Daily Republican., 1878-11-21
V WILMINGTON DEL THgRspAYs ERxgERN lglsT i.

rest Of tbs thieves" | answered the
letter, aud the writer met me, accord.
ing to Az engagement, in Pinkerton d
tofice In Philadslphia. agreed To III.
terms. He gave me the names OF the
parties who hn allowed broke into my
place; aud also the names ofths par
tisss who boughtths goods. Upon this
information proceeded to Washington,
and after some considerable ssaroh,
found . portion Of my property and iden
j tilted II.
4 Fimnsdisssly tslssrapbsd word back
10 arrest. then went TO Alexandria,
Vs., aiid discovered more Of my goods
IN the possession OF . man named Bond,
making total value Of goods recovered
about $500. Az said | tslsgraphsd TO
Pinksrton 70 have the three men Ar :;
rested. They had been watched close
ly. Fisher was arrested Immediately.
Moore Was arrested b In Chester and
placed in Media Jail. (Thoss two men
wels .Aacomplicss; the former ,turped
Stats1s stiAsSss sad ths giatssf bstks
Jail 1t New CAstle;). There were l60
pairs Of mems boots shd shoes, the
price par pair being S4.50 Wholesale.
| dom, " my own knowledge, know
that ths factory was closed. Ny clerk
frst directed my attention to the cellar
door. 'H
Cross examined BY the coun.r. for the
defence: The lower part Of my BALD
ing was then occupied by two stores
kept by Vincent Woodcock and Mar
tin Farrell; ths entrance TO my build
ing 10 on Fifth street; the thieves got
into the factory BY the back window
which ID only covered BY little screen
which anybody could have removed. !
left ths store a usual that evening
about six o'clock. | saw some of the
shoes that day In my wareroom packed
In the boxes; the next morning came
and saw those boxes strewing the foor
empty; II was about fvs weeks after
the robbery that l saw the spsrty who
gave NE the Information. Ever ything
hs said was substantially as repressn
ted. with the exception that the goods
which we're said 70 have been sent 10
Washington we're shipped to Alexan-
dra; know nothing Of Dollard's connec
ton with the robbery; II was three
weeks sfterward that the arrest Of DOL
lard was made; he was arrested in Phil.
sdslphia. Iadmit was in conversa-
ton lately with Dollard.
Question. Mr.. Mccullough didn't
you say 10 Dollard st that time "why
don't you try to escape from the jailF
Answer. / positively did not, sir!
Q. You did notg
A.. No. I believe said, as | was
going down the steps, "they have lot
the ringleader escape and don't SEE
why they don't let the other one go.'
After few unimportant questions to
Mr.. Mccullough, George Fisher was
called to the stand. As he was about
10 testify, the counsel tor the defence
objected questioning ths legality Of
testimony taken upon circumstances,
which although not direct offer of
pardon for deeds Of commission could,
II allowed the offered result In said
remission. Authorities were quoted
from by the opposing counsel in sup
port of their respective positions. The
Court after patiently .hearing the ar
guments on both sides ruled that as 1t
has heretofore been tn custom Of this
Court to admit the testimony Of a. par
ty TO crime they didn't propose to
drvia.e from that rule In the present
instance"
The question being settled the exam.
ination Of George Fisher was proceeded
with. Being sworn, he testified: ~
live in Wilmington have lived there
all my life was in Wilmington on
April last before came to Whining
ton | was in Philadslph.s while there
became acquainted with Philip DOL
lard and Frank Moore knew them
about two weeks they were boarding
in the same house with me; Frank
Moore asked mo II l was going down to
Wilmington told him yes he then
wanted to go with inc hs told me h.
had friend working in shoe factory
in Wilmington. dc and started and
met Dollard at the depot. We came to
Wilmington and walked around, and |
showed them McCullough's factory.
Moore and Dollard went home on the
7.2O train. This was the day before
the robbery. went back to Philadsl-
phia The next morning or upon the day
Of the robbery; saw Dollard and he
asked me to 60 back to Wilmington on
the next train and meet Moore; he gave
me 81. so TO pay my expenses; did so;
| mst the two that evening about nine
o'clock on Sixth street between French
and Walnut; from there We went to
Fourth and Orange streets. At that
place We all three got into wagon and
drove off in the direction Of 9Th and Pine.
We stopped about two squares from
McCullongh's shoe factory, ON Wilson
street near Seventh; the two men then
left me with the team and went away In
the direction Of McCullough's place
they we're away about two sshours, after
q time Frank Moore came back to where
| was, and, asked me II everything was
all right with the team 7 replied
"yss," when he jumped in and drove
of, l then went around to Seventh and
Walnut streets, where saw the team
coming up the street; the wagon, which
was ligdt on, looked as If 1t had
something in II; Frank Moore asked
me to show him the dirsct road To
Philadelphia; did 80; | saw Moore
several times afterward; also saw Dol
lard, who was sick. It was while on
visit to Dollard that he said to me
THAT was . good haul" af.erward saw
Moore and Dollard together; Moore
passed some money over 70 me, and
said, "thati. for you" Moore and
had . fuss over the amount which was