New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-25
LAW COURTS.
Trial OF Samuel Drury, Charged with nm At
tempt to Kill EhomRs Warner.-ConttnHed.
FOURTH DAY....TUgspAY, 5ept, =, 10

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counsel fees by Mr Warner against MI duty u aia
noltake pace The explosion occurred bsHeen nall pss
ard There lad been former meeting IN me reference,
Br.Drufy. ~.
WiUia1 O jenkins, sworn-Was police officer IN NOV
last; hr Dfury 81 Is Fulton d. Brooklyn, IN Dack
room he third siory he in com psny win William
ThomPSon and Bristol Bill whose name Is JAIL S
the evening previous 10 I'm NoYeinpe wae a. Ins
Ivy G Gen. and Mr Wilkes and q NJ. G. snlh mere;
Mi Wi said he wahed TO have myself and rome other
officer 60 Brooklyn, be concealed ana we Tou1 Oyer,
hear conversation three persons; Wnen we nao
been there come lime fourth person would come WIN
counterfeit money something and for us not to De I'M
patient; Officer CrAssoux, Smth and Dysei went over
next morning It was srrsuged that Cros'oux aud myself
should concealed crossed over The Ca feFy
spd saw VIM ii Thompcon IN the Ferry-house, Oh mo
opposite side; he and officer Smith a M nae COT,
vefaation shout minutes after which Mr. snuh 'od
Cres.ouX uysei 10 follow theH or 10 come senR 90
no, which Thompson wenl a1eed OF snlih after .
while when opposite Is Fuiton-dt smith VINO Wna ssha-
ing there beckoned and he G and myself went In
VT weoI 10 room The third story; Fhompson vas
there and person auppose TO be brlslol Bill tlougn
never saw him before or since; smith and ThompYon
soose with each other Bmh showed me the closet MI
Smith bored three holes 10 tne Closet dool,
which looked into the room holes bored In the
edge OF the door, have the appearance OF
being nailed upslso the OF the psaess TO con.
ces The holes and putty pu the edgec 10 prevent
appearing some blue paper was p1l over Snsii
window over the door 80 az to darken the close-s small
hole left in paper ana sma liable piecsd 80 tnaI
CrassoUx co1d ace through The door Wlnoow lpto ING
back room there table in the room, which hritol
Bill set at Smith Thompson went or htteen
yb him n s,ked Bristol Bin no he did and remarked
TO bin they got you close Testimony OF coaver-
sAon given under such circumstances was oocfed 10 bal
no, pressed at present Bireplied Yea for fewdaJs
The conversation then turned upon Proyinceown
money in sos; Drury asked him If be had The whole com
mapd of ii; Bill replied yes I've Ro II p1nIed Ihomp;
son ash What Ia the denomination of the oils Bill replied
the greater part twas In SO and los small bsi Duy
sao thai well something OF tho Kind as they could
be easily disposed OF; ftompton aaked II ihey Were
The same nun the bills thai were lott tor II they
would not gi7e two cents for Ihen bl Gtlo mat
was all hight DTury then aiked Bill when ne could come
10 his place lat Atios) with TIRE money; Bill said be wss
afraid 10 go there they might mob him. Drury said o.
pIhaw Eve got Boyd ind hls oil tlgh and lhey would nj
keep you moment beside you can TAKE ms Harlem car
and tax bost and ne would have boy there and Eli
would not have 10 paaf throueh tns Vi9ee a. an Pis.o
Bill believe 1t Yves, then SPOKE 10 Dfury ABOUT some
ard ie~Velry he had ury sRd II he had them
there be could te better Whist he could give or themi II
then arranged thai Druy 'houd meet Thompson on
The following Thursday. and thompson was 10 carry ne
Out; Drury then said, fwel, thai matters arranged; ;"
Fhompson then said theye'p thai Sd id Warner
ant Oae while hes round have project 10 my ne ID 10
carry IL into effect Immediately; Woh mai ID machine
had of Ia the right time natecd Of when il did, orh
The place had been closed woud have blown them al TO
HI; sbid Thompson kno" nothing OF maj one IN i@ne[
THE, and hope I'll be more aucceIaful BrlEIo BIZ
then charged Rhompaon win seeding thai torpedo,
Thompaon replied, know nulhng OF the aSi tdat was
you're (speaking TO Drury however ri put 10 lbs OF
powder in mine, continued ThompIon, and that will bow
me houhe from me ounoalon 10 skes bl le9 sEed
Drury how much wa In hsi Drury replied, lbs II
will MAKE sure hing Of 1t; Drury asked Thompson he
and goog to California, and II lust be done
The night before; Drury TGs 10 arrange the pss'aGe
would 90; Drufy aaid thai the steamer would
start for New OresnE and then sail from there ney could
enter passengers for New Orleans and jump
on board iusl as she wm going and Wo1d know
anything abouti; Drury atGed how hey were going to
gel into The houae WArneT 81 Thompson replied, Bristol
BIZ viii attend to that Bill sponded, Yes, will attend
10 that Thompson ssd he had been WsnerG hou aud
recoDnoered and selected particular jim which be de-
scribed where the BOX should be placed Thompson said
:" am going California and my wife m1B be provided
for; Bill, you $50 and that jewery The mentioned
sonometerH and wacheE must be diEposed OF Bill said
he bad been Obliged 10 sell come 10 raise the slut to go h
lo ome one IL soson DL zen sag ne aa 70 60 o
when The Judge took him for bail the au Hence Laughed al
mcKeon's stupidity; Thompson said, Well, III he on
hand, according 10 The arran2 ensbIs made When pury
bid them good bye and left; not hearing Mr.. Smith or
Wilkes did othnk proper to make any ar est hoy
ever Thompson came out; Gent Cressou1 sfer Smith
who came Bristol Bill Then put on his coat and walked
of in the meantime sraol Bill and fhomps "a had been
converting h each other smith asked me what we h4o
heard Iod htm considerable did not know what 10
OF ii be aad, |! i all rights you viii know ia
course OF rne;' ne said mad heier walt little while
spd he would meet al the tsryi he went ont, Then
Thompson ana sflerward CraSsoux AID myself
Question by Judge ! supposed on going, II was 10
maze Alter getting there followed the directions
OF Mr. Smith, who III older ocer than myaslf sud n
whom had confidence, and would have again, that ho
would not place me IN any position but EhRi honest
should be was uol told by him or MIR Wllkes hs TO
hal particular conversations we should hear Mr. Smith
lod me TO The counepences OF lhcse who apoke,
that should know them gain witness and CrassouH Wer5
there be leen and q hour during which The converls
lion was tbs paea throug n the key hole
and gmbe hole nearii; the other gimble hole was put
pBce IN Brooklyn in an open lot between Thompson AID
D1ry and be and Craasoux arrested Druy he had prs
vousIS been told not to arr 81 hun TIL after Thompson eh
wresE and aferwaId proceeded TO Aatoria
and areiled young Drury Thompson wa win the party
hu, did not 80 10 TIE house, on arreaing Mr. Drry 81
Btookhn be cropped roll Of bills which wine,F picSed
up they proved be four 3l0 bs of the Sauk OF Bristol
L; The question, as 10 the torpedo " How much was
there IN your1 p asked nv Bristol Bill OF Oufv B
io Bill al hrs had charged Thompson with sending hat
but denied and asd that Druy understood hist
the Proy1nceown sAnk money alluded to stolen mon
ey also that tbs eyery aud watches had been soen snC
thai the torpedo box had been sent: return TO e
CITY We wrote down what We bad heard bslong now TO
the lude pendent Police.
Dorin,ck Cr.soaz, awor0-Wara Policeman in Noyem-
her las; jenkins asked me 10 go 10 Brooklyn sad
wouo OF the and greatest thieves IN
tie world, ard If could no, learn something by look
Ing them IDrury Is mild appearing, handsome look
ir mar ont 10 Is Fulion.street Brooklyn "a described
by Jenkins 1t wba admitted that Phompson had hired the
roc in BfooAlyn after the arfane had been made
Jep knS and myself IL The closet inso the ROOM
saw Drury,s full face, Brist7 BuFs hall face witness
aid Bristol Bin looks IKE Kr. hitting showing The eit
be good one and Fhompsou part OF his face To-
TO the conversation about The Torpedo vii
ness confirmed what stated by a'E witness; when
Brsol Sill ssid Drury how much powder wac 10 your
hex DTuIy said about lbI: pfury said II had been
hight ilue the box went OF Ii would nave bio w the
10 hll T1onPsor said he was gong 10 send one winch
would blow the house Skyhigh; DrurY said We tnree
stick ogeher sll hh cant catch US; thought all three
hal confessed cme DruJ Of making and sending tbe
box Bristol Bill Of baite bad money aud stolen property
and Thoupson In with The both seV them tnroQgn
hole In the sper al The window over the door, my i'm
preston The money referred by them was coun'
leieit money in Jenkins thinking they referred 10 stolen
money PEI hAps vas oecAue ne kneT more soou' 'ue
men than Std ny impression that he referred TO
plates and counterfeit bills he had planted or buried
under ground; witness can't be sure wheth7r II vas
Thompson or Druy said wish Tho machine had gone
OF III The d shr c; tic al the rest
Wtress ssked Rs TO bis buness previous 10 going
Oh Police HID been part proprietor 1.-Two or three puo
lie housss pt evious that different kinds OF business
Was bound 10 a cah>netmAker Stay year but did
ard away When Thompson and Drury were TO-
gelher IN The open oi did that Thompson was
thief; DO 10, 8evera things were oronSh!
gvk y from Mr. DGurys house when ne went TO srfrsI
young Drury do uoiknow wnthef Mr. Smith h.d search
not. Assisted jenkins In RTesging Mr. Dfqiy
jenkins picked up The bills that dropped, aud ssd ln7y
what wanted he denied that they belonged
TO him Viewers cautioned he did not throw soy'
hing away a.,
Otc.r 4 VI. c. Smith, svorr-Afer the explosion, Nj
prury was arrested llth May II was on peace Nal
keep the peace mr DrurT he was oaltd noA
Gay took Tboupson to The police san day. hsd no var
DIR. Clark lone Of Tbs counsel for defense loo
Thompson go that Wines had no rEht 70 sllehl
him The Justice sher having Drurv and Thompson soie
lime in the back room lei Thompson co. Mr. wilkes gov
me TO 90 Boston get sidavilfrom Margaret