The New York herald., 1869-05-14
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT
The Walk Brothers Bankruptcy.
Before Commissioner Osborn,

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT
The Walk Brothers bankruptcy.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
The United States us. Abraham and James Vaik.-
The charges OF fraudulent disposal of property hav
ing been dismissed and reported in the HERALD,
certain other creditors had previously preferred
charges OF similar character before Commissioner
Osborn and the examination had been suspended
during the latter investigation.
motion was made behalf OF the defendants
that the creditors should proceed or the case be dis
Mr. Talman flor the creditors) was not prepared
TO proceed but would announce what course he
should take on Thursday next.
Edwin JameS complained Of the delay and the
ruin caused u the bankrupts by their procrastna-
tiOn. He desired to know whether the United States
District Attorney sanctioned these prOceedngsf
After an Investigation before another tribunal upon
these identical charges no shadow OF case against
The Commissioner said that on Tuesday he would
make final disposition OF the case The matter
then dropped.
The Alleged Bounty Fraud Case-Ten Eyck
Committed to the Custody of the Marshal.
The United States us. B. +. Ten Evck.-The ad-
journed examination in the case Of B. F. Ten Eyck,
who is charged with obtaining money on forged
checks obtained from the Paymaster's office at
washington, took place yesterday. The chamber OF
the Commissioner was filed by actors brokers and
the counsel in the case. Mr.. Francis Butler Mr..
Kenny ana MI. II. r. Snearnan appeared lOr tne
accused and Mr.. Phelps for the government.
Mr.. Gayler, the special agent OF the Post once,
was sworn and examined, as folows:-I knew the
defendant, Mr.. Ten Eyck; saw him about the LIST
Of April in the lobby of Fsk's Opera House; asked
him II his name was Ten Eyck; he said 1t was; he
also said his professional name was Egbert; /
showed him o check CHECK identified and marked)
and asked him If he had seen 1t befOre he said no.
! showed him the endorsements and asked II he had
seen them or written them; he said he had not;
asked him II he knew Richard Harden; he said he
did not then told him 1t had been reported to the
Post ONCE Department that the letter had been taken
from the mail and the check paid q forged
1%0rsePent; told am as1I sast myself al, and p Mr
ONCE Department. and were Investigating this case
and that we had information on the subject; he
said he supposed we wanted him to 60 with u.s. and
we said yes, that he might 60 voluntarily II he
pleased, If not, he would have to come; ne said
new play was being prepared that morning. and 1t
would be inconvenient for him to 60; we subse-
quently got into omnibus, and we all went to my
once; s Wv wnen e went a into my room told m Ten Eycs
would IKE to say something on the matter but
would like to know If what he said would be used
against him; told him II he admitted his guilt 1t
would be used against HIM; he then sald:-I am the
person who represented Richard Harden In this
sief ns es c the ne
was IN substance as foows:-He said he
ns1e time agS and
Harden, Mr.. Harden; he did not retain any special
rec0hectlon on the subject at that tme but that In
February last, while he was In washington, q man
called him by name and spoke to HIM, saying his
name was Harden and that he had seen HIM in
dozen times and understood him to be CLAIM agent
In Baltimore; that one time Harden asked him how
that Harden asked him II twenty-five dollars would
be Of any use to him; he said 1t would, and borrowed
twenty.dve dollars from him; that at q subsequent
interview Harden asked him II he wouldn't like
Q chance to make some money; he said he
would. and he then proposed to him that he
AN LuAb hnVIA IN Nan NArlr
paymaster's checks cashed, and that he would get
money enough to get on here with his family; ne
him some paymaster's checks; he said he came to
New York with the checks and went to see Mr.. Lot
said he had known Mr.. Latzen in Norfolk; that Mr..
Cassidy told him he could not do It for him, but
there was man VINO had d., aesk there who could;
they went TO Mr.. Martins oice and got three OF the
checks cashed; he said he told McCready that he
agent in Baltimore; that he went with Mr.
McCready, and finally got eight checks cashed;
McCready to Nichols once; he said McCready was
perfectly innocent In the matter. and that he had
Sorresponded ID with Richard Harden OF Baltimore;
Richard Harden; he showed me q receipt for $65O,
signed by Harden, dated Astor House, March 10, as
the proceeds Of the checks put into the market by
Ten Eyck and sold; witness could not ind the re-
ceipt supposed Mr.. Ten Eyck had it, the last saw
OF the receipt was at my onice; near can re-
member, the wording Of the receipt was as fol-
lows
Received r. Ten Eyck, hundred nifty dollars
a. the Of saes o checks given by me to him
The defendant said the body OF the receipt was IN
his handwriting; told him TO write another and he
did SO, and compared them both. and think they
were in the same handwriting.
Y. What did he say further to your A. asked
him about his previous employment; he said he had
Second Auditors once In Washington In 1896; the
rest OF the conversation relative his arrest or
about letting him go and report at another time he
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