The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-19

TIoS AT rnr Townsville examination Of Peter K
hnmford- arrestsd for an alleged fraud in pasingG
worthless check for tventy-eieht thousand dollar.
upon heesrs Greenesf, Norris Co. postponed n ON
Ihunday, vas held before Justice bowling at the
iomhs' Al 10s o'clock yesterday morning. The
| counsel for Mr.. humfbrd Msssrs. smmers a Rod
man and the counsel for the prosecution, hessr.
hiiifep jenkins, we're present. The examination
be.an With the testimony Of Mr.. GreoneRa 6ni Wit
ness for the prosecution, who said.
Ny name u Augustus W Greenie.f I am Q broker
| A. 80 - fIShsnge Place; the frm "a u-teneaf, Nor
70 Co; John g. norris njamin Van Nl.t and
ford, who ia Ireeent; II 10 Ions time s'nco have
;,9,h bim ~, hi. tisnsactlon; he TO me Aunt
eh.nre P.soe; I ..v person, . no u SOY present
end who said he -n sclc,t Tor Hr MuH.'ort. at t1a
he peT.on; .ss per.on IL oooystsstion sith Mr.
Dillin. lam rnom undo stood to be Mr.. Mumford,
Mat day TO The oflce; had an inIo-viss With Mr.
hnmiord At about O'clock. Al NJ, ofhce eskrd him
dss Of money in the street snd Isd isllci he ssid
th.t he could mtse stateineni Of his ,ftrG lie ,ad
the o'he .Ip eH on, he used the Object u my csn-
! vocation slth htn as to ascertain vhai he hai
| done 18th the money C~e
COui se ior . o,ecuion-whst money : STATE tho
taItstion. We want sp account.
Wines our hlm had leceiyed chez. for
S.h2gu. tHe rccogn'zed the check rhorr him.
The check vas rlyen In payment o- y2NtN worth 4
sod shch BELONGED . " abe check As no paid,
g. a. d., ~. ~ 49,, ~, 49,,
IN the interview Of Monday. told him u he vas
bS~S mo- La,i,ssIon IN sba.irs ~, ~ "s ro',y t
the money | ,old him thgt 4 he had mste los,es IN
,sca 40 .ctnno1g. H. ,bt re IA n, r'r una ",
n,s my moae' 70 pay o'hGr pespI. d. W; ~, h1d
A., scr a. ,ba, h. 80 ,ts, A a tno rim ana ,bsn
remembered hsd lont hiin money IA iormer eqis
he ne "a, ,,., a1a F.IsaSc Ins ta
inr he inpi esion that there -ss he aGe N ook
~ i " , ~. IN, o'on r. YIN, M uut
h.d opo inss o. thS DAY rhep le W.. .rrs.,@d, ts-
~. ~ IA "a, b. ~. a,t m i I'D. ~. bm. ~ v,
~ "e w & IN ns 70 '.% nv ~ ps', VpA
m poa sT' so'ne w; ana tnS ne 10 Al
ne Dams nSo 70 sat los mem an.n asaa 70 e.
yoe " an 10 ~ " me sha' the'. !. niohey III we
Jssx,. ,bin, IN, "a, nj. ~. bsd ro o,t.,
~ ~ LII, '"H' WV Ni' jaw ""u NJ o'ie'
q gtate II ron NOV Of rour own knovleIze snv.
thins respee,ins .hs funds no had on Saturday, aud
A lie iepo.i,ed large amour, in tho Trsd.sm,ns
Bank knsw 1t VA not vhe.e 10 kept a regular
q. 10 you knos TO whom that moosy vas paid
h.s. .evo,., ., ~.
esrI he !. pissap,. SS1 bs hss ne .u,ot he, 81
the concern 70 transact bu,iuee. have no other
trSn,,ctinnn wv A"o""uso' ID eonne''''' WIN '"''
.,tres-e1auination ar M. Gr,,nleaf-I did not .eo
NJ; Ammoid l,M ssturdAy d. not tnoN 4 either
siou, on, o'elocs on Mondsy he tR,n ,sid he you'd
him thai he would male or a. soon a. h. coYIl is
said that his book per was not At his office that
~. bs Would S,ns .tssns 20 ,G MAE ne 'aa..d
could be doue he laboring under great deal Of
his indsposi,on. ~ ''"'' 10y N'"'' W
y. Did he not state that party Of men came to his
house in Flushing, on SATURDAY nigh,, aud snceayoT-
alarmed hi, wife and family, and hsd returned once
Or twice during ths zane night or on SUNDAY morn
Ing anf thst he unaerstood thai you tSreopl-af or
some represen, alive Of your rm a. one OF the party