Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-23

Prince been able 10 have found II; that her hus-
tard had directed her 70 come after Ii, and
Mr.. Rifd'e.-Yes, yOu explained that
By Mr.. Kid1la:-Q. At tins second intaryi w
what a said about a case Of kleptorn an -
\. A. rnv second interview, after had ben
there several minutes, Mr.. Moves said to me:
"Nr. Prince. the air Is fun Of a renort All ,ut a
lady having passed a SO counterfeit note on
yc'J. told b N that sJcH an &C currence As
that had happened. but the lady was uncon-
sTious OF !. As my WE was of passing il on
another party.
Q. Did YOU 90 forward and tell him further
about that transaction? \. 1 believe / ex-
p'ained tn whole thing 10 him about that trans
action.
Q. Who vas The lady? A. The lady was the
wife OF Mr.. Thos. /. Hume; very reSpect4ble,
nice adv, and | was sorry il happened
Q. You thought she had passed a counterfeit
$40 Hill? a. know she had. / received It
from her. but che didn't know it.
=. Aud You made complaint to her to that
effect? a. No. sir. SIR Moves referred to IA At
first, and said thai the air was full OF 1t.
q Didu'C You yourself ask To have that so
hi refunded? y. That would come in after
Q am asking you about it now? A. Yes,
BY Mr.. Carring.on:-Stop a moment; 7 Object,
20 not care particularly sbolt it; but il j.
simply Introducing Il collateral matter. [Objec
ton witblrawnl
q. had inquired Of YOU, Sir. Prince .wh Their
You OH not EiRke IA claim, or charge, agajnSt
Ars Hume that she rad passed counterfeit aill
a. Yes, sir. After | discovered who it was
passed the counterfeit bill, l took it t. her
@. Did YOU find her at home? A. Yes, sir.
bur did not see her.
q. Did her husband call upon Won at vour
house? a. He called at enc time, during nay 40
q. lie did not see you? \. No, sir.
q. You we're not personally acquainted with
Mr. Hume? A. No. sir.
q. Nor did he know YOU? No, sir
q. Did you go and complain to a ma gistrate
abunt Mrs. Hume? 4. No, sir.
e. Didn't you 90 to A msgistrlte with it? A
! left the $40 note with Squire Plant. Oh Penn
sylSania avenue, between 10Th aud 18th streets
and asked him if he had decent and respecta-
bic collector; lie re piled that he had; told him
thls money was given to me by a very respect
able lady, and i wished her approached in
very gentiemanly manner; he mentioned the
mans name as Bennett.
q. Did you yourself request to have a con-
versstion with the constable. A. No, sir; /
never saw the constable at all.
q. Did you ever have a conversation with the
constable? A. After the note had been pre-
sented to Mrs. Hume, he called at nv house.
q. who was lie? A. His name was Bennett,
i think.
Q. Didn't you want Mr.. Bennett to 20 and
arrest her? A. No, SIR. The instructions to
Squire Plant were not to have anything done
with it, except 10 collect ii as bill. [ could not
lose my time from my business to 20 after it. /
had been after her twice.
q. 1 lind this question was asked YOU at the
last trial:
20 Didn't You make n Omplsint before a M aRis
tTale against Mrs Hume III tnis city. in which you
charged he1 with pts-iOg counterfeit bill before
Justice Plsnt preceding the publication of this AT
A. l made no complaint. L gave it to him for
collection.
@. You say you did not go there and make the
q. And you say, therefore, that this IS not
correct? a. No sir. say here that 1 gave it
TO him for collection.
Q. DID you swear as you are reported to have
A. 4 /
giving yon the same evidence now as 1 gave at
the last trial.
z. Then you say that is not correct? A
never got any warrant
q. The question WAS not as to any warrant,
but the question is as TO whether you did not
then and there make that charge? A No sir
&. And you say that you did not swear SO at
the last trial? A. My evidence is here now the
same as Was at the last trial as nearly as L can
Ge<Olect.
q. Would you not be more apt to recolIect
accurately when this case was tried before than
now? /. Well, / do not know but what [
would be more likely To, but as near as l can
remember, my testimony now is the same as it
was at the last trial
Q. There was another man by the name of
Prince? A, Yes, sir; he was pawnbroker on
the avenue.
Q. You had a conversation with him about
this before you called on Mr.. NOyes? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. Did you say to MIR. Noyes that you had seen
the other Prince? A. Mr. Prince and myself
Q. AT the first interview was that? A. Yes
sir / was alone at the second.
q. Why did that Mr. Prince go? A. Because
he felt as / did, aggreved; he said he was not
a man to settle affairs of that kind with drink
q. Was the matter of bringing a suit talked
over between you and him? A. Mr.. Noyes
promised Mr.. Prince and that he would deny
the matter.
Q. Didn't yeu say a moment ago that he said
that he would make some playful allusion to it,
and then examine into it? A. That was to me.
@. Was not the other Prince there then? A.
BE said 80 within three feet OF me.
q. Then you were both there? A. yes, sir.
g. DID he propose to publish two articles, or
to publish one? A. He addressed the CONVEX
that lie would make playful allusion to the
matter, aud that when he got at the bottom of
il he would ultimately deny it,
q. Surprising he should find Ii true, then
what? a. lie could not find it was true, be-
cause there was no foundation for it.
q. Did YOU swear on the last trial that he said
he would ultimately deny 1t? A. / do not know.
do not know whether the question was asked
q. Let us see if we can refresh your recollec-
ton; you were there about fifteen minutes at
that time? A. At the first interview.
Q. Have you now stated all that occurred at
that first interview? A. As nearly as l can
recOllect.
Q. At what time was the case of kleptomania
spoken of? A. At the second interview he re-
ferred TO 1t; he said the sir was full
q. oh, no! didn't you say at the second inter-
view that there had been q case OF kleptomania
there? A. have no recollection Of il.
Q. Didn't you state some such thing before?
a. No, sir.
Q. Didn't you say so here a little while ago,
when 1 asked you ii you had q conversation
with him about . case of klept0mRniS? A. No,
sir.
Q. Didn't you say that it was not at the first
interview that that was talked about. but at the
second? A. said, clearly and distinctly, that
at the second interview Mr.. NOyes referred to
the matter Of the $40 note.
Q. Let me read from the notes OF the last
trial (page 16):
"Mr Noyes made the remark that he did not
know toe source from which this report came; that
The reporters we're absent, lat rs soon as they
returned he would Try and get to the bottom OF it.
IL the meantime he would axe como playful allu
sio, 10 II 10 the afternoon issue
80. Did you ever go and hunt up the other Mr..
Prince? A Yes, cir,
Now, in your testimony at the last trial you
did not say that Mr.. NOyes said that he would
ultimately ceny it? A. That question was not
put to me.
Q. Did be say that he would? A. He said, as
l raid few minutes ago, that he would ulti-
mateIy deny it; he seemed satisfied, when Mr..
Prince and myself were there that there was no
foundation for the matter, if you can judge
from mans manner. Mr.. Prince referred to
the fact tina he had also been heavy advertiser
OF the Star.
Q. There in his presence? A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Riddle will read:
q Did yCu ever go and hunt up tie otter Mr..