The New York herald., 1866-09-01

Thtrd Days sPrOceedtngs-TesfiurOn COrTOD0-
rative Of Ciark's Evidence-scenes In
DAyBuRr. August 30, lsea
NE ,LARn's iarG
As intimated in my letter Of yesterday Judge Stuart
In his examination succeeded In drawing from the
robber Penyon Clark brief sketch Of his antecedens
He is now twenty I'VE years Of age in the
town OF Oswego, State OF New York. He stad In his
native town until he nineteen years Of age which
period In the year 1881 and about the breaking out OF
the war, he entered the army. He enlisted in the
10 Wa.bnson He seryed or TWO years ana
participated In Of the battles Of the early
period Of the Clark asserts most positively that he
honoraby discharged and that although for the
naming two years Of the war be was engaged In the
bounty brokerage business. having his headquarters At
Emira, he never arrested for bounty jumping Dur
ing these two years that he In business he that
be may have enlisted twenty ynve, fifty, or perhaps
hundred men Since the peace he has not done any.
thing tor two years, living during the greater part OF
that time In New York city. The witness objected
very much to tell with whom he boarded during that
bis CONNECTION with them might bring them into disrs.
mute. The name he bore while in New York was Thomas
Clark He denied having anything TO do with the Adams
Express robbery nve years ago, and steadfasfly dis
claimed all participation In many crimes and msde-
meanors In which he was tried 10 be implicated. He
ever boon convicted of felony any part Of Pennsyl
vania but afterwards admitted TO Recorder Smith that
he was during the war arrested, being found IN the
fined in the Jail Al Tunkhannock, Pa, and escaped
therefrcm before being brought TO trial While In Penn
sylvania he went under the name Of Thomas Smith.
now m KscAPEp.
He found Of the cells Of his prison old
with which be bored through the boards in the noor Of
one corner OF bis cell Through opening thus effected
he jumped down under tho prison wall and after good
deal OF bard work and he managed 70 dig
3, sstement that he arrested in his life until the
preparation of this robbery.
scrxEs N couKr.
The progress of the trial rather slow to-day owing
several Interruptions The laws Of this State require
that all Of crime when the punishment Is death
The case and nnd an INDICTMENT OF refuse
TO nnd ono as the facts may REQUIRE
/. prosecuted on the information or complaint q The
State Attorney several prisonersa nov confined IN e
ja here charged with offences which are punshabe by
Imprisonment for life grand jury we're called m this
morning. and charge delivered to them By Judge
Pardee.
county IN attendance. This s also seized as an occa
sion dsposng of divorce eass when there - no ap
pcarance for the respondent Several OF them have been
heard to-day widows and widowers are made with re-
markable celery. The grim messenger seldom performs
mis- ofce bricfer space of time some OF tho poor
mesnesoy tales of cruelty and ause suffered from
the hands Of their lords n. husband o. one w.s
drunkard and beat her 'no,n o'., nad man VINO
marriage bed one .h young farmer called upon TO
tfy rs 10 the has o. the Incorporate ono averred that
he ssc him H"nh, uu' oaht INK ne ever see MIN
aerh AZ usrt House Is this fsrnoon more ihronged with
hos sexes, particularly the ladies' than any other
exe. Every inch OF space s occupied. Many a fair
damse who " unfortunate 10 arrive com
pel,ed 20 M stand on The @ back ,., IN order % obtain
brings her knitting and the young with her crochet
have bad degst from their occupations for want OF
elbow room and the young ladies have very fsw faci
ties for vigorous of the fam which, from the en-
ireme warmth and cosencss OF the room In constant
requisltion
There goodly number Of Witnesses for the pro
sesution examined today. The animation OF each
took up bat a very short time Their evidence throws
bat little light upon the tranaaetion, being merely
corroboraiiye Of the testimony of Clark