The New York herald., 1868-05-05

Mere Testimony and Another hGjcurnmcnt-
Correction.
The examination in the case OF Messrs. Manning &
Deorcst bankers and brokers, doing business at No.
10 Wall street. charged with having in their posses
sion portion of the $10 500 worth Of Virginia State
bonds stolen from Messrs. Ambrose G. Kingsland
Son on the 2st of March last continued yesterday
before Justice Dowling at the Tombs. Messrs. Sew
ell, Seward and ex-Judgc Balcom appeared for the
Defence and Assistant District Attorney Cunning S.
Bedford Tor the prosecution.
Mr.. william Muir, in the brokers' Office OF Mr.. Mar
tin As Broad street, examined for the defence, esi
fed to receiving Virginia State bonds from Mr..
Childs formerly of GAINESVILLE, Wis, for the purpose
of inquiring their value which ne did OF Mr.. Ken
drck; the latter told Mr.. Childs what the bonds
worth; The witness received about S3 600 worth
OF bonds of Chds, which he took to MIR. Kendrick
and received the money for them, nearly $500 III
bills which he paid TO Chds at Mr.. Martins office; the
witness first heard OF the Kngsand robbery by seeing
the report in Saturday mornings HERALD concerning
the arrest of Messrs. Manning ana DeioreSt; the wit
ness subsequently saw Mr. kingsand III relation to
the bonds and explained TO hil his transaction wlth
the bonds; Mr.. Kingsand said he had identified the
bonds the witness had brokerage OF about $40 on
the transaction.
on the oss.examination Of the witness he stated
that Chds told him he received the bonds in one
deal in the West Childs said he was stopping at n
hotel corner of Prince street and Broadway; Chds
| told the witness that he was going to Washington
IN day or two; has not since seen Childs.
Frank G. Markham, broker, of No. 4 Broad street.
that he and the previous witness Mnlr) had On Office
at the same number (No. 4S) in Broad street, q
stranger came in the oicc during Mr. Muir's absence
and handed the witness package which appeared
to be bonds, and desired him to give them to Mr..
Muir when he came IN; the witness also saw an ac-
count Of the robbery in the HERALD or last saturday
morning, and also the arrest OF Messrs. Manning &
Delorest; did not know that officer Conner left
handful in our olce containing the numbers or the
olen bonds OF Messrs. Kingsland Co.; (handbill
shown) never to my knowledge saw THIS Dill nor any
| one like IL before.
| Thomas j. Mason, a clerk for Messrs Manning &
! Deforest, was examined by Mr.. Sewell-Was in the
| Office every business day during the months OF March
and April; (bOnd bill ShOwnJ never saw At before,
| nor any one like IL till now.
Thomas II. McGovern, an errand boy employed In
the Office OF Messrs. Manning Deforest gave
| testimony similar TO that of Mason.
Mr., Sewell then proposed to show that on the day
| Messrs. Manning * Deforest sold the Kngsand
bonds they had large transactions In the same kind
OF virginia bonds but as the witnesses were not
present adjournment till to-day was asked for and
granted by the magistrate.
| In the report of this case, which was printed on
Saturday morning last, couple of important points,
reporters abstract OF the testimony, were In
advertently omitted. In the course OF ms eXamna-
| ton Mr.. j. L.. Klngsland, the paintif, testified,
according TO the Official notes OF the evidence, that
| the defendants informed him that they bought the
missing bonds e. Olen from Mr.. kingsand) on uate oil
April H. whereas 1t appeared from their books that
the bonds were bought by them as late as April -,
which was the date Of their entry. The importance
Of this point will be appreciated when II II renen-
bered that officer O'Conner testfes-a point also In
adverteny omittcd--that he (the oicer LETT notice
containing lat of the stolen bonds at the Office OF
| Manning Deforcst. the defendants previous to
the date OF April -, when the bonds came into their
possession. The materaiity OF these points IN de-
termning the innocence or crfninaty OF thc prison.,
they be omitted, and the omission Is, therefore, cor
| rected with the more pleasure.