The New York herald., 1850-10-29
Z POLICE INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDINARY,
The Robbery or tho District Attsrney's OF
hce-Chsrges against NJ. It. G. Stanley
Singular Movements Oh George Wilkes
Another Chapter Of Developments In the
Drury Cases.

Another Chapter OF Developments In tho
Drury Cases.
For some days past, several important proceed
ings have taken place before Justice Mountfort of
the Police, relative 10 the robbery of the District
Attorneys Office, which took place last year and
also developing some singular movements of
George Wilkes, and certain of his associates in
connection with the famous Drury cases, that have
astsnished the country for two years past The
following correct copies of the atiidavits giving
these developements, as they are recorded in the
Police Office
CITY and County of Ne'o York, IS -
Ira Floyd, being duly sworn, deposes and says,
that he resides at No. l6 Beekmaa street, and Is a
clerk in the office of the Dstrc, Attorney of the
city and county of New York.
Depoaent further says, that about four o'clock
IN the afternoon of Saturday, December Sth,
ls49, he left the office of the, District Attor-
ney and went home, and returned 10 the office on
the morning of Monday, December 10Th, be-
tween nine and ten O'clock Deponent upon GO
ing into the Office, found there the Chief of Po-
lice and several officers. During the absence
Of deponent from the Office, between the afternoon
of the Sth and the morning OF the 10th Decem-
ber the office had been burglarously entered by
means of false keys or otherwise, and the doorsof
the cases, containing indictDentsanf other official
documents and papers, had been broken open and
Sundry indictments and valuable official documents
and papers taken and stolen thereffom, and there
Scriptons scattered about Inc floor. After de ponent
had been in the office about fifteen minutes, per-
sen named Marcus Cicero StdSiev came in, ac-
eompanied by James Welsh, CLERK of Police. De-
ponent was surprised to see said Stanley COM in
there as he had no legal right or business there,
except that there was Indictment az ilns Stanley
in the Office previous to the robbery, but which in
dctmen had been stoleH at the time of the robbery
Of the office. Stanley had a copy Of said indict-
ment previous TO the robbery, as deponent believes
There was another indictment against Stanley for
apytnn StalA fhatyt fbaf in thA
possession of Henry Vandervoort Esq Clerk of
the Sessions. Stanley could not have known the
Location of the papers in the Office of the District
Attorney prior to the robbery, from the fact tina the
office had been recently fitted up. and the papers
moved into it, and Stanley had not been allowed to
visit the office. From Stanleys conduct aud de-
neanor, and the speularity OF his visit at tn par
hcular time, and the fact of his being indicted, as
stated and from other suspicious circumstances,
deponent has, from the time of the discovery Of
the robbery of said Office suspected, and does now
suspect. and believe, that said Stanley was
gagged in, and was accessory to said robbery
Deponent further says, that among the indict-
ments taken and stolen from the District Attorneys
Office, were the indictments against Drnry and son
for an attempt to murder, and another for forgery,
to which lastnamed indictment were attached
sundry bills which were alleged to be counterfeit,
and which weie the subjeci-matter ct the indict-
ment, as deponent believes laA FLOYD
Sworn to before me. this. 18th day of Oct, 1850,
N. b. MoUNrFoRT, Police Justice.
City and County of Netc York, So
Queens, L. l., being duly sworn, deposes and says.
that on The sixteenth day of November, 1919, he
was arrested upon the charge OF having made and
caused 10 be sent to the house OF Tnomis Warner,
No. Is City Hall Place, torpedo box, or internal
machine, with the intent TO take The life OF said
Thomas Warner-the same being the charge upon
which this 1eponent has since been tried and ac-
quilted. That a few minutes before the arrest OF
this deponant, a person called ''One- Eyed Thomp-
son." with whom this deponent was then holding
an interview, pu, into the hand of this depoaent
roll of bills, and requested this deponent twho was
then about going 10 Wall streeD 10 get them ex-
changed for other money, alleging them to be
uncurrent. That this deponent, having but one
hand was unable TO unfold the bills, and asked
said Thompson what bills they were, dsponeat
intending 10 tell him what tn, discount would
be. The said Thompson replied, "It is no mat
ter; have them discounted, and give me the
money when next | see YOU" That this de-
ponent and said Thompson thereupon parted, and
This depoDent was almost Immediately arrested by
officers Jenkins and Crassous, who were acting as
This deponent has since ascertained, under the
direction of said One Eyed Thompson," officer
A! M T.. Smith, and one George Wilkes, the edi-
tor of the Police Gdsette, between whom II had
been previously arranged, that this depoaent
should be arrested the moment deponent parted
with Thompson. That after the arrest OF this de-
ponenl, and before this deponent had untolded or
seen the said bills, he was committed TO the City
Prison. where he remained confined tsin the same
cell with his son, Samuel Drury, Jr.. until after
his fret trial upcn the torpedo charge.
And this drponent further says, that IN the
ton on behalf Of this deponent for the quashing OF
the indictments found against him was about 10
be made, il was announced that the office OF Dis-
tnct Attorney had been broken open aud robbed ct
a large number Of indictments and other papers,
among which were the indictments which had
been found against this depcnent, and also the bills
that had been placed IN his hand by Thompson, as
before mentioned, and which had been taken from
this dcponent, Ivy officer jenkins, at the time OF his
nrrest-whch oils are alleged to be counter
felt And this deponent further saith, that in
the next published number Of the POiice Gas,tis
il was charged, or nsinuated, that he office of the
District Attorney had been robbed at the instiga.
tion OF this dep0nent. which charge or insnua,lon
was utterly false That within short time after
the robbery OF The District Attorneys Olbce, and
while this deponelt still remained 10 close custody
Marcus Tulius Cicero Stanley came TO the CELL in
the City Prison, where this depoaent aud his son Sa-
muel were both conhned and, aftere expressing great
commseraton for the situation Of this deponent ana
his son, stated TO this deponen. 10 presence OF his
said son, that he, Stanley, had caused or procured
the Office of the District Attorney 10 be robbed,
with view, and for the purpose of sbiaining the
indictments which had been found against depo-
nent az other parties an for the purpose Of bene
fitting this deponent, and other parties, and OF max
ing large sum Of money.
That said Stanley also stated to this deponent,
that such robbery had been done through hts pro.
curement by two friends of HE, vizi one Levi
Cole, Of Paterson, New Jersey, and one Thoinas
Kanouse one of whom he said was the sn'rtest
burglar, and the other the smartsst hotel Thief in
the country. That said Stanley further stated that
he hpd in his possession the Indictments which
had been found egainst deponent, and also the
said Hills; and that he would bring them TO this
depoueni and give them to this depOnent; aud that
thereby the prosecution against this deponent,
founded upon the alleged feioaOus possession OF
said hills, could not be further proceeded with.
That after said Stanley had Left the cell OF this
depobtnt and On the same day, this dcPonent was
visited by his counsel, Horace +. Clark, Esq.
That this deponent communicated TO mr. Clark
the substance of the interview had with said STAN
lev. and the fact that said Stanley had offered TO
BRING 10 this dcponent the said indictments, and
said bills That Mr.. Clark was very angry with
this drronent FOR having held any communication
with Mr. Stanley, and said TO deponent, "a sub
stance "Mr DTury, II you receive those bills, or
indictments, you are ruined nan. Your &c VIII
be searched in less than an hour, Stanley will
deny thot he gave them TO you, and you WIZ be
opI Cpnyictpd of the Tnh1pry.