New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27
THE CASE OF ISAAC HENDERSON.



fore Judge Nelson. The Courtroom as usual was
densely crowded with spectators among whom were
number OF the clergy
The examination OF Mr.. H. D. Slower was continued
by Mr.. Cushing.
Mr. Cushng-Please to state what was the course OIL
business between you aud the Navy Agents office in
regard to the thing in which the payment was made
whether in currency or In Treasury notes
Mr. Stover-After the tripicats bills were made ONT
at the Navy ard they went 70 the Navy Agent; some
times il would take three months, more or less IRON inc
time that the money had gone FORTH before 1t wouId
arrive ut the Agents office from Washington; Mr
Brown myself would look sitter the money and when
tho money arrived would be notified by calling al
the Office and then Mr.. Brown or myself would take
the bills up recepted by myself and receive tho money
most always in currency; there may nave Deem Some
few times checks given.
| CusLing-According TO the OF business, sir.
betu cen you and the Navy Agents once dld any
person other than you chief CLERK go to receive
the money
sfover-None other, sir.
Cusbiug-who kept tho account books OF the money
received by you. sir
Cusaing-Did you or did you not from time to time
inspect those bOOksi
St0ver-I think did
Of transactions were you engaged IN IN TIE month VI
August 1862
Mr. Cnshing-what bank books did you keep OF your
trans ,etions With tho Navy Agent that is furnishing
supplies a.. ,.u.,,,,,., and
Grocers' Banks. -.
Cushing-In whose handwriting are these books
kepti 40
Stoyer-In the handwriting OF the Bank clerk. 70
Cushing-e good enough TO look ut that AMI see II IL
n ,be that you spoke Of in reference to the
account you spoke Off
Stoyer-Yes sir that is y cash book.
Cusaing-In whose handwriting are the entries maze
In that books D.
Cushing--Now. as to these bank books. can yqn Or
you not state whether the accounts IN THESE panA
books were kept correclyf'
This was objected TO BY Mr.. Evar,s as the same
ground that was gone over three tunes on tnu ,h
tries IN the Continental Bank book IRON your fceoNsc
ton aud knowledge OF the transactions OF only from 'He
book it.efi
| ANYTHING 10 be correct that did not do myself:
Cu-hinc-Nov. Mr. Slower after looking at that book
and rejecting, can you state OF your own kho"cuso
whether that day you deposited SiV"o' 'na' 10 v"
Stoveri have already stated that fact; know II
was deposited there and from beginning 70 end IL Is 'e
same if il had been incorrect would have known u
| Cushing-Mr Slower was there or was mere moi ~
the course of business between ard tie Navy
Office any difference as TO the amount 10 Dc pau on
receipted bills presented IN your nanef
| This question was objected % by the Court
Cushing-Do you or you not testify that the amount
| OF that til was paid
/ Ainsworth Brown by Mr. Cushing-Mr: Brown how
were Won employed in the Winter and early part o
the Spring of 1907 ,.c. ,....,..
i BrOwn-I was employed by the oto'eT n'S"i"e
Co." and by II ID. Slower. ,c.
i Brown-At No e2 JobD-st.
i Cushug-What capacity did you you nave theIe'
| Browu-I was principal book keeper ,
i Cushne-How large proportion OF that business
| consisted OF navy suppiest
Brown-73 1sr cent.
Cushing-sa,e, II you please as near as you remem'
Der the monthly amount u supplies to the Navy De-
partmenti ~ prou,r
Cushing-Mr Brown, look at that bill and state
whether you have any recollection aood' 'ne
10 which that bill refers
Cashinu-Who received the money Of this bin sir. If
you knowf
4 Cushng-Was il or not received by your
/ Rrown-f could not say.
/ Cnshng-According to the best Of your recollec'
tion, sIr. can you state VINO recc'eu a!"en'' any
Hrown-I could not say whether collected it or
Cushins-was any entry Of that collection made by
yon'
Cuslng--On what book did you make that entry !.
Brown--ln the cash book.
Cushing-Turn Ia the page. II yon pleasef
b the Court-Speak from you own knowledge
! Browp-Ihe entry II s22,23' ~.
Cusling-You say you cannot remembe. whether that
payment WIS made 10 youf
was asked several times before.
At thIs j1Hcturc Mr.. Gushing addressed the Court
lie said: May il please your Honor Nc ought TO stop
here but do not want 10 act under misapprehension
You VII perceive taat upon the question 10 whom, II
ANYBODY the amount OF this bill was paid. and If any
proportion oi II paid, how much, depended upon
The recollection OF one persons and neither OF
them il able 20 state which the payment made,
II all Ia them each states that II must nave been
paid To either one or tho other; therefore ii is that
submit Honor ~ the inquiry. 10 when his
Honor replied ~ follows
'In my Indictment and have reflected upon IL since
last night think there Is some plausbility about IT,
4 This bill H. made up by each person in the
alternative; II b. did pay II. then the other
did; how does he know that, would ike To know
Mr. Slower cannot swear 10 bis own recollection and
that so far a. his own recollection him that be
did not receive the payment AT all and OF course did not
receive the short payment that l.. within his recolec
ton but he adds il he did receive il then Brown
ceiye,i it, then would ike To know upon what founda
ton re rests that Enthusiastically not from his
know ledge; not from facts derived from his own
Knowledge; Of course that part OF his testimony goes
for nothlng and il goes back. lar Slower Is
cerned 10 his own recollection and nothing elsc-t is
all that il available or legal while the observa-
t.ors are applicable Brown; he has knoXiedgc he
cannot speak from his own knowledge OF having
coyed H from the accused but that he received short
from the of the receipt therefore there is total
absence of the proof of the defense IL is fcay
thai has not been made cut by the Government"
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