New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-27
LAW COURTS.
griaf Of Samuel Drury, Charged with an At
tempt to Kill Thomas Warner Continued
SIKH DAY....THuRsDAY, Sept %. 1850

lion 10 tSe aaS,os 6oypIs easd bv her
her ont OF hands OF the officer holding the power OF g.
rne5 10 lake her Eoston Margaret U ConnerA
now In Court bat respective Counsel haye agreed 10
lsfhe matter stand over 10 Monday ne1t IN IN ne
'a Msy, Eeyts and W.ke vera then called Witnessed
hit did not appear one being Brooklyn ard The other
a. ar cssn1, hem called VIM Thompson &c
rre1ent al the moment but appeared The Counsel
ftr Mr. Drury objected to his testimony being seker'
han besn paced he sand because the evidence
Sg M se R abe ss 20
II he should go and state all aince be t became &C.
quanted vi Dury only as REGARDED Tho torP9ao box
KNOW Mr Drury; from my in,mge knowledge or Tue
1aa know manufactured that torpedo that hls son
sSine he lie of Thomas Warner know from circum
stances connected With connection with Drury some
cause Of circumstances but DO cay 1t my suls
II might have been mi2hnoti the homes. portion OF me
community avoided NE, and could not get ern1logmsnt
in proportion they avoided me had men sought my ac
qrairance and my connection with them bscame &C.
aus 'ned with Drury while he being trted at Hemp
Sesan 10 ousrre with Warner he wished me take part
against him. but told him the relation stood to "arner
and hhever he did must be without my Ine
subject Of torpedo was spoken of told him had once
to ghen nome people who hsd pefsecuseo ns,
yeTv e. ticuIsr to know ali about The box another
thpg know he was guilty from h' beng lotlnste WIN
or Will know was In the employment OF Dr. Mohat. ana
returned unexpectedly on I'd May my wife being slcs
for Illuminating silver; he wished me- to doit that day but
could mott he that eyening or next morning 80,
away and did mol him again I'LL after the explosion
The 4b, 9Th Oh; be came TO my hou;e; mere mere
who had been in the states Prison; Mount p4lo now
you suffered mo to make that box loI 9r NV,
uncle brother Of be mas gone 10 and
lonia about ak weeks aer me- nss that box
Drury ut frat denied that the box Mount had maze nsI
been used for any such purpose Mount told him that The
| ,hopsn
not he had sgreed to make It rs would nave g0I
ssb and The match pieces could be Identified Dury
knowledged he had made it and told him 10 say nolhlne
and as be was going Of California, he would help him;
woman named Knight came In, and the conversation
stopped, and Drury went; next morning saw young
but told him bis father told me- he then told me all about
IT said had filed with baEs hllnRs his father
BACKED ha (gans) face and he went there and lei TIE
box asking for Ma,sa Warner; next day went to The
Chief OF Police told him did not tell him all the par;
cuais wished 10 save Roun he said ne hnd sune,ea
seven years who holds az respectable situation
as Druy any rate he said he wac becoming old and
implored by mutual connection mol to d1guge he
had any thing do with III told the Chief OF Police that
Diury AID his were the ones who 'eo inc box ana
ReGsn who received the box at Mr. Warmers tsken down
rom Belle auction room and young Sam here aud SEQ
If be would not recognize hun Do moi kno% Il anH ,
done eboutit; also showed Dfury to OhceF Giles.
pie atlhe Fourth Ward station house az to warner
have particular regard for HIM but he Faya ueaea
me well I'LL perhaps lstey aqd pa'd na monay "a, a.
to Dir. MofattS business, which had worked hsfd of
Dfury spoke subsequently az to bis dee mnaon sun
against Warner spoke Of sending letters containing u"
which
toned Warner not to eceive any letters 1t 6ag been 9ta
ted that have had great deal money and all lhsL.Dn
never had never had $50in my possession omy own
any time OF my life; was PeTsecoed on every mana ns
spoken sRantt when did not deserve IT, and VII DEFY
ne for MI Day or Se ber s one e IN
| New York who did not believe was gultyINai was
Mayor Hayemeyer wished to chow me real parties
Drlry aferward told me- aud young sum- hst hey inside
the box; Drury found fault with for moi letting him have
the ulmiuan2 aye lha omission Of was al that saved
War; era le man, care not how courageous no may
have been would have dared TO open tina! box had he
houy | cha road | g6N
yeSn alton ard accused him Of It, but thought az
ts TI1 utOH was on aconnt OF the dicues with
HE family, ard Warner efesward told me SO told
eoiuC away advised him give The pieces OF box TO
officers Gillespie and Mitchell and let them 60 downo the
did no sas Mount bectusa hs would 5uupecthat cp
posed him. he had Suffered for The ony crime perh9pI
he bad beu guilty Of; Warner refiasd Knew hr
Dury was capable OF pilr1g me, by sending 'orpe.
DO box house he would do II TO enother knew lhai
Du,y large dealer IN counterfeit money and buying
stolen goods; he 60 Bottou 10 parchsse
oil stolen dice; was determined that The ch4fac or OF
Druy should he kno~n aud took The msa9ure' at have
been aated had previously told FIR Wilkes, OF tle Po
lice Gazette what knew he thought had sent the orp'.
Oft ard proposed, as in the manner OF Capisin saw N
OF Capg and the others and Barney Osborn was conceal
ed 10 The clofet made az 10 des IN regard
cused me Of being HE con6dant of Warner by arrange
en WIS ogo on 10 Bo,on for DIury to see eri',ol
Bills look letter from Drury 10 Bill In which he said he
would get bail FOR Margaret o. Conner, but whom he
cused Of bringing all the trouble on him. rs he said she did
The counterfeit money Boston she ought have gone
East Whit; knew Bristol Bill was the only man who
@ snd b. hs eona encs Bin on and was od
that he bad large lot OF bp stolen property &c lna he
could geSud the interview OF Brookbn was planned, and
usi hss been stated he said he had ent the box,
ard asuch as has been stated.
her the jail In Boston, that she my house here,
hatI spoke 10 her while she being Tried al Boston,
that there couneiitpg by Smith paYis al my eoheF
In laws olher hngs Of The Kind, that she swore
yesterday 10 utterly untrue She Ia angry with me be-
4an1H aYrA In . \ n
hen fah with In really honeat transaction; FONT on
10 forge aud counterfeit and made arrangements by
which he was arrested with AeRdoEA and the others
visa IN New York and BrooAl5n whsn she said was al
The Trial Boston; lie ssT her before The tins saw
her the Revere House in Boston; Brsol Bill, In order
to 60 with this woman, Margaret OConner deserted
wife and children he had In The nppsr psri of the ci'y
they destitute, tie couo get no place for
VIC, and took HEN iato my honse, ihs being there ss
bad understood that Margaret Conner had said she
heard Drury the box The affidavit she made IN Bos
menclpg The thing expose tho matters spared 10 time
nor labor; had bu ltUe mens5 Wl!Ses gave me some
morey for which have now got the ticket my pocket
The reason ihs! Bristol BIZ turned agans DEuIy was In
order 10 get MAEare Conner oUt OF prison. she was to
here TO testify 10 be tuth and then be liberated
Mr. Barar gave me $l00I, on an order from Bristol Bill
sss yo G @ FL so
believe Psrrar be an hones gave Warner $500 OF
e oSeT 500 sons Should give % ssto
BIZ and l had myseh, As to the statement OF the
Cansndsgua had they been asked they would have
Told TIA, in whist said hey did suspec had made
that arhcplsr box told thsm had made for annss
ment; not likely would state that 10 public bar
which would au6lectme 10 arrest ana when 70.
wstd OF 81 Gee wss offered for the detection.
got no money, would take any, for what did So
10 the Of Dry ard the discovery Of the box gas
impeed by The dess of showing to one pason that the
suspicion sgsiRst III se wss Incorrect aud 10 show su
deserved hs good opnonthsl person was Mayor haver
meyer; do moi care for moneyneVer dd-my wants are
few and II can gel enough to gel along and support my
fsmily that is all | ark.
The Of sam Drr! that bad sent the box vss
fse The did suppose his face BACKED go tbs! he
looked ike pegro why did he soy, "Gye that to Msasa
Warner
The witness made other statements and left 81 impress
sion at cosiDG.spparenIy in ha favor,