The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-22
Police Intelligence.
THR TORPEDO CASE AGAINST SAMUEL DRURY AND SON
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
Before Justice Lothrop

THR TORPEDO CASE AGAINST SAMUEL. DRURY AND son
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
Before Justice Lothrop.
At the appointed hour II o'clsck Yesterday Ju.tics
Lohrop continued the hearing In the case of the 40
Drurys father and son the alleged charge of at
tempting To blew up Thomas Warner With gu.nv
der torpedo" Mr.. Mckeon, the District Attorney.
was attendance, but spirited or nsd
on behalf OF the prosecution as he the former
quiet allowing the counsel for the defence proceed
with the examination of the witnesses without inter
ropti'n
The testimony was az follows -
horace II johnson being sworn says-I reside at No.
Gazse office, Nassau greet know both tho prisoners
BY sigb now; botn of them: have seen them before:
have ..en them at the Court Of Oyer and Terminsr
auriDg the argument to quash the indictnent; saw
Mr. samuel LIury for the hrst lime that occasion;
J. ssw samuel Drury: Jr, previous TO the arrest at
AIRS tavern the 80 on the n tn
he was With man called ey ed rhomp at the
time saw HIM In tbs rst place sat on IN. .to,o ~
TIE house 1t Starr tavern; think us called the SIX
Mile House; raw Thompson and young Samuel Drurv
me- on the steps and go into ths house; they went
into the bar room and stood in the back bar
] went Immediately In. saw Thorn psou go and sp-ak
To the proprietor Of the house. and they both vent
into an adjoining room and only stayed . short
thsn an u, 'n in,o ,s Thompson and Drary
Starr came out again aud left the door closed
llr Wilkes then came to me aud said be wanted -
81 go with him around 20 tho Of the house
and then wished me to stand 1T window that vas
bost.d up and listen to the conversation that took
Plsce between those two persons Mr. wilkes then left
and stood at the window. Thompson aud this Young
Drury then began eating. ana talked about it being
colo weather. Thompson then a ked tnis yosss Drury
where this rooster he promised to get he said a.
had him ready whenever he wanted him n don Know
II could report IL word for word Thompson then
asked Samuel he had ever read Dickens WORK q. iy
tsid IN that ~ork that old Weller there cautioned sam
to be careful 81 vid.ws. suppore you srs not much
ton you &c BEWARE that u III fame RS ale
30 by dihtrept circumstances and TO prov. thai fact
bow few Of them ever brought their dau up to
The same busb~ss and IL wicked Tor parent Co
bring up their chilor-n wiopg that he (Thomp sopl
never tod his children lie, allowed them to do
wrong act ne kne~ IT, said hompsOn 1t delic At.
subject, but ho~ does the old man us. you, sam
utyou kno~ What the old 80 sam aid tn., va
ID. GA man sober d. very we'll, but /. h.n he
L. drum suffer good deal Ihon psou then ssid
about " At torpedo boz do you think every thing
zen ssd Know The man thai made be- ha. b-en ss
To- Caiuorpis ano Is out OF the ~ay" Thompson said
how cam. you 10 take tbs box thsre'" Sam aus ~rr-d
never thouid have takenit my father had COM
PEELED me" Thomson saio N hAd known an thing
about IT. You never should have taken 10 you are =
young sAnsnd Jour character i-y ct uncom
1b,nps"u ,sid mine Is he sat this world his
enemy that be never done thing against the law
that be bad never done anything that the lsw could
GO holo OF him Thompson ttsb said In "a Isug hing
epy 'not r, M principi- altogether but FIR m pocy y
lie then raid warner va Id rascal; " Just think,
tnce be tsyr he wanted the y to swear that
The boz ~ss handed to her by mas eth one hand
from uDo.r the cloak; thst you knsw, San L. lie be.
bsl d-d u 70 her With one hand did Won NOT
Sam" San then laid f.s handed 10 TO her So ~itn
boz hands," ihomproL then ssis what did you say
when JOu gave her the boxl" Sam said. hen she
snsd a.h.d Der t. take the box aud give IL sssa
NarLer" lh,mpsOD said, You spoks like n niger
BY saying Nssss Warner" Sam said Yes. I had TO-
Tor ~as disguised as spanish Niger; my f-.turcs
are t'o goo Co f.ssmbi- any sarky round mere.
ThompsOb then ssd TO sani, " DO you thiok the old
nan ~il Try any nOie experiments on rom wsrnerg"
Sam laid don't kn0s wh.th.r he will ct not. you
lbo~ What hs is when b.. gets mad, that there = no
Going any hing ~ith him" Thompson then ..id
IS there any bullets IN the box 70 sam sus s.r,l
No, ho'birg bot rowdsr," Thvmp.on then asked
Hos the iilct"n VI. prepared e. ignite the boxi"
lN mn Inn "a
was PREPARED from LT=ss filings aud mstch.-; rnanp
son ssid ct the brass niogs did Mt ou sam 30
ssrl tsis ies act thu m ct Ashs shop" Thompson
raid, Did sny on. -. you get tbem,h sam r-p,,-d
mo got IN at the bsok ~indo~ aud took IL from
q tsTrsi," Tb,npsop ssid " ~ no ON. s.s 70
was all we'll, this IL dangerous business any gay;
zee h.~ Tear csm' getting into .crsp. by Jour a.
rec'iop On the boz, tost rec, mbi-s ny handwriting
wry mIoh,' ssD r.pies. ~ dId not that 10 dii
IL Is Iot NJ regular hsbdwriiibs;' sho~ esa. you
t. wit. IL sof" sd Thompson. you try to ii, ate
my tspd ~ ssm ssid "No, ocn't AMOS that could
III ',ould try wrote 1t right of 10 straight hand
cop hro~ could -riteit again, III vas to try .
sr clsrk-YOu ar. giving 1t word for vOrd nov,
suIp0.eI
g's.u a. nesr rs eau, Thompson said j." this has
been tad busiDsss any ~syi Just pour direction On
the box at ms srfetted. Sad made = good deal
o, trouble and no- sam, let me sd'ise you TO
one thhg. hJtur or any one es. attempts
. thing OF tins And sssn have thing to do ~ith
~ ! Anew Jou are under his oootrol, even NJ ne
attempts 90 90 10, doatyou dOit;" san ssd -. never
,tsii. have been amy for this q buBdr.a times 4
b..ve the ~ss shout ali tie conversation that took
piece The mp on remarked that u vas cod aud chilli,
sud tbstte bsd eaten than he expected this sss
about 10 ooloet at pigrt; rbompson said .toinR
about toms oysters when they showed bsok from tn.
table, after they lett The Mr. Wilkes asked me To
r'Wsmbsf N. osfe anu the sosv.rsstiob nearly n.
ctuloi never put sny ~ IL dvvs tn writins.
Mr. MckecB here ssid ~ vss done ON IN. direct ~x-
animation sod ar. tisTk commenced . cross. sxHni
hstt-D On the evidence thur given
a. What " your bu,in.-.'
A-ism boohse per and general clerk for Mr. wilkes
editor 90 the Poics Comm have been With hiu, a
Oct'bsf Jb4e -ss IN that ono. year before that
un0'f amp and lses; my sppl " laeot pr.viou. To
thai vac c'Pyist IN the sw once 81 tddy aud De va
rsuh IN sud for the year previous to being
- ar todJ e once Gas Of BUSINESS excel OF .ss
ketpibE btroibg house corber Of walker and tur4-
btth ttTett think for nearly eight months hired
VI. house from Nr Giles vioU- had onsrss
o. the hsmiltoo House, Fort Hamilton, the summer
before and Tor cur yssrs previous -ss at the Dity
bct.l Aoeby sbd for tire. years previous To- that,
vs ntteep.r at the Eagle Tavern. Nsaxsrs falls
d have you ever msde npsm Ans your especial
study
e have studisd ~, souse twenty Ave y..rs aso
but bet.t made sp.ois stsdy, N cas- taught IN
% W., 70 snd esq 30, u some; sm thirty.
eight y'sts 81 sge ~ 10 AR STAIRS tavern at toe
r1o., of VT wik-sf started TO 60 there about half
t%t i've Vciocs tfaftsd from MIR wnsss' house o q
.sHlste hom Ntite street I h-d seen our.-y.o
aheh PtOn ksNfa uRss 81 tbs ofhc- If tns Poace "a