New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-18
THE UNF1ITHFUL WATCHM4N.
DETAILS OF THE MANHATTAN ROBBERY.
MADE BY THE BURGLARs-IHE DE
FENCE AN ALiBI.

PREPARATIONS MADE BY THE BUH6lAho-ihh D@-
FENCE AN ALiBI.
The testimony for the prosecution against
John Hope, one of the alleged Manhattan Bank burg
lars was resumed at IL yesterday In Generai Ses
sions The prisoner lost somewhat OF the air or con-
dence he wore at the opening OF the trial. The watch
man. Patrick Sheveln. was cross-examneu Dy inc pr
soner's counsel, Charles Brooke
sheyelin testified that he first John Hope on the
Monday before the robbery near "shinDone Ailey' III
Beecker-st, about 10 p. m. " Brooklyp jimmy was
with Hope He this man, whom he believes 10 DO
Rrooklyn Jimmyr once before In Beecker-st., when
he was a stranger to him. and he asked him IL he had
seen Jimmy" Hope. On the Thursday nlgh before the
burglary he again John Hope ut 1880 p me- Ne
tween the Blocker Bank for Savings and the Manhattan
Bank Coakley was with Hope. He next met John
Hope on the Saturday night following AFTER
leaving the bank After seeing jimmy" Hope
and "Big Pete" and leaving them at Mulberry
and Crosby-sts., he went home. When Jimmy Hope
and Big Pete came TO the bank they made motion
the hand him TO let them In this ssn had Deeh
agreed upon. didn't let them in because he feared
that Dam" the nght-watchman, would be murdered.
That was his only sheveln was 10 keep look
ont for the burglars and go usual II they could
close the doors and get away with the spoil IL, now
ever anyone in Shevelin and this person were 10
be bound and gagged The witness knew nothing OF the
plan TO enter the bank on Sunday morning. lie hrS'
heard Of the robbery between IL and II on Sunday
The witness stated that when he met
Jimmy" Hope three years ago. he saw
at the same time jim" Tracy, Tim" Tracy.
(whose real name was Tim GOrman the " Big kid,'
sBig George and George Leslie He talked over the
Manhattan Bank with Hope I'm the hearing OF the Others
He had known Tim " Tracy and the Big KID " from
boyhood and Jim Tracy for fifteen or sixteen years
they told MIN he was fool to work for the bank iOr
few dollars when he could easily make 100000, and
the bank would come TO their terms. Johnny Doobs
he met Tenthst about four months before the ROD
berry Jimmy Hope was let into the bank five times
The first time he inspected all the rooms IN the bank'
The second time he took of the combination, after meas
urng the door, marked place with drill and replaced
the combinations The third time, on the following sun
dav John Dobbs came in with Jimmy Hope The
combination was taken of and hole was drilled be-
meath It. They left the bank when the man watch
ing the janior returned On the following Sunday they
came again, finished the drilling OF the hole and opened
the door with q wire, while the combination was of
Three weeks before the bank robbed Hope was let
in again This was eight or nine months after he had
been In before. Jim" Brady was with the party at
Ninth-st. and second-aye on the evening after tie
sheyeiin said that his nickname was whiskey." In
1870 and 1877 he was placed in the House Of Refuge
for stealing a ham He was arrested twice before a
week last Thursday once for drunkenness and Also
before he was arrested on June A. and superin-
1endent Wslng Questioned nun az te al. F tgaW
to rob the bank The Captain also
ali know ledge When he was arrested he went TO the
hOus, because an officer had been after him the
night before. He at this time denied all knowledge
twice. The OF Tracy mentioned 10 him by the
captain. After staying III the station night and day
lac made "a confession in the captains room. His wife
was there and his brotner-in-law. His wife told him
tel what he knew and tel the truth Alter going back
cell lie word To the captain aud went TO him
and made clean breast of the whole story No one
mad told him 1t would be better for him If he would turn
On the redirect examination, sheveln testified that
be- Coakley told him the Thursday night before
the robbery that the old is putting Johnny Hope
in so that he stake" Tue two TTacys. nc said,
are now in State Prison. and he didn't know where
"Jim Brady CIhe latter Is now serving twenty
years senteuce)
Wercke the iantor was recalled and asked If he
found the keys which were taken from him on the morn
inG Of the robbery. He said he had not
Officer Richard O'COnnOr, OF the DistrlctAttorney's
office then testified that he took Sheveln 10 the TOmbS
from the D!strct-AtOrneys Office and was present at
the identification of the prisoner Twelve meu were put
In line, sheyeIin walked along ana picked out Johb
prisoner in eel on the first floor OF the Tombs. where
shevelin was confined could see prisoner exercising
in the corridor Of the second tier, where Hope was
placed. After some immateria testimony the prosecu-
President schell of tho bank was directed by the
counsel Hope, produce the storm doors OF the
Bleecker-st of the bank. They Will be In the
the case for the prisoner opened by Colonel r.
X. Gardiner. who associate counsel for the defence
abb he said Hope was in Philadelphia from the Sat
urday afternoon, october &c. 1873, und the following
Thursday. At the close of the opening for the Defence
the Assistant Disjrct-AttOrucy asked for the names
aud addresses Of the witnesses to the abi The
defence until the Judge decided that the prosecution
had right to demand them. then Mr.. Brooke fuT-
nished the list Of names IN order that no advantage
Ill ght his refusal. They Mary Cole James
all of Philadelphia.
The case was then adjourned until II a. H. to-day.