New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17
, TIE BeEEN CONTEMPLATING CASE.

The case OF the United States against John breen
was taken up on Saturday before Commissioner Osborn
ca Wood the Chief the United States Secret Service was
recalled testified that he wished to explain that be had held
out no Inducements the prisoner to make any 'taemens
the substance was that he wtness had told him it would be
better for him to tell the whole things no had previously vo1n'
teered to make though hedd not make them
TN after his (Wood's) remark.
To Mr. Stuar-Marsha Murray r said when nc came 70
him This is very serious matter or sometnhg o. Snat
kind After talk between myself end Marshal Murray
he seemed suspcious can't tell who spoke next
did not say Immediately amer fes aud you naa Detser t
AL about M there was quite long on Del9re ne
proposed make confessions Haloran was there. but
think the poor afer some conversation breen asked uS
close the the Intervening eouyeraGn was an e1
closed the door Mr. had volunteered to tell the whole
story think ne said he would tell the whole matter; aer
closed the doos told him he mad better make eesn Uea
To Col AenI gave him no further promises be promised
good deal about errestng other pares there was no war
rant out against him his wife asked in his presence and
told him we had warrant for hmi told HIM was Chei
OF Service Department aud he knew had no war;
rant he was not arrested Tor come time Ser ACCORDING 20
bis ge0u two officers were placed In his hoase 10 y ana
To the Commisoner-Tbis interview was ut Marshal Mur
sS when % Sss sp l"s o @sS;' H iIS n
With u.s. who had nst oiesr Murray Who
only said he had better do H. in reply TO his volunteer
This closed the case for the Government TX Judge Orlando
T. Siewe then moved 20 strike ont the whole of the confe
sion OF Been made 10 Col Wood and 10 dismiss the case
so1ad IN ne possession Of one Abd Ware an eSpoceman
The deecies as experts testify that plates were in
their opo made on. this transfer press Of the prisoners
,bongb an rross might have done it, They 20 TO the
prisoners and under the shield u office t6ey coeree this ma
into going TO Marshal Murrsys Office The showing of the
ed aud the fact Of his asking. his liberty from them shows
he under coercion and IN actual custody Then With
he so!emuty peculiar to the Marshal he Is informed 81"
serious busnes aud Col Wood blndy tells him that he had
better do i"th,t b make the confession Now, It had
been doubted i1he English and in some StaoGtts OF
this country any should be received except the
voluntary oupourngs OF contrte heart but II was at any
been obtained under MI stuart
gued gre length that thsconssion within this role
aud should therefore be stricken ou Without this confession
there was particle OF evidence against the priSoneno
plates c3unees found IN bis possession aothng but this
transfer press which the United States authorities seemed to
think faught with evil and dangerous thing for printer 20
have lie would undertake show there dozen
such presses II use In THIS city Should THIS motion De denied
they show tho history of this transfer II had been IN
counerleiter hands but purchased by the prisoner with
knowledge OF the character or the NendeF ana Tor tue PUP
poses OF his own business.
ruled slight inducements and such as had better
tell me whore YOU got TIC goods etc. q
Assistant [, > District Attorney Allen answered At some
length He aid not mean to say lat Mr. Breen was himself
engaged in making and Issuing couateres Bat the testimony
to use bis or their work he was weak enough IN his
good nature 70 permit oncs TO use bis press fox pagDs 50
danseroas to ohe i was for Others to iee OF his parish
had from other e9gSes beforehand The plates had
supplement to those facts Ihs slowed the relevancy end
Of ooniesO Bat It said he under duIess
when be mhl 10. lie sensible man and knew that he
held by warrun Mr. Murray says This is serious
business 50 vas 10 guilty not TO an innocent man. This
81 ssIdfk nlbhten an innocent
weaving false story npl eating himself He offers is con-
TESS and ColoYood NOS 10 be spole ansWeis You had
better TbGn comes this die Gid III Big premises io hes
six cent bonds the ned States acr6nusanoe which
needs explanation, NJ least He woud claim he did
believe that Breen had direct interest in Gil cuang the
counterfeit money! bat he nod an interest He had procured
Se0O press aOunteeitel Tor sJO0 by leaving in
teest 70 him in ohsr wOids 70 the extent Of $500
rous counteleer known by him TO be SUCH was hSpalner
the ownership OF that press.
Judge Stuart rer ed az s0mc length, claiming that the
iesson should be stricken ont aud without there
enough hold lm They should not b. compelled 60 into
engeielse under these circumstances The prisoner stated
20 him that the agreement made by him wit. Ulglch
simply ths when he bought Uch told him be wanted
oi-sOme unfinished business, which lac wished to finish
i and wished eaye to do lie gave it without any
knowledge Of the character Of The work. Tie prisoner
foreigner and easily nndersto0d by himself in his
codnsels Office; ths what he had Intended
Mr. WOOD And ghou for the hrst time informed By Mr..
wood ole Character Of UIoh business he had Voluntarily
suggested th6 attempt TO capare the eouuterfeefs This
was the real conversation misunderstood by Mr. wood
Commits stated that In his opinion the whole
question whether this confession should be stricken out
or not II that was SrcAea out he should discharge the
prisoner Otherwise be should put hun TO his defense lie
would render decision Monday. at p m -