The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-30
HOW the Great Robbery Was
Planned and Effected.
TESTIMONY IN THE POLICE COURT
Unbusinesslike Negotiations That
Revealed Too Much.
THE CONFEDERATE" MCCARTHY.


John " Hand, who Saturday last astonishcd the
police by allowing himself TO DO robbed OF $4,000
OF diamonds made. according to his sworn tes
timony, much worse bargain. Tho sterDg rubes,
sapphires opaques ana cmcralds by him sold 10
Mrs. Whitney Tor tho OF twenty Ave cenlsl When
this extraordinary statement came out In the
Tombs Police Court yesterday scarcely one
present, from tho honorable Judge tho
bench to the homeless and pcnniloss looker-on,
but envied Mrs whitney, aud secretly wished he
could change p aces with her. ExJudse Curtis, coun.
sci for the prisoner Mccarthy. was apparently the
most astonished OF ALL ''whati' he exclaimed; ''sel
SIS. 900 worth OF diamonds for twenty-five cents aud
other consideration. Great Csesarl" Yet such
WINS tho tact A bright, new silver quarter was The
only consideration paid by the fortunate Mrs whitney
for the beautiful and valuable collection.
TESTIMONY or HAND.
The examination yesterday began at four p. NJ,
Justice Kilbreh presiding. Tho prisoner occupied
seat by his counsel, and with his rudy, NapoIoonio
face perfect nustachios aud aristocrac fur-trmmod
overcoat, looked real Apollo.
Hand took his opposite by tho sido OF
his counsel, Mr.. Mott. Tho case was opened by
Hand taking the witness stand. am iory-
1--WE years Of age, no testified; last April
gave exh ib tons Fleetwood Park with thirty-six
mustangs; the undertaking was financial success;
| first Colonel Mccarthy. The prisoner. two months
tmoro and Ohio Railroad by my friend, Mr. Bates, pas.
scugcr agent Of Tho road; our Arst conversation
business matters about two weeks ago; had an
advertisement In tho HERALD for loan Of $40 900
good coila,cra mentioning the circumstances day
to Mccarthy hc said that probably might be able 10
negotiate the loan for mo and asked 10
SEQ tho collateral; showed him tho dia-
monds; subsequently, We had several convcrsa-
lions about entering into copartnership Ms
cattle brokers; on Thursday last Mccarthy told mo
that he had found party by tho name OF Hals,cd who
m IAan npdsr gtunsl att
tlmo was that tho partnership depended upon
McCarthy's success in negotiating tho loan; We went
10 tho Astor House to meet Mr.. Haistcd but he
not there, and Mccarthy, after making inquiries. IN
formed that h0 was at tho New York Hotel; tho
following day went TO the st. Nicholas Hotel and
signed articles OF copartnershp; also signed paper
empowering him TO hypolhecate tho diamonds.
A LAxE AND LAwLEss LAWYER.
On Saturday the prisoner ana myself wont to the
New York HOTEL where no claimed TO have another
me as Ellwood Thompson lawyer; Thompson was
lame in ono leg. (rhe lame man was here described
BY the witness as thirty i've yssrs Of age ave se SIX
little legal byplay the part Of counsel lac contin ucd
Mccarthy, the lame man and myself, got into coupe
aud drove to the Metropolitan Hotel, where wo had
liquid refreshments; Mccarthy and remained in the
hotel agreeing with tho lame man to meet him fcw
hours aflerward Judge Suiherland's Office, Bennett
Building, where lady, they told me, in
waiting to advance the money; tho lame man
then drove away; at about two O'Clock the prisoner
and my self arrived the Bennett Building and went
stairs stopping at door bearing the nano vi Suh.
| erand; McCalthy entered, and u moment aftcrward
came out, saying that tho party was not thoro; we
then wen, down stairs, intending to 20 to saloon:
ali this tmo had tho diamonds IN my possession; al
tho outer met the lame man. and all
adjourned to the restaurant; here Mccarthy at the
request OF tho lame man, went out Tor cab, and,
bringing It 10 the door, we all entered, and drove
back the Bennett BuiIiing; Mccarthy and hio
companion got out, handing the diamonds to McCar.
thy and remaining in the vehicle after waiting some
| hllle while stepped down and went 10 the corner,
where saw hom in carriage preparing to get away;
gave chase and Captain Murray came to my assist
ancc and arrested Mccarthy; the lame man and The
diamonds were gone.
PECULIAR DIAMOND TRANSACTIONS.
The witness was here subject to scahng cxnmiuA.
ton with the diamonds. How did you OBJ
sell them, and whom and Tor whata and thousand
kindred intcrrogatorics were piled upon him ~
counsel without mercy. Then he told tho history
OF the diamonds; they consisted OF large diamond
cross, stones, one diamond clasp, ono diamond
pearl sapphire necklace, three diamond rings
emerald and cluster ring ono pearl and turquoise ring,
ono pair sapphire and diamond earrings witucss
chased them Of Mrs Lynch, who keeps the old diamond
establishment Broadway, agreeing to pay for them
S. 800; he subsequently sold them to Mrs. Whitney for
the sum OF twenty hvo cents the money was duly
paid ard tho property properly delivered; this sale
was effected order to have the diamonds IN per.
With this lucid explanation tho examination was adj
journed until ten O'Clock this morning, Judge Kill
bre,h refusing tho meanwhile TO admit the prisoner
10 ball
During the late war tho prisoner, Colonel Fixcharlos
Mccarthy, u colonel VI cavalry In the Confederate
army, serving under General Van Dorcn. and taking
part III the rad made General Grants communities
TONS on which occasion he received wound In tho
Tor many years sheriff in Galveston, that state. lie
from very respected southern family, and has
an English lady Of rank Who now resides IN London
He Is, there appears TO be no doubt the owner OF very
extensive lands In Texas, said 10 contain valuable
era ores for the sale OF which no has made contracts
with prominent English parties Up 10 this time there
DO question but that MS character stood
high. During the Francolrussian war no fought on
the side OF The French and received wound IN tho
leg at tho famous battle OF GraveIotte Some throe
years ago he figured in duel In tho Luxembourg,
Paris young noble had nsutcd nm American lady
at the OPERA Mccarthy espouscd tho cause OF his
country woman, challenged the psultcr, and In tho
combat which cnsued wounded the young French gal.
liant In the groin. He IL man OF thirtynvc years Of
age six cct high aud weighing about $50 pounds lilo
has n face winch bears marked resemblance TO tho
pictures OF General Murat Napocons famous cavalry
leader, and atcrward King OF Naples long and curly
humiliation at his arrest, AID discaims any
whatever wrong has occurred no has been the
victim NJ tho arts OF other parties Ho asserts that
bring on cattle IRON Texas and that under this con-
trnct the Jcwcry was delivered to him 10 raise money
ON TO carry out tho enterprise, and that no was
proceeding In good faith carry out this purpose
when interrupted by the wrong OF others He is we'll
known To many Southcrncrs IN this city, among whom
his associates TO have been 0f the first cbarcter
There found his person, when arrested by Cup.
tain Murray, letters, kilograms and documents show
ing him 10 DO associated IN business with persons Of
| tho NEST positive responsibility In LONDON. Among
tho articles accompanying those documents was
a very elegant cigar and card case, bearing the
outside a silver shield. with the following in.
scription ''Presentcd Colonel Wiiilam Fitzcharies
Mccarthy by Lord Douglas Brown" All his private
papers and documents which had been taken from
him IN tho station house demanded by ex.Judgo
Curtis his counsel, and were Delivered 10 him by order
Ot Judge Kilbrcth
on being called upon for such information IN 70
gard TO this remarkable as he fclt nj liberty Ia
give OUTSIDE the testimony, cx-Judgo Curtis said be
not al liberty al present To give any information
to the contents Of the documents possossiOu
but expressed the fullest ndcnce being able "a
show that his client had no guilty connection with the
robbery.
A report that Mr. Welsh, who was stopping at thu
Southern HOTEL Dad q warrant Tor McCarthy's ar
another charge In OF his release was om
! phatoaly denied by that gentleman.
OWNER FOR A DIAMOND WANTED