New-York tribune., 1869-06-24
no oo,d no, saw whether It wa. taken from

after the complainant had stated that the bills ne lost
we're All fves Roach said: Here's $50 biilt can't Dc
yours" This closed the testimony for the prosecution
Ex-City Judge A. d. Russell and j. G Reid esq, were
associated the defense Judge Russell said he regretted
OF their witnesses had left the city last north
and South. They were, however, ready TO 80 on
with the case and had responsible witnesses whom he
would call The first witness was Mr.. Valentine Hintan
belonging in Brooklyn and ,abcTer whose stSry IN SUD
the night Of the robbery, and saw the two
Of the way In the actions OF the prisoners lie saw
boy pick IN the complanants pocket book under tae
where he (the wtness) aud friend were seatdi
and neither Roach nor Mcconnell had been near that
table On rigid crosse xamnatlon' the witness was
somewhat confused and made some vague stas
ments regarding distances ana ui9e; ne
made somewhat contradictory statemeus
whom he said he had known for fourteen years After
his testimony had been given the counsel for the defense
boy une who picked up the pocketbooK He answered:
know nothing" The counsel then desired TO ask What
cra character of the boy but the Recorder ruled su'h
evidence as inadmssable .
Mr. John Snyder OF Brooklyn swOre that no was win
Mr.. Hinton in the Shakespeare Saloon. and told stOy
similar 70 that Of Hnton but was detained for only
short time. The testimony OF the prisoners, JOhn Roah
and then James Mcconnell closed the case. The Two
sworn and gave evidence in reply to one question
alleged robbery, which they both emphatcalg
denied MT H. MeCTsaay re Mr.
c. Spencer recalled, and asserted that neither Hl
Snyder, witnesses for the defense, were IN tie
Shakespeare saloon the night Of the robbery MI
c. Reid for the prisoners made an earnest ana ingenious
plea for acqulttal asserting his belief that the BOY M
and that Mr. was mistaken in the identity OF the
whom he thought he recognized as having atemptet
TO crowd him III the omnibus EX-Judge Russell submit
ted points Of law TO be charged by the Recorder to TN,
HaetI Ti'" The Assistant District Attorney summed M
the for the people by dsavowng any regard Tor the
the evidence OF the two witnesses the defense
worthy Of belief and said he thought he had the
the absent witness. When ho had concluded, Re
corder Hackett reviewed the evidence In the
trial and anayzed ITS character 70 the jury.
After less than five minutes consultation the jury re-
Judge Russell moved that Judgment be postponed
until Friday In order that he might have opportunity
70 produce evidence regarding the character Oh the poy
Richard Huling, which might mitigate the sentence.
The Recorder granted the notion ana announced that
be should pronounce sentence on Friday morning
The Court then adjourned TO IL a. NJ, to-day.
ROBBERY OF THE BROOKLYN POST oFFICE-AR-
REST OF THE CULPRIT.
There was considerable excitement about
the Brooklyn PosOice yesterday morning, caused by
the discovery that Of the clerks had been guilty OF
purlonng letters containing money and articles OF value
which he had opened and had appropriated the contents
10 his own use The name OF the clerk Eugene b. Tu-
nson, aged about 20 years ana who occupied the posi-
tion OF stamp clerk His cOuntenance must be familiar
10 all who had occasion 10 visit the Post ONCE for the
purpose Of purchasing stamps When the present Post
master the Hon Samuel Booth, took possession, the
18th OF May last he retained all the employees u whom
large proportion had been appointed by his immediate
missing letters the Postmaster before he
fairly learned the routine Of the once and became more
daily until at last he was convinced that there
a thief about somewhere, but whom TO suspect
among so many employed he dld not know
and so consulted WIN MI James gayle the
special agent Of the PostOhce Department Both
gentlemen set TO work quietly night aud day they
watched every one cNpermened with deeoy letters and
every other eXpedent known 10 them rcsorted TO In
order to detect the guilty party Meantime more com
plants came pouring IN. Finally, on the morning OF the
18th inst the tanitor whose duty u to sweep out the
office, had occasion TO visit the watercosot (Which Il IN
der the stairs leading to the second noor hhd lmmed
ately opposite the PUstmasors private ohocl. The ac
cused had been In the place Just before The antor en-
tered The later observed sono mutated letters In the
basin, and secured few Of them After he had cleaned
he closet he came out and proceeded 10 other duties NJ
Ihe same time keeping WAtch on luhlsoh Who Nlthlh
a very short time entered the closet Tor the second time
on the second examination by the lutOr he found moro
letters and, on TIE arrival oi thc POSTMASTER informed
him Of what had ranspircd 10 now became evident as
ing deemed requisite. nothing was hlhted about the mat
ter, but arrangements were perfected which resulted
In the detection OF the accused about yesterday
thus reducing lnoral CO Iy toh l'gal certainty. Inc
Postmaster and Mr. Gayler stationed themselves In the
pIlNAle once anu p.' ""s .. 'aS9
more convenient 70 the closet ihc accused entered and
after remaining for time the door was opened sud
denly and he seen In the act Of placing mutiated
letters in the basin while ia his pocket large
bunch OF unopened letters Nhlch lac had not time TO dis
charged with the oense While standing there ho leaned
against the window sll upon which we're rumper of
opened letters-numbering C5-unpeTcciyed They were
wars atgn tom Ts nnber
mutilated letters found In the sink on the
DID very e1iSn.ive 6u,ihess warrant Was procured
from United states Jones m LOT Of iS;o5s % %
18th day OF June 1862 sccrccd embczzcd ana destroyed
states Mail ana when cOhtalhei ~ money ofdet anu
articles Of value Issued by the Postmaster OF Paw
The accused was taken INTO custody by Deputy United
States Marshal DalOu, and committed by the Commits
defend him on the preliminary examination, the date Of
which had not yet been hNed yesterday afternoon.
accused searched during the afternoon, aud mum
Der Of articles Of jewey we're recovered some Of them
tons, as having been put IN packages ana handed 70
had had ufafin flp ~ Uygtr
aud the agent complains that until Mr. Campbell aud
Mr.. Booth, had charge Of the Department he never
could do any thing in fereung out dehnquens for the
lack Of cooperation.
DEFRAUDNG GAS COMPANIES.
The examination of Arnold Lewis and Louis
Meyer, who arrested some days ago the com
plant OF Valentine 8. Hail. charging them with having
defauded the Brooklyn Gas Light Company, by tapping
the gasppes and preventing fun flow OF gas through
the meters was 10 have been held before Justice Walsh
Yesterday afternoon The defendants were not brought
up, however being understood that the had been
preseuted TO the Grand jury which IL now In session
and preliminary examination will therefore not be re
quired appears that the bellows OF the meters had
been perforated and thus 10 per cent of gas was
prevented from being registered. Implements OF a
peculiar character for making the perfOrations were
found IN possession OF the accused.
THEFT Of WATCHES.
Detective Doan of the Sixth Precinct yes
erday arrested August Feynney, alias Henry Miller for
having stolen agOd watch, valued at s75 Tho accused
called AT he residence OF Mrs Mary stuckett No Al Bay
terst. ana asked for some milk. While she absent
from the apartment. prOcurngthe fluid. the accused
proved the opportunity 10 steal the watch aud made OF
with IT, He Is also alleged 10 have stolen silver watch
valued at s75 from the apartment OF Mrs Magdaleh
Ecker OF No. lyg Pearst Nov H. 1853 ON these
plants Justice bowling committed the accused 70 the
TOInbs 10 await trial.
A SNEAK THIEF.
Soon after p. m, yesterday, young man
entered the furniture OF Freese Eppe, No 96
Broadway, and engaged those present In conversation
While thus engaged, a supposed confederate steahily