The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-27
THE HOND RCBBERYIN NEW YORK.
Interesting Examination before Justice
Downing.


The case of C'alk and Dennis, arrested on the
su picon of avsuactinR TIN DoX containing
$4,000, in bon,s tUnitsd sta,es securites from
was resumed 1or examination before Judge
DowlinPy on .WedI esday morning, at 10 O'Clock.
The following e ntemen appeared as counsel:-
Mr. John SedgwiCk for Clark, Mr.. John Graham
for Dennis ana Assistant District Attorney Bedford
on benalt OIL the people.
The prisoners counsel compared the original list
of the bonds with Mr. Moore's ledger, and after
careful examination the LEDGER was iound correct,
so tar as that list was concerned.
Mr.. Moore was then called, and made the follow
ing statemCnt:-
quarter past o'clock; my wife was up stairs about
O'Clock; she always goes about that time for the
only few minutes; l could not tell how long pre-
cisey; ncbodv TO my knowledge was up there
during my aPsenGei we & wefe IN % tne t basement SCI; on
nay wife, dauphter, and friend accompanied Inc
there; 1 think the hal door was shut; have no
recollection on the subject; l could not, through
that door, see any one going up stairs,
Ieither could l see any part of the stairway;
story; renamed the back par TIL nalf past
Oc.ock before went up stairs; the buffers pam
Try is a continuation OF the hallway when re.
turned to the back parlor close the door; before
left The back parlor we were all engaged reading
at q table about SIX feet from the door; we were
all silent during the evening; my daughter went
INTO the front paror to play the piano; can't
say at what time this was; the only door opened
| liar key, ana had three different apartments;
| considered it very secure lock; 1 have seen
tom to keep this door open late as IL O'Clock;
doors open very easily; there was gas IN the hall at
| the Time; no light in any of the rooms except on
the second story; found it turned down low when
went up there at quarter past 8; saw no trace
| of force on the other upper or basement doors;
| went to the room over the bureau and discovered
| that my trunk had been broken open found jimmy
| lying alOnslde the trunk; when | got in the room
| the gas was in the same condition as when my
wife left it; my impression was that the thief had
dark lantern because found three burnt matches
| in slhe room; the matches were not similar
| to those house: Il think the OtleOSe
| committed about % O'Clock; don't know where
| the 5000 additional bonds came from; first saw
them IN al tam Youngs possession on the 10th OF
April at the Police Headquarters; the first informa-
tion had of the robbery was when discovered the
headquarters the paddock was forced; i cannot
| swear that there was paddock on the box from
eight to ten days after seeing it; third parcel of
$3.50 was shown to me ut headquarters on the 18th
| OIL April, by captain Young.
The next witness called was William FL Morrison,
| who testified as folows-I live at No 905 Hudson
street; was the city on the evening of the 28d of
| March last; saw Charles Dennis, one OF the pri-
soners, on that day met him IN Spring street, near
| Sullivan street, he told me that he had left some
| things in my house with my son; he walked along
the street; went home think he lett me at Mac
| dougal street; when we separated he said he was
coming to my house he came to my house about ten
minutes after we separated; do not know whether
gave him any money at that time not; he asked
| where we would meet tomorrow, and at what time
could see him; agreed to meet him at the corner
of Christopher and hudson streets, IN house kept
by Charles Sanderson, about O'Clock: went and
| met Dennis and Clark between that house and the
70 the corner of Greenwich street; went into cigar
store anO sat down; they asked eighty per cent for
number of bonds, and offered seventy per cent.
after consultation together they agreed to accept
| Mr.. Dennis consulted with me; one OF them said
that they would accept my Offer; cannot say that
heard the consultation; we were all sitting on the
table then paid them $1,000 on account OF the five
/ twenty bonds rec ived Clark wished 10 know when
we could meet aPaIn; he handed me several bonds
| and gold watch.
| MIR. Bedford-What was the denomination of the
bonds2 A. Fives and ones; three five hundred dol
1
| making in all $500; Dennis came IN to my house
| about five or eight minutes after l received the
bonds; he asked about the price, and said he ex'
pected about ninetY-hue per cent; asked HIM how
many of these bonds he had; he SAID few more; he
then asked me about moneys he wanted TO get $1,000
| that night, and must have it; told him that
did not nave it; he said he would like to have some
money.
| on the cross examination which was conducted by
Mr. Graham, the following was, in substance elected
| Witness stated that he was engaged with w Smith,
in Aberdeen Scotland, three years went after leav-
ing Smith, to Mollison's Hotel, Aberdeen, to assist
| in the house and act as porter; went to no other
place while he was IN that city. After leaving Aber-
| deem, witness went back TO Edinburgh where he
| renamed years, after which he came to this
| country. A large part of the cross-eXamination
was devoted to ulther inquiry into the uninterest
ing details of the past history of the witness. The
following IN egaId to the bonds was interesting =
| Questioned by Mr.. Graham-How came you, on
me morning OF arrest TO surrender only $l9 40OY
HAD no more with me.
| W Whefe were he rest OF the bOndsf A, Had
tnem IN place OF security.
g; Where were theyS A. Hidden among some
Q, Where was thatG A. In King street. near the
| lumter yard
q. When did You put them thereP A. / cannot
| remembers no one was with mej there was some oil
| silk wrapped around them.
After some further examination the Court ad
| Journed until FRIDAY, when Morrison will be again
put upon the stand-N, Y. Daily Nea0s.