New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-30
THE COLD SPRING MURDER.

Tho nroceedings at Newburgh on the part
q, tho defense In the case of The People agt william
Conroy charged with being implicated in the Cold
Spring robbery, yesterday brought 10 an abrupt
termination although Conroy's further examination be-
fore Recorder shafer TO have commenced at
o'clock His counsel j. Halleck Drake, this morning,
resolved desert his client for the time being not wish
ing this stage of the proceedings TO call out any FUR
Their testimony. Upon seeing Trumpbours confession,
which reached Newburgh yesterday, he Immediately
sought an interview with Recorder shafer and Charles
T. Titus the counsel for the people when II was agreed
that no further proceedings should be taken on the pre-
minary examination, the Recorder concluding to fully
commit the prisoner 10 await the action OF the Srand
hours m mT has visited that prisoner in his cell at
Carmel JAIL but nothing new has been gleahea lners
spring chums visited him at the jail They were not al
lowed TO enter, they contented themselves Wltn re-
naming outside and talking TO him through the grating
the Tailor az Carmel Jail and IN subsistence Is ~ l39w
at the house Of Charles Il smith Ecvbuh. About he lSh
ToSe Mr. Albert Rmernab who generally employed bring funds
from the bank two weeks to pay the men a. %G,A s
to he foundry and Tie house Mr. AmeImsn on that occasion the
uTbour who Intended to 70 and in the same
car With Mr. Amean failed because he got spree the pre-
ceng day the money furnished for the OCCASION "h
caused IL to De postpone NJ Browning onld he sylad on III. wy
home from CO Spn9s Our 2e9 was eaH 2s CV and Trump
6our left smiths Spring the They went
Landing and SURVEYED the ground both 6 e sSIe =.
place for the money robbery the thief to make for stony
hid until midnight and then meet Scbse xn boat It cSn
9ns g, G S ys, who T SS S should iGs es g
John refused such k without revolver 50 schfe was
DID, Corroy and unrbouT following that everything right
things being readiness, the Williams came 70 Cold spring
27,S Tumpbcnr was shown Nr browning he
aghtei from the lie followed him from place 10 place. u "
The man scheger, has not vet been arrested, or II
he has the authorities do not know it, why ne
sRNpd Te@an r at aTS Of Seonvc Putnam
Co., had interview with TTumpbour IN T onbnu
Jail week ago to-day. He says that tPa
stated him, "This thing is played out IohIoA @
ing around like gentleman ana me pes Ibe intep
COnTOy put up the job and roled me mo It, ntorc
ton was at to rob Edward BaXters hiruWaIt soI
Cold Spring for the purpose OF sT H urpished
without that risk, that JOB abandoned III the
robbery of the Fshbl Bank Officer Conr9y was 10 st
upon stOOp at convenient distance IN Malnst- Ie1u-
ing paper apparently, hut watching proceedings closely
was to seize the bag and, pursued ConrOy was 10
through another street and come out ahead OF he pu-
suers and if they We're close upon he was to throw
himself the ground in front OF them Win view ol
tripping them up and getting them IN wrangIe WIN
lected a clump OF bushes, where was 10 throw the
money from the bag and throw the bag away ana II
getting clear. The only active part tScheger was u
take in this matter was TO furnish boat ne ana Conroy
were TO row me TO any part of the hudson Sd" III I"
, Conroys reputation in Cold Spring is very bad He
was arrested for robbng COuchs store III Cold sprne
about three years ago. and When mere BOY was arrest.
on charge of committing gross outrage on woman
stealing her earrings from her ears 1t is understood
the Vigilance Committee of Cold spring are press
ing the prosecution Of CODrOy and TiumpDor cover
neur Pauldng, the President of the Committee, haVnl
visited Ncwbuigi several times recently urging yg0r OF
the part of the Peoples Attorney member OF the Com
mittee Is IN possession OF luolha'lo MlC hrj, 81
TrumDbOur has written letter TO his intended bride al
Catski which he said that he had got himself INTO
bad fix by being made tool OF by others. In this letter
ne love he bore the 10 whom he was
anu Trnmeb"r vii he indicted in September
{ and his trial will take place in October.