The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-17

ship and secured the appointment al Andrews the
money was levied from the GUS. House en- |
ployees and was INTENDED W secure Mr. Opdyko's |
electon AZ Mayor; witness did not think that OPP
dyke and Andrews were very inuu ise ir1endA or |
else Mr.. 0pdyke would not have ask Cd II he thought
Andrews would cheat him tsughta ,; witness bsd |
held appointment under the Stree tCornmissioner
and the Tax Comm ssioners for tan years did
not cell any offices while thst 20 ntion did not
70 10 Mr.. Andrews 70 get men % pointed IN the
Custom House, from whom he Wal N receive S4oO
each did not ask Mr.. 0pdyke to make his claim
against the city lawyer did not r 'nember asking
Mr.. Brooks 10 settle his claim for the royalty on
the guns Opdyke sent witness r. Washington 10
sell army blankete. Mr.. Bernard us Hendrichsen
was examined and deposei to Mr. 0pd yke's inter.
est in the gun factory Advanced 5000 70 Nc
Neil IN order " enter the gun business, but sub
,equcutly sold out v opdyke for A11,Oa.
NJ. John Kenne. gun manufsctnrer Of twenty
two yorrs' experience, dopoeod N the manner In
which DO ssSstod W make up the claims for S25 30
for csch gun. Tho cost Of completing zach gun
would lie 80 syk. Tho materials aud lab or .
single ausounscd W rlo a. there were az
poapis n vaste put down for esb arm, ssbst was
one poand too nnch.
w'tncrH vas crof1 q s1nincd. and stssp I'M NJ
Ordyke zsvc Do dirostoo soviinos- 70 & scsng ,he
manner u making up the claims. Mn 'oSdyke ro-
fused N perrsit KIM to putdovm thu full value of
the rnachipery /; It would oosi sbors S1a0oo to
duplicate tho ros,hnrry and tools AID IL would
take torDe months N proolrt hernN and
SIX months " make them ri able and PUT
think they could h duplicated at this time.
Therr a Considerable amount, Of property in
the building which was not chars ed ~ the city;
there was stock enough there n n sIe Jour or hve
hundred guns. which was not put IN the claim be-
cause the stock could not he pr Jperly got. The
iron IN the building not charged would make
about 400 500 guns; IL cost and q cents per
pound, the latter price being Tor steal
A Juror here remarked that Mr.. Jones stated
there was material in the building fit 10 make
ond class guns in lrs testimony ye s,erdsy.
"a. 81 ,kaa f,r Aats apHt
Court after an sdmpnition to tho jury 10 abstain
from any outside influences in reference to the
case sajourned
TnE PsusaIAS For GErY Cash. he case Of Gull
denhiss, the aegei Prussian 70 rgcr, was again
before the United STRIDES CommN Toner yesterday,
on tho application for extradtion. The testimony
II Edward Conrad one Of the WITH for the de-
fence gives n new aspect 70 the ve, placing II In
more favorable light for the risoner. Conrad
deposei that the prisoner WAS nos. the Ernest Gull
doufuss broker Of Halle, who comm ttcd the forg-
Try lie knew the latter well; had done business
with him for several ycsrs; was well acquainted
with his handwriting, which w1s not at oil IKE
that 4 the prisoner His entire evidence went TO
show that tho prisoner aud tho person who COM
mited tho crime are not the anne, and ths state
mrnt he supported through rigid cross-exsmina-
| ton. The case Is sill in pro- ucss
CouRr OF GRsrnAL sEsHoss. William Moore,
| John srl.th, and Lewis Rsds sky, who had been
| lndlCtcds burglary IN tLe t0Td
guilty Of petty larceny, and sont To the House
Of Refuge ...... Edward Williams, indicted for
Grand nrn nv, pleaded guilty ~ at'empt at grand
| larceny, was refnandcd Harriet Ander-
son, slas Mary Ann Kelly, ii dicted for grand lar
| ceny, pleaded guilty Of petty larceny, and was
| sentenced w. six mouthe impri comment in the Peni-
| Tertiary. Peter Kiley 'sas convicted Of rob
| berry in the first degree, for knocking down and
| robbing Andrew Wool, in Green tch street, on
| the 9th inst. lie was rcmarded Tor sentence, and
tha rt,ttrt al In N nd mt
| o'clock
Poucu ISrFrLIaENcs -Thcn ~ Butter.-on
| Thursday afternoon, three men, who were in $
butchers cart marked 81 Belber, No. 1873 wlet,
street." drove up 10 grocer's wagon in Third
avenue, near fifteenth street, and seized n tub Of
butter, with which ,hcy aed, They were oh sssd,
and pressod closely that on turning the Of
Second avenue and Fourteenth street their cart
was overturned, and they were compelled TO aban
don everything n offers their eecape. Thr butter
was restored TO the owner, and the horse Eni car,
were taken by the polre
Biqdmis, under Alrys1.-Robort Thomson was
crested on Thursdsy, charged with stealing s15C
worth of clothing from his employer Mr.. Philip
Van valkenberg, Of Trbby Hook, and yesterday two
Irshwomon appeared before Justice Hogan and
preferred charge Of Cbigsmy against the prisoner
| Il appears that on tn, 26th Of December, 1857,
| thompson mlrrlcl DlArRhft lhsmond, now ~
| Madison n. j., and on the 2Sih OF Angus, last ht
| was married 10 Margaret wier, Of ruhby Hook
The women were both N court, were the Clergy
| men who performed the pNrscc &C emonies, snC
there Icing no hope Of escape, Thompson pleadel
" guilty, and comuNttcd without bail. II II
alleged that the accused has married other woner
who employed by families whose cosshmar
| he has been
stole Horse -Thomhs keenan,, youth Of Ter
years, forced the paddock OF Mr.. George G Palm
ers stable, at No. 90 Charles street, and stole
horse, bride, blanket and whip, BEING discovered
as he Was leading the horse from the stable, h,
mounted and rode of at high speed. but pur
sued, arrested and taken before Justice Dodge, by
whom be was committed for trial The accused
has been twice arrested within four months for
like offence.
Costly Lodging. Louis Brueket Of No. 49,
, West Broadway, complained before Justice nodg'
that wlhelmina Wand, FIELDER stole his gold watch
overcoai, dress coat, wnisicoat and pantaloonS
: while he was asleep in n house To which he tool
the accused, whom he met on the street ct thre
o'clock yesterday morning. The stolen propert,
pot recovered. The prisoner WAS conltante(
c ! IN default VI $500 bail.