New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
THE COURTS.
.,,nrvE A. HEATH CHARGED WITH PER-
Jury.

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.ses against James II. Ingerso when the latter was
~ :. r-,son was brought yesterday in the Jefferson
ru.e Court before Judge Bxby, charge OF perjury
rs,erred by MI Ingersoll. The following are the af-
aav,ts showing the grOunds OF the charge:
AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES c. KING.
c;.of Nec York. S. James c. King OF said city being
AMY sworn deposes and says that he an officer OF the
Court OF oyer and Termner, in the County of New-fork
and that from about lst day OF October 1862 unti
hout the 9TH day Of February 1873 he was engaged as
Waterman by the Board Of Supervisors OF the County
Of NewYors and Was Vas m %ce OF Of the Clerk Of
sad Board: that after the appointment on
% In i LATER part Of the year 1870, deponent was
for time frequently sent as messenger y sonc on OF
other OF sad q nmssoners said Commissioners at the
time doing much OF thoir business In the Office oi the
s eieTk o Of the Board OF Supervisors;
DepOnent further says that during the month OF De
ember 1870 and shortly after the appointments OF said
Commissioners. man whom d, o4cnt ana nor liner tnen
know but whom he now knows 10 ,; Eugene A. ne,ath,
came on two three occasions To the ccc OF said clerk
and inquired az depouen for the said Mr. ingerso That
on second or thr occasion wien srt hea came Is
above stated he told deponent that his name was Heath.
and that he particularly wished 10 see Mr.. In
sersoll The portion Of tie room was separated
IRON the ont by nall partition ana the space III 'front.'
Heath express his urgent desire Ingersoll de
roncn passed mo the rear room and informed ngerson
ame out into space between the partition and the
& o ii the same er t few M1 % 10 s hs nGS
between Heath and Ingersoll. Heath took from lis
2SSkessp vc Sa rom which inscrso took folded
paper, SAVING 70 Heath as ne did So rs TINS an
right Ingrsou then unioded the paper and as he did
so he TOOK scat al d'sA and laid the paper upon IT,
Heath siariing by his side. Heath and IngersOl re-
nsined In conversation for during which
tue the dep ncn 81" In 5rSoli tahe pen and write
somethf o ls and NJ Inv incers e nsped toward
duoneni handed deponcnt the paper which he had
,Asm my rake this bin over TO Mr. Watson and tell
MIN nat VII him in hoar So" Deponent took
Tie bill ana carried 1t to MI Watson, Who was then
And deponcnt further SAYS that passed TIE
.ltafF Audit fal I'D aaf1
paper ans that it bill against the County OF
Hcw-York Tor goods furnished OF work done upGn the
new Court that II male in the name OF Heath
smts az ,i-s Eornnent nls@ noscrd that snna Of
The 9moln saiG hill in ink Of different color
- Ueaih written near the foot OF the b and the
words Heath 4 smith" written at the foot
And dcpCncD says that he has since seen the voucher
which was used in ey dence trial OF James H. In
gersoll and John D. Pennington, jr and he satisfied
that II the same paper which he saw Heath hand to
irst BIZ VI. ~ he had carried to The County Auditor
any OF me Court house commissioners winch fact
dcponcnt believes assisted somewhat IN liking the de-
tails IN his memory. JAHEs 9 KING.
swor, Ia l.lpre me the o5th day of Nav. 1875.
b. II. DIXBY, Police Justice.
The following is the affidavit OF IngersOl himself:
JAMES II. INGERsOLL's AFFIDAVIT.
cir, end COlolty Of Nep York james H. 1ngerscl,
Of said city being duly deposes and says that on
the 2th dag October in the year 1872 the jurors OF
the people OF the State OF NewYOr, in and for the body
OF the City and County Of NewYork indicted this depo-
nent anJ one John B. Farrint charging them with
having falsely made forged and courterfeted on the Goth
day OF December in the 1870 ar Endorsement Of the
made by the Controller of tie City of NewYork. and
countegs-n by c Mayor Of SAID city and oy the Serk
OF the Board Of Supervisors OF the County OF NcwYork
upon The County Treasurer 0f NeT-Iork nv when said
draft d4tel Dee so 1870, the SAID Controller re-
quired thc hid Treasurer 10 pay Heath Il Smith,
o. orte1 si5lSs 49, ior mason work @c se at new new
December Deponent farther says that he and the
said TGrrir-tCn ha~iDg pleaded mot guilty 10
fbc presented in the said indictment were brought
IN rult q "A Lle
wear 1878 at a Court o. oyer and Temner presided over
BY The Hon Noah Davis. Of the Justices of the SUI
reme Court nj the County Courthouso the County OF
ScwYor. said trldl thereafter continued rOln
That upon sucA trial it became and was material to
prove that the said harrington was IL the employment
Of this deponeni individually at tne time the sau IN
dorscnent made and for a considerable period OF
time before and That he was never ID the employment OF
the Heath smith Manufacturing CCiAHany ana " also
became material 10 prove that certain bill Tor
goods labor, &C. il payment Ior men tle Sad warrant
was drawn. hal never come tO the knowledge OF one
Eugene A. Heath M the time Of the drawing and indorse
ment said warrant, and Also that the Endorsement or
Heath * smith on said warrant in the handwriting
OF said harrington, and was made by MIN .
Deponent further says that upon said trial the sald
Eugene A. Heath vas duly and examined as wit
ness and testified position Of harrington tai0re
with him thai lie with depouent and attended TO
his the capacity OF the private secretary OF
this deIonent that he said Heath. member OF
certain company known as me Hcalh snlth manu-
featuring Company of which TINS deponent was Presl
Tor that Company bot MS lie (sad Health UNDERSTOOD H.
such services rendered entirely upon the employ
,nent OF this de1onent and said Harrington
never employed BY said Company, and paid such
services did render Tor SAID Company by tins depo-
Depon mt rrtner says that the said testimony Of said
Heath related 10 said Harrington being n the
Individual employment OF this depoEcnt, was false ana
that said FaIrngt not and never was the private
secretary OF TINS deonent anu ti-i uu nS 1nG liVdd
alluded TO by said Heath IN his said testimony ne s
Health al active participant III me nlallage VI
sad Comuany. and officer OF SAID company. 10
wit the Treasurer of said Company ana at al Times mao
seeess 20 ~, d nov snow thai the compensation Of
said harrington paid by said Company ana tha tnis
depOnent did employ the said Harrington 1or sAu
Company and active part in the management OF
the affairs OF said Company and said Heath knew sao
fact when he gave his SAID testimony -,
Deponent further says the Aforesaid bill for goods,
labor. &c, IL payment Tor which aforesaid Mafh Wa h
Smith, Dr., to 1ttngs for new County cour.-ho use
from Oct. II, 1889, t. December ls1Oo Inc 3ni
consisted o. % items. including ono or lou uMDrcIIa
stands 900, and footing up total OF F1ol19 ~.
Deenaan' rner s 9 ,,d ria sid Heath testified
that he knew, saw. or beard OF saiu Di uht
period which was long after the drawing and indorse
nent of said warrant whereas the defendant says that
the first time be said BILL II was brought TO nm
Te s& of The County Of SewYork in which office
the said Heath then found defendant, and that this
that SAID paper was detective Of certain
HafS Wrote aid Heatns name at the end of form Of
affidavit appended TO said BILL ana also inc naie %
Smith" at the foot OF the form OF reeeips Io
The amount Of bill also appended thereto and alter
ward handed said bill with its said appendages w one
il to the coIny Auditor from whom deponent subse-
cuently received the aforementioned Warrant IN pay
this deponent made Endorsement o." Heath smith
that appears thereon in his own undsgulsed d
ing, which resemblance 10 the wiring VI sAi
harrington that when the said Heath gave ms saa
n Sp ~ d ne %as and oi the said harrington
Dep0nent charges that the aforesaid raise sateene
wiIlfnIv and deliberately himself knowing them and
each OF them false when made and viii intent 70
and he therefore prays said Heath may DO arrested
and dealt with according TO law ,,-.. . ~, o, r.s,
Seventy hird-st City of NewYork and the said