New-York daily tribune., 1865-06-29
my arrest. Cross.examned by John Graham. counsel
for the defendant: live at No. l64 West Twenty.

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for the defendants live at No. l64 West Twenty
seeondst. NewYork City; came here IN 1883 or 1889
AIN ~ years old have been in the machine business;
carried on business Ia my own name and that OF the
Stoyer Machine Co.," at No. l3 Pattst.; 1T first FOR
over year, then moved to 70 Johns and AZ Johnst
about two years In John.st; the mafafactOry at
that time was at the foot of ST. H. and
Worcester Mass and now at No III Libertyst; had a
stOrehOuse for time in Spruce-s was there few
mOntbs have been in Libertyst since last September
Octoberi had the name OF the "Stover Machine CO."
at No " John st, and the sign with the addition
OF IL. d. Soyer proprietor, at No. III Liberty.st; at
No. 4e Johnst it was H. d. Slower" alone; the Com.
pany composed OF John III. Cheever, Henry f.
Durant and myself it was corporation under the laws
OF this State IL was Incorporated in the Fall of 1852
before then was in the machine business at No. Is
Platt-st and carried on business under the name Of
Stover Clapp; then the company was Incorporated
was in the commission business in Patt-st. and No. l3
Gold ST. nnder my own name; had clerk there who
stole everything during my absence and went off to
CALIFORNIA; lost at that time between So 600 and 81 OO
his Clark; made effort to have him
arrested; was born in Castine, Maine no other per-
son had swinded me In tins city; was In the East
before coming to this city resided in Boston about five
years; was in business there part Of the time. and
had charge OF business the rest Of the time; was IN
well ii. ID. StOyer Co., and H. ID. St0ycr the busi
hess carried on in the Albany block Boston; be-
fore going into business for myself had charge Of the
finishing department at the Union Works. Seth VIII
marth proprietor at South Boston. for year or two;
had it by the contract, and furnished my hands;
was also in the Globe Works. S0nth Boston for one
year. did not leave Boston from fear have been there
nearly every month since had heard any threats
made against me since left, from Boston or Boston
people; while there ] did not issue cards with the
names Of people upon them. as my part
ners who denied that they were had heard Of any
trouble in Boston owing to the enors OF my creditors
TO visit my debts upon parties whose names had used
my partners without their authority; did not leave
Boston in debt which had not paid to this day; was
released from all debts before left there by the action
OF the courts: my debts amounted 10 Sls,OOO and my
lawyer had $1,000 in his hands to pay them winch he
appropriated bis use he had held this property
OF the assignces; Of my creditors have re-
ceived cent OF this money to my knowledge; went
into insolvency by the advice OF my ry beauyU conn-
sci A. X L. jay; was never In prison before being
sent to Fort Lafayette; never passed by any other
way of Irritation; paid anything to have this
charge against Mr.. Porter published in any city. nor
did know any person who had paid out money to
have 1t published Prot. ines Of the Navy Depart
ment. and Judge Pierrepont advised me to make the
com plant.
The examination was then adjourned until Friday at
O'Clock p IN. l