Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-11
The SANpEKsoN ROBBERY CAs8.-

| The trial Of Michael O'Brisn. Daniel OBfisr
and Thomas Dapcan. before Squire Wheeler
! on Saturday, for robbiUg wm. sasder'on o.
Thursday night. vas brought 10 point come
what .ooner thas vss astisirated BY an a..
fang ensnt whereby Dan. O'Briss tsrDsd
State. evidence. Thos. Duncan was dis.
charged from custody. there bsicg sessidenes
/ irpliesiiag him With the affair.
1t appeared from the evidence given in by
Dan. O'Brian, as witness for the State. that
Sandsr.on, Dan. O'Brian and two others play
ID euchre at Pa.nsrts Saloon. under Nicko!il
Clock. for City cents corner. Alter six
games we're played, In which SaDderson lost
he (saudersop) charged the party With cheat
log. 30 they al took . drink. Aitervards
SAnderson played with Dan. O'Bsian and Bill
Green. at one dollar corner. Ssndsrson ga
seain unlusky. and made the charge Of foul
! play. 1t was after midSieht when ths gene
stopped, and ssnderson ssksd Putns0 to 60
lomswith him TO the Psnnsy!vsnia House
Putoam told him that hs could not do % jue.
.hsn, but that If be would wait until he had
closed the saloon he would do %. Sanderson
then asked Dan. O'Brian TO 60 sith hiD. and
together they started. E&
On leaving Pu,nau.'s sandersen asked o O'Bri>
en- to accompany him 10 "ShsPs.' Togs'her
they started down Second street 10 Man
where Mike O'Brien overlook them and ess ed
to 20 along. Mike told Dan that b. intended
TO rob Sandsrson, and together Mike ard SAM
dsr.cn termed up Mais, Dan following awhile
aud then ran ahead to 4,h street, turned up
4,h s.rsst and hid b.biod the steps Of Sheriff
Tboriuston's house, until the other two had
passed by, and then followed. When Mike
and Sanderson we're passing Andrsws' carriage
factory he .aw Mike throw Sanderson down.
He then went up and Mike asked him for his
knife. saying that he wanted to cut Sander
sons pocket oper; he handed out tho koife
AID Mike cut the pocket open and TOOK cut
pocket book. He then asked Nike to come
away aud left himself Mike remained and
took another pocket book and purse. Mike
and Dan then went down Brady to 81 street.
wnsp Mike gave Dan tl6, which wac al he
got. They then went TO Scott's saloon on
Front street, and etsid ill 2 O'Clock and wet
home.
Bill Green te.tifed TO the gambling and the
charge Of chssting as sbcvs. also that he was
cutting open bis coat and robbng him, which
charge was subsequently rstraeied.
. The trial vas resumed this morning Nike
O'Bran vas pera,ittsd TO make bis statement
of the case. synopsis Of which wegvs
Ga Thursday evening he was At at Cartei's
ssioon. cor. Nam and Front s,res,s. played
cirds, sold his wateh - soldier for 81, went
TO ''Shsp's." went 10 "Dsnny'4." came up 10
C.,ter'.. and then to Pstoan's; found Dan
O'Brian, Ssnderron, Green. Duncan and o, hers
there; Dan told him tha, Sander.on had
plenty OF money. couljht tell how much. and
proposed to rob him f; Dan and sanderson
we're to 60 out fret, he 10 follow alone; did
90 At head Of stairs :. fell down, Dan licked
him up Sanderson proposed to go me-, Dan
proposed to go 10 Shops - startled of down
- street, to Harrison, up Harrison to A., aud
il passing mp Fourth when he GO, 10 Thor
ington . reeidsnce found Dan behind tn e,ens
..ked him what he stopped there for; was
told to 60 on snd throw s doan-that be
DAM didn's want to as be was known BY
San lsrson. who had his nsme; followed Dan
who kept two PAGES behind Sandersop, until
near the wagon shop. when nt Dan's reques,
witness stepped ahead and threw Ssnderson
down .e'. 10 his pockets. asked Dan for .
knife to CT; open pocket supposed to be sew.
I'd up; Dan proposed to leave; on further
sxsmins tion fund purse ;hsnded it to Dan;
then found wallet. At this time . ii an came
along The middle Of the street did not see
us believes be must have been blind said
nothing while passing. Dan said le,'s 60.
and ran around the corner down Perry.
| followed on q wax overlook Dan. besr
Pret,yman's: he asked if / got any thing more,
told him go. . wallet; he wanted il. /; asked
If be was afraid I'D eteal it; gave ii to him !;
wen. down to Front street, up to tLe corner Of
Front and Brady street; stopped; Dan. took
ont The purse and turned the change into bis
hand; lighted . maioh couatsd me oct sl5
10 oiiis; " ent to Scott's Saloon took s
drink; ban. asked me for 81 co took ont the
81 oO the soldier gave me for my watch. and
handed Il 10 him s,srtsd oct. vent back end
took driok then left; Dsn. eaid he vas 20.
ing back to Pate; | went to the LsCIsire
Housss paid Tor . ted ssid would GO ous
snd get my partner, and have him come end
elesp with me vent down to Putnaul's, found
Tbos Duncan wsat home With me. Got up
next morning at IL o'clock; came Up to Car
,et's. paid bin $500 owsd him. end With
Duncan started over the river 10 get pair II
gloves l had loaned fellow; vas evertaken
by Dan. Severance aud John Thorington IL .
sleigh; wss arrested and taken to Wheeler z
ofiss. Sanderson never had . cent Of the
money he identified. All got wss 800.
Tbs case closed, and squire Wheeler held
Daniel OBrian AID Michael O'Brisn to bail in
the suw Of 81 900 esch, 10 appear at The next
term Of the District c.uft.
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