The national Republican., 1867-07-19
LOCAL DEPARTM ENT.

yctteruhy morning Ut nlnt q CLOCK DetOTo Juhttc'
Miller. As before. numerous friends Of the de
fendant were present to hear the proceedings
and the few outsiders who dropped 10 apparently
manifested as much concern ns those more di
rcctiy interested.
Judge saffold stated that on Monday morning
tho prosecution had procured from Mr. Mcclellan
Second Assistant Postmaster General, sn order
for Mr. Mcmillan. a very important witness from
Tennessee, who would probably bo here tonight
the privilege, II the case was continued that th,
witness be examined BY them
W Carpenter was re-cross.exam mined: i know
Mr., Tomlinson, Of Schenectady; I paid him visit
about the 1st Of July; wished to take those
papers to Mr.. Tomsny to get paid for them
never said wished to be rcvengod or Mr.. Tom
eny; / understood was 10 receive money fol
the paper; never told Mr. Tomlnson that Mr.
Tomeny told mo that should not attempt tC
tukc the papers; that would get in the peni,
tentinry for II; never told Mr.. Tomlinson that ]
would be revenged on Mr.. Roberts, that he owed
me money; had the papers with me whom saw
Mr. Tomlinson. Mr. Tomeny was with him
and delivered the paper to him; never said
delivered the papers to Mr.. Tomeny In tho court
house. made visit to Mr.. Tominson after
delivered tho papers to Mr.. Tomeuy come -four
weeks.
Examined by the prosecution Never had any
conversation with Mr.. Tomlinson about the
papers on the road. 1t was in the house after
we arrived there. Mr.. Tomlinson gave me s2C
between Stamford and Dariep. I visited him tC
Gnd out where Mr.. Tomeny was. wanted ia
get y money. ! had waited for 1t long enough
Ho gave me $40 to see Mr.. Tomeny, who was ai
Trenton Falls I never paid the money back.
Mr.. Tomlnson said, 10 New York afterwards,
that II Mr.. Winston did not pay up be would
throw the papers into the Mobile court Mr.
Tomeny paid all the railroad expe lses from New
York to Stamford for Eve Of us. / had n con.
versation with Mr.. Webb In Mr. Tomlinson's
presence. II was Mr.. Tomlinson who said that
II Mr. Winston did not "coms down." they
would let tho papers go sgainst him; It was In q
hotel in New York. The proposition was In thai
room, that Mr. Tomlinson should take charge oi
all the papers. Me-. Tomlinson knew the char
acter Of the papers. l could not say that Mr.
Tomlinson knew the papers were to be stolen.
1t was Mr.. Tomlinsons own proposal that h,
would take care Of them for tue purpose Of making
Mr.. Winston como down"
ny Mr.. Coz Mr.. Tomeny was not present n,
the second visit In New York.
Mr. X. B. Roberts cross examined. saw q
charge In the Treasury Department made BY
Mr. Tomeny.
THE papers In tho handwriting Of witness
sent by him to the Secretary Of tho Treasury il
reply to charges made by Mr.. Tomeny, wer,
here shown to witness who identified them al
his own.l
The papers were read to the court by Mr.. Cox
in which Mr.. Roberts stated to the Secretary o.
tho Treasury that Carpenter was unworthy o.
belief.
After reading portion of tho papers Mr. Rid
die objected 10 their further reading He sale
they could not use those papers only to discredi
Roberts, not to discredit Carpenter. You can
not ask Roberts what he has said about Carpen.
ter. The paper cannot disoredit Carpenter In
any event. You have to produce witnesses t.
discredit Carpenter, aud not use tho writings o.
third party.
Judge Leech then read an affidavit Of Mr.
Tunison, where the regular questions had beer
propounded to him, CTunison, aud he had testi
fed that Carpenter was unworthy Of belief. Thii
was an examining court, and he (Leech) did moi
see any difficulty In the matter Of this paper.
Mr.. Riddle objected.
Mr.. Lsech said they only wished to use The
paper In connection with tho testimony OF the
witness at present on the stand, not to introduce
1t as evidence.
Mr.. saffold objected to its use Tho prosecu,
tion intended to corr0b0rate the testimony oi
Carpenter Even II Roberts did say he doubted
the geraoity Of Carpenter on another occasion,
what OF iR II had no bearing upon the present
case.
Tho Court ruled out the paper.
Mr.. Roberts, Examined by Mr.. Cox would
not believe Mr.. Carpenter. believe for money
he could be induced toswear falsely. Have beer
we'll acquainted with Carpenter, and have the
means Of knowing. ..
Mr.. Cox said that they proposed to offer few
remarks. Mr.. Tomeny had been arrested a long
way from home on charges alleged to have oo.
Cured between himself and the prosecutor. i
propose to show the relation Of these parties.
Mr.. Tomeny was the special supervising agent Of
tho Government In Southern Alabama. Mr..
Roberts was appointed by him on the recon.
mendation Of some friend as his agent. He did
not know him. But q short time after he was
appointed he commenced seizing cotton right and
left. A short time afterward Mr. Tomeny found
fault with Mr.. Roberts for unlawfully disbursing
moneys belonging to tho Government. This was
one case Of grievance Of Mr.. Roberts. Another
one was, that some affair connected with his
stewardship, sent to the Department, were re-
ferred back to Mr.. Tomeuy, which was another
cause Of of grievance with Mr.. Roberts.
Edgar NJ 1omlinson, sworn and examined
by Judge Leech reside at Flatbush, Long
Island. To some extent know Mr.. Car
penter's character. would not believe him on
oath. I, to some extent know Mr.. Roberts
character. Would not believe him on oath
Carpenter paid me a visit 10 July. 1866 Aman
by the name oil Dubois was with him Carpenter
told me on that occasion that the papers had
been stolen for the purpose Of making money
out of parties in Mobile. The uames of those
parties are a. a, WINSTON anu Nhlsni omltu a
90. Mr. Carpenter stated In conversation that
Roberts had wronged himi that he had loaned
Roberts money, and he had never returned Il,
and be was going to be reysnged on him. lie
stated that Mr. Tomsny knew nothing about the
natter that Mr., Tomeny was thousand miiei
away at the tiuse Of the larceny. Mr.. Duboi'
stated too In the presence Of Carpenter that the
proposition had been made In Mobile to Mr.
Tomeny in regard to the larceny of these papers
that they should not do III that they would
render themselves liable to the peniten
tiary, and was of no benefit to him. They
solicited my aid to assist them In this thing
Tho money was to be got from Winston ant
Walsh, Smith Co, They had the papers witt
them; % Mr. Dubois said l refused TO have
anything to do wi h 1t. Ihaye never seen then
from that day until this They took the paper
away with them. / gavo Carpenter IS. II,
represented to me that he had 10 money, Ill
came to my honse a second tmo to fnd Mr.
Topeny. He asked me IL I could assis
him I told him no. afterward loanet
him S.. He said he had no wish to get an.
money from Mr. TOmsny. lido not know an!
suoh circumstance, as related by Carpenter, 0
tho papers being spread out on the floor d