The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11
"DAN THE BLACKSMITH"

HIS EXAMINATION DEFoRE JUDGE MURRAY
TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
Daniel H. Burns alias "Dan tho Blacksmith who
arrested suspicion Of being connected with the
Sixth National Bank burglary, was urraigned before
Judge Murray. at tho Jefferson Market Court, bali.
past four O'Clock yesterday afternoon Tor examine
ton.
Sir. Francis Lclnnd, the president Of the bank, made
a short affidavit to the effect that bank had been
burglarously entered between three and 1vc o'clock
Sunday afternoon and that 1890 fractional currency
and SIS l06 in silver coin had been carried away that
he he'd good reason to believe that Daniel H. Burns,
tho prisoner, one OF three men who had com.
miltcd the burglary, account OF information he had
received IRON one Bernard Murphy.
I'll. PRISONER iDESrIfiED.
Mr.. Bernard Murphy, VINO resides at No. POI Sixth
avenue and Is clerk III shoe store al No. 80 Fourth
avenue, testified that he standing IN the WINDOW
OF house on broadway, directly opposite the bank,
Sunday afternoon, and that about quarter To lonr
O'clock he saw three men come out oil basement un-
dcrBcath the bans. ANA that their clothing WAS
spotted anu c0lurcd as II IL had been IN 10.
cent contact with plasicrng. FIRST one man
came out alone, went toward Thirty. sixth street,
aud Few moments afcrwafd two
out together aud followed tho hrst up broadway; one
the last lac posivcly identified yesterday the
prisoner Daniel n. Burns Sir Murphy was subjected
to i long cross-cxnmnation by pri~oncrs counsel; but
he persstenty stuck To his statement thai he could
not be mistaken. Ito said that he had never
Burns before sunday afternoon last, but when
he was brought 10 the shoe captain
Williams MONDAY he Recognized HIN at once
Counsel dwct long time on the nipossDliity of amy
man being able positively to another that lie
had but once and then but Tor the space OF
"a minute or minute aud hall, aud at distance OF
at least 100 icet
rng rRIsoSgn's wIPg's TESTIMONY.
The prisoners wife then called 10 testify To her
husbands whereabouts last sunday Mrs Burns,
line. portly looking woman, richly dressed aud with
Diamond earrings and other jcwcry on her person,
came tnodestiy forward and took "a seat under
tho Judges bench. she sad her name Mary
Burns, ana that she resided with her husband
No. 1888 East Thirteenth street. that they had two
chufcn one OF whom was ut present quite Sick aud
was very sick last SUNDAY sno remembered every.
four and i've o'clock last sunday morning her husband
came nome IRON his business and went 10 bed hc
slept till eleven O'clock when he went out and re.
turned In about twenty i've inmates to his breakfast
alter eating breakfast he lay down again. and did not
leave the house from that time MI eleven O'Clock
number Of questions 10 how much OF that time she
might have been asleep herself as sne had been ncces-
sariy wcarcd out with waiting on her sick child Ars
Burns answered MI tho questions very clearly.
ANOTHER WITNESS FOR rnE PRISONER.
Mary Hanion, a servant IN the house, was called and
corroborated Mrs Burns testimony as 10 tho time
Mr. Burns came in sunday morning after going out
at eleven O'clock also TO his bong the house
all the afternoon As there were several other Wit
To be heard further examination adjourned
I'LL to-day The prisoner IS man ABOUT iorty years OF
age, Is OF dark complexion and wears heavy black
whiskers and mustacnc with long black hair. He has
n very intelligent face, ana form and build OF
powerful man. He listened to tho examination In
COOL quot manner and made suggestions TO his coun-
eel which we're invariably acted upon He seemed 10
feel confident yesterday that ho would 10 aoo 10 oosr
h.aiselL