New-York tribune., 1868-07-02
THE COURTS
THE MosER-POLHAMUs & JACKSON CAsE-wIT
NEssEs TESTIFY THAT THEY MADE FALSE |

THE MOsER-POLHABIUs & JACKSON CAsE-wIT-
NEssEs TESTIFY THAT THEY MADE FALSE
AFFIDAYITs THROUGH FEAR OF ARREST
The case of MOser agt POlhamus g. Jackson,
which already reported, was resumed yester-
day Charles MaisOn the person who united with Brit
ton-whose testimony was published yesterday-ln
making the affidavit for the plaintiff and the counter
Adavit denying the first affidavit for the defendants
was the first witness He testified that he had been
doctor and subsequently broker but had recently re-
turned 70 the practice OF medicine HIS testimony 10
mainly cOnhrmatOry of BrlttOns He says that when
they went U Jacksons office, Jackson told them that
they getting themselves into scrape thal ne udu
detectives wtnesss track and that he knew ali about
him The witness said 10 Jackson that he did not know
jackson, and though he had heard the cOnVerbao MS
knowledge OF It being jackson WAS that some one said
ne and BrittOn both desired modification OF the word
Ing OF the affidavit. II false IN say
in Rees Office which they had heard: the witness was
taken SICK Immediately after partly from about
the matter and only got out 10 days ago. On crossex
animation he testified that he had passed three eXamina
tous physician; that he had sickness except this
last one from trouble and worry" and this was a bill
IOus attack and Inflammation OF the brain; he had be
heyed that he would be arrested on that Saturday after
noon he had no friend who would relieve HIN, though
he had three In business he had been arrested
for procuring bondsnen on whisky bond; the bonds.
soen he supplied he met accidentally IN his oce and
asked them they could 90 b0ndsmeD, and they said
they could and he then sent them to the man who had
desired then he had never received thing Ior that
service though lao had expected something; he
rested and, As he believed. indicted. aud Mr.. Van
gOOrst went his bail. but he would not have applied to
MT Van VooTs second tme and his sons could not 60 hs
IN his fright he cOuld not
positively that his sickness from his fright alone
both OF them were much intimdated; he knew he had
been followed by detectives all day, and Mr. Raphael
tOd him his whole actions for that day; he had
ms knowledge MIR Jackson before the day OF the
conversation IN Ree's Offices he would not that Mr..
jackson now present, tue as he had seen
coming from Rees Ofce they were there about Russell
Ele stock; they did complete ttansacton all
that was done was dickerng Mr. Rec managed the Rus
sell File ONCE which Is OF Ree's Offices; Bee took
them the occasion OF the conversation into the
cell File Office which separated by partition from
Rses private office, the partition having swinging win
dove Ia the upper part; he thus heard the whole
saton detailed between Jackson aud Rec he thought
very little Of the matter then: II none OF his business
he had not had gUod opinion OF Mr.. Rec afterward
though he had transacted business with him since.
casual he had had little opportunity 70 sec jackson
when out and could at all identify him; he
and BFittOn had talked OF the matter between them
selves, but not 70 any person except that about week
etter, he asked Rec how he getting
aiSng with hls Pacific Mail stock matter;
and Rec said Oh, that Is all right" until Rec asked
shem II they remembered the conversation about the
kAelns Mail matter and they said they did; this was
about March April last; he asked them then to make
cut the points OF the conversation they made out these
points and showed them 70 Rec who supplied dates
Yreealng other facts 10 their memory about the Rus
osu Fe stock ho faitnsssl wrote out afdavt, which