The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-01
Police Intelligence.
Before Justice Osborne


INVESTIGATION or THE CHARGE AGAINST oSE-ErED
THOMPSON FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE
''roRrEDo Box" AND SENDING THE SAME TO
TIiE HOUSE or MR.. WARNER.
THIRD DAY.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the court
well attended by curious spectators anxious to tain
q sight Of the celebrated one-Eyed Thompson. The
prsotcr took his scat usual by the side Of his
sell surrounded by quite number OF his friends aud
admirers Quite an excitement was created In ccurt
during the examination Of two Of the witnesses
Thompson, one occasion, jumped up from his seat
and passed hurredly into the next ROOM and accused
Mr. Arlington Benn,t with conveying Intelligence
Of evidence given by his daughter who then under
examination TO Margaret Curtin his former servant
girl high words enssed between them but the magis-
trate nms diatcy ordered Thompson back to hs seat
and stated that II Mr. Bennett did do II highly
improper. Mr. Bennett returned into the room, and
remarked 10 the magistrate that the assertion was ex.
tr,mely false never did, never did make any
such Communication as | am accused Of doing. But.n
said Mr.. Bonnet, suding to Thompson II Is In cha
At another stngeof the proceedings. Mr. Bennett
standing In of the witness Margaret Curtin aud
Thompson accused Bennett Of tcgrsphing signs 20 her
when tcstifying quite laugh created and Mr..
Bcunet denied the assertion. However, to Keep mat
ters all square ON both sides the magistrate desired
Mr. Bennett 10 stand out Of sight Of the witness which
he did aud the business proceeded
TEsrfMosY.
jackson Bumstead. being sworn, says II Am po-
liceman. attached ct the Chiefs ONCE I know the
prisoner William H. Thor pson; rccollect the time
that torpedo box was sent TO Mr.. Warmers house.
heard Thompson say to Mr. Patterson, they say got
nrury into this thing meanng the torpedo bos and
they say prury is worth from hundred TO hundred
and ffty thousand dollars and n he comes down pref
~ handsome will let him up" never heard rhomp-
son say anything about the making OF said torpedo
lcx all this conversation took place In the Office Of the
Chief Of Police.
Cross examination I though Mr. Thsmpson's man
ner In this convorsation was Kind q brsggadocia
Corolia ~ Bennett. being sworn, says Il am the
daughter Of james Arlington Bennet have known
the prisoner. VIM II. Thompson. since last June: was
net Irtsent 1t the CONNIE ncement q the conversation
about the torpedo box. I went into the pantry and
heard the balance; my father and myself aud Thomp-
forl present; 10 began by talking about Drury;
1hompson said that he had either settled fixed Dru.
rye Affairs that in October last this conversation
TOOK pace et that point Of the eonvcrsation len
the and went into pantry, and listened to the
balsrce Of the conversntion; then heard Thompson
fsy something, but did not pay much attention until
he mentioned torpedo box and then heard Thompson
say his uncle made the box. and ne Thompsonl made
the torpedo. and sent 1t by black man 70 Thomas
wafnC's house.
REORGANIZATION I am % years Of age not mar
ricd; hrst saw Thompson In June last: he came 10
hire q house Of my father; I saw Thompson from the
rccm was sittng in; Joseph e Ashley was with him;
that vas the first time saw him; I have seen him in
prison since; saw Mr. Drury once at our house; I
think u was the latter pert Of July; never saw him
Al cur house but once I was never at his house; I
have not seen or had any conversation with young
Dtury the elder nrtry. either in prison else
uh,isi Thompson would come to cur blouse occasion