The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-18

UNITED STATS oonNnnonm's oyuonL
Before Conmlssionsr Osborn
John Hartman who has been accused Of having IN his
possession large quantity Of oounterfsit bills and
stamps brought up yesterday for sxamlaaAioa b.
fore Commissiousr Osborn The defendant Wa arrested
on Friday he had his person package Of counter
fsit and whom h ROOM q the corner Of North Moore
and Greenwich streets, searched more forged bills
and notes were found.
Mr. Bell, Assistant United States District Attorney,
conducted the prosecution.
Thomas BowIes exAminsd--Am employed BY the Treas
ury Department to detect countsrfeltss know Hart
man. the prisoner who arrested yesterday BY police
Sergeant Loudon. on my complaint he was brought TO
the United States District Attorneys onioe; whom
rested Hartman put his hand into the loft hand pocket
Of his pants and held 10 IT, tho Sergeant said "John
are you clear this morning :" John said, ~ do not
know what you mean" the Sergeant said, 81 mean
have you got any stamps this morning " Hartman said
"No" the Sergeant said Take your hand out Of your
nocet" q the time ratng his hand INTO Harmans
pocket and drawing out defendants hand In which was
roll Of twenty -nvo cent stamps, four IN . sheet. all
counterfeit the Sergeant handed the stamps 70 mel the
Sergeant TOLD Hartman he had any more 70 hand them
out; he said he had stamps, but merely took
out his pocketbook and showed III hc had several hum
dred dollars In good money all Of which he pat back in
his pocket on tho way to the District Attorneys office
Counsel for the prisoner asked they had gone far
when this statement madef
Witness-Wo went six or seven blocks We walked
there in from three to minutes; told Hartman
connected with the Treasury Department, and that
said, 'John, you arc tight now" John said. swat
you expect 70 make out OF " the Sergeant told him he
%s ns Ss
book and stopped In the street, no added that II
they were officers they did not know their business,
and that II they would 60 into barroom with him
they could settle business the Sergeant said all they
wanted was 10 have him up and get the who made
aong when wo came to the centre OF Chambers street
he came 70 another halt and made OF other express
sons tending to settle tho matter but more than
prisoner had been brought before the Commissioner Mr.
Mckay, Deputy Marshal. Loudon and myself took the
OF pantaloons In the room SIX ten dollar counterfet
grcenbacks and ten sheets, four pieces on Sheet
Of pants found eight dollars and half countrfet
twenty Eve cont stamps took Thorn and the prisoner
hack Q the ns wsS ~
first said they did hon took three rolls OF pennies
out Of one q the pockets, handed them 70 him, and
them in his pocket: again asked him II the pants wore
his; he made no answer asked tho landlord and the
landlords clerk II tho pants bolon ed to them they
said not; took The pantalo0ns my hands andasked
prisoner they belonged 70 him. he turned the pockets
inside ont and said 81 suppose they DO"
witness with the exception Of tho searching Of the pants
In reply counsel for the prisoner Bowes said he did
prisoners room; the landlords wife pushed open the
door and said ssThis Is Mr.. Hartman's room"
Mr. Mckay Deputy Marshal, deposed that he searched
prisoners room yesterday morning and found there
ninety eight counterfeit hfy cont stamps be marked
thom qdcntaes them); found the stamps in pair Of
pants hanging on the wall
ssexamined-Q Did you boar tho conversation
about the pantss A. heard the prsonsr say that hs
had pair like Thorn.
Tho landlord OF tho house wheee tho prisoner was
arrested dsposod that the prisoner and bis lwitncss
boy slept In the rom which ssarched By the police
Gross examned-Four families 1--we In the house.; the
door Of thsprsouer's room was uoveg locked
The boy0Sho roomed with The prisones examined
He shat he did know 10 whom the pantaloons
belonged; they were mot his no one else but ths pr
souer roomcd with him.
The further hearing or the cass was adjourned