The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-16
United States Circuit Court.
Before Hon. Judge Belts.


1Fc 14-1he Uaiied States e. Jones' FSt'gitboms-Mr.
oachmssen Associate United States Attorney, opened
the for the prosecution, and called
James Holbrook who being sworn, deposed-I am gen.
erslsgent for the Post Office Department; know Mr..
Fitzgibbons, the prisoner he employed night
porter and clerk in the New YORK Post Office for about
year last past his duties rather general he had to
work at different parts of the Office Of his principal
duties in listing in opening and asserting the night
mails he was duty the night Of the 22d Of No
vember last; was in the Office during that night the
usual mails in and opened; they werc the
Erie mail and the Boston Express train, Eastern mail
and the Southern mail from Philadelphia and the South;
those mails opened Mr. Fitzgibbons assisted in the
opening and asserting of those mails have had
sion to suspect him Il deprdang upon the mails and
prepared two packages containing money; one let
Ter mailed st Bridgeport, Conn, directed to H.
d. Culver, Williamsburg, n. T.; this letter sent
by the night mail which is not opened; it had
is the Bridgeport postmark; the contents are
bank notes OF about 5000 think 1904; this money
is worth fifteen cents the dollar; there is good
dollar on the Shoe and Lea her Bank in IT. prepared
the package in New York; put wrapper aud string
around it. and requested the Postmaster at Bridgeport
to return it through the mail with the wrapper
prepared another package in . different FORM which
gave to messenger and sent to Newark, containing
s30l same money and 81 in good money; the package
was in perfect condition. without tear when put ii up;
the wrapper was fixed BY the envelope to the money
ages would come would not be opened the way; they
would not be opened until they reached here; they
rived the night Of the ed morning of the 2Sd the
Southern mail arrived about TO- and the other from
Bridgeport between IL and Il arranged with Mr.. Brown
70 ofen the Bridgeport bags last they drawn into
the Office together. It is the custom OF Mr.. Brown TO
throw the mails the table and Fgibbons and another
porter to handle them Mr. Brown opened the mail threw
1t on the counter and left for te~ moments At my
quest other person but tzgibbon there this
occasion; saw Ftzgibbous when he took this package
lprodueedl up; saw him examine II pretty closely
saw him pressing up together the sdes instead OF
passing the counter he showed II TO the left Of
him to the head Of the table and commenced handling
other he took the package up once or twice
afterwards and frequently looked about him. was in
the building directly, nearly directly, over the table
where be was at work; suppose he did not know that
II upon the other table where he should have done il;
those packages would in the % the Office go to
the east taLe at later hour Of the night where Ftz
gibbons also generally assisted they are thrown into
are taken charge Of by MIR. Hyatt, another clerk
quested Mr. Hyatt take this bag and empty It on the
east table and leave for about five minutes leaving Ftz
gibbons in charge; about A. d. Mr.. Hyatt took down
the bag and empted on the east bio md
left the rice; Fftzgibbons then the table and
commenced "tacing up the letters and packages;
package resembling this 1.-THE package being white
and different from the other); he examined 10 tho
tame way he did before and laid II down al little dis
lance TO the lett and, after worting moment other
and showed II gradually until II disappeared from my
sight he put the other letters the table again; Fitz
gibbons then stopped down. and got up again without
the package; he worked moment or two longer when
clerk from another table threw him tha newspaper in
this shape (prcduccd) Thzgbbons caught 1t, unfoided
u and glanced at 1t, aud In . moment or so jumped
down. partly opened and worked again, and saw him
of the newspaper, and thcn Mr.. Hyatt came In saw
him make motion with the newspaper; he said some
thing 70 hyatt, put the package IN, end oemmencsd 70