The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-01
THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY.

Third DAVIS Proceedings-Testimony Corroborative
of Clark's Evidence-Scenes in Court, Etc,
DANBURY, August 30.-As intmated In my letter
of yesterday Judge Stuart in his crossexaminat1on
succeeded IN drawing from the rSoDer Kenyon, & OF
twenty. five years OF age and was born IN the town
OF Oswego, State of New York. He stayed in mis-
native town until he was nineteen years OF age at
which period, in the year 1851, and about
the breaking out OF the war, ne entered
the He ns ntea vent IN to the EHra MSw
thence to Washington. He served for two years,
and participated in some of the severe battles of the
tyeiy that he was honcrably discharged, and that
although for the remaining two years OF the war he
ing his headquarters at Elmira, he was never ar
rested for bounty jumping. During these two years
that he was in business he says that he may have
men Since the peace he has not done anything for
two years, living during the greater part Of that
TO tell with whom he boarded during that time, as
the people were very respectable, and his connec-
tion with them might bring them into disreppte:
The name he bore while IN New York was Thomas
Clark He denied having anything to do with the
Adams Express robbery five years ago, and stead.
and insdemeanors in which,he wastried to be mpli-
Gated. He denied to Judge Stuart most emphatl-
caly that he had ever been convicted OF teiony IN
any part OF Pennsylvania, but afterwards admitted
TO Recorder Smith that he was, during the war,
arrested, being found IN the company of q man who
shot deserter; that he was confined IN the jail at
Tunkhannock, Pa, and escaped therefrom Lerore
being brought to trial. While in Pennsylvania he
went under the name OF Thomas Smith.
now HE ESCAPED.
He found in one'of the cells of his prison an old
auger, with which be bored through the boards in
the floor OF one corner OF his cell. Through an
opening thus effected he jumped down under the
prison wall and AFTER good deal OF hard WORK ana
perseverance he managed to dig himself out. This
was the only time according to his own statement,
that he was arrested IN his life until the perpetra-
| tion of this robbery
| SCENES COURT,
The progress of the trial was rather slow to day.
| owing 10 several Interruptions The laws of this
STATE REQUIRE that in all cases of crime, when the
| punishment IS death or imprisonment for life, a
| Grand jury shall pass upon the case and find an
Indictment or reIuse TO find one, as the facts nay
require. In all other cases OF crime the offender is
| prosecuted on the information complaint ofthe
| State Attorney Several prisoners are now confined
in the iall here charged with offenses which are
| punishable by imprisonment for life. A Grind
| Jury were called IN this morning, and chargede-
/ lYered to them by Judge Pardee.
This also motion day, and all the lawyers In the
county are in attendance. This is also seized al an
occasion Tor dlsposlDg of divorce cases when the re
| is no appearance Tor the respondent Several OF
them have been heard to-day. Widows aud WIdOWers
| are made with remarkable ceerity. The grim mes.
senger seldom perform his Office in brief space OF
| time. Some OF the Door women who desired to have
the tie of Hymen cut had melancholy tales of cruelty
and i-usage suffered from the hands of their lords.
| The husband OF one was a drunkard and beat her.
| Another had "mAn" who would not support her.
| third was unfaithful to his marriage bed One
tall young farmer called upon to testify 10 the
habits OF the incorporate one, avered that hs see
him drunk, but didn't think ne ever see him dead
The Court House is, this afternoon, more thrOnged
with both sexes, particularly the ladies' than any
other time. Every inch Of space is occupied. Many
J o far damheI, no niortuDate 90 TO arrive