The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-21
The Halnsteia Forgery Case.
TRIAL OF GEonsE lcrsHAHoox.. nj
HIGHLY INTERESTING TESTIMONY
FOR THE EooMMoNwEATHH 8 81 !. {
EnanueT Fraasfss Partl. YarhrouEb,
Js -. Gibl,sns, WIN. Garistian,
and 4. r.. Bowden. - ID
Examined. ,,ssas2sssas

and U. III. Bowden. ID
! Examined. % saa;sss6sf
The prisoner was brought into court at
10 O'Clock In custody OF the City Sergeant.
at II o'clock the jnry came in, and the
cours resumed the hearing Of the cause.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EMANUEL FRANCIS.
Emanuel Francis took the stand for cross
examination. In reply to questions of
Judge Crump, he said !: The writing / have
seen done by Haunstein was principally
keeping accounts. Don't recollect any par
ticular receipts he gave, except some to MIR.
Jordan. He was in the habit of fsigning his
name ''S. Haunstein, = and Lnever;saw 1t
" Solomon" except on this paper and on q
check exhibited in Che grand jury room. 7
possession since his death. They were bills
and receipts for house rent. These were
stolen from Ssne last month, except one
which 4 had previously given the Common
wealth's Attorney, and exhibited to the
grand jury. / had others in my pos
session at that. time, but they were not
called for by the grand jury. The one
exhibited was signed s'S. Haunstein;n
[ don't recollect the date-I don't keep
a regular set Of books myself. / never
saw him sign his name 'tSolomon," but
nave seen check with his name written on
it in that way. A popularity of the sigma
ture to the writing alleged to be forged,
which did not mention yesterday, is that
that the u and n are not connected as he
always connected them in writing his name,
and the in Haunstein is not distinct-in-
deed it is hardly discernible. / could swear
a fhn,1Son6 fhnff I,of 10 nf
signature. The receipts referred TO were
given me in some instances by him and
sometimes by other parties. He often de-
posted his papers with me. Those which
/ got from other parties came into my hands
in 1SG6-'G7. Finding that a swindle was
going on, and other parties were collecting
receipts with his name signed to them, I
gathered up a few myself. [ asked Mr.. Glib
bons for some, and he told me. that Mr..
Page had got one from him and hadn't re-
turned it, so he wouldn't give away any
more. got some out of his books, which
were in possession Of Alice Ferguson.
] To Mr.. Wise: never saw " Solomon
signed to any writing of his
jury room. / never saw that before.
Samuel "a. Page was one OF the other par
ties looking up Haunstein's receipts. Do
not know where the books that were ut
Alice Fergusson's are now. j saw them at
her house, at the foot of Maddox Hill.
They were accounts in his own hand
writing. There was class of accounts in
the book with his name attached thereto.
The receipts were loose. .., @
& s FREDERICK POWELL SWORN.
Frederick Powell next examined. He
testified: was very well acquainted With
Solomon Haunstein from 1854 up to his
death, in 1851. Was very intimate with
him. He boarded with me. have seen him
write in the bar-room frequently. Was often
in the bar-room. never thought he could
write very elegant hand. 1.-THE writing
alleged to be forged was>here exhibited to
witness.l couldn't say whether this is his
signature. tt =
TO Judge Crump: Never saw him sign
his name to any document Of Importance.
as remember. = II .s.@3 2
u PHILIP YARBRoUGH's TESTIMONY.
I-hiltp YarDronSh testified / have seen
Solomon Haunstein write, and have had in
my possession receipts signed by him. !
have recollection of his handwriting. got
for house rent. rThe writing alleged to be
forged was here eXhibited.] That signature
is not his writing. He generally signed his
name ssS.' not !" Solomon" Haunstein. ]
gave one of his receipts to Mr.. Sam. Page
Have seen his signature often, and declare
to the jury that the one to this paper is not
genuine. In every receipt obtained from
him he signed his name ''S,"' not Solomon
IL was his custom, too, to disconnect the
first from the last syllable Of his last name
Cross-examined / did not notice any
pecuiiarity about the way he crossed the t
cannot mention anything particular, but
the signature to the bond does not look like
his. | don't think the s in Solomon is Like
the s to my receipt, and there Is genera
want of resemblance between them.
To Mr.. Wise: i have not now In my pos.
session the receipt I gave to Mr.. Auld, an(
which he gave to Mr.. Page.
Mr.. Wise.-Would you know it if yor
were to see it? - .s''' '.4s,'z'.. !. s..
q Witness Yes, sir. ..
/ Mr.. Wise.-Is that it -.
He here exhibited the following paper &
the witness :: g ~.
I" Received Of P. s. Yarbrough Fiftee1
aJuly 10th, 1850. s. HAuNsrE1Y."
Witness That is the receipt, and that il
the genuine signature of Solomon Haun
stein. I saw him write that.
TO Judge Crump: The body of the re
ceipt wrote; he signed it. Z e .2..i!j
The Jurors here closely compared the re-
ceipt and the writing alleged to be forged
+ EVIDENCE OF JOHN q. GIBBONS.
John H. Gibbons deposed: I was &C
uuainted with Solomon Haunstein two
Years; probably over. Have taken receipts
from him for payment Of house rent.
think I know his handwriting tolerably
well.
often have seen him write. Sometimes
his Young man would collect the rent an(
sign the receipt. / may have seen hin
write three or four, halRsia dozen, or 4
dozen times 7 can't remember the mum
Der. was his tenant year Or eighteeI
months. Icouldn't positively identity hi
signature on oath, but think would know
it. {.
Question by the Court: Have yon q suf
fcient knowledge or recollection OF hi
handwriting to enable you to give an opin
ion as to its genuineness, though you vii
not swear absolutely about it ?s,t
Witness answered: / think / have.
The Commonwealth's Attorney ther
showed the witness the alleged forged writ
ing, and asked whether he believed ths
signature thereto genuine or not.
Judge Crump objected that the propel
foundation for this question had not beer
laid. The objection was 4overruled by tn.
court, and bill of exceptions filed by tht
defence.
Witness then said he thought the sigma
ture was not, his handwriting, but could
not say upon oath that it was not. ~
Judge Crump asked the court to exclude
this answer.
The Court.-No, sir, cannot. tbini
the answer is Q proper one.
A Thereupon bill Of exceptions No. 10 wa
filed.
Witness cross-examined !: Don't know
whetber.I ever saw Haunstein sign his frs
name. The signature to the writing befer
me somewhat resembles his, but j dom
fh;nl. 81 ranllv Ia. .. tt is rather different.