10 MIC Ut ny once
| He handed It TO me, snd asked me to read 1t.
read h, and eaid nothing about IT: tpaliI sst4
went away, and whne 1 returned, thu boz had been
| opened and explod d.. The Company desired ne
to place tho matter In the hande Of the proper ot
| cefa, and have it examined. then placed the
matter In the hands Of the prosecuting officer Of
the county and Mr. BRADLEY, and told them to take
charge Of It, 30 lar advised about II as Ras
desired. o,,.,.o ux 1,,n
rronil Ss ana lie eompany.
Re:Dirtc: Eramindilon--Q. Has not this mat
fes been placed 10 NC nanos o. NJ hnoa' "nea
nc IL nrs 4 p = Han-;Tne |, tter to III, Pollard was
shown 10 Mr. Han} did not write tlat letter
| fhsf Il wa Trftfen
III jNodoett casied-Thc letter to ro1}ara was
shown Fin. Iuevcr wto.e that letter, never had
t any agency In writing it. I am aesoctatea with
Nj. Walker in The business Of the G. y; & z. X
H. Go aoh ~ knom Mpw ,',ts1 ~ H.tes to,d me-
! Nr. EnnrNTha je!ter wns shown to him.
ncyer saw It or examined i until yesterday.
~ Ieea-tM @ tsn1s ,,ti rss.tn-tsr
Whft, Mr. Van Burcn showed it to me. Il wsl
| ehown to the other counsel At the came time.
The counsel were se4ues'ea 10 tc"7io altes 'os
eoaI. ,,os.a sna p- poo;
.a,o Y,s4s ~ 49, - ~ tor ~ -,,o.acntfo, r,
s.,ssrs r. s.,,o,,t .,o,nta n tho taat5rro,v f.
ne ~ wv s,,s,;t. 80 r1a,,,c7 +nst n
aspeeS1 o. +he csse nninted to t
deenoentas tns pefs.Ga Wnc W Sh3eeen SD'
anu ts sStr1ncnt ~. riear and fSrcihle but brte
and sbea It was COZ completed tho cou1t djoafned "a
the forenoon. ravoo, srss1or
AFTERNooN sEss1oN'
Nearly three bnurs of the afternoon He,e occ,
80, - caea,.,, l.. -, sh.a thoron,, m
piea oy A1. "eounu ~ ~ ".s, .,A 'n ~ ~,
, searching examination Of the testimony IN tt
ease. ne ses,e~ea tne .th -
The prisoner ana ue prosecuting "''aess WIZ -
erence to the pending patent suit, to show tn
,rhsn Afr Hofcn hsd mn mnt{yn tn feafro the deal
- T.,..,e xU1,,n1, bed .ra,v ,,o+,r. n mis-
H. the de2redat,on and fmnrisonment OF Ii
Hodge. nc reviewed the circumstsnttn evtdent
IN the case and c!amen,that a. T. esaonsate4 t 1a e.
Smpt " tI rh,t~td a1snst kin ~ te 1hricstit
: n teetimony.