New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-31
THE GREAT TORPEDO CASE.
Examination of 0ne-Eyed Thompsor
SECOND DAY-Thursday, May 80.

The examination in the case Of William H.
Tbompton in regard to the making of the Torpedo
sen, to the house Of Thomas Warner in May, 1919,
was continued yesterday morning before Justice
Osborne ct the Iombs. The first witness called
was
Jesse Patterson, Of the Police, Chiefs Depart
mcnt. Knows prisoner recollect the circu instance
Of the torpedo box; have heard Thompson speak
OF the construction Of the box and ofother matters
relating 10 il; can't recolect the precise date 1t
was alter the arrest OF Mr.. Drury conversation
took place ia frozt OF Frenchs Hotel was speak
ing to Thompson OF the construction OF the box :
said there was but pound Of powder IN the oON
and that as in the canister he told me knew
nothing about il he said there was pound CAMS
ter and three pounds Of loose powder, making tour
pounds ne then said there was cotton 10 the box
and gun cotton and matches also this is all mat
passed at that conversation, in relstion TO The tor
peco box ss recoect that was the second aud
last conversation with him Ia regard 10 the box
didn't hear him say who the box was made oy
recoect saying 10 him that Mr. D-ury could NOT
have made II be Piled no; he did not descrioe
the manner in which the materials were placed ~
the box the only thing on which we disagreed
was the amount OF powder | have no other Ano"l'
edge Of my own In regard 70 the box.
Cross-eramined-Mr Warner offered $780, and
the Mayor $500 for the discovery Of the person VINO
sent the box the reward was offered more than
month before my conversation with ThomPsoA
Mr. Warner offered reward on the day or tue
day after the box was sent don't recouect the con
versation any different from what have stated
Thompson did not say that he mad examined tne
box be said il did contain four pounds OF powder
the box was about II inches long, say . incnes
wide and a heh | collected considerable burnt
cotton, which led me to suppose the box dld nor
contain as much as four pounds of powder tue
canister was about inches long, and must nave
laid upon its side; think the box would have heiu
pounds Of powder; the cotton | collected was
not much could have been compressed to the SIZE
Of a half dollar; it was all much burned uoh
think Thompson remarked that the box hsd SO
much powder from his Judgment; thought be sP0Ae
from Knowledge; thought tie remark wassnguial,
as implying knowledge don't recolect lnqanlng
low he knew the fact though: his remark was
more singular than my statement that II ne4u Que
round because had collected the fragments o. LnT
box and seen the remains Of the canister sha l
did net think that he hsd seen II don't know iha'
Thompson has ever seen the box be has never
tod me So there were as many as tour DunSues
Of matches in the box they were soaked IN oasA
sealing wax sah way down; some were parry
burned | remarked that Drury could 10. htVe
nsde the box. rs be had hut one arm mare 10
revelations 10 the Police Of TGompson's admissions
] think the box would contain more than a puma
did not think then that the box contained IA NC
than n round the box was considerably olaca-
ened hardly think it would have held three POUNDS