The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28
THE NEW HAVEN sAnK RcssrR.

Examination OF Tow nssnd, she De-
faulter--He Pleads "Nss 0uSssy'-ise fs
Held TO Bail fn TWENTY-FIVE Theussaa
Dollars, sc.
Dun NEW HAVEN oosREsrospsscE.
NEW Hlvxx, August -, 1895.
PRELIMINARY uxARxo 90 mn cxsE.
The elegant audience chamber OF tho cry Court wss
this morning crowded with citizens and Strangers cn~n
together by the preliminary hearing In tho Of Jer
mah Townsend. the youthful robbu of The fosnsosd
Savings Bank in this city This scs Of his being shs ART
scene in that grand medley Of dsacaicns fosgeres and
embezzlements OF which Jcnkins Mumford and kssch-
um have been the greater heroes. and hts pursuit
and capture deserving . high rank in the annals q
police acunen and perseverance, has given more
than ordinary interest tins the prfie mint
and preserves for glory Of its s~n even smess ne
flaming orbs OF roguery which have since ussa IN The
financial heavens.
DESCRIPTION OF nm rss~cSsn
Townsend Is q thin, wiry. nervous youth ~ sesns
twenty two years. with dxrk eyos and ccmrirson
and decorated as mouth and chin with asssafhs
perial and goatce Up to the 22d Of May i@s be had
borne an excellent reputation, had won high houor In
the army as captain In of tine crack ocusec'sea,
regiments and universally esteemed Zoe his ercs
habits and agreeable Thsss facts and hs
nection with respectable families In this vscniiy
render still strange his strange aud ~snion -see
Of liberty and character Now. however 81 al the PER
sons in the court room ssems sss concerned Ia
passing events than he aud his nonehslsnce on this try
ing occasion fully corrobosics his statement ."
OF the witnesses that his Conscience doe not i'oabe
him.
ounsv
After the usual tmeaking iorms'tios of tise Law had
been gone through with, tho accused pleaded ''sc'
guilty. to four separate compain's-one Tor embexte
ment two for thief. and for faisins the book %
sho bsapK The witnesses were Ibsp sworn, and no
hoariSs iparoocc;saaa charles Iva. & AIas. Esq.
appearing for the prisoner and John HOLSTER 1iy
Attorney, for the Slate. ~ -
As the circumstances or this crpa already bsi'ss
the public the bulk OF the testimony will hardly bear
recital The President OF the bank gave evidence Ia e
effect that the evening OF The robbery the accled
mainod behind alone, contrary TO custom. 20 finish ~
some writing, and that in the morning clerk and pro.
perty alike missing; tht tho amount OF United
S.atos bonds, gold, &C., taken was over Que
hundred aud Thousand dollars an Of which except
the gold was received from the Liverpool police through
the American Vice Consul and the SECRETARY o. state aud
that until his Disappearance the prisoner had eoyed the
entre confidence Of the officers Of the ins'itation.
--..srs CIRCUMSTANCES or Ins AanssT.
Or T. B. Townsend, : ., with detective Grin, q
Philadelphia overlook and arrested pIisonef % Ens
land testified that their arrival in Liverpool aud just
o. they we're about leaving for LONDON Carin
led him suspect his identity with the accused Pro
curing the assistance Of the local officers the, arrested
him at the Pelican and found in his pockets $40 O1O
of the distracted bonds $50 900 more were concealed
In the till of his trunk and afterwards discovered These
deposited with the Vice Consul, and by him for
warded to the Secretary OF state for the bank. Tho
prisoner then taken TO BridcwclI and conhued until
the sailing OF the Etna ON board the steamer he
stripped chained to his berth by the wrist and land
ing Immediately eyed 10 New Haven During the
voyage he confessed witness that he had planned the
robbery himself and had been watching the proper mo
FAN.
Here the testimony Of the State closed None
offered by the defence and after discussion the
Court found probable cause under each complaint and
bound the prisoner in aggregate Of $25 600 to
appear and answer before the Superior Court in Sep
tembcr next.
A SINGULAR FEATURE or CAse--BRrIsH SOIL INVADED
One Of the most singular features Of the case and the
which future events render the most important
arises from the fact that legal process was ever issued
q, ainst tho accused ill his arrival In New Haven. His
arrest in Liverpool his detention in Br;dewc his de-
pcrt4tion and confinement on board the Etna.
tireIy without proper authority Various hints OF kid
Mapping, Of violation Of treaty, &C. are on the wing
among lawyers aud others interested In these points and
the question is mooted whether there has not been
serious invasion Of British soil In this abstraction OF
fugitive without formal process Of law. The trial may
reveal the worth OF these hints and NJ that time, you
will. you may hear further from me-