New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-26
South Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Mnnc'Otp' Iowa and
rnE AccuSED cHIEF or POHcE
CONTINUATION OF THE TESTIMONY FOR THE
PROSECUTION. - +

no Of entering the bank, and the completely OF NC
Wuliams lie added: do not know VINO pousuV 'no
tools. I furnished n portion OF inc money '"
''a, FOR them so did Dennan and Cummings;
,nc, with Mcwillams, furnished the money
20 nav the rent; Mcwlliams gave me $40 one
night while walking down Crosbyst. di d not give
receipt; I saw McWlllams at the Metropolitan hotei
two or three days after we had broken through the
upper vault and talked with him about the anhr'
spoke of the danger Of working by day and the feasi
billy OF procuring more rooms; lie asked now much
they would cost and replied that did not know TINS
was the time he gave me the money; next saw NC
Williams in Jail several days after my arrest; be came
10 see Dennan; he asked me why had told capt MIC
Honey about his connection with denied that
had said anything to McHorney the first time spoke
10 Doyle he was in JAIL Doyle subsequently tod
me he had given Dennan two keys that McWiams had
arranged trial before Justice Of the Peace that Nc
Williams wouldput good man the prison van, that
the van would be opened that carriages would be ready
that raid would be made the van and that we couiu
make escape he also excused McWillamss absence
in Philadelphia on the ground that the latter could not
have received the telegram from the cashier Of the bank
in time TO prevent arrest; Doyle offered
the excuse because / found fault with McWilhams
the night we were arrested Dennan met Doye Dennan
left us on the NewYork side and came over and saw
Doyle; when he came back ne said he cav Doyle and
while they were talking the cashier Of the bank passed
them; Doyle spoke Of it, and Dennan said he put ms
umbrella in front Of him. Doyle afterwards told me the
same story in Jail; we thought Doyle and McWilhams
were doing all they could for and Doyle told us TINS
circumstance as an unfortunate for US, and when
probably caused arrest; know Mrs'
Devereaux; she is my sister; 1 wrote letter
TO her after / had been in jail week.
remember severalin which spoke OF Tecumseh; there
was no conversation between me and MoWiniams or
Doyle as TO division of the spoil unless you can con-
st1ue the remark that McWhams made that he would
abide by Dennan's arrangements such conversations
neither McWiliams Doyle spoke OF place IN Ne"
York where the spoils could be divided In the jail Doyle
said that party of friends would be secured 10 ae
company us to Trenton, and that we would be rescued
on the way there. letter here shown TO the WIZ
ness by the prosecution and the Court allowed him 10
read It Notwithstanding the objections of the defense
Cross-examined by Mr. Winfeld--My real name Is Ed
ward johnson; could consume half DAY IN gong
over the catalogue of my assumed names; was convict
cd IN Lima Ohio; was sent to Columbus Penitentary
went by the name of Edward COnzooezo in New Orleans
| WAS for three years O fiction writer under
| the name OF Edward johnson, but decline TO tell
where was in the State Prison in Wisconsin for stealing
horse 10 draw safe out of the CustOm-house was Ia
State Prison in Missouri for obtaining money under
false pretenses in State Prison In ONO twice lor
fines went 10 the different state Prisons under differ
names; while in Philadelphia was IN Ine &c Nr
dence" business; was arrested 9nGer he aIe dnring
| CnllOch was in NewYork about a year uuId Iss
| tbe name OF johnson; was arrested in Baltimore
for PLAYING coincidence" under the name OF Me3sIer;
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locked up; have said but not ON OATH SAID so LOT
purpose never talked with Mcwilliams, except in tie
Metropolitan and the jail; my connection Win aeWiI-
liams was first made known to my sister ana 70 Mr,
swayne they came several times 70 sge S object e in
| making statement was in answer TO can from VIC
the matter requested her to before the Grand Jury
! and tell what. she knew OF the case: - ,,,, e..o
Prison my object in telling Friekey that Mcwiams
stranger TO us was that the Jhet was 70 hSP u
escape and would be well to make DeheVe that nc hau
| no connection with us ,., -. .o..,Aod.
have known McWilams by sight y or IA years lleI
breaking through the upper vault had doubt OF my
safety and had an interview with McWlams IN D0d8es
| saloon, IN Broadway; Dennan was with me; MOVIE
iiams asked me how we were getting along with the
{ePdav he said Yes he thought it would be all right
he said everything was r1ght-he had Just come nom
| see McwiIiams since then, until was IN
the JAN, when he passed my lido door NONE one
by sight; have only had few words in the jail with
him. he said It is pretty rough ora man Sau, o,
that all he had been up stairs; somebody came to-
ward him. when he stopped talking never spoke to DOYLE
prior to my arffSI saw sa him a 5 SSwYork R o
ton-st; nobody with him knew Dennan three or
four months before the arrest saw him IN the rooms III
Cross-examined.-My right name is Moses vogeli
never used the name Of Foley before have used other
names becausewe, can't answer II might criInnate
me TO answer that question first dropped the name OF
answer what my first alias was this answer was
insisted upon, and he acknowledged that ~ was
was convicted, and sent TO sing sing, ana
served my time was GeEea up cot III az wboRt
hearing have been arrested twice. 1t was three or four
The second time in New-York on suspicion OF stealing
jewelry was not tried this was year ago; mean 10
sent 10 Sing Sing for stealing about 800 worth OF jew
ery have not associated with thieves for the last nine
g gSe teReo In have with thieves very
likely was known D them then as txo or thsd5
weeks before the arrests II was IN gambling house III
walk; did MT strike as much Of an affair when he
spoke OF robbng the bank; walked 70 the Washing
II Houstont where he first spoke the robbery think
the proprietor died snce this about l6 ls days
before the arrest not sure not sure OF anything
AT tine time was not acquainted with Proctor; first saw
Proctor day two before went TO work. saw him in
eSnS0 and Ginning was MT Introduced ' Proctor
no one there o. our party; never saw Proctor
before; heard Of him. this about two days be-
fore we went TO work the bank up 10 this time had
not McWiliams or Doyle about tins ahar Just saw
saw him in DOdges Dennan said "this was one OF our
party" nodded, and he said, This is pretty tough
iOb said yes and LETT hrst saw Doyle eight OF niue
Capt McIIorDey testified: am Captain Of the First
Precinct witness was shown five pairs Of handouts,
four OF which were the sherfs and the nth dferen
the CAPTAIN took the keys taken from Dennan ana
nounced that they fitted all OF those like the sherifs
Capt dG gsSs Was o II bs sne the @ Sa S
Philadelphia the night Of the capture; do not know
5 the ne 8o %I ne him my ye report sn
told him what had been done; he said he
understood and had heard all about it, no said
something about the selection Of men; that 1t poor
selection aud wanted to know why did not take Doyle
with me; told him Doyle sick he said Doyle was
sitting the Inspectors until IL O'Clock that ght
told him had not seen Doyle his manner usual
with me; he had but few words with any subject
have Mrs Devereaux twice in the statiOn-house
within week after the arrest she went back into the
Chiefs office do not think he In he was sent for
but do not know whether he went In or not
che ca1te next on the day when the supposed
burglars were 70 give ball. she asked for
the Chief and into his office and staid about ten
spoken TO her about the Chief: