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o. where are the throc remaining 1880 Treasury
fHfci which are ufniispnsod on
4 Officer Farley has tbcin hc, think, did not
lAyo them yesterday ! gave M. Farley the tey
IT, my trunk, NJ home, where the Treasury notes
acre, yesterday, nitcr had Teen examined ; dld
rot 1--WE hfu any ting Of any Kind was ut
ilc House % Ds'cuton when ! gave him the KEY !;
iold Fstley tie Treasury notes were IN TIC trunk,
anil eani,d him 10 got them, and he complied
vail ms ie1icst ! was with two detectives 10 =
pivatc ro'n; r-forter was present tht r con
,rrsatoI .lr directed 30 him GY.i f,m'ni"f
Whispering with TIE detectives IN TIC private rlNu''
| sm 70 years Of age; walter Patiers waa the
tfst Of thcoe dciendents became acquainted WIN
tnw him FOR the hrst time three years az last sum.
Iner, a; Jamcsport, l. Twas Ae"frg stot9 a, t.1
IiacC was conducting tic uusiuts% hhl NC"
there; he came into my place md rettcs'nrd nun
sell ~ man Of business; he wa tSiNinE hJv''t
Ing ,uto business thorc, Hni MAZE prof." H'il.h
me; up TO that time had never F "a hiies'el
was not oognilAnt = an artln ~ couhteriultihg
tafn at that tine; tire store which hal charge "i
was larger than | r quirrl, AMI The upstairs por-
ton was no, usci: NJ. P'ucrsct, who represented
himself as n. Burdick, proposed that we hh"uin
buy grain an sup u ~ New YORK; he salu thtt III
doing 30 We should require some Que In New YORK
to conaisn The rain to anu requested cto VINO
to Messrs. Hrcke- * R-pucrH lac drew oil the Jet.
ter for me 20 write. wrote, and lac ssid he would
write g. the cashier OF the Bank VI Sag llAIbor,
which II would lie necessary for us 10 draw upon IN
This case; after the letters had been m,ied. he SAIL
lie would ship a load or two OF grain, then wc would
make n thousand dollars or two anil leave; tho lot
tcrs were mailed, but the mail had u gone when
this was told me; took my letter from tho maj.
and that ended the matter; did not again sc Pa
terson- who called himself Burick, until = year
ago; continued at my storc two years after the
conversation above described: after obtaining otn
lioyneut At Messts A. 4. Stewart a Co.'S store,
Broadway aud l0th st., met Patterson: remained
there until gear ago las, August; | then entered
fho employ VI Messrs Lathrop, Ludnaton Il Co.
a al. nod Lat
while in their employ accidentally met Patterson,
thc second time, In Hudson IT.; made no PROPOSE
non o. hlIn On that occasion.
Z. Did you not say 10 Patterson that you were
mplOyci nj u large eoIuniurciai house that you
did the running To iLe bank. and that you bad
rharso from time to time Of large sums Of money,
and ask him " Join with you aud take large
srnount Of money, and leavoy
a. No, sir nothing u the kind.
Y. What was said
A He asked me where WA, and I told him !;
oe then inquired where had been, and the amount
q my salary and II could live On that sa.sry {;
told him that could make out to get along. hop
Ing to get better pay when my year up he
sad he always had plenty of money, and did not
work for II, because he MAS smart IN business;
sad was out looking for y boarding house, ami
that must return 10 the store | saw Patterson
that same night by appointment, at tho Hone
House he said ho would like to mo, and did
not know for what purp. sc msu came up, who
proved to be Spencer Pcttus ; | did not know him;
never saw DciOrt or lie the, To knowledge
he asked II my name was COughlin, and | said,
Yes" he said there was man by the name Of
Burdick outside, who wanted to me /; | did not
know what the business WAS fgom the r.prcsen-
fstions made believed 1t was honorable iune-
d,stely went out and me, Burdck, and we all
Shrce went ~ . lagerUicr saloon In Third avenue
up to that time, had no idea that there was any
Thing extraordinary nothing was sdd when we
got in there We lad glass Of lagerhier Bii,iick
asked me Il | would like to 10 " Chicago with MIN;
lie said ! would not SEQ him again aiter
that night we then parted that u
oil that happened went home Il
was about o'clock no appointment wa
made for future Interview; ! lid not know that
should ever meet him again; next dag 1T 10 u'Clocl
was In the store OF MesaTs, Lithrop d Co.; tth,
paper witt Lathrop Ludngton & Co.'S Leading
Ifurnishcdg; n note came sddresse.l to mo, Esuc,
I'll Burdick;' the note IL destroyed believe; b,
wanted me to sec him that evening at the lager
bier saloon ~ before the note did not stat,
what for; loud Burlick, and he said he va,
yong West ~ make money; that he was goiug T.
Chicago, and wanted me NJ clerk; declinei; W,
walked up Third avenue, and talked about max ~
money in various ways; LIE said he hsd III account
al the Second Nstiousl Bauk, where be had a con
siderable sum OF money, and that he intcn led /,
make large sum from the bank; when We arrivcc
at tho intersection of Fourteenth street and IAirc
avenue, len him aud went home: no Iroposit!ot
was made that l help make money out of ANY
bank; after that saw him o'teu; Ae sent auothel
Lo,e to the store, wanting me to meet him ut tn,
intersection OF twenty ri stree, aud Broadw a,
ut 10 o'clock; went; did not know what tor
there met m; he wanted me to dcpos, checl
IN the Second National Bank; ! did not know
whether 1t Was forged check Or not; ,his was
htilc more than q year ago; told him | knew
nothinS about IT; did not deposit the check IL
the bank; told HIM would rather not 90 IL; ~
stood there some time, aud be Insisted GA my DO
ing II, and told me II was all right; did not know
whether to Relieve II or not; dun't rcmembe
whose check was; don't remember the amour,
lid not see Il; he did not tell mes told him
hmm afA al.
aud must hurry back; did ne
take the check with me; he calie
Ut my house the ssme NIGHT or a nigl
or two after; he said Le had ways Of maxim
money; showed Me another check: think II va
on the Merchants Bank Of this civ, Tor 5000;
dou't remember whose check Il purportcd 10 b,
Il was certified; 90 not know whether the otA,
check was certified or uot; DONE remember VIII,
hrm It was on; he took II In his hands gnl Sal
shut be could get the money IN any bank; tbs va
LtCr be c9inc out Of the house; b, wanted me t.
over 10 Colgate's "A broker, t. satisfy myself iii
liz check ".s gool; lie pretended 10 Inc that Il
chv1s was sood; thought I goOI did not ti.l
the cheek 20 CJlg.t,''; ! never saw II uitcrwar,
aa4 never Lad any vs Is proceeds; i was at TIL
tue or hiIs before that 10 gave Ine a little none
~ 81 So met hun few days after; in II
meantime saw nothing vi Pettus.
O Il you thought the check WAS good why q
yea not take Il ~ the bank
A. | suppose lad u reason, but dom. remeu
Der LON; / met him aiterverd at some place u.i
NV lsousc; the next tme mot hiu he question,
ne as to what ! did at the store, where IN
whether Went TO tie brokers " banks; he as,
IA. what amounts | Ok uut; he said Ice v as
httle short OF money At present, and waited ~
whom ! WAS sent 10 the brokers' with a lar,
amount Of money, to leave hall sud he would Ia
kalf; that lac would get me place to stay, or If
wanted T. leave tie city he would get me out,
tha, no would hnd Int; told him Iny chars
Ter was good, and although wa getting a sm
salary, thought { letter to lie honest aud beic
long would have a letter stusuou; be theu sa
\ Anu donI MAmt ~ do thai. Whom Won 20 M 1