New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-11
CRIME.
A POLICEMAN TURNS BURGLAR-HIs ARREST AND
PARTIAL CONFESSION

fAkIlAL CONFESSION.
For the past two months Sergeant Slater of the
First and Detective Gly Of the Eighth Precinct have
have been the watch for one Yates Esmond, at
time member Of the First Precinct Police, he being
wanted on charge OF forgery alleged to have been
committed by him upon firm in Canand aigua N Y On
saturday night last the Office OF Messrs Nichols Bowen
Il Co., at No. 6s Walst. entered by means or false
keys and robbed Of S2o in silver coin suspectng from
information received by them. that Esmond was the
thief the officers continued their search and Thursday
evening arrested him in Laurenss near Prince He was
taken to Police Headquarters and searched. In his pos
session found four large brass skeleton keys four
smaller skeleton keys Photographic album file some
Egg Harbor IN. j. City Bank, which Institution sus-
pended payment several months since He was asked II
he had any Of the money stolen from the firm OF Nichols
Bowen Co., and he replid NO have put 1t all away"
he was then asked II Gus" Ahearn suspected con
has put his all away too" In succeed
ing S ngt the Esa partially a 1850 SSe
attached 10 the First Precinct Police and duty In That
4 Co.. and stole $4,000 in bills suspended banks, and
other deprecated currency valued at $1,000 1t ,o con
on the accused at the time Of his. his arrest yes
terday the prisoner was taken before Justice Hogan
at the Tombs where Mr. Gregory NJ Bowen OF the above
tia confession OF the prisoner Mrs. Emmeine Berrian
into the Office OF Nichols bowen Co while she
gagged IN cleaning it, and said that he had been sent there
await the arrival Of officer Curran OF the First Pre-
clnct Ee sat down, but soon after commenced TO ex
anime The lock OF the outer door saying that ne VAS
The prisoner held by the magistrate to await an ex-
animation lie Is native OF TINS state 9seH Soa S
sustained to take the prisoner 70 Canandagua to await
his trial on the charge OF forgery
THE HARTELI-TOPPING ABORTION CASE.
The examination of the charge against John Hartel
and Dr. TOppngwho accused OF having attempted to
procure the death Of Hares infant child yesterday
begun The complainant In the case, Sophie Herzelman;
testified as follows: This Ia the bottle received from the
gIto an
IL by the label aud cork; powders shown these also
me- 70 administer one quarter of each at time he said
ID would make the baby Sleep the liquor and powder
month";; gave portion Of :he powder each night to
the child did not give 1t any OF the liquid mixture
had the walls and powders IN my possession nearly TWO
months before parted 18th them then gave them to
Dr. OF No 26 Tenthst Inc kept them until ne gave
them TO Justice STANDBY, week ago last Mohday
while the mixtures were IN my possession KEPT theh
in the closet; did not add anything 20 the con,
ago last Monday had her IN my arms in my own room;
the child was IN good health the iather came mo rue
and took the baby away iorcloy ana gave u 10
woman who was with him. saying as ne qua 80 ,hat no
one should what became ~ II, whether lived or
the vial the child was sick Cross -eXamined-l have
month i to taSe care Of the child Mr Hsre told
that he going Ia have Dr. Topping PUT poison III we
vial so that the child would be quickly out OF the way
this before the prescription was gwen anu tiS ic
me to fear that there something wrong with the mix
ture and did not Administered cannot tell what day
OF the week month received the lqulu nAtuIe =
what month 1t was In about the 81 OF January
mover tod me 10 do so before I that he
didn't tell NE to take It out but he said he did not
sIcar ON a,y previous occasion that Mr Hartel made
these statements AT other time thah mat JUST %
ure,ent yenr but procured physician medicine Tor
IL that time cannot remember the date OF any dier
sckucss / never that the child was SICK IN feD
ruary: did not procure the medicine contained in the
vial; don't who prepared H. as was not present
at the timc the closet IN which aerward Kept the VIA
S 7 and di three oGldrenHn my family occupy four
rooms suspected the contents OF the vial to be poison
and kept six weeks In my closet before showing II 70
DR.. Saver; md great many Visitors AT my mouse
during the time perhaps ~ or 80 persons called within
the sx weeks no one had access 20 my front room except
my own family presci lplOi snONn sa" TUE presSIlP
ton made but do not know u this is the same ono Har
mother In grave than suffering and causing so much
trouble; this was when 1t was very SICK l haa the
the child away had previously gwen the bottle 10 Dr.
sauer; always on good terms win iartcl Deore no
took the child away: did not like his taking the child
away. afraid he meant TO hurt It, the child at
that had all that IL needed TO wear TO make IL com
Portable; want the child 10 bring up and should DE
willing TO keep II without any compensatI0n; my loss OF
so per month Is not the cause Of tins complaint being
made have the country about nine years there
were drops prescribed at another time; don't know
when 1t was or what they we're composed OF; da hnI
administer them Harel then told me TO give the chlu
the whole botteful. that she would never wake UP
again did not buy them myself ana 90 not 6now VINO
and undress the baby and place II IN tho draft where
would take cold and die; this in February when the
baby sick. The examination VIII be resumed thIS
morning
INDECENT FEMALE EXHIBITION.
After II o'clock last evening Roundsman John II
Williams and officer David W. Dyckman OF the Eighh
Precinct Police visited the house OF fame at No 1877
Woosers and arrested four female inmates who were
ndecently exhibiting their persons before party OF men
The girls arrested Kate Jole, Addie stewart MIL
ME Acton aud Carrie Fenton
Tue PuILApELPHIA MURDERER CONVICTED.
! ~ TFLaGRIPa TO rIiE TRIBUNE
PHILADELPHIA, May lO.-Geo. w. Wnncmore was
today convicted OF murder in the first degree for the
murder Of Mrs. Magilton few days since
SENTENCE OF AN EXPRESS RoBBER
TowANDA Pa May lO.-Archibald McGregor, who
has been under arrest December last for robbins
the Adams Express Company at Troy Pa. in July, 1865
was Yesterday found guilty, ana sentenced 10 solitary
confinement for three years to pay me OF WOO pay
costs OF prosecution, and restore the stolen inhds'
THE BALTIMORE ENLIGHTENMENT.
BALTIMORE Nav 10-In the United States Circuit
Court this morning. in the OF John H. Rogers, i'll
diced for embezzlng the funds OF the National Mechan
les, Rank thc urv after being ont all night into
count i'm the Indictment namely Making false entries Oh
the paving ellers book with intent tn defraud but
recommended the tfayerser 10 the mercy Oh tle court
Judge Giles promptly sentenced the prisoner TO I'VE
years confinement In the City JAIL remarking that the
ends of Justice would be subseved by the ghtest penalty
nlows The prisoner was immediately remover
TO ia to tho profound chagrin OF his family when
highly respectfully connected ana 10 me alsappOtnot
of orgc circle OF friends who confidently expected bis
ac1nlttal Samuel H. Wentz, the principal III the SAID
embezzlement who pleaded guilty some days ago. VIII
probably be brought out for sentence tomorrow.
MURDER TRIAI-AcQuIITED.
RICHMOND Va May lO.JOe. Kelly, tried Tor the muir
der Of Jesse Murphy OF Baltimore, at horse rce was
acquitted to-day
lord Lorn, the young British nObleman who
holds Boston In contempt thinks better OF Mr. Elmer
son whose lectures he compares 10 . badly strung set
OF very obscure bTilllants"