The New York herald., 1870-02-15
TIE ca.wsoaD-0mosD AFFAIR.


Tho Bluc.(o coated Black. lA~il Cusc-s,pIcy
Reveiasiens-Tho poF>esw~n VIE Was
Eribed-Trini before Jndgc Bosworth.
The tria, Of ofnccrJ * Oguwtord, Of the sixteenth
precinct Tor recelvlxk bribe frena s. l. Fem TO
lot up ON Charles Umosd arrested by MIN tor pass
Ing couaIenVit money, was called on before Judge
BoswoIth yesterday.
capsaan John J. Williamson serng called, was ex.
amined by compixinanrs counsel, O. s. Spencer.
lsc stated that itey dollars were handed to him by
Justice Downing when Crawford was locked up;
Crawford admsstod to witness that he got nsty ooh
lars.
IA. II. Pardy, United States Assistant District
Attorney, testified that oficer Crawford made
an afhdavm against Ohar,es Dlmcnd for passing
counterfeit stamp; Crawford was present At tho
examination and DlmOnd was discharged; the
first insmason witness had Of bribery was obtained
through the papers; Crawford was asked by VIII
ness 70 make an afridavit. ana he said Penn had
tried 10 corrupt him; on the examination Crawford
testified HAT he had received fifty dollars from
Fem, but wncn asked II II was o bribe he refused
to answer; on the stana the accused tesIincd
that Dimond passed q counterfeit n!ty cent stamp
upon him. and he could produce other persons
upon whom Dfnond had passed countcrfest money.
He failed to produce them, however.
samuel L. Fem, on cross-examination, stated
that ne knew Dimond; remembered MS arrest for
showing counterfeit money; Crawford entered
Dimond's saloon. and while taking q drink said:--
"Yoa are the man who can fix the ining; come
back hero and Pn speak TO you; am man OF
family and II there Is anything to be mace want
IT. the Chambers street folks sDan't make II; YOU
settle ~ Tor $60;' witness Iepied t.at No nad
Iii pu"Dd: S 0I ne wen. to commissioner suiesIs ana
Asslstant DlsGrict Attorney Purdy. wno advised
tllcm " pay the money over alter marking 1t; Mr.
RI nj tlIkfn On llnm
lO witness aud witness gave 1t 10 crawford.
on cross examination w Mr.. Andrews Fem stated
your witness replied, III am not airald TO truss
you;' Crawford then rcia.ed ON anecdote OF an
wilen the deacons came he said. ~ can talk Detter
II have Que pound IN my pocket;'' now" Con.
tinued Crawford, III | had tnat fifty dollars
Comm ssonersp' Crawford, Dmood and witness
Entered No. 10 Centre street. and had drinks All
round Crawford treated, bat had DO money W
pay for IT, and wanted w borrow from wltness who
nad none; Dm0na stated " Crawford, You have
money, wny Los pay the scorer' II was then tnat
Dm0nd assaulted nm; witness did not hear d.
m0nd ask iOr the return 0l the money, but did hear
Crawford say. Il nave IT here and wouiu IKE 20
see you gel it." witness saved Crawford from nav
ing MS face kicked OF nim; AN officer arrested
DlnOnd ana Crawford; dd not near Crawford say,
"My situation Ii more 10 me tnan money ana don't
want 10 sake money without gong before the Com
mlS3lOners.u
WIN. Ackerman testified that when Judge Downing
asked ford Tor the money the aCser denied IL;
bur wnen oruered to be searched he produced "
from his vest pocket
CrawIord ON beng sworn, stated that one night
he was out with his vile, when James X. Taylor
stated 70 hlm tnat ne could arrest a man Tor shOv
ing counterfeit money; ne introduced witness To
Tie man Denind DinOnds bar ~ KoDcrt Gilmore;
hc t1ayOr) called for drinks, put down two dol
lar bill aR0 got bad nily cent stamp IN change;
they went out, and witness returned alone and
called Tor drinks Tor all hands; he received Dau
iiLy cent piece also; he then went to the Fifteenth
precinct station house, and getting an officer ar
rested Dimond; On the morning. OF Dimohd's trial
before the Commissioner witness was looking for
Taylor TO serve him with q subpoena when ne met
Dm0nd and Fem; ne recognized the latter as one
OF the men lie had treated; tenn called him aside
and cndeavored 70 get MN 10 'square" II, say
ing tnat laylor, VINO was the only Witness
would not be present, and he gave Wit
ness fifty dollars; witncss told him lie was
poor man whose situation was worth more than
tiiGy dollars, ana Lile money must 20 through the
hands vi the Comui sslOners; Fenn replied, "Io
he'll with the Commissioners l want noLning with
them, and returned the money, and 1t was handed
BACK 10 wItness N the saloon on the day Of the
sauit by UmDud witness wanted all hands to drlnA;
he had only forty cents anu the bll was 81 go;
OF the men tod him he had moncy-some OF d.
mOnd's Dlmond wantcu The money DacK, ana salu
lie wOulu square 1t Tor TWENTY-FIVE dollars.
Crawlord cross.examlned at length by Mr..
Spencer 10 tire proceedings before Justice Downing,
but 1T had no SPECIAL beaiiug upon the case, ana the
evidence closed. Judgment was reserved.