The New York herald., 1867-04-10
TEE ROYAL INSURANCE BOND ROBBERY.

Grant, John Kelly, Maurice Murphy and James Heaiy.
TEE ROYAL INSURANCE BOND ROBBERY.
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Further Testimony Before Jmdso Dowling-
Robert Ill. WishRrt Discharged. and Robert
Sterling Adsuitted to Bail in tho Sum Of
$4,000. &c.
further examination or witnesses In regard the
robbery Of $200.OO0 in government bonds from the
Royal Insurance Company, No So Wall street. on De-
cembr 10 last. held yesterday before Justice Dow
ling. at the Tombs Police court. On information OF M
Anthony B. Mcdonald agent Of the company, warrant
issued several months ago by Judge Downing for the
arrest OF tho two who had been In tue insurance
Office. and who were known TO have actually com.
mitted the robbery. Captains Young and Jourdan
and detectives Elder and Gilmore, accompanied
by Mr. Mcdonald. traced out these parties
aud finally arrested them on a civil process at
Montreal, Canada and obtained from them s75 900 Of
tho stolen bonds On Saturday Robert Sterling and
Robert Wishart arrested suspicion Of having
been concerned 10 this robbery thcy having imp
Gated Is sworn in tho following aidasits IA the
OF 900 worth Of the stolen bonds They wore arrested
at Twenty fourth street and Fifth aveaue and ON Sun.
day morning brought before Justice Dowlng who
made temporary commitment and sst the examination
down for to-day The following are all the additional
facts in the case:--
AFFIDAVIT or ROBKfn j. WukA
City and County Of Ne,c York Robert J. wties OF
No 203 varck street, being duly sworn. deroses snd
says-Thas on the Goth day OF March, 1867 Robert K.
quest that he should sell borrow money for himon
some government bonds. and gave deponent to under
afser several interviews with ss sr,nk dspcces
c0nscnted 70 take some or thc bonds and part with
them then y possible; that on the eth DAY q April.
$1,000 sn-sory United states honda Nos 49, 78s i8T6s
67S3. 16.7ol and 1e 7o2 which deponsnt deposited
answer the description Of those stolen fran The Rovs
Insurance Company the 10th OF December 1885, that
held with sn cav who S
Formed deponen that he received said bonds from aad
Sworn before me, this 7th day OF Aprii. 1851.
D0wIING, Police Justice
Robert J. Wies, being further examined, aaidT never
had conversation with wshArt; desire state that
have since been informed that tho bonds referred to
in my affidavit herein not ten-forty bonds, as
therein stated that they FIVE per cent seventy.
four bonds; have been thus informed by Mr. McDon-
aid, the complainant hereiD on the 30th OF March,
week ago last Saturday went down, TO get money
party owed TO Ne 135 Pearl street. and from there
thore met Mr.. Sterling, who asked me how was get
ting along; told him was getting along very poorly
be as Ss s
ing house; Mr.. Sterling told me that he had a
way that could make some money right
or that evening and requested me to meet him nj
O'Clock, that he had some bonds which he would like
to get me TO selI asked him why no oo1id not sell
them himself through brokers' office he stated that
they little irregular and that inasuch as he was
going into the brokers business he did not like to make
the sale himself; told him that WAS poor, and
that would take any chance to get pay what
owed; after seeing him went TO Charles r. Tnomp-
son, with Iaussg Fisher Co and told him that there
whether they were all right not, and as they
were delivered to me would deposit them with him
until ascertaned what the natter had several in
tervlews with Sterling during last week. and the Saturday
prior, and when stirling made this proposition 70 me-
and before he could lot me know whether he could let
me have the bonds that evening or not he went ont
the rear OF Deimonicos and had long with
NJ. wishart; and during the time negotiating
the sa'c OF the bonds lac had several conversations with
Wshart; last Saturday morning I met Stirring ut
about hafpast ten O'Clock and no told that could
only procure S. 600 OF the bonn that ay: he directed
me go lower Demonicc's Beaver street ana there
wat until he came; waited there until about twelve
O'Clock when Mr. stirling came in; called me ont aud
we walked over towards the East river dtsfancc
while walking he handed me the bonds alluded to: took
them 10 Mr.. Thompson.
In the cross-examination dcponent said-No one was
present whom Stirling gave me the bonds: wshar
not there never spoke to Wishar 10 Stirling that
stirling and wshart first saw wisha-t while ne was
talking with Stirling in Demonicos and before ANYTHING
was said 10 me about those bonds saw them conyersng
at Dolmonicos afterwards three times he never
told from whom he bad received tho bonds; on the
day went to Demonco's to Stirling to get the
and ,ha. as soon as he came in he @ could s,s ss;
them; Stirling and ] were sitting In the front part
came in stirling said There he s "a~U now wait here
minute;" sat down. wishart and Stirling talked few
minutes; wishart passed out Of the buildings then stir
day; arrested for passing counterfeit money
but arrested once by military ordcr and
parolcd by Governor johnson, Of Tennessee
DEPOSITION OF THE INSURANCE AGENT
Anthony B. Macdonald residing AZ No SO Wall street.
was sworn and deposed 10 effect as foiowsI suspect
that tho said stolen bonds feoniousy taken and
wishart both here present, for the reason that am
from said Stirling Ave bonds which answered the
description Of those stolen aforesaid also from the
aidavit Of said Wills which states IN detail the aid
conversation and the connection the said Wshart had
with the said Stirling relative 10 the said stolen bonds
On the cross-examination witness deposcd-I know
that these bonds were stolen for the that placed
them in box and they taken from the room while
In there can that these ave bonds rcfsrrcd
saw the said bonds the wednesday previous
TO 10th December 1906 they were In the box
week x Ss10Is 9 es ss the key Of The 70.
this morning 70 my recollection have no knowledge
Of wishart except the personal statement and afdavt
Of Wills the information about wishart consists solely
Of that statement and affidavit; have been m Canada
with references 70 these bonds Identified two persons
who were supposed 70 have stolen these bonds; they
bad been in the ofce previous to the robbery; had
been informed that other persons concerned Il
the officers informed me- they did not give mo any
rBTINoNN or cHARLfs v. THowPs0S
Charles r. Thompson, OF No 80 Broad street. in said
about the 9th day Of April 1887 he received for deposit
from Robert Wills hve Eve per cent "a pted states
pcnas nos 10 o To- 10 .cS, 10 '65 To- 7S3, which
said Wills wished daponent to keep for him until called
for that a the time he gave thcm 10 depouent he
stated that be thought they stolen bonds that on
the Monday previous the said Wills stated To deponent
that party or parties had offered him bonds oA
which 70 raise money. and asked deponcnts advice
with regard 70 H. stating that the party said that thsv
were Irregular deponcnt replied that they were proba.
bly, stolen bcnds and that they should b. brought 70
light ~ possible; that Wills asked deponent n ne
would receive them with that understanding and 10
replied he would and that they were bought scscrl
ingly.
There being no evidence impIicatlng Robert n wis.
mart, the Judge ordered his Immediate discharge.