New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

exec ton al ne Amount allied was s,%T had
bee attached ard disposed Of and really IRON . ~. in
there grperS S mans %nG T SanSs Il seems
entirely COMPETENT so far as having saS II fPet lime was
,tcn away from him by his creditors Now, n nwero
he waf U on s to show who
hal possession ceased 1t has been asserted over ana
over again in the presence OF TINS hI hs
hecome poor she him. We propose to prove
fiat e early as . S thS Gp seizure his cedio
that subsequently he never owned one loo' vi rcai
Recor,cr Uackett-I viii permit you to show that
Judgment obtained and the levy made on MS prop
Wtness-in that suit of mino the house in Greenwich
o1esns Cornty; subsequently, discontinued the suit.
Mr.. Graham--That you are not asked.
g The suit went to jqdgment ana and the property was
@ Was the amount realized equal to the indebted,
purchased for very small mountaineering under
$780, if recoecand there was balance 81 u 900 5 nr
has remained in judgment since.
Cross-examined-Q When asa you first know 70" "e'0
@ when you first communicated with on the SUD,
Distrct-AitcTneys otdce went saw assistant
G. What time last Friday did You know thst a, a a. t
10 O'clock also saw Judge Davis two weeks ago az 'o
District, Attorneys office ,,or bavo Given
here with the private counsel Judge DaViS)f a. very
generally. , .. .nos,
@ Were they letters of Mr. McFarlandl A. No, Sir;
they were my correspondence with my clients. .
O. when You saw Mcfarland when was it A. About
2o'clock on the Esd; didn't observe any difference IN
O. BID he look TO you as though he had been drinking
hard . A. thought ne might have been.
@ What made you think 80 2 A. His face was flushed
q Unusually 50 A. 1t was always ruddy 49,,
O. Was there change in his eye or the color or MS
hair a. No, Sir should say his hair was sandy when
O. Did You notice moro wrinkles in his facet A. No,
Sir concluded he drinking; smelt liquor in his
breath suppose he talked WITH me 1ye or ten nf aer
paper before, about the previous shooting.
TESTIMONY MARK NJ. lBRCRl PoMEIoY,
Iir Pomeroy was examined by Judge Davis. He tes-
a IA follows:
, Where do you reside A. In this city.
- Do you know the prisoner A. Yes, Sir; 1 have
tcen him before today.
O. when did you see hint A. During the tendency OF
The Presidential Of 1861 cannot give the DATE
think it was in the month OF September.
Q. Where did you see hint A. In the office of The
q. Did he call upon you, did you send for him A.
q State tho conversation to the Court and jury
MI; tiraham-The same objection and exception. 8,
A He came TO me on that day, introducing himself as
Mr.. McFavland, and wished me to purchase from him
certain letters hch lie had then and there in his pos
nc hat i fui particulars Of the
neeted With The NEw-Y6RK TRIBUNE. He stated that
Mr.. Grceley and others of THE TRIBUNE running a
frecloye establishment Of kind, and that l, by
publishing these letters, could make sensation and
get even with Mr.. Greeley, who had said much
$780, ne said Richardson had won his wife's affections
aud tie publication of the letters showing his acts would
give a chance TO get even with Mr. Greeey-to show
by the acts and dongs of The TRIBUNE, that they en-
hind of things; saII didntca 10 publish them that
whatever fight had against Mr. Greeley, did not extend
in attending their business uaughterl; that Mr.
Greeley was no more responsible for the acts OF his re-
portcs than for mine that did not to purchase
letters OF which lie said reflected on his wifes
ton ana to extend TIE Democrafs circulation MI Nc
Farand put the letters in his pocket kept with him to
he singular that
paper experience his like that of any man
coming sell article, and anxious to raise the money
To Mr.. Graham--I think knew was to be a witness
had ever been offered letters BY Mr. Mcfarland; know
had said to Mr.. Whitaker and Mr. Sykes that, with my
usual modesty. had omitted chance to make sensa-
ton in the newspaper laughterl this was some five
SShS %s taR is With Mr. WHITAKER about this offer
can't say when it occurred exactly; have people al
@ Isnt there an understanding that where a person
on ST Tsdc in eoHepee AIwaTs H nv ONCE, If CON-
cealmcnt is asked II not otherwise. $3.50
Mr. Graham-Q. When did you commence to publish
Tie Dem0cratg Witness-A commenced the publca-
ion Of The York Democrat the 18th of August 1903
eI Ms GnesF sce i5 T." gauge "'A '''' '
Witness--I have published newspapers since 1853.
Mr.. Graham-Have you published paper, daily SEN
sationa articles, &c.H
daily and believe it made sensation laughter;
have published paper since 1885, The La Crosse Dem9
Democrat and Ioneroy,s Dem9crGt; have published
do not know what the letters offered were he men
toned the names Of Calhoun and Sinclair, but did not
on Saturday other business and talked this mat
ter with him; In 1865 don't know there was more i'll
feeling between Mr. Greeley and myself further than
there is usually between Democrats and Republicans
Mr. tiraham-That is very unbecomng, Mr. Pomeroy,
to attempt be witty at the expense of in the
position the prisoner is. don't think your wits
banded when you made that remark.
Witncss-I don't call that wit. Iaughter.l
Mr.. Graham-Nor either Renewed langhter.l
Mir. Grahan-Did you have any trouble with Mr..
Greeley' A. Mr. Greeley had during the war called for
my arrest and incarceration and written bitter polti
ra article against ire; the prisoner did not speak To
ofhis property except that he wanted the money for
these letters have since understood that he in the
Daniel McIaTand; to the best OF my belief that is the
man who offered these letters; would not swear without
the possibility OF mistake to the identity OF amy man.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES sCHEME2HoBS.
Examined by Judge Garvin-I publisher doing
business at No. Il Bond-s; have known the prisoner
since early in January 1862 have had business trans
actions with him. have published in March, 1869, iii The
American Educational Monthly article which he
brought me- paid him sc for it, lie to in Jan
uary with the manuscript and said he recommended
81 me by Mr. G.. i. Putnam, and that he wished me to
purchase the article; told him would read it and
would give him answer in few days. the article
on condition Of the public schools 40 years ago. the
conversation lasted about 10 minutes purchased the
article on the 9th Of January, and published 1t n the
March number. THE magazine containing the article
was here shown wituessl . .
appeared perfectly rational. 49,
TO M GIahanlIo called first carly in January, 1862
q What is there about this article tn indicate how
many years it had been written before was taken to
youi a. / only know what he represented at the
O. Now there anything on the face Of the article by
which YOU fix the time il was wflttenf a. At tnat
time thought there was his claim that it was re-
Gently written; he said 1t was recently WIten Is III
possible refer 10 anything whereby cOud Tx the
length Of time it had been written.
A recess of 50 minutes then taken. Upon reas-
soIubng MI Joseph joel b. Emhardt was called andeX-
ainined by Judge Davis.
TESTIMONY JOEL b. EHRIIAEDT.