New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
THE WARREN COUNTY FRICDS.
EX-SENATOR CORNIsHs TRIAL.


DAMAGING TESTIMONY -rHE fyDENcE OF TX
CLERK MArIrsOS ASD EX=COUNTY COLLECTOR
cUMmuNs-rHE ACCUSED oN TBE STAND.
IFRoM A SPECIAL CoRREsf OSDE-T or TIE rRIBUSHl
BELvIDERE, n. j., May 6.-The triai OF cx-
Senator Cornish was continued to-day. large crowd
was aitenganee them many of tie oo political
associates the locused. Or. John Madison. ez-,erk
tue Board. crOss-rSamlned and examined reds
rect. TINS brought out the Information that wnen ne
hed from justice ana secreted himself IN NeWIorA he
Kept informed by Cornish and smother
friend Of the dongs here. Letters, teiegrams.
etc, passed between them. and these fell INTO
tho hands of Detective Robert A. PIDkertOu when 10
arrested aattsOn They offered In eydenee. There
cipher and tie key this fell into the hands Of
PnkerJOn. There three b tegs from COrnsD, and
IL Is generally believed that tbey wegn heavily upon
him. although old political friends he Is
too smart pohscan to commit himself upon paper.
DR.. Matt son, while hiding ] NeW-YOrk, assumed
the OF Morton and Fay.
Simon A. Cummins, ex-COunty Collector. bent
and worn. and showing the suferings of sate
Prison life, the next witness He de-
tailed the OF the o0nspiritors az the Poor
House The first meeting lasted undl O'Clock 10
tue morning. last until about IL o'clock p. The
fraudulent vouchers dgured up some $500.
which he desired them to take out Of his
hands, rcmbursing him IN fun with casn
He refused to take notes. and al the schemes fell
money teu up 10 stocks " NeW-YOrk ClB. Hs
identified the fraudulent YOU hers ais ipeLtlca-
tfon marx OF ' C. g-27" on them. He finally made
statement Tor Tue Board OF FreehOlder., from
winch he omitted items, Dut kept tue YOuC
until demanded by former Grand jury. lie expected
to get money out Of tne guIty parties but VII sad
damaging pare OF his testimony against Cornish
tne Statement hat Cornish urged aim 20 take the
irregular $4,000 Insurance not A. len II the iraudu-
lent yUucn ana n questioned about o., swear that he
did nom wAOm got r altiOngh m ais esti-
NATION Cornish Has not personally Interested M the
papers, OuI was there as r.cnd
Between he sc, OAl m ttiu- Poor House a. IL
the ting the 30 rd uI tircAuuciS. tdmMius
testified $1,000 $1,000 worth OF vouchers we're
akon from his hands Dy III repul mcnt OF money re-
ceyed tncroEi uut these were al outside OF tine NUucn-
ors under consideration &C thr PD1 HuUse NEE inc.
COUuel Jam NJ. hO1e on opened briefly Tor lir de-
ience. hls argument uci- -cicai denial " i parts
ana car-Cs o. t.c AuiC urn' altrt WAth thc dtIeh-
Joseph B. Cornish, TOOK TIE stand. lie denied al
allegations VI cOnsp piracy, uut admitted going 20 the
Poor House q IIlrnu of 5tradcr, ana only Tor the
purpose Of helping Jim, stfadrI denying tlat Ac nad
fraudulent tpcrs no Cummius's hands No cons IT.
planned bY Im or by others 100 ls preso cr He
knew nothing OF tire various nutoS. lie admitted COM
munIcatIug with D MttUsOu n NeW-lOrk, under cover,
uuuer assumed name bat was not aware al ths
tine Jndt DR.. Madison Was CIlmlEaly lnNOHfc. lAe
letters DO regarded uDt DO all -'I-t lruluZ or nav
ng U defeat the ends ui justice Or. Mat
perhaps ucenscd gt nun FOR refusing tO be-
his DaIi after his arrest ana Incarceration IA
itIl.