The New York herald., 1865-02-19
The prussfam Extradition Case.

Before United States CorniniSe 0ner Wnlte
Tgr. 18Is the Matter Of tie Appss atics cfhe Prus-
Gaysran-ers for tbs Ertrcditlon of Ferdinand VoCt
mam, alias Hcue.--1he Testimony for the def
opened to-day The purport Of II to show that the
accused Is "Fr-dorck yoigtm - ard not Ferdinand.
ccsesmund Wiuanburg Knew the prisoner Fre
derrick voigr,an in Prussia; he paymaster in the
prussian army; he had other o.cupation; do not
know II he married. he had brother; know him
| I do rot know tho botser's
@ Where was he employedt
Mr. Lapaugh objected ovcrruied, and exception
| taken.
Witness conlinucd-The prisoners brother
employe OF tho Borlir and Hamburg Railway Coupsny
saw him offen bet not so mucL as The accused; am
certain that the prisoner Is not Tho man that was en-
pioyed In tho rsrtad company there Is resemblance
between the bus they could easily be distinguished
the brother 10 a.is smaller than tho accused and
his hair Ing tho military fashion, the brother
worc y ,nolsiachr, and this wore ride whisksrs
this oc always spo c,sc les tho other did not
Crossexamlnsd by MI. Iaraugh- Am twenty Ave
years or ago. served year in the irussan army
voiuntcer tie prisoner in January, 1864 have boon
travelling Cor Louso In Prussia; she prisoner from
1850 to 1854 have been In the oice of the Bcr
lin and Hamburg Railway Company the prisoner intro
Gncot hi brother to omployo OF tho railway
company; heard the first OF this brother;
don't know by what tho prisoner addressed his
brother q Did you duriag the years Of your acquant
wi the prisoners brother, hear his first namos
A. do rot rseoiec; pnt my reular dis harse from
the pr sssian army; did not br ng it with mo-
agent hers Tor several houses; do bust
ness for Ne;ser CO... No. s coilrso place.
resided 20 Esst Brsadway up TO Friday last; have
rosei then IN Ludlow arcs, jail mot the prisoner
thece; my r'sdoncs tho.e is not voluntary; do not
know for what have been arreated; an not bounty
Jumper: wns arrested with another man; carpet bag
deposited with the other man, and VIC were bo
rested for irauduienty dsposina Of ~ never heard OF
any fg. ss ou the Berlin end Hamburg hallway Cont
peny hut heard hst tho prisoner and his brother had
abscon.iod Q--Dd you bear that the acuscd NJ.
seconded in Consequence Of a crirnes tobjec,edl The
! accused has other maize than Frederick; mover
/ learr cf his GOING by The Hsie; never saw him
/ sinoe January, 1894, until him In jail no never
allied ForiiDari Vol tf,an in Berlin; he never was
called Adoiph never him IN the army, but know
uniform cad the sword Of an officer; his rank
scconI leutenant the russian Governments keep list
Of all .he officers in the ary have seen the prisoner .
vito; ia rot know her name 10 bo Agnes; do not
know thas have been reeed Tor cbaiHns eight hun
erod dollars fratdu. .nNys
O. hive you no, ,taiei % Mr. Mocro the keeper Of
tho jail ti,as The Gcrsed the snpcy Of the Bcr
lin and Ha bur Railway Cv.npsayf A. No; Mr. Moore
Sked sne aud led l.e Was pa master (rhe pho-
,ogrsh stre av ,rodcuc shown " tho witness by
the cnuIn @, rsrl @
O whose photograph is that A. Tim. The hrothsrs;
cino TO sos co1n.sy By the steamer Heca In scpeu-
Der last
D1c.or " r. sbroci~r derc~a that he knows pris.
one.; saw him In 1893 In frsnkfoss 90 Name, - the
Hotel La,arerp; wo AZ the dinner table, we
aie excursion tsgsfher; he In shc uniform OF .
asiaD p1ymseter; am physician, residing in Jersey;
/ me, lhe prisoner from fourteen 10 sixteen unrs; he
Mt oy ne namo II yogtman and rcn'smser thai the
psrlc on Lila card Frederick voigtmsn.
Cruss examined by Mr. Lspsugh--Ncvsr saw The
prisoner siacc 1863 until yeseriay he sent mo Few
lines asKfs was the doctor he knew In Frank
fcr., u to Lin; was poor once, and sold my
dipoms IN Havana RN .
Nitns-s was dirccted 70 bring the note which was
written 10 him by accused
Juus s,rieh knew the prisoner from 1889 to isot In
Berlin; his name ~ Frederick voigtnsn be wnssA pay.
master and was always dressed in the Uniform or
second euenant; certain this IL Fredcrck Vo ~
man I'LL N41 10 tf N94M tH
After fcrsher testimony the was adjourned
ti.l ins morning al eleven A. ~
Tie Pruaian Consu General and the Prussisn Consul
OF Chicago we're IN court watching TIM proceedings
FIR It'll cpse resume I'd this morning. Evi6erce
stvcn the identity OF the accused one VT
1Hs Opposed a. u s knew tho accused 70 b. Ferdinand
to'ytnsn; was Ncpusintcd With s wife, and knew has
aroused corresrondcd with her frcn this country before
shc arrived here from Prussa he used 10 address her
lg,eF vo.ytmsn.
u. Guicpp connsc for the accused was again called 70
thu stand sad qucs soned with reference 70 cuntati
ale .cd n have boon dnwu M W him for defendant
Counsel refused 10 answer 10 rgaf Of his privilege ~
advocate Ibis poat was argued ttout result t,i Mo
CoJrs scjourned