The New York herald., 1871-12-15
C0UNTERFEITING.
Continuation OF the Trial OF ]. d. Miner,
the Alleged Comterfeiter.

Mr.. PierrepOnt Mr.. Purdy and Mr.. DE Kay con-
Quoted the prosecution on behalf Of the govern
ment Mr.. Fullerton and Mr.. Phelps appeared as
counsel for the defendant
TESTIMONY OF DErEcTIvB APPLEGArR.
Mr. Applegate. an officer of the Secret Service,
course Of his examination he testined:-C Colonel
Whitley informed me that Cole was going to
purchase set OF plates from Miner-a $40
plate Of the Poughkeepsie National Bank and
% plate Of the Ninth National Bank OF New York
and that Cole was to give Miner $l500 for the
plates; met Whitley at his once on the Goth Of
October; there were several officers of the Secret
Service present. whitley told me TO 60 up to Fifty
ninth street TO meet Cole, search him and then fol-
low him up to connect with Miner to see them
snake q dea'' for set OF plates this was at I'VE
O'Clock In the evening; before that Colonel Whitley
took 81. 500; 1t was marked and given to Cole IN
lager beer saloon In the B6wery between Beecker
and Houston streets; Cardell. Kennoch. Bauers, Do
L0mo myself and fitzpatrick took o carriage. drove
to Fftys street. got out Of The carriage there and
walked up TO Fifty ninth street; there we found
Cole; searched him; he had knife and two
keys, and this marked money he had In his inside
coat pocket; he was searched in the presence OF
Kennoch; Cole then walked up toward Sixty-sev.
enth street; Kennoch and Barnes followed Cole; De
Lomo ana Caraell followed them, and Fitzpatrick
and Drummond were after them ana ''shadowed"
them. / saw Cole with Miner; was standing q
little below on the sidewalk; saw two men; re.
NAMED behind a dirt pile until saw Cole como up
TO Miner and as they came together KennOch seized
Miner, and as ne was seized by the collar Miner
threw the package Of plates toward me; the pack
age was enclosed In o bur paper; kept my eye on
the package, expecting that II any one came up l
should arrest hlm expected that some one con-
nectei with inner might come up to old him and II
he did would arrest him; Kennoch and Miner were
squabblng, and helped Kenn0ch to put irons on
Miner; sent Kennoch after Cole; he got him; MI
ner, Cole Kennoch and myself got into the carriage
and drove down to tho ONCE In Blocker street;
Kennoch opened the package; the outside paper Of
the package was much torn; inside was q green
cloth and inside that were the plates-the $40 and
s. plates; we searched Cole, but did not lind the
81, SEQ on him; Kennoch and took lanterns, went
up to Slxty-second street and found the money; 1t
was wet; signed o list OF the money which was
examined and would know that list again; did
not see the arrest Of the man VINO gave the plates
to Miner; this man gave ms name as Evey, but l
believe his real name Is Thomas Ballard; put no
mark on the plates, but know them oy the drilling
and the oil paper In which the plates are packed.
Mr. Fullerton specially asked the Court to have the
paper in which the plates were packed. Ballard
was Kept until next day.
u Wnere Ola you go next day Win Ballardi A.
Q. Wnai did You dnd theres objected to.
Mr. Pierrepont stated that he offered IT, prove
that the witness, with Nettesp, went with Ballard
to 266 kivington street. and there, the pointing
out OF Ballard, seized fibre paper. counterfeiling
materials and about 500 or So 500 or counterfeit
money printed from the very plates found with
the oner was ruled out the Court holding that
there was no foundation laid for 1t.
TO Q JurOr-When l found the bills on the sand
pile they were not rolled up; they were scattered
yaE JURon-Did you count the money at the sand
WirNEss-l did up 10 $1,000.
TO Mr. Pierrepont-rhis Is q list OF the money I
found that night ON the sand pie Dist produced) 1t
was wIiltea Dy MI. sullivan. one OF tne officers Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Whitley instructed me
tam That Whitley mentioned Miners nalne Whitley
said, "NOw 60 up to Fllty-nnth street and Ninth
s M snS told O
the slgnal was 70 be the Dropping Of . hat put
we Went en- up there Ws found too dars for
Cole and see II he had anything on him; we found
nothing on HIM but roll of bills; saw Colonel
tween Bleecker and Houston street, IN lager beer
saloon; and Whitley went to the lager
sd Sssn os n0hns about
that night; was not here when Colo was kept three
6ss r IN seS srss xas o.
| house, we took his wife and his stepson over to
1aylors Hotel Jersey City: they were charged with
ColOnel WhlIey, 'He (Miner) has agreed 10 deliver
me the plates tonight; he may give them to me at
the stable, or ne may lake me out ana connect with
Q. From what direction did Miner approach
angie across Miner and Cole both mad umbrellas,
and Miner, In throwing away the package, cnuoked
no rom ea n ab%t %n hand %o'oe @ 81 nray s a
from; 1 do not think he threw the package
from the hand that held the umbrella:
the witness made before Davenport, the COmmis-
sloner 70 the effect that he had seen bundle drop
WITNEss-I think saw it thrown; saw 1t 90
down on the ground: he could dr0p It or throw IT,
BY some one else that nIgnt to be present when the
arrest was made to see tnat nothing was thrown
take up your poston and & watch and gee
tated considerably over ms answer, and finally
sald-I do not think ne told me to watcn and see If
q. DID you testify IN this way before the Commis-
sloner-"My instructions were to see II anything
mad seen Miner before tnat; I twice VIZ p'or; before
that-on the 10Th OF August and again ON
the day we arranged with Bill Quincy 70
stated before the Commissioner that I had not
known Miner before that nlgnt on the night OF the
arrest three persons did not pass us IN SixtysecOnd
ahead or the spot where stood Miner and Ken.
noch were struggling on the sand pile; did not go
to Kennoch's ASSISTANCE until he called out that
Miner was biting nim The money was scattered OH
the west side OF the sand pile; l mink the wind
blew from The northeast 10 the west (laughter); 1
did not them strugg ling ON the top OF the pile
do not think that me easery wind blew that
money TO the top OF the sand Pile; wnen searched
cole at Fiity.nmth street felt In his pocket what
J supposed 70 De q roll OF bills; did not take out
the money and examine it; felt 1t. and knew 1t
was money IRON the way 1t felt; the money was In
q roll, but cannot say it was tied up; put no
mark upon the plates,
q. DID you see anythIng taken out or the pack
age but the platesf A. Nothing TO notice II.
q. Low came you then, awhile ago, In answer to
the Judge, TO say that there were those pieces OF
0lied papers A. know that tue next time saw
the plates there was tins oiled paper, and for aught
] know the paper may have been there In the first
Instance; saw Cole whe kennOch was putting the
than ten steps from me-ab0ut thirty feet; Miner
was then down on the ground; l was holding him
by the throat while he was down on the ground.
In reply 10 other questions on cross-examination
the witness denied that no had ever been accused or
any crime, that he had been engaged III real estate
matters In New Jersey before his entrance into the
Secret Service, and tnat he mad been introduced 10
thar service by Mr.. NetGeshp, an olicer OF the de.