The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31
THE ROYAL INSURANCE BOND ROBBERY,


with being implicated in The obsery Of bonds from hs
Royal Insurance Company which occurred abou. year
ago. was resumed yestsr az before Justice Hogan ihs
foiiowing testimony ~ taken:-
Cfoss-e1amlnsio< OF MrA Grimm continued-Dont
know on what <ccoant my relatives objected 70 my
marriage VII GnfSn; It was not because Il stated
thai Cir was criminal; have never sung AZ con-
cert oon; have never boon employed in any capacity
At concert saloon; have sung at concerts In eharcaes
fepaalt; boarded at Ars Vbrsas. In Montreai, some
four weeks her house somewhers IN the centre of
but not pianoror!o player; Knew Ars. Knapp; she
boarded at the house dld mol got bsang have
Knapp got struck there; was on ., New York a. shs
time, seeing Mr. Noble; dvnt know Who struck beat
told ms OF Is; did ,Sgo seisnrid,ng with Mr. Psnsu,
rs briea never charged NE With improper alspacy
win Ir Psnss Know no.. ..ay named s Ms: ws.s; nav:
know MIRA CreInau don't rscoect that TOLD
ANY of these laies tha would eyea whh Noble for
b aiug my husband: might have sail t.at my band
WAS dispeassd with Noble and iotsnded doing some
thing; stayed at tue metropolitan Hotel t~e or
thee days at the time l made tnls deposilion; /
paid my bin, win my moncy thAs money was
not given To by any n behalf Of the company
log here aud .esnfy ing Noble h. Ioss simply
my fare coming here and Ny ho'el expenses; nave not
Tor any, Mr. Boa dom has pdd .us bd there Tor me- no
told 10 30 thrsi lie did not meet me by appoint.
nsnt lie met me as arrived al the depot lett ST. Cata-
Tuesday week and arr we'd mere The osy
have sleeping room and sitting Tue C0ieman
House I've second story: don, know how macn tat
bcsu restrict SELF Ia any sno. there;
sonsder that l have . night 70 get enough 70
o. .a company s1 Win. here; bad only 's ons
apart msnt VI the metropolitan Hotcl did any
carriages there have o.a carr age q. Tue Coleman
not RIDDEN 10 the Park been 70 Any place Of
amusement; dont know wheher expect anytnius from
prosecutOa could not compel Come ~ithin The
limits u The State; have seen some OF these alleged
s,oen nds: mean that uass the boods them
solves; lave ten oI thsu; Of them Upsu,
hs, WAS Tor Thousand dollars; tlat was tho Gully
ono l saw; know thai osDers bouds, b.
my husband rod me they were; them, while
81 Dsuyile, in the Possession Of my husband. about
week or three days before left lor st ca he
riues; dont know where those boAds now; cav
Ihom last In 81 Cathe' nss; have not seen
taem siucs the 81 Cansrinss' houss paid
have not seen them siLcs pr IS GOO N the bank
dost what has become Of them; my husband has
told inc what has become Of shsm have asked
seen these bonds have told their soaicors Or
tod Mr. Mcdonald; advised my husband very often %
see; mat wa. Ill he said GAi can remember; never
Mr. Racket about tue ten bonds; have had OF
the bonds IN my Isna ran my eyes owe. ~ did aot -.
where these bonds vera kept, " whether he kept tns
upon his person; he did not seem " mind whether l
ibsm not; when hrss them don't recOect
what said: dOnI know that he hi,nsen sold thsm;
believe opened BANK n Dan ne; La. never
understood from him how many Of these bonds made
csma Of mis- faro bank, be did tell me sLa, Nc
had Of these bonds ut faro; don't know how
mucn no won and lost; Charlie. la. or assisted nm ~
running faro bank but can't Say long: did mot
70 to Danss with the intention Of 'ivpg psrmansaIiy
there, but don't know how long stay there;
doI't recolect how many weeks We wsrs there; think
il was mon,h; We stopped Al the American hotel; WAS
entered tn 70 as Grins sic; DO entered BY the name
Of VIII ans, think; have lever passed any thing
else than his vile: have never passed bis sister
other relative; nave never been n Inc ~ith
MIN and assumed not 20 KNOW him. before ] mar
ried 10 him pretended NOT 10 know him whi. IN the
ri.ons. 10 New Haven, i Mas known a Mary
A. tooney. my msiden nams-oS Mss Coonsy,
a. they usually called me; nL Racket has
down with me whom made the alhdav; don't know
how ons be was here; he stopped ~ ths Metropolitan
oonI know who pad mis- exp n,ss; dont know ~hy hs
came down: ~snt hOme 70 my fathers; don't know
where ths AFFIDAVIT made In ~ Catharinss no~; my
husnand ami Mr. Racket wsrc prs-sDs when made IL;
Mr.. Racket for me; did not know exactly he
wanted OF when he ssut for me ne sent FOR me BY
my husband; nave hr. Bowdon two three / mes
In this matLes; have seen other solicitors
pany, but have never been al ner oice; the dsposi
ton made al the metropolitan Ho Of wa. drA~n az BY
NJ Lsrocque; Captain Young and Mr. Ned maid wsrs
also there; al that did there .oluptAry Cap ain
Young Was Lsen.ns l pposei he DID not Ask me any
questions; Nc Lsrocque questioned m, TOLD hiin nj
rsmembsrsd he read over - me bas Ne wrote down;
can't remsmbsr when the warrant vas ne OUT don't
rem mber any pledge being maie 10 me when rnsds
the affidavit thai II Noble we're secured they would
prosecute my husband. snd that no harm should
como ~ him. Mr. Gr.tnn did moi order me 70 b wit
sgainst Mr.. Noble: am not under c0mpusi,n IN
any IN giving this ., dcnce. nor % NY les,imony
fsr they Il would be very unnatural IN me
70 wish Mr. 6rin 70 suffer; doa't know now he
VIVA, as s.wysrs expenses were: Mr. Noois gave ne
81 100 Ia December aud gave u 20 husband; doat
snSw VIVA. % d So WIN tas Noble e.ss When
when he got out Of prisos In March; 10 migus have
given me small Sims Tor necessary between Dees
Der aud Aarcu; cvnt k0ow who gaze Dr scheiu The
bonds he lad; have read Of Dir Hsc ck Ia paper,
and have On him. too; he pager - that usso
really JACK erncy. ami II u ne, nave BIN many
tiines have the bonds d. scncin had: dout
think saw the SIS 0oo oi ered stock hat
rendered; had cAance ~ see Il; ar Mob ca
house. In Mercer street. thai sock surrsndrrrd
waiting Tor Mr. icrncy 10 Y, back 20 Canada with
Of rouo .; Dan Noble coa have asus good deaf ior
my husband II he uAd not be- AFRAID; no could have
goae and co.nptomsed or seted In some nay win
tho Company: no had orders TO so and carry back
tain numosr u the bonds 20 tie osaaaes Company aud
satisfy thsn; tie had ESQ orders from my husband
Noble q Inc company 900 back, aud II that
did not satisfy them IN safis ,heia; knew Ian Noble
could obey those ord r. fiOm at my husyni Told me-
refney ,old mc, too, that ban Nvse control OF
the bonds ~ lie had given him certain number sell
s"n. so9.s hoa sv S0S xaow now many
$500 which Mr. Noble gave us came from the IL
tho stolen bonds and tue SLIGO ~hch Mrs knapp had
cams from the sans soafce nave ~ coiieci VI Ar.
or Mrs. knapp getting mo,e than that $l,l0): have
knowa Baxer snoe was h.ing III Dam
vide, Baker worked for my husband, dealing faro;
he had percentage no borrowed my husbands watch
to wear; he asked my husband. aud nv husband
CsIherncs and eit without resarniny IL ts ab,,t
avo weeks ago; saw him at Columbia srsst two
three weeks liorney we'll bsKer thors; did
not get the watch from Baker then, said nad
DOT got u with himi rcrusy gave mo sobo nancy
thsn Baker ran away with 5000 10 gold and 500 10
silver together with the watch: have That
sither my husband would make mouey BY seuding
Noble 10 prsoa: d0a't know bos much the earrings
got from my nusbend worth dont think they
worth $500; nav husband, thiok, bought them; re-
ceived watch aud chain Also atSl Cathsdncs don't
know that my husband wss nued icr striking waller
with pitcher; he arrested for striking an orhcer
from Hamilton, who made remarks about me: don't
know thai be gave these bonds out In Danvle; havs
known that lie has given these honda sell sncs
December he tie he told uae, Dan Noble %
soil: dor remember what time that was
1hs fu cross-e,am nation OF this nsss then
postponed 1atil today, ~ ten o'cocx.