The New York herald., 1871-03-15
He COURT S.
The Erie Railway and the English Stockholders
Trial for Counterteiting Passing Counter
felt Money-5ollision Casss-Law-
yers and Powers Of Attorney.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.


The Erie Railway Company and the Eneiisl,
stockholdcrs-Janncs Ii. Coleman, as Re-
ceiver, Called Upon TO Return Over Sixty
Thousand Shares.
The Erie Ratlaoay Company, James Fisk, Jr., ana
justin d. White Us. Robert a. Heath ana Henry L.
Raphael, E1apleaded 6c.-The subJoined notice was
ISSUED yesterday by Mr.. Kenneth G. White as
Master In Equity. appointed TO carry out the ecent
order Of Judge Blatcnford In the above entitled
suit
pursuance Of the authority and directions contained
States Srsu for Tie southern district Of New York,
On i,s l.a day Of N March 1871 Kenneth G. White. tho
@ S1s
March attend hearing q he Sa
Ter . . ~ a en- & re sg the ss 3 master ~
court in equity above referred, and hereof fan
required.
and ho9a s and .o.e
TO proceed with the delivery over 70 said Heath and
pssn Of s c S n "a The
sst rsas'sss z
Jane. Coleman % then to proceea with ne rsn,ier thereof
S Railway Sempans 1po
a.S ss for ss .o attorney
KENNETH @. WHITE, Master
Criminal Proccedinss-T of an Alleged
Connterfeiter.
Before Judge Woodruff and jury
The intel States os. A,erfs NioolaL--At the sit
ting OF the United States Circuit Court yesterday
Alexis Ncolai q Russian, was placed on Trial on an
Indictment charging him with having engraved, or
caused to be engraved, and had in his possession
certain false, forged counterfeit plate Tor the
printing Of fifty ;ent fractional currency stamnps.
The prisoner had been convicted OF the onanca
charged at former trial, but a second trial was
sy evsSce n o. Of newly
tie engraving psse wne sH nssaoa the ao's S'a1HS onS
H. Purds sppeared as counsel for the gov.
ernment and Mr.. j. Erhardt for the defendant.
TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Clement Herring sworn-I live at 2l7 East Hous-
ton street; know the prisoner, Alexis Nicolai;
made his acquaintance when worked for man OF
the name OF MarinSkl; he asked me where lived;
gave him my address: he came to see Inc Sun
day; ne asked me to work for him; I asked him
s:amps, ! said no, That j hsad been I'm in
trouble be,ore and tna would not 90 It; saio
me again; he said he would furnish the paper and
the stone; asreed 70 furnish the press; com
menced printing the stamp 10 q room In Madison
street. where put up the press; saw tine stones In
Eldridge street, where Nlcolal had them-(iIh0-
Saa saw s IN Eag
(stOne producedl-alter put up the press In Madi-
son son street began to prn aitsT had been priet.
with his officers; was there printing: man named
Keep was also there; Nicoai was there engraving
to Colonel Whitley every day what was doing ''
Cross examned-l am seventy years old; have
been sne ssa.e Prison ior passing counterfeit
these fifty cents Sunday In my house, thlnk It
was in june or July last sometime III those months;
hn SotI hn yU0C q nAnr nrAu yasNtnl
some money; he said he had the fifty cent stamp en-.
graved, and wanted me to print them; the Aext
then ! would do it; ! and Keep iurnlsned the
ink and the paper with Keeps moneys
pIegae. United States detective; Reep and nj Nicolp
took the press 10 Madison streets; 4 told Colonel
Whitley about this the day after saw the stones
detective for the press he told me TO 10 to such
place anu ! would get the press and TO lei HIM
stamps; nave received twenty-iour dollars or
twenty-five dollars from Colonel Whitley; colonel
Whitley said he would do me Iavor, and expected
he would do me favor III finding me good place !;
I remember NcOlai being sick IN August; ] saw
Nicolal the morning OF the arrest engraving with
needle TINS stone zone OF the liinOgraphic stones
produced) In little room In Madison street; l
printed the seal OF the stamp and mace Impressions
which Colonel Whitley took away; ! also printed The
vignette; am not an engraver.
The witness, IN reply TO question from Mr..
Purdy said he had been in the state Prison. but had
been pardoned; he had the pardon here on the last
trial; he had 1t at nome and could bring here If it
The pardon was subsequently produced.
Re-cross-examined-l pleaded guilty to the charge
OF counter!eitlng upon which was sent TO prison.
Service Department, was the next witness. He said
he went 10 lbs Madison street about the Both of Sep
tember last; he entered the house by the basement
window; up stairs he found Nicolai at work in q
room; witness burst open the door and, geing In,
found Nlcoial over stone, engraving on il with a
graver; he had a good fifty cent stamp before him
and piece Of looking glass Keep was also there
ana herring, tne iatter peing engaged IN printing
nf tho pafa
were finished
Crosse -examined-I bought the press with my
money; got the money out Of the bank; bought
the press and charged II to my division "
"a. 1t was government money! A. You may take
money; / was desired by Colonel Whitley to do so;
gave herring ten or fifteen dollars; he got about
EXPENSES Of his family; he did not purchase p paper
s0bJect to my order; he said the parJles would FUR
nash the other materials. 10 sNsE
B. Newcome, Colonel Whitley and a Mr.. Ackerman.
appeared that Nicoai mad delivered up photographic
Acksrman. These plates had been buried In the
ground at the Elysan Fields, Hoboken, N. j., and
Nlcoai, they were placed in the custody or Colonel
Whitley Herring had been arrested, as Whitley
states for the purpose OF letting 1t appear to other
man. who went Herrings ban. declared that Her.
rings arrest and the ball were mere shams anu in
no way intended to be acted upon.
This was the case for the government.
TIE Defence.
AoOlpD Keep tcStlned That on the morning Of the
arrest Nicolai was not at work with graver on the
lithograpnc stone; that ct the moment the oficers
entered Nicolai was lying on bed in the room,
while he wilnessl was standing IN the middle Of the
was also sworn that Herring, the principal witness
for the government had told Nic0lat ne had the
stones ready for printing, and wanted Nicolai who
mad heen sick, to get well and help him with the
printing.
The further hearing OF the case was adjourned to
this morning. te
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS ADMIRALTY.
Collision Case.
Before Judge Batchford.
The United states Revenue Steanae, Cs.vahooa rs
TIE Ne,c Jersev Railroad ana Transportation Com
pdnv Otc1sers Of the FerTyboat Hudson.-lhis case