The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-25

TIE WARNER TORPEDO MYSrERY-TRIAI. OF SAMUEL
pRURY FOR As ATTEMPT 70 MURDER THOMAS WAR
NER By MEANS OF AN INFERNAL MACHINE.
SEPTEMBER 24.-1hvd Day -phio I. kupgl sworn,
aud examined by the District Attorney Il referee
in the OF Warner aud Drury; associates we're
Sheppard and Knapp and Judge Mitchell there
sppoin tmsnt for an ADJOURNED meeting the Atm
of May, at o'clock it did not take place; the ree-
ress met, but the did not prosoed it was the
same Gay of the EXPLOSION aojourned the llth
OF May: when We again met the cause did not then
proceed because, AS was then informed, Mr. Drury
had been arrested the reference deter
Cross-ezamiped by mr. Clark don't recolect
whether Drury was In tendance on the 4th of May;
the merits OF the never opened; don't
think Mr. Warner was present or the 4th OF May; l
think he attended at the ting here
were some sharp words bet ssen bin and Orurv; did
net "A dsughter of Mr. Drnry ia company with
him nj the reference; l am sure the hour
O'Clock.
William 0. jenkins sworn, and examined by the
District Attorpey-I IN not police officer now;
during the past yer and in the of Noyeu-
Der last, | know MIR Drury; l think it was in the
month a. May, lS4g, ! first say MN it was in tue
Sixth ward station house. IL Sovem oer lat saw hin
in BROOKLYN No % Fulton street upstairs third
story back rsom; Bristol Bill ana One. Eyed rhonp-
were with him; Bristol sill is also snown by the
name OF Darlington. Q--whst is Darlington bust
men ana cha, sctpr! (Objectedte)
DistIict Att0rnsy-Wsil, will get IL another way.
Witness continuation the night pre- ious was at
the Ivy dreen Dir Wnk.s and A. o. Smith
there; Fir wilkes said he soul1 wish to 90 to
Brooklyn the likely TO be three fouc OF the
greatest criminals OF the United States there AMI ne
wouldke TO their sersation he said would
be necessary tor concealed after they would be
In conversation sone Time. fourtJ man would
in With counterfeit money or SON thing else; IL would
be necessary thai should be patient, aud not set
tired as II would he more than hkely we would hear
OF o the greatest crimes that had been COM
Eited in the United States he said II would be
sary that should have another officer with
me he sskHd who L would ave, anc /
said DoIainick Crsssous he said Mr. Smith would ri
our instr uctious A NJ. q. Smith requested Us 70
meet him at O'Clock next morning at TIE Ivy Crsen;
went TO the Ivy Green and he not there; then
welt the station house, Orsssous Smith and myself
went to the Catherine Ferry. and Smith gave our
fveF la h.. Etl
any noise, and when heard the voice of hiaself or
WiiAes coming into the room, in Brooklyn, should
be ready 10 msku the arrest he amount OF 1t not
10 make the arrest TIL we heard their voices wilkes
wss rot with US uhe we crossed the ferry,
One Eyed Thompson - he ia the ferry. house at
the other side; Smith and Thompson had converra-
tion SAD smith tCid ms ID follow Thompson
40 the Jucgs. The conversation batween smith and
"hompfoD wac OF heard by me; Smith lett me to 90
up sud speak to rhGnp'on
Witness eonIinaed rhe direction to follow or come
along with Thou .On given to both ma and Oras.
sous smith and Thompson wa ked up MS tar ss
street together he hrt street after you leave the
~; followed eisurely behind at the distance of
about Laf block walked up W alter street. ard at
the corner of ulton street lost sight Of Smith;
ate wsros saw him AZ the entry way of % Fulton
Niuet, and he hschoned TO me; rhumpsos had gone
a".y sh ad Ci Smith from the corner OF Msin and Wa
ter streets; walked after SmLh Thorn pson was
ahead, Smith next aud I'D CIa.soUs In the roar:
when We got TO the middle Of square smith beckonod
ne; We veut over, and into the house; went up
stairs 70 the beck room on the third story this
between nine and ten o'cocs IL the morning; Thomp-
was In The room when got up there and Bristol
Bill IS supposed. for him before sincs
there were too ar three women running in and out,
cleaning the nc and fixing up things; Saith and
Thomp.on ttre talking. and smith showed me- ths
clo,et; he asked n. TO 20 out 10 buy gimlst blue
PAPER anc some nails went out and bought the ymlet
anu nails aUd tht TO Smith aud then went out
again and b9uph. the paper there were two or three
hole bored IN the door OF The closet, think by Mr.
Saith, the holes we're bored slanLng, aud nails put In
for tho purpose Of making il appear to be- nailed up
there also holes made ia the upper part of the
lower panel Tor the purpose OF seeing through there
was window over the door about foot In breadth,
and think three psnes o. glass in M the blus paper
~as put over this siLioS i-sia. Was pue there Tor
the purpose Of dsrk.nieg the closet aud there =
stnah pvle nisVe lh tne paptti At 'r une sous 'l
pepper bought rome tI''s hlso, ior the purpose OF
putting AZ the holes that they would Gp-
pear new; A ID Smith directed 1t - be done; all
these preparations we're directed by hiIa there vas
q vash-bsnd table placed in the closet, near the
Jsmb o. the door inside, for the purpose OF Crss-
SIOUX sthEdn g on IL, and seeing through the
window over toe door, tbe,e was q table placed In
the whore srirtoi Bail writing there Wa
bed In the rcGi also Mt the right HAND side wall; Crss
sous aud myasif vent into this closet locked the
door inside took the by out and ut It in pocsot
Smith, suppose, pat the nails la ths soor, and
heard n sound AXE a hammer Smith vent out, g.
may judge FROM the sound. for l didn't aes him
Thomtson vent out in two or three minutes atrr
fmith shortly after about ten or titeea minutcs
Thompson came bach with the elder Druryi he Ofu-yl
said e brsto Bus, hos DO you do, they " 60 yoa
Mr. CLARK At this stage Of the p-oe-rdiu~s objected
to this testimony a. eontl"yenins paele m,i'i -
showing plot Fhieh it - noi proper q Sc FubI
The objection was ov,rrued snI .sIsndalts sounisl
excepted.
witness continued Dri.tol nin replied Yes. Ora
few days. the tsik then commenced about Province
toSE money, there were tso II them az one side Of
the table aud The other; BAL had III bacN To-
ward tho closet door Witness here described tbs
posions Of the different parties by diagram BIS.
to p tAd be hai So OOO OF tins proyinsstoun noncy.
In nnies Drufy asked hin ~ be had ne whole
aHd CT 81 Bil replied, g yos. I've gOg u plsntsi,
Thompson a.sed Nbat ths denomination 81 the bills
vss. Bristol Bil said ihsy three, tYes and ten
small bs; D.u.y AID thai ~s' we'll OK g1mrthing %
that eject that they you'll be moe etshy dispo-ed
Of; Tt'mpson 6saed Bill II thu numbers we're the
these lost by the bank ESQ he would nos ggo
tvo ctnta for tktm On something % thai elect
BIZ said te't vas su right VrrrJ then "'a.-
90 lie place IN Aseiis n sail g. De ditht dare -
there; that they might Dsb' him y Dfugy replied
"p.hs~, I have got Boyd and MS II Htgti my
wouldn't Ltep you uiuuta- brFidsf Dc could take
the Harlem roaf ana ne could have by th-se who
would meet h.ra sad Low Ala, ,s Eay" D. s'-1 sal
he vas punctusl IN bfsinsss ent, N Do 1.li tc hin
what line be would De thsra DIE ,prIyl Wisht u.rt
him Himself D.stol Bill thou spoke 90 bra-y tb'uf
some j. welry ana watches ha had. DIlIy ftli 10 Ne
bad them there ~ could tell better WI lC cau'd give
for them hc tc,a made an appoil-n a. 90 li,..
rltgte that IIemP'on s."aid tth7 ~ iuoaey, 49,
isw,ry 90 meet Utur~. n ili l.ulln rt oat o. tn0
pace; ihAt y rint ihtJ nrAnt ~h-'h-f Ia.t ne.
tail, ~ ELL hat mLttes Is Irraagri, fr i.1' sa.a
Iails "fhuss u'nt q Id Wsr-.--i aiat t'e
While ls's about = Too y pfoa st'f " hs'e g.y
ir my head, which vii be earned ilt' eI e. .lilr-
diAs'is. Z virl-d tLst d. 4 mleli.t MAJ Wont
a. la the MEAS trla g. read Of v..n Go 40; g.,
u The Iiase Eaa 3 90 closed .. ropii h~r" b'wn
th.n tu @ h-l.n Thortp.1n sad 40
uoihilr 81 that our; IN ttHsr tlis,' ffisi1l
Iu tLfu Cbsrfst Th.mp.on w.tb 'rri' 20 ~ tor-
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th.f yurrs' fsd D. toptu. r. .frVHtur .' lfi
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uiu bou jt, tous- f.orr the f9u ftt o. tH ssra,
Bln fhen tfL"d brary t0g MHr1 VIZ tn l'.. INV
rrpl a. 'thror pguLfs" Welt asa i. OF I1 "a u
put 90 pound. 10 miur and natr So" tt'nt % u
thsrs %. n.ug pot on So, fu'A 20 geo .td
o. should be- lcu- s.Ir. t1as t.toi Iit Hpi "" ~rre
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Tntt fe. tbeN then neltn. ifut at % Dow hhry
thtalu g., irIIs aaiU that thr ttrau.t sac 500. ~
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