The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-03
DEPOSITION or CRIMINALS.
Hart, Bayr and Fish, the Queens County
Mara mders-Statement of Fish.


Mara nders-statement of Fish.
In the Quee MS County Court yesterday morning
Joseph Fart and James Bayne were arraigned on
four indictmeI Its charging them with number OF
burgkries. tn first case called that OF william
Ostrander OF Newtown In the latter part OF October
the house OF Mr.. ostrander was entered ana robbed
ana In at,empts made 10 set it ON fire. Mr.. Os-
trande was pa ced IN the uock q witness, and
tdentif ed roperty produced oy District Attor
ney D0y wing That which had been stolen from
his hous e. ofcelas Short and Gates also
for the ,rosecutlou, and their testimony very sub
stantially' pointed to the guilt of Hart, 1t having
been prov Ten that ayne not connected with the
ostrander robbery. Judge Armstrong charged the
jury who, without leaving their seats, found Hart
guilty OF UTglary in the second degree.
Daniel tih, the cOq1re1p OF Hart, maze the follow
ing confes Son during the day:--We started at DIR
ferent times on thieving expedition from the cor
ner OF Leon tlru and Moore streets, Wllhansburgh
our first expedition we walked up Broadway to
East New 70 Tx: we then went 70 Cypress HIls VT
entered a Ia ege white house from the rear, 10y
forcing open window with Jimmy; we
stole some SILVER Knives and FORKS, some
clothing ana gold ana silver watch; the
things were sol Ia Brooklyn for drty dollars Hart
and Bayne are nd offenders; Hart always carried
pistol and Bayn razor tney frequently said that
Ii any one luier cred with them they would murder
Tim. our soron & expedition was 10 the village OF
Maspeth; pa - Hart up on the piazza; be forced
window opell WIN Jimmy, ana put a nall m u
what was in tn ieuse he struck hls head against
the window anG IL lsll: he said he nearu noise
IN The house, EN- In getting on the piazza lie fe we
did not remove nythlng from the house; Bayne was
not win ne. on tninJ expedition was 10 NewtOWn;
here we entered ! brown house by forcing open one
OF the windows with q ''jimny;' Hart and Bayne
went inside and remained on watch; they were IN
The house quite a long time, ana when they re-
turned they had a bag flied with clothing,
and had also a. ONE silverware some gold
jeWelry and scl Qe watches; they Tef,igeo
TO give me any oil III 9 articles, aud would not tel
Inc where they had s, Nd them 80 BROOKLYN: while on
our way TO Williamsburg Hc met a man upon tho
Newtown road; Hart and Bayne gagged h IA and
robbed MIN OF a wabciI ana SOME money
Fish SAID he had becIl a thlef for a long time: had
worked with Mr.. Well 5 IN Biyerhead after which
he entered the navy.
The second indictment against Hart and Bayne was
for entering aud robbnlg the house OF Elias 81
BraQaw In Newtown, aud stealing thcrefrom $3.50
worth OF goods. Tue Testimony IN TINS case was
substantially the same as in the preceding one. The
tury retired to their ROOM and, after an absence OF
fftee minutes returned, and rendered verdict or
guilty Tue third case called was that OF Isaac Bur.
roughs. Hart was separately charged with having
entered the house OF Mr.. Burroughs in Newton, with
intent to commit burglary. 1he testimony was ma
literally the same US above I've jury retired 10 their
4 Dom, and after absence Of zen minutes returned
IA "a rendered verdict OF guilty. Judge Armstrong
80 ltenced Hart TO imprisonment at hard labor III the
81 Prison for twenty-five yeart, ana Bayne W I'm
pll comment at hard labor for zen years aD6 SIX
mo- lths. Bernard Christensen was sentenced TO
imp isonment al hard labor Tor iGur years and six
mun,.ns.