The New York herald., 1870-08-30
THE COLD SPRING MURDER.

Close Of C0nroy's ExamnatiOn-He Is Held
TO Await the Action of the Grand Jury
Trumpb0ur's Confession.
The examination in the case Of william Conroy,
charged with being accomplice In the recent rob-
berry and murder at Cold Spring, was brought to o
close on Monday morning, his counsel, j. Hallock
Drake, declining to introduce further testimony on
the part OF the prisoner. Recorder Shaier fully
committed Conroy to await the action of the
Grand Jury, which will sit at Newburg
ON Monday, september &c. ConrOy was remanded
to the orange county Jail, at Newburg On Satur.
day and Sunday he was visited by large number
Of his fellow rufans OF Cold Spring, who encouraged
MIN by their sympathy and cheering words.
The following is the substance Of
TIE CONFESSION OF JOHN TRUMPBoUR,
the murderer OF Elijah Jones. which was made 10
MIR. Sarles Drew ailer at Carmel the county seat OF
| Putnam On the appointment OF MI. Drew TO
| that position made recently, and subsequent TO
| the Imprisonment OF TrumpbOur and Carmel. the
murderer expressed his willingness to make state
ment OF all the circumstances attending the robbery
| OF Mr.. Browning, the messenger of the National
Bank Of Fishkill, on the 27th of July last. lie was
encouraged in this determination, the authorities
were anxious to secure the accomplce, or, as was
| generally supposed the principal contriver OF
me erimemConroy. On sunaa5' august sto;a ~
msnt 10 Mr.. brew, explaining the way in
| which ne was drawn into the ROBBERY. the most
| lamentabe result OF which was the murder OF the
| coachman, Enjah Jones' Trumpbour says that he
became acquainted with William Conroy, OF Cold
| Spring at the protnel or Charles H. Smith, Water
street, NewDurg, about three months ago. About
| the 18th OF July Cohroy told him or nrst rate
| chance TO raise some money, by robDng Mr. Albert
| Amerman, who is employed TO bring funds from q
New ork bank 10 pay the men al work Tor Pauldlng
| Kemble Co., proprletors OF the Cold Spring
! foundry. Trumpbour went to that place from New
burg aud shown the various routes 10 the foun-
| dry and The house of Mr.. Amerman On that occa
robbery, which frumbour was 10 do. 1t was ar
| ranged that he should 20 to New YORK and come up
TO Cod Spring IN The same car with Mr. Amerman.
This plan miscarried, for the reason mat the
went upon , high ole, ola Spree noon using ~;
APART for for the 'yob" on the day preceedlng that
set Tor lis execution. Ihis necesstated postpone
@ ment T. OF the robbery. Conroy then proposed
lad on his way home 10 Flshk from Cold Spring.
That place was chosen for the scene OF operations
for the reason, as Conroy alleged that there would
be very little interference with their operations
there; plenty OF the .'boys' would be on hand
July 26, Conroy and Trumpbour left the house OF
Smith, IN New5urg, and proceeded to Cold Spring TO
carry out their netarlous scheme. They went 70 o
locality the river named Sandy Landing, and
surveyed the route from there TO Main street. by both
the Stone street and Fair street routes Then they
went 10 Stony Point, below Cold Spring, and pre-
pared hiding place for the money. Alter the rob-
berry the thief strike for this place. secrete the
prize and then the to Bun Hill Mountain,
where he was 10 remain unul midnight. At that
hour Conroy ana another accOmpnce, named
Schegel were to go over In boat and meet Trump
| bour, wnen division OF the spos to be made.
Trumpbour was then 10 be conveyed in the boat to
any place on the river which he should desig-
nate. He however, refusing TO take such
q risk without revolver. SchegeI was sent
to Nelsonville IA small village TWO miles
east OF Cold Spring. TO borrow a Remington OF
Merritt Ladue. The revolver was secured, and
after being loaded was turned over to Trumpbour.
All things being ready the.vains visited the
saloons Of Cold Spring, drank heavily and went to
sleep Just like honest men, On Wednesday, the
27th lrumpbour was shown Mr.. Browning as the
latter lett the ut Cold Spring. lie followed him
from place to place until the deed was committed,
as mas been narrated In full in these columns.
On Saturday Trumpbour's mistress, Kate Moore,
visited hun at the jail In Carmel.