Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-17

ing OF the ROBBERY OF Jensen's store, the fact that
II had taken place was communicated TO police
man King by the owner Of the building, George
0ioeon, Esq who requested that officer to take
charge OF the place till the proprietor (Jensen)
should come. He took Kins into his Office, ad
joining the robbed store and gave into hI, mos.
session saw, brace, and chiseI, also a small
nie, which hzd been left by the burglars on their
EXT, desiring him to keep them. The officer
took possession, and remained there until Isnssn
came. When he arrived, he expressed ursat
sorrow at the robbery, saying il had ruined MIN
he stated Ia reply to question from the officer,
tnat ne nad no suspicion against any one sxcenf
man W no had worked for him aDout two mont =
prlOf 10 the robbery, and whom he had dis
charged Orcer King Immediately went 70 the
Iesiuenct OF me party intimated, and upon ex-
animation and Inquiry, found no cause to suspect
Tue man OF being party to the transaction He
then took the tools 20 Captain Goddard CHIEF of
fOhcs, ana delivered them 10 him, save the
chlsel, which be retained, Ot having upon II tie
Initials OF a well known carpenter man of nm
doubted Tespectabiity,) and carried Il TO the sbon
La which he was employed, and the owner in
stAntIy recOgBize IL as his property, and stated
that IL must have been taken from the shop when
no one was working there. After some furtb-T
inquiry! the officers suspicion fell upon young
l'uiiey, whom he watched that evening ard D6
10 late hour that night The newt Ino1nin1, ~
reported progress to Capt Goddard who Nd vised
him not to arrest Lulley until some frrther in
ioIiiiallon had oe1n obtained against him, but to
kerp an eve ON him. La the meantime county
constable A. X. Allen became appTi,e, of tLs
tracing of the tools 10 the shop above men,tonsJ
which Is but short distance from Lulley's
house, and Immediately proceeded TO take youpg
Lniiey into custody. Ohicer King BEING mad
acquainted with Lulley's arrest went with
0nesr Allen to the magistrate Office Of Mr
"afd, where Lulley had been taken, aud saw
aad questioned Luiley about his knowIeCioe OF
the ehlsel and other burglars tools The vonng
Insn did not deny but that he had seen the chisel
before and said IL IL had been In his father.
house, IL must have been brought there NV : ho,
In his fathers employ. ~
young man named Hopkins, a clerk IN the
auction store kept by Capt. Lulley who was
present In the ONCE at this time was then onsS ,
TONED, and finally arrested by Officer King A.
ter his arrest he stated that he saw the c6isel in
i.u,Iey mouse, and that II came from 4 carpen-
tsrs shop back OF Lulley's house. He also said
That there was a saw and brace and biz at InI
ley house, which he described the descrintIo,
al.yIns Preelseiy with the articles in possession
OF the Chlef OF Police. King then told Hopkin,
that II he would disclose all he knew Of The A.
lair be would see that he was not harmed ara
that no proceedings should be had against him
hopkins then said that he slept in LulIev,s
house on the mig ht Of the burglary and til
about four O'Clock in the morning or between
four and i've O'Clock, he heard Capt Lulley and
MS son uP and going about the house Officer
Wise was sent by the magistrate before whom
Jensen swore out search warrants against InIIsv
and OpPenheimer, to seaIch LulleV's house
Omcef DuVdll was sent to Opeuh mer,s After
searching Lullev's house, and andiaS nons m
the goods. the officers went TO penheimeT', and
searched, and found a number Of gold watcbe,
" Nuc dIlOunt OF some S.1D which
OPenneimer showed to be rightfuIly in his pos
session by papers disclosing tie transaction nv
which be claimed them. He also ex hi bited 10
the omcsrs deed OF trust which he had upon
the goods Of Jensen by having been his security
for the sum Of 81 600. The watches and ieweIry
which he made no objection TO showing To TIE
"neefs, were shown to have been given him as
collateral security by Jensen on account Of an
other transaction. Jensen was then sent for and
brought round TO Openheimer's when Openhei
mer asked him what he meant by swearing out
anafn = Il.
promptly denied having instigated the issuing OF
any search warrant whatever Oficer Wise then
showed him the search warrant against Open
htimer upon his sworn oath; and said to him.
~ Ntell you now who robbed your store D." GWho
Is II ~ said Jensen. 81 suspicion yourself ,, an
sweErd Wise, placing his hand upon his shout
mediatelY taken into custody, and conveyed 10
Justice Donn's office, where he was placed under
security for further Investigate to be had last
night at sir O'Clock
The above is the statement Of Of,cers King and
wise made 10 our reporter yesterday We now
EXAMINATION
Before JEJ;Ies D0an aHI Captain Godda,S had
last might az sir O'Clock
The accused parties having arrived at the mar
lstraie's ONCE, MIR stone appeared as counsel for
young Lulley, and Col Thompson for Jensen
he hSt witness sworn VS.
Gso Gtds0H, ESQ who testified that on the
mos ming q the robbery his colored porter came
TO bis house soon after S O'Clock, and infoTmad
kIm that bis Office had been broken into and La
jehse1's store. Witness Immediately wen, 10 re
place and found IL to be so; found the cellar grat
lES OF his once had been forced open and the
place entered. Found a square hole In The narti
ton between bis Office and Jensen's store Ths
hole was Just IL inches square. Went n Jensen's
store " tie front door which was opened and
saw that il had been robbed RemsInsd thara
until odcer King happened TO pass vLsn witness
pisced him In possession and requested him 10
remain III Jensen came. Witness f0upd H.,
his own Office had been robbed OF - or "a ,utinh
BAD oeen place in one Of the drawers Of witness,
cfsk no other desk was forced open Witnesses
i!yate room lad been opened by the key which
lang together with a dozen others MANY arti-
CIes OF clothing were there, and cigars and a
IaSket OF champagne, but nothing had been dis
tniDed- witness - OF the impression that the
entry was made first In his Office and from there
Into JrnSen's store. The hole In the DC rition was
made about six inches above the nooT nlouIdtnU
There was no obstruction against the hole in the
PARTITION on either side. The store door vaS one
which was used 4 window and was NOT ths
usual rutfance door and 4 work bench Was placed
there which witness has seen occupied by Jensen
III iepdirlhS watches. The reg ular entrance WI.
not disturbed number OF tools a cL!seI ,
Lii, SLoe-kHife ard fl-, and a compile Of suGeis
and bottle of whisky witness found on a table
ia us once IheIe was a quantity OF the pla--
trring knOC ked on from the partition on both
sides OF the hole There was NO nece,sity for ne
tools 10 be used ia getting tn ouch thu p1Itition
i"T when the plAstering was knocked oil the athes
were easily kicked away. Witness don't know
Young Luiley Never saw him before TO- ni,,bt
boy calling himself Me.a who witness tI,ints
ISeS opposite hls onCe lbs IRE iuenily Teen about
witnesses race, and witness has had occasion To
d'lVe him away. He was there on Monday, ON
The grating before spoken of, and witness las lad
frequent occasion 10 observe him. He is a yerv
Keen boy and has been lurking about the place AZ
various times, - mnch as 20 excite witnesses at
tenilOn lie speaks with foreign accent has a
Truman appearance and voice, and wears a can
witness feels satisfied tue boys name is Meia
he boil " Lich fastens the cellar grating down
was broken. Witnesses iron safe was not tSncbed
Knows Jensen very well From what witness
las seen and heard Of him. knows that be b-aTs
good Character. Never heard anything going
70 show the contrary In any resi- ect
hessfs q GTssa and Thomas J. Fisher here
stated 10 the Justices that they had known Can't
I.CIley for q number Of years, ever since he came
To the District, and had invariably found him to
be d man Of high character in ali respects MIR
Green stated that be had often sold Can't LulIev
goods with articles in the drawers which be did
hot know Of, and that Lulley had always returned
such articles to him. la this statement be was
corroooraied by Mr.. Fisher. The above state
Hehts Wee made by the gentlemen with refer
rhce 10 The search warrant which had been swarm
oGL against Lulley's house by Jensen
ne Magistrate here stated thar MIR Isnssu
came 10 his Once with Oficer AIlsn ~, ~ a.,