New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

| The Court met at 2:3O p. m, pursuant to ad-
| journment
EXAMINATION OF SAMUEL D. PARTRIDGE
Samuel Dwight Partridge, witness, called
and sworn Oh behalf of the defendant testified as fol-
lows:
Mr. Evarts-Mr. Partridge, where do You resided A.
reside In Orange, ~ j.
@. How long have you lived therei A. Ihave been
there about twelve years.
@. Up TO January last in what mercantile firms en-
ployment were youi A. With Woodruff Robinson.
O. When did yOur connection with that firms employ
ment ceasoi A. On the 31st day Of last December.
O. How long had you been in that employment before
that mci A.. went there In September lS49, and l
was there that Time until left, with the exception
of little than one year. ..l
O. At what period that absence OF year, A. IL
was from April /, 1869, to April IL, 1870.
c. And I'm the year 1872 in what capacity were you in
that firms employ mcnti A. was their cashier.
O. How long had you been their cashieri A. had
been their cashier the whole tme with the exception OF
the year that out and about year and half that
attended to the city collections.
O. From the time you went therel A. From the time
went there; yes, Sir.
O. And did checks and mOneysfc deposit pass through
your hansl A. They did, Sir
O. Do you remember in the year 1872 receiving q
check deposit of Mr. BOwons for 0O0l A do, Sir
O. Did you with that check receive any slip Of paper at
the same time A. There slip of paper with
1t at the same time
O. Where that slip of paper been since you received
1t until nOw A. 1t has been in my possession until very
recently.
O. Have you ever the check since until 1t was
shown you i've minutes agOf A. never have, Sir.
O. Is that the check Siri lianding witness check
Your eyesght is, believe very imperfect A. My eye
sight very poor Examining the check That ia the
check
O. that Sir, and say il it is the slip Of
that with it, Handing witness paper.l A.
That is, Sir.
O. When did that pass out of your handsi A. Last
Friday. think.
O. TO whom did you deliver 1T A. To Mr.. shearman,
il recOllect right
Mr.-Evarts hero turned to Mr.. Sherman.
Nj. Shearman-!Thats me.
Mr. Evarts-NOw, Sir, the check was deposited A. The
check deposited Sir.
O. And where, when you received the two papers to-
gether did you put themf A. put them both, think,
the drawer but think that put that strip Of paper
the back side think 1t lay there while before put
In my pocket
Mr.. Evarts-I now offer to read this paper.
Mr. Evarts hands the paper to plaintiffs counsel for in
spection.
Mr.. Bcach-we object to that, Sir.
Judge NeilsOn-what is the object Mr.. Evartst
Mr. EvartsThe object is to show the character Of the
transaction Of this check to which this memorandum
refers and which we shall prove, IL 1t is not admit
ted, to be in Mr.. Tiltons handwriting
Mr.. Bcach-You better prove that first.
Mr.. Evarts-I don't know that We have proved the
fact Of the delivery Of the check coming through Mr.
Tton to this firm for deposit and have proved that
the cashier receives 1t In his capacity for deposit with
this alp handed ut the same time.
Judge NeilsOnAnd, for ought we know they may have
to the outer office, the check alone and
in the outer Office appended this memorandum It, and
sent in to the private Office to this gentleman in which
case II would not be receivable. ... .
Mr.. Eyarts-we, Sir, we don't know everything in
advance. but have proved that they came together
Judge Neilson-Yes, came together to his hands.
Mr.. Eyarts-To this man. end prove that the check
came from Mr.. Tlton to the firm.
Judge Neilson-That appears before. .r
Mr.. Evarts-That appears before.
Judge Neilsoni 1t appears that this check the
firm with the memorandum, the memorandum would be
admissible because the two papers together and
together; but some subordinate clerk might have
appended this to tho check before sending 1t In.
Mr.. Evarts-We cannot imagine that. II your Honor
please The fact Is that the two together to tho
cashier VI the hrm and tho check Is deposited.