New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-17
THE STOLEN BOND CASE.

Tho exomination i'm the case of Barton M.
Johnson accused Of having In his possession three altered
United States bonds portion Of those stolen from the
onte OF tho Duchess County Insurance Company ana
from the office Of Messrs Morson Son, Hutchinson In
Rradway. was continued yesterday before Justice
Hcan at the Tombs G. s. Hutchinson, the complainant
tesafed that no bond No. 49, Letter b, In the
Police Court on Saturday last it was portion Of those
stoen from his office understood that there were three
OF De stolen bonds traced TO Johnson
arton NJ Johnson the accused testified that on Oct
Bradley came TO the office OF r. NJ Funkhessr a.
keoer and asked him to negotiate loan on u s. Donds
no aid they all right. and that he would produce
th i'm few days three OF them were OF the den0mlna
tioI OF 5000 each no wished TO raise $4,000
on he following day he John II. Hand at No Mas
and asked him to negotiate loan OF tl5OOJ 1or
siunonths on these bonds Hand said he could do 80 If
thbonds correct and proper but that he would re-
ou,e a few days, 10 a considerable amount 10
rae about October 10 IL Hand told witness he mad
nde all his arrangements, and he would furnish the
woss told Bradley OF this fact and the next day again
me him by appointment at No. Nassau-st stranger
thmoney in bills and checks; witness told him IT
wnid take two three hours TO get It Bradley said
he,ould not wait long, and that Clark would hand
wness the securities and receive the money II he brad
Ley back In time witness took the bonds to
Hnd received the money and gave IL 10 ClarkWo then
lei; during the afternoon witness saw Bradley
ah informed him OF the transaction and be
sad IL was all right; on October 81 Bradley
anin came TO the witness and asked HIM II he could
rase another loan on the same KIND OF securities ana
told that he could. Bradley sAlu NlHntu 10
tite four 5000 bonds for six months Hand was again
called on and said he could raise the loan In couple OF
ds on 1et % witness secg TTsSans place en gave
than TO Hand and received the 'poney. which was dev
erqi In person TO Bradley; about month afterward
Had told witness that there was some about
thebOnds; witness Informed Bradley, and told him he
must protect witness and his friends and Bradley prom
bring the money on the following morning anu re-
deem the bonds; the same day witness was informed
by CHEER Walker OF the Flrst Precinct that ne wa,
Hani Bryant, and some others there; Capt. Garland
aske what he knew about the case and was told
that he had delivered them TO HAND ana tnat
Bradley had promised TO redeem mem VIII
was then taken to the IomDs ny
Cap. GarlaLd, when ali made statements before AldeT
mai Conan witness then stated that the bonds would
be redeemed soon as he could see his principal ana
waiaowed TO 90 until on the following day witness
saw Bradley and procured the money from hlm-nleen
900 blsand proceeding 10 ar Fieldings ONCE at NO
bradley; a day or two afterward Mr. Bryant came 10
winess and said that the remaining four bonds would
ha~ be taken up witness promised 70 have the matter
attaded TO- and called on Bradley, who said that he
coud not take up that day but he would pay 900
the remainder IN a week; on informing Mr. Bryant he
said he wanted the money that day; on tho following
dayEtness took up OF the bonds, and promised 10
takmp 10000 more that day; witness afterward handed
Bradley the bond taken up, and told him that
he said ne could not pay it that
daya day two aferward Bryant came to witness and
Ss, informed Bradley and pToced from the latter
the securities; witness Was introduced by Bryant TO r
Chesey OF Brooklyn, at No % Wlamst.i witness In.
formed Chesey that his principal wanted $4,000 and
gavehm four 5000 bonds which raise the money;
witnss received no money as he was arrested day
two fterward witness stated both at the Station House
and the Court that he received the bonds from Clark
did not mention Bradeys name IN tho transaction; know
Bradey's handwriting, and Identify the paper marked
AS 1hs handwriting and received by witness from him.
the papers G aud ID also in his handwriting
Cardn O'Bren Bryant testified that he had
possession OF all the bonds shown security for loan
OF s5 0OO their face value, broker named George b.
stevns having arranged with him TO advance money on
then Much OF his testimony corroborated that OF John
son, and was intended to show that he (BryanU had
ace In good faith In the transaction, and In Ignorance
Of tt fact that the bonds stolen. Edgar NJ Tom
lnsu, % clerk in the PostOce, testified that he knew
JerOpe Bradley and was familiar with his handwriting;
the lamo, Cobb X. Humphrey, written ON one OF the
bono Ia In the handwriting OF Bradley. The case was
theuAd ourned until Saturday morning.