New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-11
ASTOUNDING REVENUE FRAUDS
TIE ENRiGnr.AfIrN CASE.

At the Te0pening of the trial of John 5. Allen
and r. c. Euright, for forging dstllers bonds. on
Saturday morning. in the United States Circuit Court
Eastern District before Judge Benedict, the Court over
ruled an objection which made on Friday by Mr.
Underh Of counsel for the defense against introducing
indictments but held that further proof was necessary TO
establish the completely Of the accused in the issue OF the
Richard r. Eagan recalled TO the wtnessstand and
examined IN reference 70 the signatures attached TO tho
good penman, and capable OF Initiating the hand
igr Oh Se a %s9 not alo ~ Sy In i1
the handwriting Of Mr. Enrght Bonds OF FaTrel were
signatures Of Aonzo Mety Thomas Llis, Ferdinand lie,
eompt, Edward Gihon, Morris Lawrence, Corwn. and
Curtis Witness could not swear that they were written
by Mr. Enright He testified also that If a manuscript
mere et3Sr n tbc nsmc ne Seeved 70 have
been written by Enright he would not be able to
that it was written by Enright; but that n
he saw the signature OF The accused even IN Rome ne
could identify IL. John l.. W. HOpkr, distlcr, testified
ing bondsman for him did not see Tie bondsmaI at all
one Of the appearing surety Mr. HopEes bond
called TO the witness stand nc pronounced the sigma
ture forgery James Kcelan, distributor in the Coec
he signed bond prepared by Mr. Enrght without read
ing It, and did not know for whom he thus became
ally testified that the signatures purpOng be iheirsas
surctes certain bonds, orgeres these bonds
Mrs Henrietta MeseTOe testified that she resided at ana
owned the house No. 257 Lyington-st, hc place given
pears surety Of the alleged fraudulent bondsJ
and that she does not know the said Murphy. Mr..
John J. Berry "A commission merchant ClassOnavC.,
Brooklyn, and doing business at No. y Oldsip, gave
similar testimony respecting John LarrOway, another
alleged fraudulent sgner No such man, no SAID, did
business No q Oldslp in May last when the bond
signed, during the two years previous thereto.
Mr. j. T. Payne resident Of Brooklyn, for the last u
years In the employ Of Messrs A. A. Low Brothers.
testified that having for the past six years gwen his
attention 10 chrOgraphy, and was an expert therein,
having often been called into court as witness In cases
where the handwriting OF persons subject OF dis
pute; he had seen Mr.. Enrght write, and he had cG
amned the bonds which tile alleged forged signatures
appear had studied the handwriting OF Mr.. Enrlght
sufficiently 10 enable him 10 identify 10 anywhere
within reasonable time. This witness further testified
that from his knowledge and skill expert he could
that in the bond Of Mr.. HOpke, signed by William
Brown andJames Jackson sureties wherever those
names nppearthey IN the handwriting Of II. G. En-
right. He testified IN like touching the sigma
lures purpOrting 20 fJc those Of Messrs. Gil
len & Fox, In the bond OF James Nc Bride, and
as to those Of Thomas Rogers In the bond or
Thomas q. Farrell; Ferdinand LecOmpte and Thomas
Lis in the bond OF Thomas Rogers Simon Cors m the
bond OF Henry Butler and the signatures OF Aonzo Metz,
and Morris Lawrence other bonds. After the eX-
animation OF this witness the Court adjourned until this
mn