The New York herald., 1869-03-13
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Tho Alleged Drawback Erauds-U-
tnRtioa Of Riesonberger.

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Tho Alleged Drawback Erauds-U-
inatlon Of Riesenberger.
Before Commissioner Jones.
Ine examination OF the parties charged with per-
petratng frauds on the government by means OF
false claims for drawback, Korn, Laidlaw Dicken-
son, Wilson and Others, was continued yesterday.
The cross-examination Of Riesenberger was COM
pleted.
III RIEsENBERGER's TESTIMONY CONTINUED.
Jerome II. N. Riesenberger recalled.
TO Mr.. Noyes-lClaim No. 81, ,s4s. or Chas. L. Raw.
mond handed witnessl That Ia one OF the claims
whimster handed me TO get the certificate OF
Laidlaw; II procured the certificate OF bond
fled; l have seen the draft with which TINS
clam was paid received half OF the net proceeds
OF this clam from Mr.. WhlmsreE; the draft Is en-
his; have examined the claims made up in the
icr the caa q Mss Nh sS Ssn
to Whmsler; gave It to him on the corner OF Bea-
sa and n aaye ns
for my snare Of 1t; 1t was endorsed by vacigoupe;
draft No. 2,ssS was received BY me IN payment OF q
claim; when received It'll was without any endorse
ment; 1t was endorsed oy vactgoiupe, and tnen
gave It TO Munster and he signed the name
of the draft with a cheek; Wilson endorsed
his name on the draft and gave me a
check for my share tne drat was given IN p payment
has Dickinson's handwrting; he signed the name or
g. N. Thompson on 1t; received the money on the
was given In payment OF 56 2S7; the name OF X. Z.
Russell looks like Wilson'S Handwriting but not
10 MIR. Hollis. Claims ST. 100 and 51.s46 were
shown witness III procured tile certificates that tine
bonds had been fled Oh this last cialm ! don't
know whether got them b0sn ut tue same time;
went to Laidlaw three tines tnink got four GER
tidcates from Laidlaw tell these claims on which
! got his certificates ny the amounts; they
amounted altogether to si3vv0; tney tod me-
after these claims had passed In Washington
that they didn't want any more claims with Laid.
laws certificates attacned thee was not an interval
OF over q month between the nTst papers and the
last that got or Laidiaw; DO not Snow which two
claims he gave me at the same tine; there is none OF
my nand writing on tnat; claim ao,ooS THINK IS
part genuine anu part bogus the goods named were
tors certificates are true; nor Eiwood and korn.
50 iar as know, put through any correct claim be-
well put through great may cailn5 ior ma tnat
were genuine; LaidIaw signed about tniriy papers
for morning In La Filra's don't know when
he signed Them; sent for Ladlaw and offered 10
pay MIN for signing them; do not know that paid
nim; ne Owed me money wmcn lent nim on several
gong on; first pet Laidiaw IN Broad street, IN
saloon; Dickinson brought him over; spoke to him
about wllskey to see II anything could be done In
that line; lent him money after we mad halt dozen
interviews; cannot recollect that lent hn money
before we mad any conversation aoout furnishing
act was III giving certificate lor these iour claims
OF WhmsEers; these certificates were signed at the
desk by the window at La FIura5.
q What argument did you brtny to bearf A. we
took cocktail together: that Is the principal argu-
Wilness-LaidIaw said he did not tn nix Dickinson
paid him enough; told Laidlaw that nad good
all straight; the hrst corrupt act was in November.
1867, that Laidlaw did lor me Wine was present.
Q. How long did these corrupt acts contlnuet
A. After got these papers signed; didn't want
him much more after tnat.
Q. why not. a. Because there was enough
Witness ta certificate shown nim,--Tnis Is one Of
the thirty cerslncates that Laidiaw signed at one
10 Mr.. Wood-Dickinson was In my oiice almost
every day after he leir korn q Ewood; Mr.. Dickin-
son signed the papers In NJ - Broad street; saw
Dickinson sign the signature Of G. w. Thompson 70
THIS paper (rcferring to Claim shown hm) Dickinson
was an entire stranger 10 me wnen 1rst saw himi
never passed any Claims that Dickinson got; tney
were all passed over to Korn Il Eiwood; ! told
Dickinson 70 allow Laidiaw nye per cent
TO Me- webster--I was not Interested in any bush
ness or korn u Ewood's except some claims that
iarasasd tnS the mrs. c.a,as ~ s., sney put through
$1,000 or 5000; the Claims were payable 10 my or
To MIR. Mcdonald claim No. 5l.a4s shown wit
ness)-J. Vincent Ganell signed tue certificate OF
| tax paid; Whimster SAID that ne went to Massa-
chusctts TO the assessors oiice 10 get clue as TO
vino had paid tax; 1t Is only by hcarsay that know
anything about the signatures; the endorsement OF
Il. 7. LIS and II Z. Russell on the draft BY which
claim No 5s5s7 was paid, IS in the handwriting OF
Wilson; Wilson had two and haif per cent for
caslina tine checks he casled Wilson was not pad
over two and half per cent; do not know Cf my
own knowledge that ne got esen that.
To Mr. Noyes-l am familiar enough with Wilson'S
ilduuN Fltuk W swear " buc CcEtluCatc VI tuo
collector OF tax paid In claim 1,zs6 Is In Wilson's
handwriting.
To Mr. Parrts-lt was about month after signing
the four papers that he signed the twenty thirty
ceric ates the thirty certlcates got was the last
transaction had with Laidlow.
wM w. RUSSELL RECALLED.
To Sir. Noyes-Thc signature 70 the power Of at
torney claim No. al, ,99l is mine; koons sigma
ture Is on the power OF attorney; never acknow-
edged the paper; the papers are fraudulent.
Adjourned ull ten O'Clock Monday next.
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