New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-07
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oFFICE-APRrL6 g.
B.for. Commissioner WHITE.
0R III

Before Comm.,ionsr WHITE
EXAMINATION OF HUNTER
United States sgt John w. Hunter.
The examination Of the accused was continued
to-day a, , O'Clock, and
William H. Ferris Paying Teller in the Office Of tho Assist.
Treasurer 10 this city examined As wtnes Tor tho
Government Previous 70 occupying bis present position was
Assistant Booskeeper and Cashier for Bebee Co. BANKERS
been IN present position years and half the cheek, pre-
.ened Ut the Assistant TIeasury svst1se twelve 70 hesn
AnGdi'd soS ar. S presented %"' and has been in the
habi. Of inspecting cheeks B,bees and Assistant ea,
wiring Of accused by having paid hi. years and
half most OF tie checks from tho Custom House were
day quite number for different amounts small and largo
they were made payable bearer prior this AFFAIR depended
10 examine gre. number OF hi, ,gnaure and bis check.
returned to him did not male account but II was
Of 2th December last, have been returned as ioisefeL VIII
nes, paid forsedcheci.
TIE checks In question were shown 10 witness
These checks presented and paid by mo December
a. 1885, cancel BY cpttins and they are ser"ud stamped
The counsel for the ACCUSED objected evidence whose
hsndwTi ting the checks in and the question was with
The witness connuedCheei, Of the accused have NOT zen
orally been filled by hm never saw the accused wre but
know his handwriting from his signatures nom the Collector
Judge his andvrtng from comparison with snauie,i he
signature. ese checks In tho handwriting Of tho ac
There wa. long and interesting debate he .dn'sbiiy
Of evidence Of the witness to whose handwriting ihs h
up the but tho Commissioner excluded The
| evidence.
cros, examined Am married man, IS Of age and re.
A
November 1861 act cd paying teller at bseses ior sI
years. Il Is my daty at ths SubIreasurers Once 70 SEQ
whether check gen vast amounts are PAID out tnrie
checks were occasionally drawn by accused to oTderi ei
checks never the sccused write n check were pre-
sented nine months its date would notice II carefully
the number the coin check sppoas be altered gave
the check my usual careful attention aud paid IN com
notice not particularly attracted by the oheeAi thnk
had other coin checks the time this was pad the
checks that have paid have stamp them think paid
the check drawn 10 the order OF A. A. Low bIos wit
demand note the check has stamp have PAID eec
with coin erased did no. Psy IN com al ue
checks were paid upon the day that J, inserted in
voucher of them; I do not know whether woman
boy drew the money. II had presented the
checks II would have created suspicion tod me sec
ond teller psy these checks II had ordered forged check
bsnds upon taking my Office. Itook the check
when II first presented and ordered the audor to pay H.
and then fled It. do not know who brought the check 10
Mr. Cisco. The check shown and II stated TO De
forgery. Ihave looked the check deal. when The
check paid did not at,rac, my attention particularly
believe the present that the signature genuine Aher
the check paid Il through the hands Of several CLERKS
and be entered The check II the
az when paid Mr. Barney generally sont AFTER
the checks. have talked with Mr. Russell about the check
think the cheek Is signed In Hunters natural handwriting,
and would have paid without any hesitation do not notice
numbers In checks think that the word December writ
ten the checks does look like Hunters writing
By the District Attorney-In paying checks look at the
stamp for the purpose Of knowing what 10 pay the checks
pay checks without initials would with initials;
the checks would be paid without stamp well with
do not understand the difference between drawback and
unssceaned duties - my attention called 10 the two
Hunter was not there at the me tho purple check was not
scratched then
The arher examination In the case " Thurs
Day AFTERNOON, n 3eslpel.