The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-11
THE $4,000 ROBBERY CASE.
Sidney S. St0ut Goes Down to the ParisI,
Prison,

The case Of the State VS.. Sidney Stout was
called up at half past II o'clock yesterday, be-
lore Judge Macarthur. A. G. Lewis and H. H.
Walsh. Esqs, appeared for the prosecution,
r. N. Ogden for Stout, Judge Br ughn for
Dr.. Ulrich and G. L. Hall for George Teet-
gel. Mr.. Ogden made motion that as the
two parties were charged with being accesso-
ries to the robbery, he had prepared the de-
Tense jointly with Judge Braughn and Mr.
Hall, and asked the cour: to hear the case
as one
Judge NcAethur refused to grant the same; as
the attidavlts had been made out separately, he
said he was obliged, as committing magistrate,
to hear each separate. The case of Sidney
Stout was called first. The first witness put
on the stand YVES the owner Of the property
Mr.. Il. S. Morse. Last Saturday or Sunday
week, November lst 1874, everything was
stolen from my safe, $4,000 worth, including
cash, bonds, watch and chain, and other notes
and checks. The watch and Parish Bonds
were left with me for safe-keeping. l dis
covered the loss when / looked in the safe at
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
Sidney was not in my employ at that time :;
L had discharged him Sunday morning. On
looking around | found everything gone.
The accused was employed by me before the
robbery in keeping the cash accounts He
had full access to my books, but no one but
myself went to the safe. ! kept a memoranda
OF all my bonds in the cash book. When 1
looked at the book found it cut out had
another memoranda made out by myself,
which was in the safe. The prosecuting at
torney handed him q Memoranda, which he
identified as the one made out by himself,
and which answered the figures correspond
ing with tine bonds. Captain Schneider and
Special Officer Pisrson brought Stout to my
room at the City Hotel. H. told me that he
would give me an order on Captain Schneider
for the bonds He sat down and wrote the
order himself. The following is a copy of the
same:
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 3, 1874.
"To Capt G.. J. Schroeder, Chief Of Detectives
''Deliver to bearer, r. S. Morse, the package
of bonds which you now have, and which
took from the safe Sunday night, Nov. LIST,
1874. SIDNEY s. Stout"
In the cross-exanination by Mr. Ogden, he
was asked about the reward. Mr.. Morse an
swered that he had spoken to Mr.. Pierson and
offered him $500 if he got back the property,
and stated that he didn't care for Stout as
long as he recovered the property. This was
objected to by MIR. Lewis. Judge Macarthur
stated that he did not want to hear what had
transpired in the detectives little court. Mr..
Morse should have made the affidavit in the
regular way, and brought before the court
what had been said or done by the detectives
had NO weight before this or any other co mt
John Farrell, Edward Watson, James E.
cunts, Patrick Connors and Capt. Schneider
were exami ned-the testimony being abou
the same as was published in the BULLETIN
of the Sd inst. !. In conclusion Judge Nc
Arthur sent the Papers before the Superior
Criminal Court, and remanded the prisoner to
the Parish Prison in default of S25, 900 bonds.
Judge Braughn and G. L. Hall asked the
court to reduce the bonds in the case of VI
richs and Teetzel, charged with being Access
series to the robbery Bonds were fixed at
$4,000, and both men released.
The cases OF Dr. ulrich and George Teetzel
will be called up on Thursday morning