New-York tribune., 1866-04-24
THE mADIsOS AVENUE bond rem.
BERx.
Preliminary Examination at tho Tombs-resii-
mony OF mr. moore-The Prisoners, Lewis
nnd Deuni--Where tho Money was Ecpi.

mory OF mr. noore-Ehc PrisoncYs, Lewis
nna Dsnni--where tho Money wa. Ecpi.
The preliminary examination Of Lewis CLARK aud Charles
Dennis arrested suspicion of having pcrpetrtcd tho
Malisonave bond robbery Of $l6 900 the property Of Mr.
JOHN p Moore at No IIO Madisonavc on evening Of
the I'D Of March, hold yes,ory AZ the Tombs, before
Alr. Justice Dowlne. Assistant Dsirc..Atomey Bed.
ford appeared tor te prosecution and Mesr John Sdg
wick ond John A. Graham for tho prisoners the former f
Clark and tlc latter Z Dennis. About dozen people,
the friends Of the paIes concerned, some detectives a
few reporters counsel aud the pfonefs were the ony
persons present CLARK is young man n rather prepo
sessng appearance and apparenily respectable. Ho -
about five fsct inchr. iu hi Mt, fair complex sports
light nusiaohe and is rather agreeable looking than
otherwise lie j. about - ~ years of asc. His con-
fore Dennis is e about g years old, dara complex
ion "muiton-chop vhiskcrs oi dark Aue ard %
I not quite 50 attractive as his ie.low-pusoncF
ExAMISATIos or ug. MOORE.
Sr 1 yon1 s :, aSlg pa Sf s ,c, ~ No ma N,Sso~sve
and about the 2Jd day Of March last lost some property consist
iug Of United Sates stock deeGs ages ,eufs
all amounting TO about $1,000 the property belonged 70 ne
have portion Of the property which was stolen on The
10Th Of April Ss f5o which can identity a. layinS oeongd
10 printed memorandum OF tie lose. was then ~, IN
evidence.
MIR Sedgwek-Of course tlat IL not proper question.
Mr. Bedfofd-Anylhag relative 20 the Identification
MIR Moore-l requested Captain Young TO sing zoe pond,
this cour in order that might IDENTITY them in
the presence Of the prisoners be dd so ana Drought 70 par
S. s0pRs o9sr hSaas TSh e wsn' PS Mr. So
he identified them as being given him b Tue psooe ana ne
I said les."
MIR Bediord-The witness j. Ia your hands.
rosseXamincd by Mr. Gralam-l commenced the nccnnu
ledger according as received them in every
copied the numbers from the security the ledger Is IN the
same condition at the time the property
taken except change IN reference to the date OF the
Of March g. which added the only Other change
made is that wrote the margin Of the ledger ttat
these bonds stolen on the I'd OF March, com
at2S sa, S h eSg esG o the ledger and grand
copied the frat publication OF the loss was IN The news
ouc he IA.
t5OOO reward offered seven or eight days after the sOO
was offered / do not now recoect whether not
nared the Sdyertseaents that appeared on the with my
ledger will the manuscripts taken IRON the ledger DO hot
compared the manuscript taken by the young men
after from which Of len do not now remembers there
were mistakes in the advertisements which trst np
peaed remember that any advised me 70 Increase
e reward during the interval between the offering OF the
with tho police Capt Kennedy, Mr.. Young AiT kcso
and otbe no one PToessea TO have any ae, & 81 no
additional reward would tie desired encct"a young man
was arrested while the e. 900 Tewnrd was out on charge OF
having stolen this property was tod that that yonng man
war the negfborhood OF my house carrying bOH si
a 10 which the securities were at the nio OF ter
being stolen; Sergeant Harris informed me Of that
Mr. Bedford made objection which sustained. E1cep.
ote prron since the arrest Of the defendants Police
Ueadquarers have heard that Mr. Morrison mentioned
tsa ipor.on was given me on the i2h Of April day
rode with him and some oi tne detectives TO thc DISTRICT
Attorney sOfcc and there 70 this Court be was'not
asked 10 witness Morrison made an affidavit on that
day before made the affidavit did rot understand that he
Mr. stood high In the estimation Of the community
Mr. Bedford objected.
Mr Graham-Whst else did Mr.. Elder say
MIR Bedford objected. - , -,
mn der false coor aud been manufactured by Morrson
Mr. edford-MOrrOn has had the money IN ms possession
and ho accounts IL by saying that he rece ed " from iIe
defendants Mr. Moore has no reason 10 uouD' lim' e
identified hfs money.
The objection sustained
Cross examination continuedI haze made no promises OF
reward other than In the bills no proposition has seeh msI
10 me to return money per eentagci MI Euci 'ou
me when defendants arrested that tey Hu sot %
thieves or words that eect do not remember that
od me where he got the money; have heard por'to this
that two 900 bonds were Washington tie securities
were In box under lock and key al the lnc ,Hey
stolen; the box abo1t 2 inches long IN uepth nnu ~
bre adth; II is Police headq quarters Wheie Ist
ON the 26h Of March after ii waastoen John oHruon 70 o.
West Twenty told that he took 1t there's there
are e. 100 at headquarters which nave idehhsu ns
NV property / think / told that sihey came uon
The same parties money; have lot been auieu
that more will be recovered, nor have oeen t3u suaa M
no more will be recovered the box was put inside OF an
old trunk which not locked II was placed insioe
wardrobe about 20 inches long IL Wlao hn
or In depth; there old papers IN w the warn
robe was built with the house the second story ID he
wnshroom occupied the front do not think mat
apv one nv wife knew the contents o the
box IL was about eight o'clock IN te evening
while in company with my wife and young lady cousin
were In the back paor other person except two
my daughter the house, the servants are poth emae
| In. Grahnm-Whitcsf
Mr. Moors-Whfes; they In the kitchen. believe;
the burning that evening about eOck wheh
went through other found no trace oil persons
having been through them my belief Is that they commenced
by robbing bureau drawers an Old woIk case containing
Iamned thea the old trunk taken out
and placed my raed think that al nis time teey
were alarmed young lady who Nent STAIRS 70 tas
wa',reioseti her DaAs the door going ~ staII