New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-24
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
The Grent Counicrtiting Case.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS 0FFICE-JuLY o.
Before Commissioner OSBORN.
q S. ag Henry Holmes, alias Hall.

The examination in this case, in which the prisoners
ore charged with having issued oonntcrs made by plates
day. prosecution calling Eli Langon, who testified re-
side Hartford Conn in s6iJ my occupation pntingi
IN 1894 employ tie Treasury Department wash
ngton IN the Iaie printing department paes ana Iac'
tona ourenoy know the dc fndlnt H first knew him as
Hank" was introduced 70 him by that name BY MY
Clequre about Mdslmmer s0i was inoi lce to him at
the jersey Ferry 'he New lors side bad some CONVEX,
saton with him about taking impressions on lead be SAID
there parties cheating The Government and there
why should not have some OF the beneht as
well others that there eoul be good thing made out II H.
that Il would I IN making these transfers or impress
sions Noui be wen of. he gave vest and oyor-
coat Mt that time; tie conversation mainly Goout taking
hads lcR ho thought had better take on Washington.
and might do something with II; crossed he river 10
got tho plate lead plate there and took IT, (lhe shown The
wness1 think thk is The plates the lead was first put In
prisoner hat The leads TO nom Chick, that he
CeaD got the load ffon him. ailer got he ead went
it taken the Treasury Department. and put under
J or two one aorrns the shop bright and early
looked y papers, got te original Plate put tn ei1 on
tie isser Ill e,cnue went about 30 that was
earlier general things my object gong there
carr ed It home rolled up 10 paper Ieared II my breast
put my trunk and LEI Il remain there m my son came
on when gave il 70 him; don't know what then Deeae
it, except from heaay know son took some IMPRESSIONS
lead from u. 81 Pat, no was so u t. ,d,os
never saw sl00note in his possesson NJ the time
Presidential election cane home ono NY spn was G
- see Chick have money sent on 70 hpi got the
opey had to see Chick 70 order Hank mean Hal
ace was appointed where met hall and Chick TOD nm
that had go impression and wanted money and mat
ray son money 70 come on and see ABOUT or
Impressions hey took me 70 saloon where amer some 'aI
preston and s2j Tor my son 10 come on suppose o.ee e
wantedi We lad some oysters ana sss ., per NV 1
la went The next saw Hail the Treasury Depert
,, l ~ &C.. nv con hs told me eos my son was
not then; be went 0r Mr. Laneon ana went DOWN.
Mr. Hall told me to e Edvin to meet him at such timei
] told
Cross cramined-I reside In Hartford Conn; in 1862
lived In New York. was working with tue National Bank
Note Company, | was working printing the Government
as ineG isre in the sPng Of se5 then too, oos y
faml haok 10 har,ora worked al my trade tHere ior
mary went 70 Mashny0n TO ~2 s esc1ass hnp
consented; tina: ls61 early 10 le6ii can't tel
month"; frst address TO the supcrlntenienti
thToe four DAYS after got there's hAl 70
prepare my paper Grst beyo tie Goyeruoni furnished
The paper % uai time there ~asa rack IN le ROOM pth
the and numbers on the lltei alter te
NV one IN ai room could take oat tho rho AZ that time
they shut Up, there about 60 that
room; While absent AZ home sick change made
wlsa eamo back comneased printing the new sJs ater
the change L have mentioned there was room Get
aside ~h nAn !" se"Ts ~, 'HS , ~ nov aay
/ returned night never vas In that rooms
fol vac lae IO % rpr "t 10 Traaspr~ Dnnsrt
mont bod idea Of taking impressions for couuterfe
Chez ~tth my sou before went home sick, home
sertcmbsr 1874; Chick and ny at boarding house
IN Crosby me Chick aocide tally Cgick h'lped me down
WIN ny iu to ne eEfy no elH. NJ 'uc oA room ol .he
kol NL,tr W. .t.IinE Ga LEHMAN nois we Mcha 70 inc
Hank before that Ioant how the
s'ioh commenced ahN sHia 70 me- taere Is chance to
y iii male YOU Ven on and then shal asyise Won 20
Get ont Of the country think / shan mysefj'
lie lad O vost and oyeTcoat he would give me;
tie oyoIcoat he wasn't quite through with thcn /
said Il was pretty tcksh peco OF business nv
moi there's my again before went Wlshng
@ 1 aSR e I% piece eG o LEAD ID R d ia sa piece o
paper put under BOSOM and afterward PVT IL in
sache this Is matter OF reason and not u specuaon
While in Washington stopped az Mrs Bryants on Pennsyl
va9iaaye on the upper ae kept the Psie there before
purpose h1Fny copy de did not consider the making
Of tlat plate iorsery did not know Tor what purpose 1t
made saw Hank Hall in NeWYork day two before tho
presidential election about the first Of November; vixen
came back TO Nog-Yors stopped al Chicks house. and
made that nay headquarters then went to the od House
some time; had particular object IN going there's took
nothing drink there at that time nor had drank pre-
Hank Hall there's saw by te u Dray at HARTFORD
mode statement to Day at that time have had state
sltaent OF M treusactor In this matter shodd be pso
tecied the statement made to Dray false fr as II
orued nv not making impressions OF the plates
tod Wood bad made impressions ~ these Plates od him
the whole soy he told me he wanted to get hold Of
suuposon 70 be paid for Il. when made the state
meht TO Lowell did - without any promise Of either PTot1e
him. without any promise Of projections did
suppose that that statement won send me to state rson
did confess TO him lad made these counte'its did
not know when on the stand here that 1t necessary
f me 20 say what have said came here 20 tell you and
the court the whole Truth IN tho matter my son is dead he
d.od December II, ItOi
sophia Heaney tssuded-I live in Thireenthst 10 this
cty the prisoners have known him about yenr aud
half first him Ia Essexs Police Court, had been
there Edwin Angton; LlngOn then under arrest
saw Hall after thai OF No 10 ousions that Is drinking
ga Don in East Honstonst but ourselves
asked 10 see m Gunner him afterward at the
corner OF Waker ana Broadway he with Edwin Lang
Ton and Chick Treat Langton bad plates in bis possession;
90 gTeenblek two go OATES shown witness saw these
three IN Jersey City my house IN Edwin Langons posses
sion he brought them to NeyYork aad them TO Chick
eo they we're taken they wrapped up In paper
Chick TOOK tho plates up 70 the corner of Wakorst. and
noadWay and thea LtngtOn gave them TO Hall; Hall
shont two nonhs before this I'm Essex Market told Hall
that Edwin Iangion sad II he didn't get him out he would
e all he knew: Iauron then In prison. Hal said ne
would be out in few mnnIes nc sara az r had eQsi nm
hoh tbe AT the time; have known Quincy for year last
Winter; irst saw him in noustons.
CrossoxamlnedI have lived sometimes In Brooklyn and
.omemes en- New York, In Thirteenth ST. Eehteenth-s..
| Iizeheb.st and Crosbyst 4 decline answering whether
live with Treat never lived WIN any other man or In
house az prostituon have no chdreni decline TO
bst win nv peope in rookyn kept house In Jersey City.
and Treat lived here when these plates were brought there's
saw Edwin Lango or twice. 10 showed me the plates
In Li hands believe this the plate he showed don't
Lnow whether rms IL lead not; think II Is lead; can
read somei can Write my Names can read book AN
.nre this IL the plate saw didn't read IT, an-
other lead pae, Chick and myself and Mrs Ann Hyder
saw This pate. l. or rather Chick, showed ~ hers Edwin
Iangop was not there when he showed 10 MIS- Ann Hydor
cae across with them for fear they would get into troubles
walked up t. Wakerst WIN CHicni ho IL uuue M.
Wa. thew we're wrapped up papers not half block
from the corner Of wskers when they exchanged the
paies they stood sideways 70 he inA an ana
stood toe ether and Chick facing them Know was the
| same bundei Chick had 10 o,.el Dun",s WIN Mn
| after that Chick and / walked up broad|ayi
| went up TO Eighieenth'st.i ChliA Gu rot go Up
"a =, h frou Canal; have been Gt No IS Houston
a. two or three times to Gunoy Mr Wood sent word 20