The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-30


cies OF Jeweiry or sversmithing think two
years age that sold Mr. Drury the press he lived aS
Astoria have been there; apparatus there
Tor making pencil cases; not familiar with the pro
Gers OF conng the press and tools aid sold to MIR
Drury together; the the most valuable though
vsueess without the other; Drury bought il ae
great bargain; the hole in tho pres. should think
three four inches in dameS.r the Of tho press
was pretty solid the Of sufficient power 60 cuo
through gold as thick two shilling piece should mob
think would cut through piece Of gold q The thick
Of dollar; Mr. Druiy has refined gold for in
former years when carried the ewery business he
refined swcepngs for and for many other shops
timing the sweepinss Of shops is regular business
Direct resumed-Do not know that any OF the tools
belonging to the press could be used for cutting doub
looms.
Cross-examination resumed-Mr Drury carried
the business Of refining sweepings at Astoria the bust
conducted in an out-buildng Large enough to
contain horse mill used for grinding the sweeps"
several pot furnaces and other articles WITNESS gave
description Of the aperture in the press and made
drawing to show what the size and shape Of pencil
when cut out by the press.
John O. noien sworn--I engrayer; reside in
Brooklyn and do business in Broadway, New York l
made two plates about sept 1919 for man known a
one-Eyed Thompson the plates about the size OF
playing card and IN the centre small blank media
Non made two plates with six Of these impressions
each (wituess produced impression from of tho
plates The whole plate appears to have been about one
fourth the size of sheet of foolcap paper divided into
six smaller plates, about the size OF playing card)
These plates delivered to Thompson he said he
wanted them to use in game he called swea-eloth the
plates Of Themselves not capable of counterfeng
anything Several bills shown to the witness with
request that he would state if certain Impressions
them made from the same diesl After close ex-
animation stated that he should think they the
same The bills were ON the Eagle Bank" aud the
Hamilton Exchange Bank"
Witness continuedfhere is slip of the tool the
upper of one of TIE letters in the word Five
and this is apparent in both tn Eagle Bankn and
Hamilton Exchange Bank" Ihesc impreesous could
not he made by the tue OF the plates which L made for
TIE District Attorney consented that the impre saon
produced should be regarded in proof as the inn
preston of one OF the Plates referred 10 by Mrs.
Thompson
Cruss-e x amined Thompson came into my store in
Broadway and asked if could do little job OF work
for him; told him it would depend upon what was;
had before done visiting cards for him. he had the
outline out piece of paper; said he wanted
kind of centre piece; he paid me SIS for each
plate he paid me in uncurrent money; he got them
about week after he gave the order; printed about
dozen impressions, and put them in The package with the
plates and tied them III up together with cotton cord
first did plate and he paid me for that and took it
away the second plate was delivered about two weeks
afterwards
John Hall called and sworn--I know Mr. colfax: ex-
amned the press already alluded to- bought 1t OF Mr.
Colfx and he afterwards sold for is such press
every manufacturing eweller must have it worth
about SEQ $780, Mr Drury bought it at about So this
press not calculated for striking con it has not power
enough it would not strike five cent pieces.
Cioss-examincd-I am jeweler and pencil-case ma
have never known him to be engaged in pencil making
Direct resumed-Ile was a rehner and sweeps smeter
Henry Savage, sworn-I saw the press that was here
before the door to-day; have used the press for Mr.
Hall ard Mr. Colfax for both of whom have worked;
Mr.. Drury bought the press Of Mr. Colfax; l do no.
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have used the tools and may have made Of them
have not them since used them.
Mr. Clark offered in evidence a certified copy Of
the the Court Of Oyer and Terminer of Queens
county directing that Note pasequi be entered in
ference to the indictments against Mr. Drury in that
county.
The counsel for the prosecution objected the intro
ducton Of the order the ground that the order
void.
The Court decided that the instrument referred to
undoubtedly order. As to its legal effect that
another thing The order was made in that court; it
sh,y.f aV.fn fast fpnnnu
Jane Eliza Drury. sworn.-I am daughter of the de-
PENDANT; my father has ten children; am the eldest
at home the 18th and 10th Of November 1s49; at
about O'Clock in the afternoon some came to the
door and knocked and asked for my brother Samuel;
told them he was not at home directly Samuel drove
down the lane; Mr. Smith asked II my father was at
home said he not, but that had expected him
home by the two O'Clock boat; smith and Wilkes pushed
by and entered the house; asked what they wanted
Smith said we ofrccrs they went up stairs my
sister Amelia coming down; she said to them that
they could not 90 up. mother not well and
was lying dow n smith said "Oh must go up; will
not disturb hers" they pushed Amelia out Of the way
and went up; they met my mother coming out OF
what they wanted; Wilkes said, we officers come
to search the place." mother said, SHOW your au-
warrants Smith took piece Of paper out Of his
pocket ssyirg, Here it is;" but he did not
open the paper nor read Il, but put 1t back
tar wait til my father home; Smith said, we've
got the old safe and the too " they then
said to my mother "comc deliver up your keys mother
said you will not find anything locked smith then
went to my mothers bedroom and took punches
~ kcys from her bureau and put them in his pocket;
they linen srrm-ced TO search; they searched all the
bu,cau ana ara rrYs IN nv mothers bedroom and then
", Mt to another small room and seaTss.e sns. uy
ed the floor they threw back the jewelrr
csrclcssly and smith and wilkes put several articles
wrapped up in papers in their pockets mother asked
them why they did not put the things they had put
in their pockets with those in the box, to
keep them all together; Wilkes said. Oh wen keep
them ali safro mother asked them to nail up the boxes
tlYN TAXI hey wa tod
them fastened she must fasen them herself Wilkes and
Smith 10th told the who were with them to take the
boxes down there jswelry Of fathers taken
out Of dressing there a seal and fob chain
and pencil case; believe Wilkes took these and put
tbs m In his pocket; they examined all the rooms, and
then came 70 my bed room; they examined the family
plate: Smith ,cd mother II not stolen property,
and II had not been tsken from under ground this was
ordinary table silver such a silver spoons forks ladies'
etc; Of II new. and had never been used;
mother said that hers and she objected TO their
taking il away they said If she wanted it, she get
into the carriage. and 60 with them Smith did give
my mother inventory; the family silver was in small
trunk they took Is with themi they examined every
thing in my my wearing apparel and AL. we re-
monsratcd aud Smith said fthcy had done right they
would have locked all up Ina while the searched
the house, there four i've men In the house at
once my brother Frederick who about twelve years
old the oldest male about the house they went into
bars ofmat there Smith took q hat aud
pus IN his pocket they then ~cnt Into the basement,
where they found two watches: They took these aud
20 search the cellar and store rooms, they then
broke into the assay Office they broke open the window
the door was locked. and the key 10 my brothers
cost pocket; could not God u at once when they
vented ID and they broke in; did not 90 down there;
nv brother frtderick and sister Amelia, and several
others II my brothers and ssters there's dill not
ste Thompson; saw smith, wilkes, jenkins CraSsyus
D. Wing Dowdcan, aud one two more. Smith called
likes Joe . sud wilkes called Smith Jim" neither
Nkes nor Smith gave their address; they did not
leave their nsme- after they GIT through In the I
0uti ullng they back Smith went up stairs and
grained silver that he had lsft when he vent
cut dd not kno~ that they had arrested my brother;
tfy went away in tvo carriages ~ found out the
evening II the next dsy that my father aud brother
arrrsied smith went 90 my fathers money drawer IN
the secretary the hey n the key hole smith turn
"a over the money, there was bill wrapped up In a
Ecc ~ Newspaper; y hai been there some time; II
- hi tho others al small bls, the money
krpt there fr family uc smith said the other bills we're
tftseu bank bills, wAtched them, | know thai they
too the bill that strapped up In the paper my
father ny mother and my brother samuel had access
The alcnsy box could have gone o. u N pleased
b.tcvs th.t bin du the newspsper) had been there
ssse I've ~ ~ weeks dont kno' what that piece Of