Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-07
Recorders Court.

ness swore that defendant had some boots
hanging on a peg oyer the sidewalk. Dis
charged.
Mr.. Hopley, charged with the same offense
Nobody came to complain of him, and he
was discharged.
THE MoNTE-BANK ROBBERY
PeopIe Us. Harris and Bro~n Charge of
robbing Spaniole's monte-bank, ON Wednes
day night last Harris was arraigned, and
plead not guilty alexander Brown too
badly wounded by Spaniole to appear.)
J. B. LeGmdn eramined-I helped to arrest
Harris seeing him and Brown standing to-
gether led me to suspect him, and, on COM
plaint of Spaniole, who was positive they
robbed him, | concluded to make the arrest.
Cross examined by C. E. De Long-Didnt
see the robbery.
Mr.. SteyeuSon erdmined By Dist. Attu-I
was sitting with Bennett monte-dealer, in a
room together; two men came in with pistols
cooked, and one seized the money; it was in
a back room; there were six or eight hun
dred dollars ly ng on the table: six hundred
in gold twenty-dollar pieces; robbers entered
through the back door; Robbers were dis.
guised so as not to be seen in their faces; |
took the pistol which was pointed at me and
pushed it to one side; let go. when | conclu.
ded he was going to shoot, and run; [ don't
know what Harris has been doing, nor where
he has been living MASKS and cloaks used
by the robbers shown)
Cross examined by g. H. De Lomg-The
pistol presented at me was large-sized one;
| thought at first it was in fun; | let 90 of the
pistol because the other man then presented
a pistol at me, and | was afraid lie would
shoot
SpaRiole erdmined-I lost some money on
Sd inst; $3.50 in gold pieces;) my partner,
Geo. Bennett, had the money on the table;
had marked some of the money and knew it,
one piece was left after the robbery; it was
silver; | saw one $40 piece after the robbery
! Captain of the Police showed the pece;)
saw the marked piece at Patroni's House; |
was led to believe that Harris and Alexan-
der committed the robbery, by seeing them
always together and talking secretly; Nicho-
las told me he saw Alexander put down the
marked piece at Patroni's Bank.
Cross erdlnined-I saw Alexander put
down the marked piece to be changed bv
Patroni; Nicholas afterwards obtained it: the
same pieces that / marked five of them)
must have been in the bank at the time of
the robbery though do not kaoto that they
were there; | marked the pieces-some with
two and some with three marks; the piece
exhibited by the Policeman is the piece that
Alexander bet at Patroni's
Erantiaed by Recorder-My profession is
gambling; Patroni was dealing monte at
Phillips and Matt Harris was dealing faro;
not defendant Harris
James Sey6ert-I was at head of C street,
I ,,.l,. q 1. II
ming around awhile, | went to the house
where the robbery was committed; as | ap-
preached, l saw Harris, the defendant, and
another man turn corner near First street; !;
| have known Harris long time; have new
er seen him do anything but play short cards;
Mr.. Leaman and | were sitting on "a bench
near a nigger saloon Alexander came near
where we were, and had some money in his
hand; dropped some, and picked it up; Har-
ris was with him at the time this was some
time after the robbery most of the houses
were closed, except the Universal Restau-
rant; Spaniole remarked, as soon as he heard
that the robbery was committed, that Alex
ander had done it; people were generally
rushing towards the Orleans when the rob
berry was committed, while Harris was walk
irg from it; some persons didn't know where
the cry of "police" emanated from, and
were standing on the corner looking in differ
ent directions.
Mr.. King-Revolver shown Mr.. King; |
know that pistol; it is mine; loaned this
pistol to Harris the night of the robbery, be-
tween 7 and s he asked it of me for a few
minutes; | told him | would want it at 10 or
II O'Clock; pistol was loaded when | lent it
to him; had never borrowed a pistol of me
in town before.
Cross cramiaed-He borrowed it of me in
a crowd.
Mr.. Stevenson recalled-Pistol pointed at
me was about the size of the revolver Just ex-
hibited, and was Colts.
Mr.. PGtrOii eramined-Harris was in my
house on the night of the robbery he had
some money in his hand he, at another
time, asked some one to change a $40; saw
Alexander and Harris standing together on
the street; l loaned Harris, after the robbie
ry, 81 so; | saw Capt. Cook have the mark
ed twenty dollar piece; he got it from me-
and asked me where got it; l told him
received it, but didn't know from whom this
was among the pieces l had received the
night before.
Nicholas eramined-I am acquainted with
Harris; saw him in the same room where the
! robbery was committed, about quarter of
an hour after the robbery. | saw him at Pa
tronis after the robbery, betting money at
faro d monte; saw him play $40 piece at the
monte bank he bet about half an hour at
the game | left him playing there AleXan-
der was playing at the same time; | saw this
marked piece at Patroni's; | had it in nv own
hand and won it myself; Spaniole saw it in
my hand and said, "By God, that's my mo-
ney." When won the piece Harris was not
there, but Alexander was ; Alexander had a
$50 and some small change he had more
money in his pocket, and played upon tenn
porary trust.
LosaIez eramined-I am acquainted with
Alexander, l knew there was robbery com.
mitted that is all know Adopt it.
Capt. Cook SWorR.-I was at the Station
House on the night of the robbery; did not
hear of it till II o'clock; | went to see Ste
venson at the Orleans; | met Harris and
Alexander on the corner of First and c sts ;
| met Spaniole at Universal Restaurant; then
met Harris and Alexander coming back /
afterwards heard Spaniole had shot Alexan-
der; saw Spaniole after his estand he told
me some of the money was marked, and de-
scribed how next morning, | looked at some
money of Patroni's and | found this $40 piece
which suited Spanioes description of one
particular piece; | then put Alexander and
Harris under arrest Patroni told me that
Alexander and Harris bet money at Patroni's
bank after the night of the robbery; have
seen Harris often, but don't know as | ever
spoke to him before | arrested him.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Priestly-I know defendant saw him
before | had heard of the robbery was com
ing from the Boomerang" met Harris; said
he was going up to Mexico" went up First
street; stopped in front of a Jew store up g