The New York herald., 1878-08-16
THE STONE ROBBERY.
CAPTAIN ALLAIREs PRISONERS IN COURT
IDENTIFIED pY WILLIAM PALMER, BUT NOT

By THE CASHIER. tt
When Judge Murray appeared in court yesterday
morning Captain Allare was present In company with
tho two "crack smenn whom he had arrested ~ the
instance OF ono their associates for complicliy In
the Stone robbery and the Palmer burglary. Keen,
sharp-eyed fellows they both are, with faces which
bclray feeling and tongues that arc under careid
control rhey both asserted their ignorance OF tho crime
OF which ihcy accused from the beginning, and
there was no ainohing in the looks OF either when
they were brought face TO taco With Mr. William
Palmer, who wps their accuser In one case and who
manifested disposition to facilitate their conviction
in tho other. 50 tar rs no was able Dir Palmer Is
gentleman residing at No. 254 West Twonty.tourth
street, who had encountered oil the prisoners,
.Big JIM" ia otner than his criminal role and
claimed TO DO quito familiar with MS iaoc. The
o,her "Biiiy Aar,," no believed he could identity
as the man no had seen loupsing about
his house IN 'Jim's" company the night OF the
robbery. When both lea beloro the bar ho
tinized them Ia tura and pointed 10 "Big Jim, in
whose oyes thcre seemed 10 bo twinkle OF recogu-
tion with Just a Of defiance mingled with IT,
said: :-sI recognize that Iames Watson or
James ParieE have met him several times ia
places was visiting. may not have convcrsed with
him, put have saluted him of,cn. THIS olner prs
house the night OF tue gobbery."
STONE AND THE TELkGRAPH boy
asked that Inc prisoners be remandcd back to his
custody be confronted with tho witnesses OF tho
was led away with .Biy Hart" TO the sixteenth pre-
station house. where tho telegraph boy, Fnpy,
and Stone himself awaited the pair Ine pIundered
Frank McCoy,' mad admitted that the excite
ment OF the moment had becn SO great and
the robbery had bcen so hastily executed that was
doubtful II he could remember his assaian ts' faces,
THIS nado The chances OF their idcn tGcaon by him
very dubious. But great hopes paced upon inc
teia u lad
aud 10 court furnished more minute details of the
appearance OF The ROBBERS than any other w,tpeex
He was quite at iaut, however, when he was brought
into the presence o. watson aud Hart. he looked
from ono 10 the other y moment and thcn shook his
head. r s
"rhcse are not tho men. - said he.
He was told 10 scrutinize ihem more closely and
mitted there features common to tho pris-
oncrs and stones assaapts bat he did not tsei sas.
servant girl VINO dentned Frank Mccoy as on Of tho
robbors, ana was SO settled In her conviction, did
not no. appear; 50 the wr prisoners sn were .akon
begun and they leaned on the rail intent every
word tnere were points Of resemblance between '.Bg
jim" and ''Bix Frank" noticed which struck the
lockers and suggested the rcaoinees with which one
man could, under some circumstances, be taken for
the other Ihsre WAS the same broad forehead with
bald patch above, underneath II the iixht blue
eyes, clear metal and just keen, and the reddish
hair colnbed backward, with the mustache OF
tcristics common TO both men. The height ana
form were much ailKo; but here tho resemblance
Jim's1 Taco clean shaven, whio .'Big Frank's''
was Embedded IN long, clustering whiskers. Tho
Sroxs hs wps snor,sr INN S he
and had dark hair and features, directed attention
to "Bniy Hart" I'll II was remembered that only
few moments befsrc the boy had declared him not
PLEA FOR ruE PRISONERS
Counsellor Joseph Sliner who appeared In behalf of
the prisoners, asked II his clients had not been sas-
hctoriiy shown have connection with the Stone
robbery, and proposed proceeding w,in the other
eha Ho o lha Onf
siou OF their associate which had been reduced TO
writing and Tor which ,he court was now waiting II
was brought out at last but only such portous u a.
conferred 10 tho Palmer robbery were yesterday
mi,lsd. Mr.. William Palmer first testified himself
exhibition Of emotion whenever he referred
TO hts wits's jewels. The property stolen IRON
wood. valued at about $50 On or abcut May % he
had been informed by Captain Alalre that the rob-
OF Jewels, was contemplated. He had removed The
vauabes from II then, but placed It IN the drawer
had all along bcen kept 10. On the following Monday
night he found his return home that box had
been taken. He saw Two men shas night loitering
about his door. and aerward, on being taken by Cap
| tain Aiaire 10 place IN Forfy-second street. ho
pointed the two prisoners ut the bar the pair
had seen that night.
BURGLAR THE STAND
/ Charles Serrene was then called tnerc stepped
upon tho stand the former burglar aud Inter inforner
who had furnished the c,ew to the prisoners guil
He was not At all u prepossessing mortal A heavy
bead covered with shaggy hair, bulgng forehsao,
deep sunken oyes ana aat out ounning face, struck
ward and circunstantial, and II was Killing 10 tho
fence. Counsellor s'iner sought TO avert 1t by
ton, but tue Courts ruiing otherwise IL out
uncontratic,cd and direct
Last May, SAID the Witness .'the dooudant art
whom recognize there, came. to me aud said he mud
got good job maud. He had been In a place sew.
erai nights, meaning No. 25i West Twenty fourth
street, Watson. whom sec here, he SAID had given
Information whore box containing $40 900 bonds
and $4,000 IN jeweiry was hidden. Hart proposed
thai should 10 and get tho box. proceeded 10 the
house rang The bell and met lady to whom | gave
come cvasve answers. | thon went 10 Captain
Allairc and gave him the Information set out
while going down seventh avenue saw Hart in
q car and beckoned TO him. He came and told mo
he had got the box along with Big Jun, but found
t empty. l asked what he did with the box, and he
said he had given II away. He did not tell me how
they got In the house" serrons drew back and
listened TO every word, whispered moment to Coun-
seiIor Stiner, VINO said --On behalf of my clients
witnesses. l do not ask tor bail Let them 60 to
prison; but ask tnat their accuser be scnt to tho
House OF Detention"
"Hc IS already committed there" said tho Court.
81 think VIII want this man, said Nix Stiner,
"beiore you snail want us. We wish TO show his
Atthis scrrcnc who seemed concerned az the an.
nouncemcnt Of his commt,al, but recovered himself
spoke out: sci do not deny have been a ihefn he
saId. ~ own I have served time am Charley
serrcno. and am also Charley Norwood and Charley
Nero But am done with al tnat now' -
"rhe prisoners are each held In S3 900 bail for ex-
amna ion," saio the Judge, and they were lod away
WHAT THEY THINK or sERRgNE
.Iucro wis CVulemptuouS scoWl tho faces OF
Watson aud Hart us thcy passed Charley Serreue
which spoke clearly their opinion OF hi as ono OF
the prisoners dd when he sposc 10 n HERALD ro-
porter, hs bo leaned agans, the bars:-
Charley Scrrcnc'sa hefty witness TO bring against
u.s." was the run Of ms reflections "why he's a jail
bird and .kuuck that was never thought worth be-
Heving py any one In March, 1S7l ho went TO State
Frsoo ana served his bit up TO 1872 when he got
out somehow. He's been at ali sorts OF Jobs sncc
that; but he's a sleek bloko ADD has managed to
crawl out OF 'em"
"wnat doyou think Of his refOrmatton9o asked the
HERALD man.
"Reiornations good" quoth the captive "dm
reform Charley ocrronci" he went on. with inter-
jections at every word. 'rnars all chari Ocpcud
on IT, this 10 squarss. You see Charley GOT into hot
water n couple ~ months ago. There was mau
nnuieI MeGaun or McGawn or somctnIn' Ike lnat who
got robbed. lie hvcd up town, and there was a
couple o. women passed the house at the time o. the
robbery, when who should they SEQ slopin' out but
Charley Serene VOL, thcrc was fqucal about II
aud the coppcrs got wind OF H. believe. So what
does the crafty bIokc do but put on lambs WOOL give
out that he's reformed and put up this JOB on
As 10 make d seem he's In earnest Hog culo iun.