New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

tho matter clearer in our minds And it seems TO mo
would depart from that course only Tnere nat want
tby Mr. Fancherj Curry, were you present IN I'm, te
oce OF the agents the day OF the publication Oh taS
O. Did you hear any conversation. any remark, from
Dr. Lanahan In reference 10 1t A. heard MN speak
O. What did he sayi Al can only speak Of the sub
stance solicitOus that something sh0nu DC pun
ished the next morning and nsed words WIN M t ect
the tn = agents to RqS si1d P be- Rsh @sed m that such
card should concede that frauds and corrupons
O. In respect to these alleged presents, did you ever
hear Dr. Lanahan speak abont them a. am hoe cer
tain ever heard him speak of the matter but once;
Counsel for the defense objected the ground that
the counsel for the prosecution was putting Leading
Mr. Fancher-Dr Curry is not man TO be led.
@. Have you heard Dr. Lanahan speak OF irauas aha
corrupton In the Book Concern since the publication OIL
the article A. think have.
Please S6 nay TerS III perhaps two or
times generally in his Office; some times In mine or III
o. We're the conversations private there other
persons presents A. think never were We ourselves
O. Did he request you to publish speech OF his
that he made in Baltimore A.. He dla' ,,,., ho d,d
M Mr. Fancher1i want to show that Dr. Lanahan has
pubcly proclaimed these frauds.
Judge Reynods-we have nothing to do but to try
these charges and specifications.
Mr. Fancher-I thought there was something IN your
specifications about the Baltimore speech.
made that speech; that is admitted in the answer.
Mr. Fancher-I am going to slip all round and get in
| that Baltimore speech. -
Judge ReynOds-If VIC concede small things we Will
pretty soon get in trouble.
| O. How was the Baltimore speech sent TO yOu' A.
BY letter. did not keep the letter. wrote an answer
however, and kept copy OF that
Dr. Lanahan-I did not keep copy 0fmy letter to you
O. Have you noticed the publication In substance In
the newspapers OF these losses and fraudsl
The defense objected to the witness answering this
question. -, .
Mr. Fancher--I think can show whore this witness
made calculations to the amount OF l0ss Tor instance
in The Times article. , -.
Judge ReynOlds-When the article In The Times Is
proved to have been the production OF Dr lanahan
then IL will be time enough to answer the question:.
Mr. Fancher-I propose to do so by the question now
propose TO ask.
Judge Reynods-Then let the question be If he saw
such an article IN the newspapers -, l.,
Mr.. Fancher-I only said newspapers. only III
quired what he saw IN the newspapers
O. Prior to the article in the The Ites, dd you near
Dr. IAnahan make calculations as TO the amount Oh loss
A. think heard him make such calculations; thlhk
estimates" would be better than calculations; think
heard him make estimates Of how much had been pfODa
bly, lost. . IT.. r
o. What did he say a. said in the beginning that
could not pretend 10 give the conversations sentence py
sentence. go, , ,,,.
O. state the substance OF what he said A. should
think it over 100000 - .
The prosecution moved to put copy or The NeWl
Times OF Nov. "a, 1870, in evidence Objected TO-
The XaminatOn OF Dr. Curry was then ADJOURNED
until to-day, commencing at S3 O'CLOCK.