New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-08
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES CoMMIssloNERsoFficE- "
Before Commissioner WHITE
EXAMINATION OF HUNTER CONTINUED.
United States agt, John w Iuhtel. =, -, ,,,o


United states agt. John w Hunter. A.
Tho further evamination Of the accused on the
charge Of defraudng the Govennen, was , bv the
nrosecution Witness has been blank book e sa
2S years have SoSod S i@a , Assistant easure Gold
red gold blue and purple check books were shown
m }nt the check books bound at b CO.
have bound all the Custom onse books for year nave %
doubt bound these books one page Of tns % ~ bindinc
The witness yaned the effect Of taking out stee. on @
pparance Of the preceding and following sheets hess n
@ D@c he boos was bound bat closer examination The
witness concluded tha. what he supposed was oon S a g
- sbse, was tho remnants Of check never heaid OF
bnier making blunder leaving out Whole shss, IN
bndn bOo, to puhsm and eeeysa e.eesa as h
number and bound which we nutaeo ana NV
them in the s0 nv 70 trade IaS U patty With o. ss
and parily with another binder; am native oil Ne"fo
thni tle impression made tbcse two leaves was made
The Counsel supplied the witness with nasniyins glass
but lie declared he could better with than without
never delivered book to the Cusom House on NOV
bond this book Duhams porter brought the sheeu 70
my p ce don't know his name can't say dAy 81 s Wa &
of month or hour Of day; he looked like mani wii swear
ti he porter delivered these particular Sheets he brought
sheets enough twelve books Of coo checks esch pa.
red qs on ss as bs aa .SI .S' s~a SS and % Snad a.
sheets back from the number but not nnmberedi
,nutilatrd them and threw them in the shaving box
Rdeet-I tk the impression made by the string could
have been made by pressure through the missing sheet or
than two think the ndenure caused by the press IA
think the sheet wss torn out but II Is
Patrics W. Durham was NEXT called. Am sationer been
in over for myself before that was au0l
or ,lerk frat receive order for certain number OF
check books OF each color then make count OF the pape
allowing be spoiled In numbering ht9osraphns ana
uiug ay four sheets to book send the paper 70
Hatch q Co.. thogaphersi when they come oles ssta "a
them aouahnn be ruled then they are sent 70 bsnnt. 20
books through that process OF manuaetars o
Aug 80 Oct 90 1903 delivered ~ e9;k s5a%s' % s. ppSS no
mi.sis when delivered the books never kne" o shee 70
be missing in the center Of the book ~ M,
| MIA chrck Is,
only opinion give about this and the only opinion gave
on he preyious investigation that IL my mark the
narer we furnish h 81 double cap; the check has been
handed much can't te the qn1y o. Bspe, ,,n %S II, h
opinion tie former Investigation that dld not uah 'he
paper; Il feels thicker now.
fonsh, that when frs, this check that the bronze
was not as rich and heavy mine; Mr.. Barney Mr. Ogden,
the accused and another gentleman were present et the IN
large quantity OF loose sheets checks produced found
and voluntarily produced these checks on that
NV helped TO find them; some were under the sam
pie checks drawer and the rest were put Ia ahothr Pace
separate knew man named .sAes who lad .o.elhins to
do with Palmer who sin Lafayette had something TO DO WIN
: saacs the matter Of a losn--a private matter
by he District vas ,po'hsr mo purple encG
asked 20 compare them, aud did -o think the io
affect The color OF the paper paper u very materially dhe ens
color and quality there no absolute uniformity IN paper
even II quantity used may be purchased at tho same
store difference In the checks either TO the ink or
prinng cheek paper not uniformly vested there VIII oe
less shrinking Of the paper believe Government
By Mr. Pecpont-I think both hese checks may have
heel lOg
Nv The ji.tric AttoneyA hthographers 10
ary vcTy hot that paper in course OF printing vi"
The examination here closed for the day. and adjournment
was taken to Friday afternoon at o'clock
UNITED STATES Observation-Disclosures OFFICE
- APRIL J.
IIBYL FOR CogFisCATloS.
| A libel was plead this morning and possession
taken Of shares Of the Maysyle and Lexington Railroad
oinnany which togeihr with the diydend now past due
thereon valued at COO The stock Ia the property
W. W. Hunter, Captain Ia tle Rebel Navy and command
was captured there.
b COURT OF OYER AND TERalNER-APRiL 7-Beore
, Justice BARNARD.
II TIE MURDER CASE.
The People agt. James II. Nixon was 10 have
been tried TO-DAY bat there sufficient Juror In at
The Court adJourned until tuesday
no1 additional panel ordered on Tuesday last W"
( be returned
SuPREnE COU OURr-CHANBkRA-APhL I.-beiofe
Justice FREEMAN
DECISION
Frank s. Band &C., ag;. schuyler c. Chcdsey.-
CrRcuIr-ArRIL 7-Before Justice Mason.
ACTION FOK A PLANIH0 MACHINE.
! William D. sloan and ChrSySp Schwartz Ast- '''''"'
= This action has been on trial for several days
The pnHif sued tho defendant for manufacturing In a
what called klttle- Patent Planning Machine" The
up that he ordered H. aud had conBec
xh IN. testimony very coH1c'ing The es.s
s been 70 the Court Appeals and ted several times Ih'
Court ordered Allowance Of f1O0 VI proceeding
! granted 20 cnabio defendant TO appeal.
O. bainbIdse smith for pau, C. ~ Black Tor defendant
SUPERIOR COURT--SPkcIAL TERx-APRu T-DefoIe
ri Justice RoBKRrsos.
lEf'ISIONA