The New York herald., 1871-12-12

mp between Cole and Minor for the surrender o.
tnose plates iol the sum OF $1,000, which was SUD
Rned ,n 6y tne Scers @ Of the government the otes
1t was whlie Cole was receiving
THESE PLATES FROM MINOR,
AZ Slxty-sec0nd street he plates being delivered to
Minor by one Thomas Ballard), that the defendant
was arrested with the 500 IN his hand, the plates
having been dropped by him a few moments before,
as ne was seized by the Oficer.
TESTIMONY OF HENRY c. COLE.
the oe ~Ts 'aen called as ror
oence, on the ground that he had served term in
jall for forgery His restoration to civil rights by
objection was overruled. He deposea:-I first met
Minor about eight years ago. on or about October 90
eS for maSna to buy from s MIN
me me ne e.. could get these plates for me; / told
he must let me have them cheap; Miner said, mo,
they M are in good order ana You can have them for
VI sald tnas IL would take them At that price;
an and % ns me s's o E IL SE s On
wednesday at seven p N: before went to see him
there had told Colonel Whitley Chief OF the Secret
Service Department, OF the arrangement had made
with Minor; he told me to purchase the plates and
meet Minor was searched by some Of the detec.
tives and they found nothing on me but the ST. 500
IN SEod ggen s me BY Colonel wne
did not find him there, 80 went into his house,
where found him, together with his family ana !
Fifty-nlnth sJreet and Ninth avenue Minor asked
me to fall behind; did so: Minor then went to
Sixty-flrst street and Broadway and rot a package
nom q man; he then came back and hanGe ed the
package to me; can't swear that / saw the man
hand the package TO Minor; when Minor came back
10 me he handed me the package; / told him
that. before taking IT, WANTED to pay him; then
handed the money t$1, 500) to Minor and Just as he
was taking IT he was seized by OF Colonel Whit.
leys detectives; Minor took the money from me,
but did not take the plates from him; he dropped
the package when he was seized. (The package
was here produced. The witness identified 1t as the
one he saw with Minor.) 1t contained plates for
printing counterfeit $40 and $40 bills; Minor and
the detective had struggle; another detective
came up and we put Minor in q carriage and took
him to Colonel Whtley,s onlce; a few days before
al ms TOOK place l got from Minor $4,000
IN counterfeit $40 bills; he threw them into my
wagon as drove past his works in Ninth avenue; /
told MIN that ne was getting rather bold; he said,
mo, there is nobody but us around nere;v was
to give MIN $500 In good money for the counterfeit
$4,000; ! sometimes paid Minor for counterfeit
money when | got It, and sometimes I did
not; I gave this package or counterfeit money
to one OF Colonel Whitley's detectives.
was here shown to the Witness who identified 1t as
the one he got from Mnor.) In september last
got from Minor $4,000 In counterfeit money for
81, 900 In good money; sold tnat money; last July
got fr0m MIN $4,000 In counterfeit money for
81, 400 In good money sold that money; last Feb.
ruary got from him $40. 900 In counterfeit money;
paid MIN $1,000 In good money for 1t; sold that
money; have received from Minor In all about
$50. 900 or 800 900 IN counterfeit money.
The Court adjourned at hall past three O'Clock un-
til eleven O'Clock this morning.