Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-18

The Trial Froceeds-NeN Warrants For Psrjury-Readfns of Dispositions and the Tak hing or T Testimony.
 In the City Court yesterday morning the cases against Lawyer Henry F. Hall of charged with perjury and sub- ornation of perjury, came up by continuance. Mr. Hall moved for continuance in his cases and the motion was opposed by MT. Deming for the State, who said that the wit nesses from North Haven, Wallingford and elsewhere had been subpenasd and he saw no reason why the trial should not proceed. | MT. Hall pleaded misunderstanding as to when the cases would be called. John w. Alling who assisted the prosecution, said that he wished to call attention to the nature of the charges against Mir. Hall Last Feb ruary the parties accused were repentant and ready to undo what they had done. Again We found these people under Halls influence. A continuance has been granted for two weeks in these cases. Since the continuance agents whom we know came from Mir. Hall have been to these people to persuade them not to tell the story here to which they swore in the Probate Court. This is 8 case in which witnesses peculiarly liable to be influenced. MT. Hall knows all the facts ; he managed all the case, and he must be pre-, pared to tell what the facts are. to tell what the truth is This will be a long hearing. If cause is found there must be binding over. Witnesses for the State are here at considerable expense to the State and annoyance to the witnesses ss individuals. The case ought to go on. MT. filling understood that Mir. Hall had par tialIy engaged MT. Harrison for counsel. The latter is in California, but there are good criminal lawyers here. The case must be fri IT. tinued, and in conclusion urged that his (Mr. Alling's) engagements cover all of August
 MT. Hotchkss, for Moulthrop, Mrs Groethe and Dehn, urged that the cases be tried now. His clients were witnesses against Hall: and the cases ought to be tried at the same time. He was fully ready.
 hIr. Hall pleaded for more time, and said that Judge Sheldon, when he granted the previous continuance, had given him to un- defstand that another would be granted. MT. Deming replied that Judge Sheldon had es6opped himself from advising the court. He appeared as an interested party, and had given bonds for the accused in the two new cases. Justice demanded that the witnesses be examined now, for there was danger that they were being tempered with There was no agreement at the frat continu- ance that another would be granted MT. Hall said he ought to have time to look over the testimony taken in the Probate Court. He had been unable to find the pa pers. He had understood that Mir. Hotchkiss ] had them.
 Mir. Hotchkiss said he never had them ex- cept to make few notes
 MT. Deming said he had told Mr. Hall some time ago that the dispositions were at the probate office. The State had made 1 copies of them.
 1 Judge Studley said he could see no harm in proceeding with the case. In serious charge l he always bound over the accused unless the l defense produced more conclusive evidence 1 than was necessary before 8 jury.
 Judge Studley said he had been invited tc l be bondsman but had declined.
 1 I've shall insist on your trying the case 1 Judge Studiey," said Mir. filling.
 1 Mir. Hall denied that he had approached Judge Studley on the question of bonds l Colonel Wright had done that. At this state ment all the lawye present laughed. Judge 1 Studley said the impropriety of his being ap l preached as bondsman had then struck him | as he was liable to sit on the case. Of course | he refused to furnish bonds at once. 1 Judge Studley ordered the case to proceed
 but postponed the examination of witnesse, 1 until o'clock.
 John W. filling then went over the facts il | the case in which he said: MouIthrep ,
 brick maker, late in 1880, became confused i, 1 his affairs and his creditors became impa | tlent. He failed in the sense of not parins l his notes. After December, 1880, efforts were made to campromise. January tn,
 creditors had pledged themselves to oppose | small dividend. The estate was adiudged in ] solvent and F. s. Andrews was made trustee 1 An investigation showed that his real estat, l had been mortgaSed nine days before tn,
 trustee was appointed and that all his brick
 are held nominally by MT. Stiles, of Nortl
 claims of $1,C0O each, secured by notes, anc l that 8 brother in Alabama had a note O. $3, 800 against MT. Moulthrop. The trus
 tee had an examination quite early of th
 parties. MT. Moulthrop had aisap
 peared. Thereupon all the parties wh'
 about the middle of February. The poin
 was to know what had become of $3, ,OO
 loaned by Friend Allen to Moulthrop Decena
 Der 29, 1880. When MT. Moulthrop ap
 peared he testified that the Allen mortgag
 was all right. Mrs. Groethe was summonet
 in and sustained Mir. Moulthrops testimony
 David Dehn sustained her story The latte
 was the first one to abandon the conspiracy y His testimony troubled him and he gave som
 excuse. Mrs. Brotherton said that Henry F
 Hall had advised her to say what she had t.
 help reduce the dividend. TThe estate
 claimed to have been always solvent. Tn
 notes she agreed were bogus and manufae
 tured in December, 1880, at Mr. Halls sug
 gestion. She came here and begged of MT
 Hall to go no further with the scheme. bu
 he insisted. MT. Moulthrop came last am
 said that the scheme was to scare creditor
 into taking a small dividend He wen South, he said, at the suggestion of Mir. Hall l and he stayed there as long as he could witt
 satisfaction to himself. MT. filling here con
 cluded his statement, saying that the bearin
 of the case as affecting Mr. Hall he " ould no | state, as Mir. Hall was absent.
 At ? o'clock the State claimed prima faci case against Moulthrop, Groethe and Dehu but did not ask judgment until the case l against Hall were finished
 Mir. Hotchkiss, their counsel, said accord Jr,rrf f<,1 1iC S,ok4.,
 troduce testimony in defense. He agree
 that no disposition of the cases should b ) made at present.
 Mir. Arvine appeared for Mr. Hall an
 agreed to try the cases together. The ac
 cused waived the reading of the complaints which were long, and refused to plead Tn court was asked to order plea of not guilt
 entered, but the accused withdrew his refus
 al and said "Not guilty in each case. wan to try them on their merits D
 The State exhibited @ certified copy of tn
 testimony of Henry Frank Hall, jr, in tn , Probate Court. It was not signed in tn
 original, for the law did not compel sue
 signature. MT. Hall waived formal troof o
 the Moulthrop insolvency, but insisted that be shown in the regular way that he (Hall 1 was sworn.
 Judge York testified that he had the orie inal testimony of Henry F. Hall on the Loyf . Moulthrop estate and also certified CODY
 Mir. Hall was sworn by the witness and tn
 examination was then reduced to writing ! Mir. Hall did not sign the testimony becaus ; there is no law to have compelled him. M,
 Alling wanted to lay in the certified copy C , the testimony. It was objected to as not tn
 original and not the best evidence as to whe
 MT. Halls testimony was. This was waive
 temporarily. Judge York, cross examined
 testified that the testimony was taken dow
 by MT. Hotchkiss. Ths judge was preser
 only part of the time; the most of the tim
 he was in the front office and the hearin
 took place in the back room the witness ha
 seen Mir. Hotchkiss' bill rendered to MT. Al
 drews for services. Mir. Andrews being tru tee but the witness did not know that tt
 bill is for examining MT. Hall Mir. Hotel
 kiss wrote questions and answers at witnes
 request something said about signing deposition the day that MT. Halls tsstimon
 vas taken, but Judge York was not sure th,
 this referred to MT. Halls testimony tt
 written deposition was handed to Mir. Hal
 but whether he took it to examine Jude | York didn't know