New-York tribune., 1867-06-26
CIVIL COURTS.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT C0URT-Before Judge
SHIPMAS.


UNITED STATES CIRCUIT C0URT-Before Judge
INTERESTING TESTIMONY
United states AT Chas o. Brockway.
The defendant is indicted for engraving counter
felt 90 cent fractional currency plates, printing notes
from them, and dealing in the notes so printed.
He is fine gentlemanly looking man, hoout 80 years
old when arrested for the ofense. and brought before
the United States Commissioners he waived an e1amna,
tion and committed to await the acton OF the Grand
Jury. , g., ,, o,..,
Vim r Howe whom he had substituted for ex-Judge
Stuart his admission TO bail IN reasonaDe amount
This motion was strenuonsy opposed tbn dnras
character defendant and further said that there was
fnaant woud be able TO give the BAIL having made
arrangement to indemnify his bondslncll ana w9,u l-
medatey fly and not appear for trial. The aitdavts
showed ttat defendant was at one time secret sGLyace
detective and charged him with having entered mo
Dpis6ncT TO fire tho United States Court buildings IN
Chambers-st, for the purpose oil 4SSoOyg Th ITpted
States Deputy Marshal of his jewelry and diamonds; 10
se United States Marshal Murray property that had eV
dey coGmsSoner SGg decided to as bail in the of
$1,000 which defendant being unable to get he has re-
Prsoner counsel on the trial. consist Of Recorder
James smith Mr. VIM H9ws co. nd SndGS SvII
u s. DistrctAtorney Joseph Bell appeared iof inc "o'
Mr Joseph Bell in opening tho stated that the in
dcment was founded the 6th section OF the act OF
February, 1852 as ncorpored lht4 the act o. aic ~
1868 That the first count in the Indictment charges tho
making of $50 counterfeit fractional currency hOes tne
second count with making them win ftSnt 70 oeana thn
in possession with intent to utter publish ana sen lhe
same That 1t was % 6cteosn dct ote as @ brought 70 trial the
defendant being the prime mover IN estaDsng m r2u
sf Snnt 70 poor Old engravcr named Jonas Atkinson,
who had wife and family to supporti anu lolu nm NJ nc
could make plenty OF money by engraving parts OF two
counterfeit 30 cent currency plates, the other parts 10 be
engraved by another party Inc sum A,hlnson VIC W
receive was $50 This Atkinson agreed TO do and dd do
the remainder OF the plates being engraved by some u
In October defendant secured at Mount vernon West
chester County. house and got Atkinson ana Atknsons
wife thcrcAtknson to print and his VIE to watch Dc
fendant also assisted III the printing, ana Inc
this three or four weeks IL being nrccs
sary TO secure handprcss and the work being 9borous
defendant NewIlampshirc and obtained hs half,
brother Freeman Clogston a boy to do TINS WORK ana
they all continued at work until about the th o no
ve,ber 1850 About tho ist of November, 1866 John X.
Savage. a private Independent detective was iotihCd
by man named Harris Hickey about tins establish
mcn and asked by him to make descent Saptic tlo
operators and their materials tools. Hc nhu gtt re-
ward from the Government for 50 doing Savage NJ nTst
declined saving 10 was in his line, but subsequently,
agreed The house in question belongs probably 10 de-
From the opening Of Mr. Bell and the testimony OF
Savage who the first witness called for the 6over
men il would seem that about the l4h OF November,
1866 Savage, Hickey, and companion OF Hckey Went
TO this house in Mt Vernon Savage had letter IN ms ms
opened the door, and Savage asked her II Mr wilson
lived there. She said No" The party ihcn rushed INTO
ing" They heard door Immediately close NJ the hcad
of the salrs They imnedatey aiceh%aCT % 70 r NV ,nd
and fastened lie burst 1t open and saw Br9ckway
standing in the doorway between the front ana back
room with piece OF currency in one hand and pair of
shears In the other waste paper BASKET htn WIN cur
rrncv standing near him ON Brockway seeing savage,
he ran into the front room and locked the door Savage
burst the door open, and Brockway escaping by
iumping from n window into the garden. Fearing thnt
Jtins6n and Clorson who we're IN the back ROOM ght
escape, Savage did not pursue lirock"ay o.. =,
Before any evidence was given, cNJudge Sluart ue-
srrd to object 10 the Indictment containing multi.
picy OF ufcuscs for the purpose ot taxing any huoh
counsel might deem m IN Of The conviction oi de
lIg II
Court. $500 , ,.-,,.. 81,
two presses run I'm the back room IN question: by
him. fractional currency IN various stages ol com
pleon. INKS, pnntingpaper, &c Nlthes. lden,lncu u
wood cut, shown him, as one he found ON the ,eIne.
II cut used for printing IN bronze tne "ofu D
the notes press was also shown witness ana Iucll
titled by him of tho presses seen i the PACK room"
The shears were also shown Witnc.. ana lAInly iueh
tihcd. Papers with bronzed " 20 on one hlIf, hiu
bronzcd Fifty the other side were also SHOWN ana
Witness resumcd-A great many fractional hity-cent
currency notes found m the hous" the attic hopf
covered with them; some Of the nol.s were com
pleted and Others not "a box OF INK nnd trunk conAn
ING currency &c. was shown witness and hcntnedl;
Brocway dropped his hat when DO escaped ana aii"r
ward found 10; also found coat IN the hou'. a,l'yn
all these things 10 some one IN The United sAtes mH
shas oicc. the Of the 18TH of last NoNcincf
they had inst been lakch to stAtl"h 'o'I anu ~
over night; the trunk wts locked wlllc IN The station
Gross. ESaniinod Ex.kccorder Smith crosscvnmncd
witness at great length In relation 10 what hc twitncs
peared that witness engaged in various kinds
Of respectable businesses up TO WITHIN two years 4 TIE
Sheriff Sheriff Kelly. and had held that position ever since. 10
then resumed There third person present on The
day of the descent nut he did not into the house ~
not know what became Of him after wen, In; foune
about Sq2 In good money In the house returned thl.
money 10 Atkinson before leaving the house aud Ia pres
cuce Of Hickey and Clogstou Hickey is nOw away sot-
where. think IN Buffalo. Atkinson. almost a. rogn A.
gave him the s<i2 gave IL to Hickey with whom De- had
been conversu received s12 from Hickey that night:
innnd any money from Atkinson. nor dld any
one else IN my presence; dd NOT trH mhIshA!
Murray that each Of us four Who wcro az
Mt Vernon. at the time ~ the descent got toa told
Marshal Murray that was 70 receive 500 rom Hickey
for the job tins before the descent before got
this money S2Ol dd inquire where ~ got; Hickey
kept faro bank IN the Winter time az No u Cocntcs-
slip and the canal IN summer time; never saw
the time of his ecape until to-day; don't
recoect seeing him before the day Of the descent
pointed him out 20 me today recognize him To-
day from seeing him the day of the descent; never Re-
ceycd any money from man named spike ickry ls IN
partnership with another man at No. u Cocncssnp;
had there before Col Wood Of the Secret Service ~
the Treasury Department said subsequent 90 the day Of
the descent that he knew where BrOokway was, ana
would soon have HIM.
Redirect: Have received f2jO by Col Woods direction
from the Treasury Washington for making This arrest
have received a letter from Washington, written by
Woods direction.
Re-cross This in addition 10 the s202 had
service than making the arrest; Col wood advised and
service detective, but the appointment never came To MY
possession; don't kUw whether the appointment after II
had been obtained was withheld from NE by Col Wood
tlis ssj2.
BIargaret Atkinson, called by the Government tes-
Aed-Reside IN EsseX this city; the wife Of Jonas
Atkinson in September last resided IN Twenty eighthst
don't know the number; have known prisoner over "a
year; he came 10 our residence IN Twenty.eghthst IN
September last and agreed 10 give husband $50 for
engraving plates for the two sides OF 80 cent fractional
currency note BrOckWay called several Times h'terwad
looked az the plates, and said they would do very we
cine plates shown witness and identifcdD My hns
band did not do all the work. man named Reason did
the head of Spinner took the plates 10 Reasons house.
In onehundred and eighty-seyelHhst for him 10 work
on BrOckway gave my husband me money,
and my husband paid Reason my husband did not