Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-20
.yournsl anD Courier.
Thursday Morning, July 20. 1882.
Lawyer Halls Case.
The Testimony for the Prosecution all i -HalI is Granted Delay Until Tn

The Testimony for the Prosecution all in -ffan is Granted Delay Until This Afternoon.
 The first witness called in the case against Henry F. Hall, of Wallingford, for perjury and subornation of perjury, yesterday morn ing, William F. Moulthrop. He testified to an interview in Henry F. Halls office, in which the subject of accounting for money was talked up. MT. Hall wanted to know if he could not use some of that mortgage money. He thought Hall had reference to the mortgage money and told Hall that he did not want to any of it because he thought there would be trouble about it. Then Hall told him if there was any trouble he would make it all right. Hall wanted to know if the witness could not take some money, but did not mention how he should use it. No amount was mentioned. What made him think it was the Allen mortgage money was that he had heard Hall talking to Mrs. Groethe about the money. He thought | it was after his fathers examination in the l Probate Court that Hall wanted him to take some of this money. Witness heard Hall tell 1 witness brother that he did not want wit | ness father examined. Mrs. Groethe went with witness to Frank Halls office and want ed the Allen mortgage released. Hall said 1 no, that it was foolish and wanted to keep her mouth shut and said then it would be all right.
 Collin Moulthrop, another of Loyal's sons, l testified: I remember when Frank Hall l and Seymour Hall came to my fathers house l one Sunday morning quite early. Frank Hall I advised my father to go South he said he must go South He told him this matter could | "a yuif hn that he could settle it far better if he went South than he souid if he were here The creditors will get sick of it, he safe, and settle for small percentage. Father told him he 1 didn't wish to go; that he thought it would l be wrong he didn't think the creditors would want him to go. Mir. Hall said he must go, ! and asked him if he had any friends there. l Father told him he had friends; William D. Hall was living in Virginia. and his nephew was in Alabama. He said he should like to 1 go If he had means provided it was all right for hi1 to go. MT. Hall said he would give him money to get away. The following Mon- day carried him to Wallingford. While my 1 father was absent I received letter from him which have been unable to lind, saying | he wished to come home and asking me to go and see MT. Hall, because he had not sent him the money as he promised. I went to Mir. Hall and told him the contents of the letter. MT. Hall said he would raise the money and send it to him; that he had not sent him money because it would have been foolish. He ought to go further away from 1 home. Had conversations with MT. Hall in the office, at the house, on the street and in l number of places about accounting for the Alt n mortgage He wanted me to take a note and have it appear that it had been paid. He mentioned the sum as thousand dollars. It was to be 8 note to father. This
 was before my fathers examination Had conversations with MT. Hall at different places about owning up to the facts. One time at
 his house wished him to release the mort
 gage and did all in my power to persuade
 my father. He said, ''No, mustn't dc
 anything of the kind" He said he was
 afraid of the old lady-meaning Mrs Groethe that she would reveal the story In that case he would have to take care of himself
 ''The tails will go with the hides, ? he said
 ''All will go to State prison, but I can take
 care of myself" know I have had thou
 sand conversations with Mir. Hall
 Trustee Frank s. Andrew testified that h. talked with Frank Hall about the release O.
 the Allen mortgage soon after his appoint , ment as trustee. Hall told him that h,
 might go to Judge Henry Stoddard about it
 No money was to be paid for the release
 There was dispute about this mortgage be fore Loyal Moulthrop disappeared. Th , estate of Loyal MouIthrop. as a matter O fact, was solvent when the witness was ap ! pointed trustee. Cross examined the witnes said that he had MT. Moulthrop arrested o1 . civil process for fear that he would agail
 clear out
 Hezekiah H. Corbin testified concernin,
 the $3, 1000 Allen note which was in his pos
 session when it was testified to. It had bee,
 transferred to him without cost. Cross ex am1ned he said that he wrote his own not for this note first for $3, 200, but never gav
 1t and did not sign it that is, MT. Wyan wrote It and the witness refused to sign 1t
 He signed an agreement to turn over t.
 Mir. Allen all he should receive on the not at the final settlement, less all expenses tha 2 might accrue in it's collection. The agree
 ment was placed in MT. Halls possession Hall, MT. Wyant and himself are all tha
 were present. The witness had bought u]
 the claims against the Moulthrop estate, bu l could not exactly say whether he had dis
 charged Mir. Mouathrop from claims in hi ; (Corbin's) hands. MT. filling objected t.
 sisted that it admissible t. show the bias of the witness ] The witness would not say that h g had given Mr. Moulthrop a discharge an' . MT. Arvine insisted that he had. The wit !. ness finally said that Mir. Moulthrop had ' certain kind of discharge He thought i - had been recorded. He was not prepared t. ! answer definitely because he had been g.
 busy. He had himself signed all tho papers ]. After this testimony MT. filling said that tn d StaSe rested.
 MT. Arvine said that he could not say nos
 what he could or should do, but would b d ready to go on this afternoon at 2o'clock an e asked delay to that time.
 Mir. Deming opposed the delay, as did MI
 filling, the latter saying that it was absurd t d ask until to-day for Mir. Hall to deter c mine whether he would testify, he being 1 lawyer. It was so transparent that there wa
 no defense (Mr. Arvine-"Oh, indeed'') tha l there should not be delay.
 . MT. Arvine said that he made the motion i = good faith and on his own account, and he
 on his honor. did not know what MT. Ha
 would testify to what witnesses he has. H 1 characterized opposition to his motion as sim I ply persecution.
 After more talk Judge Studlsy granted tn ] continuance until o'clock this afternoon.