The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-13
Gitn JmteIIisrnee.
CRIMINAL COURT.
TRIAL ar Hand alias shustsr Tor Stealing the
GovernEnent Jewels.

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The trial Of Jacob uaisr alias Tom Hand commenced
Yesterday before Judge Crawfor Mr. Key appeared foI
The United Saies and Messss Radcliffe ani earlaie or
the travtrser. lf Il
win having stolen, the eighth Of November ls5 gold
sci with diamonds, 10 Tie value Of eloo bottle
ecslaee 5000 two pearls worrh slOj each Que large
medal worth SO and another valued at SO the goods and
ehattles Of the United Stales
The following named gentlemen were called 10 compose
the jury, viz:
William Lord james Murray, William Worth, Joseph w,
Beck George Cfandell, James lusby, George Savage.
Thomas r. HARNESS. and Samuel Sso
These gentlemen were separately nierroeaeda 10 whe.
er they had formed Expressed any opinion IN relation
to the natter and having anawered IN ie negative, ey
An the Witnesses except Mr Warden werermoysd rom
Mr. Key said that he deemed Il 10 be unnecessary ad
vert TO what testimony the United States Will Offer lie was
not prepared 10 give sleeinel statement on thoas,n s
the testimony of wtnessfs would be conclusive lie ex
peced 10 prove by the admissions OF Haul orally aud ~
writns thai the prisoner had these things in his pos
Mr. Radcliffe charged that there combination
against Sinister; and in order 10 show te motives wheh
prompted The prosecution he referred 10 the rewar which
had offered by the Government for the return OF The
jewels information will lead 10 The conviction
IN New YORK, BY hs name q Wilkes who Is the editor Of
lille scurrlous paper which has some COMMISSION with
the Cove ia rs printing The oficer who prose
cutes will get the reward provided the conditions be full
filled Some Of the witnesses have crime
What the relations between these parties he did not
know they may those Of friendship. The city OF New
York lad been occurred 10 get testimony convict the
prisoner Men had been brought here, til. Jones' the B
neys the Stewards, the Coreys and this man Hand, Of all
is The only entitled TO generous consideration Hand
ID The cellar Of Jones, who lad been brought ,her
How did the prosecution arrive at the ct that The properly
was Ia New York the information have come from
some one who knew Now, unless the United States pro-
duce the man who co-opernfd with Hand how can The
muses. have been made by this mighty Government Of all
descriptions and characer secrecy is TO he observed
inns w mi he in
properly Where are the Joneses the Stewards and the
gang ofpickpockeis brongh here from New Yorki Were
had the honor Of dining with one Of them yesterday at
Browns hotel d.ausher) They're NOT to be subjected
modification they permitted TO 20 and come when
they choose and yet the Joneses, in whose possession the
property was oun nowhere 10 be seem although they
have been brought OH Who knows what portion Of the
Mr. Key submitted to the court how far Mr. Radcliffe
vorng to prejudice the case lie submitted whether this
not going too far.
The Court said that the remarks OF Mr. Radclifle were
Nh Radcliffe observed, thu, as Mt Key had ahsained
from declaring what he Intended to prove he tMr RI was
M Carlisle said that he would be glad Il Mr. Radcliffe
The Court WINS moi inclined he very particular but
Of opinion that Mr. Radcliffe was out Of order 1.-THE
sent for witnesses by whom they expected prove that
Hand not in Washington when the robbery took place
s aIn Vsn o 81 81. y ss
ng) having been sworn testified that he had In charge
Se1 was ss Il DIAMONDS With the letter. Composed su II
diamonds on the top There were two large pearls NJ
achsd to the necklace The largest he ever saw The room
the eighth OF November and they were missed by him the
next morning When he reached the Office found tue case
in which they had been locked up, broken open. The
snuff box was generally said be worth s6oOd the
Of roses soo The necklace 5000 two pearls worth 500
each largest medal 40 and the gold scahbard $500
This District Attorney had the bottle Of oar Of roses
the diamonds and other articles on the table before him
Mr. Warden opened the FIRST named the jury had smell Of
contents and Mr. Solt, jurynan and apothecary,
called TO the stand and swore that the altar gem
Mr. Warden further testified that he had some the da.
monds and pearls which were found In the case after the
robbing in hs hand, AZ he found them lie put
them ii piece Paper. The box fastened down in
particular manner lie fastened it down himself There
wire under the hinge thai could not be seem
In breaking that supposed the lid Of the broken
The wire must have been cut with nippers Many Of the
diamonds have still attached to them the blue enamel in
which they were SET.
The amount Of the cro.s,examnaon was this Mr.. Var
den had such large pearls any where had been
engaged in for thirty years. there was nothing
peculiar about the shape OF the diamonds
Found the articles in the Patent Office building when he
rst went office With the advice Of the Secrear, Of
Cross examined The reward oiIeredwas 81 800 for the
recovery q the prorery and information which would
mind on consultation with the Secretary Of State, never
again obtain the jewels by compromise but he had the
pV ouastion BY NJ Rades Do You Know whsher Hand
was promised that II he would confess to the the and
the jewels, he should have only two years. con-
Mr. Key objected to the question
MIR Burke remarked thai he would answer b. order Of
the court, but not otherwise,
Amer some remarks by Mess Key and Carlisle on this
point
the sole ground that such advances made BY the Gov
ernment.
MIR Carlisle said that the question for Col. Burke 10 an
swer was whether he made The promise or gave perms
sion somebody else TO make H.
Mr. Key remarked that he undersoo cd from Col Burke's
statement that no such proposition ever reache him
thorzed proposon to be made Hand TO the effect
stated, in writing through Jim Webb; 49,. A.,
Radcliffe dned with yesterday at Browns uLaughter)
Mr. Radcliffe inquired Of Mr.. Burke whether he knew
Mr. Burke responded N the negative AMI stated that the
proposition was, that n Sinister would plead guilty to the
to have the Of imprisonment reduced 10 two years
but he had no power to do IT,
Me- Carlisle Do you know whether the proposition was
communicated to Shuseri
NJ Burke n,r,,s; No, sir, n - -. u,,,,s.,.. -,
eau be brought here.
The Court Atthat time the Government iswels were
not returned
Mr. burke, Not precisely; we did not know whether
could yet at them or not. f
Willis Blaney, formerly high constable Of Philadelphia
examined as 10 the handwriting OF Shuster Had
him write oen and thought that two letters shown
him were written by the traverser Ten or Twelve Years
other evening he carried note from Shuster TO his
wife. fiFt g
Mr. Carlisle made effort have the two letters with
held from the jury. but
The Court overrued the motion, and the counsel for the
prisoner fled bill OF exceptions, G ta55N
The lelters then read, evidence, as follows
New YoRK Dec 10th 1913.
SR: take this time write few lines TO You to say
that have proposition make TO you the Govern
ment al large Some few weeks ago the Government jew.
Ella taken as suppose you know and wheney were
taken intended TO return theLi for much money
could got for them but as find il impossible 10 get
any one negotiate the matter safely fhave come 10
other and final couclusioni will state what have
~ there paper in this city called
the national police gazette edited by fellow called WINS
and formerly fellow named Camp was with him, these
men pre Of the most desperate characters men who
guilty Of every act can think of this fellow
Camp has swnded every man that has ever come In his
way he petit loggng lawyer OF the lowest kind He
dares not pass through Delaware upon any other day but
on sunday in well known here that he Is base
william known In york; SIS for Wnks he is thief
and every thing els you think of he has always been
connected with rurrlous newspaper other before
he commenced his present dirty sheet he published paper
called the Whip he then convicted oi libel and sent
prison his whole career has been OF namy and
crime they also have vaaahond employed as their
ter, named Marcus Cicero Stanley fellow that ls well
known be thief fellow that has robbed his friends and
beneiactors he il fellow who robbed man south few
years ago, and put upon an honest man. which wss tbs
cause oil duel doubt you have heard OF the matter In
conclusion will say they these three black hearted
ln al IN