New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-27

we're in our room he said Where shall put thisf he
said he did not want 70 carry It about WIN num- nc P'
ness asked Doyle what ne paid for It, and ne told WIZ
mes. IS cents on the dollar; witness said it was too
mnch ne wanted 10 make large purchase. but could
not nav those prices, he said they independents
about Il, they could sell al they cout make; witness
then a,e his report Adamson, who had come nom
Chicago on this business and who gave him CD 20 get
some more, gave the money Doyle, end told him TO
get more counterfeit money; nc sau " nrst ne uun
want 10 Qo il locked like too small business he sup
DOS witness wanted large quantity when De came on;
nc finally said he would 20 70 see those nen aga IN.
in his absence witness showed MI Adamsop wleis .ne
counterfeit money vast Mr.. Adamson TOOK !, ana eA'
ar ined il; at first he thought ~ was een"inei o
counted il over; there either 100 or l0 pieces M
Boyle subsequently came in with young man any
went up stairs; Mr.. AdemsOn went up after MN anu
arrested him, while coming on Mr. Doyle was pretty
drunk and talked with two men on the cars; on WIZ
ness 3 remonstrance Doyle said they were ah rlght;
the money taken out by Adamson was the same
money put there by Doyle; witness saw the money
ths is the money % the best Of my knowledge money
shown consisting of package Of the hlty posth
currency, TOO we'll known on the streetj Mr..
took II and put ID in his pocket
Cross exanned-Had been five or six years
In the employ Of Mr.. Bradley, before that,
in other business; witness does NOT remember
10 have been accused OF any crime except selling liquor
without license; he declines answering whether be has
been tried for any other ohense declines answer
ing whether he has been convicted OF any oenso;
served in the State Prison OF Michigan; the Chief Of
Police knew Of il when he employed himj
Clark offered Doy@e $40 note to get OF among the
soldiers; witness did not know that Clark mad any
such money; he did not tell Doyle he was employed BY
tho Governments Clark was r!ing TO get into Govern
ment employ he had long conversation win Dcyie;
witness did not ask Doyle TO come on 70 Jr 10"
the money under the carpet; knows man by the name
Of Gore; does not remember telling Doyle OF now ne
had detected Gore in Chicago; did tell him something
about it when coming from Washingtoni did not say
ANYTHING about IL before he arrested witness dld
mark tie money. but he boeses II to De the money
from REGULARITY in the SO on tie back tncre was no
other mark; witness was three four minutes Ia ex-
aiming them; witness had no reward offered 10 MIN
for the and conviction Of this man; he was on
salaIy; knew there reward offered for the dies
does not know how much made 10 Inquiries for Mciss,
rer; did not communicate with tho althorltesi would
have known Meissner; witness never spoke 10 DaNlS
in DOyles presence. ~
Redrect-Was pardored by the Governor Of Mich
gan Mr. Clark proved the money offered TO be coun'
terfet; John Adamson left Chicago with the hist Wit
ness and Doy arrived with them and was al he sa9
hotel with them; arrested Doyle the nth; he found
the money in the ROOM under the carpet; be gave the
frst witness s35 witness delivered part OF the money
to Mr.. Wood, who marked Il; the other part ne gave
to Mr. Bradley who prt II In envelope.
CrossexamineG-W orSed FOX salary.
William l.. Wood-Resdes in Washington; was Sn-
perntendent Of the old Capitoi Prison. Doyle was
prisoner there brought by last witness; Adamson gave
witness some postal currency. witness identified
portion Of tho money as marked by him.
Croesexamined-Doyle was in prison from December
til lie was brought here; knows a man named Cross
he employed him; he recoiects sending Cross into
Doyes cell; does not Tenemb sending In any whisky
Cross was sent In find out something In relation TO
the scOundres Of ths cty whisky may have been sent
in; II 40 IL must have been BY the Acknowledgements
tenden; the money he marked and sealed Is the money
here.
Mr.. James NJ Smith on behalf Of the defendant, |
called no witnesres but presented TO the jury the state
ment OF the defendant amounting in substance 10 this:
That be in Chicago engaged IN recruiting sailors,
he being himself one and acquainted with New ork
City; that large rewards offered for the arrest
and conviction OF counterfeters. that Clark by his
own statement dealer IN counterfeit money and
Hartman called him, aud Clark proposed to him to
palm of 500 countorfeits and refused that there
upon Hartfsan proposed that the accused should
New York for the purpose OF aiding him IN detecting
coun terfeters promising nlm $500 and his expenses
that the prisoner lad to come 10 NewIork and agreed
to go that Clark then told bin OF the large reward for
discovering dies aud that Hartman would thon get him
or the United siatos police If they obtained cQnvic-
ton; that they did not search for Meisner, but for
INN named By CLARK; that they found from
bonn the defendant purchased the counterfeit money;
that then reporting progress, he was told he had
given too much for IT, and then having refused TO
without pay men IN adv ance was pounceI upon by the
police and himself arrested
Mr. Smith then proceeded TO discuss the evidence,
showing how II agreed with this theory. and calling
attention the fact that Cross who had been sent
worm something from the defendant had not been
put the stand and various Inconsistencies IN the
and to the fact that the principal witness Of
the Government had been convicted Of felony
Mr.. Courtney, acting District Attorney summed up
the case behalf OF tie Government pointing out the
real gst OF the action the want Of evidence for the
defendant, and reooncing the statements OF the wit
.esses.
The hour being late the Court adjourned to II o'clock
this morning