New-York tribune., 1867-08-28
THE ROYAL LIFE INSURANCE co. AOND
ROBBERY

Tho examination in the case OF Dan. Noble
who was arrested onthe 18th INST AT MS " -
ir, \ Y on the charge Of being coLcelCo ~ the Vcl'
- s M worth of bonds from the Office Of the Royal le
VI Vlt-'rso CCnpary Of Liverpool was culu'cl ~
dav before Justice Hogan. inc alhaVt ol -il. III ~ - - ,b
nonaId fle agent of the Company IN lha tt9i N~ ~
DQhd' i sovs mat on the 10Th of December 1896 ne
md i'm his POSSE -sOu as Agent tOr lhe CuhPayi Do"
@ d rnrs 49, valued at $2O000O that Oh the day oi
% ,i,erv these bonds were contained in a I'm boz ~
hc Company 8 Office on the 10th OF DcceBbcr isd this
G box and s contents were stolen; ana mat from ni0l-
,a0n since received he has reason believe tlat the
box stolen BY the prisoner James y. Srllh' an"
Frank Knapp and that the greater portion OF inc ecur
Ties have since that time been IN the possession q INC
prisoner at his residence in l.mild go
Mary Ann Griffin, wife OF James \. Griffin, one OF the
accused makes affidavit that In the month OF December
t sii6 boarding with her husband az No I'D Mef-
cerst with the accused, Noble on The afternoon oi pc
something had occurred Which TepdAfed IL necessary for
hu to 80 to Canada and he lett ON the same eyenins
and was Informed bv him that he, Frank knapp ana INC
accused, Noble, had stolen inc poN o noda ron J '
office of the ROYAL Insurance Company h1i me uoA hd
been taken by him and Knapp aiu nQc. y, ,NV2 wy
waited for tLtm at the door, and That ne tNon ~. "
ued tbc cusfpdy pf the bonds ever since WIN tic eN
cention of certain ones which have been handed over TO
other persons aud sIrrendercd on one occasion c Me
of Noble admitted witness that she had thc bonus cor
cealed in bdg under her dress On saturday Two Noe
ago. witness called upon Noble 90 his residence ~ Iie %
with which he had been mtru,ted ana NoDc rcpLGh u
he did not nave Il with him at That uhc D1t %ola svI1
IL 10 her husband witness has frequently been informed
by her husband that Noble has been the custodian VI the
bonds ewes since they were stolen. ,...- a.. ....
Mr. Mcdonald testified in substance that on the NOM
ing Of the 10th OF December 1860, about l4 o'clock Two
men called upon hu in his Office, and entered INTO con
ycrsaton relative policy Of life insurance. during the
conversation OF the men walked mp ana down
the room, ana finally went INTO the 'front.' once u
conversation Of eycra minutes duration followed and at
the close the young man who passed into the 'front.' once
returned and then both lett; there ~ Dc committee
meeting on that morning, aud one Of the clerks had
brought from the Merchants Banh, where IL was uaai3
kept, the tin box containing the valuales had opener
the box about the middle 81 The previous Week. h lne
bonds were then all uah; Ia ist "i mo slo,i Sgu5 W.
chen shown;l there were three bonds OF Slog e9cn'
a
was in my possession az Tue tI'i lp,'t p ~ min
box ia the vault which ~ Was taken apoI 10 iIi
utcs after these had left looked i9f me noN ana
was gone; no person had been III iie once ron ,' NM
the bonds stolen untu thcy were hls'eu' HNc
Knapp and Griffin. while under arrest at non %No,'
trcal Canada they were hls7''u, u"t III" III.
not be delivered up, owing to tle proNtlun, ol ~,
EXtrdton treaty; have recovered aooui Sio'p worm
Of bonds; these men were arcst yea on eNt c's' '.'
pending the decision OF Of the judges tEis iMtslga
tion took place. The witness was here crosse h
considerable length by John GRAHAM couns' TOT tnc u
fcnsc. and gave minute description oi the pohds
stolen, and from whom portion Of them were 5ecoNeIeu
Witness resumed Received Tie s'''s" returned IIon one
John Tiellcy at the Of one tbundrcdau0tWcuty
hfthst and Eightayc, In saloon saturday the 2''h
OF March; he said he procured iem from rome pftIes
who had met linn there by appointment IN "aeun :
afterv.,rd and pT1fcssed To bc acting Tor Knapp
and Griffin; think T1Uuey Went twice 10 Canada
before he would state what kind 0f bonds were to he
veu mn; az the time Of Mrs Griffin making her aftdavit
cave note TO Tierntys counsel stating that, u the event
Of the recovery bonds they were not tohc used -
ctidencc c,i1,t him; giyc him S,OO when tho bonds
return OF the bonds; think hc mentioned 5000 90 tht
price Tor the return oi s-ylV" "oiLi oi ] ]Dlu NV ,4
do not know that the detectives or Gtlu are 10 receive
any reward; saw Mrs. Griffin under the name 0i Alfs.
Williams at the Metropolitan Hotel; Of the solicitors
OF the Company was with her when she made her dcl~-
ton at the Iombs Police Court; she expressed moral
has been held TO her, ana attcmpi made 10 Woe
upon her fears The Naminau"n wac continued 90
considerable length sbut 10 OTHER material iaci' we're
developed and the further examination was adjourned
until today at ono o'clock, p m.