, 1865-06-17

Zen. Woods Financial Dealings with
jake Thompson.


WASHINGTON, Jpre l6.-Col. Tompk.ns, a mem.
her Ct the court, as not press1t at the session Of
the court 70 cay, on oeeornt o! tndi=posltloa.
1Ax1xkylox or aoBERz ruRnx.
Witness resides In Virginia md had been
ps f R1 ~ yrrs hen ap stsS 5 , 6, .s:s,. S9ah
"a 10 Friend Wilkes" ;" aud referring to certsin
OIL srscu!atlons, tuRsetttng ~ escape By wsy
Of 1rHfnto,'5 Gap tn sase tds party failed T. get
TO witntss. Hho Ptated that he had never seen it
beforr. Witness te.ttfed that the a'1usions to
Purity, eortstned IN the letter. had no references
N. c7leer, snd That some OF the operations Of the
latter, especially ttat with reference to atfleul
crnss Examined By Ar. dlits-sou h Branch
Bridge Is on a branch Of he po,onac river about
Twenty-Five nileb trom Cumberland. Letters are
! hu' from little village Known a. Green Spring
Run. Just above. There ia no post office at south
Branch B4idEe. There are no oil wells in that
vicinity.
PLANTATION OF D. {. EASTWOOD,
Live IN Montreal. Canata; I'm Aasist3nt M4u-
serr ofthe hnntrcsf hrspch Of the Ontario Bank :;
Ee o1fss e e In'e s1
I,snk; h nneney. atposis:d q 1h.t hank T. his
r. 8 esijes Confederate States upoa taaif aEeSt
g. s'ate whether O. not, in tho course OF the
fbnd placed to hie credit, this reqntsitipu was
dawn ! op the oanls texntbsttng to wttnczs paper
A. L wus. It I. IN my handwriting.
G. Pietee read 1t to the court
READING TIE rArER,
nosSaEA1 1s,A Angus! To- 1ssl-waatsd ftsT os'
wood, E:q., t. oo. curtent funds; $4,000 deait;
ton wss originally crawr in tayo. Of Beni- Tood,
afterwards e@bbtitutsd.
z. .Stote thu ex1ct condition Of the piper
A, A. It resdr nos, It l. dIs't on New York.
q. stste hrw that chanes In the negotiation oc.
4. The name Of Benz. Wood. as It appeared
originally, w.s ersstd at Nr. Thompeon's request,
ara nj name, as an ot3c.1 Of the bank, tabau:
g. That is the original piper, Is It not:
z. now 1oek At his bill Of exchange tauo'hcr
paper uts exhihiten III witbets1 and site whether
| IT a. dfawn upon that requtstuon.
! h. It wat.
Al The request Of the Judge Advocate the Wit.
1en rs,a ss he &c cSart de
the Cashier Of the City Bank, Of New York, and
! the woIdEnc .: follows:
| "At thr.e dsyf sight, p'ease psJ to order o1
th0us,n1 dollars, value received, ard charge the
e:1ne 10 the ascannt Of this stans9; !; :. wounr
The endorsement. On the bill! directs ths p,y.
Ecn. 70 be made TO lion. Benz. Wool OF order
G. 1ou state that the fe5,R o for which this hill
vss drawn is the tame f"r whicn that reputation
Wa mace BY Mr. Thompson In the name Of Benz.
/ podf
| 4. i wse- ..
ybn have 3u.t sesa IL the Original one:
q wSens old you oetain It,
a. ottstnth il In New York from the cashier
| of the tsnk on wh,cbit WEI drawn.
g Does 1t eesr the marl* Of barring been
). sn not acqus7n,ed with the u:ns1 modes
Of CT ceiling IN New TURK, but understand II
The wiinees stated further that he was not ac-
| qasinted w.th the Beoianin Wood referred to,
INT he tnppo: ). 10 ~ The snu1 who at the date
.res OF ihe Ctlte5 States.
/ flyor OF James Wate n Wallace Rtcll,tl Mont
:enssy, James B; Mesnss, OF John Wilkes
chn.cd bill IL tie sank 1t Montreal, With winch
wltnete wss eon1e. ted. Never heard the
INNS o: John Il. sufIa!t mentioned bef!re
The Judge Advocate exhibited to wtn-ssa ) LIST
| ot localities On whtth uIsEs hsa bern ma q by
the 0ntsrto HMkt and tequts'ed him to rive dates
and smsunts q the dEs,s. WHICH. y shown By
TIE witness slated that the following wcre
nmopE 1he number Of dralts drawn.
On The So of October last draft for ft0, 700 IN
! gold; On lie 11ih Ct October Que for fa MO IN
gold; on November 81, 4th aud 8'h, bills for
! ahoat tG,U ii untted State1 currency On the
| 18th end 2tst Of March last aual dtatts were
| draw.
| TIANISAT1oN OF GEO. WILKES.
Am acquainted with Benj+tu!n Wood. oI
| New Yu1k, and kLow his handwriting
| The IT do.tenent, "D 9Fnod," ON tho back Of the
bill at exchange given hhove was exhibited to ID
| xttpetp, and the ba1dwr1&!pE identified by him az
| that OF Reri. Wood Of New York.
| " MitnsRs etated furfbeT, that at tho tine al
| which The pnper appea1cd to have been dx,.d
t Sir. Wood "at member nf the Coreyce. of thG
| Uhi'ed 6tatrp, and he believed editor and PRO
| fris,or Of The n. T. Uaifs ttlrs.
| EAASAT1ox OF Mr.. ABH4HAX D. RUSSELL
Am acquainted with Bep1. WoDd, Of the ctr o
New York, End know hrs handwriting. The Ia
dorsere1f on tha bill Of exchange exhibited II
| the previous witness, WAS lcenNbed by this Wit
rett to be the h,nd writing OF Mr. Wood. At tae
tine of thn dste oi sh.t bill of exchange, Mr.
t Wood was member ct the Congress oE the In
ted Stst. 9. aud edttor ano proprietor Of the New
York Daiu h.,rs. Wisbees had been IL
The habit Of receiving letters fIon, Mr. Wood
| The C1utr tneu to0k sectss till o>t Oek, aEG
On rf4sstub!ing. Judge Advocate Holt tuggesiec
| II the 4. .EuEen: uf the Co3nse. for tns def,ns'
IVES nov commsr Fed in the absence Of Coioaa
Tompktns. a mem ber Of the Court who IL lndls
posed, 1t von,d have to he 10 d over to him du
Itne I subsequent sssefon. lie thought thtr,
would be no lo.a of time to the Court II an ad
tournament va. tsEen mp nl Monday The Cuur
accordingly adjourned tlll Monday at IL O'Clock