The New York herald., 1864-04-08
The sub-rreAsury Frauds.


no Investigation Of the casof John w. Hunter, charged
With derauding the government BY forging checks
sas Treasury department. where been many year.
snpssyed w responsible pos,on resumed yssssr.
DAY The accused 10 ably defended BY counsel Tho nrs
visssss called was
Peter Monahan, blank bosk manufacturer done
ending work for the Custom House. bound up
boss the sheets of checks bought by Mr. Durham
shs chscks numbered by party ater which
they were bound up; heard Of binder
ing cut sheets Of checks during the process OF binding
witness got the checks from Mr.. Bennett who paged
sAsm, after which they were returned 20 Mr. Durham
a sheets OF checks exceeding the number required
.ss nutated and otherwise destroyed tho checks bear
The imprint Of Mr.. Durham.
Gross xamrsd-The paper 10 the check books was OF
ne ordinary sized paper used for checks saw the Inn
prsstn OF the connecting thread on both sides OF the
sheet. indicating where the missing sheets had
tsacssd from 4 sheets had been Withdrawn the i'm
preston would be dsrent the moro full the sheets are
tss painer the impression Of she connecting string
the book II checks bound in 1so3 bad distinct
eoaleosion that never delivered Inc books himself at
~ Custom House the sheets brought to him by
Mr. Durhans porter; identified them by their general
appearance after tho checks paged BY the
yaeers they were brought TO him. and be sswed and
bound by them; In the bronze blue check book found
no traces Of a sheet having heen torn out
Rcdrect-n q sheet had been taken out and the book
pat with the pressure Of other books there
would be the ndentaon Of the string upon the opposite
sheet.
Re cross exampaion-n q very simple thing to
attract sheet Of checks from tAe book leaving
Any trace; the sheet taken out taken well;
'nnt ne cnecs IN tne blue bronze book had been
p.tr,ck " nnrham sta,,anar a1an,raa p.o.,r.a
orders fr checks Custom House. TO supply GER
Aan pumoer o each Color mad tne contract Tor supply.
- VIZ ssasiy sno onocAs ~e.e ntnogrApned ana
1tSu y I1alo" = e. aer thas tney were sent 70 M
Aonahan 10 be ruled ana folded, and when PACED and
s ~ 'i,ey oA"e osoA 70 nun nad oehvered orty-
oAa ~ " no Ous,oin house from August 70
49, h ., =, ~ S nno s s,1e r. .non Ion 'ne req cneCk
ooox snoWn 20 nun notcea tnat shect missing could
not ae,, was there when ne sent the book TO the
custom House. never examined particularly 10 ascertain
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ks foSusar moutniy meeting OF Inc CnamDer OF CON-
Uesce was held yesterday at one O'Clock A. A. Low
~ an ha char IN. ro,n,,.s os 81. ,.s. r,.,,, s,
- 80 " 80 - ee''1s Do'ns
feaa and approved, The following members were elect
od-kessrs B. Thayer, John Cochranc and Parker
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s0e account ana minute DOCKS OF the beard were or
S.s.ior
hr. GnnSri, n cDnrman OF committee, furnisheda .
report the passage OF the bin now before