The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-22
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The lDrury Case.

rRookfAN cry COURT.
Before the Hon Judge 6rccn~ood aud Aldermen Lecch
and Lciferts.
Mo.u,T. April 2l.-1his case which stood adjourned
until this morning. was resumed.
The ifst witness called 10y the District Attorney
VIM -. jenkins. who deposcd that he knew Mr samuel
Dfury, and had known him by sight since the rst Of
May. lSlg. Nitncss was at that time policeman OF
tth District. New York In company with uficar Cras
aDd A. NJ &. smith, he arrested Mr. Drury on
brooklyn Heights. the 10th day of November lSl9
made the arleat the of " lloN aud Pineapple
suCtts brooklyn At the time he made the arrest, hc
caught Mr uy 10y the and cut ~ the coat he
"a tound aud td witness 20 let oi him that lac
grnti,man Nitncss replied he was police oiccr, AMI
he (D was lis prisoner lie repeated iet 70 ~ me-
Je rcs.ttd utle and witness kent tinht hold of him
aud felt In. baud open and looked down and h.m
drop What aIictr % he bills; hc then let 70 s collar;
be hnd his lit hand ON is ci and the right hs cod
lar; WINES picked tho bills up and Drury said Nnd
DE- ycuWnhi =! when witness picked the bls up a4d s,d
+" guoss this j. what W. wart he (DrJ sad. this u
beautiful business. Gud well done vas just going where
ytu chi'' nom Nthess asktd nm where thtt Wa but
~ nudt no rel T.; bat said beautiful busine b nuti.
III lu.u.s;' going down Mh street. (hr ,hsught)
|" go u tie frty AID taw NJ g. smith cpnug NJ tla
ttrttt AID u.t,cf,d MIR Brury into his hands Nt
smith DR. v likes wanted ~ witness Air. iEus
nurg ~ tidc of the street. aud smith
tie oti,r c,sscd over tht street. aGd ceuyeeJ with
Ar. Niittsi Mr h>S and witness went e. tae Foalbs
~ the Fulton t,ty H. ic,aBt tin police Uit, hc then
nsIstG four slO t.i the Iustol labs w.th his
ualt. l j $50, a.. eucs Mr. Drury dropped; had kept
tic lills IN bis Laa t.l h. .t Nr ,yilGc. eu ~
them. and raw what they were. and pat taem
into his vest pocket, kept them ia ms pa9 osst'n
tiil they we're gwen to the magiftratci "a npt iet
niiiss tsS justice LotimoP cod alr stewart a. TIE -
lice oiAoc vls marking tla bids when Justic Letarpp
esiae ini Ae I'D marked twoj Mr Wilkes handed tt.n
to tie Justice or HF. stewart
Mr. Ciert hcro aprl,d fr direction that thc vii
ncrscs ~ 10 this part 81 The traa ti'n should .r
ana tie bistrct Attorney directed cra.sJuS and 4. 4
&. smith e. DO 80.
Defendants counsel asked fr st n he Witnesses In
otaU. tLnt thry meL. re hch u tbe,n ,e wnu RI ire
to Withdraw. lie under.too that the prosecution ia
tended to ca Mr. L"xow, the reporter n the Pse ca
settle ~ 60 Il converntion 10 Tho rulic. Court
n fitt limit tfY
that no did intend 90 examine Mr. Lexyw tue Court
ordered HIM to Withdraw whom the witness u that
port If his cNercc which related 10 any matters when
he was prgsent Finally, he ordered 70 Withdraw
curing all the present Witness examination. Aud ths
witness e. rttnupd--
A. ho Inarh, d the bll. he put them In his hat; Mr.
WIKI. took them ont aud HANDED then u the tulgt;
~ s5dmy - sievart Jaw tAe BINS vitness last 'aw
th'm tnen IN Judge Luhrup's hends. and next when
before the nrtIIu Jury la Now Nork, the toremanN
1aa q. DIake; witness recognized all the bis
as maIl,d before The uraad jury lac had never seen
them since.
ID you know what became of them!
QTl,afc describe tie bill and:lll you rccollcet with
espcct ,o their denomination what bank they were on,
AID their appearance
cilcr secondary eydnte They hc defence) said that
It's prosecution bad the bills and pt them
ctlc. lie could mud where the Court had per-
nitted uan to be convicted upon indictment where
the instlument had been lost without tho deisndan
co.oIerrion.
lie count ssid u not at the presOat stage at Ill
events, q for secondary p.oof
The Distiict Attorney would suspend the question until
IL had proved the loss of the bills The with "a con
tinU,l-At the time the hills dropped. he saw BIZ
tDYtrys) hnud closed end asked him what he had an
hc oItued lis hand a3d sald, Two pence, you don
want that DO You - iehad two pennies the note wa
folded up Witness here folded soma b.hs up, 10 show
the WY in which they done CTassous hal hol.
~ hh otL,r at the time; Brury said | don't know
what thy arc;n Witness assed h what h. dropt then
forbs sad the pennies bft his hand; witness though
he then handed MIN ovsr to Mr.. NJ & smith and iii
Ut RENE nber sLytir else tnat occurred while he
IN lis taiEe; waa cAainin,d witness before Julo
| lo'hr,f nsaint samuct Drury; had been before tw
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