The New York herald., 1871-09-26
THE STOLEN VOUtnERS.
EXAMINATION AT THE T0MBS.
Mary Conway on the Stand for
Three Hours.

BaulCh, charged with being the burglars who stole
the vouchers from the COmptroller's Office, con-
tinued yesterday before Judge Bowling. There was
not very much interest manifested In the proceed
ings, though Of course the court was crowded. The
case, indeed. was yesterday very dull, and made
terribly slow progress The only witness examined
was Mary Conway, and sne was kept on the stand
for over three hours. She was put through
cross-examlnatton Of the most searching and ex-
haustive description; but the most rigid questioning
failed TO shake her direct testimony and first afda-
Wit in any material ard scarcely in any lmmateral
particular.
The counsel for the defence, as usual took up the
best part OF the first hour during which the Court
sat by long talk directed against Judge Led.
with for releasing Mrs. Hagerty on ball. Coun-
sci said he never contemplated seriously
defending ths lady before Judge Ledwith,
who Has at the same time prosecutor. complainant
ana Judge 1t has been conceded by all the lawyers
who had anything to do with the case that Mrs.
Hagerty could not be held, her character OF wife
rendering her irresponsible for crime committed
in her husbands presence, and dOne as It might be
reasonably presumed at his bidding and by his COM
pulsion. He had, therefore, on Saturday warned
Judge Ledwith to at once either release or commit
this lady. He had done neither. but had admitted
her to ball. without giving him (cOunseD an OppOr-
tunity to advise her to the contrary.
Mr.. Garvin and Mr.. Barrett both defended Judge
Ledwith from the charges thus put forward, after
which the ordinary routine OF business went on.
MARY CONWAY
was again placed on the stand for crOss-examina-
tiOn. She seemed scarcely so agitated on Friday
but still exhibited degree OF nervousness and tim
idlty which at times seemed almost painful. She
testified as folOws:-I know 1t was from half-past
six to seven O'Clock. because l guessed it,;
/ did not look at any timepiece; Mrs.
Ian ma IN
parlor and bedroom between her room
ana mine; was out OF bea when she came in;
they have three children; was In the habit OF
sleeping with OF the children; 1t slept with Mrs.
sse me on the TUESDAY and Monday nights s''' of that
week; Mr.. Hagerty was down from Greenwich on
Gesq him in ne the noo M
wife on saturday night was In bed then; went
into Mr.. Hagerty's room to make the bed; It was
not try whether | could open, i or not;
the bed; the other two children were not IN the
house; Mrs. Hagerty comes home about eleven and
which hour; saw her after she came In that night;
NO CHILD WAS IN BED
Wn me ala Mr not se hae aU e
asleep aud she aw0ke me- she stayed not very long;
/ went out into the hail with her. she brought some
efrigerator; Mrs. Hagerty went TO her room.
l HEARD MR.. HAaERTY srEAKINa TO HER;
!
was an inside door from that room to his bedroom;
l don't Know whether the door that opened from
! heard MIR. Hagerty's voice, and heard 1t once: It
was loud voice, as though he were saying some
1s Mrs. Hasesy sEe d s Mas e NJ r was
voice, nave heard it SO many times;
saw MIR. Balcn 10 the afternoon, about six O'Clock
l have called him funny names; they were all
saying funny words about him; had been saying
these words SIX or seven months; spoke TO HIM on
| the Friday previous TO the sunday; when | saw
| Balch he was walking in the ha II was Satur
day afternoon at six O'Clock; saw him on sunday
don't know that he saw me; was at the head OF
the stairs; mad been up about ten minutes then !;
l heard the noise at the Comptroller's door alter
Mrs. Hagery spoke to me: It was on glass that the
noise was made; he shouted two or three times.
'MURPHY, ARE YOU THEREOF
he came through the parlor door; heard the
X ocKng when was out OF bed and was IN the
hall; / went down stairs because | heard some
Knocking; / did not think there was anything
wrong at that time did not recognize his voice at
lad not seen Mr.. Hagerty that morning before
had heard the knocking; In the whole length
OF the range there was about SIX ~ inches Of
knew all about this trouble between the Comptrol.
ers Office and the money; had heard knocking at
morning; there might have been dozen knocks;
neither Charles Bach nor Hagerty had any know.
saw them; Charley Baulch was standing holding
the door by the knob; don't know OF any occasion
lock % before: Mr.. naser,y had several bundles Of
papers on his ARM they did not know was at the
head OF the stairs; the Eltcnen uOOr was open ana
HE DID NOT SEE ME-
when was standing on one side in the kitchen; he
was going in The bedroom with the papers; would
not swear II was then nine o'clock should not Ike
TO say what time was; did not take notice OF the
time at All; thought there was something wrong
ana ! was watching; ! was "aying low;' !
could not say how long; saw man with gray
clothes follow Mr.. Hagerty into The bedroom; he
had an armfu OF papers; the man with the gray
clothes had; he had an armfUl Mr.. Hagerty had bis
arms full; they both looked as II they had as many
as they could carry; they carried them on theiI
right arms; 1t was about twenty minutes after
saw them going in that the man went down WIFE
the pillow case; before he did TINS Hagerty wenl
down into the dining room; Mr.. Hagerty went into
the bedroom, too; the man
CAME OUT WITH THE PILLOW CASE .
and 10 was fun: could not say whether all tht
papers IN tnelr arms were In the pillow case dlt
not see Mr.. Hagerty again from sunday mornini
until Tuesday at four O'Clock; he got newspape
and some cuis and said ne was going TO Sarat0Qi
with Mr.. Smith; could not tell the man In the gra!
clothes II he were brought here to day. no effort ha
been made to get me to identity hm; noon no on
| mas done this: l nave only given the descrp
ton OF a man who had on gray clothes
I told 1t to Mrs. Hagerty; | cannot iden
ify the man because ! saw nothing bu
his back; Bauch said TO the man VITA the pio,,