New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-30
THE PARK BANK ROBBERY.

Edward Harnatch, who was arrested In the
law Office Of VIM L. Gill; No. sG5 Fulton-st, Brooklyn, on
Saturday last suspicion of having stolen Wallabout
Bay Improvement Bonds in his possession, brought
before Justice walsh yesterday afternoon, for
ton. The accused offered six bonds for sale $1,000 each
Of which five identified having been stolen from
The Park Savings Bank, FutOnaye, the 9TH Of Febru
time $4,000 Messrs, c. b. lie Baron, Samuel V.
French and Reuben s. Ross ir brokers in New,YorE
bonds In their possession present and represented
A. Moore and The People by DstrictAttorney Morris,
Richard Olmsied President Of the Park Savings Bank
testified the Bank had deposit In February
a large number of WalabOut Bay Improvement Bonds,
and ldentned Nos 2ol Zo4 Zoo 20, nu Svl
month Witness could not identity bond No 40g (e1h
YEARLY: 5000 OF The bonds were purchased from
FhOs. II. Faron, City Controller, on the 3lst OF
August 1858; aud one BOND no 5OD from Ivan NJ
johnson, Controller, on the nth OF February, 1863
Charles Newman, 81 No 40 Eldridgest New YORK tes
that he TO witnesses store, No. 436 Broadway on
Thursday evening last and IN answer TO the question as
20 what he was doing SAID that ne mad Deen out selling
bonds; that he had from $4,000 to $4,000 worth showed
witness one Of them harpatch was ~ the employ OF af
le Baron, tsiher No ~ Plne-st I'm; J" Oil testhea
that Harnach called at his office No Sg5 Ful'onst on
Saturday with the bonds exhibited and endeayored 10
cell them; in to questions he said they be-
lOnged Frederick Fnncke, No. 81 Rvingou-st; that
had offered sell them about par he offered them at
50 cents going his office about Saturday wit
into witnesses room, where Mr. French introduced him 10
Edward Harnatch. telling him that he was the young
bonds after the introduction; accused sad he selling
them commission, broker; that he lived at Eliza
beth NeWJersey, part Of the time, and had No
40 EGridge-st. NewYOrk asked him TO write the
of the OF the bonds and address and he did
asked him 10 write sOme reference and be wrote the name
OF Frank Sutherland, No 2l5 Adelpha-st; he also gave
Pine-st., and Reuben S. Ross jr., No. A
John-st New York. He then wrote his own name and
address. Witness sent for Mr.. VIM c. Kingsley, Vice
President Of the Park Savings Bank, who identified five
Of the bonds having been stolen from the Bank and
cansed defendants arrest. Thomas H. FarOn testified 20
hon No he New VI
after the bank robbery in February The with
whom he had the conversation about the bonds said he
had $4,000 OF the WallabOut Bay Improvement bonds
IatOurete swOrDlThis witness confined In the cell,
IN Jail with Harnatch, under the name Of Williams hav
testified 10 a conversation had with defendant Mon.
day night. Harnacht said that lie Baron, gave him
some bonds TO seli-sX Of them)-fOur bad, and
two put IN the package by mistake gOOd sald
reason he did not try TO negotiate them Ia NcwYork
where Baron known because they belonged 10
Brooklyn; that II offered al tho Park Bank they would
notice that they good for nOthHg said he
did not give his employers name when arrested Dc
lie BarOn) had got plenty Of money and would
btatiOnHouse Sunday and wanted 10 take him out
ride for the purpose OF telling him what say before
the DistrictAttOmey could buZZ him. The District
Attorney objected, and they did ride together
Said that IHBarOn told him that Morris
drunken rascal, and II he met him in the street,
would knock him down; that they all drunken
civil cases. advised him (defendau) 10 hire eXJudge
Moore counsel he another drunken rascal and
that h aud the DstcAttOrney would nix the case,
noneylcould DO anything: Defendant had gwen Moore
check for SIPS ne would get the examination of yes
terday. He said LeBarOn was giving him double pay
while IN fail that he had told him keep etll that he
would pay his board at Elizabeth after he came out aud
would buy him horse worth 800 TO match with his
other one said his boss aud Mr. Ross would get him
OF trouble even II 10 cost k2OOO that he could not be
kept In jail great while The further examination OF
the case was Then adjourned until tomorrow, at y.