The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11

Mr.. Pinkerton's Account or Roberts,
Arrest--How Mach Money the Detect
ives Received and What the Defence
Propose to Show. vw
The trial Of Andrew L. Roberts. accused OF forg-
ing Central Railway bonds, was resumed yester-
day, District Attorney Phelps appearing for the
prosecution. ex-Mayor Hall, Mr.. Purdy and ex-
Recorder smith for the prisoner. n
MI. Robert A. Pinkerton swore that he was
present when Detective Fields arrested Roberts;
ne found IN Roberts private drawer United
States revenue stamp identified by Olmstead as
bearing the cancellation mark Of the western
Union stamp which was furnished to Roberts BY
Mr. Brown; ne also found o number OF old revenue
stamps. " aotss k4 mW 4trt9
Ex-Mavor Hall objected to the reception OF this
testimony. 3
District Attorney Phelps said he proposed to
show that Mr.. Pinkerton also found old revenue
stamps which were uncancelled.
Judge Brady excluded the evidence. 18
,~Ex-Recorder Smith cross-examined the witness.
He said he had always followed the business Of
detective; he did not remember having been told
AZ the search Of Roberts house that eta
n WAS HIRED By MRS. ROBERTS
and not by Roberts; he took the papers to the
ONCE Of the District Attorney, aud gave them to
Mr.. Allen, Assistant District Attorney; he could
not tell exactly the amount Of the receipts for
bonds which he took from the house. sss
Ex-Recorder Smith here requested the District
Attorney to send all the papers. 1t might be
well to tell now, he SAID, that they proposed TO
snow how and whore each bond, which was found
at Roberts house and in Roberts box at the Safe
DEPOSIT Company was bought and paid for by
Roberts The detectives who worked up the case
got 90 day on some days seven Or eight were
Attorney paid to the witness be replied that thus
Tar only one payment OF $1,000 had been made.
pursue this line Of examination and to expose the
private arrangements or the District Attorneys
Ex-Recorder Smith said they would show that
this witness would, IN case OF conviction, be
oooo better on that ne ha a., already received
Mr.. Pinkerton, in answer 70 further questions,
said, with great good hum0r, that sssfI
HE HAD ONLY RECEIVED SIXTY DOLLARS
in the civil snits he got $1,000 lor bringing steve
Ing 70 do WITH the case Of Roberts,; he arrested
Olmstead on the charge or forging seals, but could
thought he returned It 70 the District Attorney he
took Olmsts ad 70 his tPinkerton,sl once and kept
him Eye 81 n ne MIN 70
ton. altered; ne kept 6Imstead there because he
Deas corpus he asked Olmstead II he would prefer
IN ~ negative the arrest Of 3D. Hall and viii
hanson was caused BY MI. Roberts, the broker;
E0. Hall was u Jersey, ana RODerts asked MIN 20
take Hall 70 New York, but he fPnkertOn) did not
do IL because be had no reQuistiOU.
Ex-Rec0rdef 6mith-Have you ever been ar
rested In jersey for arrestng men without the
III. Pinkerrsn-I was arrested once when the
papers were b possession OF one OF my ofncers
who was In the party. ~ l..l ~
me District Attorney here produced the papers
TAKEN PROM ROBERTS HOUSE
and read them TO the Jury. They were receipts
for bonds bought by Roberts.
After recess Louis Baker, saloon keeper, was
called to testify In regard TO seeing Roberts, In
company with bernard r. smith, In hts saloon In
Seventh avenue He said that he saw them to-
gether there two or three times
In his crosse Examination By 81. Recorder Smith
the witness said he had read the story OF the bond
forRerteA In the NEW YORK HERALD After all the
questions nut by the learned counsel had been
answered by the witness MI Smith said, II guess
that's about all want OF you.n
| Districts Attorney Phelps qaughing) II am de-
lighted to ObeNrve ut last one gleam OF hope or
satisfaction in your c0untenance. ~
This sally hailed with good. natured laughter
by all the counsel who have preserved the most
deiienttul relations Of cordialty during their ny
Nh OsCrTs II. Bang, one OF Pinkerton1 detect.
ives wuB next called. He said he WAS present at
Roberts' ttisl IN Connections for forgery, and also
Ex-Mayor Han objected to this testimony, - the