The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20

neni about IL; but my mind "a not satisfied that these
shares In the safe at ALL or, they were, they
were never In after 1852 Counsel commenced upon the
loose general way OF drawing differences from uncoa-
nected facts that was 10 be remarked In this case
charged In the warrant OF arrest that the act was
done In night time. How that sought 10 be proyedY
One proof was, that Guern the night watchman, had
been purchased By 900 shares and another that there
were 50 many persons passing INTO and ou' o. e 1Se N
any other time than night 30, In the same way, II vas
sought 10 have the inference drawn that The robbery was
effected by false keys, from the fact that number o old
keys-uone OF them hung the safe-were found In Gro
let's de~k Counsel showed the absurdy OF such deduc
items. lie should have Supposed oo that In reference 70
the question whether these shares had been In the
safe that the testimony Of Rothschild himself would have
been the only competent evidence on that point unless
somebody had seen him deposit them E Es.SG,sr
was sent 70 the United States, and there wa,
therefore, no reason why bis dispositions we're NO.
taken me n5st hypoh,, q se cut. Of s
1000 shares OF Rothschild on deposit In 49, ms
boreau had 900 shares and these were all shares
OF SIS These 10000 shares, excepting such ss had
been stolen had remained deposit until nov. 10 that
effect was the evidence Of Gocpert and tho certificate Of
the directors and showed how careful directors ought
Rothsclild had no bordTedn for these shares.
The Commissioner-From that time on3
Mr.. Galbrah-Yes and consequently that !he l'yTs ds
pa, should be blank all the shares corresponding TO these
shares Tint Rothschd bad In fact been paid div dends
on his 80 600 shares since 1882 shown by tho books
Then was shown that number OF shares mentioned ~
his boydrea. (exhibn es) W the number Of 5000 bad
been deposited by Parrot and othcrs, 10 The bank Of
France and that many Of the shares In the lirre d pdse
which should be blank oiled. This fact bong true,
the consequence sand 10 was so insisted upon by me
proeecutiorthai the shares deposited In the Bank on
France filed In The lure IL passe and which ought 70 have
been blank showed the stolen shares The hres az pdsse
are filled in from the bordredu But Is said there va.
no Syreuu for Rohschd from 1852 TO THIS Tune ana l'
he received the amount OF all his coupons Then THESE
blank SPACES taking Rohschds brdvodu and comparing
n with them showed that number were hlled in Inc
consequence was and was insisted upon by the pro
secuon at the time that these showed the stolen share
and accordingly In the statement Of the Bank OF france
all the shares deposited by Parrot and others, wnon
correspondent with these and exhibit So, were marked n
the margin sothschilds shares. Then, Of course tne
Inference which Goepfet commissioned 70 draw Wss
that Parrot WAS the thief He said he would demonstrate
by the books that the shares which Parrot and others
by his Instructions deposited with the Bank on France
we're the stolen shares. Well, look differently ue
facts myself The hypothesis was evidently fsise DC
cause no4 reconcilable with all the facts he (ar. ea
breith had demonstrated how one thing could DC oofres
ponding with another, geometricaly and ne deneo Ny
person 70 refute that demonstration But they nal now
come 70 the refutahon, by tho prosecution isei,
Gocpferts de nonsraon Al Rohschd had on deposit only
shares Of ves, he could only be robbed OF shares
nves." Counsel thought that that pretty sound con
olusion But among haShares deposited with the Bank
France by Parrot and others and marked In the margin
belonging W Rohschid, were ~ shar@ of"ones," W ualt