The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-13

comterfeiting; that conversation was In December,
1869; they were not arrested for passing counter
felt money printed from this $40 and this 81 plate
currency plate Il he would let your wife and son goi
the inieres, OF other persons in these plates Wood
in OF these interviews. did not think mention
eTamineS as to the various times he bought coun
terfeit money from Miner. On one occasion he said
he took man named John snoner up Win Nun no 70
witness and Miner IN reference TO The purchase
Of counterfeit money; he did r mot .e MIN hm
Miner threw into witness wagon was marked
to witness ana he said he could not IDENTIFY 4 as
the understanding was that he was 10 give witness
say Snese o. there any s. or SO
them; the twos were generally RAJ y STUCK INTO ths
pas inner 81 ne c
not marKed got that $500 from David Keene BY
check payable to bearer On the Grocer n National
from the bank on the Istn Of october, between ten
and two O'Clock: am sure that the money got
on the lstn Of OCTOBER, and $500 Of that gave to
Minor; dad not intend TO sell any OF this counter
with wit him: rot rom Miner $1,000 counterfeit
money the 80 Of October; paid him $1,000 Tor 1t
" q. Where s did you get that money! A. decline
to answer that question.
The COURT-YOu must answer 1t.
WITNEss-I got the money from David Keene ana
also from man named Paine; Keene was arrested
on the 9th OF October and he was subsequently set
witness made other statements on this point.
O. Your evidence is thls:-That after his arrest for
passing counterfeit money he paid you $500 In con-
alteration OF counterfeit money you had sold him'
A. Yes.
Q. What are you reading froma A. Memorandum:
q: When did you make lts A. A few days ago;
o. Is il in your nandwritiugs A. Think not.
Q. Whose Is 1T A. 1t is Shoner's had another
memorandum, but tore II up: It might be over TWO
months. more or less since made this other men,
orandum; wanted to know how much counterfeit
money had bought OF Miner; lcannot assign any
man named James Calvert and have spoken with
him; first became acquainted with him IN New
York in 1868; have no recollection Of buying or
selling him counterfeit money; do not know any
thing OF his occupation at all; heard he was couI-
know Charles Ulricn he never engraved plate or
die for me; first learned at Miners house from
snoat ~ and eight @ons was
in partnership with this James calvert.
q What has been your occupation since you left
the State Prison, besides passing counterfeit mo-
ney9 A. Boating in the summer season on The Erie
Canal; have followed the water boatman
Catharne winters
Re.dlrect-wnen was at the Boulevard, at the
when the package containing the plates was taken
down to Colonel WnLey's ONCE 1t had think. the
same cover IL
house for the purpose OF entrapplng him, did not
see Mr.. Fox, lawyer or Van Houghton or Vessel
there; never saw such people.
Counsel then asked questions as to what had be-
come OF the original memorandum witness had
made OF the amounts OF counterfeit money he had
sold Miner. Witness replied the memorandum had
got worn out In his pocket, and then Shoner made
the memorandum produced from the old one-wt-
ness calling OF to him the amounts and figures;
had been to Miners stables and saw these horses,
which ne understood were "fast h0rses;' had heard
that man named Elliott, alias Hank Hail. had been
indicted or. charged IN this Court for counter
fctinR; had seen him several Times at Miners house.
To Mr.. Fullerron-I never disclosed TO ShOner the
fact that was dealing In counterfeit money! he did
were amounts mad received from Minor; saw the
package examined IN Colonel Whltley's ONCE, but
did not examine the plates.
TESTIMONY OF SARAH A. WILLIS.
Sarah A. Willis, a lady dressed IN deep mourning,
residing at 225 West Fifyhrd street, deposeu that
Thomas Ballard resided In the same house. and tIat
on some occasions a person with shoulders like
examination she replied that sne could not state
Miner was the man.
AT the request OF Mr.. Fullerton Cole was here
called into court He was desired to stand up, and
did so. Mrs. Willis was asked to look at him and
say II Cole was the man she saw at the house. she
could not say. though her impression was that she
had seen a person OF very singular appearance
son. with eyes deeply sunKen, and OF cadaverous ap
pearance.l She could not, however, identity COie.
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER KENNOCH.
Oficer kennoch, OF the Secret Service Depart
ment was examined at some length respecting the
facts OF Miners arrest The Witness direct exam
1nation having closed,
The Court adjourned antl eleven O'Clock this
morning