The New York herald., 1864-12-01
Iw SUIT Asa@sT GEN. BUTLER.

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S..srss fov ss alleged uespAs sonmssssd ~ General
lsssr IN ne spring of 1884, By entering shs banking
ns.s cf lhe plaintiffs New orl and taking away ~
ssres $50 600 10 gold coD besides wearing ~ snd d.
s~sybg The pla'psics business ey aepsving them Of
ssw ssptai ne
nr JOAN x. Hscsest appeared On behsN Of ths as-
rsant moved that the canss the federal
ssurs coasesded thai under Abe sf lTs9
ne sefesdsn, being eszeu o STATE and the plaintiff
q asssher the former bad The right 70 nsve The cause
30 OF the upaed ssAtss eoSsss NJ. Haeksss then
psss Ne adavs ~ The defendant, stating sAss ~ was
- psaiden OF This State who The pa Dss were resi-
asass and brought 70 recover greater
anssuns than $500 was therefore within the rule
pssssribsa BY the act OF Cossrsss referred 70.
rx-yudee Psrrepont, 70 opposing the motion, slated
yAaa proposed TO General Butler 10 writing, that
snesa choose n own ssur' snd s 70 Ss
nesion therefore commenced In the Court Of Common
YDsss No the city Of New York and " he was not sadly
would be riea there before jury of twelve
vood awfsl men, would oe sasissac
twy 70 MI lovers Of justice. Tho counsel then went
.assd By the asSssssa,, who took away from
- pla,n.us rossess'on $50 600 IN golo, $4,000
the usnai way funds Of the defendants
having attached by the sheriff why The defend
sssd nos imagine esosps was 10 delay matters There
Sosid - bus two motives In making the mot,ondelay
sy were anxious ths, the case should 60 on General
D0eteS had their money long enough, and they wore
% maturity was sns %Sis III ss ssa
Vy that ne would NOT throw the sghieet obstacle
hAs .sy so.w,hs.,ndins General Bs.,s, :, dia M make
Ssass cutting each obers throas. 10 this achieve
nss. tbs dssndant vas battered With ovasona and he
vNh mpudess enrontery. General Butler left New York
Sss Washington sunday tne l6sh Of November, and
lpsu Washington" >" appeared In the New York press.
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ss.y amsa .hens,sr n order q sSs war Department
he counsel In reference 70 the above paragraphs,
seAsed that he asceFtaned from bis clients that the
ssAsemenis N relation g The gold being deposited the
w had entrusted 70 the keeping OF the Urea.
WY or war Dep.r,neDt. ana m support q ths
assertion read the following afldavit:--
Nh nHrTH's yERHoN or TIE clsA
Samuel Smith, one OF the plantifn above
some twenty sss :so Ss Zee
~ county Of Saratoga, in this state, whers hs
vsss New Orleans wshoa, any rDeaus but yous6 and
nepe seek for better Ortnns by severe economy
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soasdsrass property and they became extensively en-
SsT business. conpesd sns 70 make constant sa
ysaoes f money on Southern credits. When the var
ss out nsy and Soa mot
~ State Of deponent opposed the Sc
sss'ou and quietly rsnsnsa 70 qudase hts Affairs and
vhst he could II easy for those who sale u
Ahs North 70 talk bravey about their patriotism, and
% boast Of what they would have done but had such been
o shs 24sh Of April. lse2, news came thai Admiral
yarraEui had passed the Lover Forts. TIE creates,
- conceal It, The fear Of she rid mob the
salisy 10 case hs city should be given up 70 pilase
hb safe, which he had been collecting tossthe, and
whtsh hoped In this frightf ccnsssrna-
aO deponent ioOk 1y -four thousand dollars Of the gon
se and Ia the air cells his safe and left
abeut thousand dollars Of hs own IN the safe, BE-
XSnira FarraSui's success ie;s New Orleans a bis
mercy and General Butler entered the city on the lst Of
4. SsSs sr us1 S pro-
siAmassD dated Nay 1862 ard directed every man TO
,ssarn & 70 s Ss:ass. and . the fullest prsss
ssnis Of property, Of whatever KIND wiz ts held in
Al The Inhabitants are sujoDed 70 pursue their
ssssi svccs,ioDs. An shops and places Of amuse
Dess are 70 be kops oper 10 tbs accustomed manner
"a religious houses. - IN time. Of srofouua
peace pepouent did pos suppose thar thS solemn rro
selus,on and snare and opened his banking
- the fullest confidence that the General would
yssched without tearing dowra wan Of rnasonry, ana
aepenent being unwilling excite potiae by tearing
vhsn The cry was u such fearful state lei It remain
nor few daysto await evests. General Butler soon be-
sss nsS iI Supposed 70 have money, for -hss pubic
ed no one could Understand, for What private
SS,, Ges.rai Butler ordsrea sepos en-, to open
II SAFE, which be tic but the General nnding
ssArs bonds showed sxty thousand dollars hand de-
anded the eoncesed ooip, which eeyonent Yefased
gvs up telling Genera. Butler .h.s w.aceucealee and
ynss whore secre.sd. The General then ordered
lposent to prison and threatened 70 conne him n For
Jaeheon until he revealed the piaoe OF csuoealmept
Densns powerlsss without The protection Of law and
= shs nsroy Of dsspotc force After being imprsored
Des whore bis gold vns secresed Ceasga Butler tore
Asvn The masonry carried ~ The forty Thousand
aslass gold. besides sbe money The SAFE
ssw days be aeposest SIX thousan ien
- tbe safe and four thousand dollars oi the concealed
keeping hfty Thousand dollars gold which
ssstnsd from depcneut TO this hour The General then
- AspoDent 60 despoeA Of his bard earned property,
Da With bic business broken up aud Destroyed and
yAsa depopept seeks IN awful way 70 obtain redress
- met with shese faise tsIs9rams from Washington
n statement that "tbs gold condemned BY mill
ky commission the proceeds u the robbery OF the
United ssatcs Mint 81 New Oreabsv 10 vithoot shadow
= ussh, utterly malicious, and 10 10 every syllable
naney ialse Every dollar of u belonged 70 The paipts
prooeeds OF long aad patient toll po penny
s,ss eeaeogsA 70 me Mint or 70 any Confederate
mase once er department thereof and the military
1s,on % found, and the who ordered that false
eae9ran sens knew % e1sht 70 have knows n. Dspo-
0ess mAkee this shdavn wttha true COPY Of that CON.
1nsson and rep9ri before him. That comn ssiop was
enDReeea tnrsAnos and upright men-Goverpos ship.
-, Hen. Tho Durant Asd Dr kWcsran their repoyt
- naee yuneI iso7 end proves tie shameless falsty
- 49, sAnoero0 Mlegrams. peponent took The oath
esva naa - hswbo, By military force has taken swsy
Ss1osssrs prspfsy. psppsrs respectfully submits