The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
THE RECENT BOND RoBBERlEs.
Investigation into the Madison Avenue
Robbery Before Justice bowling.

Ine NeCENI DUNN hUbbEnicSs
investigation into the Madison Avenue
Robbery Before Justice bowling.
The examination IN the oa,e OF Lows Clark and Chas
Dennis who accused OF having stolen tin box
tanning Sl64 900 IN bonds and money from tho residence
of Mr.. John + Moore, No 10 Madison avenue com
mouced yesterday before Justice Downing a, tho Tombs
Assistant District Attorney Coming Bedford, Jr APP
pearcd for the people while Mr. John Scdgwck appeared
for the prisoners The proceedings commenced with tho
evidence OF tho complainant who examined 10y sho
| Assistant District Attorney as follows
John y Moore testified resided a, 10 Madison
| avenue; lived there tho 23i of March last,
lost property consisting of United states securities
bonds amounting to $l0 900 or $40 900 since then
have si9, $50 Of the lost property identify the
whole OF part OF the property stolen on tho I'D OF
March among the bonds stolen 81 600 $500 500
and $50. ones the bonds shown me rs having been re-
shown the 18Th Of April the printed
list OF my Losses correct one; the bonds recovered
were identified by Mr. Morrison az having been gwen TO
him by tho prisoners
| doncc
Mr. Bodford-I believe the prisoners present aud
| the statement came out on judicial examination
Mr. Sedgwick urged that the evidence was lnadmss
| bic, and hoped the Court would exclude IT,
Justice Dowling-Let the witness 90 on and state what
no knows Of his own knowledge and let him state what
| took pace
| witness-Captan Young brought in a parcel contain
ing $40 $50 which went over piece by piece and asked
Mr. Morrison II he identified these bonds ~ those he had
received from the prisoners Mr.. Morrison said lac did
Mr. Bedford-And you Identified them az q portion OF
| the stolen property
Witncss-Ccrtainly.
| Cross xamlned-f got this descriptive list from my
| ledger / made the entries my ledger myself OBJ
tanned the securities at different times commencing with
tho first issue OF tho government loans every
copied the number from the security itself my ledger
not here II AT home, have made no alterations IN
the ledger except in the case Of one hundred dollar
bond under the act OF March 1853 the alteration was
made reference 10 tho date Of the act under which the
security issued II was not an alteration, but merely
| an addition, ! also noted on the margin or tho
| ledger that these securities gtolen from my
house tho ed Of March, 1896 never compared the
entries the ledger with the securities with
but myself, compared the written list OF tho stolen
property with the ledger with son and others read
| from the ledger AZ they copied think made the
copy for publication myself the first publication or tho
loss IN the newspapers next morniDgin the HERALD
| and Tribune, think ] increased the reward from
| 81 coo TO $4,000 thinking u would be n greater
| induoensnt TO tho parties To return the property;
| can't say whether ! compared the advertise
| ments with memorandum or with my ledger;
there were some mistakes in the advertisements which
corrected from the copy made by my son and Others;
made transcript some DAYS afterwards do not know
from which Of them made the copy; this copy Is at my
residence IL u in ths condition as when II was
frst made; couh NJ ~ vhether was advised by
any TO increase the reward or not was convinced
that the reward small the announcement Of tho
| increased reward was published In the HERALD think ,
compared the manuscript Of the SIS 900 handful with
the ledger; did II myself no one assisted me that
| know o., wS In conference with superintendent Ken
nedy, Captain Young and officers Elder Radford, Nc
| Cord and others, one professed 10 have
| any trace OF the property before the reward
| was increased no told that the elb 900 reward
would bring tho property there an arrest made be-
fore the Increased reward offered the arrest
made by Sergeant Harris told that this person
seen in my ncghborhood carrying box similar 70 that
| which contained my property.
Mr. Bedford objected 10 what Sergeant Harris told tho
witness Il was not evidence
Justice bowling thought that the best oonrse for the
sennsoi 70 parsns woaid he 20 produce Sergeant Harris
ana lot him testify for himself
U nlNe you heard OF the arrest OF any ono else
before the Of hese defendant except the person
arrested by Sergeant Harrisr A heard that
mere ,bs wa s.t s1S parry saw tho man at Police
| Headquarters; ho was pointed out 10 nae by
othoer Mecord 9 Have you heard tina, NJ,
| did heard It the l2th Of April. through officer
Elder him al Police Hcadquarien and rode down
with him in ~ the District Attorney oiics
moth said IN my prosence about his being wit
no made affidavit nj the police court after We
| left tho Dy ret Attorneys Office, did not know
you hear KIND Of man Mr. Morrison was when he
| rsade the hfhdaytf A. did; heard that no stood
| high IN the community
Mr. Bedford-l give the counsel the other side far
warning that having proved Mr. Morrison good charac.
by the they cannot a. any future umo zee
to robst tho testimony The evidence as o. What the
witncss heard about Ar Mofrisons character not AL
-sibc and ought 10 be stricken out IL u ~ retained
however tue counsel Tor the defence vii be bound by T.
aud cannot at any ruture time attack the chHacer Of Mr.
| Morrison
Counsel for the defonoe-ve shall what the
after OF vi Morrison hereafter. Our theory o. the
ia that he he trumpcd up this charge against the
DESCENDANTS a. gam the reward and ave hmsf Tor haY-
| .ay these bonds ia has possession
Jusloe Bowling decided that the hcarsay evidence OF
| tho witness should be- s'risen out
| o Have YOU made any arrangements o. receive bark
| thur property on pefcentagef A have Rot, ohic"r
Elder told OF tho arrest 81 NO doicrdans don
know mot saii about where they were arrested J
urst portion Of tho IA rng property on tbs I1tb OF
April S0 IN the poSo,son 81 captain founs 90 ihs
7th Of April / heard that there had been two $500
United States bonds sent 10 Washington heard oi
| this through vsrmlye 4 Co. whom these securities
were st0sn they tn boz, under lock and soy
4 waa about twelve inches long aud cgti inches side
the hon va subsequently, recovered ~ m.
| police ! saw " at Police Headquarter she
ysh ~ March vas nrsi told Of ~ beiug Tier.
| by John Reardon, the property tine lar recovered
| amounts % $Zs go, tis money nov ~ Police Head.
quarters thr nrrt amount recovered va $1,000, and
the $40 100 recovered some day Afterwards
Captain Young said he expected - crge 500 more u
| a Day or two ! have not been assured that any mor'
| Will be returned at the time ~ the robbery had ~
| suspicion of any neinr engaged Ia g. ] saw TIE
money and securities about ten days before tbo fOboofy
| the tin box ! q a sareobs. there wa ns
lock on the trunk the wardrobe Ia the vash room
10 the second story erfopi my Nife ann caughie
| knew that ths Dor there the propsriy va
taken between seven and s.sht clock n he evening
| was IN the hOuss al the Time, ga "a The Ia Tar Or
the servants vero "a the ktcbon At ther pa Sas u
my room about .lB o'cocs have belief that The THE
| must have though the street door The sac "a
| lighted Ia the hal about seven clock thefe sA ~
trace Of any oBs having been any par, o. tho bos
.xcey, my room, my theory that they cnntueDced a
bureau aud then ended ~ carry ~ OF The tn ~ =
| which In tb" vesh room bOokfa-s Sas also hsa
the book,sse contained some Old muoras, rtfl. fpp
| pose they thought valuable tgs trunk fm h@'i
out % tho cl-nt and Tas 81 my I'D ~ ~ 10 h
mus, have been frghsnof ~ .Dmo Que conI1s nH go
water cose and removed ne trunk " ny t~if7h h'
| there uied
The examination al ourusd sltii we'd esfay tDqfn
| ing at tsn o.siuck
| Perennial Intelligence.