The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-12
THE LATE POST OFFICE ROBBERIEs.
United States District Court.

Before HON Judge lpgersoH
THE UNITED STATES AGAINST THEODORE A. RossIE.
SECOND DAY.
JAN. 1.-THE case for the prosecution resumed
this morning.
Frederick Eckei examined by Mr. Dunning, dep,sed
that he was clerk in the New York Post Office In May
last employed in this foreign mail department. there
In bat foreign letter department In the Poet once
was the Office the morning OF the 18th Nay oeioFe
Rose don't rscsect whether any person was IN tna'
room when arrived; Resale left the room that nofhs
rst Was in the the whole time Rosie was 'h"fei
was there wher Mr. Coffin in and took oinS ie''es
from the block; this was when back from break
fast during that morning did not handls, nor nad
anything to do with letters 10 hs box which contain
ad the German paid letters boxes were about three
g.at from Rosss wheE sandn st his table, other
person than handle taose German paid letters
saw Roass hsp die them: think there pair OF
scales on Rsses table that morning. the scales wsre by
the letters on sorting table think there was but
pair Of scales on mat noie hosss pay Inc tes On
that part Of the table drecy 10 front OF the oxs And
the scales them position in that room was at
the table directly opposite Resse Described II By the
dagran Rosse did not come to my scales 10 veSn TINS
letters.
Cross examined by Mr. smith, engaged At my
dirary business; the uioniog Is generally very busy
time; had no suspician that anything was wrong;
In sorting the letters my back would be to Rosie;
have no directions to resea letters somsim.s there may
be little paste put letter when 1t is torn but
have never reseasd letters in the otice
Mr. schen moved the Court TO exclude all witnesses
during the examination.
Mr. Cunning said that from the character OF the wit
Etsses he did not see the Necessity
This Court said, thsre alleged onbinaton bs
tween the witnesses TO cstor the scs he should refuse
the application of the council Of the prisoner II Mr.
Sohe would state that AIRY witness who WIS to bs pro-
duced was guilty party, inclined 10 distoft the
trnth, he would order him out bat no. otherwise.
Cross examination continued lit IL commen thing to
take letters by the cover ascertain their weight dur
ing tt time in the room saw two or three psrsons
pass and rsp.ss they Ssnsier h's soAis d not notice
ble arrived ~ quarter past ave that mornins do not
know how many persons we're there when arrived there
may have been four OF i've porters employ about the
bodpe ia May last een to br akiAs. and rsnaiaed ten
or twelve minutes Nc. Coffin 60 TO the table and
examine the letters Immediately my retlrn from
breakfast should net think 1t strange II were to see
clerk reseans lster in the Office for regard them as
I'll honest.
To Mr. Dunnpg Two or three persons passed into the
Office they did not the boxes they ooud not 70
them for they had to turn round tae table, the distance
the clofets under the table about six feet from the
Prussan boxes and little less DISTANCE from Eossisa ia
BILE; the two Keipgers, Hunt and Chase, in the
room that morning DO not recolect any others
William II Chase--In May lat | was clerk in thu
Foreign department Of the Post o9ee Ia this city, am
still have been FIVE years employ sd there; RENE nber
the mornng o. the 18th May last; ID the foreign
that morning; vent there about twenty minutes
after Eve O'Clock that morning. saw Rosie that
morning, but don't remember which arrived frst
buns: va, to nst IN sorting the letters tSs
morning We have separate duty TO perform but in
the absence If others did thse business the clerks
did not interfere with the business OF others except
in case OF absence extra amount of work; l
know where the boxes Of German letters which
went by the Pfussian mails are placed; / did not
hArele ANY Il the letters that in those boxes
that 10 go by the Prussap mSil tha. merning
sisted il sorting the letters witch after being sorted
wer. to be placed IN thoss boxes it was Mr. Rossss
business to handle those letters other person
but Rosie handle bose letters that mornny did not
other person but Rosie the boxes that
ing did not Ros,ie handle them; saw him sorting
letters for Great Britain he at hs table that
irg went to kreakat before ie he there when
returned he veat to breakfast alb quarter to
O'Clock II not lopg after arrived that Rossis
xI,a
Rosie table to the left OF where he sorting they
about couple OF feet fro him; think there
other the other end OF tbs table to the right
hand; worked at the table, bat directly opposite
10 hiE the table about Ave feet wide; about
two the end Of the table got the letters from
another h BILE them to that table and sorted
them and distributed them in various places around;
not there at the time he assorted the German paid
Letters.
Crossexsrinet by Mr. smith, suppose about half
dover OF the employees kept their coats in the closet OF
that morning. the morning. pretty busy tine;
all generally hurried Them not paying any attention
to anything except my b1ness, ordinary 1t is
generally common thing FOR me taxa hold OF letter
and heft to ascertain s weight sad the weight does
not correspond viii tho mark we correcti and ttat
the object In netting it.
Q-o you ever have oscasiou to resoA letters in the
Office when the seals are broken Al hsysi That 10
common occurrence have the other clerks 60 IL
could not that have Ar Eckle do II; it Is
thing for the seals OF letters, ing from
elm ate TO get broken there are two different kinds
OF scales in the ooe for weighing letters do rot know
where the other was tie scale for weighing single letters
Mr.. BURNING -You fay there are two sets OF scales
there; how do they diaer
A. One weighs over eight the cther wei TBS up
to eight ounces; have also which weighs qusrer
ounces the placed TO Rcsie the that
O. ON which OF the scales would sixty cent letter be
weighed
A. ON the enc mp to eight ounces It could be weighed
on the other scale the sight scale ussd for
weighing heavy let but have letters of sixty
cents weighed it, does not often that the seals
dent or otherwise.
George a Ksllnger examined BY Mr.. Dunuing dsposed
in Msyuast was clerk in the department Of the
Post Once am there nearly years; remember the
morning Of the 18th o. May last engaged In the
foreign letter room came there about quarter to six
o'cock there Is 8 kept o. the time the clerks
ter this Office each clerk enters his 10 book 1T the
time Of his arrival saw Rosss in that room thst
ing; he theIe when went my business generally Is
sorting letters ard taking charge OF the books and
counts WAS emf Dyed that morning in making out
counts OF heetiner Hermann, which had arrived the
afternoon previous; Rosie and went to breakfast to-
gether that norning know the boxes where the German
paid letters kept; did not handle any Of those letters
O. Did you see any other person than Rosie handle
those lettersf cid not see any ore handle them;
do not inow what Rosie ngaged 1T immediately be-
went TO brestfast; kept coat and hat In the
waskroom; wness describes on the diagram the posi-
tcn in which be and Rosse stool; the length Of the
seventy Eve feet we did not rsturn % the Post
Office after breakfast.
Cross examined II could not say how many persons
passed into that room that morning there are Gx or
eiskt small closets and think that half dozen persons
may h,ye hept their coats there 1t il thing
mon thing in the office TO let eFs; | don't
Der having to DO over twice saw Mr. Eches 90
IL vert 70 breakfast A. Week., 10 Nassau street, be
tween John ana Fulton; was About half an hour or
forty ,srutes from the flee at breakfast got back 70
the Office FIRST
George X. Hunt Was clerk In the Post OHoe 10 May
last in the foreign letter department is still clerk
there and has been engaged there yesr and two
months; 10 the foreign letter on the 18th Of
May last, Rossie th.re behind the paid Able be-
tween the Great Brian and the Prus,isn boxes WAS
there vhen Rosie came vent ont to breakfast htst
and ls Rosie behind; he not there ~heu returned
from breakfast: know where the boxes containing The
German paid letters placed did not handle any OF
those letters that morning. besere going to beikfAit
Roesie did not return to that room thh mornns sleF
came back from brcks'Ast when returned from break
fast the Prussn letters laid the block rekdy T. be
STAN ped; Nj. Coin came to the room shortly az
tssvards; l DO not know where he
from; l do not know whether Mr. Cofn had taken any
letters out OF that because WAS away; Rosie
eampinK the Great Btl tan LISTERS that morning. ba
don't remember seeing him handle the German pail Let