The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-07
Of so, with the ioonious intcn to cheat and defaud
deponent a. Aforesaid. A. q. HYDE.

deponent as Aforesaid, 4 q, HYDE
AFFIDAVIT OF JLsKPm L. KING.
5 SG q N,s Tqrt sg g4d egs@g q Ne yS,t
West GALWAY and Preseott relative to dep0ncnt as sc
iicious' and without any foundation Whatever. ,'1sa
'"''" W '' ~ ~ JOHN JOHN cox COX, f Ole Justice.
now THE scorSDRELs LOOK
Mr. Waring cross. examined Mr. Hyde at great
length aud drew forth testimony which greatly
strengthened the case against his clients. Wien
Mr.. Hyde Identified West aud Galway, WAC were sit.
urg on one sdc, they wilted under tlc concentrated
sciOus sneak. lie Is a dirty blond, about i've f,ot
eight inches In height, and weighs about lG0 pounds.
Galway Is larger, has more pluck, IL greasy bru.
snce Of two oD' dceeisd i ,eoGaircs whose last
was gone and Who lad resigned themselves
to a reputation a. well as to lives OF infamy
Mr.. Hyde had received uote from these scoun
drels similar to the conhdeuual communication sent
. llecht Dio!hps l.Ah.Dit a, published a3oye.l
their Office. where he found West, Galway and Pre-.
cot. west introduced himself as the President,
Galway introduced himself az the superintendent,
and Prescott ni Oduccd himself ~ the Attorney Of
the Association ,I.aughterJ Mr.. vest (said Mir
HYDE stepped forward TO receive ne. showed
him the note. lie wanted me to subscribe and be
was all correct tiiat ne mad
IMPORTATION OF IMPORTANCE
to me. ! replied that thought he was mistaken
that lempiOyed but few men, and believed they
me TO subscribe tlaughtcIl, and that | had men n
my employ who iroQuented gambling hoases-oue
VINO Vas N a very impSrtant situation ] told him
would subscribe lrenewed lau-hterl, he would tell
, me t1d hm II be would give he any substantial
would become a subscriber.
Mr. MRrng-Did You subscribe?
Mr.. Hyde-No, sir, lie finally told me II was my
L hg Ntaa nFuNn liz
then asked me TO subscribe. lLaughter.l I told
linn would, If they would prove To me that Mr..
King eSmhod. They said they would give me fur.
Their information in day or two, as soon as they
could get II. few days aiterward, saw Mr.. West
In his once.
Mr.. Warning with the air Of one who is going to
smash witnessl-What made You go TO bis onice
on that occasionf A.-Bccause ! received note
from then In regsrd to further information.
Mr.. Waring with a triumphan. air. based on the
belief that the witness could not produce the notel-
Have you got that note sri A-Yes sir. here II ia
And the witness produced the note, to tae discomht
ure or the defendants council
TUE Sou WHICH WAXING CALLED roR
ABeri q. HydC Esq.
SIR: The man who mas your matter in hand failed 20
you viii be perfectly SaiisGed. N' sCfT'
Mr. Warins TO witness J--whs, did you say when
Mr.; li,do--I told them I wanted to SEQ the men
VITO had seen Mr. King gambling. Mr.. Galway SAID
they could not allow their detectives 10 be seen that
II would not do to let them be known, rs tie
GAMBLERS WOULD MURDER THEN.
llnughterl They wanted NE to subscribe, and be.
come " member OF the Associatioo. Renewed
laughter
yeice-That'. what they were after all the time.
tGrcat laughterl
Mr.. llyd. / tild them II they would prove to me
that Mr.. kius gambed, / woull subscribe. They
saId that II ~as Enink to cost great deal OF money
to Investigate tue natter They sid they certainly
had ntorhIgtiOn and would be able 70 convince mo
IN day or Two. They asked me subscribe every
time they saw ihe. A few days alter the iLtcrvieW
last mentioned, Prescott came TO my store aud SAID
they were eetlDg further information. A day or
Two amer that | went down to their Office to SEQ
WI they had DOT. Mr. West sal the Superinten.
dent was OUT, an tint he lwcsU haln't Ito docu.
mth's to slow me tie IN orma,iun, Laughter
lie said TIC superintendent had u big ia a bank.
lns-housr, anu Wa down there VITA the ueteouyc,
renewed dusAterl, and that would have to cone
UONn The neat DAY. | called there several times
after That, bat rot 10 sas actor. bad paid them
no bioneJ W 10 that uac. finally
rAID JHEE $50,
by check. | gave the check TO Prescott II was
made payable 10 tEe order OF H. r. West and / re-.
ceiveL receipt si:ncd b. West The money wa,
paid ON the check at the bank. rhe receipt ami
check we're IN evidence the latter endorsed by West
IN he u-ua. form, and stamped paid by the bank
The hour VI adjournment having arrived, tho
iurtEer examination Of Mr.. Hyde was postponed til
THIS AZ ernoon at ~ O'Clock.