The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
TRIAL or MAJOR CARY.
Examination or the Witnesses
and n Synopsis Of tho
Testimony.
rho Jury Failing to Agree are Locked
TIP for the Night.

r,a saae ~ the H,a,e Va. Major George W
#t,a., charmed with forgery, came NJ yesterdal
In tho aupetior Criminal Court,
mn, accused was Indicted on December 10
-, i, ,he charge Of having forged the IN
d,,samept or John 7. Richardson npo'
: eiubt draft drawn uron ", y Porter
ia Pearl street New York. for sssoo on October
=, me and iieposina Of the eame, IA true. u
the slermapia National Bank and obtaining a,
advance OF sieon
having gone IN Mnntaheiio on business, was
arrested III that town w RheriH John Fitr
pa,riek, and brought back to thia city.
rho r,tate was represented by uietriet A.tor-
nav Finuey, while Mpjor Gary waa defended by
f1has. Ipsenbure Ghas. ", Fenner and Frant
IL. King.
Ths inrv. upon being impanelad. atood ~
fatlrcs, Joaeph Mitchell. auatava ArhaMlt, q
II. Ma,sor. August Pierre. George Welea. jacob
Korp,a. A, Albe,t. r. Thornton. 7. Balvadore
A. Martin and Henry s"hel''na.
The following II n aynopHa 81 the evidence
lain p. Richardson Waa notlnad Nv the
cashier % the aarmanla National Bank q the
s,aft having been protested, Told him that he
did n,yt indorse II. The draft ehown TO witness
hes e,pee teen aliers 4 on lte face. John 7
Rirh af,laon hpa been altered to john " t'oe
.srs1s ss NM mi. ssrs'" a rev Va. f
tasastpar from Ma,nh ~ " Reptemher ", ,e'y
sfhe Endorsement Ia w utan anmethibG IKE MS
own reads John X. Richardson.
Jules u,esa,d. urasiien, OF the Germania
National Dapk, had discounted the draft TO- tue
As,cs,eed. WIN ahuwad him = dspatnh from w.
fnrtnr, New Yots. to the effect fhat npnn certain
ssondltlnna Major Gary could draw urnn him
lar thnM The nnn,aed wanted ~ draw s'bnN.
bnt Ne told MIN thu, ha wov'N give nm s,'. wv
dave Major GARY s,soo, which he repaid, 70
eesad receipt aud affirmed hia usa!. ne s
gave him the money on the lndorsemen' o,
John 7. Rrhatdaont never onaeu "a.e,"'.s ~
thn signature, ne the face 81 the dratt reah
Affair Major slaiy had received the receipt he
came back 70 have u changed 20 aobn y. ueh-
atlson. -, -, ;.
draft the name had been II. in place If J, l..
RIcb ,rdeon aud tho point OF the Il erased
Major Gary had hann act ommoiatei before ny
The banb aud always promptly fulfilled ~
uenrse 4. Williams. eaahler Of John 7. Rich
ardsnn testified that the Endorsement wac not
that os that gentleman. but looked like IL ]:
thought nrat It waa alia'na,,
!, t. Bercer. cashier of 0armanta National
bank, reselyei the dsatt when ,e.ntnad The
a ii, order III John I, Richardson. and the bank
thnnEht N waH hia inhnraamant.
This closed the evidence on the part 81 the
The defenae called NIeaara. T. i. Airey, Robert
Maxwell. J. ]. Stewart. y. kats. Joseph No
hni 10 the general reputation Of the accused,
which had been exnallant. and that he had
always paid ha individual oblisat!nrna, and
Gaty. Wa could have obtained money upon Ill
own responsibility.
Alex. q, Hnraen, hookkeerer aud ACCOUNT
s sass HE a ps'S"i @ @ had 4 led ed out
Che draft at the raaueat 81 Mr.. GARY, who told
him TO make II ont to the ordar 81 John
Richardson. lie turned around to inquire Of
Major Gary VI John Il. waa 4 rala I've To John L.
Nichartiaon THE nalHnd hln, to max the mia-
tRke- to put John Z. Richardson Oh the face Of
After the draft Ind been returned to Major
Cary and tha latter had told him TINT by the
tho wltpeee. who ono evening found the draft at
the deek % Major Gary, altered the On the
face or the draft to H. hut Major Gary telling
him that thiH was wrong. no erased the a'tefa-
The witneea waa requested hy the district at +
terney to write the name OF John L. Richardson
Tho fi Defense Il aih however, called Il. NJ, rhelap
who Ind known tho handwIitipa q Mp. HART,
% es gyss % Il hm wa' testified '"
:. DISTRICT. Attorney Ftngey. on tho part o. the
Ntate, claimed that IA Mr.. John T; Richardson
his signature connecting the + aud tho i, to-
gcther-the Endorsement was inte9ded "a
forgery Of the name John r lichariaon. The
lME0 QI lNR NJAtA AlRH FNtWNN NtlHAAlt itAt Why
John II. Richardson. 90 whoae order II was
made could tndoraa II
The defense, through Meaara- Fennar and
Lusen contended that the indoraement
was John X, Richardson. aud the John T, Rich.
ardeon on the face of tho DRIFT only a clerical
,arror OF Mr. Harr.nou, who filled out tho draft,
That the standing Of Major Carey wna 40 good
that he diA not need 10 atonr to atorgarv 70
obtain the patry aum ot $500 while. M wAa
awnrn "a hy IL large number Of gentlemen. he
could obtain larger cum Mt any time on hts
Individual responsibility.
Judge Whitaker charged tho jury M TO the
law on embnzaiement. and the jury retired nj 4
o'clock =, IN.
At s.iS O'Clock the Jury came down and asked
to have the law under VIII ich the accused In upon
trial once more read to them.
Judge whitaker read aectton ass 81 the Re-
ytspd HtAtutoa to them, which provides punish
mept for the ofrense charged hv Imprisonment
az hard labor for not less than two nor more
than fourteen years.
The jury then withdrew again. At ~ o'clock
they, having failed 70 agree. were locked w for
the night.