The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-12
Highly Important TO Recruits.

TRIAL OF. A BOUNTY BROKER ron ALLEGED FALSE
PRErENcEs-HE IS CHARGED WITH DErRAupiSd
LARS, ETC., Ere.
GENERAL esssIoSe.
Before Recorder Hoffman
MARCH I1.-rhe Court OF Sessions opened at eleven
o'clock this morning, Recorder Holman presiding The
court was densoly crowded with motley crowd Of pro
voss marshals bounty brokers. and large number o.
Others usually found the headquarters OF super
visor Blunt. The crowd had been attracted 20 witness
tho trial OF James h Cooke well dressed man, about
thirty Eve years Of age, 90 an indictment charging h
with having obtained bounty Of $3.50 from recruit
under alleged false pretences.
District Attorney A. Oakley Hall conducted the prose.
oution, and Messrs WIN. Fullerton excludes Beebc and
Dean and Chas Spencer presented an imposing array
OF legal talent for tho defence
Tho nstric, Attorney briefly opening the sase for
the prosecution, called the stand John j. Robinson,
young about eighteen 81 age He was ores seq
In cavalry Uniform, and being sworn tas'ied that ON the
nth Of Decsber lass no mel man tanned Wallace. IN
Washington street battery place; he the wituess)
expressed willingness to enlsS 10 cavalry reRiment,
and wallace took hin, 10 Cooke II The corpor Cha
and Centre streets Cooke WIS dressed 10 captains
uniform and told him he held That rank Cooke then took
him to the headquarters o. pl'NoIt hnsnal THOMSON
hts youth unless he procured e consent OF ms parents
or guardians Cooke then took him TO The surrogate
Office where he got himself appointed bis guardian and
then returned Provost Marshal Bronsons Office, who
then accepted him (wtuess) as recruit, and he saw
the papers which Cooke received Cooke handed him but
$50 OF his bounty and promised 70 give Ein the remain
iug $3.50 iurlough OF seven days. which no said
remainder Of his money from Cooke Cooke toid him he
was captain In cavalry regiment, and he was induced
10 let him Of his money under the belief that
be might serve In Cookies company In cavalry regi-
mont -.
x-Judgc lean then proceeded 10 cross.cxamine the
wtnoss principally what took place In tbe Office OF the
Provost Marshal Nothing u importance was elicited
and hi direct testimony wns not shaken
Captain Theodore Vs. Bronson, Provost Marshal OF inc
sxh district then called 70 the stnd, and testified
that he know Cooke bounty broker and had been TO
hts Office No lG5 sixth avenue previous 10 the th o.
peceunber when Robinson oered recruit he NJ
frat 10 take him lac appeared too young until
his tnrep or guardians their consent Co ke at
wards came 70 the Office with pap bearing the sigma
ture " the surrogate appointing him (Cooke) the guar
dian or Robinson witness then accepted the recruit aud
sw0rc him In Afterwards asked Robinson he got HIS
bounty when Cooke, without giving him opportunity Q
answer said he had received II Robinson afterwards said
he got money heard the facts Of the case from i'm
subsequently and warrant against Cooke procured
house and said understood there warrant out
against him. aud asked witness what he had better a.
be Cooker said be bad wife and children and was WI
ling 10 give the money up; he seemed 10 DO wccpins
wi told him the only thing he ought " 90 Nas y
face the music General Hayes had instructed winssa
have tho nrs % fraud against recruit ueu -
civil court a test case; told Cooke ne nag an 800 -,
from General Hayes strip him Cooker on hs . =.
when he should appear IL his (witnesS) oinCe, ~"
turn him ont on the street; Cooke thanked wines "
tho Inflammation and promised TO take Oh the uuhorH.
Ma now facts wore elected during the cross eAe"''
on NJ this Witness on the CONCLUSION OF whin 'he w
Tor mo peopc was declared closed and the urine, hea'
nx was postponed TO Monday next, az oieVeh ooocN