The New York herald., 1869-05-15
NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES COmMlsslOaeR's COURT

The Ten Eyck Bounty Cnse-ExtrnOrdinary
Revelations In Court.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
The examination In the Ten Eyck bounty case was
resumed yesterday morning, Mr.. Francis II. Butler,
Nr. 3. L. Kenny and Mr.. II. +. Shearman appearing
for the defence.
Henry c. Harmon testified, In answer to Mr..
Phelps, that he was clerk in the Second Auditors
oHce Washington, for seven or eight years. for four
years have been engaged in examining into frauds
IN bounty claims; know Mr.. Ten Eyck; he was
once employed in our ONCE; think he has been there
within year; he was employed in examining pay
rolls for Information upon which the Paymaster
General issued checks for bounty; engaged with
Paymaster Holmes among others; do not know
claim agent named Harden; no such agent Is doing
business with our office; have examined the books
Of our department; no one named Harden is upon
Them; Ten Eyck think, was employed first cary in
THE DEFENCE
Mr.. II. r. Shearman, one OF the counsel for the de.
tnat there was no evidence to show that Ten Eyck
had any knowledge OF the fraudulent character Of
s%S eSa sa Of rI be caan Scott and Alien
had not been paid; and that the defendant bore an
irreproacnable character, and was wholly innocent
Of the real nature Of the business Harden had en-
gagged him to do He dwelt ON the fact that Harden
made the acquaintance Of Ten Eyck, whom he knew
as an actor, and. finding him in adverse clrcum-
stances employed him to negotiate the checks.
MI. Butler then called George W. Bunnel who
was examined. he testified as follows:-I was a
clerk in the Quartermasler Generals ONCE In
Washington for several years; was In wash
layton In February and March ia last; | know i: Mr.:
was in company with him and man named llar-
den, in Wizards Hotel he was then playing with
Mrs. ScOtt-Sddons Ten Eyck and were standing
together, and Harden came up and introduced hinl-
self; Ten Eyck did not recognize him at first, till he
said his name was Harden, and then he seemed to
recognize him; lett them there together for about
hall an hour; they went in together to take drink
at the time; nave met harden gne Uisen ana Was Was
Eyck; saw number of checks pass from Harden
to Ten Eyck in February last saw Harden give
Ten Eyck some checks in Wizards Hotel; Harden
went out afterwards and Ten Eyck told me that
Harden had given him some checks to negotiate;
make himself ali right; Harden subsequently came
In and endorsed the check; saw Harden take tne
package and write upon the re- cnecSs ana l saw H ms
den very often since that tlme he Is man about
my size, with dark brown side -whskers think he Is
between thirty and forty; he had dark suit on;
there was nothing peculiar about MN; thousht ne
was claim agent.
BY Mr.. Shearman-Do you of your own knowledge
know that 1t is common thing to give checks IN
washington to outside parties to nave them neso-
The Commissioner said he might ask the witness
II ne knew Of any transaction Or transactions oil the
Witness-I know it is common practice in the
Commissioner-Can you name any particular
Witness-Yes; know that checks were sold to a
Judge In this city,
C0mmissioper-Can you name him9
Witness-Yes, can; 1t was Judge -. eve omit
the name.
Mr. Shearman-Oh, could go on the stand myself
and swear that they are sold at from sixty to sew
enty dollars,
Commissioner Ito wtness)-Do you know tins Of
your own knowledge, sr2
Witness (flrmly)-It Is q common practice In Wash
ingtOn to sell these checks; you can buy them some
times for twenty dollars on the hundred.
Commissioner-This thing had better be made
publicly known, and hope the reporters present
will take notes OF It,
Cross-examined by the District Attorney-T left
the Quartermaster Generals ofce In October, 1865;
live in Connecticut avenue between X and l.
streets, Washington; live at Mrs. Deege's; saw
Harden coming down Pennsylvania avenue; saw
him very often; am not in any employment now.
The next witness called for the defence was
Charles F. Bissel who deposed as follows:-I was
clerk in the Erie Railroad office; have known Mr..
Ten Eyck for five six years intimately; we boarded
together for four or five months; in March last was
with Ten Eyck in the Ast0r House; was intro
duced there to a Mr. Harden. The witness then de.
posed 70 the transactions between Zen Eyck and
Harden. At the conclusion OF the testimony the ex-
animation was adjourned.