Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.

TRIAL OF THE BURGLARS AND SAFE RoBBERs
THEIR EENCE TuRAIVN

TRIAL OF THE BURGLARS AND SAFE ROBBERS
THEIR FENCE THROWN DOWN
yesterday we gave an account of the arrest
OF the parties concerned in the robbery of Mr.
+. A. Lutz's store, (when, the readers of the
Star will remember, the robbers performed the
remarkable feat Of carrying away an iron safe
and Its contentsD the robbery Of Max Weilrs
jewelry store, Pennsylvania avenue, near I'D
street; w. G. Kleffer's segar store; J. L. Uffen-
helmers store; w. H. Marlow's office 7th street
and canal; and the recent robbery OF BealI &
Bro, grocers, Bridge street, GEORGETOWN. After
the arrest OF Collier and Holland in the act Of
robbing Hermann's store, in the Seventh Ward
ana they Were committed for trial at court
Seag SSeageanr Gessiord conveyed the prisoners TO
and there detectives McDevitt and Claryoe
recognized the very man they wanted in Hol-
land, formerly an employee of Mr.. Lutz. They
at once reported their case TO Superintendent
Richards. They then accused Holland of the
Lutz robbery. He at first denied il; but the
detectives, with their usual tact, kept prying
him with questions that forced him at last 10
.'squeal," and he gave information that led to
the arrest Of Jas. Baker, Jas. Young, alias
McCann, alias Kioudle, Jas. Doyle, Robert
Branzell, alias TAFT, as stated in yesterdays
Star, and subsequently Of Albert Cumberland
and Margaret Cumberland.
Yesterday, at O'Clock p. m, the trials Were
begun by Superintendent Richards, at head
quarters. The trial room was crowded with
ofhcers, witnesses, and persons attracted by
curiosity. The first prisoner tried was James
Baker, who is entered upon the register as a
d.
boned. red hair, high cheek bones, gray ewes
and rather bad looking face, slow Of speech,
and OF sullen disposition. He plead not
guilty to all the charges
Mr.. +. A. Lutz was first sworn, and testified
tnat MS store was entered about the 2lst of
november, and his iron safe, containing his
Iedgers, checks, valuable papers, gold and sill
yer coin, and other valuables, was stolen; the
money was between $1,000 and sl,100. Mr. L.
Identified the safe recovered as the safe stolen,
and pair Of quartz sleeve buttons, and a pair
OF gold buckles as his property, and in the safe
when stolen.
Michael Holland testified that he was with the
parties when the robbery was committed Jas.
Baker was one. Baker admitted that he was
there.
Baker here began to cross-examine Holland
as to who made the proposition to rob the store
but the Superintendent told Holland that he was
not bound to commit himself, and Baker stopped
his examination. r.
Detectire Clarroe testified that when they. the
Detectives, accused Holland OF robbing Lutz
he finally admitted that he and Baker and 9TH
ers did il, and told where the safe could be
found, as well as many of the articles In their
search the Detectives found that what Holland
said was strictly true.
Detectire AcDerit corroborated Claryoe,s
statement and added that Jas. Doyle and Rob,t
Branzell alias TAFT, werc the drivers OF the
wagon which conveyed the safe away as Hol.
land told them. Ei-'lt
Sergeant Gessford testified that he, with the
Detectives, went to Bakers house to search II.
The females there said Baker was not there In
the search they found q lot OF stamps. Some