The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22

The Alleged Attempted Fraud Upon the
United States Treasury.
AN UXORIOUS CAPTAIN.
A Family Criminal Record Finding
Rare Parallel.

The trial OF John A. Grow continued yesterday.
before Judge Benedict and jury In tho United States
Circuit CourI, criminal branch. The crossexamins-
ton OF Charles o. Richardson was continued, and
occupied the morning session. There very little
or Importance elected. Richardson said that no know
that Gildersleeve was not Slaery, ana that Glider
sleeve did not bonds. He had been arrested on
criminal charge twelve years ago. but declined to
state what the charge Grow told him that
Blatsry dead. He had testified before Commis-
sioner Shields that maybe Slatery was dead.
Mr.. Roswell "A. Fish testified that he had been
pioyed bookkeeper IN the Treasury Department at
Washington: he had known John A. Grow since last
November; Grow asked him II he could get the de-
nomination aud number Of certain bonds and gave
him the nsme Of Chambers, and he obtained u Tor
him then Grow asked Tor similar information to
bonds belonging to Siatery; no went TO the
Treasury Department aud saw Mr.. Alison,
and he referred him to some one olse In
the department; he understood then that there was
something wrong in the matter ana concluded that II
would be best have nothing to do with It; Grow IN
troduced gentleman to him under the name Of
Reynolds (witncss pointed out Douglas, who was SIT
ting beside Grow, as the gentleman who was intro
duced 10 hmm Reynolds); Grow said that no
would pay him worry Literally II he would
get the numbers and denomination OF the SuterIy
was Two three days alter tho introduction that he
saw Reynolds again; he was positive that tho name
was Roynolds; he saw neither Douglas nor Mr.. Grow
NJ Washington before the Introduction; Judge Cox,
VINO isa Washington justice OF tho peace, told him
that II he would 20 and Grow that he (wit1sss)
could mako some money; about ten days aiterward
he went TO Mr.. Crows Office and Mr.. Crows son;
the next day he saw Mr.. Grow at tho Imperial Hotel
d. W. Middleton, Jr. testified that he lived VI Wa-h
1ngton aud that he WAS member OF the firm OF Atd-
deton Co., bankers, OF that city; he had seen the
power OF attorney produced before and tho letters
campaigning It, written by Grow; he received lnem
on Tue LIST OF November, 1877 lie took tho power or
attorney to the Treasury Department.; that was not
tho usual way, but IL consequence oil The amount
large. and the fee demanded ny tho lawyer also large
he and his partner thought IL best 10 make inquiries
at the re0sury was suggested there that SIaterly
shoud~be Identified, and II that could not be done
Tint certain afldavits should be procured; he saw
Grew again, VINO told INN that Slatery was an Old
gentleman wh0 had been abroad some time that
the interest had accumulated; Grow then presented
to him the afldavls that had been prepared In Now
YORK
On Characterization he stated that he had never
nude collections OF this character before except for
persons in Washington; Grow did telegraph TO his
firm respecting the collection; 1t was within week
after tho receipt oil the date the power OF attorney
that Grow told him that Slatery was old man who
had lived abroad and VINO had leit his bonds with
some one who had decamped.
The further hearing Of The was adjourned until
this morning