The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05
THE KETCHUM FRAUDS.
HIS Appearance I'm Court Yesterday-The
Case Postponed Until Monday Next.

HIS Appearance In Court Yesterday-Thc
Case Postponed Until Monday Next.
The Ketchum case was again brought up yesterday
morning before Justice Hogan at the Tombs Police Court
general impression seemed to peryade the audience
that the settlement recently entered into with the credit
ors Of the house Of Kechum h Co. would have mate
rial effect the liberty Of the prisoner but the proceed
ings OF yesterday did not appear to warrant any such
suppostioD
KETcuUM IN COURT.
About half past ten o'clock Ketcbum brought into
the court from the prison adjoining by detective
Gilmore The District Attorney had subpenaed large
number of witnesses for the prosecution who were to
produce the forged notes altered by the prisoner On
the subpoena served Mr. Lowry, President of one Of
chad nonen On the bench Justice Hogan and ex-
Alderman Hail. Tho people were represented by Asss-
tans District Attorney Cunning Bedford, Jr On en-
self possession evidently not perfect as on the oc
cason Of his first aragnment HIS face was much palef
and his eyes were boolshot and considerably inhaned
PosTPoNEAENT ORDERED.
The proceedings were opened by Mr.. Bedford who
handed the following letter 70 Justice Hogan ..
No. 03 WALL STREET, Sept J, 1865.
DEAR SiR-As counsel for Edward b Ketchum ! am
compelled to ask further postponemen of the exsmna-
before you, for about ten days have come into the
case too lately to be prepared to 60 Monday next
shall be detained most II not all, of next week.
ask an adjournment with less reluctance for the
reason that the casew be presented to the Grand Jury
early next week. and the course of the law will not be
hndered by any delay in the examination. And it is
possible the necessity Of an exnpnation before your
Honor will bc obviated cannot Sc present on Monday,
and therefore make the application in this informal way
Very respectfully, W. F. ALLEN.
Hon. EDWARD HOGAN, Police Justice
The Assistant District Attorney also stated that the
witnesses who had been summoned for yesterday had
been snbp9naed to appear before the Grand Jury IN tho
afternoon II there should be quorum present. not,
the case would 60 before them to-day Justice Hogan
then asked OF Ketchum, Are you prepared to go to-
dayf' Kechum rose, and In very low tone Of voice
piled, my counsel Mr.. Allen, Is absent understand
be has communicated with the District Attorney asking
for an adjournment Of this For him, then, ask
for such pogtponement"
After consulting with the District Attorney, Justice
Hogan asked the prisoner whether he demanded
animation on the charge preferred against him. Kech-
um after some consideration, ssid ~ simply Qsk ad.
journmcnt in the absence Of my counse' The exami-
nation was then postponed until Monday next at ten
O'Clock, and the prisoner was returned TO his cell
KETCHUM's LIKENESS TAKEN.
During the time Ketchum remained In the court room
likeness was taken Of bm by artist connected with
one Of the illustrated papers Many attempts have pre-
viously been made to accomplish this object but always
without succesa