The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-17
The Conspiracy Trials.
New md Important Developments. =.

Col. Tompkius member Of the Court, not
present Al the session Of tue Court TO-DAY,
Of ndisposition
tNANtVArioN or RoprRr PuEpY.
ny judge Advocate IIolt-W tncss rslded In Nir.
eiuia Al hat teen In tho Go, crnment service since
tsol. iC,t'r heretotorr publ shed rurportins "
9th, lSh5 addrc.scd to "frcnd wHkc." and refer
inc 70 certain o., speculstious and suggesting an cs-
failed to rot through hi, trp, afer "strikinr ilc
ms ,ho- TO The wi!nc,s, Who sisted that he had
,on' to lriy contained IN the letter had reference
to him,cit thS. the writer was know n to hun @
person ey me uonc n iona. Nc Alcrr, and that rome
ot the Operations Of the latter, especsllv ihn ~i,h
reference to difficulty With the girl sTokon Of, we're
untrue
rv'Nr~A1toS ~ - Z r,srwoop -
By JUDGE advocate Itol'-Iive In Montreal. Cams
- nm A'-''ant Manager of the Montreal Va anch ct
bho ontauo ianl AN scpuanted with lroh
United states and " ith tho account which he krpt
With ihc ontario hank the moneys derosited in
of bills ~ cvchanro drawn hy the Secretary Of tho
Treasury of the .o-cslled Confederate states upon
theit ascnts Al liyetp9o,, Q. state whether or not
Thompson OF ho fund placed his credit. this requi
,ion was drny on the Bank 'eShibi,ins 10 witne.s
ins ihc papcr.! " Montreal, AGeusi iOth 1901. =
Yaft IA favor Of BcSjsmin Wood, Isl tcr
ti5,WO current funds $1,000 debit, eI fi5,O0."
dra~n u favor Of BENJAMIN Wood, Esq, and that the
name Of II. Z Fastvod uas aitctwaris substituted.
fcas nov !. /. drsn on New Sors ppS .ble 10 tho
order NJ ". =. Eastwood. that in myself q State
ho~ that change In the relusition occurred' A. Tho
hWuo q lieul.iuiu Wood, a. II spposIod originhy,
vas erascd At Mr. Thomp.on's request, and nv name,
as an oiliCcr of the bank, was substituted. u That
loos at M. hill OF exchange lanothsr paper
lilitci 20 tho witness, and stat. whcIhor u Was
By rcjue., Of che ludrc ADVOCATE the witnc-, thcn
read The lnpe! 70 thg Court. It !. dated Montreal
august lth 1854 and Il dit or'td 20 the Cashier ot
the City Bauk New York, and tho wordinf is ~ fol
lows ~ ihtec days sight rlcaee pay n the order Of
-. = Eastman, In current funds, tWtnt, tive thou
sand dollars value received, and charge the same to
the account Of tins u. anch."
The enhancement on the bill directs ,hc payment 10
he made TO lion. Benjamin Wood, or order, Aligned Is
q You state that the 25,oOO dollars for which thi
hi wAs drawn In the same for which thst tequiation
was made hy Nj lhomp,on m the name Of benjamin
| Muodf A. II wAs y. state whether OF not the bill
! \ Iti. q Where did ,ou obtain ~ A. / obtaiucd
tin New Soi from the cashiet Of the hAnh ON which
n.sn rais AM not .Sn,ntsd sS tnS s Win .hd asua
marx, OF cancellins In New fort but lund'rs'srd
The witness stated further that he wn. not Sc
| quAinted with tn. Benlsmin Wood referred 10, bu
| that transaction, was member Of tho Congress o
| the United states.
Crcr.-cSsmincd hy NJ. Aiken. nd not Iecolloe
| oi hGvine cHhei any dtaits OF checks IN favor O
james Watson wallace, Eichhri Montgomery AM"
| ". NtfIIft, John wilkes Booth about tho Int
OctO cr, Tooth purchasri lin In the bank At Non
| trcal, 18th which ~itneN wAs connected nsvo
| hoard tho name Of John H. suTrstt mentioned be
fore
The Judge Advocate exhibited to the vitne- IL
~ localities On which drafts hal been made by th
ontario Rank, and requested him to livc tho date
and sinounts OF the drafts which, as rho"n by IN
| paper, hau l''n dfHvn on Ner lork.
| lhr Nitns-r stated that thc following vcr" anon
! tho number Of dfafts drawn; On the ad NJ Octolo
last draft for lnuu0 m ruld the lh Of bctohr
one for ~ u0u IN gold November 80, i'h and 9Th
.ills for about t6.un IN uitr'i stAtes currency; o.
the ii'h aud !lst Of March last small drafts were ais
drawn.
| FAAM,sArtpS 90 GrouDT wIiErs.
By Iudgo Advocat. Am acquHln ted with Hen
| lann W cod, Of Ncs York and knoS his hAnfwfit
| Ing chr endorsements "B. Wool" on the bark o
| the III Of exchange given R!1yc, ~N exhibited
| the Wines. aud the haudwtitins identified hv hin
| AZ that Of benjamin Wood, Of New York. Witnes
stated u ther that at the tWe At which the paper AZ
| ot the ConrIers OF the United states, aud he's be-
ievcd EDITOR and proprietor Of the Nov York DAiL'
| NEwr,
| ENANfSArtnN ~ nv. ABRAHAM RuRsEIt.
| By Judge Advocate lioI Am acquainted viii
| BENJAMIN Mood Of tic city of Ncv lUrk, and knoV
| HE hand sritng. tlho endorsement on the bill q
| EXCHANGE l.Ihited 90 the previous witness, va
| idouuh,i hy thi. witneI. 10 be The handwriting u
J M. NUOdy A. the time Of the date Of that bll a
/ exchange, Mr.. Wood was member Of the COngtes
Of the nied sate., and editor aud proprietor OF h
! Ses York DAILY SLNa. Witness had lean In th
! habit of receiving letters from Mr Wood.
The Court then tUDk Ar'ce'r till O'Clock, and upor
| T"assemhiIAf Judge AdNorAto Holt suggested that
now commenced, in the al zence OF Col 1oinpkin.
member Of the Court, who we indiHpOfed, II wuul,
have 10 g read over 10 him during yuhlequCnt Hes
| sou II the COu.t. lie tlousht tIrrs would be u,
lO-s Ui time To- o." Court Il gn adjournment WA taxi
| until Monday. Adjourned.