The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-23
The Druxy Case.
BRooKLyN CITY COURT.
6sfore the Hon Judge brentwood and Aldermen Lecch
and Ledrrta

rsfore the Hon Judge Greenwood and Aldermen Lecch
and Lcdrrts
r,.o.,. Arn,l e2-Nr Jonas b Phillips not having
arrived the examination Of A. VI G smith taken up
He deossd that he had been police officer Of New Yok
Tor several years thai he knew Samuel Drury not
present his arrest but vt after it in Brook
Sn; the made BY Jenkins and crasscus BY
vita ess's drection IL charge Of sending tor
pedo boz with the intention Of taking the life Of Thomas
Warner witness standing at the corner Of Hicks
liam Thompson we'll and had known him many years;
did mot sec him on the Bzo0klyn Heights the morning
The defendants counsel Mr. whiting, here suggested
that the same objection would sppy to Mr. Lexow re-
manning in court during Mr. smiths examination, as
during Jenkins's and they could tell when the
wnese would TO that part Of the which Mr. H.
was testify upon be would move that he be ordered to
The Court accordingly directed Mr Lexow to retire
Mr. smith then proceeded with his testimony in the
form Of narrative rs follows
was informed that Drriry and his son we're coming
down In the morning to Join Thompson, at Brooklyn
consequently went down and took the boys (meaning
Csssous and Jenkins when the boat came In from As
tora for the purpose Of arrestng them both together
old Drury ashore and boy behind him with cap
on told Crassous go behind and say, SAM and
Returned around, to say, samuel Drury,' and that
his name, 10 arrest him; II turned out not to be
him. not about IT, never having him but
once; went down TO the Catherine ferry and Thomp-
soa there on the Brooklyn side [Conversa-
ton with Thompson objected to, and ruled out
Thompson started from the meeting place, and sent
the boys after him; they went down Columbia street
as went down Hicks; ! stopped when l did not
them coming, and l backed down another street saw
prury was coming up towards up perrpoint street
went on two streets and turned down towards the water
down Columbia street; ran mp the street between Hicks
ana Oosumpa wlnowl toafes, hihi Wnen got Town
to the corner Of Columbia AMI some other street the
young men (Jenkns ard Crassous) had him; it might
be Willow but think it was Columbia; Jenkins then
said Heres some moaey he dropped said Take
care o. II go BACK . Ar wills, nc Is walehins man
WAC mas been following hf Dfury ana us then TOOK
Mr. Drury and went over the Catherine ferry to the
Tombs; when got there, Jenkins aad Wilkes
ane"u ~ "s, sooh s NaL. piuAy ~ PovAetoooh rom
nm ana examined me money IN III marked u
at the private room at the Police Court afterwards
iou uns. N,ese young Drury ~;
sequence Oh information he r. 'esed ne did somethnsJ
-. p ~ H III heafa young prury some
csme ~. H. ho, rs ~ -, ssa Inu ms iahsr
LAM ~ ene boat. Al ne haa arrested the Old man IN
s' losk Nhen sam wa net win him sam might hear
~ III ~, ~ sras anu We , shomd never set nun
9.-D,o you know Oh or 90 you now know, any design
.i on lie par. u Wihaui IL thompson or any
other person to put counterfeit money on Mr. Drury SO
e, shuuu De ieuhd Gu MN at the time OF MS arrest
V'eSCseu 70, "a, anu oo1ecu"onos ca.
.,L. =, Tru NOT, nor 90 nov. II nah dreamt %
s nousn a' lnonl soh naa any countcreit money with
nun AZ the Terry or was about to play any game Of that
Ainu Souiu nave arreeted lin ana searched MN I'M
u1soisep, al wanted rom thompson was 10 una out
rom the Old man where the boy Wa
r was 'ne eondis'oh Oh ehe o'lis "hen you saw
iousu W " now
IVA xn, 20 Ia a ,,,s h,, =, -, =. na , tosa ,,,
ina you see any Oils AZ any other time IN jenkins
. poeHss on,
Object. d TO- when
The xt 1et Attorney said that ne must new suspend
the ION Of the witne-s rs to that part OF his evil
dence he mad shown TIE c-s o. the bills and would
proceed anot, 'f point biS lne witness go 10 nj
Drurys house at or's Ut ~, 'ne ana search ~
Witness continued lie I'd search MI Drury house
al Astoria. after his an est
Odd you find any uis there
Objected to- on the grcN Io that u was leading and
withdrawn.
Question put-what did ye.n ma There was one bill
found there (Bi for 50 bsNed IN pur1Orting to be
of the Eagle Bank Bristol) Ii va in box IN Drurys
desk.
Objected to by Mr. Clark whether eood or bad, on the
ground he had search warrant, AMI tTespasser
there. Objection noted
witpess marked it in the presence OF Mr. Drurys wife,
body le~n va "A
room. The bill wac IN tin square wooden or
tin box There were u considerable number Of small
bis-eome the Utica bank thought the dssk was
locked and the lady had got the keyi f'und bottle OF
Crassous jenkins bowling, Donnegan. wilkes, Thomp
son and Cfhcer Baker went up there, and with MN
lie was occasionally the police office during the
mnaoa this charge but b. had other matters to at
tend to.
Further examination suspended and
Mr. Jonas b Phillips, VINO hai come INTO court caied
and cxsmincd-n the year Isio. witness was Assistant
Dis riot Attorney for thu city ard county OF New York
(Tro indictments produced Those were original IN,
actmen,s found against samuel prury and Samuel
Drury, |unior-one on the .9h January 1917 anu tne
other the llth Decemtr, ls4i remembered having
the bls in his poses-o described IN hose
in the month Of November OIL % inactmsnt Was
found against samuel prury sion iof having IN ms pc,
session with intent 70 ute aha "a, , all h ~
felt money that ndictnehs va i,un ana me- " se
Clerk OF the eout, anu haa'i = ~ ;,; ~ WiIiiam
- usuai smone me payer va a :" ,., ~ $3.50,
o jenkins TO which was al'asn'1 !our c',s pui
to be the sus q inc lag hanh VI T., ,h la,
Island one o. which wa tDe ont esseiDV M s,h al
mentoncd indictment b.tween s"nu.y Inc s' h M
The evening - M.nasy u, LS-S ~ mn Va, Iur,Ia
Office OF the District Attorhy " 49, 80 M, -,
rously entered ana thAt ihulcl rIs s -. -
sndaNit was st'eh t,E'uhS - - 80. ra,Ia
papers; knew nchpg NOR" % them sHorts Wers ae'
and rewards onerrdi ton. PeI"4. s -, r.
fund nostne IN the N"rth rl.tl "i' i H. All.
eheei witness would mo- w !, - - i-nai as
cbiar ~ regi.tey. The irdctmert Of November 1919
IVA. srsin,, samuel Drary senior alone there in
,i,,en,. sr,.nucntlv found In december and Jsnuary
s,ea MON one Mt. tut whether that was one Of the
snr be :, MD et say he Jula ~ ,hcr say IL could
49,. - -. a., ytrc stolen eua h. never sav them
- - %, :,ch M = culsr. \. fanced he got tho
.,s,i. 60, = I'm r. - ~ The police court with
w, stS.sy, or enc one -. bat a.. impression was
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uvt -, .,a.o - ~ c,ur- Ali the particulars a.
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