The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-10

bellived Drvry sent the torpedo TO Mr. Warner the
7th Of BAY last We had riot and engaged IN
Drury or amer; do not know that Thompson has
engaged in police business; have not given per-
mission to policemen to act with him; gave per-
mission to two officers to go to Rochester, and I
afterwards learned they acting with him. don't
,ssoset his telling me Of parties engaged In counter
Crosr-examined.- was never employed BY
the torpedo was sent to Warner early in the month
OF May Thompson called ON me and told me thought
Drury committed the act. and said he thought he
eould be brought to justce
Tsthe Court-Ar. Thompson has never been employ
ed by me; I have been Chief Of Police since 1915;
never had occasion TO sanction disapprovs Of ON
GERS working with him have heard that officers have
AN. @. Smith sworn.-I am police ohicer; have
been 80 eighteen years; was in Boston In September
last went there by request Of Mr.. Wilkes, to get
affidavit Of Margaret O'Connor; my arrival at the
depot. met Thompson; We went from there to Mar
shall Turkey; there was something said about Meadows
coming to New York and it said that
doubt he robbed a man named Wilson; Turkey was
search Ishe Of SO pruTy house, Know Ashley he
has been dealer in counterfeit money, according to
my information, for some Is years he offered to
go bail for Smith Davis, about seven years ago;
to go to Mr. McKeon and make arrangements
i understood him to intimate that he bought the
matches for the torpedo thought he could tell all
aboutit helped to search Drury's house found
desk Several broken bank bills and a Bristol Bank
bill altered from one TO five was also found in that
name on it. There was large press there 1t would
not go into chest The dies found in little
lise under bench Thompson has acted with Wilkes
sgainst the Drury party in the torpedo well
In the counterfetipg operations. When Margaret
O'Conror came on from Boston. Warner brought her
TO my house till place could be obtained for her to
board. Thompson told me she had better be impris-
oned or she would run away.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The defendant moved for an attachment against Sc
veral witnesses.
Mr.. Smith cross-examined Mr.. Thompson has not
IN IN nee q he
OF the Drurys; have never given Mr. Thompson q
promise Of immunites protection in these matters
i do not know Meadows; / have had no CONVEX
satiops with persons, except Thompson, lin refer
ence to what took place in Boston have
had no agency whatever in pursuing the Drurys In
ference TO counterfeit money in my visit to Drury
took press; the one which here looks like tSe
one took there; il stood in the Office q
BARREL we found some type; think the type
moved and placed in charge OF MI Stewart the clerk
Of police; We took some glass, in small pieces, from
the shop; this glass also carried to the police
Office; the barrel not removed the bottle, should
think. would hold near quart 1t was in Mr. Drurys
desk II the desk locked up, Mr.. Drury unlocked
it, the first arrest of Drury six days after
the torpedo Affair." Thompson was requested by me to
60 down to the police Office Justice McGrath said he
Direct resumed. -Q-Dd you ever implicatc yourself
in any way with these criminals A.-Not to my
knowledge.
The court here took another for half an hour
to allow time for the return OF attachments which had
been Issued against witnesses who had been sub
pGnaed but bad not Ape AIRED to testify At the
piration Of that time, one witness, Emanuel Josephs
appeared and testified; but his evidence not i'm
portant except as showing that Thompson applied TO
him to give inform alton about the counterfeit bill
parsed In Chatham street before this
commenced.
Court adjourned till Friday at 10 O'Clock.