Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-07

| bennett; 6y Mr. DeLOng-I am the man
the money was in possession of when it was
taken; WAS there any gambling going on
within three days? question objected to- or
dered answered by Recorder) gambling was
gong on; been one or two $50 pieces chang
ed within three days; don't think there had
been any more; three nights before there was
one changed in.
Spaaiole re callcd-How much money was
there in bank three nights before? Answer.
When robbed exactly 5000 in gold, l don't
know how much silver; don't know how much
three nights before more than $500 in silver
and gold when money was marked
Mr. Beanctt-Met Prestly at the corner of
c and First streets; don't recollect having
seen Harris; the marked money was kept by
itself
Mr.. Hanna ca1led-Saw Harris on evening
of robbery knocking round town as usual !:
heard of robbery in olive and Let Live Sa-
loom heard it from Mr. Sevbert; saw Har-
ris at the Orleans was with Harris after the
robbery was committed, in Patroni's House :;
saw him gambling; did not see him have any
money: procured for him from woman $50:
he gambled with it; played faro; changed it
at Bank, then left; | sat at game half hour :
looked round; saw him playing at monte :;
! got to the Orleans as soon as | could run
around after learning of robbery.
CrosS-eramined By District ALorney-Got
some money from n woman named Domingo;
she lives below Universal Saloon; her bust
ness is being Harris woman; not NV woman:
have known Harris or years have been
partner; was not partner that night he gave
me or IS of the money bet this off at faro
bank; lost all his money; don't know how
much money he lost; saw him play off one
twenty dollar piece.
Statement By defendant, HarriS-Stated
that he lost S75 during that night generally
go armed since | had a difficulty with Mr.
-; he took advantage of me and shot me;
afterwards made threats; this was in the
mountains at the time of the Fair was
walked by a man who told me my enemy was
in town; my informant went and redeemed my
pistol which was then in soak; man was not
in town; the witness Waterman l have not
known long; quite familiar with him; told
me he thought he saw my friend in town
with whom had had the difficulty; prepar-
ed myself; went to Portuguese Joe" Billy
Foster; asked for his pistol; said he never
loaned it; said he would get me one; didn't
get one; went to King and asked for his; he
slid he might want to use it himself but
finally lent it to me; went out into bar-room
wards | left saloon, and asked Waterman
which way he was going have known Alex
ander by sight over one year; have loaned
him money; Waterman gave him two rings
to soak for $50; had the money to play poker;
walked around three or four hours; no poker
started, started to bed; gave my woman 500;
told her to go down and change it, and
would bet SO against Faro; she went out to
get the money changed; stores all shut up;
took the $50 myself and changed it with
bar keeper of the Union; played it off in s
pieces; sent Mr. Hanna to my woman to get
$50; lost that; asked him to go back and get
$50 more; he refused; went up myself and
got it; the rings were soaked at a monte
table; Hanna recalled after got the first
$50, defendant asked me to go again, and
refused; | went to Jim Cores to soak some
rings; went also to Harris's woman.
Van. Foster, knOWn as "Portuguese joe
Was not in company with Harris before the
robbery; was in he'd at the time of robbery;
went around after the robbery had taken
place; was sick night before; my pistol taken
away; went to get it; got it and went to
gambling house; Harris asked me for my pis-
toll but l refused and recommended him to a
person to get one; said he expected to have
difficulty; it was about or 81 NJ, when
nc "dHIeu my plsLOIj defendant got pistol
from Chas Harris.
Mr. Ro6ertS0n-Was at Live and Let Live
Saloon" when robbery was committed went
around to Orleans with others; defendant
Waterman went into the Orleans at the same
time; had seen defendant early in the even
ing in Live and let live Saloon"
Mr. Moseley-Saw defendant in gambling
saloon before the robbery; some six or seven
$50 pieces were changed at the monte game;
saw Mr.. Alexander change one of them; saw
Harris betting at both games bet myself.
The evidence closed The defendant was
then held to answer before the Court of Ses
sions in the sum of $S 900.