New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-23
THE COURTS.
THE OCEAN BANK ROBBERY.

WARNINGS GIVEN OF The UNPeolECIbD 'oN-
DITIoH or TIE BANK-DIsCoVERY on Buzz
CLAIR ~ THE BUILDING BErORE THE ROBBERY
The trial of tho suit Of Samuel NJ. Archer
against the Ocean National Bank was resumed yesterday
in the United States Circuit Court before Judge Wallace
Action in the case brought to recover @lOoUo' 'o
value OF Government bonds which DIR. Archor hiu on
deposit in that bank when It ROBBED In july lSo"'
through II asserted by Mr. Norris OF conse TOT INC
plaintiff the direct instrumcntaity OF COiuihDuso D. 0o
venson then cashier The words "The Ocean Nauonai
Bank" in the title OF the case, mean, IN the language u
tho law. the stockholders in ana the uIecV
ors and they, it IL alleged. in tho event OF the
plaintiffs winning the case, must make eOod Ills i'sS'
The directors are considered to be cupabe because IL
was asserted by Mr. Norris they allowed MI ole'eSO"
and other officers Of the bank to conduct us "i9 III
very negligent There ID strong dis osion !"
keep the names Of the directors from the pnoo' "h'n
applied to for them Mr. Norris said that thcy "ero no'
contained In the peadngs ANA that he did not ieeDe
them Mr. Bangs conducts the case FOR the deienee
said that he did not think tho "respectably OF thc
directors should he impugned by pubnshiS 'ncir h'
In connection with this case" genueman' ho"o''''
who II IA stated has considerable knowledge oil tho edsS'
says that among the directors OF tho pdhA "h'h " vas
robbed we're Henry n Morgan, d. W. "as-tan w
Adams, d. Il. Martin, ~ A. Martin, Johnathan b. Ld
wards now dead Columbus .. Stevenson ana James H.
Hedges.
The testimony introduced yesterday was Ter tEe pr"
pose OF showing that proper precautions against burglars
werc not taken by the officers Of the bank Log" T.
Hnllcy an insurance agent. testified IN substance "'
loovs Some time before the Ocean National Bank was
robbed in 1869, in the vaults with dr Marth' us
President and Mr. Stevenson its Cashier; Mr. maith
ron tha strength OF thc vaults. and sad tat
no burglar could enter th5rc. told Mr. Martin mat the
appliances I,oss ssed by burglars would eh7po lhoD I"
20 through the vaults easily rs man could pl' NJ
finger through piece OF brown paper. ana sad tn io'
fIc safety OF the bank there shoIld night wat'lnan
Mr. Martin replied that such vat chman would be lis
les a. fine bank was safe without one ted him that
. det3c;iyc named Murphy would be good man for the
ulrrc aud that hc could De bad for @i.-nO year
n VAS stated that Nj Hollcy was an AGENT for ne
clone Tirc IN nrancc Company in 1862 and tat tins
Company bad ulicc n tlc bIiidinS occupied ~ the
robbed Mr. Iolloy informed NJ Martin that The inEur
arcc company ahoui tu move ana that ne must look
Thr vines tnen continued In the Winter Of 1865.
Marin toi that man ma been discovered N c'et
aJ T., Vr Martin thar there was n camalinchouse next
~ the hank on ne Grcrrwclst side and that burglars
rim Iiej ai Il Was impossible for them to do
long crossexamiuation faxed TO make M witness
vas the following: There was no way Of getting from
the basement of the building "ntre the G9pc IRE LIZ
national Bank except through the ioor' whch was
aDout feet thick the vaults OF the BANK ere nhci
With hotter from there police patrol on the Green
yicL.t side of bank and aso on i's iult"nt sidr
anyone trying to get nto The bank lnrongh dhe HioWs
t lions Inc ha,l took against burglars did
NOT individually. have any deposits ~ me h.hh Dt
rrnsac ted business with II; "hlie th bppc 1T Incur
ai.ce Company had office ~ the BANKS b'hdihS,
neriod of nineteen years. that Company never nd any
tiins stolen from H. -
NJ Bsng- here questioned the witness at length upon
his tr, ATE nlhirs Tue witness a'crwaId state" tat be
rr6nirne nled Nuri night Waterman Qr me bank,
both be- ai-o hc MS iicn and ne desired 70 Sct h
a poot place, ana because he wanted the bank property
Inc r.xt witness was William c. Phillips, private dc
tacve tie testified follows In 1859, was Herseau.
Of thr Vwcrty-scyenth Precinct The Ocean NatiOuil
ipul wis IN thdt ~ 'cnct ANA Na- Oh uuly ihr ISu
- a. il,ti about uicuth before the robbery
told Mr. 81 evpnsOn. the cashier, that considered The
bank cntpa.gtiyciy unrrob't jcd M Stevenson replied
If rr mad nothing do Win the matter, huu ie'Ith
Ia. t '. Marlin me President about Week attoF Lis
.hi NJ Martin tlt rIc extension ~ tn bank should
,o iff tr pro.nctri tHat had seen Dnch Heinrich
and other 81 picOuS characters around the Dauk, ana
nat Richard Doughty wUuI1 he a. Sokd man 10 iaEe
clr,rg ot IL M Martin said tnIt he did moi wish To
aLs any change. aid not consider 1t necessary.
ana fhai Le SOud me again at anOther time tOld
IT. NtIu tiat Peter Grant The dnitOr of the bank.
.Gf a t,for DorSau look fOr II that saw him
going mo ,he BANK sunday morning DRUNK and that
lis associates woic bad; on diotlef occasion tou Dl
Stevenson hat there was danger tlt the Oahk would DC
on summation the witness stated that the bank
wa, ro,oD,i IN sunday uight but the ronb ~ not
i,ced entrance through ne I'Or; that suofO ilue
before tne robbery armed, his spc'ons that tho btLs
woii he rubbed had passed away, an thdt o mover
odd M Martin iuat be Thought u, Mfd y" fooDtd ny
any particular prtsuns % ~ any particular time.
.o,e,jh -. 1ilrtu. porter VI tbe National shoe and
T,.ticr tank. testified hat he the porter 81 tic
Ds, Ira Natoui Blni when h robbed. lie tGrn cor
Pnnnr cd thc testimony aDout hndiUg man IN closet
of that blu and about the BURGLAR ciecnS au entrance
tar,ush the buor. and stated tntt ne once caA"l ue
Presidents attention 10 me tact that persons of 0us-
p.cous character mad been pONin7 around Tue bluk,
ana that the President tod Aun t. inform IN oiccr OF H.
TAc Court tnch adjourned untii Monday!