The New York herald., 1873-10-31
THE DETECTIVES TRIALS.
First Days Proceedings in the Case Of De-
tsctiVes Captain Irving and Farley.
Evidence Of the Bank Of England Lawyers and
Of tho Counsel Of HcDonnell-The
Confession Of Mcdonnell as
Given In London.

connected with the Bank OF England f0rgeries COM
menced yesterday morning In the court room OF
Police Headquarters. The Commissioners present
were Messrs. Smith President. Russell, Gardiner
and Duryea. ExJudge Pierrepont appeared for
the Bank OF England and ex-Mayor A. OaKey Hall
for the accused. Messrs. Blatchf0rd Seward. Gris-
void and Da Costa counsel for the Bank OF Eng
land, we're also present, and large number Of
spectators were in attendance. Chief Clerk Hawley
having read list OF the witnesses, which included
the OF Mrs. Irving, Mr.. Hall said that she was
under the care or physician and was unable to be
present. Some discussion then ensued In regard to
the necessity Of the PRESENCE OF all the Commits
sioners, counsel coming to an agreement that the
full Board were not required. Mr.. Hall then ex-
pressed his willingness to permit the amendment
OF the charges IL the prosecution wished to intro
duce any additional specifications.
THE CHARGES.
The charges were then read as follows
cnrrT cLrnK's oTrrcE No @o ns Mylassny @ 4 sTssErr
To the BOARD PoLIcs PoLicE DKPARrxENr or
hereby charge James Irving captain in the police
With CONDUCT npbesoma ocers and M 'ne Of lie
police force.
In this to wit:Frst-Prlor to and on the Goth day Of
March last past said James Irving then and now captan
man Of police as aforesaid enered into an unlawful and
sns nS
ss to the gss q @
checks and other papers and documents and pursu
said % d AND
sn IN
spracy. 70 wit:Two telegraphic dispatches from said
%Ss
Sas iss da iaS
received BY said Farley; -.
Philip Farley patrolman of police, each of them having
u as United TED states I on the morning
ringa. arrested said Mcdonnell, who was charged with
BY means o forgeriss; that on said steamer said McDo
a sg in a t. a .es
sss dsyss Of London S aSs
ring OF the value q sio and they the said Irving and
Ing them and said McDSnps that the
@ sw York sa iae
ssIs:si$ II said y i1sps Fairly Tsss
for believing knowing that Said bonds were the prop
erS the receiving of tho bonds letter of
and set DIR Irving and Farley RSw
ing good grounds knowing and Believing that they
@ % report the Board Board Of Pocs the snSeriH
the The
same BY them, and afterwards, when called 1pon by
Hssiand deliver SAID property any part
ana the or
part Thereon from sag MS19nne c,;at c,or.
After some considerable discussion Mr.. Da Costa
said that some OF the charges which had been read
were never made In behalf OF the Bank OF England.
His firm were requested to appear for the prosecu-
tion only TWO days ago. but as its members must
appear as witnesses Mr. Pierrepont had been re-
quested to act as counsel He felt the delicacy or
his position, but he could not keep silent when
charges were read which he had never made.
THE CHARGES AMENDED.
The amended specifications were then read to
the effect that the counsel for the Bank OF Eng.
land. under instructions for the arrest OF McDon-
NELL deputized Pinkertons Detective Agency to
make the arrest; that Captain Irving and Onlcer
Farley showed the firm despatch from
Inspector Bailey in regard to the matter,
and resented the employment OF Plnker-
ton; that the counsel telegraphed to the
Bank OF England on the matter, and were
authorized to use their own discretion; that they
then undertook to employ both the accused and
serve with the latter; that the accused arrested
Mcdonnell on the Thuringia, and that the officer
empowered to serve an attachment against Nc
Donnell's effects was kept or the vessel by them
for half an hour that the accused received valu-
able diamond ring and Sl7,25o In United States
bonds from Mcdonnell, which they afterwards de-
MED to have been in their possession, and which
they retained, with the exception OF $6,000 which
they returned to that the Scers
well known to them as forger, and who went in
this country by the name OF Henry Living
stOn; and that Mcdonnell telegraphed to Captain
Irving to meet him month before his arrival
Tho Testimony.
DETECTIVE ELDERS TESTIMONY
Mr.. Elder said-T am detective police officer have
went BY the name o. Liynss,on Tst knew him about
ro% T he % told me Ss'' % see MN
Mr. Perrepont~what propose to show is .ha. the man
was born in Canada and came here and that these
" hsi"we % viii admit that they knew him.
MI PierrePonntr,Thst ,ll Will save W twenty minutes
'
name nan 20 Of Henry yns;on ,s and CONVICTED Il
he came out from State Prison arrested him. and he
~
e know VIA, man named Engss as notorious iorger
Srosexamiped.I have known Mr. Farley thirty
years during that time he has connected with the
EVIDENCE OF MR. BROOKE.
MT Brooke. q Garvin. Fellows Brooke, attorneys,
e hs az sd T knew M by
N hsn S1 rssnSn ssa sn %
ysw wh ~ Irving or the cf the parc
disposed @ give him iniormaslon; and he d know
nnd rssvea =. e a a. for
:sSo a. the only cO%%psnsatiSn NJ i wa. given him
sSi brown hair, about thirty nys year: old 1eDon.
nell mentioned his name which was some ethng like
Lingham, or perhaps Lynch; the money was American
bank bills Of large denominations other arrangements
were made in regard TO compensation which were not
carried out the retaining Zee was received about three
and asked him he knew anything in regard to MELON.
neil's means to which he replied that he ord not
EVIDENCE OF MR. CLARENCE SEWARD.
Nj. Clarence Seward testified that he was first con-
nected with the Mcdonnell the 4th OF March.
ss73, when his rm received despatch concerning him
from London; that on the 9Th Of March they received
cable telegram instructng them TO Mcdonnell and
George Bidwel and giving description Of the former
began attachment suits against Mcdonnell. George Bid
put into the hands OF Pinkertons Detective
Agency which he had been accustomed TO employ in
similar two warrants Of attachments placed
In the sherihs ONCE and consigned 20 Deputy Sheriff
Judson Jarvis; II was intended 70 have the
warrants OF arrest and Of attachment executed
the 18th and 14th OF March Captain
Irving Detective Farley his Office and showed
cable to the former from Inspector Bailey OF
London, announcing that Mcdonnell the Thurin-
gia and requesting him 70 the firm Of the witness;
the witness told them that he had made all the arrange
for the arrest but they told him that they wished
his arTange and Captain Irving said that IL the
firm would not authorize him TO make the arrest he
dttak no ou bp nj thart offl cahl