The New York herald., 1866-07-21


Giving them to Alleged Connierfciters-Iu
tercsting Observation-Disclosures Of Vitnesses
&C., &c.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
Yesterday morning Commissioner Osborn sat at c,evr
O'Clock for the purpose Of taking evidence IN the caso
Henry Holmes alias Hail. who is charged BY the povfu
ment with having hid in his possession a one hnnet
dollar counterfeit tree year compound interest treury
note with intent utter the same. This investigation
arises of the circumstances detailed In tho RgLp
few days since in connection with tho seizure ora print
ing press plates paper counterfeit notes &C, at staten
Island
Mr. Samuel G Courtney, United siafs District At.
torncv, with NJ. Joseph Bell United Aates Assistant
District Auoev, appeared for the government to con-
duct the prosecution and Messrs nateld and exJudgc
Stuart wergcounse for the dcfc'dant.
EXAMINATION or s- cAsAIER.
The fy witness called ws Mr.. Casaier who, in reply
to quoAons put by Mr. Courtney, said:-I reside in
WasJmgton and am an sf,rraver IN the employment OF
theeovcrnmont for tlgpast four years; have been
rAcucal cngravcr forthe past twenty years ooks at
flacl; this Is Laden impression taken from one OF
twenty dola notes stccI plate produced this is
conntrfet OF or one hundred dollar three year com
poun n,ercstnoc there is record OF tho plates kept
in thi Ircas,-y Department., and OF tho names OF
the Rrsons whose possession tho plates kept: the
gen'Ge cctrotype from which the counterfeit mprNs.
snn bas ben made WAS in the possession of NJ angton
in u"hn 1864 (record prodncsd; see there was per.
son nscd Langtnn employed in the department where
thc ses are nrfntcd cannon say il one Edwin Lang.
tontarc employed IN thai department; have record
of r. plates that sent To The PRINTING department
essacxsmined By Mr.. Chatncld Tho plates. dIcs
M arc Kept In my r0sscss0n In safe; Mr. Robinson
hi, ono Key and have another; the safe cannot be
opncd uess We are both present; when the notes are
phted q"y are sent 70 the dryinrr room: each depart
mtnt has,s own superintendent; only know from tho
ehdencf this boo' that N Tangton had pcssesson az
the vss'sn the Treasury Department; Mr. Wood give
me the vel plate 10 yet an impression made Of IT,
EXAMINATION or CHARLES ". TREAT.
Char,eH Treat sworn and examined bv Mr. Court
ncy ~ ridc in Thirteenth street, in this city; know
tile pr1eo~; became acquainted with him about two
yesrs ago 10 Houston street. place kept by n person
named SsH; went therc 10 huy money from him: wns
intrd"rci him saw him few days after at the same
p'a1e' HAilnysef and Langton oeethcr an in
terview athis house In Houston street; Hall asked
Lancyn VIZ he was to work on; Langton sad on a Hre
dos nMiUs bank note and Hall asked him ir he could
eon Of that note; Iangton eaid he dId moi
SM nov neyould do II. except took the plate; Hail
70 a;r ct lead, give II 10 witness who undertook
,a.,...I1 langton who was TO make tho
imesssoL; 10, lead was to get up bill TO be equal 10
snc genalM one saw Hall after that at No 10 Houston
hin .n1 AZ m,myangton had an impression ready for
sn, anu hieet him again; did meet tliem Hall said
they wonld eyive thousana dollars: Hail said thcv
~ mus e anehcr Impression OF the r~ce Of the plate as
y va o' no ,se ms was; Iangton gsve the lend i'm
prcsscn 10 iAi, WHIT took it with nsa: saw Ual,
.cr tal; has conversation with Hall as H. vonr TO
: f, Mueon , 70 get Tho plates and return with iMs~s:
sau y was working on the twenty dollar ami
is athcr on theue hundred dollar notes. the plates or
otweny aouasnotcs and of ono hrndred dollars
day Langtn M The corner of Rrnadway and
walker street. ianson went on TO get rocf: he saw
na' 'nlg.on a'aise.d him the platcs; next nsbt we
mel IN wooster street;Ha eaye Langtnn some money
aud said he would get hore icafs: and gaze me Ave or
seven dollars; Hall was get the leads get the I'm.
presson q hye nundrco'Iar note and OF af,y cent
ve ""i, WIN nai 10 " ter street and got the leads
which Hall purchased All paid for. and he gave
me I'VE dollars, and toltmo TO tako II 20 Jersey
ton scI up the leads and po.bcS them up IN NV room.
ahd at O'Clock IN the evenrg Ianr,on went on 10
Washington; " July, 1885, aw Hall in Houston
dollar note out first; that il would be a bully
tbins cngton delivered tho IMPRESSION of the one hun
drcd dollar note TO Hall at the coaer Of Walker street
and broadway; between Hall. mysf and Iangton \
was arranged that impressions Of tie hack of the oc
hundred collar note should be struck N in washngpn
AS 10 the printing OF tho noles Hall said he did not
want lAugion TO 40 more than lc d,ng but might
give bili esance 81 tue printing; know nat souh OF
the one huhafcd dollar notes were printed bii wbne
CANNOT say ssw some Of the impressions with man
named Gurney, ~ nc was on the train with ctning
TO New York we w-,t to Eimra-Hall Hicks Grrnev,
sanas ana others; r 'urney gave me partag, OF ten
pieces OF ope huhuieu dollar notes: have sctn the
leadcn impression OF tho wenty dollar no,s at Wishing
tom MI. WOODS showed 4 10 me- thiak II ss the
same impression saw with9ali
Gross cxamned-i have tsyellcd With circaas and
exhibition: have been over te whoio OF the sate1:
am marred my wife haslivcd onia "a. eight
cen years; have lived with lr for three YEAR was
in ia charged with having passe"countcrfet mdey he.
fore became acquainted with Mr. voods; had sold 6fty
fractional currency before that parties nc
and said they wanted the currency mn let them hye
It: object 10 state whether kgsw Nat they nsed
for was promised By coif's woula hat icane
never said TO me that smo.e enSssn 80 Spvct VA
ho.r,,r. nc wcrs ssii her. lived wh hcrionce in ssy as
rss cannot tel exactly the year or month g. cav
nrGduscd s was 70 " h% may Sy Ss 'nG man S'I nsed
Clarke is either dead or ''gonc mp l.'gn.ofl EaMI
Iangton understood is dead os,on s,r,s, ~. a Is1
said to rangion tha; n he cop get lead or soppsr IN
preston OF tho Ave dollar ri he would give him bis
sight ngiSn S m sad nf fesS give Them 70 me and tna
would take p-sn 10 Lngtcn, and that he thaii
would make al san am no, , IN ss soSIS,ss ,Soa
the plss tho next tmc saw Hall was after had sup
pos@ anson had delivered to him the plates; saw Hall
ana ''ot n,ossrsy 81 vsSp np,on 'n. was there Hall
said would get leads, and take them 70 Langton
in September iseJ, saw Hall at the foot OF CnamosI'
street; that the wharf. when was going West
he said the one hundrd dollar notes were ont ana that
they could not detect the nofcs IN thc banks my
real panc IS Charles u Treat ] have gone oy the ~
sumed name of Chics Heancy; the impression saw VA
from lead plate; sw Iangtor give plates - Hall a. tbs
corner os and Walker siroe did mob see th'
wsrc ,se hacks q Two swcp,y dollar noss and
the one hundred dpnr notes: saw sncther plate m ny
bouc; was 1vq donM national note lansson pvcueh
snoss thai we're % lead always wen, with Inpsson whe,
he had the plates had been employed IN Van Ambuyir
menaseve; was 10, in ial Tor stealing . diAmor- y"
was moi m The Sete prison = ,c psnct
To Nv SourSy-f saw the plates nads - - I~p,
in nv house IN Jersey Ci,y, and tbrrr orns.
Hall al lie ooyier of walker strcet ans b1e'""sS'
To wr cbstodd-I have nos spoken 70 the ., pls.'S
AsSoyney on t,k matter think what es',n ,.nsm
M Washington was redurcd 10 writing; va 'sS ~ h
waehinrton "a do certain worki anu 0Nf
10 Mr Coanney-I went 10 Washington, ana 'ne s'''
rnent made vas reduced 70 wr'lns.
rvxwfxsTroS oy WINE LArufos -un r
Minnie IAufton deposed ths. she hsd n.ea whe,b
win iangton hr six month";; she declined 70 ssy MN
she had been married 20 hm or nan s,o r,,s ard Il
| aioo pa,e in washington in the posscslon ~ "a I
fanstcu the mates vtre nsds By III Lanasou sS