The New York herald., 1864-04-07
The Sub-Treasury Frauds.
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APRIL 6.-7he United States rs. John W. Huner.-Tbm
case came up again yesterday before Commissioner
White. Tie nrst witness called was
W. H. Ferris, the paying teller Of the Sub Treasury
Had been formerly engaged In the firm Of Beebs Co
the largest bullion dealers in the United States was the
paying teller OF all checks and drafts had Knowledge Of
the handwriting OF Hunter by pay ing large nlmber OF
checks hIed up in mis- naudyrtng depended his pay
ments on Mr. Hunters signature the checks paid by him
for Hunter recognized by he
no other checks than these n question returned
as foSseries. The District Attorney here produced
two checksone dated January "a. One, bronze check
was for the sum OF - 200, 10 De paid In coin
the other, purple check, for S 600, in currency.
These checks presented to and paid by witness
December "a 1868 after which he stamped and cancelled
them as paid the checks paid by him not generally
filed In by Hunter sometimes tney were; had seen
quently paying checks nled up by him the signatures
70 the checks produced were in the handwriting OF Hun
ter; he had no doubt OF that fact
On the question as TO whether the filling up OF these
checks was 10 The same handwriting as In many other
checks accepted ana paid at the Treasury long debate
aroee The question was ultimately o,errulcd.
Croes examined-Had known Hunter only from the
day before was ellor AZ the Sublressury for two and
s ap W. o zee se %
with care; had paid checks 20 Page Wheeler fire.
quentIy, but never remembered paying check
70 Page Wheeler jointly; did uotknow OF such firm
bronze check, dated December %, 1858, presented
10 him. he locked att carefully and ordered 70 DO paid
10 coin could not say whether he had ever paid checks
in coin 70 either Wheeler Page did not remember
having his attention called TO the check OF December "a
u psiu CDeck OF hunters In COM neu pau CheCks Win
tho word coin" erased paid the check OF the oath Of
December also that dated 2lst.
several checks presented and identified b Witness
from which the word "coin, had been erased. Chesk
dated lAh witness paid the day No 49, OF the date
OF December IS marked "coin bat the word "coln
erased had the stamp and initials OF the accused
did not know 70 whom he paid check 11o-forges check
there was nouaing on tbs back; ordered y 10 bs
pad. did uct know whether Il to . boy;
have noticed and remembered IL II II had been paid
10 woman IL was paid on hn voucher to the second
teller, r. Gulict; bad given bonds to Mr. Cisco; the
signature 70 tho check n Hunters usual signature; would
not paid had the signature been simulated (Pur
pie check prescnted Paid this check In the usual way
but II n not now in the same condition apparently;
the flourish 10 the name seems 70 have been
scratcbed. IN 10 had been 80 at time Of pre-.
sentatIon would have notced II; would, however,
have paid u appears; tho signature 70 10 Han
ters did not nay particular attention 20 the numbers
checks did NOS he thought ray both the forged checks
TO the one party his attention was fret called 10 these
checks in sr Cisco's room; wDess and Russell were
present; Ceden Hunter were not there the purple
ceck not scratched then the checks were in Mr.
Cscos charge.
Adjourned ell to-day.