The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-09
THE BOND FoRGER1Es.

Continuation OF the Trial or Andrew l..
ROberts-Testimony OF mrs. Pettus-A
Wife Who Objects 70 be Used ~ .
Tool by Her Husband.
The trial OF Andrew L. Roberts for forging bonds
OF several railway companies, more especially OF
the Central Railway, was resumed yesterday
morning, before Judge Brady. The court room was
crowded. District Attorney Phelps appeared for
the prosecution and ex-Recorder Smith, ex Mayor
Hail and ex-United States Assistant District At
t0rney Purdy for the defence.
Henry Miller, Jr., oyster dealer in Perry street.
corroborated the testimony OF the engraver Olm-
stead for the prosecution, who had sworn that he
saw the latter In company with Roberts In
saloon Ia Fulton street.
Mrs. Jane Pettus wife Of 'sSpencen Pettus, said
she became acquainted with the prisoner shortly
after her marriage. which occurred In 1870; Rob
erts, some time In 1872, asked her to hand John A.
OImstead . certain amount OF money and In
return she received from Olmstead o $500 bond
and
"a PIECE OF STEEL"
something Ike q half pound in weight wrapped
up in brown paper, which she did not LOOK at; the
bond was Western Union Telegraph bond; she
delivered the bond and 'steel" to Gleason in his
house IN Porty-eighth street; al this time her
husband was In Boston; she subsequently saw
Roberts, and he asked her whether Oimstead
objected Ito giving her the work;' q few days
afterwards O.mstead's boy gave her ''sea" and
asked her to tell the man who was to receive it
that It would have 70 De used dozen times be-
lore 1t would make good impression; she
delivered 1t to Gleason his house alter her nus
band nad been arrested and taken to Boston the
prisoner and smith called on her frequently to In
quire about him; in almost every letter rom her
husband there was an instruction to carry some
husband led her to believe that he was in the en-
poy OF Colonel Wood, oi the Detective Service; sne
taIeatsned 70 sue Roberts and bring MIN to justice
for bail and Tor no other purpose; she denied hav-
ing threatened Roberts with going to PinIerton's
He WOULD RETURN THE MONEY;
che had heard that ne paid $500 to counsel; she
sum o. money, except what ne owed for work done
Here the witness refused to idenufy Q letter
% hers in which she asks colonel Wood whether
wSc sne ns was gong to pay her the
ate ner husband; she SAID this letter was writ.
ten ~ lady Trend Of hers; she Thought the
ansse w lev mus, must BE- Roberts Is sns heard
Jew" she never spoke Of Roberts In proiane or
Diaspnemous terms.
deceived In her marriage to Pettus; 1t WAS true
that ne had many redeeming qualities despite his
10 Dn scc sn ne Ossd her q
always been able to take care Of herself and
told her the agreement with Roberts was that
u be tPettus) would only keep mis- mouth shut,
WOULD PAY ALL THE EXPENSES
OF the trial IN Boston r0r perjury Roberts OBJ
tanned from her 4i.6oo her and her husbands
savings, to make up tho $4,000 required for bail.
Roberts had promised her to return the money,
that this promise nad not been fulfilled.
Mrs. Catherine OImstesu. vile OF the witness
VINO swOre that ne made the seals tor Roberts and
Gleason. related the circumstances OF visit OF
Roberts to her house ip Staten leland. He left q
card inscribed ANDY Roberts" and a message
that he would like to see Mr.. Olmstead. She mad
made statenlent to Colonel Pinkerton after her
husbands arrest
Osborn n Rochester Treasurer OF the Western
Union Telegraph COMPANY, was called, but ex-
cluded on tue ground OF technical objection. In
answer to ex- Mayor Hall, Lie said there was $500
denomination
OF WESTERN UNION BONDS
Theodore Olmstead. boy, testified that ne had
accompanied Mrs. Pettus from his fathers house
on staten Island to this city; he subsequently was
sent by mis- father (Jonn A. Olmstead) to the house
OF Mrs. Pettus. In St. Marks place, with bundle.
Louis Oimstead, relation OF the engraver,
swOre. In corroboration or previous testimony,
that he saw two strangers call at the engraver's
house on Staten Island.
other witnesses we're called, but as none were
forthcoming, toe Court adjourned until this