The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-11
la w INTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CouRT.-Hop Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney Esq, States Attorney, prosecu-
ting, assisted by j. Douglas Hambeton, Esq.
State Us. William Thettord alias Hoppe and Will
liam Baker, indicted for stealing $500 from the
Farmers and Planters Bank. William P. Preston,
ESQ., for the defence.
On the opening of the Court the examination of
witnesses for the State continued.
Richard Cornelius, sworn.-Am book keeper in
the Farmers and Planters Bank; have been in that
position about four years; recollect the
occurrence of the, money being lost very
the desk to my right, inside the wire screen;
judge they were about eighteen inches from the
pigeon hole; they were near enough to be reached
by the arm from the outside; this was between
and O'Clock; witness was at his book at the time
the package put there; left his desk Immediate
y after, and went to the desk of the first teller to
enter up some checks; can't tell how long staid
there's did not leave the first ellers desk until call
ed to look for the package; saw Mr. Church put the
package and book on the desk; it is an everyday
custom for persons to leave the bank books upon
the desk, for the purpose of having extensions
made.
Cross-examined by Mr. Preston-The day upon
which the robbery took place, was the 26th of
March, on Friday; have no knowledge that there
was any money on the desk; did not see Mr.. Church
shove the package and book out of arms reach;
took part in the search for the money; looked in
the drawers and under the desks; these drawers
| are frequently open during the day; they are left
| open sometimes; they not money drawers; the
ellers desk is about II feet from witness desk; the
second and third bOok-keeper, and discount clerk
| occupy the south side of the Bank; witness was
not out of the Bank after the money was left there
until it missed; witness either at his desk
or the first teers desk during the whole time; the
| distance between the vault and the desk is about
three and half feet; cannot stand at the first tel
ers desk and see any one standing at witness DESK
can see the pigeon hole from the first teer's DESK
witness means that he cannot see any one standing
| at he
| tellers desk nearest Baltimore street.
| BY Juror.-Could not the face of a if
he was putting his arm through the pigeon hole,
while witness was at the first teers desk.
Another Juror.-Witness could not reach over
the screen and take anything from the desk; man
of Mr.. Whitney's height could do it; the runner of
the Bank do it; he tried it this morning; think
Mr.. Tucker could reach the package the screen;
witness refers to the screen it is fixed never
tried to reach over the screen at the time of the
robbery.
BY Mr.. Whitney.-Witness was at the first teers
desk all the time after the package left until it
was missed.
By Mr.. Preston.-Witness means that he staid at
the teers desk from the time the package was left
until it missed can't tell the exact time witness
remained there it might have been five minutes or
it might have been a half hour; can't say what
kind of day it was; don't remember who made
the first search for the money: any standing at
the second teller's desk could extend his arm and
take the package from the spot where it was
placed.
By Juror.-The package was lying on the New
ork Directory, and the bank book put at one side
By Mr.. Whtney-The passage to the cashiers
room is about four feet wide.
| By Mr.. Hambleton-Tne tellers were all engaged
| that day; the second teer's desk commands view
of the whole bank the second teller could not see
the package unless he turned around
John H. Rogers, recalled by the State-The
check which witness endorsed for Sc, 900 that day
was nearly the last one endorsed; there were only
three endorsed after that; Judge the time to have
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later; there are very few checks endorsed after two
o'clock
William P. Smith, sworn-Reside in Baltimore
"a Cough street; lived about there for wears:
work with Trego, Heird Co.; trade of pudding;
have been police officer under Mayor Jerome's
administration in the year 1851 and 1852; known
Thetford alias Hoppe by sight since 1852; known
him recently only by name; have known Baker since
sth of January, 1855; have both of them in
Baltimore at least twenty times; recoect the time
of the robbery; was working then at night; on that
day saw Thettord and Baker in Baltimore; saw them
that morning at II o'clock, corner of Calvert and
Baltimore streets; saw Hoppe, Baker and a thirC
man; witness was on the corner and they passed
him and went down Baltimore street: the third mar
was very large man, looked like Englishman
he was dressed in black clothes had black Whiske
they went down Baltimore street; witness saw then
again that day between and two o'clock; witnes.
was standing on the southwest corner of Baltimore
and South streets; they crossed Baltimore street az
if from North street towards the Sun building
they went down South street towards the Farmers
and Planters Bank Hoppe had moustache on
black mixed with grey; never saw him without
moustache until now; witness turned and looked
at them, afterwards lost sight of them and ther
went on up Baltimore street; witness first heard o
the robbery through the newspaper the next morn
ing; witness these men here again. about the
latter part of May first of June following the rob
berry, the same three he had first seen and fourth
man; witness standing then on the corner of Cav
and Second streets; saw them go into the Merchants
Bank and come out, and then go into Exchange
Reading Rooms, and come out, and go again into
the Bank and come out and follow a man up the
street saw Baker too; went close to them; spoke
to Baker; saw Hoppe the next day also, with a
bank book under his arm and an umbrella over
his head; he had moustache on then, as when wit
ness first him.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Preston.-Knew uoppie's
character, but not his name; he was pointed out tc
witness as one of the smartest thieves in the coun
try; never spoke to him; he pointed out al
Fusties or William Sutherland house. on the Cause
| way, where all the thieves resort, when they come
to Baltimore; it was in the fall of '52, in October
have seen as many as thirty thieves there at time
witness was police officer at that time, and thi:
house was on his beat James Haslam was with wit
ness on the 26th of March when he saw these men
between and o'clock; witness knew the name.
and character of the parties who resorted to Fus
ties house; witness knew person by the name OF
Brown; suppose it is the Brown counsel refers to;
Brown was boy then; knew three or four thiev e:
by the name of Brown.
Mr.. Whitney objected to this kind of examina
ton.
The Court decided the examination to be improp
| er at this time
The Court at II o'clock took recess for fifteer
minutes.
building on the 26th of March after one O'Clock; il
was on Friday; don't recollect what kind of wealth
er it was, think the sun shining; did not SPEAK
to Baker on that day; think Thetford had on ,
dark overcoat, wont be positive; don't recollect
whether he had on a cap SLOUGH hat; such par
ties generally change their dress when engaged il
that kind OF work. two or three times a day; die
not therefore notice them particularly; witnes
thinks this was proper answer to. counsePs ques
tom have no knowledge that these parties changed
their dress upon that day; communicated the fac
of the robbery the next morning about 90 o'clocl
to John Lutz; that was the 9th of March, Satur
day morning; first got information of these mel
being in town from John Lutz; was on the polic
from the first of March '52 until first of March 53
Fustie kept public house, dance house; Fust
kept tn at kind of house and the reason these kim
of people went there was because Fustie was con
sidered to be the man who was most friendly t.
the thieves.
BY Juror-Wam Sutherland and William
Fuste the persons; Fustie was nick
name.
By Mr.. Preston.-The biggest crowd of "cross'
men witness ever saw at Fustie's was sduring tn
time of the Cattle Show; don't recoect who tolt
witness Hoppies name; Arch Ridgely was the ma,
who spotted Hoppe to witness first; Ridgey di,
not mention his name; never knew the reason VIII,
Thetford was called Hoppe; never told that va
| the name applied to Ihetford's father because h
had lost leg; Hoppe pointed out to witness b,
a man from New York; don't recollect who it was
Lutz told witness about these men being in town o,
Thursday; witness did not say that Lutz told him OF
Saturday about these men being in town; witness di,
not say thing about Thursday being the dav whel
Lutz told him about the men, because was not asked
and did not think it was necessary; the conversation
with LutZ on Saturday in the rotunda of tn
Exchange; the conversation on Thur sdav the 25tt
inst, was at the foot of the steps of the Custom
House, about 10 o'clock; no one was present A
either conversation; have had fifty conversation
about this robbery with Lutz; don't recollect hav
ing a conversation on the evening of the 26h Marcel
with person named Holland did not say had been
offered 500 dollars to spot some men who were pre-
sumed to have committed this robbery that is :
fabrication, very good throw off; know Holland
have speaking acquaintance with him; never saw
Holland on the evening ofthe robbery; witness never
said he was offered part of five hundred dollars
have talked to Holland about the robbery; hav,
told him, that if witness was an officer, he wa
smart enough to work this thing out and make thu
reward; there a reward of 81, 500 offered;
don't know any man by the name of Supplies; hat
conversation with Holland near Pratt street Bridge
could not locate the time; it a week or ter
days after the robbery; know where the Maltby
House is.
By Mr.. Preston.-"Did you ever furnish any i'm
Elements for the Maltby House?''
Mr.. Whitney objected to the question.
Mr.. Preston said he wanted to show that nippers
had been furnished to men at the Maltb,
House for burglarious purposes, and that they were
unfit, and that the witness had offered to get then
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