The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-11
MAN ROBBERS IN corr.
Examination of One oil the Alleged Confod-
rrates-Morc Nuiiiatcd checks.

The preliminary examination Of the
persons held for tho recent mail robberies was
hold before United States Commits ,ioner Shields
IN the Post once building yesterday. Mary
Jane Cons's case was nrst taken up. Se1as-
tian Blckwood. police offccr detailed at the
New York Post ONCE, averred that on Dec. he
visited the premises at III Prince street with
Mr.. Pinkcrton and Anthony Yeoman Of the
Post Once. Mary Jane Collins WAS found In
her room and was shown search warrant. " Go
ahead and search" she said. number OF let
tiers tied up In a package were found In trunk
In the ROOM and In bureau were many insur-
ance parcrs. All of the rooms and beds In tho
house were oftcrward searched. No evidence
Of any other kind was found In the house. Miss
Collins said that the letters were not hers, and
she didn't know how they came thsrc.
Anthony yeoman, General Superntende nt OF
the New York Post ONCE. identified the letters
and Insurance pupers. and explained that since
they wero taken from Miss Collins's room tho
letters on'aining checks had be n sorted from
the other letters AID done M separ tclv.
John Brown, clerk in the Philad elnhia Post
ON 20. examined tho letters and recognized on
each OF them the stamp OF the Pliladclphia
office, showing that they had been mailed ON
his completed the Governments case against
Miss collins, and II " asked that she be com
mitted Tor receiving a. q concclllng matter sto-
len from the mails. II was decided % FER tho
defence IN Miss COlius's case, and The cxamlna-
ton OF j lhn Kelly, until Friday.
Mis- Collins defence viii probably he that
her room VS. open To visit rs both day and
night, and any of them desirous to conceal A
pack &c such ~ the one found I'm her trunk
might have dropped II Into the trunk without
hor knowledge. Luther w. Emerson, counsel
Tor Kelly and Collins. believes that tho other
prisoners. james Crawford aud De Frcest, who
drove the wagon from which the mail was
stolen. will he u sod by the Government. IL IA
said that CRAWFORD has already turned states
evidence.
The letters found in Mas Collinss trunk con-
tnined checks representing many thousands II
dullais. and wcre TAX u from the philalelphia
mail OF Dec. -, Tor Boston. The bag containing
them was addressed tO j. 4. 1hofne. Montreal,
On lda, and was sent L., the National Express.
'flis rag W returned to the New York Post
once Yesterday. In II were more than ~ mutt
lated letters. ard m these letters were many
checks aud notes winch were probably over
rls,e ii-t Of ala the checks whose face value was
more than twenty-five dollars;
na e''., wv. BIZ BE- 20: A's rs S
DIVING: Cha'. Baird & c.. Dec O.. ais os
c,..s MEG elo,n...... Pee. g.. no 90
nrcNcl 4 co... order ot . W. Bin Dee. $4,000 "
Ge..'..'.....,... Mess Dale & Co. Dee. co. $40 40
a wsinsi =. rncm.c,v,,.. Dec 60 4 sos 10
A. v. 1rccuie f.. Zen Mex N... Dee sU...,aOO w
ri. 90 Nc 6 ..t c, sept EFT! Ssats 6 g
{ mpl. y....... The snmc...,.... Sent eo.1,7i3 Of
-. & %. ...'.....' Dec 90. "a AZ
q C6.....,...'.. Porter { Dlckey Dec. 60 Dos ~
f. rfcu...... b.. Nupn ........I noe ~. .iaU1 uD
g. IA ...... i.o~iAnd Parry. DC. -d..l-Ji %
.'rgry '". Tncr,c yc....... Dec. ea.o7oo 90
oarle SoAl g.. SEPT. 1880 90
Io....,.'........ sept. ie. 1874 %
There was also found q plrkarr OF rer'ints
for insurau's rolicie, ad lsr,sel 10 BENZ uuin +.
stevens, Pres tent 81 tAe New En- silnd Life In
slr1nce tIIplN The utmost anxiety for
then safety bad prey He'd.