The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-20
JONES FURNITURE.

JON Ed i " X IN i ~ X L.
EXAMINATION OF sEABRooKE pURDY-TEsTI-
MoNY AGAINST THE DIAMOND DIoKERs--
HOW THE PROCEEDS WERE DIVIDED.
The examination room OF the Jefferson Market
Court was crowded yesterday for over nve hours with
the Witnesses prisoners counsel others Interested
the OF lcKendrick Jones against William
Brandon, Eugene Newhall ana John Lynch, diamond
brokers, VINO, is alleged, Seabrooke Purdy
in stealing the Jones' furniture, valued at 100000
Mr. orlando stewart appeared Tor William
Brandon and Mr.. Peter Mitchell for Eugene New
hall Mr. William A. Beach is the counsel euea gcd for
John Lynch the case against Lynch will not be heard
TIL tomorrow. Robert II. Strahan conducted tho
prosecution in the interest Of Mr.. Jones, placed
Scabrooke Puray on the stand to testify 10 the part
the prisoners, Brandon and Newhal, had in tho al
legged transactions He testified substantially did
in confession last Saturday. that no the keeper
OF tho warehouse No. Il Washington place, where Mr.
jones' furniture stored, and that made an
agreement with Mr. Jones TO take charge of HIS
wares TIL such time he returned from Europe,
tor sos quarter. Last March he became
hard pressed for money, ind he met Brandon and
Newhall ana told them he wanted to
money. He met them several times aftcrward and
tue subject Of selling this furniture already spoken OF
freely talked about Brandon and Newhall VS.
ltcu tue HaroToOmS ana opened tho compartment
whore Mr.. Jones furniture by OF false keys.
There cashmere shaws laces, bronzes, and rich
ana valuable household goods Of different descriptions.
Brandon tried The silved plated with acids and
wrenched of the silver Alter the sale OF Mr..
jones' furniture Brandon, no said, wanted him to
break opeL compartment whore there was furniture
belonging TO Mr.. Wilkes, but he refused 10 do il.
They then told him leave the keys behind him and
clear out aud they would send him his share OF the
proceeds They also told him that tho best thing no
could do, that he had gono far 10 tako
everything that worth any thing out OF the place
touch IL OF with barrel OF Kerosene He dc-
clined that proposition, ana when he demanded from
them his equitable share oil tho proceeds oil Tho
sale Brandon aud Newhai told him that he had bet
ter tako what they willing to give him $3.50,
aud get Of the country. II he did not they would
have him arrested He thought better take What
he could get, and he went To Europe with just $3.50
THE cRoss-ExAMiSATIoN.
The direct examination oil witness lasted over
hour, ana then Mr.. Stewart commenced the cross-ex.
animation, the hrst part oil which was principally in
Brandon, ana M to now far they crimnally cog
INFANT OF the matter. Witness said he drank wlth
them at kirk's, on Broadway, over hfty times whils
the whole matter was talked over; there
cret about II between him and Brandon and Ncwhal;
the hrst floor ON Sunday night, the Sth OF
4 Co., Dr. De Gran acting as ro-bctween
and making the arrangements with Leavitt " Co.
Purdy then told how many times Brandon and New
hall VISITED him at his store, and hos certain things
taken away by them for their own use, dressing
cases, valued at $780, and other valuable articles.
There were two sales, one by Leavtt Co. ana ono
by Herts. The crossexamnatioD, in fact, seemed TO
initiate more aud moro against the prisoners, aud Il
was nnaliy abandoned by SIR stewart perhaps that
reason Purdy gave hts testimony with Tho utmost
noncnnlance, and admitted ms share IN the
tons unrescrvedly
RATHER EXPENSIVE HABITS.
After Mr. Stewart got through Mr.. Mitchell COM
menced. he questioned the witness principally 10
his manner Of living and the amount OF money
HIM to i've. He admitted that he had al no time
salary In his position a. keeper OF the warehouse
lager than sis a week, but that his commission
sometimes announced IRON 40 10 500 week; has
expenses, however reached 500 or $3.50 a week no
bought damonds silk dresses, paid the Doara OF two
ladies, kept account livery stable, bought vine
by the basket very often. played different games OF
cards NJ which he often lost SO night and
otherwise Kept up very extravagant manner
OF living. All this brought out by tue persistent
questioning oil COUNSEL ~no seemed 10 be very fam-
lar With witness doiugs Tor the past eighteen months
He accounted Tor the money ne spent BY saying no re-
great deal from MS brother hts father. In
PARIS ne made great deal OF money betting on tho
races, anu he thought at one time, though be took
only $3.50 with nim, he was least $4,000
ahead. When asked u 20 ever made presents
TO any LADIES' Of dresses % furniture belonging TO Mr.
Jones, no SAID enphatcallf, no, except once and
tie TO explain the matter that therc'wcrc
very handsome and very rch satin curtains that
lying Oh Tue noor after the safe, aud he took them To
a house IA West Thirty -nrst street He cit them
the woman oil tue house. who did not wish to tako
them without paying tor them, and seven or eight
bottles OF wcro unx cunt Of the curtains
PARTNER IN rHE TRANSACTION.
/ w. W. Norkou the wuues& lie was
acquaint with Purdy Tor about fifteen months aud
Was roommate oil MIS- at tue time oil tie sale OF
Mr. Jones' goods he was inliy cogniz,nt OF nov
tcrs stood aud adcu Purdy getag sun TO the lover
floor on ,he nignt vi April he saw Lynch Brandon
{ aud Ncwnai at No. IL Washington pace and heard
them coIversing about they wefc all cognz int That
the goods there storage ana dd not belong to
Purdy, there was proposition made by
one when was acccded 10 by the others
10 dv1e among themselves what could not be sold at
auction; tue night OF tue oth 81 April Purdy SAID
he was only gong to sell n small poriion but IL
the thfee-he thought u was Lynch-said IL would Do
| better 20 make a Clean sweep. Norton's testimony
corrobDratcd .tbat OF furdy IN every particular, and
he swore positively that he had not seen Purdy since
before he lett Tor Europe ul yesterday, hc acknowI
edged That ne had some guestiona0ic business with
| Purdy himself; he Brandon, Newhall and Lynch
at the storeroums several times bei1rc the SALE aud
three trunks belonging TO Mr.. Jones cmptied
| and delivered to BRANDON aud Newba.
Lawrence Lynch, uuckmau, testbcd that he took
three loads OF furniture 10 HOratiO street Tor Mr.
Brandon piano and pictures 20 Sixteenth street,
| which we're received by The same woman that re-
ceyed tho lot be took 10 uratio street. another lot
| OF stun was taken to Brandon Ne~hais oince, No.
! ITO Broadway.
Antonio Borata, a bootblack, testified to having
helped 10 load tho truck, ana Patrick j. Cofcoran
swore TO toe identity OF desk which was found In
Brandon's Office, and which belonged TO MT Jones'
Inc about TINS desk IN that IL vas catalogued
along tho rest OF tho ARTICLES, but one OF tho
drawers accidentally coming open certain papers bo-
longing TO Mr.. Jones were discovered Ia IL Mr. Leavt
noneu Purdy OF tins iact anu tho desk put aside,
Purdy expaIung TO the auctioneer that It was mis-
take.
| Further hearing in tho adjourned till tina
| morning
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