The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-28
Jersey City News


THE MECHANICS AND TRADERS BANK AFFAIR RE.
vIvED.
An intense excitement has been aroused in Jersey City
owing to circumstances avirg transpred wh,h
vived In the public mind the affair the robbery of the
Mechanics and Traders Bank Of Jersey City the night
OF the 25th of July last OF about s 00 and tho arrest
Of Catherine Kennedy susp having been acces
sorry thereto
The circumstances to which allude, are these:-
Mr. James W. Woodruff Superintendent Of the N Jersey
Railroad and Transportation Company who also is the
Chief EOgineer Of the Ezabethtown Fire DspAr ment
borrowed half dozen FIRE hats Of the foreman Of prs
on the parade Of the Elzabethtown Fire Depart
ment on Monday latt One OF those hats belonged to
John w Fox, teller Of the Mechanics and Traders Bank
and borrowed Of Mr. Fox's mother by Mr. Dudley g.
Gregory Esq When young Fox learned that his had
been lent he told hs mother that he had placed his mo-
formed him that /. had gone 70 'ElIz.5ethtown m
train in search Of it Mr. Woodruff also went In the
fams train. He found the person who was wearing it
marching in the procession and taking It of from his
head. took paci age Of money from under the lining
Ike looked II oves hastily and pronounced It 'a right
He returned at once to Jersey City, and went home.
John W. Fox held which did not conclude until
late hour at night This examination took place in the
law Office of the President Of the bank In the same build
ng With the bank and in the Iear Of the bsukins room
There present Recorder Cutter several Of direct
ors and the attorney Of the bank The statement OF
soo and 5000 seoreted in his nre hl ping
which Slo0 bill the Bank Of the sats OF
New York which he received about nine months ago.
employers in New York that he before he went
into the bank This bill together with smaller Ones
amounting than $780, which his parents knew were
In his possession, he had taken from his bureau and
placed his fe hat which hanging up in his room
for the purpose of keeping it fae, persons were at
work In the house at pumbBg and painting
After bis statement had been given the Recorder held
him to bail In the of &6 COO to appear examn
alton to b held ct the Recorders Office this day at
eleven O'Clock Bis father John Fox, went his bail for
Mr.. James w. Woodruff has made an affidavit Of the
facts which lanspired under his observation In this
affair He says that to the best OF his knowledge and
belief, he saw several 500 bills that there certainly
four OF them and there may been Of that
dissemination. We understand that Mr.. Woodruff doea
not say that they were the Mechanics and Traders
Bank.
Mr. Rawston, cek in thu state Bank at Eizabethtown,
who was present ~ he time that Mr. Fox took the pack
ago OF money out nre hat states In his Affidavit
that he saw four 500 bills he believes, among
those aAen out of the hat BY Fox. There have been
many and no doubt greatly exaggerated reports In cir
cuauon relative to this affair Tho reports that 90 000
or % Geo. or 000 said to be In the hat were
taken out Of It, that appear to be worthy
otpublio belief Different parties reported to have
made assertions which, upon being traced them they
deny having made. But the examination to day viii
clear up all and exonete the young Of any partci
patton In the robbery.
FATAL ACCIDENT mE RAILROAD Dror--Yssterd1y
morning, while man named John Genchss, In the en-.
Poy OF the New York and Erie Railroad Company at the
between the tenter and train Of oars WAS instantly
killed he did not jump out from between thcm soon
enough, and was crushed by their coming together He
leaves wife and two children