The New York herald., 1869-03-24
BROOKLYN CITY.
The COuRTs.
UNITED STATES commsslomray COURT.

The Alleged Drawback Frauds s-ConclusiOn Of
tho Evidence-The Case 90 be Argued
Thursday.
Before Commissioner Jones'
The following additional testimony was taken in
this case yesterday
WIN. H. BRrNKERHoFr's TIsTIxoNY-oALLED fos THE
To A...an. District Attorney Pars-I was in A. NJ
wSOd scs = CLERK when there from
cashier and had charge c as
ssS .AS~n ~A wiSs. the 'fsi% Isia
law on these papers IRA 4 10y very poorly written written
claim. handed Witness, should ths. ihs ssnaiarss
are i.aaw 81. XII they .rs aasw .ros
times very nice hand and soemes very rregusry Laid
r's
Z Ct sf.s
berger and Dcnn.cn out sSsshs5 With IL h.dsw saw
n me- IS
os s he q
in trunk before certificate 70 wa, W that bond. @
as Ra Sy S pses named The
cate d not know that any o. those certificate. o. bonds
Of the papers In the trunk, began to suspect they were
crO.. xamina.ion; Mr.. Hollis counsel for LadIsw
the safe Sey ths once night and day. the oacs
q the Second coscson asrc vas broken open three
saw the bonds yesterday for the s isa' time thine before s: n:
@ Mr. rscy IpsSsd them q request o.
"a
trunk Iaidaw lei the once the ss o. April 1857; was
after Ladaw left the olce that began to suspect that the
eSaas these anRs assr H.
when , ss Collector y Of hs S district
making this account never had sole charge bonded
az
the fo%ss from my obssrvasion ana knowlsdge Lsdaw
in the oAlce; saw 90 many bonds as TO- raise
isRea for nearly yesr-simosi DONE but not aase had
the papers s hand to make out The account. Mr.
he
ss q Mr. Ss N
evidence in the .afe and sent them about two months ago
lie ~ K: sf
AJAX anybody for the papers, had key tq the safe and
who ounce tine, sS:s: s:
with @
II? so ss IL. sss ss cad the Sn sIss
th: signature his; ! have seen Laidlaw make .
time wSsn sn hs msd Ssn o. an with oop
have seen L.daw hand out esrtiacates .h. bond. had
snythne s.Ock broker learned that ks;sn6ergsr
hs and for other. he had Bought and sold
psie.Sn and Is!d.w @ ransscns business AID no. know
that had any connection with ~ Reaenberger
bonds had been filed.
TO the Commasionsr-At time these bonds were fcd
there occasion for the suries qualify at
oil 1t matter OF to take bond that In
properly filled out without inqurng TO the sucency Of
the surces duty to endorse these bonds and
not endosed according the custom IN the office
the duty OF the deputy having charge Of the bonds
give certificate to man who presented bond got
luAined with Riesenberger In Broad street know Ar
mold and made his acquaintance about the time that
saw Riesenberger; I was at this Office ten
fifteen different times specializing in gold that
all that caused me 70 go there; the first
business that called me TO office to about
stock operations the Office looked like office in which not
much business the bonds put In the
because they propery end rsed put them there
for the purpose OF INQUIRY intended that Mr.. Laidaw
should and them; suggested TO Ladaw that he had
better look after these papers; knew nothing about
steps being taken In this matter until Resenbsrger made the
anav three four weeks after this kiescnberger
and he told that there trouble brewing and that Laid
law, Dickinson and others impcated nohng
these bonds three days before Mr. Tracy
them; he said he wanted to the bonds that had
been by Korn and Dickinson; I said
they In the safe Resenberger said he would
like TO them there day appointed to show them
took them TO place In Water street, New York; and showed
them him 1t tobacco warehouse; he looked them
and took the names OH took the bonds back, and
berger, got Mr. Tracy; have not
o0lce since August LAST did not take the bonds from the
drawer when brought them To Mr. Tracy when took them
from Water street took them home and kept them till
gave them NJ Tracy In New York, Broadway,
when kiescubergcr and he asked TO tho bonds
The case was here adjourned TILL Thursday MORN
ing at ten O'Clock.