The New York herald., 1877-07-25
Tile NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERS.
The Defence Concluded and The case TO Go 10
the Jury To-Day.
INTERESTING AND CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, July "a, Is

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. July "a 1877.
Two days cessation IN the Northampton burglar
trial in way dampcned the ardor OF the hundreds Of
spectators have been regular attendants in the
court room Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon, oil New Haven.
by invitation occupied the bench with Jedse Bacon
The first witness called was Marcus A. Decker who
identified the contract under which he sold piano to
Mrs Scott instruments und the receipts which he had
given her or payments under that contract One of
these receipts It VIII be remembered bears date Jan
uary %, 1876 phe day before the robbery II. II.
Bond offered TO put these papers into the case bu the
Common wealth obJcctng, they were ruled out.
julius Davis The next witness, being Jew, was
sworn with his hat ON. Ho testified that he was
tailor, and had been in business for thirteen four
teen years al No 81 Broomo street, New York; ho
had known Scott tor threc lour years. Mrs.
Scott called ON Sunday--Ee couldn't state
the precise datc-and at her request he Scouts
the next Monday evening and got coat; he car
rod It back with coat he had refined Tor another
gentleman; at this time, which was the 9TH oi Fob
ruary, he saw Scott, noticed he lamc ana asked
him "Wnat's the matter INIT your icgY" Scott had
beard ''as lcctie bigger as he has got II now"
silas :. Packard, Principal Of Packards Business
College =. Now York. testified that he had been con-
nccted with that Institution for eighteen years, and
for thirty had made handwriting u study. Frequently
too. ho has been called in the expert as TO
handwriting. Being shown tho superscripiions
Oi The letors sent TO tho bank by the ro bcrs from
Now York and asked to compare them WITH the order
which Detective BenJnmin Franklin saw Scott write,
he stated that his opinion was decidedly that they
were not written by tho same person. This was
his lrst impression, and examination confirmed
Ia The order WAS written by man with u
settled STYLE aud II no should auampt 10 dis.
guise his handwriting It's charactcriscs would follow
him; but although the writing on tho envelopes IS
plainly dissused.yet these characteristics do not ap
pear In one case tho conue ectlon between the wa
Is a
Gther hall way up Tho witness proceeded to state in
detail the reason why hc aid not We the cnycopcs
aud the order were written by tho same person Netner
was there thing IN the shape OF the letters
to show that Dunlap wrote the "R. q. Hill" telegram.
On crosscxam,nation he acknowledged that thore
Ia each few points of similarity, but not
enough, ne thought, 10 establish identity.
Aa was Srcu b.ekel one
OF the witnesses Tor tho defence, who was
questioned SHARPLY US $, 70 M his connection With
witness denied that he ever gave pianos to any person
.lcal sutton. or to secure political inhu nee;
witness acknowls dged that b s name tho pay
roll OF the secret service ior three months got there
BY Influence y aud tLa' he drew So day IRON the
didu't think nc paid u large rent.
William ID. Edison, recalled, explained tho sudden
departure OF the SCOTS by saying that Scott told
the gas olicc." Detective Robert A. Pnkerton was
recalled TO identity letter ol Scott Mrs. Scott with
the view 10 break down the expert testimony OF the
defence u.s. to handwriting nut the evidence was OK
cluded. The Court here adjourned Tor dnner.
Only little iragmcnary evidence was put In after
dinner Mr.. Gitott Tor the Common wealth called al.
ention to the fact that the book the Polish
music teacher, who gave Mrs. Scott essons docs not
chow thu he was there al any time in January 1876
THIS concluded the testimony, and al hal past two
I. N. Leonard began his argument for the prisoners
In reviewing tho testimony he said he would pass
Tor tho present the orthess testimony of tho
worthless Edson aud take up that which attempts to
identify Scott and Dunlap US tho burglars who were in
Whittelseys house. According to the theory oil the
Commonwealth those men wore in Northampton time
and again Tor six months, yet when they arrested
nobody in Northampton could swear to having ever
seen them before. II became necessary that they
should be identified aud Cashier Whittescy went to tho
jail TO identity thcm by their II was pi cor
daiued that ho should Identity them; no Tor that
purpose Yet the voices which the Whitte-
heard on tho night Of tho robbery those
men under grout excitement while those heard IN The
jail, more than year after, were the voices Of
prisoners appealing for favor. Leonard next pro-
ccedcd to searching examination of the evidence Of
Edson, who, by his own confession Is thief liar,
bgsnst and the blnckest criminal tho jury had eve
looked upon. Mr.. Leonard won: TO argue length
that there was not one cOrrob0ration OF Edison whch
IN the least degree implicated Scott or Dunlap Take
Edison out OF the Comn0nwcalth's case and It would
TALL to the ground.
Tho case viii be given to the Jury tomorrow,