The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-02
TIRE BR0okLys PARK BAxk ROBBERY.

The examination in the matter of the PARK Savings
Bank robbery WAS resumed before Justice Walsh
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. W. &. Kingsley testified that lie saw Edward
Hanitzseh Oh Saturday last the Office of Mr. GU
and saw the bonds; after looking at the bonds anu
seeing that they were portion Of the stolen bonds
he asked Inn where ne got them; after some little
delay he answered that he ''got them from MANI
prisoner said he resided New Jersey; asked
him If he knew the bonds were stolen, and
he said he did not; told him they were,
and considered IL his duty 10 take the
bonds and have him arrested; asked MIN again
where he got the bonds and he replied from sir.
Frink; asked witness NOT to have him arrested and
taken through the Streets ana SAID he would remain
nntI his employer iMr. lie Baron) could be sent for
from whom ne sain he got the bonds.
William II. Rogers testified that he was in court
on Tuesday during the first examination of the ease
conversed WIN tine prisoner at Grogans saloon
prisoner asked hin II he was reporter and ne told
hiia he was not; told him he thought he was and
wanted hun TO write as favorable report as post
bic; asked BIN II he did not think the testimony OF the
principal witness was very Damaging: he answered
that he did not know, but that most OF IL was true:
he asked II IL not mean for the witness Ia
repeat what he had told him III confidence.
tross-examined-Was not introduced to prisoner:
met him again at Grogans bat not by Appointment
request asked me then n II was nor mean 10 ex
pose tlIn aiter making conndant OF the witness;
told him IL was.
examine any more Witnesses.
Mr.. Wood, counsel for the prisoner, thought he
eiced and as the District Attorney was DESTROYS OF
getting on the track OF some $50 worth or BIO nds
which had been stolen IL not reasonable 10 sun
pose his discharge conld be effected at the present
Time He was satisfied from the examination that
The prisoner was Innocent and he moved that he be
admitted TO BAIL he said he would waive further
examination. The prisoner was then called 10
Inc stand ana his voluntary examination
taken. He said ne was twenty years
at Elizabeth, y. j.; Was clerk and was not guilty
OF the charge preferred against him. Mr.. Wood
then examined the prisoner \ witness. He
testi1ed that he was clerk IN the employ Of MI lie
Baron, No. 2o Pine street, offered the bonds for sale
by Mr. lie Baron: offered Six for sale; Mr. lie Baron
told INN that Mr. French was a dealer 81 BROOKLYN
securities; that he might 90 TO him and try and yet
the money for them; saw Mr.. French the next day
AND he said he would md purchaser for those
BOMBS and he appointed twelve O'Clock the following
day 30 call again; accompanied Mr.. French 10
Brooklyn, was introduced to Mr.. Gill; and was ar.
rested at MS Office; Mr.. lie Baron came over in the
evening and tried u have him released on ball had
been In Mr.. lie Barons employ since October last at
salary Of eight dollars per week; his father and
mother lived IN Saxony; conversed with Mr. Rogers
and told him, thinking that he was reporter, that
he wanted as much publicity given TO his acqnitfal
as TO arrest, said that what Laf0urette had Told
was mostly false.
Mr. Wood then renewed Bis motion to admit the
prisoner 10 bail The Judge denied the motion, and
committed the prisoner 10 jail 10 await the action OF
the Grand Jury.