The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-29


pAprtc>rLARs OF THE saoolISG OF TUE PHiyArf
w. rCHMAN IN BROOKLYN, ETC, RIO
s a.,s published the rest Of three desper AZ
and .xpert purgiars, banned Thomas Kelly john r. Cor
IN rnd Thomas Hughes, ~ Captain Downing aud oiasrs
of the sixth precinct police Since then OF the pr
soners (GordoDl has fl to make full confession Of
the Part Kelly and be took the shooting or private
Waterman, named Buckley, In Brooklyn, last summer,
ana in affidavit 10 before Justice Brennan yes
erdsy he gives detailed md inter esas account OF the
Transaction which csnuo f2 70 TIE The
Confession reads W foilows:-
john f. Gordon now Of the t, rrsou, in tie city ci
Ne York. being duly sworD, max 81 toe following state.
menoa or about the latter part July last, or nrs OF
August this depouen,s recoee ZION az to the tim
dc pi tnt and q named Thomns Kelly, nov also
u Inc city prison, about nine ceiock as mig
ron this city 70 Brooklyn for the purpose Of breaking
MAO house " steal depoIent says that sAey walked
about he city Of Brooklyn looking ~ several nsusss and
hnay came into Smith street, the cSrner Of
Fulton avenue, whore they house they deter
inter; deponenent says ,ha. the house Of
brick BRICK sides ana rear ana No Il Of said Sweet
on one SIDE OF which there numbered lots OF
ground deponens says that they climbed the fence no
TIE Iots where they remained for hour perhaps
Two hours yng under tree In tho VI the h0uss;
poIeLt Gays thst st u late bonr-perhsps twelve
ccocs ~ r2nttney entered the house through the base
ent door, By forcing out Of the psnes Of glass from
tne window AID tntI unlocking se door from witGiD de-
some Things from trunk IN tes basement, aud took seve
raj articles rom tbs pantry from tnis they up
the paror, ard took music box from t5ese; from tho
psror oepoDent and Kelly we1t stairs, Suo took from
bureau IN the hack articles deponent and mis-
associate then took from the pantry between the two
Tocms articles ladies' ciothiDg viz F., n velvet
cloak, two or moro basques, also some dresses and
osher such property; deponent says TINT part Of
tween the two rooms ana part from q paptry
III tbe entry way; deponept says that they put part
OF tsase things in bag which they found pantry III
tnt nAk mel Than dAS al
front basement door and walked out, and
naders snort distance from the house, also a msu-a
whitman, deponen, went 10 the inner fence followed
~ Kelly ana ooh Jumped over, carrying ths property
wab them. deponeot Gays al THIS moment tney
street; depoBent says that be Baned txom aud asked
wat tney we're DONG there, Kelly answered. and sad
that they belonged in that house; the watcbasu
naDoed them " stand OF lie would blow their brains
Out, ut the same time striking ala rap with bis club
upon the Sidewalk; he also presented r.s'o towards
oeponeIt Kelly; In n the Atc amsn again
ssrucs hs cup upon tie sie~ nix while ID the very
act o! giving The second alarm, h&nd while he
held bis ri'o oo~Dwaro win the o!bsr Kelly quickly
crew pistol AND fred al the watch man. VITO instartg
staggered back into tie middle OF ire street, ss
5000 As this occurred Kelly ran swiftly away
the raihig Into the front yard ARD through tue
font basement door, which he closed ana poted
after him, aud as quickly IS possible civested him
self OF all the things he had AIM leaving them in
the eItJy ~sy and be ned out OF the back
rear yard oseI the fence and away depcne SAYS
tina, as ne was escpng he heard several persons call
"tbeIe be goes" " stop hm, "tnere goes the thef"
anu ssch Ike expressicrs coming mostly deonent thinks
from windows OF Eeshborins houses deoorept has
Dtreioore, and Immediately told officers
Woodbridge and Jourdon, ali the facts particulars o.
this matter IN full deta, wnort having communicate
with or learned anything from any whatever upon
the Ject; depoDent then these ocefs 70 this
same house IN Sfooky where Ee fully identified the
houte and all the surroundings upon watch
the burglary committed AMI the sich man shot de
ponent saw the occupant and described all the
OF the offence ami q he property taken,
full description Of the ipte nal part II the house 10
the extent OF bis knowledge recollection all o. wnich
may be verified by these persons; deponet says in
lew days alter tie perpetrstOp Of this offence he
Kelly heard Of the arrest OF named Dunn aud
Gritbs, charge OF committing the crime Of shooting
the wat Gilman and breaking house. al of ghico
had TEN done by depoGent and Kelly; depoDeat was
after ~aroe info med that esd Duon discharged but
that Gr1ths had been convicted sentenced for
ten years 70 the State prison Th be still ceoo.
nent toemnly declares that Gfths wholly innocent OF
tue NATTER AND that be am Kelly spd person per
Cons eise are the guilty ones further dep0nent
Much credit should be attached to Captain Bowling and
officers woodbridge and Joufdan FOR the successful
ner In Wplcn they have worked this Tue result
OF their abois shows aegree Of zeal ability not often
found 10 the police department.
Efforts are now beng made to procure q pardon for
Gribs Of whose innocence there not appear 10 be
much doubt, and his counsel actively engaged in
Out the necessary papers 70 lay the matter before
The singular feature OF case is the positive
eyicence tho Waterman, wno believing nirnss on h,s
psto. When affess1u GrraIs a.saksd- The
LAuI ms street. The latter protested MS Dnooeoce in the
cerared Tor offence Of which he was wholly
cept After bis arrest the officers went to
the hospnai where Buckley lying and informed
latter that they the who him. Grit.
nths brougb, forward after examining hun
closely tor several minutes, Buckley exclameo-"I think
this Is the II certainly looks Ike HIM. Yes, the
more look at him the better sm satisfied Az recol
lee, myself and moye, his cousenauce, form and
features impress themselves upon and q
tboe Of tire person who shot am nowssure Of it,
Can positively this the man."
is true Grifhs was 10 Brooklyn day or 60 before
the shooting occurred but he proved that
legitimate business. Grifhs could not prove an dtibi
l0h O'Clock the night of toe ARRAY, and that,
together with the positive evidence Of the watchman,
sea ed his tate He was convicted. aud the world be-
heved bm guilty. and had it not been for the
srisep Gordon the unfor convict might have
deemed guilty to the end Of his natural lie. Blu,
the ways Of advise Providence inscrutsb!s