New-York tribune., 1867-06-27
CITIL COURTS.
,,,,,rrD STATES CIRCUIT COURT-Before Judge
NN'i'-" SuIYMAN.
CONTINUATION 'l. iiii.. iHiri "a $500

MI; ,oso ,5,s rc,,iucd pursuant to adjournment
Robert Murray, called by tnG 0istret. Know John
sSvage know def, ndant; was MaIshaL Ia ~
last OGen. G1ii m en- tbc trunk press and other arti
10 o,i the 18Th of November last these articles, az" %
ogaton ANA mined the contents of fhe trunk at that time
tey were then what they are now knew ; aIoIt a
week afterward at my office, in charge, tunns ,e ~
ono OF Mr. Woods mem dld not Ingn b sa anna
with him. he came IN frequently alter w. & ~ me about
renily In company with Woods men; ne v t0 ti r
hat and coat ore day and said no hau ,nt S1 VeTnop
Showed him the hat and coat and he sau shey we ~ % @
and gave them to HIM; t1gae % t io1yersed with him
the sleeves and lapel OF tue coat & ents Of tbe
some time aerNaTd in relation 70 the conentS, ,S o1 va
tIlnk: had this finished and unhn'Shed mo- ohSS
O. M af had occasion to open my safe ana bIpckw1y
said There some Of my stuh II rs the DesS INA d VA
a. %as shame TO have nterfored with him as ne w0ud
otherwise have all the money he wanted III lnee Ut lV
last conversation took place some
% or six weeks after the descen the coat and hat were
no restraint the defendant that am aware OF don't
asSw that & ss % WSdd sf eG a and MT N6%oomS
cretseFYice Ocer often cOBverSed tOgetner IauS hO
atompt arrest defendant at the time he made hese
siiscosures don't that should have arrested nm
lf saw he connected with Col Wood; II had
had charge of the whCe matter Of making this descent
mud arrest should certainly arrested him; some
strange things have taken place In my Office In relation
ExRecOrder smith considered that defendant was in
Impied cOndOnatiOn the 0ense and any admissions
by him could not he considered evidence:
employment under The circumstances very singular
his voluntary admissions TO other persons than those
employing HIM, would certainty Do cohsloereu Us o'F
Walter L. ormsby, called by the Government testified
tnental Bank Company Of this city and gave ey
deuce to the of producing engraved plates ior
The Government rested
Wa s aSePS1 wood a sn hS @ Witness ca by the de-
Tense He testfed-Am Chief of the Secret Service D
tho socitor Of te treasury have held the position
July 1855 previous to that was secretary o. the QUO
defendant about two wears; Brockway has no. ~ the
cret service detective of cOunterfeters he has been act
ing as detective of cOuEferfeers since January last
tSe bs acted ss a. as sssstant to MI NeScoS regularly
appol&ted detective till the time Of his (BrOckway ar
SFockWay 'S when iaGiO Mr. Sewcomb applied for him
as an assistant had not, literally, the authority
treers there arc two kinds Of appOntees in the secret
service division kind are regularly commissioned;
assistants, by my authority; directed Newc0mb at New
$ 10 S SRR%s m eSpoy
his arrest pilates shown and identihed one OF those
Clogston in the prison at Vernon the other
found Clarke and Spike, who arrested the next
Brockways escape Savage said he saw his BrVekways)
legs gong out the wIndSS aud that % was al hs saw
ne couuerfeers; have often oenyersed with BrecKway
VIM Spike, called by the defense testised-KnOx Saw
ege by sight know Clarke Clarke and % myself went to
Sste shawn jtness saw that in ssJsoD in clarssS
possession got S2 Of the $2 taken from Atkinson at
BIT. Vernon the SSS2 was divided. among ssfour.
Gross examined-Have kept faro bank and a drinking
saloon and have been in the Se Prison as Sing Sing for
Hotel in Jersey CITY; Clarke present the time
Hayden Clarke called by defense, testifea-ArranSea
at Mt. Vernon; arranged that any plates found
Sasre spike ana myself TeEe oSSSe % tne @ - ~eo %
night OF the day OF the descent; went by the name or WA
Cross-examined-Never have been under arrest bat !
once last November was arrested by Detestive New
corner in Wilamsburgh Col Wood desired me 10 attend
at this tnal to be witness If called upon knew that
scent; decline whe her have ever been eu
lin in Court yesterday we TIC aght that we cod make
good thing BY this descent wofhOught ceald make
at %SnDa vernon ' to be off, ssSe was AFRAID to 60
the house at Mount Vernon for fear that the inmates
without sufficient evidence; saNRge wanted my revolver
va safo tSt u & 20 NM waS a. an KSus sband na be
arrested II it could be avoided so that we could get
what money could from the inmates and then let them
This finished the evidence
Ex Recorder smith In SUNNI g up the case for the de-
Sense animadverted strongly the nature OF the tee
neSses we're the relsfSSes q All "sn. q such
Seras to entitle the TO ht That there plain
ay motive for their testimony aganss derendan hoping
being their reward. That, uDd f the Indictment even II
mon TO Atkinson he could not convicted unless II
shawn he participated anufacure Of the counter
Is. money, That Br0ekway matter what had been
ms previous character had be employed by able
boest and efficient officer Of the Government ferret
ont cOuntereiters and should not be tried and
icted for an oense like the he 10 charged with
The testimony that had been & zen,
Samuel j. Courtney, u s. District Attorney In sum-
ming up for the Government sald that II was singular
clro1mstance in the that II BrOckwsy not at
the place Mount Vernon at the time to- the de-
fease shown where hb was at these times The
request Of Brockway TO Mars al Murray 10 give him the
nat found at Mount Vernon at ths time of the
descent on the ground that u belongee him Brock
way also commented on rs strong evidence. Brock
ways assertion Marshal Murray that tho eOanterfeit
money in Marshal Aurray's e8fe was TIA money
Shat taken from Mount Vernon, and that IT had
not been taken and his place broken uphe wOad have
Inade large amount OF money, was also commented
npOn AS to the reliability q Mrs. Atkinsens testt
snony Mr.. Courtney contended that II thoroughly
harmOniLed with the other testimony Tor the
a, case and that Mrs Atkinson serving her bus
band by it, false and absurd Hes husband, rs she
well knew would be tried for this OheDse, and her eyi
ience was strong, stronger against her HUSBAND
Very se argument in which had confined himself TO
the salient points OF the evidence by saying that he was
fborouehly satisfied OF the defendants guilt every
count of the Indictment and that while the Government
lad produced evidence thoroughly establishing defend
ants guilt, the defense had moi met that evidence
Gain circumstances which, matter what bearing they
1n relation 70 the conduct Of certain persons
lad no pernency 10 the direct Issue on rial-the guilt
or innocence Of defendant OF the spece crime charged
against hiIns
The Court then adjourned to this morning at II o'clock
Samuel @. Courtney, United States District Attorney
and Bell United States Attorney for the
SiOyernmeDt Recorder Smith, exJudge Stuart, and VIM
i. Howe, for the defendant