The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-24
THE COLD SPRING MURDER.

William Conroy at Newburg-Trump-
bour's Confession Interesting De-
tails-"A Clean Breast Of It."
The circumstanceso OF the arrest Of william Con-
roy charged with completely IN the recent robbery
resulting in murder at Cold Spring, on July 81,
were given In Tuesdays HERALD. On Tuesday
afternoon the prisoner was brought before Recorder
Shafer, OF Newburg, for examination. The people
were represented on this occasion by Charles T.
Titus for the District Attorney, and }. Il. Drake ap
peared on behalf Of the prisoner. At two O'Clock
CoNRoY
was brought into court He Ia about twenty-four
years OF age, and was Hastily dressed His counte-
nance wears kind OF daredevil expression,
very well COMFORTING with his reputation in
Cold Spring and Newburg. In the court room
were C0nroy's mother, widow lady resi-
ding in Cold spring; William A. Browning, the
bank teller, whom Trump5our attempted to rob;
'Lib' Mlllspaugb, Conroy's girl" and q number
OF the CT liens OF Cold Spring interested in bringing
tojustice the murderer Trumpbour, and Uonroy, the
alleged accessory to the robbery and resulting MUIR
der. Kate Moore,
TRUMPBOUR's MISTRESS,
and former inmate Of low haunt in Newburg
where Trumpbour and Conroy are supposed to have
concocted the scheme Of robb.ng the bank teller
was the first witness called on behalf OF the people,
She testified that she went to live at Charles
Smiths, Newburg, the place frequented by Trump
bour and Conroy, In May last; stayed there about
two months; saw Conroy there; he used to go With
Trumpbour more than with any one else; they
roomed together at Smiths; they were together the
day before the murder at Cold Spring-wcnt to that
place together; saw Conroy have pistol at Smith's
this was the day before they went to Cod Spring;
saw MIN take out old cartridges: can't say whether
ne put anything back into the pistol or not.
the pistol with which the murder was Committed
was furnished to Trumpbour at this pace] saw
Conroy on the evening Of the day when the
ROBBERY AND MURDER
were committed; was bad friends with Trumpb0ur
at one time before this and COnroy told NE ought
TO keep good friends with him, as there was some
money coming to him.
The cross-eXaminatlon OF this witness was waived
by the defence.
Ii. P. wHALEY, A SALOON KEEPER.
at Cold Spring. was next sworn and testified to the
fact that Conroy had been In his place about an
there twenty minutes before the attack was made
by TrumpbOur on the bank teller; that he went In
direction opposite to that of the place where the at
tack was made; that Conroy was in the habit Of fire.
quenting his place; that there was nothing strange
or unusual IN COnroys conuucG at this time.
joan ID. Gilmore, hote! keeper at Cold Spring,
was sworn for the people, and testified to Conroys
conduct ct the time OF the examination of Trump
bour before the Justice Of the Peace just after the
shooting OF the c0achman Jones; COnr0y did not
appear 10 be greatly excited there.
WILLIAM A. BROWNING,
teller OF the Fishkill National Bank, whom Trump
bour had attempted to rob- was next put upon the
stand, and testified as follows:-Reside In Duchess
day was assaulted in Cold Spring went to that place
from Fshki village this was on the 9th day OF
July last; reached there at twenty.one minutes
past nine In the morning; this was on Wednesday; l
went on my usual Observation-Disclosures went on
wednesdays-to receive deposits from customers,
MONEY CHECKS AND NOTES.
there being no bank IN Cold Spring; when was at
tackled wassentlrely through with my business; my
collections on that day amounted to So OOO about
81 600 to $4,000 being in bank bills; 1t was all in
satchel which carried In my hand; ! was attacked
street, with my face towards the railroad, on
Pelton's corner; l did not know the man who at
lacked me; he came from an opposite direction
from the way was looking,
THREW RED PEPPER
in my eyes, and at the same time grabbed my satche
saw no other person standing about; chung to
the satchei down the steps and across the sidewalk
in the gutter was compelled to relinqush my hold
ana crie0, stop thier;" ran as far as wooden
pump IN Fair street, then my eyes hurt me SO bad
'' '''N ! WIS PARTIALLY BLINDED;
then other persons commenced pursuit. some Of the
red pepper was taken from TTumpbour's pocket
large handful In my face; 1t was q fact generally
known IN Cold Spring that came down there every
bank; am not acquainted with Conroy though
have seen him before; made a complaint against
John Trumpb0ur tor rather John Smith, as he then
Robbery.
The cross-examination Of this witness elected the
fact ror the first time on this inquiry, though known
to few previously that TrumpbOur has made
WRITTEN CONFESSION,
Mn Sa or the e az now
fesson, further than as indicated above He stated
also that his a1davit on which the warrant for the
arrest Of ConrOy mad been based, had been made
without reference to this confession.
Mr.. Whaey. recalled, testified to having seen
TrumpbOur in the Justices Office after his
ARREST FOR THE MURDER.
At this point the counsel for the people rested his
case, and the prisoners counsel not being ready
with his testimony, the further hearing Of the case
O'Clock.
Itseems that the warrant on which Conroy was
arrested specified charges Of completely In both the
robbery and murder which have been referred to,
but Oh the circumstances OF the case being further
inquired into the old case was dropped and new
warrant, charging Conroy with completely In the
attempted robbery alone was issued and Conroy Is
now held on that charge.
1t is asserted by parties who claim to have seen
TRUMPBOURiS CONFESSION
that it gives detailed statement Of the circum-
the crimes for which he is held for trial that he adj
mts the concocting of the plot in Newburg and i'm
has '.made clean breast" Of the whole AFFAIR.
1t Is also stated that the attack on the
SanE was and his m nas as % so
being the cashier Of the Cold Spring foundery, and
that Trumpbour was mistaken for him. But this
latter rumOr lacks confirmation.
Since ConrOy's arrest the Newburg detectives have
entertained suspicious that he was concerned In the
recent burglary and murder in Binghamton, N. Y,
and the authorities there were telegraphed to
for a description Of the burglar who made his es-
cape, the other two burglars engaged In the crime
having been drowned. But the answer came that
no description could be furnished. The clerk who
survived had not seen the burglars with sufficient
distinctness to be able to describe any one Of the
three
CAPTURE OF A HORSE Thief.
notorious horse thief named John Jerome Hays
who has recently served a term in Sing Sing Prison