The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-13
CONTEMPLATING.
Continuation Of the Trial Of Miner, The
Alleged COunterfeiter.
EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENTS
Colonel whitley, Chief Of the Secret Ser.
vice Department, Going Bail for q
Convicted Seller Of Bogus Money.

lna the same In hts possession, was resumed yes
perdsy in the United States Circuit Court before
Judge Bendict- The court room was very much
urowded throughout the day.
Nr. P1errepont Mr.. Purdy ana Mr.. De Kay con-
Quoted the prosecution on behalf OF the govern
ment and Miner was defended by Mr.. Fullerton ana
Mr.. Benjamin X. Phelps
CONTINUATION OF THE EVIDENCE OF HENRY Q.
COLE.
Henry c. Cole was recalled and further examined
for the prosecution by Mr.. Pierrepont In reply 10
questions by that gen tlcman ne said:-I nave
sold counterfeit money; aid not pass 1t; always
sold It 10 wholesale dealers; ! went 10 Miners
stable some time In June last; he told me that
his wife died at eleven O'Clock that day;
bought OF him that evening $4,000 in counterfeit
money. and paid him $1,000 for It In good money
the following day; believe his wife was lying dead
IN the house when he paid me the money; went to
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, to reside two
years ago last July; have farm there now; Miner
did not come there; think l made Miners ac-
ouain, up at his house little over eight years
ago; have Llet him great many times.
Cross examined by Mr.. Fullerton-l resided OF
Albany when l was convicted and sentenced to the
State Prison; before that i resided In Orleans
county, New York, several years. seven or eight
think; my age is iortyseven; have resided in Gen.
nesee county, New York; l was born there; think
/ lived one winter, in 1851, In Buffalo; think
! have now stated all the places I have
resided In before was convicted at Albany; do
not think was charged with crime before was
convicted at Albany; decline to answer If ! had
been charged with countereting before the counter
feiting for which was convicted at Albany; i re-
ndcd at Thirty street, New York, three or
four mouths; then went to Ftity-ninth street;
lived there eight or nine monthsl after that lived
ak or seven months at Sixty seventh street;
think ] went next 10 Fifty-seventh street; then /
went to Eighty ninth street, that was In 1858, ana
! lived there until 1868; IN 1885, think, l
went TO Pennsylvania, and resided there until
April, when l came To New York, and lived
ln Eighty-fourth street, 1 object to answer
- to how long / had been out Of prison before
again commenced counterfening think 1 got &C.
Vualnted with Miner about eight years ago, but
have no distinct recollection Of 1t do not know
man Of the name OF Thomas Ballard; saw q man at
~ bleecker street, VINO was pointed out to me as
Ballard on the night Of Miners arrest; was not
arrested that night; on the lotn OF October was
arrested In my house ut $40 street, by
Colonel Whitley and two OF his men, for passing
~ Beecker street ID Colonel Whtley's office; re.
nalnnd three nights In Colonel Wnitley's oflce
gave oan oei'io ,oux :. n,vrx,our
IN Colonel wniiley's once e'ANfoAf
COLONEL WHITLEY BECAME BAIL
tor me ~ the sum OF $4,000; did not hand him
money, but gave him
SECURITY OF A HOUSE AND LOT
situated IN Elghty-iOurth street; my wife did not
time;
ONE OF COLONEL wHITLEY's MEN DREW THE DEED
which Is recorded; the house and lot valued at
elO,000; Davenport drew the bail bond; Colonel
Whitley promised me to have my liberty II exc
euted the deed; he said would not be prosecuted:
think there were some persons present then, but
Inn not sure,
you VIII he dlschargeda A. did not promise to
convict him; cannot answer that question; do
NOT NOT intend 70 Claim anything about protecuon u
ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE WITH WHITLEY
between the 10th and 18th OF October, and the 6rst
thing told him, IN pursuance OF that arrangement
was from whom got the counterfeit money; on the
4vening OF the 10th OF october received from David
Keene, ut my house, $7Oo VI good money that was
marked.
2. Were you not convicted and sent to the State
Prison In pennsylvania? A. No, sir; was never
confined In Pilisburg Penitenuary ior any crime;
never was In Sing sing Prison.
Q. What time III the evening Of the 25th October
aid you 60 10 Miners houSe2 A. At about ten
minutes before seven; arrived at the stable at ten
minutes before seven the time agreed TO meet
him; being ahead OF time, andl raining hard
went down to Miners house; the arrangement 10
meet him at the stable was made at his house on
Sunday tile 22d OF October; Mr.. Miner not there
when got TO the house; saw his wife and Charles
miner, ana l think Mr. Silvey and his wife; MIR,
Miner came home about twelve o'clock that DAY;
remained in the house some three or four hours,
ana as was going away made the arrangement to
meet MIN at the stable on The following Wednesday
evening.
@ Did you tell Miner that you had put up SIC. 900
with Whiteley, and that you could not yet 1t back
unless you returned some patesf A. No; no con.
yersstlon occurred In Miners house that day be-
tween Mr.. Miner and mvself and MIR. Fox to the
enect that had got into scrape with regard 10
Whitley, and that wanted Miner 10 get me out OF
II; on that DAY Miner SAID he could get the plates
for 800, and that he would meet me at the stable
Asked him before that, wnile lie was making
sewer In Ninth avenue what he would give me ne
tlo and 81 plates for; he said he could not say, but
would See bis man AMI ind OUT again, before sun
plates could not be got under 5000;
tor them; when went 70 the house, on the 18th OF
october, Mr. Elliott did not open the door iof me-
think; some one came 10 the door anu lei me In;
when l entered the house had not that ten dollar
plate IN my possession; had it In my posses-
policeman speaking 10 Miner about q cart standing
MP IN the street; Miner ana leit the kitchen, and
be walked out and down the street towards sixty
second street. near Broadway; Miner asked me to
arOp behind; we met one OF Whiteley's officers, Ken.
noch, on the sidewalk we were on.
To the Court went first into the basement from
the street. and turned INTO the arst room; Charles
Miner was there; rnen went into the kitchen; Mr..
Miner was there sitting at the stoves he put on his
coat and came out with me into the street; du not
meet man at the gate OF Miners house as we
passed out; do not remember meeting persons
named Van Houghton and Vessel. or them walking
with myself and Miner; when we were walking
down the Boulevard Miner asked me to fall behind
him; did not get behind Miner at the time; fell
back without mis- requesting me TO do SO. lie
walked on fast and got twenty-five or thirty feet
ahead OF me; he went In the neGhborhood OF Sixty.
ninth street towards the Boulevard.
U. What did you first see when you fell behinds
A. 1 saw a man standing on the south side or six
ty-frst greet with package IN his hand ne was
On the Unfinished side OF the street: saw the man
standing there; did not see HIM come up TO tne
pace; the package was done up ia Gun cover
q. When you FIRST saw the man with the bun
pacEage In his hand, how far was he from your A.
Aoout sixty feet; the night was dark and rainy; 1
could see very distinctly; Miner approached this
man and held his umOrella over him; did not see
this man hand package TO Miner; they remained
together ABOUT minute when Miner came towards
me aud handed me the Qua package; l do not know
who the other man was; as Miner came toward
me went 10 the lamp at the east side OF the street,
he wanted 10 give Inc The package. but tod him to
keep II until got him the money; as lie was about
70 hand me the money the onicer seized him; Minor
got Tie money out did not get the plates; the green
covering on the package now Is not the covering
tnat saw on the package that night; do not re-
the same that saw that night; had retired ABOUT
one hundred feet from The oriicer and Miner when
they were struggling: think Minor threw the officer
OIL The eIArl Qld not hear Mr. Miner say ..Lla vnu