New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-18
TgFE FGRGEBY CASE.
Cro.s-EyaM nation OF the Principal
witness.

The case Of the iorgers arrested for passing
forged checks on the BANK o Commerce and other banks
Of tL.3 city fall account Of which was Published in
yest,rla5's TBBUNl. was under examination bcioro
Justice Bowling, al tho Tombs, yesterday The follow
ING is the REORGANIZATION Of George Coughn, one
ofthcpsrty crested who has since turned states eyi
de1ce:
C.osse1au.ination Of George + Coueilin-Q. Hove
you ever been engaged in any other syinthng UAAsc'
tionf A. | decline % answer that question.
@. Upon what grounds do you decline answering ''I.
Qu ston 4. [ decline answering because NAY
criminal myself
where arc the three remaining 80 Treasury no'c'
he. think did not have them fhsicrdag J eaTr ~
Feley the key 20 10y trgn6, a homo where The Treas
80 mote -" 1-,'-iAy after bad been cxininedi
id not give ha any writing % aay l;d; was q, ihe
house Of .euton when save DIM i,e keys; to.d faf
nv The Treasury notes wer6 ig br Trunk, and wanted
him to get thein and DE complied with my request
Eae with tTo detectives I'D private room; 4" fol't
WIS present: then conversation Wa dhtetcA 20 Bon
don't remember whispering with the s~l detectives IN
The private room am % Years Of age wafer fatl'f-
son Was lie first of these dclcno51,s oSca'-c "e'
9urintca With saw him for the flst me three years
a.oiast sumner "a Jamcsport l. l.; | Nes keep!ng
STORE a that place. Was conducting tue business, ana
lived there; he came into ny place aud represented
himself a. q man of business; he was talking about go
lrg into huses, there and made proposition 70 Zoe zap
10 that tinc had never hccn arrested Yves not cof
zaut Of an Arson or cOruterlrn case ~ that tnt me
when I.l charge OF was illE'4 liln .li'i
and tho up-slaiIs portion was not usei Ny fater1h
who represented himself IT, Burdick proposed that
should buy grain and ship IT 10 Now-ho iki ne .H
that in doing Wo should require soue orc IN Now
York 10 c1uson the Grain 20. ond requested IN" 20
write 20 Messrs Neckcr n Brothers; be drew oh me
letter Tor ne o. write: wrote and be said he womb
wrife 10 fe cashier of the Bank Of sac Horbor which
it would he necessary for - draw upon IN thu cse
after the letters had been mailed De- s-l4 c NOiu .ll
load or tw" Of grsn tAen lie "ola LALe q .Ho5'iu
dollars or two and leave; tls letters W'ie maI'e, D'
the mail had un. zone when tis was t1d me- f1's
my cttnr from TIE mail and that ended tle matter
,did not again ce Patterson Who called iii5't L"f'
|dick until wear ago. continued at Uy sJr" two year,
latter the conversation a0oys dcscrbea oiie. obl1ils
Complement al M0,sIs. Il. J. stewart tO.s store:
Bradway ald iouths'., met fGttcT5oni remained
there until year ngO last August then entered me
lemVlpy OF Mcssrs. Laibrop Ludihgi1h q 70. itiA
Place. and there rrI.4ned mil 1877 August WA+c ~
their employ GCeIIe Ata.y uct Patterson pc second
dime IL fIulsonS'. made pi0po iOn 20 Ail OIL tla
a. ia yo., not say 10 Patterson that Won were EN-.
pIoyed nj largo cYarerciu house, that you did Tho
running 10 the bank and taat You had cnarce rom
time 10 time Of large sums OF money and Ask nm 10
join Will you ana take large amount oil. money and
leave: A. No, sir; nothing 81 tlc fud
| .. What wae saidl :. lie asked me whore vas
! and / told hin. be then inquired Where had been,
and the amount Of ny salary AID il coud I've o inat
hOpng 70 get better p9y when my yer We up' o. dd
he aWays had plenty 81 money end dd not WORK Tor IT,
because 4e YVES smart ~ business; silu va otl
looking for boarding house and that must return 10
the store: saw Patterson thai same night lY appoint
men az the Hone Rouse he said De would axe 10 see
me and did not know lor what purpose; man came
up VINO proved To be- Spencer pettus; did not know
him never him before or he me - ms En1Niedgei
! be asked me- If NY name was Coughn. and said
Yes. - he s,ll there was Nan b. lie "4mc of Eui.
dick ouis de- WHO wanted 10 zee me- / dit Iol fhoN
what the business was from the replScn mons made
| believed it WIS hOnOIabie immediately went out
and met IuTdick and we all three vent 10 ieerDt!
saloon in Thirdaye.: ND % hat tine had 10 idea that
there was any thing extraordinary; nothing Yves sad
when We got IN there; We had glass Of lagefblef;
Burdiek ASKED ME IL | would Ike 20 90 70 Chicago Win
him he aid would rot see him again afer hat night
we then psrted, tina. vac oil that happened; went
home. II was about O'clock; DO appointment Was
made iOr q future Interview; did not Know that
should ever meet him ecain; next day az 10 O'clock
was IN The store Of Messrs. LGtbrOp Co. tho paper,
with Latlron ThrOp, Ludugton a Co = heading Tx
hbt 4 ) furnished. note came addressed 20 me-,
signed II. Bufdick The note IS d"sroyed bohcye;
he wanted 20 socLim that eyonHg al the lager bier
saloon whore saw lin tie niSh leiole the note did
not state whai iori found bLfl k ana DC thid ne Was
| going West 10 make money that h0 was going 20
! Chicago and wanted Inc as clerk; ! declined; we
walked ~ third.Gye. ana talked about making money
in various ways; he said DO bad an account in the
Second NaiOna, Bank, where he rad a considerable
sum OF money end that ho intended tomake large sam
from the bank when We arrived 70 the lniotsecI0n oil
FOurteertlst, and ILi4d-ave. 1 LEFT hun and went
home; proposition made that help FAKE money
out Of any bank; after that saw him often; he sent
another note to the store wanting me 10 meet him AT
| 10 O'Clock J vents did not know what for; there
met hirn he wanted nc 10 deposit q check in the Second
National BANK; uld lOt know whether % Ms - lOIetu
check or not this little more than year aRO
told him knew nothing about il; did not deposit the
check IN the bank told him would rather not do it
We stood there sometime and he insisted my doing
IT, and told II ell right; did not know whether
to believe IL or not don't remember whose check ~
was; don't member the amount; did not IT: lie
| did not tell me; l told linn l was away
nom the store without leave, and must hurry
back; | did not take tho check with mo;
he called at nv house the same night, or night
or Two after; be said he had ways Of making money
tf,rr tafl GTf he
chants Bank ofths city for 1900; don't remember
whose checL IL purporcd 10 be; 1t certified; do
not snow whether The other check was certified or not
don remember what firm It was on; he TOOK II IN his
hands and said that no could got the money IN any
bank; this was after he canc 0it Of tic house, he
wanted 10 so 10 CogateA O. bOAeTl 10 satisfy
himself that the check was good; DC pretended 70 nc
that the check good; thought 1t goods did nCJ
take the check TO Colgate's never saw 1t ahorward
End never lad any Of rs proceeds il was ut that Inc
OF htte before that lie gave little money-sJ or
80; met him few days after IN the meantime saw
not hing OF Pettus.
! o III Won thought the check good. Why did you
not take Il 10 the bank a. Suppose had reason
but dom remember met hun nfterNvard At some
place near my house, the NEXT time met him he Ques
TONED ms as 10 Ds, did az the store where was
whether went 10 the brokers' or bank; he asked ne
what amounts took ont he ssd lie was little short
Of money at preseut and wanted ms, when sent
10 the brokers' with large amount OF money to leave
10 take half and he woud take hall That he would gel
place 10 stay, If wanted to leave the city he
would get out so that no would find ne; told
him that nv character good, and, although was
getting small salary thought II better 70 be Lones
and before long would have better situation he
then said; Uyov don't want " do that WHEN yQa 20