New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-30
Trial Of samuel Drury on n Charge OF A.
,cmptiug TO Murder Mr.. Thomas Warner.
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,et tfrr 10 gone; he vas go.ag % Mr. Eugsie- e
re q rssssu e. 20 sue1d reference - 70 ha own
,s o. viii NJ DrUry.
C,.,,,ranlia1S The explosion over - before 3
,,oek. the reference vss 20 bs 90 O'clock believe 81
" rode nom- h lis asls pIacice on returning ioi
,,yeng. do nOi know u my own knowledge inst ne od
issn travelling; think saw carpet tag ia the hal when
went o.: rnq seemed % De gea L1uy wht"
~ cane home sOmeH ha' excited, 10 sd Ire vas - b
y,sa luuy and my mother went ia he kicheu 10 a-s BOO
.giar or me dinner; mother, ~ he liable, comnu-
es SAID 70 tny father, he leaving ~ The Dos
I'D he manner he continued eating bis dinner ~ usA
knew oi b.. engagement 20 sirho ' teIeIeno He So
f.ofgr you have your dinner ard am got'
- and gsl ne OoA ah yp'" y, oD M, ao -" IT, %
bal pTsvi nsy tee" caIie1 hA 81 pec"ak' "urh ~
mother ioai me- mentioned, went directly up anl
got lie box when ne pn,e' Wa '~ken on IL sppf"
- TO be ne" boa n 10 maze % Lhn"ehhNi nv
f10f.eT eat @ end he able furteT nom ilr
door. there awOrk box The si1e Sal, behind my
mad NY mo'bef came nh siae sho must nave be' d
d-suyed father retained us sesi a. h" was Drawn
toe I'D Oul II The box he dd MOI ara" me h1 as WIN
ran0u, but as n q drew hard ana i'"A tol 81 h' O"N
10 facilitates The I'D could be drawn safely for about two
inches, before the sand paper took the matches d"f
came 10 tinh about IT, u was mailer 81 oOuOt VA us M
u.eber the Iul ng va. bard or preieuse. M. spar .
partner Of Nj. " b1ng present M Clark ated "a
would want The daybOok brou 3h 10 Court containing TOE '
iiel from Jan 1919 10 Aug when Mrs Warner end her ron
is wiipes- e tLs bOu-e Nj Wan stated that he
Tsrlccty VIKING to produce heih on, hey c'nhin'n =
MES connected with clients which would not be- proper n
sze pubic air G. sad be only wanted the accounts ~
iaye b. Mr. D Mr. Warner, IN opening The boz, ZOOS
tnd Of bottom OF the front with hs cf hand and drew
win his right When took hold there was no labor D.
qtred The ssktd several questions 10 the
Ieahve distances OF Mr. and Mrs w ard witness from ne
doOr At the Ino ~ opening the box and tue comparaiF
danger The witness in stated that the windows of
lie basement were barred Of evenings &c The tell
sbui FIVE minutes before the ringing when The box W.
eN went 10 The door al the FIRST ringing There wcf,
-o persone who enquTed fOf my father, ara told hem Dr.
was out Do not know who they we're. Mr. Geo Wilkes,
Editor Of the Police Gazette was The trs, to remind me s
he bell had runR a few minutes before had not thought
oil III then. Do nO know whether Oneeyed Ihompsoi
Of the persons who called, or whether he has
Clsfk ssd thew would show usi Mr. Driry was innocent
aai nat ne GaiV ps,.e, are nos VIZ W W." so
Witness .ad that BIT Wilkes told him at his house l
White said that he he'd affidavit either a. 10
he PEI son ho seut the box made II. went To MI
Wlkee hOuse in company with NJ TicknOr Have seen
Mr. Wkos at my fathers Office lie Il client of my a'h
~ Heard my father say, Gbou' week before b. wen
swav Ne time the box was ~, mat thai he wond have a.
col think be said To PhiadelphlS-Ae t1 not know i
dsy I saw him home after o'clock 81, tht explosion
mex day. Had he gone To Philadelphia DO not Aho"
long he could have stayed there Fret saw onefNcd
Thompson tiny fathers Office NV father len England D.
1855, when ! wes years old Was born IA England -
Cams here IN 1873. The family consisted when my lathe
er Il In Court She is married TO MI Colena0, halter
Nassau Understood my father and mother did no
ne tOgher for lime before he left lie lived wi
woman named Felstead n Bland streei She IL IN Cour-
We lived In Elaam street NV mother had seven ohidre
BY my father Frs, heard ofmy father being here IA sH
Saw u BY seeing bis name IN a New foIh paper we ma
previously heard Of him ailer he len L0nhon IN lSo
New York A letter washere shown said to be MI W.
wriing dated New.York Dec lstl, written 10 ms family
duced some other letters written 10y Mr. w TO sismiy
MI. Graham asked the Court would be proper TO 60
alo examination ss To Mr. Wune ne object OF whieh
rpparent make appear that Mr. Drury no, only H.
nocen but that Nj Warner himself sent The box here
destroy HE family The idea s 80 horrible that regularity
At eas, should be observed and IL proper on cSosseA
animation. without basis 10 pursue such an enquiry 81 pre-
The Court thought It would not be proper to inter
f-re Iii. proper TO read the letter TO she" the STATE O.
feeling Il is dated City HaLplaoe, No 20 directed Il
Eesuor Warner. ltssys he intends leaving or the W es
Indies-dAnies the knowledge o; the handwriting and
spesks that Il is 40 use; any person has any
claim upon him let them come aud shew 4 lie sAPecis
.er gong the West Indies TO return 10 England m the
Aaump and will seek oui the of The letter Toe lee
addressed 10 Ms W. London The witness tialoo ms.
rs M, ther msinaned hers. ard family by working al hsi
trimming az did his sister Wines was al pastry COCA
DO Tceoec having seen my father hut once before
was years old my SISTER earned noe 10 ne louise nc v
understood he was si Rochester with woman named
Rusty followed HIM a. far as Troy me nSpe was 81
tered on tho books M Warner aud lady did not set
sny adv with Mr.. W. he wrote 20 MY mother when a
The letter Is proddced dSied Rochester March !.
$40 Il My wife, you made me promise IL
VITA and do speaks OF their having been ake uncon
Portable since their reunion thinks there should DO an
sco, when both under IA were privately married, snc
psssion 1d more 10 bring Il about ihan owe ,at,'
sentiments were dissimar, lie for see'ug the world
Az cold and reed amer The lapse OF seven OF eight year
5esered her then united bG again deserted he snu cam
his country Sent money, but could not rnd YOU ne
ee!ved threatening letters nom YOU aud our deceased s0n
IN iS&f went 70 Europe etd endeaNored 70 ma YOU ou
bat eeald not In 1871 SEN GU more nousS man sV S
aaioed and the better feelings prevailed and Wished iot
rstuor hich YOU granted. As our children cams "o'
iooked forward hsppness aud refer TO my course 10.
year afe srd stTose 10 SHOW yNu AL eoaid o. uA
rev world, and took YOU loOo nice IN me yeSi enS ~
Neu wss APPARENT that difeues $1,000 10 oeI Wa ~
happiness by difference 0 compartments ou hey have no
driven me 10 excess 50 IN my younger dsys lhousn. vs.
could not be happy, and on one occasion Ov ooA ss
rs 10 something wished. which made bad tcetg' Nh0
yoo dsughier has continued ever since n insl me ever
fresl thuhRh did hing 10 otcnd hef hHNc Us
'sc 20 nd with George and val provide him admission
ny business From The absence OF comfort and YOU
continued ooldnees sud your happiness WIN you, ishiy
ani nuhsppness with me- nsncsling Itself III u unic
!wns mistaken To happiness IN reeouStls Are
yoa lad teen IS years by yourself 50 isr As AN
and bad been accustomed Control with SUCH sway ~ you
eAose snd among large circle Of acquaintance vas
possne too much you could be contented without Them ara
with husband ho for his former oonduc caused sont
tshse, perhaps TO hngrr IN your oeSsI lcAhho1 enSee
bis state OF hings In connection WIN e cares VI my 0s'
Tie letter conclude. BY suggesting some remedy and
AIS her to pou ou Ae being always ready 10 do bis par
IA pecnniSry point OF This l. an outline OF The
Wi,ar,, s,sed that The letter was unex pec,ej by ht
fanv Mr And Mrs Coleman resided there then bat they
reside c'se " here Mrs c visited my noheI AZ
was al the hogse tie evening ae box was ei. so "a
about hall an hour; my moihers place o rVSldst0'
associations did not ehSnge much, enc eolic uaNe zee
s1n1 ~ Cp,oes o,seeoanteh-si where lhe r'St We.
i.hcfl nNug IA L0ndoo DO not thiuk MI w. eVuie
sso,vnsd him; id not hear OF Nj W. being in Lon
don IA lgf4 ! saw cne-eNeS Thompson al INV ls.aefs
o4ee couple II weeks b lore the explosion and an hoU
az aNeiwaras saw hun IA the basement; he appeared
10 he looking for the sugs; he entered nto cotNegsAt
Mn NE. ny aihcr I'D ros seem lac &; be said Ae
s s,y n, ;o"~sfsctlrr torpedo boxes Ar Csfk SAID b
woad prove t6al The bon was Manufactured by oaeyeN
Thompson Ia The employment ~ wu' n0' say nov y tAey
Ist L.. " y
kund th,.e inmediAir.v afterwards thompson : ne
grosccuiiop The Dsiuc Attorney caYuoaeI me Suiy nc
u be Influenced by the statements ~ S0@nsc 10 Ns
hsogy j. Irrelevant IN Mr.. Warner becomes N'Aess. h,
ML Clarke in answer 70 y remark OF M OiSnau, -
0y dd not mean 10 contend ;bsl Mr. seS eit tne oA
thai he procured Thompson 10 Do X Af u -
oaYersa,ions bar Court tAoagkt proper "oeie -
ylries were pre~eu. Witness continued ny iAHe' $50
sszniAsi was 10; wanted there and not 70 sfesN ~
syed Thoaps l told my father was uNlns !" P..t
fsonpsoa aud NV father replied hs woaie uS1 80 49,
IA cut of aim That Two or three 1aNs Aieo .S -
eosloa Believe wcri almost Immediately avs, So a. e
Poce otace afes the explosion my iAiher Ss@s' So
NNas person with - dSANeTed toe oSA, -
49, could rot say; bc.eve Il was suggested eeeVu -
krsoiect q slight gaSrfe! one tulc between my ~
40 niOhet As 10 some cold NtefUa.si tccvueNl .
Fak Of my fAlhers that he ~oaldni have aTsAsea 70
nsa IN the house, The charge was PeIteciN .s4se SNy
taotAeF ard ny.eli len lie bouSe 18th July MNS et -
tesaDe laae iThe witness WAS asked WHO eAn.s "a =
NrSNds 1hlcS allowed; - ssAco r Sonee.se
essa between Mr W and Thompson Believe Inosni So
"a IN M. VS. employment; have seen ne serAls % Pa
~ here sbo~n hoforci here WAS dsSo. 10y
eaarfs oGce looA extract Noi allowed a. .ne 800
v y be ercaghi The wi,ne-s was ssSed sever
wneh 10 eosd aas~eFl Heard my islhxi sef -. -
ssin was dangerous Il cood easily - de1es'~S "se
20 sss aAsf the box soni thai here wss One sos
saf oceared In this country eesoros box seni u"Da s
Ard 10 unteS merchant
Tie CHEF sites alluded placed IN the hanas %
Nesst my cider brother died Ia 1874, oenevc my asns'
~ not aware Of I'LL the arrival OF MY mother N W.