Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-16

n no aruued. and report of when would not 6e
interesting. The prisoners Counsel were Messrs.
Patterson and II. Maxwell. For the people,
the District Attorney and w. Price, Esq.
The Court took a recess until five O'Clock,
when the District Attorney opened the case
He adverted to the difficulty of identifying bank
notes, and stated that in this instance he bellev-
ed the evidence would be conclusive. Lancas-
ter S. Burling, srst teller of the City Bank was
then called and sworn. He testified to the
amount of money put in his trunk on the l9th
March, and deposited by him In the vault OF
the bank. Sl96, 626 we're contained in the trunk,
independent of the receipts from the 81 and So
tellers. Sl6S.OOO consisted of the notes and
checks of other banks in this city. The notes
Of the Morris Canal aud Messrs. Aliens were
not included.
He specified the whole amount of the receipts
of the Bank in checks and notes, on that Jay
beng 2s2, 574 dollars. including 1854 In notes
uf the CITY Bank. When he went to open the
vault on the morning Of Monday, March 2ls''
he found the door unlocked and the contents DIS
arranged. On an examination it was ascertain
ed that 157,946 dollars in notes of different
hanks had been taken away. Several notes being
shown to him, he identified them:-one IN par
ticular, being 500 of the impression OF 1898,
and the only one of the kind extant, had attract
ed his attention, ard had been described before
it was found in the prisoners possession. A
bundle of notes amounting to 74OO was also
identified by him, found in the trunk. They
were of an emission prior to 1850, had been LAID
aside, and the bundle was found unbrokcn. The
whole amount stolen was Gag, 900 dollars.
Mr.. q. A. Worth, Cashier of the Bank. iden-
tilted the 500 note, and explained how he was
enabled so to do. He could not identity any
anv other.
Mr. HUM, second teller, received part of
the notes of which he made list, and handed
them to Mr. Buring, with label on, containing
the amount in figures.
Mr. BurIng, in reply 10 a question by Max
well, objected to by the District Attorney, stat
ed, that another individual named Murray, was In
custody on a charge of robbing the bank, but he
knew nothing more ofhim than having heard he was
arrested. and had not expressed his belief that the
prisoner did not enter the bank.
Mr.. Worth, being again called, said ne had
expressed an opinion, from hearsay, that the prl-
soner was probably not the principal in the rob.
berry. lie had heard the Messrs. Hays, sen. and
jun say that they considered Murray the Prln-
cipal.
Henry Allen, hack driver, testified, that ON
the Monday following the robbery, ne was driV-
inc his hack, and between and b O'Clock IN the
morning was called by man in Rose VINO
asked him to follow him which he did, to the cor
ner of Oak and Roosevelt streets. The man who
called him went into Roosevet-street. Two
men came with two trunks, which they put INTO
the carriage. They went away and returned
with a woman, who had a russet-colored yallse
He drove one of them, the prisoner and the wo-
4. 10 Tho
West Streets, where they got out. Smith went
twice into Briton's store, and witness heard him
saw. Scan it be possible he has gone to Phlla-
deiphia?'' He went round the corner, came back,
and said he had seen the persons he wished to
find, and took off the baggage, which they piac-
ed Oh the step. cf sore. Witness afterwards
saw a trunk in the City Bank, corresponding In
appearance with one he lad carried IN the coac h;
being black leather trunk, rather nep,sh. Ii
was heavy when put in the carriage.
Mrs. Mary Bangs testified that she lived at
17e Elm-street, corner of Broome. On Monday
morning. March 21st, the prisoner came to her
house. with two trunks and valise. She agreed
10 LET him board there. He was soon after en-
CURED for, BY the name Of Jones, by man whom
she showed into his room, where he staId
some time. The trunks remained in the room
from Monday until Saturday night. The prison.
err did not go out much. He went out on Tues
day evening His door was not locked until FRI
day. On the morning Of that day the other man
who had enquired for him by the name OF Jones
was with him, and the window shutters OF Smiths
room we're kept close while he was there. The
witness detailed particulars which have already
been published in the statement made by her hus-
band. in relation to her suspicious aud the man
ner Of Smiths arrest.
Jedediah Corey, cartman, testified that on
the slst March, he was stopped by two men IN
front of No SO Courtlandt-street, who were
standing bv two trunks, which one of them ask
ed him to take up. He went up Greenwich and
through Jay-street into Hudson. No. IS, where
they applied for board, but could not get it. He
afterwards went with them to Canal-street, on
like errand, & eventually to Mrs. Bangs, where
he deposited the trunks and got dollar.
Henry Bangs identified the prisoner as the
man who boarded at his house. and stated the
manner of his application to Hays the opening
of the trunks sc.
Jacob>Havs testified to the manner of his agen-
cy in ,rrestinu Smith SC Being int srrOgated,