New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-29
THE BBOCKWAY CASE.
USING CLEANSED sTAMPs-CoN OF TIE
EXAMINATION.
adjourned.

USING CLEANSED STAMPS-CONTINUATI0N OF TIE
EXAMINATION.
The examination of VIM. L. BrOckway and
Charles BrOckway the brewers charged with cleansing
and using ale stamps, was continued before Commits
soner Shields in the United States Circuit Court room
Yesterday The publicity already given TO the and
the assertions Of the accused that Mccormack the chief
witness the prosecution had instituted these proceed
ngs through motives Of revenge and that he was noto
rously bad character in whose word one would place
any confidence attracted quite cOncourse Of spectators
who listened to the proceedings with the greatest in
terest.
Charles Mccormack the first witness sworn, testified
reside in Avenue A, between Tenth and Eleventhsts;
know the defendants; have been in their employ Tor
about wear; during that time they have used stamps
twice three four times; nave put stamps Oh pa-
res that have been used did so by request OF Mr.
rockway end his son; the Sd of August 1869, there
were half barrel stamps used twice they were gwen
TO me by OF the drivers; the eth OF August 1867
man NAMED Murphy returned two half-barrel stamps
ON the sd Of August, man named Lynch returned u
stamp on the LIST of March, 1870 there were four stamps
bTonfRt back that had been sent Joseph Hill they
were all used the second time put them on myself
off stamps when they came in and use them over
again on his cross-examination the witness sald
have used other names that left my wife IN CanaIl
and lived with another woman; my wages rom BROCK
way about S24 week; have been arrested twice
in New York and in Brooklyn; Brockway did not
discharge me; brought Mester here to make the ai-
Jail never told Ogden had set job for the old man;
told anybody so; never took ms journal took
the Brewery book: caught him with my wlfe last year
did not leave the Courtroom because my wife came IN;
did not forge wifes name 10 Decd she wrote her
name herself; drew part Of the deed, and another
party drew the rest my wife present when drew
part of the deed man named Falsook looked the
deed to see If my Yifes handwriting the same he Is
an expert; my wife came over from BROOKLYN
with me, and we went 10 a place IN the
| Bowery TO "a lawyer and signed the deed 10
INV mother she gave $500 for it will swear IL my
wife who igned the deed and not woman can't say
when came to live with my woman; made the memoir
anda which have testified to dates and put them
| in box took them out Of box this morning; saw
Murphy who is In JAIL bring the stamps To the office
and give them TO Brockway, the boy and myself were
present. Brocway put them in the stamp box when the
Meister was present. this in August 1863 Anthony
Buyer broughtne stamps that had been used about the
list OF May 1862 and for or months afterward went
I'D Brockways place with one OF the Officers at the
time of the arrest showed him where the stamps We're
think told the officer about the stamps; Brockway did
not charge with putting the stamps there put on
renewed stamps and did meister and the boy when
barrels were brought back they put in the back
yard and the stamps taken off and washed; served and
have found nearly all the evidence for the District At
tOFney.
w. III. Hardy sworn, testified: am Revenue Asses
sOr: | served search warrant for some stamps put
there in an envelope and brought them down and gave
them TO the DstrictAtt0rney; examined the books
and found in the stockedger that all the leaves from
page 188 had been torn cut OUT ledger No. TO-
an pages from 400 to 403 gone and ledger No
IL pages 277 and 27s were missing: did not observe
anything else
stamps and found them where he told me; the book
keeper told that Mccormack tore the leaves out OF
the ledgers.
Further examination is adjourned until July at II