The New York herald., 1869-12-17
THE BOND R0BBERIES.
a Silver Lining on the Murky
Cloud.
Examination Of Johnson Revelations
as to Bradley and How Forged
Bonds are Negotiated.

place at the Tombs Police Court, before Judge
| Hogan, in the charge against Mr.. b. w. johnson,
broker, Brooklyn, ior the unlawful possession Of
bonds, the produce OF burglaries at the Duchess
County Insurance Company's ofllces at Poughkeep-
sic, and also OF O robbery In November last at
Messrs. Morrison a Co.'s Broadway. Mr.. John II.
Anthon appeared for the prosecution and ex-Judge
Stuart for Johnson. The evidence of Johnson. II
reliable, and also that OF Mr.. Bryant, very much
nariows down the perplexing points OF this hitherto
mysterious case and brings home the guilty posses
sion very clearly to Bradley. The next development
will be the examination in Bradey's case which is
! fixed Tor Monday before Judge Bowling. The de-
fence for Johnson Is not yet closed and an ADJOURN
ment took place yesterday until Saturday morning,
! at ten O'Clock.
Mr. Johnson said:-Abour the 5th of October Mr..
Jerome Bradley came to the Office of Mr.. Funk
| hauser where ] was employed as q bookkeeper.
Mr.. Bradley asked me II could not negotiate loan
Tor length OF ume on United States bonds. | said
could If they were right. He assured that they
! were right lie SAID that In few days he would
| give me three $1,000 bonds. The next day saw
Mr. Hand, OF No. Nassau street, and asked him If
he could negotiate the loan; that my principal
wanted $4,000 for SIX months. He SAID he coald If
the bonds were correct ana proper lie SAID that it
would take few days. as it was large amount OF
money to raise. About the 10th or l1th of October
Mr.. Hand said he had made all his arrangements ana
that II would bring the bonds IN he would give me
the money. saw Mr.. Bradley the same day. 1t was
either the 10th or 11Jh am not sure which, and
told him could get the money II he would give me
the security. Mr.. Bradley asked me where I was
going to get the money from. said from John H.
Hand, of No. Nassau street. He then said that he
would meet me at No. Nassau street the next morp-
ing at eleven O'clock with the securities. The next
morning he met me at No. Nassau street. He had
q stranger with him. a Mr.. Clarke Rradlay xyanted
to know how long 1t would take to get the money
He wanted 1t In bills; he did not want any checks.
! tod him would see Mr.. Hand; 1t would probably
take TWO or three hours. Bradley said, al can't
walt SO long. have an important engagement,
and Mr.. Clarke Will band you the security. II
don't get back in time hand the money to Clarke"
took the securtles-three So, 900 bonds-and handed
them to Mr.. Hand. Mr.. Hand saId "Call in in
about two hours and rll have the money for YOU"
This was about hafpast two in the aite... wheh
got the money. did not see Bradley and there
fore gave the money to Clarke according to Brad
ley's direction. Clarke took the money and went
away. Saw Bradley during the afternoon, who
asked me If mad given the money to Clarke. I told
him had. He said that was right Either on the
Goth, 2lst 22d Mr.. Bradley came to No. 25 Pine
street again, anu asked 10 know whether I could
borrow another sum OF money for him upon
thought could II they were ali right. ne said they
all straight and OF the same denomination as
ae e ta ae ne Of 20 s @ or
one was made ior-six months. Saw Mr.. Hand
and and, spoke TO- him u9o about It; - lie said said NE he
Bradley Bradley sad:-"Come to my office and
viii give you the security.n Bradey's office is 43
Exchange place, room 13. Bradley gave four
bonds In his ONCE about halfpast eleven O'Clock, on
the 2sd OF October. think. lie asked me how long
three hours. took the the bonds and gave them to
Mr. Hand, who told me to call in about an hour and
about one O'Clock and at two O'Clock he gave me
the money. took the money to Mr.. Bradley, at his
f,Afa and Afran tha mi IN m Urn1 sold
to me when handed him the money, that getting
these loans for HIM was getting him the command Of
after / negotiated the first three Mr.. Hand told
me that he had learned that there was some
at it as Mr. Bradley had stated to me that they
all right. told Mr.: Hand that as soon as could
would be redeemed, he had plenty of monev. |
saw Mr. Bradley on the afternoon OF TIE same day |
aaa sesn NJ ass toa HIM saa been n
ss and my nSu rend lie said e he woaa Hs'i bring s
and redeem them. He said he did not have
the money there, it was .'up town" About four
Walker, OF the First precinct, that was wanted l
went with the officer TO the FIRST precinct station
gentlemen. Captain Garland asked what l
knew about It. told him that gave the bonds to
10 redeem them. The oficer then brought us all up
TO the Tomps. I then made statement that the
give me time. said this before Alderman Conan
There was no complaint made. and they rave me
until the next day TO redeem the three bonds. then
went home, and the next morning saw Mr.. Bradley,
and made an appointment to meet HIM at his office,
4s Exchange place, at hali-past twelve O'Clock.
bonds with took the money to e5 wall
| he'd the bonds and took them up. l returned the
bonds to Mr.. Bradley: day or Two alter that Mr..
| bonds would have to be taken up. told him
| would see my principal and have the matter at
Bryant called on me. and told him what Mr. BRYANT
had said aud further said to Mr. Bradley that Mr.
1aer & could o t pay the e paanca FAX he
notified Mr.. Bryant at No 81 Wall street, and told
Mr. BRENT what Mr. Bradley mad said in relation to
money that day. l told him that was the best my
principal could do. would bring around the
| $1,000 the next day. The next day handed Mr..
odder the $4,000 and got one OF the bopds. told
the gentleman in Mr.. oddcr's onlce that fwouid see
! 6r Inc next day. saw &r. Bradley after coming
rom No. 81 Wall street, and handed him the bonds
that had just taken up. told him that Mr.. BRYANT
could pot pay 1t that day. Mr.. Bryant came TO my
ohiee the dav after that ana informed me that ne
| Knew OF q man VINO wona lend me some money;
informed bradley Of 1t, lie said he had some securi-
ties; that was to take the securities and hand them
TO this man Mr. Bryant spoke OF lie said that they
were in the drawer In a safe at my Office. He had
KEY OF drawer IN my sale. He told me tnat these
take them to Bryant took the securities and
went with Bryant think 10 % William street. He
introduced me 10 Mt. Cne5lcy, WHO SAID he would
get the money bat would have to go to Brooklyn for
It, There were four United states bonds Tor So 900
cach told him my principals wanted $4,000 for
not over five ten days for the purpose of taking
\ up $4,000 held bv AudIcy Co. ana Bryant. was
to meet Cnesley in Brooklyn and give Nun the bonds,
which ! did. That the last saw OF the bonds
until Chesey was arrested. did not get any money
from Chesicy. ] was arrested three or four
days after that transaction. I saw a bond In
THIS court on Saturday last; 1t OF
the four bonds which | gave TO Chesley;
saw q bond at Police Headquarters on Saturday
last. IL was one of the four bonds. believe. that
gave TO Chesley. stated TO Alderman Conan that
obtained lbem from Mr.. Clarke ana he did hand
them to me. Gid not include Bradey's name IN the
transaction at ALL know Dradlcy's handwriting.
The bonds produced are those I have given testi.
mony about. The bond $40 ~ one Qt the FIRST three