Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-23

was Changed and made payable 10 bearer H.
Stead If order. Lccausc the bank did not kaoW
mr. my authority Tor endorsing the iiainc ~
John Samucis on. he check Was irou, Mr.. lay
lnr who said he had written authority iinD
.Jnhu Samucs, the executor; did not tell Mr.,
ki,uial the Bank cicr k.uy name: did not tel
hiln to tu; the word Xccutnr III the check, uor
,ild | endorse. the word executor on he check,
whcu | returned [ paid the money TO Taylor,
after dcduciur what was due M; my previous
business with Taylor was as follows: NJ orother
mad a drug store in Washington during the
wip,er months, NJ f. Wharton 4 Co., was
the frls; Taylor was to take cne.thIrd III
,erest III the firm, but only put IN Sl4o; MY
interest consisted in The goods put 10 the store,
my brothers services Was CONSIDERED MS pro-
portion Of the capital; put ID about sZoo 10
good: the BUSINESS ouiy Continued ie"
months: the fixtures we're paid tor by lne thirty
or ski; days after hu mess commenced; laylor
did nol lose his interest i'll the S'or' ne goi II
ba. k when the store was sCld; most VI lay.or !.
laue btclneSS " me existed utlore Tue stoic
TRANSACTIONS: never said at any time slnce tat
lei par Of May. 1873, III The prcscuce OF J"nn
J k bison, anything about the coupon; iwlt.
,cs, d.,c,:.i1u,d any recognition Of R"Dlson)
lave teen 10 :uylur> house several tunes since
about the u,atle!: had been to New York once
ard Amherst cruu:y TWICE since the coupons
we're exchanged \ letter was shown wilness
which he acknowledged to have been written
by h; N to the prisoner subsequent 10 his hrst
Interview with the pri puer about the coupons J
Captain Fry testified that lie rIadc the ar
rest Of The prisoner. defendants cvunsr Oh
! .ctcd to the examination Of Captain Fry Oh
die ground that he had previously been cN;lin
ined ru the part of the pros. cuilon, ana was
intro iuced to give in new matter } he c"lli
nyerrui. d the utjrctiyu. Had conversation
with the pi,oucr when took him to room
a, the Mansion House in this city after rest;
| Tod h.lu | waited th@ truth III the matter l
AL i hin ar;lcuiary about the Two c"ui Gus;
he .ai.! he had them; | said had three ques'
t1ns 10 AK lin; he answered the questions,
he said he did not take he three lost registers
at LyucEburg; he then spoke about the cou'
pass; SAID he did lot take HE two coupons nc
gotia!ed 10 Washiugtoh; he said he oil! not
know anything about the other twelve coupons;
he OILY had IN Sc two; told him he must
har;. All examination before y. ). Conmls
s3n"r; he said he bad a witness that could cs-
tahIi>h the fact where he oLtaiued the coupons;
h. would not say where he got them; | went
cut, aud when came back he said he would
tell. aud said he could prove BY Dr.. " hartnu
that he got the two coupons FROM Kelley; nc
ted ;ne who Whal,ou was, and said he vas IL
Ttuncs,ee
Cross cxamincd: The carrier first gets posses,
sion of The mali from Huntsville 10 Chattanoc'
u: there arc one or more agents who take
charge of the maii.
lhe testimony Tor the rrosacu ion was then
eli Sod, aud the Court took II brle! recess I" al
low he prisoners counsel time for consultation.