The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-01
The Case OF TucIksS1nan, tho Alleged Mail

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The examination Of Tucksrusn the alleged mail robbie,
o"S ptsce ee{ore the United Se~es Commissioner NJ Ne,
haven, Conn. on the 10Th and Goth ult. After arg
number OF witnesses govern msn had been exam
med, but before the testimony vns eli in Tuckerm an
G. ~nse waived further trial and the prisoner was
at Il, United States Court
The %Sawins Is the testimony of Mr. Holbrook who de
f, tected n Nch ~rDSn;-
once depArtn.>nt commenced examination az 10 NAL
rooberiec ctwe.n Philadelphia oston the invest
sssrpp some -FOUR weeks ult that tesy
et mails wey& between New York md Bo,on 6rs
dws~vsry maze November % 1857; vent up tina,
neas sIom Ns> York % spIlusde!d; conferred With
whom, anspecte6 not On board thought Springfield
was one AZ Tie pons Of the robberes because the ua
car was alone ths- for 30 ne time before arrived
s,dpsasH arranged whb Joi,Dson the conductor from
Rev Haven, to leave ttx car a,~re when the train
r.es Springfield bsc2s oct on the SIDE track while
ps,.epgerp care r-reehmesss; arrSrged With conductor
ans Saggsee 10 have them Aeef away ~ long as
they could; / was 10 be IN the m Ni car alone the
the new YORK Sesv once, vas with IN the car, 10
the dirk; aboet minute ater the tram stopped
some one and stepped On the platform, and
tady entered the door the ma.ts ly Og rear the
door wbea the persen entered; directly ove' the mails
WAS Shelf on which the person VINO entert "a drew
match and lighted It; psG he had sessr in mouth
which be lHtted by ine mach after Iighog the segar
the mach thrown the floor and went out 1t was
going out asked Clark Tor segsr, viii h he hands me
asked the rson for light and he gave me one hen
aske him w5ss ne stt New York He said ~ dd
not from New York came from Boston,; the rain
after taking passengers started for Boston while und er
way the person went TO tie platform and uu,ved of:
yor ~
curing the week IsstaGed ysef that ruckernan tho
persot met IN Springfield On Sunday night. the 10Th,
IVES sgsin the tsan from New Yerk; had sxrnnged
with oyt the and French the conductor,
to be secreted in the closet in the baggage In the
closet with the key inside, theH half hour before
the ie and continued there until the train arrived
at Now Haven On Sunday p. ,, arranged the mall
the New York Post Cto for the evening train found
nhV n on "A New
from Washington, enc from Phadolpna, and one from
Baltimore al for Boston, one from New York 70 each
he mai matter hom the Baltimore bag
and placed it IN the philadelphia bag, en-
bag lMr. H described the baes.l The smallest bags
would bold about a busbei; OF them (the New Or
ears was l-ss than bali ful and xas left of convenient
size to carry Off the Baltimore bag nearly full;
about fifteen minutes after got into the closet trunk
showed il John, the baggage man, inquired where
Ia 20, replied, 1t Is niue; will tell yoc;
you not mark IT," In d moment after the defendant
10 the baggage and tod John be did not now
how he would 90 that night and he met person he
xrectsd at Springfield he would return that night he
thu lighted segsr gave the baggage master ono. and
T. eommeneed readipg ne~spapesi he remained in
the till took steam power and then went into
passenger car; saw nothing more o. him until we got
within two three miles from Stamford, he came il and
lav down upon the mall bags he stayed there until We
nearly reached New Haven at Stanford the other per-
in the car lett for abnt five minutes Tuckerman
NAMED the lights were removed the car very stu
while they were out The prisoners trunk was now
81 II is large plain, black trunk soon a. the
dark beard steps across the car and the rafting OF
the staples and locks Of mai bag, and heard fan
Of somethipg dropping into trunk, and heard
trunk shut; then steps again towards the mail
bngs and another rafting OF locks; the
after that st until the persons who had left ii returned,
after tho light brought back Tuck then
iyrg the mails; saw this through crack In the
partition just before arriving at New Haven do
feDdeD at the trunk taking out mail bag, the New
Orleans bag fer Boston doubled In his left hand he went
towards pile Of mails where be bad been yiog after
moments hesitation went into the told Tue man
believed be the who had got my pocketbook he
stamford just then he told the baggage master TO go for
French he said he knew French aud French knew who
LIE Was after got the handouts him told the crowd
he was mail roooer, and HAD been carrying II On fer
time; TuckermAn said notttng; ook him ard his
trunk to the conductors room tn the depot when there
said to TuckermaD This rs serious business your rob
bets OF the mails bave been very extensive and have
been your track for two or three weeks the amount
o. drafts and other valuable enclosures ken from those
mails has been very large and the first thing for TO
know whether you car make restu ion Of the valuable
contents Of these letters fear that In the
endorsers will be lost Tucker looked earnest
~ and said, l. this Mr.. Hlbrooki - said yes, and
asked bin II he knew me he said 9 No, but knew al
talking 70; asked what he meant; he said be roulc
| ike TO know Jus, how rucn control had in
| true, ard he could rest ore the property, OF any
considerable part OF Il, wha, could be donef told
him could make bargains with him, bet that he
made restitution would use what influence had with
the District Attorney and Postmaster General to make the
could send him to the State prison tso years for
each offence; bio sad he hardly knew what TO say he
hsd no counsel present, and no ono could know the
trouble be had had for two past and this had got
TO out would ruin him and have bad effect ca
the decision OF the case in ISston, which he ex-
only three hours Seep nigh, for ,Speo weets
and must cloee the until morning; he asked
could not go 70 New York Siih hu, and in be
had any property that came frou the mails aud would
restore 4, what could be done; ted him again could
make no compromise, Il would subject ire TO severe
penalty but Re could judge what the effect would be upca
the government and the losers be msde restitution
told him he bad got considerable money and large qusn
ity OF postage stamps from the mails asked him II no
recoieced letter ming $500 (six sos en- the Ken
spgon Bank be said he re embcrcd Il; asked him
where he changed the money; he said in New York,
tMcmorapdum Book shown) this book Tuckcrman had
Bollcs objected Offering the book 10 evidence Mr.
Sbpman proposed to prove reference in ID b.
circumstance probably referring 10 the my dollar bills
referred 10. The book was Withdrawn 10 avoid proof
that the entries are in I "a hand writing
called Out and loft French vlh Tuckcrmln,
when went back told Z. mus, know what he had
about him, and attempted to search him no then
meDced taking cut things from his pockets and putting
them on the table; be took out Gay land title C Spsud
rgs deed fF, and letter TO Mrs Gen Games tbl he
took out package Of money amounting 70 stts, lpcud
ing check tor 81 24o, which got cashed In New York
ssked the money and check the proceeds ,, mail
depredatlons and he said the two packets OF da-
guerreotypes IA and b. and letter from lowell ~
Hon. Joseph Holt III, Commissioner Of Patents, washing
ton were taken from his valise ouud the valso n his
trunk, which nc opened without key; nothing clso In the
trunk found In The valse bundle Of iron weights wrap
ped in PAPER; there also large books in the
take the mail bag Of liza trunk his answer was that
him put In his vase; be said hs put up package
marked 'B to send back, and had sent back several
things there considerable iewelry Ia the va-e,
which be told me came from the mail some lsces we're
aso in the yalse and dssuorreotypc frames went
b New York the next morning. found IN = trunk at
Florcnces, carpet bag having IN two let crs from Ma
ryand with lottery tickets, also the Taryown letter,
also the letter from Phadclphs 10 Chareto~n Mass,
dated November !, opened, also check for sss To-
The Court adjourned