The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-20
THE BOND FORGERIES.
Ex-Mayor Halls Address The District
!. Attorneys Reply.
JUDGE BRADY'S CHARGE.
The Jury Fail to Agree UP to One
o'clock This Morning.

ing before Judge Brady.
Ex-Mayor Hail at ten O'Clock resumed his address
to the jury He pointed out the inconsistencies Of
the testimony for the prosecution, and closely dis
sected Olmstead's evidence. He admitted that
Olmstead made the seals in question: but denied
that he made them for Roberts Every wit
ness was really mere tool or spence
Pettus. Pettus was accustomed to concoct
such schemes. He invented schemes for robberes
and burglaries; and he certainly equal to this
feat of intellect The defense had shown that there
was q motive on Mrs. Pettus' part to wreak her
vengeance on Roberts; then it had also been
shown that the Pnkerton gang had motive In
making money out of this persecution OF the de-
fendant. Mr.. Hall showed now Improbable it was
that Mrs. Roberts, the defendants sister-in-law,
would keep her bonds at the Safe Deposit
Company, If they had been really the fruits
or this plumber. Why. the Safe Deposit Company
would be the first place the District Attorney
and the police would go to II they suspected Rob-
erts. This part OF Mr.. Halls speech was enlivened
by many bits of humor, which called smile even
to the careworn and haggard face OF the defend
ant, and
INTERsPERsED WITH CLASSICAL QUOTATIONS.
from Dante, Virgil, Shakespeare, Goethe and other
authors. Roberts had no particular interests to
protect In New York. He could have escaped
easily II he felt himself guilty, but he stayed
openly at Wade's Hotel after the HERALD had pro-
claimed him bond forger The Pnkertons we're
ready to ruin Columbine simply because they
thought he was going to be witness for the de-
fence. He asked the jury to determine first,
whether they believed Smith, and whether they
attached credence to the evidence of Olmstead.
Those two points would decide the case.
"And now, gentlemen" Mr. Hall concluded, in q
voice quverng with emotion "my responsibility
as lawyer is about to END but my feelings as o
~r,sSN nrt
conspiracy as that which enveloped Warren Hast
ings, who, in his old age, was received by the
House of Lords as an honest, innocent man. 1t Is
a conspiracy on q smaller scale. / pray you to
deliberate cogently calmly over your duty in
this case, and l give now in your keeping
the fate, the liberty, the honor OF tins man
Jurors have been deceived. district attorneys have
been deceived See to 1t, gentlemen, thar you do
not err this time. have never yet known jury
testimony OF ieons and accomplices, and | ask
you to deliberate long and fearlessly before,
GIVE AN UNJUST STAB TO JUSTICE"
District Attorney Phelps, in addressing the jury
for the prosecution. said he was not gifted with
and the glitterlhg fancy OF the learned counsel
who had just spoken. It was not congenial to his
defence, nor was 1t his part to stand here TO de-
fend any one who might have thought II justlh-
which he had perpetrated. Nor was it his
part to defend the Pinkertons, who, as the EVIL
showed were employed oy INN to render
nounced as stencil In the nostrils OF the COM
munlty but 1t was a stencil in the nostrs oil only
such criminals as the Cabs Mills robbers, in Mis-
souri,, who were hunted down by the agency or
these Pinkertons. Mr. Phelps mentioned many
cases IN which the PlnKertons had done good SER
vice, and he insisted that the abuse poured upon
them was not merited. The learned counsel Tor
the butt OF q vast conspiracy. II this was the
II was for the jury to speak the word which would
bid him
90 FORTH TO THE WORLD FREE MAN.
Mr.. Phelps claimed that the defendant had all
the qualities which were necessary TOT the concoc
ton OF SUCH vast scheme OF forgery. He was
man OF large means, able to command the services
OF friends and accomplices; he possessed ntelli-
gence and business capacity. and was just the
person to carry out such grand scheme OF fraud.
Did he know anybody VINO could furnish him with
Gleason, who was jointly indicted with him Tor
forgery; he knew Pettus, who was now serving
set, therefore, they find that he was
the a OF wse he was accused ey fu
Roberts closely allied to Pettus that lie went to
Boston with view to bail him. 1t was not denied,
and could not be denied, that Roberts, for some
purpose or other, was in close alliance With Pettus
and the whole gang OF orgers. II was admitted
that Roberts had given Omstead 500 without re-
curing his note Tor it, Every one connected with
Roberts charged the forgery upon him. The key
found was obtained Of Mrs. Roberts, tue defend
ants sisterin-law, and bonds belonging TO Roston
York and Erie bonds were found in her box Mr.
| Phelps dwelt on ali these pouts with great en-
phasls, and finally asked why the defence had
THIS CLOSE ALLIANCE or ROBERTS
with Pettus and the other forgers. The most bril-
ment OF the learned counsel, which, however,
was an airy castle, built in the sunlight of the
learned gentleman's glitterlng fancy Mr.. Phelps
then detailed the testimony the prosecution as
published III the HERALD and declared that the
defence mad only COntradcted the Witnesses Tor
the people in the most minor matters. Mr.. Phelps
dssecled the testimony Tor the de .ence, claiming
tina: 1t did not assa one OF the main points made
by the prosecution. The prisoner and his sister
inaw, MRS. Roberts. VINO sat beside nlm, smiled
good humoredy at many OF the points made by the
"Aud now we come to the greatest witness of
the defence, the grand figure,m Mr. Phelps said,
What q good playful the defence might nave lur-
nshed in this case. The penitent, reformed WI
lain to do the heavy business Davis, VINO never
fails 10 attract large audiences, ana who so
delighted the people III Maine rnat they kept him
IN their importunate embrace Tor some time
daughter -the general utility man, Mr.. Purdy,
FROM THE UNITED STATES BOARDS;
the leading man (by Kind permission OF the Fifth
stage manager, scene shiter and promptcr, the
"Big Indann colonel Wood.
"DOn't forget TO mention Roberts as the walking
gentlemen eX-Mayor Hail observed, soto goce
District Attorney Phelps, VINO accompanied the
foregoing humorous remarks with proper gestures,
then gave an outline OF the theory oil the pr0secu
ton. This scheme was concocted by Pettus, Rob-
erts and Gleason. At first Pettus employed DIM
stead, tue engraver; but when Pettus was
victed In Boston, Roberts put himself directly IN
connection wan Omstead and smith The learned
counsel Tor the defence said thit Roberts must
nave been innocent because he did not fly after ne
had put the bonds upon the market. But Roberts
elt confident that Pettus and Smith, who had
been TO prison, could not testify against him.
ana 0lmstead was needy man who could be
easily bought of. Why flight would only have been
q corroboraJlon OF MS guilt.
snow, gentlemen, nave briefly discharged my
Duty Mr.. Phelps concluded '1he scheme OF
crime planned by this prisoner was vast and IL Is
Tor you 70 say whether the evidence adduced sat
isles you Of his guilt and whether justice does not
DEMAND HIS CONVICTION OF VOC.
This community look 10 yon for righteous ver-
diet, and II ~ Tor you TO learlessy and conscien-
tiously execute the great trust which you hold"
EX-Mayor nall requested His Honor TO charge
that there was no evidence showing that smith
ana ROBERTS were connected IN any way; that the
defendant was not called upon to account tor the
absence OF testimony or explanation; that there
was no corroD0ratlon that 0nIsteau received any
/ money rom Roberts, &c. Most OF these requests