The New York herald., 1873-11-27
THE INGERsOLL-FARRINGT0N CASE

Summing Up or C0unscl-Tho Judges
Charge-Vcrdtct OF the Jury-Guilty-
Sentence to BE Pronounced Tomorrow.
The general anticipation that it would take but
short time to finish up the trial OF Ingerson and
harrington has proved correct 1t was probably
this anticipation and the accompanying eagerness
to know the result that drew large crowd yester-
day to the Court of Oyer and Terminer and kept
them there till the bringing in or the verdict.
Only one witness was called for the defence,
which was harrington, one Of the accused,
and then, after some rebutting testimony, the
counsel proceeded to sum up. This and the Judges
charge occupied most OF the day. The accused
assumed an air Of Indifference, but it was easy to
see that they felt no small degree OF nervousness
as to the result The celebrity of the trial and the
promptness with which a verdict of guilty was
brought in was commented upon as inaugurating
new and auspcious reginae-the quiet raroadlng
to prison Of all the old 'rng raiders on the City
Treasury. The following are yesterdays proceed
ngs in the Court
TESTIMONY OF HARRINGTON.
The only witness called for the defence was John
d. harrington, Jr., one OF the defendants. He tes-
tilted that he was employed by the Heath 4 Smith
Manufacturing Company; he sometimes, though
rarely, made ont bills for them, ana sometimes
made purchases for them know that they supplied
goods to the County Court House; he admitted that
the bill On which the warrant was obtained was
drawn by him. but denied that he made the sigma
lures to 1t: he made out the bill on men,
Oranda furnished by E. A. Heath; Heath told
him that he did not want IL made out in the
name OF the company, as Ingersol the President,
was one OF the Court House Commissioners; he
gave the bill as made out to Heath, and never saw
II afterwards till after the Indictment; he knew
Of his own knowledge tilat some OF the goods were
sent to the Court House, among them umbrella
stands and ash kettles.
Heath smith Manntacturina Companys A. Since
Heath a Smith went into bankruptcy; Ingersol
came there very seldom; all the business was car
ried on by Heath; lngersOll was in the chair
manufacturing business and knew very little about
the business OF the Heath & Smith Manufacturing
Company; the endorsement on this warrant is not
To Mr.. Tremain--I may have seen the books OF
the company three or four months ago. did not
send for them now; before 1 went into the busi-
ness with this company was clerk with the New
York steam Sugar Refining Company: was not
defaulter In that company, but went away because
and from there to Canada; after came back
then was clerk for the Heath Smith Manufac.
turing Company; Heath told me to put in good
So per cent; Heath was in the oiiice at the time
sitting at another desk; Heath gave me the form
Q. You consented willingly to be party to make
up bill where you knew II was INTENDED to de-
fraud the county out Of so per cent OF $4,000. A.
fraud; don't know that it would be a fraud at all
II l could sell the goods and get the money for
them;. knew some OF the goods had been de-
been; 1t took me TWO or three hours to
make out the bill; some goods for the Court
House were delivered In December; don't know
who delivered them; knew they were de-
livered because saw them In the court House;
they were umbrella stands and ash Kettles; IDger-
soll ordered the umbrella stands from the COM
pany; ne gave the order to me was with Heath
either when wheelbarrows were ordered for the
Court House or when they were ordered to be re-
paired; would not like 20 swear this signature is
Heath's; am not an expert In handwriting and
wouldn't ike to give an opinion; the ''E" IN "E.
a. Heathn Is very much like his; that is the only
thing ! say; judging from the character OF the
man, ! can answer that ] believe he would do
such thing; as to the signatures, can only
say don't believe anything about them; that
slenature wouldn't be good In the bank; the
Wneeiparrows were ordered of the company; !
did not know there was anything fraudulent or
Ialse about 1t knew some or these goods were
TO Mr. Fullerton-I went to the New York Sugar
kennery wncn boy: this letter now shown me
y IN Eugene A. Heath's handwriting. rThis letter
await instructions from him (Heath) and report to
himl.
EXPLANATION BY COUNSEL.
Mr. Fullerton said he presented n and others,
both TO show that the relations OF harrington TO
Heath and the company were entirely dfnerent
inry might compare the signatures especialiv the
letter "E, on the letters and on the bill and
endorsement TO the warrant. This and other let
ters directing harrington about the same matter
TsRRINoroN's EXAMINATION RESUMED.
BY Mr.. Treman-There are here, see, two ash
Kettles charged AT $780, and on this bin TO the COM
pany they are charged at sl1 80; wasn't that
little more than 50 per cent additionf A. sup.
pose so.
o. You say Won were present when these nm.
bEcila alsnds were ordered BY MI. ingcrsgll; were