The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-15

4 gt0tenent witnesses,
should be glad for Mr. Radcliffe to be permitted to 20
on
Judge CRAWFORD remarked The court is not In.
| out Of order a little.
Mr.. RApcLIrrE-I am nearly through We have sent
for witnesses by whom expect to prove that Hand
not in Washington when the robbery took place
We think that We can prove this by circumstances
We may be prevented however, by Of the notice
In the Sun, saying that the trial put of until Sa-
turday. Gentlemen, you have the before you
and all desire Is to how certain motives may ope-
rate on these parties and to how the
or persecution may operate on the parties Swear the
| witnesses, Mr.. Clerk.
MIR. JOHN WARDEN was sworn, and testified had in
charge certain jewelshe snuff box ottar Of roses &c
The snuH box set In diamonds, with the letter
also in diamonds the top bottle Of otar of
and q pearl necklace Mr. Carlisle" Where's the
rouge?''] The gold scabbard of q sword; one very
large gold medal several other gold and silver medals
Two large pearls attached to the necklace the
largest ones On the afternoon of the 9Th Of
November, at o'clock, the room was locked up. On
the morning Of the 9th, messenger came over and
next morning when got to the Office, found the
case in which the jewels had been deposited, broken
bex was generally said to be worth $4,000 Mr. Rad
chfe-" should like to take pinch out ofit"] The
bottle 2, o5aar o. roses was Valued at 5000 the neck
medal, 500, and the sword scabbard $500.
At this point the remains of the robbery brought
in, tied up in bundles MIR Key took up the bottle,
and tore away the outside wrapper Next to the
bottle painted linen cloth, in the shape Of bag
some Of that over here MI Radcliffe, (sotto roce|
" The Government Is falling to pices; some Of its
brightest jewels have been stolenr
Mr. Warden is employed in the hall from which the
property was stolen and Mr. Key proceeded to ask him
few questions The spectators crowded between them
and the counsel for the accused and the latter could
not see and hear what doing and said.
Mr.. CARLISLE (alluding to this facD-" There is a
kind Of hugamuggery conversation between Mr.. Key
and the witness"
MIR. yARprs-" speak as loud as can"
MIR; C!RLrsLE-' know that, but we can't under
The ICouRrSCTo Hands counsel)-"He says that
these are the pearls"
MIR. VARpEN-The next morning after the robbery /
found in the Of the diamonds OF the box and
the necklace, which have in my hand As soon as
fastened down in peculiar manner; did it myself;
the box was lying open, little inclined; there was
brass wire under the hinge and could not be SEEM
breaking that suppose the lid Of the qox was broken
and left behind the wire must have been cut with min
| pers. He held up the lid Of the boxl
MIR. CARLIsLE, (making discovery)-Ah, what Is
that
MIR. vARprN-You know as we'll as do.
Mr.. CARLIsLE-I really don't know. believe thai
Mr.. Warden, when he kept museum, showed me one Of
| curiosity. [Ha ha ha =" Silence, )" order]
1t appeared that, in some manner connected with tn,
top the box two playing cardsthe four Of club
and the queen OF clubs
Mr.. WARDEN, continued-This is piece Of the orna
ment end Of the necklace this cut; here
the parts which found the the next morning many
the diamonds looking at the little paper box containing
to-
the bottle which contained the altar Of rose mir
| Carlisle -"Give US DROP think that there was
MIR. KrY-Then We will open it,
MIR. C. L. Joxxs-It will perfume the room delight
| fully.
MIR. WARDEN loosened the cork.
| MIR. CARLIsLE-You want to get the first smell.
Mr. KEY, presenting the bottle to the juryGentle-
men, open 1t and judge for yourselves.
The jurymen handed it from to another and all
| took q good smell.
MIR. KEY, Ito one Of the jurors)Mr Stott, you are
an spothecary!
Mr.. Sro1r (smelling) -Yes (smellins) 1T Is (smell
Mr.. CApLIsLE-why, Mr. Key, that is perfumcr's
business
MIR. CARLISLE, (miling) -Swear Mr.. Stott apothe-
| cary. 1t should be perfumer.
MIR. RApcLirFE-Send for Dubant, (the barber)
Mr.. srorr sworn and having taken the stand
sad have often sold ottar Of roses, and this look
| Ikeit.
Mr. GsGnss st,.ss juror and the temperance
MIR. CARLIsLr-Key ought to have brought out all the
I MIR RADoLIrrr-Oh! its only rose water
MIR. CARLIsLL-Lets have that bottle TT handed
70 hm.l 1t has peculiar smell Putting it to hi:
MIR. WARDEN e,osseromined.I missed the article.
On the morning after the robbery, and they again
I-tame into my possession the 10th instant. The
Commissioner Of Patents Mr. Burke, gave them to
The pearls and diamonds exhibited, are about the
size Of those in the box, necklace, and In the
box. This is the same ottar Of that wa:
stolen had never before such large pearls; an
no jeweller, but have been engaged in museums fol
and suppose they the same; / have not the leas,
doubt though there are private marks them and
| nothing peculiar about the shape the pearl necklace
was present from the Imaum Of Muscat to President
Van Buren,; the snuff box was presented to Leavitt
Harris, our Minister to Russia, by the Emperor Alex
ander the property belonged to the United States
hall Is called by some the National Institution, by
others the hall of the Exploring Expedition it is all
under the control Of the Commissioner Of Patents
there pictures there is the portrait Of Gugo
present from American ctscns in France to the Ma
| tional Institute.
| EpMuxD BuRKE, the Commissioner Of Patents was
| sworn, and testified when appointed Commits
sioner found those articles in the hall; have the
peryison Of the building and articles can be placed
there without my consent; with the advice Of tn,
| Secretary Of State offered reward for their re-
coyery.
seraruined The reward was 81 500 for the re-
covery Of the property and information which would
lead to the conviction Of the thieves; made up my
| mind, consultation with the Secretary Of State
again to recover the articles they having ono,
before been stolen by compromise; but had power t
| abate the terms of the advertisement.
| QursrIos--Do you know whether Hand was told tina
he would confess to the crime and restore the jewels
he should only have two years imprisonment
| Mr.. KEY objected to the question.
MIR. BuREEI will state under the order Of the court
| but otherwise decline answering
| MIR. CARLrsLE-l understood that there propo
siton made on the part of government, to Hand tina
if he would confess guilt, and give up the Jewels OF
such and such terms he should not be mnrisonod NOR
than two years, and that he Indignantly refused it,
The learned gentleman argued that the question
| should be answered
The court decided that such testimony could be ad
mitted the sole ground that advances made b.
| the government
| Mr.. RApcLUFE-To save time Mr. Key, you have tn,
| proposition in writing
| Mr.. KrY-No You must prove It's existence by wit
| nessee.
! Mir. RApoLrrE-Col Burke, have you got the paper
| MIR. BuRKE-No. never had intercourse with him
Mr.. CARLrsLE-We want to prove what you had to d.
| with it.
Mir. BuRKE began to state the motives which operated
| on his mind, when
Mr. CARLISLE objected to his proceeding In that way
X Mr. BuRKE-l will tell my own story as please.
SMr. CARIsLE.-1he question is for Col Burke, whe
Their he made himself, permission to any bod
else TO make the proposition to Shuster lis IL IN appa
rent that Col Burke has motives but the public
erests, cannot imagine Why should listen thing
| which we do not deny.
Mr. KEY really understood from Col. Burke thai
| no such proposition reached him.
conversation cnsued, and then abe cross-examina
| tion resumed.
Mr. CARLIsLEDid 20 u authorize such q proposition
to be made! ii so, to whom,
Mr. BuRKE-- authorized proposition to that effect
| in writing, to Jim Webb
MIR CARLIsrr-Why, that is the distinguished gen
tleman in whose company Mr. Radcliffe yesterday dined
MIR KADcLiFrr-Do you know where the writing Is
MT BUREr--I do not The writing was to the effect