New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-27
IN, .uTuHn..BROoKs CASE


Annd1ul,
Can BE- O any service N prrvsnns BEN prsc
no here representing bemsrve: o.hrrwic
you hsv: nd ssors wS regard
ed a. W. smith, composing the t'ia Of s'uue' e'''
sh~y shall be- forwarded. ,,...,.n
Rurcs NAPLES United, jtass, Di';,ie. Amon,e'
Hon VIZ auISs sOiiei'os Of TIE MM raa
svr 70 Msss. Samuel Smith Co.. from sy cw m.r.hs
Sn:ved J41Es csan.s un s 10 ' ss lead q fur
.ish,ne basis in evidence fcr the seizure OF we "N'
sn quests,n The arsaayit Of Samuel smith ssys; Iii
Tn, statement e: e.: ,,s. ~ The fSy q y, 6a
6tsrs Mint NcwOriesns Is without sosS " i"'"
hold m mn hand the ord;r Is la Con. Butler con.
vitutjng u commission. have also vac s'ocnce 49,
before the cnnissson; asotr award OF the
Although The csc OOO was net condemned az oeng tns
n-oceeds vi The propefty n, the Treasury Of the Uhed
Ststes end in that respect the statement oi om,sn
true IL was nevertheless. condemned IN consequences
nj the conduct Of Smith In bis transactions with the
Federsi officers ut New-Oreans ask that the C'era
shall reed the document which 1 now present. .U'
before IL ia read will state that FaTrs2nt passed tnr
forss at The mouth II the Mississippi RIVER th"s, on
th, 9Th day of April. On the I'd Day q May zen
Datler took possession Of the City OF New Vi,ras.
Enough have the date Ut the sesure OF ihls mo,
A was at sou time between the I'd day OF May ana tc
18th day of june. when the order was Issued oon'ti
tnling the commission
The CleIk read, Us follows; -, 100,
orxxxAL: We have the honor submit the following re-
sr II the rsorcedings tydences and findings OF the com
Ri..on authorized by the foiow.us special order;
hpQRa ID PAgIAEyr OF the Gpy
New s,RLEASs, June u, lSoz
SPECIAL ORDER, No %-A conui, sion composed Of Gen
3hspey p' '" n m ao .nS Az
ten~ Whether there reasonable cause to oceve that the
spee and property seized BY Un- States in the bcnkng
house uf Samuel Snitb Co, Is the property of the on
fderse States OF any department or ohce therr'L
cay to aid Conrdale States any officers thereof in
ins ty Of tie onfe"' Yale Il te. OF ~keei
ti Rebellion a. ought to csu.. the further detention of ,sd
and other property for hearing before the Department
Thi. board TO M expense the rIies claimants Il
bsvns ordered at their request Capt feteF HaSsey Is
Nv Older OF Gen urI. H. s. DAVIS Capt. and AA.A.G G.
In obedience TO the above order, the Boa met OIL the
18th VI Juu- at half pas. oelo'k' at the st. Chsrrs
Pre.rn,-oen shepey W. y. Mercer aud Thoma'J Dur
Th- being present with IN. witnesses, the claims o,
che United states aunorrs TO no the properly mentioned
In ssid order the admitted facts relation 10 laid property
the for making laid ciaiD w~re selected ny
Inc following asd,vt of Msreein E.nard then esd,
psmly ,., -
Che DAY NJ Uuot wsut sway Ap ~ is6z with .pec.
Of the mint took &5U IN goid Rom MI ssnel "a IL on
before that oar dsys s,. GrO. having qaaii,
which hc wished change into rod for tie cow
rector Of .cn ons sse hi. bank take the give
eo Tor it. win the bsak and iecrived 4 from Ar
Sni.n by receipt shown here, aud cerred 20 hr
Guio. ard lie caiGieI way with him. sd on y day
gave tie books OF the uu, which Were c-T-' 'i y
Then came before the above nent.en,d NJ and
that he ,od he truth the whos truth and nothing but
the truth, in reference to these proceedings
LEM n. Msj. Gen. Commanding
And here the Government Tested Tia, case
Nessrs Smith TO- then iIoceeued, through A. L.
Rozer ESQ., side 81 ,he and reci,o the FOL
iowns ss,ueli OF Jsco 90 S,spb namely:
JACOB stsub being duly ys that he is The porter Of
The Canal and Banking Company tts On OF ab, n the 23d o.
from lie *vVc in silver COIN boxes Of which epet
sntaning o he placed in tie adj lining bsnAlng house OF
Samuel smith & Co., aiding the bluk in tie
denItion their bi ard thst Samuel SLith o.
TUNED 10 the Canal bank fcur OF The said boxes containing
Sra IL. e.ide he pl.red IL the aid Canal BsnL ,hs,
during the day Mr Gurot III. a..n. rr..oTI Of %. mint,
send Tor the gold ordered by the pres
e.ivea which Mir Uuiro irom.ed oclok
thebanf cced tie gold was not s-n' io tnd h by o'9er
Co. who usually Kept tr bsnAis house open l,r in tn,
day than the banks to be deliver to NJ 1ur
sworn aud slbsebcd before this DAY May, rec.
d. ,. MircHLH.
Jusr- o To. iraoe.
And also called Jacob .stsub, who testified follows to
Am porter .mp'cyed In Censi rsnk We received N.
suoDry AprL An officer of the mint think i wa, .id
oft and the to be used ss sns paying the SIM Il
the bank TN the 2ad sh 70 boxes back to
ney II sod" Ita tod Inn bad ss IN gold nd be-
eould take that said he would come at Two O'clock The god
was rel ed Smiths window. and the porter told him
Gu rots money. On Saturday. the 18th, bad OILY
:ssl Tor r hour OF &C. On s usy GIs here s.i S,.
vasuowded. ink We got iiii'. silver fcn M lsLers
serr returned to q. ili the 2sd va. HeGnr.aay The
silver in Tu-sdsy aud Wednesday think We Fot
5000 NedDeds ub rhv.n Cecck. Mr Uuiro; told
me be wanted god would it before two
O'Clock the god rolled into smiths; wa done up IN
were going to put into smiths On tho zd AID Smith
bada petty isr amount Of gold think he sent Into or
che payin out Sd not in"w ins, si,h had rss smoaui
I'D him soou, the bsnA three four times
that DAY aud know thai wss ro Into Smith
= cannot ,e WHO bronsh, the sIss eheek Of levitt NOR
Ia, ,,eui,tsr 10
rrcocon oil laying tue large cheek q setting aside the coin
Bank bessn to pav specie Saturday April 49, ordsy
Tuesday began short "Wednesday the pre-,
er OF cs,hier told that money from the
mint; under morning the officers Of the bak
more money would comei gave NO recrpt Tor IT,
n-xtdsy; know Mr. Guirot very WE'LL he came IL about
lous alter bad tie soec-i received order from our
SPOUT ocook did not tai. Il then but n}a he would
soIs io Il y Two clock the oeI We az I'm, into NE s
ID, OF ocioek and Mr Guroi did think 1t
The hasvi, Of MI j. Rs,bbon- Prs.iden. Of the New
Or-sns anal and Banking Company Was then read ~ lot
*, j. Rsabbone Psr.den. Of III. NewOhesns Csnai and
Bsnan. Gs,at.ny beng dog sworn; .syi that M, '.ma.
I'D Of April 1852 TO know the bank would give sod
siss stating that Biz. Uuirot Of the mint DESTROYS Of
Ss I'D 90 ne 1s sss od
Ga he vault then ready ont Ia twenty dollar pieces
S.s wound nsIs ss .seh.nr. to sso .eani should pay
Then Mr. spiih told the depouc thst his firm wCsld
Iede~fn OF IL 20 hd the
fam o III. bank for redemption Of and that ,hi,
depoent informed by the clerk porter st the bank
aud Samuel Smith Co had thus ssed Of the silver to the
amount Of $500 which he ordered handed over TO Smith
90. In gold. }. RArnBoyE
sworn before this = day Of Msy, 1852
ID. y. MfTcakLL- Justice Of the Peace.
Mr.. Rattbcne then called witness by Samuel sh
q Co., aud t-stifei % iolows;
20. Pr,sent Of the Canal Bank. and did make sny
arrangement with Grot Tor tbs gold Ny impression Is that
20 that thought best 30 put IL Into Smiths
Office Thi, gold put into bags Of s50ov and then put
On keg but not in bsss constrc cd for bsI do not
sealed have wedes Of the
psyment Hewitt. Norton 4 Cos ea,ck %
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