Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-19

Chicago; Bradley lived In Chicago; We
/ had no correspondence with Beck, the /
photograph of Piper was procured by
Messrs. Chatfee and Rdgertnn ON their
way west, the bank had correspondence I
with one Perry Randolph of White Pig !
con, and also one keyes, relative 10 the
apprehension of Piper; we had few let
tiers from Asay, and then declined 10 have
anything to do with him; Mr. Waite told
me that he finally gave the dr1fts TO
Asay: there is no entry ON our books
showing payment of $500 10 Assay, at
least not 10 my knowledge; think re-
collect Mr., Bixhy said he paid Assay
5000.
Direct respmd-The $40 received
from Mr.. Bixby by us came, was in
formed, by Bixby from Assay; our bank
has never done anything To conceal the
drafts :, the bank never withdrew their
offer of reward for Piper's apprehension
Assay wanted the banks to withdraw their
offer Of reward, through BiNby, but We
declined.
i CroSs-eFdmia,d-I have not been with
the bank since last June, and do not know
that anything has ever been paid for
N~FAih AAN4Af--A'AA'
/, FiWciS N9rry, being sworn on behalf
of the State, testified; ! reside in Rut-
land have resided here fifteen years; my
business is photographiug; recognize the
paper before me; il Is u photograph |
took from draft furnished me 10y james
Merrell; made the photograph between.
, the Goth of April and ith OF May, 1865;
!, returned the original draft, after copying
it, to Mr.. James Merrell,
Jiass Cheney Nr0FH, ON behalf OF
i. State reside in Logansport, Cas- Co,
Ind. have resided there since Sept II,
1856; was born in Sutton, Caledonia Co,
/, Vt: was cashier of branch of the Bank
Of Indiana at Logansport, from LIST OF
Jan 80, until the % Tuesday Of January,
1864 | became President of that branch
then and held it until May, 1860, when II
took a national charter; the bank was
carried on as a branch OF the Bank Of the
State of Indiana May, 1865, ] received
from Mr.. Merrill the photograph now
/ shown me- and genuine plate of forged
; draft: they were sent me by mail; when
+ lreceived the genuine plate, applied the
/ edge Of ii to my draft book, and found 1t
, was ON blank which had been made ont
for six dollars TO lady in the name OF
L. b. Peterson; have no knowledge of a
, draft ever being issued in favor OF o. b.
| Clark from our bank for $1,000; if such
| an one had been issued | would know it
2 we kept record in our ledger, which is
, here produced. Respondent objected to
, admission of ledger and its contents in
I evidence Objection overruled and ex-
t animation resumed; the books of our bank
=, show no such draft as the one spoken OF
above to have been issued neither has
! one of -, 400 ever came back; the six
dollar draft, issued in favor of T.,B. Pc
tarson of Philadelphia, has nevtr been re-
turned, other than in the forged and
altered shape from Mr., Merrcll the indi'
cations to me that the draft sent me by
2EfT. iriTrTTff WIZ t fUr E-rrT7
from the fact that the writing was in 9
different hand from my own, or the tell
= er's while my signature at the bottom
I of the draft was spelled incorrectly;
have known the City Bank of New lorl
! since 1881. and since ls5. il has been {
correspondent of the Branch Bank o
:, Indiana, Of which | was an officer.
! Cross-tr0miadfion.--I think the plate
j from which the photograph was taken wa
from our draft book: there were tire,
! drafts from our books issued about tn,
! 18th Of September, 1862, none OF which
! have ever been returned; | believe tn,
g forged draft of 50 300 was one which haC
= originally been issued for SO in favor o
:. +. B. Peterson | never saw the $40
; draft. the other | could easily have toll
" was a counterfeit, for reasons alread
given | came here at the request @
: States Attorney Fisher, =-
=. FiaartS .HoscrR rd-caRtd testified! 1t /
,e not necessary for a photograph to be tn
as same size the original plate; 1t may b
y. smaller or larger; the difference in tn
tx size of the photograph and original dfai
re is not 50 great but that the one eoul
as have been copied from the other; tn
Q photograph is about the same length Z
TO original plates from draft book of banl
of Geo5ge traifford was sworn as witne>
Il. and testified: | reside in Rutland; al
Of porter at the Bardwell House: have bee
| 50 since tn September, 1862: saw II
No. spondent Piper there some four or iiy
~ years ago; | think he stopped there fou
he or five weeks paid no particular notice
H. had his wife with him when he came
IA went by the name of O. +, Clark Will
he there he protesscd to be buying sheep
us heard Of his buying buck OF Mr.. Barr
H. well was accustomed to wait upon hir
* during his STAY there | recalleet the Ia,
AZ TIME lac was there; hc left ON the trai
4 toward Bellows Falls about ) a m; i
nd was mp north the day previous and g
X. back in the afternoon; his wife left SON
ty two weeks before he did was up at til
\ time Ire left he took yalise with hin
en- aud nothing else; don't know what /
=: left about , "a M he rung a bell an
u.s. called me, and as he was going away
or carried his vulise over to the depot;
of told me he was going TO Chester: atte
il; wards said he would have his baggas
me checked TO Bellows Falls, which pr
he cured; left me with the impression tn
w. he would return in day OF two, ne,
$" saw him when he was brought here
, | prisoner from the west; heard of h
Sc forgery next day after his departure,
are Il. Foster Cook testified: | former
ut. kept the Bardweu House /; ! kept it in t
Is winter of 1862 and '63. Piper came the
en- in February 1868; he 1 stopped abo
nd three weeks had lady with him who
III he represented rs his wife; went by q
ed name of 0. b. Clark of Quincy, H..
led represented that he came here from Il
ne est to buy softte stock Ar Aeaeh "
I, l here with him and he appeared to be {
re- right; he represented that he was co
eft nected with his father and Mr.. Sing
nd ton in Quincy l never knew OF his pt
an chasing any sheep but one, and that W
ey, from Mr.. Bardwell Defendant ohjecte'
en-. Objections oyerruled and witness pr
lrd ceeded When Clark came back he said
ave had purchased buck from Mr.. Bardwe
vas and was going to take it to Middlebul
which believe he did he left a leath
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