New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
PACIFIC MAIL LOANS.
MR. HARRIOT FURTHER EXAMINED.

The taking of testimony for use in the Pa
cifc Mail suits against VIM 8. King and John g. schu
maker was resumed yesterday morning In the De1el
Building. before Edwin NJ. Wight as Commissioner. MI
King Of the defendants, present before tho e1
sm.nations began, but only remained a few moments
in consequence Of business engagements. The ex
animation of Mr.. Harriet of the firm Of Har
riot & Noyes, brokers, which had not been
finished Thursday, taken up again
lie asked In regard to check issued by the Pacnc
Mail Company TO hs firm the 9TH OF February, 1872
and said there such check issued TO the amount OF
100000 but he could not remember TO what account
credited without his books, which he did not bring
for that month. His cashier his Office for
them and the examination confirmed He also received
check for $3I 600 March o. 1875 and gave for IL
$500 shares OF Pacific Mail stock The check was
credited TO Mr.. Sockwcll and charged when the stock
delivered
@ VINO besides A. r. stockwen was interested in thnt
$500 sharesi A. decline ~ answer.
q On what grOundi A. have no further answer 10
make. -,
O Isit on the ground that a truthful would i'm
Pirate your trn and render you liable for your tans'
tons with Stockwei A. No.
o. WAY do yon wish to conceal this A. dOn't wish
tn diyulco the secrets Of my Office unless am com
q. Was your firm interested in these transactions with
siockwch A. No. merely acted 30 his broker III ever!
thing did.
Luclus T.. Chittenden. who appeared as hr Har1fots
counsel. here attempted 10 interrupt, but Mr. Bennc't
protested promptly. tine ground that Mr. Cittende
had right there counsel Mr.. Chittcnden said ne
only mterrultug 10 say, ami he should say, win All
respect that Mr.. RcnHett could save himself mnch
trouble by understanding that Mr. Harriet wold answer
any questions IN regard 20 bis firm or TIL Company Du
not questions a. To private persons.
At this point the cashier arrived with the book contain
u the record q The 1900 900 check aui the witness was
ASKED 10 whose credit tiat rccorcdi "Io loan ac
count" he replied account OF dealers in Office"
q What were the collaera!s gwen to secure the return
81 Tie money! a | nhI h""" miscellaneous ''''"''
q r. whom was the application for the money made
q. Have you any rocord your book that VIII enable
yo' ~ tel iIc nature 81 ia" cuatcrsi a. MOI GA lnoec
o. r. Kind enough 10 i.rol:ce tha, booki A. cannot.
q VIM a. 81 ciMc t. 81 unlrss sin con'lci'i u"
receive ch,"k FROM tnc Paehr .inil st,gh'hip orr
pany 4. Nr.. tr t. ~" aw"u tor r.i,iI' ihit w..
us.d fuI 600 shares vi Pacific Nal stOen delivered 4"
Q. WAT s the heading OF that nccounii A"A. b.
. 10 whom al you account Tor tha' stocki A. de-
vefed the stocA t. si0cA"en "ud received the 'hc'"
q o. Feb. II IA ven rccclyca check from the Com
o. what ,!id You 81, WITH tnail A. We delivered 1000
share. P.chc Mail stock 20 tie COMPANY a"d received
~ a- ,f, ,,.' 49,, II on ;,, i., ,9i .r:.r,s
g. lItGcf .irraty - c.i yoatecc, crcfl
AY 500 Dl"; credited 20 10 ioin account. Il 40
nancy nolrov r of them on watch gave contrrA
q. Nila' j. nature 81 th' c"l.ai -rtlff a. don
know w..aout my o"n my loan b"oA-"H'h is '"'
q what does that book rceodi A. Ills record Of all
q DOCS Il contain the names ~ Others hcsd"s stock
well c'nrt t"d WITH tlr cor l'inJ u'riI' h'i
good iu.uy others hr'dcs those conncc;od "ith i"o
o. MI ,cu plodl,o ilat booki 4. Not unless / an
{, ON i'ch -. WHAT \ A chcci. Tor $1,000 Ian
actot account OF different onc'; II "aa used 70 cas-!
O. Co. account Of 4 L. - cwe an' Other member u
The Compg"ri 4 ant trll Won; we h"rTo" MON. 10
carr s;0c. F.. and emit '"I To- "'-c -ceg'pt 81 's
l. r,la o. l,r, % Wt!t ,Dg cara, i;.. tiit ..r 4
Fog tr benefit OF dealt lH m or uh,r; Nj nt'rk"rIl vas
g. WY caunci you t,I Whether It was for re hu,at
~ Others IN TIE Company 4 l decline 10 answer; !
1out wlaA t. ave tie n!a,s oi ou''!c r'oi"c ~ odi
O. on what ground do you declnei A. Because
O. Ahnnt how many checks in an dI yoa receive fia
the COMPANY from I,n !, le'-' 10 june !, i''-f A
en-, tn uu--- sen VIII wait Tor Ty books.
q f-rowirc check l. that you- sirnatut"f A. !
si not au.vr ulcss you shD" H. al tho" c..ocA-
O. Low ,ou ,lc .nlor. aonts On % checks, ard al
yuf II they yolr ildGrseneust iUf!c VI. E.ict.
h,i no before Mr. Harriet Ihe hashs Of the cheeks hr
- wi obstn}teil turned ewsy his hesd aud n piled
O wiz Won tell raoi A. decline 10 positively uae's
o. W. co.. you. r.il usually made tac application ION
tbs. ,lI,ut cle,aai A don't know 40 w h.d' any
~ 4 Waat member o. your nm o''ancd the money!
r. d31J sn"w en- ,~c,.rf nt.ryicvt vim, stock
wei durin M; int'.'a.f \: Ia" ht' Ei," !r' ~.
- -: VIZ. .c. VI sarLweii about .io, ~
O. wnoin Drsdos sto,kwo'i dil yod tllA VIM A. Mr..
l., ~ irn sin Interested IN any account ln
yoiiroC,ci ! decline o. ausF"r.
q 10 Won rcc"lrci whether any fajm'n' -'"rt was
rli up y ii.i yud Margin 10 cary Ftcne NAL A
% T., vou r.e,lleci going 10 Mr Bellows or sculu;
r'i,. aii bis i,r ,.or! well was heavily inter
est'd through yodr once in Pacific Mai 't'ck' A. lie
@ Dd nj. Investments result in pfont or lossi 4.
- H.. Xi,.,lndcr Ma,'crion interested daring this
III. through yo&r oilrri 4. d"ciiu" e. answer.
g Nls ROT Il po ton Of To. money you eot ;fom the
pcig mai ,i,,lItri 10 he arcotut Of Nj Mastcton
4 1 dome n.i,w decline 10 answer
Ddn, tr,c portion ~ INF. money =, e. reimburse
yoar office for los-cs A. 40, Sir; acc"uu, '"r ev
wicn We gave cola erals. or for stock delivered
O. Didn't MI fFcncc~ Billings rose heavily 10y the DC
cline oi stock !. !cciiao {" a!l-"cr. ,,.
q wasn't hc largely interested with stoelweli A.
CIV O. W,snf Mr. Mastertoni A. Idccno 10 answer.
q Yon bouch; the rac.hc Mail stock AMI received
checks pIy iOriti A. To paI ios the stoc@ We ue'
eT,G there.
A difficulty arose here on OF mr. Chiieudens
eon ip to the witness aud advising him 10 have bis IN
svos rcaG over Mr. Bennett Indignantly called upon
IL. Comi,s i1ner to protect his rights aud prevent Mr.
Chit,cnden from interfering and even demanded inc
counsel's election from the room. MI wight WIFE i'"
wor,l. sinoothed the matter Tncn Mi. Bennett
asked II "A check delivered to Mr. Harriet on March -
1871 Mis- recorded h.s bOohs The witness answered
negatively hut ~ gard 10 dated March ., he al
iHited that recorded. lie wa fskod to explain
why one was recorded and the other not. ana answered
that u didn't follow that the dcrOJt Mas made on tue
day tle oIeca drawn.
MIR Bennett asked the witness bow many pages Stock
Wells accounts took up In MS book, dnd after ie"
,vsiy answers tho witness had h!s boOkkeepcr make
an examinations aud replied that II took seven phGca III
mis- ledger II ran from JanuHry, 1872, to November
1871 A. to tiir page y.nc. 1t began and ended hc
declined say aud TO the amount OF the traSH toh'
lc would give more satisfactory response.
Tie examination " j De- con lnuri to-day at II O. H.