The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
The Robbery Of Hanks Jewelry Store
Trial of Calvin.

The Robbery Of Hanks Jewelry Store
Trial of Calvin.
Before Recorder Hackett.
The only case Of special interest brought to the
consideration of the jury yesterday in this Court
was an indictment for robbery in the first degree
against John Calvin. 1t will be remembered that
on the evening or the 9th of January the jewelry
story OF Adolph Hank, No. 327 Ninth avenue, was
robbed OF watches and Jewery valued at
$4,000, by men who first bound and blind
folded the proprietor. The evidence against
the prisoner Calvin, who, 1t seems, was formerly
a keeper in the Tombs was circumstantial as will
be seen by the subjoned digest Of 1t. Assistant
District Attorney Rollins conducted the prosecu-
ton and Mr.. william Knitting represented the
prisoner.
The first witness called was Adolph Hank, who
testified that he kept a jewelry store at No. 327
Ninth avenue that at twelve minutes past nine
O'Clock in the evening he was alone In the store
when two men entered, one stating that he was a
detective and knew something about two watches
that he (the compainauD mad lost month pre-.
vious, and that he could do something for him. at
the same time whispering, so that the Sec
ond party could not hear. that he would like
TO see nm privately at the rear OF he store: the
compl ainant followed him to the door which led
into the bac room; the "detectivev walked into
the room; whereupon Mr.: Hank was struck over
the head from the back which stunned him,
whereupon he was bound, gagged and blindfolded;
after that he heard walking TO and fro the store,
ana from the voices he judged there were more
than two men there; ne was lying In the back
room, and it was twenty minutes be ore .the job''
door, which led into the hall from the bedroom as
soon as he knew the parties had gone he loosened
himself and went into the street and
charge OF the store while he proceeded to the sta
there wee 20 po 70 tine
taken, plated chains ana other jewelry, the aggre-
gate value OF which was $4,000. piece Of lead
nj uh0 fun taar 1nnn vxhir NH hant
found on the lounge in the back room, and q
'gimmy'' "a burglarlous Implement; the COM
store were taller than Calvin, and one was stouter
a27 Ninth avenue, over Mr. Hangs jeweiry EVERY store
on the first floor, testified that she remembered
sae e q tine S o. side Of Ra
nue. about twelve minutes past nine; he KEEP:
watching the store and walking up and down;
then ne crossed over. and few minutes after two
men came out OF the hall door, and the prisoner
joined them as they walked up Twenty-ninth
street towards Eighth avenue; she did not see
the men go into the jewelry store, but they went
out about ten minutes after she began to notice
lett the store did not belong to the house. and
she never saw any OF the men before
ss os Ssnn s neaf sT S s ah parties
then witnessed crowd assembled around
the store door and learned Of the robbery. This
witness was cross-examned thoroughly by the
counsel, and adhered to her statement that she
was positive CALVIN was the young man she saw
store window, and at one time he looked up in her
face
witness. He swore that he saw Calvin on the night
OF the robbery on Sixth avenue. between Thirty
first and Thirty. second streets, about eight
O'Clock, in drinking saloon kept by q man
named Johnson, and subsequently Calvin and
man named McGinn and three or : four
street between Broadway va and Sixth avenas'
and they told him to drive. to Ninth avenue and
ninth street, between the Ninth and Tenth ave.
nues, and to stop IN the middle or the block; the
q ana IN to e AFTER
told "tne Duke,n as Fallon was called, to wait, and
instructed him to drive to the corner Of Eighth
avenue and Twenty. ninth street, they got In there
and Calvin rode outside, telling hun to drive to
the corner OF South Fifth avenue and Blocker
No. 81 or No. SO Sixth avenue, and had drinks,
McGinn giving the driver S.. with the promise OF
MORE more on IN tne w sonaay night after 1.-The Duke
more from man named Quinn. The witness ex-
planned that the party had hired his hack a few
was damaged and they promised to pay the dam
ages.
took place, was Captain OF the Twentieth precinct,
testified to having arrested the prisoner at lager
beer saloon In West Forty first street. on Sunday
night the crime having been committed on the
FRIDAY night BEFORE pei ne found on the person OF
e oT and d e 70 and w wnt
marked :--"You have got the idea because l used
to take things once that do the same thing now
but pledge you my word cnat have not touched
ANYTHING since was keeper in the Tombs,u The
prisoner declared that he did not know anything
had not BEEN above street rom ea' six
O'Clock on Friday night until the time OF the ar
rest; he stated that he spent an the evening in
streets, and afterwards went to ball.
TINS closed the case for the prosecution. Mr..
and called JOnn Calvin, the uncle oil the prisoner,
VINO sw0re that on the evening before the robbery
he gave him 500 to purchase o suit OF clothes.
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