New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-30
THE CUBAN BOND ROBBERY.
THE EXAMINATION YEsTERDAY-A ftTTDEH |

THE EXAMINATION YESTERDN-A ftEIHEH
HEARING GRANTED.
The evidence elected or tho examination be-
fore Justice Hogan at the T,mbs yesterday. in the case
Of Pecter and Bennett charged with attempting 70 sell
quantity OF United States bonds stolen from sclor
Carlos Castillo LOyzaga showed that Senior loyzga.
while at the ST. George Hotel last Jry, was robbed Of
United states registered bonds OF the following amounts:
Eight OF $4,000 each of 5010, AID one o. 0Dt1ta
$500. No clue 70 the robncI was found. About The first
OF December Pslictcr called upon Castillo, introduced
himself and informed him that he knew where ono at
the stolen $1,000 bonds could ha found. Castillo not
ipcucd enter into negotiations for e recovery al ie
bond through Pcc'icr. and the latter thereuon urged
HIM - call upOH gentleman who had inst come II oni
Washington, giving him tie address, :" lion. c. e. Coz,
81. NirItls Hotel. Tomorrow At ~ q. -" Castillo
Cox, together with Scnors YlaSCric, loco Castillo, eHd
Agucro, az an oiice in EasNau-st IHe c9uyeisa'i'n
there carried on chiefly in spanish. Hr Cox "is
lion in rc;,atd I" The stolen bond! ana Castillo was de-
give one cent 10 thieves" In Court ~ Castillo OK
planned that by "teves" he lneau5th6,e perscn who lac
Understood held lis bonds While knowing they Wcre
Stolen iforl him Tie tiafious between PSllctcr
cox and CdS08 appear to have then Terminated without
any agreement. Castillo, meantime, Effected arTluEc-
Irinta wifi the Treasury Dcpa siu ~ which 10 " rs
cai rd to draw rcclliily the rteIc,i upon hg bcll,
Al appears that at about the time Of tia failure o. ,lo
PtlclI end NOIed 10 dl-ose 0f them C.soWhcIc. lG
was Introduced to Nr. NcNcal, broker by Resin }.
! bonds An agreement was made That they should be
produced At Mr.. M,Ec1', Onlcc at given hour the
iol.oviu day. lir McNcti uicaniG. informed Detcc
tive Sampson Of his expected VIE. While Pyieiiar ana
McNed with Bennett, we're bargaining in refer nee 10
counter Detectives Sampson and Maoy appeared from
an adjoining ROOM and taking possession Of The honGs
asked to whom they belonged. PeIcuer and IeuEctt
each q. aimed the ownership Of them hat rcl'cer
$50 I ua, we W' sitE T RS o SF f v era
trying 10 recover souOr Cadi'o's bOnGS fOg hin
Pei tier and Bennett were then arrested
In the nveSi".iion yesterday, Sonur Castillo when
cIosseXamned 10y the counsel Tor Tie defence. test ed
Democra that he had given Lm no authority whatever
20 attempt to recover The honls Tor him; at he had
had shown printed paper which wcre tho numbers
suadc Lin OF The importance Of obtaining Of t..
bonds, and sail that he knew person who la one IN
his possession IRON whom 1t might ne oGtaIed by pay
! for the recovery OF the bonds llo id,n-
and they were also idcutidcd by Lawrence Tpuic, Of
MDsc, TAYLOR * Co.. having hsen deposited BY Mr.
| Castillo Defective Sampson made .o4g deposition -
sS1 me- '' e. eou i1o fofS Gcitng5 GsEcd M s
il he believed thai PlI.liT bal ..o.'n 70 hou''i .'t
Justice held that tlcrc gr uud Tor detention q thq
prisoners; but as The defense COMPLAINED nat they lad
nOt hal opro.tuHy 20 Naune III. HcNea', tue
Tas continued TO- that pnpoe, Until "Wednesday at
The Air. Cox rccued to IN th, remarkable case is nr.
Governor OF My.aL". ana a',errIi 'unnn.s, 4lor ~
Pensions during the lasI y@tr oil 70 isit JoHESar .
Adninr.iratioA, lie has. uihi.'ci d mc'ii"ai
Journal at Washington since lea1iI9 llc Pens. Qi e
ii come cun w III. case j. IN part act Np-,i r E
the representation thai be int, rested himself ia c
eral Of stolen bonds. win WOW t. their recovery
Tao prosecution IN the preliminary iufcsi@ItUu Las Uc
pended upon Detective SAM son, WHO mgde the arrests.
Resin j. Bennett, implicated WITH PcCtcr cOIIpds 81
great hardship in his ~ statcS mat ho las boon
employed m lie Cu,tOn-H0lsa for ~ ycTs that he hss
only recently become acquainted W.th PCCCr, Dud - ~
knew MIN the inventor of a cement which be
thOught ~ value aud was disposed t. invest
IN p,liCtcr requested him Incidentally TO ala Lin IN
realizing upon securities, the mature Of which he
not Informed anu, being acquainted with AcA a.
hc took Pclicticr 10 him; and when he went With
PoctiCr 10 Mop once nc was actually OH lie way 10
the tckCtOicc 70 purchase passage 10 Ohio, 10 visit
some relatives not dreaming Of any CrIminaiy upon the
part Of P,etcr Bennett complains of the cold ct tho
ToluJs, 40 fires being allowed amOna the cells.