The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-22
YORK HERALD THURSDAY o. l877rRpLE SHEET

have advertised for him In the HERALD among the
personals, bu havr rere vcd no response; also have
employed detective Tor ten Jays search have
not tn. slightest de. OF wnai has become ketchun
he never absentcd himsel! before without communi-
eating such intention TO his friends and relatives;
ketchum was u lrst cousin OF mine; photograph, In
the hands OF JOSIAH e. Buroneh, shown TO witness
who said that y was the likeness OF g. ". Ketcham,
the absentee ketcham was about twenty-six years
old, slender buit live feet eight inches high brown
hair, blue eyes and TAR complexion, and when last
saw HIM he wore lsht mustache, winch does not
appear IN the photograph.
Dellon Plain, of Hoboken, deck hand In one OF the
Hoboken terry GOATS was sworn, and shown the
photograph OF Ketchum He SAID he recognized 1t as
the person he saw on tho Jerry boat at about six
o'clock on the 18th OF November last. while bound
Josiah c. Brownell. oil 244 Dean street, Brooklyn,
nj recognize the photograph OF Kechum, which
he had furnished; II was taken OF him a year ago;
Ketchum boarded with me November; last saw
him on the 18th OF November, going to his business;
he SAID nothing about any intention TO be ABSENT he
The testimony OF Mr. William Linz, Ketchum's EN-.
been In bis employment Tor about six years. and that
his record tor stcadness and sobriety was excellent
he Lett property TO the extent OF about So 500 In his
hands.
Al the next examination Police Captain Donovan. OF
Hoboken, and various relatives Of Ketchum will DO
ahmed.
NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERY.
In January 1876. j. whttlesoy. the cashier OF the
Northampton Bank, In Hampshire county, Massachu.
setts attacked In his own house at midnight by
gang OF desperadoes who presented pistols his head
ond com him on ner,, nj HE iira IN
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them 70 the oanK ana open the money vault, which
was provided with combination locks He felt COM
no,,ed IN do az and robberv was than nernetra,ad
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causing loss Of ne"EV sVooVoo IN cash anu va'ua'
BILE securities Two OF the alleged thieves were subse.
oron,,v ,rros,os In naae,hi, and ,bo ,hra in mi.
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CITY. W'h'am Connors an aiegeo participant IN INC
outrage and robbery, was brought from Ludlow Street
Jo ag.,r ves,ordav bctore uage Rradv IN Tho conrt
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OF oyer ana Icrm'ncr, VI opeuicnce 10 his Hohor's
mandate IN the form OF q habeas corpus writ For
some time previous to the hour selected for the
appearance OF the prisoner great crowd had assem-
b:ac n.Aa. tho court room. Indeed, SO great was
the pressure In tho way OF attendance that police
patrol had be established outside the entrance
keep order among tho multitude and sustain clear
gress the lawyers and others having the right OF
entry The sporting fraternity had plentiful repre-
sentation, and the court was resplendant with
the array Of paste diamonds and loud jewery. The
prisoner occupied seat between his counsel, William
+. Kntzing and Charles W. Brooke, at the bar He
was becomngly apparelled, and wore disdainiul
smile during the progress Of the arguments OF counsel
The bank represented by John r. Fellows and H.
c. Allen. Mr.. Follows opened the proceedings by
nouncng that he prepared to fix identity upon the
prisoner Connors the person named in the
OF extradition
Edward G. Edeson was then called to the stand amid
considerable conJecturng az to who he was He testi