New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-27
1D1Ns EXPRESS ROBBERY
1uRp DAYS PRoCEEDWGs-TEsTlMoSY TAhhN-Ho"
THE ACCUSED OPERATED.

VI an, am blacksmith recognize the steel pnuon Nn
scyjd make ike II for 81; made one, ana inc!
armed il away. identify Allen and Clark as the two men
Cross examined am confident that u was ln g ~
occurrence as they paid for the work my ht,hlo %
ssd to ih i eH or d io Se r made it he did not ten
me bat ho wanted 10 know for he SAID he hau etE ~,
What he wanted know oFut lie made no reply 10 hot
n 9s ~aV bingham tcst6cd l reside Hudson n y
as kseper for Nh Crow at Nos l5i ana y uolN ST.
Work In the month December last and leit there about
IL had ne h'0Rs here on the former al Mr. Crow
refused 10 Permit 60 bring them now know Martin Al
- nrper and again on the An Of January he hired the
tenn between t3 and q the evening and kept abom a
hou and half he took two blankets he h time oa' do l"'
ycco,ct about the other tme don't know whether 10 was
heavy or light wreOn; We had both kinds ,
examined had Allen before that timc hrd seen
hiso the uoghtorhood and about the STREETS could Io s
at what particular place had seen HIM n>l 81" LI
hiring tie wagon IN the Court House here "n az ,
TOOK Keeper stovcstoo M Syracuse was ms HvA' "a
sict Wrck aint that Cont be wanted know If knew
Martin Allen; told him did knew Allen nr>l u"s an "s
heard It mentioned ty Mchinne The foreman G W.
ttslIe aIout the time he hired the wagon i0d MI
Warner that Allen hired the horse and wagon "S VII,
10 nor f ,S. ", & to % Vol and ,ce him. came
hut did not know be wanted me 20 come o he sd mere
WAS lawsuit hat did not tel me where was ne sd ne
wanted me be witness and told him would come was
icd hat would he paid for my time and NpG gI coming nc
here 10 testify; have hecnpud $40 lecocc at htd me
wagon io Allen the 3th Of December as Twas gong to
Hudson that night and waited for The wagon come back
knCw Aliens brothers 10y sight there is some resemblance pe
tween N en-. 10 not know that II Is very striking
resumedI was there hen the wagon came back
al
e came back he had paid me - before lie ooA e morse
ard wagon on December 30
Icr,S Wheeler testified reside at Mamaloneck, y; y
have seen he Nedg, hammer now SHOWN me ioluu ~ Y .'
sde Of tbe IOad track aboui mile and half east o New
Rochelle ] found tle next week after the robbery ~ was
laying down omoukmeu twelve or fifteen feet from Tie
uacE
nov shcwa found after the robbery last Winter ON The
Ie,rca. between New Rochelle and Mamaronecs
Ai.It Solcy testified reside az Stamford and keep the
sfiL, IN, ~ uoyy Jaw hem the next morning; NV at
terflt ID
ttfg concerned IN the express robbery have seen them
srCe hey we're Trslrau and Mcclure those were not The
house together about e IN the morning ana went 10
the depot ] followed them down; they came back up
town again they returned 10 the depot and again 0OWtu
them saw Of them gong ON the down tram tlnk u
was McGurei do not know where Irsiam went EVEN
lno the depot platform and saw no more Of LIN saw
Martin Allen az my house that day amer MSogHS ana li
.rsm lad he there about the middle Ol the Gay ne
was there short time he spoke something about THIS rob
tI er some men there and they had left noticed him par
ncuay and the thought stck me mat he might Ne one
The men looking after these men he stayed around
lie house about hgi hour did lot zee linn aI'Cr he e
until him here.
about tic robbery spoken OF al my home that day
drt Allen that day in my hone there did not appear TO
he spy one with think there other sran
yer while he there think noticed him as he was go
ing OF the house he dressed very wen hod on ualk
clothes inst saw Allen that date here on the former
SvIeost and think he wore high hat was here on Tues.
DAY that evening Tie freight train and went to
Hartford went Hartford 70 see man by the name OF
10 see wines in his case did not subpoena did
oct 60 10 see Thomas Evans the man not
named Thomas found Mr. Evans in Massachusetts ana
brought him with me he u here. - -
JOSIAH TIistrum testified reside in Norwalk anu have
know Augustus IIsam,
who is q cousin mine know Edward Mcclure he boarded
Watson Augustus came 10 my mouse on te morning o
January last company with Thomas Clark hey remained
there III between and that evening Augustus sad
Re going East and expected bis we 10 netl mn 'se
4at evening Augustus went out after horse and wagon that
came Of John H. Hudson; Augustus said Hudson
had come uP TO tel linn that his VIE could could
Ozark TIstram and Hudson away together they said
S'n,es borC in ts evening and retured at i've min
before the morning they brought back three carpet
bags with them noticed The next day that one Of ae bags
Vas hurst open they mp stairs into Mir Wooey ROOM
saw them again next morning Augustus asked me Woua
30 errand for him TO NeWf0fk 10 carry lew nts 10
Es mother at No 100 Dyisonst; be brought down The carpet
sss 9f me T ear E' %en to NeW York and m the
rag at No 100 Division-st wiki Augustus Ins'
Sl On he lt N train and found augustus and calE
there they remained nn' about Z p 9o ThtR o me To @
SycOner and found the beg the next morning where
night be was there when left in the morning NY hoy
roaght the steel punch shown ne some time last W
ter had TO knowledge Of the contents OF the c~let~g
Geo wocsey testified am the nephew Of josiah TTstram;
found the steel bar shown me- last Spring under he
The state has concluded IFS evidence with TIE exception Of
two witnesses from who are expected 70 be mere on
Monday morning; the Court adjourned TO that time The
Sbsoe Of Mcclure has somewhat shortened The examination
Ct The State witnesses and II VIII undoubtedly lave me het
10 materially shorten the defense large amount OF time
The evidence thus far has been substantially the
elected the previous TRIAL and few any additional i'll
P<Iialt lasts lave been adanced,
The first witness called this morning was
Emma Woolsey who testified am sister 81 losaL ms
e e s slSs ifGai g S Was there TIc1 Augustus ms
tram CLARK there they came there Monday morning
the sh January about 10 clock knew McGre by the
Of Edward Watson be spending the sumner there
two years ago and introduced by Augustus 1nifan
Augustus going 70 Boston and had sent Watson
hack bis wife John H. Hudson came there about in
Augustus CLARK and Hudson went away about O'Clock IN the
evening and said they going to Stamford Tor baggage
they returned about ocock in The morning saw them IN
The morning between and o'clock; Josiah went 10 New
York tie morning and took carIetbag Wlih NM ne
bag seemed yey iu Anga9s told me that be wanted Josiah
shortly after Josiah and said he wac going 10 Boston have
- e - aret noe I EeIt il unD Mt SuOoner and
others came. when gave II 70 them , ,,.,
CAPTAIN Wm. Durham testified reside IN New BrunsWiek
y j. and am engaged in steam boating
q Have sou Of telling the weather on the tth OF
Jah,-lry hst A ! haye-Qrodnces his log book Il
Inowng command he steamer Joseph BeAnap IRON NeW
FraEes Warner testified: The marHng spike handed
~ Thomas Carney and the watch by Mrs WOOsey found
he pistol shown me in the stone vail about mile this side
handle passed along; there blackberry bushes
there went to No 100 Dhisionst morning OF tie 9Th
efJs6aary between and clock Mr. Henry Sanford and
II SpcoDer with officer Elder and the policeman Of the 81
Siobcas Hotel with I'm Superintendent Of Pmker
tons Police Agency the fragments Of the gold certf
New Haven the morning Of the h Of January and
be remainder Of the eellhSa ~ Tic bag al No lW DIVISION
81 We i0gBd the bag in a -four barrel
Extraordinarily impression Is that we found sef COO or
g. 90 in greenbacks $1,000 unsigned national bills $3.50 IN
sod 49,,
with the sheriff in The Of Tie house and the Other ON
ter were IN front Of the house Allen ont Of the Of
e house he lad long oyefeoat and plug hat as soon
BE- be stopped as 10 PICK UP stone ana turned ana
went tack into the house. arrested him al his mothers
touse Al CaIleton.ave. Brooklyn.
he have authority 10 arrest prisoners
detective; bad, at the time Of the arrest written
suiholty from The Governor Of Connecticut to receive Aeg
Thomas j. Evans testified have been stopping IN stamford
l within about months and since then have resided IN