The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-26
GEN. MERRITT'S NEPHEW.
THE EXAMINATION or CASHIER MER-
RIFT or THE METROPOLITAN.


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Proarr.ns.a n sch.m. ,o r,,or, Mon.y
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20 ~ o'.' '"S 20 VI ''''V pom" '''',p'O ~
Tern whlcn ro''s 80 easIN uown Dro"uw"y y
every mornlns' une Nen'cies o' 'he We"'"lcr
business anu proiesslohal men, ure" up
shoruy ater CLOCK Sesteruy no,n'nH III
front OF 'he Olty lrison. lne HNcI'eu 'oh'"-
men brought thelr wel-Hroomou horsos 10
stand ana several gehuenen ascehueu 'lo
well-worn' dusty steps Ihelt entrance in'o
the police court room are" the Aueh'on VI
Sergeant woodruff VINO escor'eu 'nem 20 .ne
examination ROOM urec'y ,m ,ho & re"l Vi 'lio
court room wnlch was soon niou' nelo VIZ
Mr. Eiwn A. MERRITT Ool'ec,or OIL .ne Ior''
Gen. u W. famer' Depu'S Oo,eO'o, eN'' "uno
ftnlan Mr' hion1o "iey ",v ilo" ~ '"
Mllls Oh Onu,pu' ~ NJ s., ,ion', a. 80
counse. LOT Messrs. A. i. ''."",'
Sohn l. b"'eupo'' uos. a. 80 -,
u~eoiko ~ nu'.nS' ,,S ' -, ~ -.
politan Hotel. ana others OF prominence
All had an encouraging greeting for young Mr..
Clifton T.. A. MERRITT inc cashier OIL t,'e me.ro-
politan Hotel VINO was held oy justice Utter
bourg on Thursday for further examination
..t.t.s. A. .Eo h,nL ro,a that Iar,ol
.,.l,,, @uvn'nk .to sY %n. ..i no ' ~" 80, A.
Msrritt 10 change.
T,.~a " .,,sa., .,,r ,.hor oecor um
et ,hSoH,h was ,ro uorror % door leading bv tbe
arm the House Of Detention prisoner. Lemuel
Williams. the young colored sailor boy
Lemuel Williams In his neat new SUIT ana
ms u,H sn,'T' Nnu' .oo ,ho ,acs .,
stand he kept ms eyes nAeu upon 'he i"'o Vi
young Mr.. Merritt
Promptly at half past nine Justice Marcus
ouerbourg. accompanied by MS son, Eugene,
formally opened me prTceeanSs T, A1IrsSSanS sing
s.-... .ui,,o.sos hora ,hia morning. ara
important witnesses mere 'niS mornings Ae
they here'
Mr.. Adams-Your Honor. rsgret TO say that
NJ s,io,'nar had CON. 20 wasbine,on bafora I
MT Su'khey hau gone 10 washington Oeiofe
returned to the hotel last evening.
Wilinm ]. Kelly. clerk Of the Prescott House.
'',i.'''' - - 49,. ,s,.,'Iatr
took the stand he said' saw inc compiain-
ant. Williams. on Wednesday night. IL was
about ten minutes past eleven. He had no con-
versation with me. He asked II we had change
for $50 bill. My partner answered no but
ns " ..o .ha 5nia,,a ~ h,a
hsSeu nun WnM vas fhe ga non h b .. s,1as ms
come armed with base ball club when
ne cam again % the lrescoV house kn a' hlgh'
IN, bnd XII in his hand
II was twisted as II tei up Il was % a igh! M col;
ored OH llght green Win koou ueai y.
white. ne stoou ABOUT SIX OF maybe more iee'
BY Mr.. Henry H; Rice. counsel for the hotel
Dll you see the ON wheh II was presehisu
les. sir nnt u Was lolueu anu twlstsoi -
could see indicative oil It's denomination
Copnsel--what did II look like1
hely-lt Appsarou 10 INC 10 lOoA HAe d one-
dollar note.
Copnse-Whst makes makes @ you think soi iiouo. hm
Kelly here drew roll OF money from his
POCKET es ana among 'nem prouueeu ni''-uo"ar
discussion here took took place between .I counsel
could not possibly identity the bill that the boy
lei hqyz; Rrc sa.Sstnn nan % ha no v'
smms anu Wilams cSms ~ our store dtsssed IN
sailoss SUI @ oenwegn en- al any -, TiShhHesu"f i,hie
ave moo n, ns nd nnr of nants for s3i ~
He handed me tWo $40 bills ana ana a. -, gave gave
biis n Enit ~ nnrse hung by string 10 his
neck & sgw IN IN a .ne s ss 2u 7, 1 wSs an
bI BIZ Of & IieSt &c color. IoT '''' GOV ''
Lawyer % te ~ his nisss gs'e be
vas S6,b.rsome; S1t he Kept ' eSoosing from one ne
But he aeted iair ana SQUARE M business ,S ).
After r be paid ms ne eos sad ss ne waSe %
opy some 5h' ' haS 100 thntf saw
clothlnG WIN MN sweht hosIu.eS @ tnW. ~, saw "a"
sin nsn, siee"' e''"" ''O o''' =" '''0 "N '
A. Wr Ruvz,s tes,lmonv the colored sailor
boys lace oeamed Tih I9y ed ~ Ss srgs ayss z p5
his cont sleeye "Nu "' "''0N
NJ "u' D. sasIod ,ho, NJ Ci,tcr + Merritt
h Ms hee asNGu as S 'nM s sanI AS e. he was not
present At me previous eSaminauoni H. ros
Mr; MsaT ssTphea L0 hefore nnd vas sss
eomposid' eEs en7' ''"" ''' D"' '''
SI.eraoi ib"lh 10 n' at,,a,n ""' g. " q wv
psImnt Srey his chair un close 70 that Of the
lHinluI uIrM % %s @ Caia up @ H,Oss ~ - e s,,artn na
wnhess ai,h ~ IT, H., Tr9Isr d aaa5 ~ '"o supe''"
,i. oi ~ n%ou. % INV w n,aaec ec.shiar y, tho
u.r, ,a ti, ~ h,a .np "a ,hnt rosi,iop
ELL M nuu "nr ~ ~ tai III a., n,
since frpruary loloi 4 was stahulhg R az ai my my
4rsh YAH ing 70 eshtle1n auIu. d - c,ocs 0i
meunSsuhY nlEn' wnen inis coIoreI .oS d e"'rd
witI Sn was Mt9'1u & sra hi ,rha, II
asheo u eopIp cnanHT , H. SsosI ~ ~ nin "mH sn
WAS ahd h ne hnIu & u 3ul IA il9h & U y TX ia sted
was uo,nI M @ pI anu nsSou hd d h - nv eHd nnd
YuaIter YuaIters ior cnHhsv' ne n"%haod % i,is bd '' ~
took t1e oll 9ut OF nls @ mAnu as he riu 4 ~, -, ~
nan opeII n NJ m he & oSongsiSe nv desk
ss I1I nIwsSs H. tben nuiIed the drawer omen
him ''fs Bsi"re II. coud hand them to him or he
csiS s1e WIZ nn was g1ng 70 SNe op datraud
nnir coored man ont u, iay doars
pI p ,hn ac,d c "i n ~ @ ~. nv - snror IN revr
~ NJ hotb bis bands ,an,d shovtei Fnr Gnd'"
uR odtm AM - Wdsframd ma ~ nv afiv doIlars az
SnS1 & o uon IA rn"thar ~ Don'f dnn't eentemen
danyn day R9"7i oiu "lo'N''' Non - uoN