New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-11

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MORE IMPORTANT LETTERS-sTRONG EVi-
DENCE IN FAVOR OF JUDGE FULLERTON.
The trial of ex-Judge William Fullerton, for
conspiracy to blackma Revenue ohicere was resulneu
punetualy at IL yesterday before judges "oodrun
and Batchford and in presence OF the usuai cro~oeo
and attentive audience. The fourth witness ior te GOV
ornmept was called and examined by DistrietAttorney
PIerrepont. -,
DanIe G. Bjrdsall sworn-I have been attorney ana
counseorataw since 1885, remember the 18th OF june
1863 in the hall OF this building on tat uas sd" i'
Smith In charge OF Mr.. Wndust; first saw DIN ana MT
Gulck and Mr. Belknap crossing the street. Ia inc nan
Mr. Smith told he was arrested ME- 81 xon can o
hep Ee' for Gods sake do SOP said would II could;
had been GuIicks counsel almost continually since 1856
saw Mr Dyett too, think; Mr.. Fullerton came IN as
was talking with Belknap; 1 had met B se
IS from orange and from Wes;elester;
KNEW Mr. Dyet casually; pretty soon suggested 40
10 % my ONCE Mr. Smith was very nervous he and J.,
walked together to my office Guck ana Wduuos I
had seen Beknap three four times before that; saw
him often afterward Mr. Belknap was IN ns ~ u"nar
went into my private room with Mr. Smith have ave
two IS feet deep both entered ,e from xd dee
my private office o Is IN Glitch on w 99 ,ev eqsi
chairs two desks table and large safe Mr. Full,
erton at the desk, the west SIDE Of the single atge
spd WTsef went in first GuIick next then Beknap aye
minutes later; Quick and were pa part oi ,, tne
I'm the other room Beknap was only slightly
intoxicated; his conversation was generally rahet
afternoon Mr. Guick brought it to me from the main
office while was talking with Smith about the arrest
after reading the letter came out and spoke 10 Fuller
ton; think Smith was reading the letter when went
back; knew Of the proposition made TO BeikhaP me
letter came in before IL made; IL was made I'D the
middle room in presence Of Belknap, Guck Fullerton.
and myself Fullerton sat at the desR after d pn
KNAPP and then with Smith, think IL was ter minutes pc
fore the proposition was male was 1ae S ad he zen
paying attention. we spoke IN an Ordinary tone OF y0ce
Bolknap's voice was louder, think, than Guncks OF
BY Mr.. STANDARDIZATION sat near a window by the
street; three stood ten or twelve feet on close 70
gether; we were not meaning to speak so as to be
overheard; it Mr.. Gulick or myself who made the
In lime. / don'C remember whether the window
open; ii opened Worthst don't know that Fuller
ton was paying any attention at all
BY Mr. PlerrepOnt-There were two propositions; one
was made by Mr. Beknap IN the inner room before Mr.
Fullerton came in; think Mr. Gulick told Fullerton OF
il the other proposition, which made in the middle
room. was that Mr. smith should place in my hands
$1,000 in money and $4,000 in railroad bonds to be used
matter .iiS H''' Mr.. smith, to give bonds 10. 70.
his appearances; nothing was SAID Just at that
time about smiths going away; nor at any time, think
in after the TO % w SSu &C.
and have bond prepared for Mr.. Smith, and said that
Mr. Guck whom knew TO be man 1l iage weaT,
1t stated Fullertons presence that we would go 70
Mr Smiths house and place the money ana bonds In my
hands, Mr. smith said there was no reasonable ground
for his arrest and he would rather pay any amount OF
examination saw Fullerton next at Mr.. Osborn's; |
asked him at the office to go and nave BOND
Windust and myself went in carriage TO Smiths
house on Twentysixithst near IS sA,nI area
we're ruled out We went from Smiths to OsbOrns and
found Mr. Fullerton and Mr. Osborn there with bond
IN F1ertons presence about the receipt of the money
from smith either Osborn's or in the street. or In the
Monday or Tuesday Mr. Fullerton and were engaged
lin IA
versaton with him touching this money; tod him had
and he said stand for few days told him had
$1,000 in money In nand to settle with; he
engaged H. and settle the Smith matter atterward;
az this conversation. told Fullerton that had received
letter from Smith, who was at the Clifton House and
was anxious to get hOme Tuesday was June 10; on the
10Th FIday) at Mr.. Fullerton's office. and he
and gave him q check for it filed i out in his office;
it duly paid on June 70 was at fnlertons once;
check on June % Fullerton came to my office, think
and asked If could loan him $1,000, and drew him
81 900, making 5000 in all. These checks we've
ali admitted in evidence About the last OF June
in Boston; went there June 20 ana returned on
night of the SO just before g0lngto boston, on the
turn from Canada; Fullerton saiu 1nlek ha9 tod nn
that smith would make some revelations or revenue
that is so il will be the means OF generating Smith,"
and he wanted Smith 10 come home so lie could talk with
t Tle' nsits Of the oath; the next morning I
told Fullerton. aud made appointment for him
~ "iv meeting ting Fullerton and smith went up
stairs aud remained alone from one-af to
Of an hour Guck aud stayed down stairs; returned
FROM Boston June 30; the next day "Wednesday saw
Fullerton at his office either smith, Guliek or Mr..
against smith had promised q, he should not be
and told him 1 thought these warrants were
id outrage; be said lac knew of none.
out he would go ,oS and me- see At aDsn' ot it
gave TO- understand that s.ro,oc. was sho al
MONTH and then TO Long Branch; ut Saratoga in
July and early August; had not met Fullerton i9
went TO Albany to him, but didn't meet him the
guaranty this paper, dated juno %, IS IN my hand
sepember; 1t is witnessed September H. 1t written
In Fullerons office; he came 10 my office, think, on the
iith OF september and said he wanted the money mat
ters between us xed up he wanted me to TO his Office
and get bond and mortgage; While there Fullerton
figured up the money he had received from me, with IN
terest deducted 81 800 he had let Blasde have on ele
gram had written hun, aud took from me due bill;
took the bond and mortgage; MT Knox came IN to wit
ness the guaranty; Dr. Blaisde engaged with Mr.
Belknap. ana communicated between Belknap and me;
had been arrested in May he had been the President
of the Dstiers Association, think; when were fix
ing up these money matters he said he had let Baisde
have the $500 and had taken ehattel mortgage OF
Bai.ders goods up in Ihird-aye. nothing had been,
think said to by Fullerton about this mortgage until
this time; had had letter from MN on te SUBJECT
Baisdel wanted sl,JOoof me- and didn't haye1 for hlm
l never talked with Fullerton about this Blaisde
money until came to take this bond and mortgage;
had this telegram from him: August g. 1868 Shall
advance the Doctor the money on the mortgsgei An
swer W. T." think it best by getting all the
securities lie has" was my reply when these matters
fixed up that day. gave Mr. Fullerton due bill
received back in October November OF that year,
some time in November-about the stl-I told Mr. Full
erton must have some money | think told him Mr.
smith Vas urging me to settlement he said that II
would bring Down the bond aud mortgage he would let
me have what wanted | went down the next
day and gave him the bond and mortgage aud
he gave Inc check for $4,000 and a receipt
this receipt III Fuertons writing, reads, Received Oct
Zoo heretofore assigned to him by G. s. Mott having
advanced thereon this day $1,000 on the oath OF October
came into this court room, where Fullerton busy,
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