The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-09
a. Close, h Erfvass watch
man, Charged with burglary, In Wiin.ms-

a. Close, me R4fvass v.seh-
man, Charged with Burglary, I'm WIn.ms-
burg.
The examination Of private watchman Henry Cloec,
charged with burslariously entering the grcusry store
202 Grand street, owned by q. L. Smith, on the night Of
Tuesday hast, wss commenced yesterday Afternoon be-
fore Justice Boswell Tas circumstance attending the
burglary, the arrest Of the accused, and the good name
he has previously bsrue, drcw together quite . large
number Of persons to hear tho testimony. Counsellor
Dean appeared Tor the prisoner. The folio wing 10 the
testimony Of the clerk. a boy about sixteen years Of age:
VIM. Henry Van Colt swcro-I have been living with
Chas. l.. Smith, he carries on the grocery business ut
No. 2o2 Grand street; have lived with him about fv
months; am acquainted with Henry Close, ,he defendant;
he lives in Grand street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, about one block from our store; have known
Mr.. Close about four months; have seen him frequently,
and am intimate with him; Mr.. Smith lost property from
bis store on Saturday night last; no one slept in tn
store; Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Carroll slept in the store on
Monday night; l slept there on Tuesday night; closed tn,
store about half past eight o'clock; slept in the bacI
part Of the store; went TO bed about half past moe
O'Clock had not been asleep; somewhere about eleven
O'Clock heard q " churp" at the dog inside the store
and the person said "Bruin;" the voice seemed
familiar to nae; the stove was about three feet from
where ] lay; the person lighted a match on tn
,SS'ei n@ 'h hs 'r,sa = hsns aars lantern wh'eh .
he then struck another match and pulled the lamp from
saw him d,stinctiy IN the e asc ~ A. mi "f Timer a = rn s
nised the man TO be- Mr. Close: hs act there two . thh rss
minutes and warmed his hands; he then walked across
ter and began taxing pennies nu ss' ont : Of the psa' drawer |" eG IN a
few minutes some one fred a pistol of outside the store;
suanossd 4 Il n h %I M ro clos y J ! ! : Pi ersa 10 n, ,Ss ,a,n ana
ton ! thought he was standing; I had a double barrelled
knov xon Cloas stand,;. I fcit along tha csss rnr Oh.
matches; touched the match to the Stone; at this time
after him: noticed the tran door was oman vhsn ha
Jumped; went then and unlocked the front door Of the
out with q large stick In hs hand: Mr.. Charles
smith came running over across the street
Mr.. Smith, the proprietor. Keeps two do,s. namsi Bruip
and Franz We an went i'm the sta,s ana 7 rSh.ad
a lamp: saw two bag. of flour LAYING NJ The tran aoor.
thew lsy in the front window vhsn : van, rap y a1cri
raised he tran door and wsnt do o c = %ra ~ uea,
that the bar was broken out Of one Of the back .sIlar
WIZ, r,ndowsi mad De been sd in the celia, =, that day ssysrsi times;
windov onens q \ Inc hact ,ayd. een ast 70 thc n
from an S sIey way ' = next " os to tie Ss' stor esn the ssI .r ie ' !. i yars
rauv onsn. s,t.r aot - = ths~. so M
store sxcspt tbIoush the tran door we Lssn fhe so9
Bruin in he tore. Mr.. coss has y s,en hin Hos . - oft .Us
We came ont a. the csrar. NJ n smith ' and mn NJ " n.ms
vent no S"m ~ ma M e : = th. M .,o S%ssn AMI ahd MT, vsiroh
Mr. Close that wa. tnsrs and that Ia W. "I T. ,sa Nv, =
while thew were rome I ioaded the n,s.ol aaair. wSsn
My M yia%s p hon.s we y .s ! s.S no up sae ss 20 and went up TO
81 NIGHT In the sto,es. NJ sr,;th lno~L s.e smI
So. - m---
f ates.d = ~, = MI, Haos !. aoo1' ana got no answer
s.sr IT. CO., asT,sa 80 = y snorsy
Grand $500 80 - " uo ysia lnVo
dr. tSs $780, - % ~% - Ia So = na. sni,n so'n3
w ~ tn INC. ~ l. ~. uaIrou ALSO anne up ana We al
o,cioci Mr.. Carreli went n Mr. Carroll roll. io Ipo Glo, :
S C" 10 s.u nm. ma = tei}se) was IN inc storS;
what he was Gong - do oshont ~. W. sea,.i ~. ~ IN
60 Il SJas 800 49, y, !. INIT MIA 70
III. ha.L ~ Az : : = !" ! ~ = : gooas, ana pay
me bs ~nrIa i"t ~, I'M ~ r y = pau MN ~, . nANn.
hasL ths rnn.r ba hs5 a.a;v"a rr n~J !. moua PAY
~ ""sShpB, o"h Sitor
W., S. ~. - woua ~ = . = .assn AROUND 70 the cells;
taen riosa .ha-a mntn ~ ~ a.. = Ina 10 wouia
saal.h M 49,. q 1eaf.h warrant sna
-, : IA IA Io. ~. Ss.i.h ~. mn : a1ne' auu !
60 49, - q. ~ ZOO VII - -
g. y. $50, .e m ~ rnney were
~ =. LII ~ w.ns 10y, aha AZ olosS remAinea
NJ sro,th wouIa ~ III IL L S.o.oS ame uo"n, anu
ma ba ~ - n1 sa a. :. .ais ne .hen .ta ner = 60 nome,
,n.raaa ~ crn,.h a.. .aa..S.a asn S.ono
d;stsIv tbat BE- Ma h.nn .i,t!sa v.,u y aDns nnms,
night and would not stav n ,onosr. NJ s,asth ~snt
his heat heat ssvsrsI tims.. hs ov nnr. mnn MT. Ito atouno
n;oht ssw hir. have ,stei. 49, R;~ h.n~ euy w
tssn twice hsfors th;s a,c~r,encs. NJ s,n;,h ,oand ,anI.
with me for being ont njsbts. 7 told him 7 h aa h.Sn ~;th
nieht. and could discern his conntsnan"a vhsn "a.
Lighted the match: had a aide face yiev 81 hin. he hsS
the lamp In his lett hand noticed his dress. he hsa on a
Ro..rth h.t h,acL 49, 80
OF lie oyercoat hung aown. he Iohts5 the. rrstoh.s
one after the other. Mr. smith emnSoved Gase 70 w.."L
his place: there are two other vatchmsn IN Gr.nd
ott belov sirtb stYset and PEEL 49,. Y;.L,S
street; Powell carries pistols
Cross. e1 amined by Counsellor Dcan-Haye lived in
Villa msburg about Ave months; came here from Nav
York; lived there about tws AMI . half years. with INV
parer Is; an geing on 81 s~A., m years Of age; worked
IN Mott 4 byres' boiler shop in New York; worked there
about three weeks; pre,ioust TO that worked in a mscnine
shop in Cold Spring, on the North river; worked there