New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
THE COURTS.
THE SUBURBAN BURGLARS CITY HUME
TRIAL or THE KEEPER or THE LIQUOR SAh"oN
WHERE THE THIEVES WERE ARRESTED.

THE SUBURBAN BURGLARS CITY HOME.
TRIAL or THE KEEPER or THE LIQUOR sALooN
WHERE THE THIEVES WERE ARRESTED.
George A. Millard, the proprietor OF The
liquor saloon at Canal aud WashbgtOn-ss "ho'e t"o
masked burglars who wero implicated IN the suouiDah
robborics woro captured. was brought up Tor tria III
the Court Of General Sessions, yesterday. before o-
cordcr uacLet Mard ia indicted, with his bartender
John ODonpeI for larceny and receiving stolen
goods Assistant DlstrictAttorney Rollins CON
Quoted the case for the people, and John ID. Town
send appeared for the prisoner. Police Commissioner
Duryee and Chief OF Police Matsel occupied seats near
the Recorder during the trial Upon the desk OF the
prosecuting counsel displayed groat variety OF
burglars implcmonts-powerlu jimmies, wedges dark
lanterns powder and pistOlsall Of which were found
in the saloon when 1t searched small red russia
leather portfolio which found there and on which
the indictment is founded, among the articles.
william K,sOutter Of Staten Island identified tho port
folio his property. and said that it was taken from
his house by masked burglars the night Of Dec 3d.
1873 The dresngcage TO which IL belonged and pioce
Of furniture bearing tho marks OF jimmy were shown
One OF the mmes found in the saloon showed marks OF
the paint from this broken piece OF furniture Detective
elds then testified that the portfolio was found IN
MlIards saloon and that Miard claimed it as his own
property: in the saloon he found and arrested " Dan
Kelly, John Burns, and othoT notorious thieves
aud burglars, and also found a great variety OF
the masks by the burglars apparently made
and other articles The counsel for Mard objected to
any articles being admitted in evidence except the
portfolio alleged to have been stolen but the Court
admitted the evidence ground that it comPe-
toni 20 show tho possession OF burglars tools by man
charged with stealing or receiving any part OF the
proceeds Of burglary. Detective Elder then gave his
testimony, which was substantially the same as tat "
Detective Fields. Tho prosecution then resto'.
The testimony for the defense was mostly Dy persons
who had been IN the habit OF inc prlsohers
saloon who declared that they bad never had any sus
pCion OF its havinga bad character ana had thouRnt
was o respectable place. A watchman, named GroIas,
testified That he had beon tending oar Tor Mlllrd on
Jan. 2. and man. one OF party OF four whe came IN
and drank liquor had left tho portfolio with hlm MS
companions called him " john" and lac knew nothing
else OF him Testimony was offered show that Miliard
having found out tho bad character OF the men who
fr2qGented his saloon ana were aiterward captured
there was negotiating Tor It's SALE but tins testimony
excluded. To reGut this testimony. testimony was
gwen to show that Mari had previously kept p.aco
at the OF Heserst. and the BOWerY, whch IA
u resort for thieves His present place was fegfdtu -
the officers OF very bad character Mllard had sdl
that the portfolio given nm BY "Chcised SeOige'
who ~ OF those whom the police are now looking Io
MllaTd himself then testified IA llS own DcaI' anu
narrated portion OF his history lie sad lhat nc was
sent TO the State Prison once III 1900 lOi HNo Years. o
larceny from the person, although ne was innocent "
the After that he opened the saloon IN the BOW
except copying in the County Clerks oicc, ana
then he opened the saloon IN Caudl-5t Since leaving
State Prison he had tried TO live honest e, ana thc
captured in his place were not there Dy bs desire
lie irs SAW tue portfolio in The possession oi Chelsol
George" hO had not said be had received II from
thai person had only the burglars when they
came in;O ms saloon memorandum book belonging
I'm fe urIsourr was prodJecd Certain items of money
explained % amounts lcUt TO Dan Kelly, Larry
Griffin. ChGsca George. aud % Nike Hnroy during
cards. and times To retain their gOOd
VIII tOw ara lie testified that persons were
tho habit OF leaving parcels at the saloon Tor SAFE
Iimnios ana other burglars tools. 1h0 examination
was here adjourned uuu this morning