New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-17
inside poke, and told me 70 90 down 10 the Bank Of

md m y
IT ont ANA .od TO take seat and he would ensS 81
IL nir Moore az ked whether wanted it in sJJQ. or
Al 900 notes. ] told him did not know; be sad ne
ouI Give IT all in 81 coo bills, and that If wanted u
In 500 bills 10 bring IL back aud be would
chance il; be asked what number Lathrop.
Lgdingfon cos store Was and ] thinking Le sad
Wcet told him ! did not know: Moore handed me
the package which done up IN an envelope and II
being too large % put in The pocket book, ut along
side Of The pocket book and carried thcm III the same
hand rs MIS- going up Nassau H.. met the man who
gave the pocket book the corner of John ST. ana
Nassau: he took the JcketbpOk ltod HIN what Moore
sud; be- then said Nh Weed vas on The corner by tie
PaIk iiOtc.; that he wanted ~ see mo and ito ndn
went up John ST.: went UP 10 the Park III Tel sld
could lot md Weed, and did not zee hiu again until
to-day; i saw LIN Gt III Police headquarters; see
him nov. Cine witness here pointed Ira Garadier
who was present in C0Grs IA, The tiuo-as the man
who gave hu, the letter and called himself Weed) |
saw Tie second man last Friday III the st.tOnnouse DID
Mercer It., hctwec <3onrhst. end Ami,yi sc that
man nov. pioIe NE witness pointed out Michaci
OInieu the man who gave hn tie pOckct-bOoS aud
second letter, and 10 whom he gave the PACKAGE.
John II. Morrison testified dc follows: An1" Ken
ard D. Lathrop; hi' fim IS Latbrop, Ludincion Co..
his place for business IS Nos. - and - Iafk Placei Nj
Latuop Is OuJ of town today; am member ~ lhat
firm; Gn acqu ,utrd with the signature of Richard d.
Latrop; De signature 10 the check Which is annexed
10 tic couysiuf here shown ne is similar 10 his, r u
i lol his baulw r,iug; Sir Laihrop does not Acep Ill
. account in The Merchants Bank.
Edward q COOk ,estircd am the paying Teller OF
the Mechanics bdAE; the cer.ncatc Of TIE Mechanics
Bank on tc ce Of she check which Is attached 20 tne
oMpiInt herein a. yOr4lry, not made by me or Any
ore connected officially with tao bank Mr. Lathrop IS
no. a dcpOsi"r In oar bank
Ccorqe CoGghlm testified: 1--we in ;he city Of New.
YORK; / am acquainted win Spencer i'cttus, Walter
Patterson, Hugh McNelis Michael Blen, and ID
ward -. Clair, have seen Janes Nilsiis but am not
acquainted with himi / knew In Tar der lwitncss
WAS here shown The check annexed 10 tfe Qsielt).
about tac e2l Of September J not Spencer Pcltrs
v .l,er Patterson, Hugh McNciis AID Nithaoi obflen
az COiins', Hotel c0rrcr of We, AND Cenai.is' ln O.
room up stairs over TIE rcr doui remember any
being present Bat those have stated, there WGs
iecl Wllifen scaod aud aianptdi don't remember
the date the amount $4,000 and between one and
two hundred dollars more; saw II signed and Stamped
Eitidrd D. lGilIOp va. The name signed to ID; it a.
signed by Walter Pstiorson Mr.. Patterson pat The
stamp or there was marx made inside the ctIlhrHe
bN spencer lettls; saw Ira GaTadi,r The DAY before
al Brastels billiard room IN iOultI.ayci ser Pat
iUBou. Spencer Pctus Gaiaolcr ana NY q were 30
ge'her; there was letter written there; il Was
written on llpo. With the htadiI5 Of l1lTo', Ludng'
ton Co.; il WAS directed 10 Mr. Nai Cashier OF the
Bans Ol Commerce, and signed " II. ". weed !
bought the paper 20 the request Of the others Spencer
Peils wrote ihc letter; tue letter believe given
10 ira Garadlcr W. oil McUt down together Ittief-
son went with Tuci We went 10 No. tl Liberty stree.
ana net the other parties Their; Patterson and Pcitas
Tclmnpd thce; lIa and myself went mp Nust lu 81 Get
70 tie PuE Huiel Ira spuEe 70 9 by; l was lrstis
TIE iu.ei; TIE UuS was coming up Nassau street, gong
toward Tie City Halls I'D 10, Acar WAT was saia tJ
t4e boy saw lia give The boy Ire ioijeri tic boy
went down Nc.slu-stfCttf GarfIicI came lr-p IT,
Loicl then WaAcd down Na,>austrcet. and saw ihc
boy 90 n and come back from the bank; he remained
"a tic L4nb M en- u.nutDsi followed Tie bu. N9e.
and saw bin talking Win C1rnU.cr in ffom 81 ia
ho,"l; 4 dor'r know what b.clIc Vi tlc boy; sav
ir8 at No. Oi LJctyst!cei the SAINT paIy were the.e
!.!la.ned t..lc hN low moments ami We sela-
f-:- Tie IeA, l."InhE We were 90 meet az btNs'r.
near ~ C6gus. .,el; vent up 20 figl Bridge, 20
see Nike OBr'tn, uti hil ~ Harlem; went up ~
.e HIM thai Patterson and Pcttus wanted o zee Aln;
at inst Gid MOI say WlctlJ - would come dow %
not b1t finally sad BE- would / did h6t len V:iiitn
whtt they wanted went to Davis Ito next morning;
some OF them were there hcuI e't tAlrr; Hcsni tltre
o spell and went 10 tie Collins; WcLt there fist and
NET them az the room in Collins they were filing Oh
CLccs when got there. ana tseu took place Whsl
have bc!.re satd fpQut The ciFcS; don't remember
WHO took tAc check ga Was 20 be down q certain
tine and No waited oI HIN u.ill Ne lonnd BE- wa. not
coming then We went over t0Wari Nsssaus Srcl-
Ger rcttns Patterson, NcNeihs. O'hron, and mtson
went over: Soils, O'Bien Gud ny fof won't 10 the
Park Hotel; tie understanding Was hat Pettus and
Patterson 20 De at No. tl Ilbcrty-Et.; 1 90
gl0s URrlgn BE boy talt lircn was taking t0 til
day hefrc when got there looked, hut cd uOt
tie boy tAen looked around am saw me boy looking
a. some p.ccTct % fp4prr,t.id; hlgL NcNtI. poke
% Inc boy hu; ! cd nc' hear VIVA. h. said: oIfcE
gave the boy black bln-blok 90 carry document. II.
t.eu Tie bog g. down Na,sau-st, into tie IanA
o. Commerce; Hugh HtNel- went IutO tie bank AFTER
Lim tho boy Vas - the bank about twenty Minutes
him whom he came ont; be- had large envelope and
the OooS in mis- hand be vent zap Ns-up o., toward tc
PARK Hut.l; OBricn met him al er Re lid gotten
short distance from The bank, 0nd took the book and
envelope. ana tlen went toward broadway, and
agaiIi saw Lin few days atcT nj Tie Intersection o.
fayctc-pace and foditn-stIcei. ~ company VITA
iugn McNeiiis saw Pottus lay o. two afterwafd,
saw Patterson that day NJ The tpInG Hotel. De met
at The EteTs .lipn Of Lafayette place and Fourth
street; Mike OBl-n was 90 % there but did rot zee
him. and shortly ,.itcr. while 4 there, Patterson
glgc mc five f,sf) $50 Ircaauiy EDte-, ucsc. heard
anything about the drawing OF II asnIy notcs; lie said
HheG Do landed me the notes, hate iur y0I;' did
not observe tie Iunt,E. cd rot soc tLc boy until
sometime a.fer tbs b., lo SIS hDre = The one; iWf-
A. a. AL
did not have any beard ii be- did u was not Gay's
growth.
Tie hour being lac whom tic examination Of the
foregoing witness lad competed his testimony, Ju tice
bowling adjourned the further hearing until to-lay.
ard committed Walter Patterson. Michael OHT.yn.
Ito Garadicr (aas Garside 70 Tho Tomls TO ssdtf
ther developments. Meantime Tie detective police hone
10 Secure not only other prisoners but money wei.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS