Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-03

OF ever signing with him note in any other town
| eA cept Lincoln this nJtc was delivered to Batch.
| elder; don't rccoect tie time or place of signing
| that note, nor who was present ; | don't remember
ot signing the note, hui don't doubt il at ALL never
signed note oT si,5S for him tor anybody else:
| have signed other upteS with Dir. Batchelier ,
| how many can't say; have signed notes with him
for more or less for hVt OF the time since he has
been IN business in Lincoln he went Into business
| soon after first became acquainted with him: have
signed several notes wi him, payable at the Bran.
| don bank; have signed five 500 notes that can
| tell when and where on the Bank in Brandon the
| notes which you now hand me dated JAM l. I5 Is
| |. ls.S, signed but St they are now; Bntche,.
der told me his object n having sign these notes
, was TO draw money o. the Bank in brandon; can't
say whether he said It was to retire old paper have
| been sued upon SOM Of the papers signed with
Batehelder; 10 years ago Bateheider was engaged
| mostly in the mercantile business, a country mer
chant he had a store in Lincoln. and mi xht have
| bought some lumber ut that time; suppose his
| business was gradually, perhaps rapidly enlargng
down TO the time of his ia lure; can't tell what he
was doing when he running all over the
| county. but that was the impression l had, and
| others understood his business was growing down
to the time of his siure understood that for some
time previous he vss running several mills in the
/ country had knowledge of his Ripton job and one
! Other mill till Mr. batchelder failed supposed he
Wns prosperous, il hadn't supposed so shouldn't
/ have signed those li7tt5O1 nOtes; down to time of
/ failure always hat confidence in his integrity
/ and business ca. Aeiiy; in regard TO his
business capacity.l Alw iys took him to be bps!-
ne-s mau Of rather BUSINESS turn certainly had
/ tears at times, bui when we would talk matters
1 over, 1t you'd in'.ease nv confidence in INN: i
mean by fears, doubts as 10 whether his busines;
enterpr' 'es would succeed; commenced signing
notes win Alr. bactsder soon after he went into
business in Lincoln, ADD continued occasionally ~
to the time Of his iail pre; don't know as the num-
Der Increased as MS Business enlarged; mi sht have
signed more tows;ds the close, because signed
four at one time, $50 notes that was last Winter
abouta year ago; can tell how many notes ever
signed Tor Bstchelder don't think have sny idea
respecting lne number OF notes ever put my name
too fcT tie accommodation Of Mr.. Bachelder: don't
rceolect where or when the mutilated note marked
,. {, b. was executed, except what have learned
~ look ns at tho note and seeins my name on it
1 shouldn't know anything about the note; the
AMOUNT of the EOtes have signed for Batchelder
were mostly $50 notes for several years have no
recollection OF signing anything else; can't say
ever signed larger notes than $5J; there iyh. be
such thing previous TO his going into the lumber
business; there light have been such thing as
signed larger noes than that prev to five years
ago or so; how large notes | cannot say; haven't
any Idea about 1t don'tremember about the amount
OF the netes l have signed for Batcnelder;
my brothers name Is on most Of them, perhaps all
have no recollection OF signing any papers o: any
kind Tor him, except my brothers name was on, |
tried several times TO get rid OF it and lodged but
the family circle couldn't be entirely neglected,
that $l3 oOO note Ee lodged and tried to get out OF
brother il man Of irst rate lad gment this note
dated Jnly 29, 1870, should think signed for the
accommodation o. Batchelder there appears TO be
a part OF my name there, but my brothers name
Isn't there; have no recollection OF signing such a
note without my brothers name wont say positive
that lsisned that there Is some resemblance to nv
writing, but have no recollection OF having signed
-1,l .
May % Sepembter 70. November "a, December ?,
and pecenber 81, 1873, have no recollection of
signing, and should doubt my ever signing so many
notes In 1875 these notes dated February o. April
10, blay May o. July II, July 2i, September TO-
September D. May 3, July 4 July II. September
10, September p, October IA, November II, Deem
Der :, lS'i, don't believe ever signed have |
no recollection Of eyef signing any such notes and
don't think ever did This nOts dated December |
> is.i, dont see anything about it that shows that
signed Z; thes, notes dated January e, March L.
March 20, April ~, MAY %, July 81. August H. |
September 10, l-'a, have recollection Of ever
signing.
Redirect examination by AIr. Roberts: When this |
note was taken Ur BY Mr.. Batcield9r it was not |
sho"n to me have AZ recollection All. Ut it think |
The first tims / saw It, was in Mildlcbary
depot on our way 10 Brandon this was /
after 1t had been takru NJ il wa Ia
the possession Of my bro;9s Daniel; had con
versstion with Bitchelder year ago at the time
signed these last tour notes; he cams TO my house
had little not, hsniust hi al and he renewed his
note after he signed the notS noticed him very
busy with his pencil, sittiLs ~ the table making /
figures, but did ujt ask hin what he was about |
nor did HI tell me, or say word he .!ync.l my !
private note and started of out Into tho horse
barn and h e followed mo; when We got out there
he spoke and said that he had brought some note.
for NE 10 take my name a. ami handed me some
three or four note and stood Their and tore my
nalno oil o. them hon L. SAID that he would like
to have me sign fou' moro $50 note / then de-
hurried -ayiBg "H9w much do you owe." Said
ho, That Is luSt what was lust fgnriag In the
house, and ne toll me, bat can't retain 1t; IL
wasn't $1,000; "sei, now" said ! Henry now
much am ! on at the Brandon blnk ~ said he
500 Il want Cte o! tho notes 10 take up that
note and the thrco oiher notes in my business al
ltpton.' Nell,l tad my confidence renewed
hat II was un only $50 thought il was perfectly
ia.e he gave me 1 unters and wa on only 800 |
md he wanted oae d these notes 10 take up that
me, which wouldn't Increase nv liability 10 the
bank ut all; then went into this houss and signed
our $500 notes, didn't sign any more during that
month these four notes not hat, he'd yet; It
night have been fortnight or ten days after this
conversation, that fny attent on was cA.sa 70 this
n a ftI ri Esa1g
ne for almost $4,000: when | was asked tc sign
hat | up AID visit me 10 4 ign i did no; SIN
he SI3 $40.
Court adjourned till Tuesday. December "a. aty
'clock a. IN.
MlDDLEaURh, VI, Dec. Il.
Court Opened at nlne o'clock.
Prlatiah Cove recalled by Yr. Hard VIII not
Ithrm p0sitivsl, that sjo0 wa the amount of each
huch slsneu Tor always; my practice was to look
II the heading, and the writing and the bank they
we're running TO never signed note In my lie
Without knowing what II was, because want TO |
nov where my paper is; expected Bitchelter TO |
AXE up the note- | never signed note where
be amount wa let blank, am sure OF that.
Did you e' or sign a note that had blank eth
N the amount or anything else Ans-Yes, l
ave; can't state what noto it was at one tmo
at downto in d note and looking 1t over found
lat on the right end Ci the last line except one
here was short space left I said. Henry, WHY is
bis space lett Why isn't II filled right OUT He ,
rphed there wasn't room for the whole Of it there
hat wa, imperfect and contained Il b aak TO be
He'd in order TO make il complete
'ro-S examination by WODibi iige. | do think I |
ever signed any notes in blank ior Bich-lier, l
ave been app led TO, 10 sign note Tor MIR,
atcheller un ler these circumstance A little less
han year ago whrawe were brought Il ,wn here :
court, beiOfr court commenced Objected to by ,
lr. Hard.
Isaac n. Trpp called and worn Direct examln.
ton by Nr. Woodbridge have seen note marked
,; = Is. before my occupation has been sheriff OF
ddison county; ! served the papers when the Z
ank OF Brandon sued the two Mr.. Govc3; came
ito Possession OF this note think the 2sth Of Jan
ary last, ISIS. Daniel Cove OF Lincoln, handed 1t
me at the railroad station in MddlebuTy, on
londay Il IS jas! as Il was then. perhaps no, ?
ute as badly worn us II Il now hut otherwise
lst Ike IT. returned IL to MIR, Cove that day
nd two or three days afterwards got it o. him IN
ie same condition new then | gave il to MIR. T.. .
ime condition as now.
Z. J. Ornsbee, called and sworn direct eX- I
nination by Mr.. aobortS-I have seen this note I
arked ID Z. Is. before first saw il last o! January;
mt state precise dnte; receive it from Mr. Z
ripp II was In tho same condition now, ex- q
spting the letter ID. C. Il on the back OF It, which
ere put on II at the June term, for the I
urpose of identu ,ation, hy Mr.. Bascom; er-
'pt'ng when in the hands Of the Government
STATE, ior eTid'nt purposes, il has been In my I
I-sesslon have seen these four notes OF $500 [
zen dated two OF them Jan. |. ls.s and two jan | ,
i lo.-. Mr.. Hard Obirctci 10 any inquiry in re .
ard 10 these notes objection sustained. MIR Hard \
'nceded that they were in existence IN January I
ST.
The Government put into the case the mote mark ! ~
d. & b., the four notes dated Jan. l, ISIS. and
e note dated MGrch /, lsS;. The other notes
'de from the one marked ID. e. B admitted
'ely for the purpose OF the Identification OF the
r!ting oi the note ID &. B. and the marks upon II.
he respondents counsel conceded the oTsuni5a A
On of the National Rauk Of Brandon. here the
"-rcutIun rested and The deienrc began.
Continued on the inside !,