The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-16

ny a"d Cotwty of Ne0 York, g.
Margaret Conner, being duly sworn, deposes
ana says, that she 10 q single woman, and has for
four years last past chiefly resided in the city OF
New FORK Deponent further says, THAI for short
Tune she lived with William Darlington, alias
Bristol Bill, and about the month of December,
1913, was by him introduced 10 William Il. Thoml-
son, alias One-Eyed Thompson, in the City Prison,
In this city, where deponent had gone 10 see OAR
lington, who was confined there charge of
burglary Darlington introduced Thompson TO me
by the name OF Doctor Thompson. After Darling
TOM trial and acquittal, depOnent lived with him
house IN ESSEX street, IN thus city, until about
city OF Boston TO reside with Darlington, who had
gone there about one month previously and had
written to depsnent to come there. In the month
OF June, lS49, Thompson came to Boston and made
frequent visits TO tho house No. Lane aster street.
where Darlington and myself resided Thompson
very frequently visited Darlington when we lived
ton and myself there passed by the name of Eddy.
When Thompson visited In Boston, the sub
ject of the torpedo box that had been sent
to the house Of Mrs Warner, No. Is City Hall
Place, New York, was frequently the subject of
conversation between Darlington, Thompson, and
myself. II was well understood between us
all, that the torpedo box was made and
regretted that he had not put more powder in il,
and that II had not done its purpose. He often
spoke of the construction of the box, and never
pretended 10 deny his agency in the matter he
seemed 10 be proud of II, and said that Mr. Warner
was bound to stick by him. Deponent understood.
perfectly well, that the box had been made by
Thompson, by the procurement Of Warner, to des-
troy the life of Warmers wife Thompson avow-
ed 10 me the plan Of charging the crime upon =" Old
Drury, for the purpose OF clearing Warmers cha
racter; he said that he was bound to stick by
Warner, and Warner was bound to stick by him,
and that they would sink swim together"
Thompson said that the strongest hold he had on
Drury was, that he had made tool of his boy.
Thompson told me that il well understood be-
tween him and Warner that the crims should be
charged upon "Old Drury;" and deponent says
that It was well understood by Darlington, myself,
and Thompson, that sold Drury" was perfectly
innocent of it, On the 2Sth July, 1919, was ar
rested in Boston, for passing counterfeit money on
the Eagle Bank, OF Bristol, Rhode Island Depo.
nent was tired in the month OF August following,
and was found guilty by the jury; on the last day
of my trial, Thompson came to me in court, and
proposed TO me that if deponent would swear
that Drury had made the tox and sent it to
Warmers house for the purpose of killing him,
| (Warner,) deponent should get her liberty;
Thompson had not any opportunity TO say much
| more to me at that time, as the officers Were be-
| side me. Thompson said that Warner and Wilkes
| would go up to the Governor of the State of New
| York, at Albany, and induce hun to write to the
| authorities of the State of Massachusetts, to sead
| deponent to New York, that she might be used rs
the principal witness against Drury, upon the
| charge OF sending the torpedo box TO Warmers
| house Deponent consented to do it, on condition
that she should have her liberty. After the trial
/ had terminated in nay conviction, Thompson wrote
letters TO deponen, and gave sketches OF what she
was to swear to, and instructed her to read them
| over often, having first copied them in my own
handwriting, so that should not forget. lie also
instructed me in his letters 10 destroy them
| as | had read them, which did, as directed. The
plan was TO charge the crime upon Drury, TO clear
| Warner. Thompson told deponent that she would
get twenty years Imprisonment in the State prison
| If she did not adopt the plan he proposed. OAR
lingion urged me TO accede 10 ThompSon's propo-
siton; and | did so. There was a statement of
what deponent was TO swear TO against Dfury
| drawn up by Thompson, and copied by me, and
| re-copied by deponent's lawyer in Boston, and it
| was then signed by deponent in the presence of
| Marshal Turkey and officer A. NJ. 9. Smith, ofNew
| York, who had come on from New York for that
purpose. Deponent said the statement was true,
and that she would swear to il in New York.
Afterwards, towards the end of September, Warner
came from New York TO see me, and he gave me
pledge for himself and Mr.. Wilkes, that deponent
should have her liberty if she would swear to said
statement. He came twice to see me while / was
in prison. Thompson had told me that il all
arranged between himself, Warner, and Wilkes,
and that il was well known TO them that said state
ment was false. Thompson described Warner to
me, so that should know him when he came to
the prison. Warner afterwards came on TO cause
deponent TO be baed out of prison, and after she
was bailed, took her in a carriage TO the Revere
House, where Warner introduced Thompson to
deponent, as though Thompson was q stranger 10
her. Deponent had been previously prepared for
this by Bristol Bill; and as deponent was at the
bottom of the steps Of the Revere House, Warner
said TO me, Now / want you 10 understand that
you never saw Thompson before, aud am going
10 introduce him TO you as though he were a
stranger" When we had entered the Revere
House, the ceremony ofintroducton OF Thompson
by Warner took place. The plan was, TO make il
appear that depOnent had never seen Thompson
before, and deponent was TO swear that she had
never seen Thompson before. Deponent, Thomp-
son, and Warner dlRed together in a private
room, in the Revere House, and all three left
| for New York in company that afternoon. On
| our arrival in the city of New York, the next
| morning, we all three got into a carriage, aud
went TO the house Of officer A. NJ. Q. Smith,
where Thompson and depenent went in, aud War
ner remained in the carriage. Officer Smith had
| not arisen at the time, and Thompson went up
| and woke him, while deponent went in the base
ment; Smith came down stairs with Thompson
| and spoke to deponent, and told deponent to re-
| main for a little while after Thompson had left
| the house, and that then she should leave and
| meet Thompson al the cor1er OF Grand street and
| the Bowery. Thompson left the house first, aud
| deponent followed him as Smith directed; Smith
told me that Thompson would take me where
| Bristol Bill was. As deponent approached Thomp-
| son, who was az the corner of Grand street and
| the Bowery, Thompson motioned me to keep
| along on the same side OF the street where then
| was, Thompson being on the other side We
kept on until we arrived at the Grand street ferry,
where we went on board of the ferry boat; and on
arrival the Brooklyn side deponent folio wed
| Thompson to the Fulton ferry, near which he took
deponent into porter house and introduced her to
/ the proprietor as his wife, Thompson then got a
| carriage, and took me 10 place called Bedford,
where he dismissed the carriage and then took
me through wood about two miles or more, TO a
| place called Carrsyille, where he took me to a
| house occupied by his mother-in-law, and where
deponent found Bristol Bill, who expecting me.
| Alter remaining there about week, deponeni,
i by direction Of Thompson, came 10 the house OF
| George Wilkes, in White street, New York,
where she met Thompson, and where Thompson,
| Wilkes and deponent had an interview of about
| half an hour; Wilkes impressed upon deponent's
mind the necessity of clearing Warner, and pledged
himself that If deponent would swear TO the state
| ment she had made in Boston that he would get
deponeni out Of her difficulty in Boston, and said
| he had the power 10 do il; he (Wilkes) told de-
| ponent that he had been the means of sending a
great many to the State prison, and that he could
! serve deponent II she would swear to that state
ment against Drury; deponent understood, from his
conversation that he would get her into the state
prison too If she refused TO swear TO the statement;
be told me 10 place myself entirely in the hands OF
| Thompson, and act as he directed; depouent gave
Wilkes 20 understand, ia indirect terms. thar the