The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-18
THE ENGLEWOoD BURGLARY.

WHAT Is SAID By ME-. FLOYD JtsTIcE xAcxAI
AND MARSHAL JAMES )N---THE EXAMINATION
OF MERRITT FIXED FOR TUESDAY
The only action In relation TO the Rnglewoo4
burglary yesterday was = consultation st the
sock up" In the afternoon bstwccn Justice Nackay,
Marshal jameson aud Mr. Floyd. This
su,alion strictly private and at Its
close Justice Mackay stated that the meeting
was manly to receive report from Marshal jane
son, who mad been to New York. The examination OF
Merritt, he sad, had set down for i've o'clock
Tuesday afternoon In reply to Inquiries a. to the
Justification OF holding Merritt Mr. Aackay said that
there circumstances connecting Merritt with the
burglary. He thought that ut the examination many
facts now necessarily withheld would be gwen 70 The
pubic.
Marshal Jameson who was formerly police cap
tain this cy, says he thinks New York thieves had
not to DO with the burglary, and trat tho man
VINO called upon MT FLOYD Is not connected IN any
way with professional thieves. This, no said, was,
however, nero CONJECTURE, or Mr.. Floyd remains
true 10 the promise he gaze, and refuses
to give the slightest cew TO the identifcatiou
oil tho man who restored tue stolen property. Mar
shall Jnincson does venture opinion nj present
to the guilt Of Merritt, but tuy approves his de-
tenton until the examination on Tuesday.
Mr FLOYD said that he found on examination OF the
ret rncd articles that had received all that
had been stolen from his house except few,
which were rather valuable, out he did not
bell. ve that these had been retained Win tho know
euse Of the mau WHO bad called at his oilcs. he be-
licved that tuat man wa. thoroughly honest and
should continue 10 believe that until no with
to tue contrary. II II should be proved that
the wno restored tho stolen property was one Of
the thieves, then he should consider far II might
DC his duty 10 disclose tho identity OF the man.
PLoyDs NOTIONS.
He said, however, that IL was at all certain tnat
he would do that oven under those circumstances.
When asked II he had fears to the
OF compromising felony Mr. Floyd replied by relating
the following aIccdote :-"S0mc time ago WAS swim
died by horse thiof. procured his arrest,
aud when tho thief ioind he likely
10 be convicted ne offered the $40
had been swiuded out Of was
younger than am now. and thought very much OF
tho Nndcato on Of justice ana scorned tho compro-
mise. was intent on conviction and sending tho
swiadler 70 prison. Later had tho satisfaction OF
seeing that swindler escape from the custody OF
a deputy sheriff. and lost both tho opportunity OF
indicating justice ana my $40. rhe only thing I
gaiuct by that transaction was experience, ana used
thal when this man came 10 WIN offer Vi the
restoratiou o. The property.
Mr. Floyd says that he concurs with the wisdom Of
keeping Merritt III custody until further developments
made but refuses to express any opinion the
probabilities OF his being implicated IN tho burglary
has some influential friends =, Cold spring
Chanbe rlain, the newspaper messenger OF Englcs
wood, says that he saw the VINO drove tue phio-
ton from Dir. Floyd's house on the morning Of tue
robbery, anu which WAS aterward found IN Jersey
CITY. lie described him A. u young man IN all npor.
tant particulars Resembling MerritL Chamberlain
says # he should Merritt he could tell hume
diately whether hc was the young man he saw.