The New York herald., 1869-03-14
THE ROYAL INSURANCE BOND RossERY.

Consinsation Of the Trial Of "Dan'' Noble
Interesting Anfeccdents Or sene Of the
Witnesses.
The trial OF "Dan, Noble, one OF the men who
robbed the Royal Insurance Company OF bonds to
the value OF nearly quarter OF million dollars on
the 18th Of December. 1866, s being continued be-
fore the Chemung county Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner at Elmira, and the developments are very in
teresting.
Charles Cross for the prosecution testified that he
was livery stable keeper. and in April, two years
ago, James Griffin, one OF the parties implicated in
the robbery, but who has now "peached" on Noble
and Knapp, came TO his stable, hired horse
and wagon, and employed witness to drive
him to the Mansion House; Grimm was drunk and
displayed large amount OF bonds: two weeks AFTER
wards witness took him to Mobiles house ct Elmira;
saw there Elizabeth GiIchrist, and ten days after
wards went there with Grinin again; Glchrist said
Mobiles folks were not at home.
Witness was crossexamned at great length, but
his direct testimony was not shaken. In regard to
his own antecedents cross-testihed in answer to
questions-I drove the omnibus for Slater i've years
ago and married; had $500 5000 then; quit
and went to California, "tayed six weeks and came
here in abort time and went into the livery busi-
ness; put in $4,000; dont know that the United
States mail was robbed while l was there; made
my stamps gambling; won 81 900 In gold In one
named Henry VII Him. IN Csiifornia ana his his brother;
they were not arrested for rObbing the mal went
70 California to make money and had some luck and
came back; bought house and lot for 81 500 my
return to Emira; had no stated time TO remain
there In California; was arrested about the mail
robbery and made no disclosures about It; don't
know man named Warren Hudson; never gave an
account Of the mail robbery; heard Henry Hill was
Syracuse on on my ~ way % nome; attended no examna.
ti0n OF Henry Hill; lived IN Onondaga county; was
anSer arrest man ana ns1sr had trouble trouble
| for stealing spoons knew Thomas Davis,
and he entered complaint against me for stealing
| for slapping man IN Elmira and nned / was
tried before King for assault and battery once and
pt NO WAS arrested with me use used no
pistol; went to the room at the Mansion House
with Grimm and the woman, and stayed ten minutes
Of him and paid him sllo for it; when went to
New York Baker came to my barn: I did not tell
New York; do not remember stating In the pres
ence OF Sheriff Gregg and Pickering that they could
shops IN New York; Royal Insurance Company paid
me for going to New York the 1rst time, and the
next time Baker paid my fare; Noble pa pald an me nothing
barn between couple OF niggers.
Orris Danks was next examined and testified that
he was porter at the Rathbun House. Witness cor
roborated the DIRECT testimony OF Cross In regard
to Grins visits to Cross livery stables, and the
display and boasts OF Grifin about the amount OF
banks also was cross-examined at great length;
out IN nothing on MS direct
Richard J. Huntingdon being next examined, test-
ned that he lived In Elmira, and knew Charles
Baker: saw him once In Bunal0; Baker said he had
'bea" Griffin ont OF S1,500; he said the insurance
company was keeping him in Jail TO make him swear
against Noble and that he didn't want to do 10 and
would not II he could get out Of jail. but would do
SO sooner than be In Canadian jail.
On cross-exam!nation ne testlned.Mrs; Noble Is
prison for picking pockets; LETT the army In '6S;
came to Boston and boarded with Mrs. Harrison;
went to New York and lived IN Seventeenth street
and sixth avenue with Mrs. Noble about two
months and went to Buffalo and took a horse for
Baker and then worked for him in hts show; he had
a hear and four horned sheep some monkeys and
rabbits and double headed calf; the calf was not
Wild animal; he had woolly horse; used to feed
| the animals they did not need istirring up;, I
worked for him five or six months; think went in
Ss and was there on and on M III es after LEI leis the
house; had pension OF fifteen dollars month; was
n the show tilI Il broke up; think 4 was IN S7 that
Noble; kept . jewelry case for people 70 throw
II was brass; came to EImIra in August.
and have been here ever since; tended bar for
bounty: have been helping around Mobiles barn:
don't get any wages; had first conversation with
was going to Elmra for buggy FOR GRIMM M MI had
$4,000 In bonds and pointed to his clothes and said
he had them slowed around him; said he was going
away on the eleven O'Clock train and this was
that time; he did not tell me VINO gave him the
bonds and who he was to give them to; when he
came back from Canada had another conversation
with him; this was spring summer OF 6s: he had
been To Canada at work for GRIMM called me In his
bedroom and put some silver the table and said
he had beat Grimm out Of $l.5OO. and might as well
have beat him out OF the &60 coo in bonds which Dan
wouldn't have anything 10 do with; repeated tins
first IN Harts ONCE; Dan asked me n knew any
thing about the matter and II was willing To make
a statement OF what knew and SAID yes, but did
not tell him what knew; was arrested In Buffalo
for assault and battery once and drunk and dsordery
twice.
John Moran twas next examined and testifed-T
reside In New York city; take charge OF all pris
oners to convey them to Sing Sing; have been a
hackman. and was IN the spring OF 1867; knew John
Tierny; he came to me at that time and wanted TO
hire hack and he and Q lady wanted to go up
town; drove the lady to 12Sth street and drove
under the shed; in an hour he came and she handed
him package, and he went or and was gone mr.
teen minutes and came back and got In. and
drove back TO the corner OF Houston street: this
was March %, 1867: did not know the lady; he
paid me In the Revere House and told me who the
woman was. "A s. ..s- Il sta.
This witness, upon being oss-examined. went
into the subject OF his own antecedens. but nothing
was elicted that IN any way anected his testimony.