New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-12
LAW INrRLa.IGENCE.
UNITED STATES CONMISSIONERS OFFiCE-APRiL
n.--Befpre Commissioner WHITE
EXAMINATION OF HUNTER CONTINUED.
United States agt Iohn w. Hunter.

| EXAMINATION OF HUNTER CONTINUED.
| United States agt. John w. Hunter
| The examination was confined this morning, aho
John !. Cisco examined AZ the beginning OF we .I
animation the witness made corrections o NJ tesnony
given ,e direct in relation to All inefye" M s
accused and the witness alone lie also pointed out the d
ference between the letter D. written the forged chtes
and the genuine lie also further testified to seeing hrm IN
inaivi1i parties OF Paige aud also Wheeler bat
cep the losed one 20 ,ic hrIn CT Page Whe'lef ~
added that he had been notified to the missing oaHs
Mr. Perepon. proceeded TO the cross examination
won dn rec to receive Of lost checks the psrle
n cmseyes DIDN'T know IL the which have mentioned
occurs in Drawback, irst went into business in th'
NV present office in 1885, during the interval was moi
Engaged ia business except investing my means was IA IN,
was Admitted As,,nt Treasurer by President Pierce Rod
hod was Collector; M Sche succeeded Redheldi Barney
schrl; Sche drew the Custom. House checks himself wa
notified by Mr. Barney in April 1901 that Mr. Ogden Mr.
Hunter would draw the checks In June and September SIM
lar notices given and IN September Hunters Signature
These letter. put in evidence marked and 2
Hunter commenced the Let Of October 1901 70 draw
checks: there great nany checks since Barney
Wa Collector than when sche was IN otee the business
Of my oce has vastly increased since then ten times hsv,
taken bond from clerk; take the responsibility
ctk hus my entire confidence want no bonds during Tie
ten year and half have been Treasurer have devoted all
my time to business when have been SICK, have been
.ick O.; the Office the responsibility Is greater than any officer
the whole world the salary 5000 the only other com
p.rion h the honor OF hs my only reason for keeping
have ost arthng by frauds never had any ms
faxes bat "A c have been sctf.d have had great pride in
tie conduct my Office have been obliged to increase my
CLERKS very much Mr. Russell was once my payinsteleT
s9oskeeper nemed Bouck was removed wit9n year lor
disobeyng srucou and another appointed whose name
i,l b ,i,,onv ~ s,s nv navine teller rsn s.y
examined every check bat do examine almost every bundle
did AZ these forged checks till they discovered 10 BE-
.ad early took my ground that did MT believe they were
ogerlc-; fad that mistake could not occur ~ ny
Coe; DO nj remember have said to lady that forgery
DO nj rsmsrn5er whether II was an am er to another letter:
have Nlttt, In
ssc check Of Mr. HunteT 10 be- prrscmed know M Coe
of the American Exchange Bank very we'll never saw Ar
Hunter write equally confident the subject of
Mr. Hunter having written these checks oday a. Wa when
testified TO the TACT that the signatures are Mr. Hunter, on
tue dr~, wouldn't affect my Judgment II MI Hunter te'
ncd under oath that ey not hfgnattcs would not
affect my Judgment II Mr. Coe, Taylor number syore
that It not NY Judgment s made up iniepend"h oi
other. signature OF Mr. Cisco ont and showno him.
aud the question ssk'd ice would hayea nSl TO ih9s that
su'urc was Disguised becau'e It wa blurred Ihe evidence
objected 20. The witness proceeded.
II would affect my Judgment TO come here
aud that be all the filling sud signature The
pscuiss OF Hunters signature are striking and discover
le1 n thrse osga chccks think there T. an sacmp' IA
the god check disguise December also the filling ups he un
d1lhcdy wIote with different leu han b. usually wrote
with there i. attempt 70 dsgue ia tie figures No man
question asked f lie woHd have night 70 thnk that signature
disguised because IL ob-cured Tho witness pro
cccded lt would aiect my udgmeui man were to eole
here aud swear that hs al the hns IN aud signature
The peculsute u llguers ssla'ue are stEkns AID c
them IN hee forsed checks tnink there an attempt
gold check di-g DccembeT" also the Sling up
He undoubtedly wrote with different pm than he usuaiy
No usn can liaio Hunters signature 90 deceive
Neither the DitIctAOruey III. CLERKS applied - me- 20
mako affidavit ia this matter neither did send hin
letier.
Jacob Ra'sen ,estifedr paying teller from 1916 TO
1863; during on that time bad ascertain signatures; the
check question had bcn presented to me would have paid
II when check Is presented governed great deal oy
the manner OF the person presenting H.
By Alr Perrepont--Mr Cisco called ny attention TO them
dl not Mr Hunters affidavit attach D. stating that the
checks had received bis signature would have paid toe
checks without any question OF doubt.
To further eIim ina,ion postponed to this ae'day)
afternoon at Z o'clock