The New York herald., 1867-07-18

rect II should hsre been Jared Brewster Jared Sparks
is well known lawyer, doing business IN this city aud
enjoys high reputation in ths oommanity Tho error
referred 10 was uniaentlona.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS c1vaT
The staten Island Connferfesins Case.
Before Commissioner NsVton.
Yssserday morning. O'Clock, the hssriss in tIss
Of che Frenchrrcn, Adrian Hartq and John b.
Adate who arested tho charge Of having been
somewhat extensively esgaged in tho counterfeiting
businesy at Port Richmond, Staten island YVES COM
menced before Commissioners Newton. The plates sefzed
By Coone. wsod the Secret Service DIVISION sad his
officers exposed to viyw in the court ROOM and
consisted CT twenty twenty-five and fifty cert raeso~a
currency, paes large pa,e for the nauuactsvs Of
$40 bills cuahe Bank Of Peru, and others for the
uacture OF tho figures &C. for fractional currency
notea There about . dozen, all OF which were
executed iutcTemarksby dne manner
The case fer the government conducted ~ Assist
ant District Attorney Allen. and Colonel Wood the
FIRST called TO the stand He testified, In suit.
stance that two months since he received intcr
nation from party Little Nat" sounned ia
the Ludlow stvee JAIL that there was Freanhmau in
OF couuter,anp one or the ecu nterfe stamps pwont
five cents was shown TO him az the time ths Frenon-
man was named Perot; Colonel Wood directed operative
officer finally ascertaned through Pcrot that tho stcnos
(pates in Harcqs posession witness triedto buy
Them but tho asked for them was too large so no
endeavored persuade Harrq that he was saxtousto
strike of s,ampsto enter into tho business with HIM
Harcq however became suspicious OF his men ond the
officers snly able 70 reooverrA portion OF the
plates
next examined and testified that, according to The d
rections cS Colonel WSod, lie visited several mschns
shops in s city, whsse pfesse. were 70 90 %
the 25,h o. Hane he found press for sale ase and
returrinS short tine subsequently, found ,ss s had
been sold; b 60. $50 bill changed by the nachnist
there VIE gave him in change ten - bills wasch had
been prezoaslv marksd BY Colonel Wood tails put ia
.--tt~ hnA in a
hands; be then stationed at Long Nsck, staten
Island, rser the house whsrcn lived the pagy who
| tracks ia front d the house; witness did
not show himself until the 9TH Of. July,
was oexy da, and he went towards the house,
but Barlow. who was to operate with him. did not
.s d wse whom Dunn
and witness were 10 rush in and make the arrests;
h rao s V. oevsa ba
| ground Sunday morning, the 7th; the Information
snn ra wps 70 = and thai sy
up tAer goods that morning the o0en entered the
hess: and found press and Ps and sSsrsc
about the vicry and found two plates lntsy cents>
sscrsted under boat about two hundred and nfS yards
in the rear OF Eacqs house, anosbcr mans property
The press was 10 The room up stars found fresh
tracks as IL ~ . wheeibarrow, leading ireaa HMcqs
The press rou,a on the premises the that
he saw IN tho Centre street shop he marked IL; uhe
press was heys put in evdence He found counter
Il
| plates.
The last witness called virgil H. Barlow, an opera
tive In thsSecre Service divsion, who testified that he
st had N interview with Hsrcq on ths l2th OF June
who tbea told him that he lad atwentyhye cents plate
for sale bearing twenty-five mpressions Harcq ask Cd
81 900 for a. 18th Of june wi.zsss went to Port
WOOD had instructed witness into partnership
with she men work Staten isand and advised him
a pu. any Of mS1sy ~ ~ Ss nn
paio for II dist OF snms paid put In eyidence; Barlow
company with Hsrcq when ,Ls a% later Dough,
Of the money for the press thai witness nad gwen nm
Ghe connection will here be seen; Colonel Wood, !,
appears had outsart, given Barlow 500, which
the after gave Harcq TO boy press this money wa'
| marked by Colonel Wood and rs was elected above
Was received By the operative fayman from the
machnis, Max in change for $50 bill very shrewd
| trckl a..
thai by appontment A. the Asor House. appointed the
5th of July to meet him and the party who was 70
teach Witness how 70 transfer he went down 70 slater
Island on day with Harcq, when Adate Was intro
duced 70 him as the person who was TO teach him te
transfer plates; they went to Harcqs house. whsn tht
enid nrnt A. had been represented; Adatts made
transfer OF the stones impressions sixteen 10
s y Ssss III ss and
pryeut any Of the money from ge';n: c.rca'asion m
The day the raid was 70 have been made de- on n'
agreed upon bu, failed 10 procure Fsymans asssarcs
(t will be remembered that this was 10 consequence o
| the rocI tho arrest made on the following day
Sunday witness had Harcq take the plates from
the house on wheclbarrow ehis was on the da,
:. preceding the arrest, when he became alarmed bu
I'D mot suspect Barlow, on day Of the arrest but ,wt
plates found but Tuesday last the others Were
| secured; witness found them in barrel under th'
porch OF Harcqs house pilates Identified by Barlow
| two OF ths plates had each twenty-five Impressions
BARLOW here pointed out the nfty cent plate made
| Adatte) -. -,
Harcq addressing wi,uess,--Didn', you order thai
wi,uess-No not exactly. ordered no plate
On his cross.examnaiion Barlow stated that no mrs
met Harcq st the Cooper Institute, when ne brough
him letter Of Introduction from Pcrok and next at Pos
Richmond, when he asked him IL ho tHiarcql cou'
transfer from steel plates; witness told him he va
going into the counterfene business this MAS not th
bu. nv onec, wa: 70 Sns m n% no % }o p,s
mond IN consideration Of which the latter wa
10 teach him how TO- transfer al ana dvonnh 10 'ac
plates to the prisoner Harcq would not enter INTO part
ncrshp with him. witness nrst Adatte on the 5h
July aud be was willing 70 40 wnsever M vo,x wl,nes
No other facts OF importance wero elected
The case for the government was here rested Iher
was no evidence on ,hs part o, ,ss oeienee eounse
sci thought that IL nythIng had been proved agans
The prisoners IL such only that they could oe I'D
mitted TO bail In small amount They acknowisdge
having had the plates, but had any guilty intention
been proved Bail was finally nxed al $40 600 each
: default OF which Harcq and Adatts we're committed
: await the action OF the Grand Jury
! the or cocBARp, rHE ALLEGED HsoRAVEh FOR IN
i Alexander cochard. whose arrest on the charge .
being concerned with Harcq and Adatte, was publshe
erciusvely 10 tho HERALD OF Tuesday, SILL confined
,a,I II s probable, however that he Will soon be n
leased on bail Cochard, u will be remembered, " SUI
posed 10 the party who Manufactured the steel ei
oneens county and in bis house Colonel Woods Office
I found 4 press some paper &C.. whicn be supposed
have been In the habit OF using
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