The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-17
TIE GREATBANK BURGLARY
SHETELIN TELLS or THE MINHATTAN
SIyINGS BINK ROBBERr.
Operations Cpon the safe Discovered, md the
GUna F"icd-Thc Murder of George Ieoni-
dns Lesllc-rhr FInnl Successful HrcnkIng.


das LesiIc-rhe FInni successruI BreakIng.
The General Sessions WAS very full yos-
tcrdny when the trial NJ JOHNNY" IIopo. who
Is accused Of completely In the robbery of the
Manhattan Savings Institution on the 27th OF
q tob'r last. WIS rcsumed for the arrest of
Onic'r John Nugcnt Of tho Mulberry street
police. MS one " the robbers Mt tho door of tho
court room on Friday. had created mn impress
sion that vet another sensational episode might
be looked for. Even the doorways Of the court
room were crowded. After President Srhell
had testified 10 the fnithfulness OF some photo
graphs Of the exterior and interior OF the bnnk.
aud Of "Shinbone alley" n narrow passngc-
way behind the bank. running from Blocker
street to Bond. x-Wntchman Patrick Shevclln
who confessed his completely in the robbery TO
Police Captain liyrncs. was called 10 the witness
stand. He testified that he Is 3S years of uge
an iron mouldcr 10y tradc that his duty after
he entered the employ of the Manhattan Saw
ings Institution wis TO watch the bank for four
hours on Sunday. and for several hours in the
evening Of every week day that Daniel Kccly.
the night wntchman. is his bro,her-in-law; that
hc became acuu ,intcd with Jimmy Hope. the
father Of the prisoner. and the originator Of tho
robbery of the bank. i'm the barroom nj Second
avenue and Tenth street. nbout three years ago;
that. in tho same place and at the same time. he
mado tho acquaintance ~ Tim Tracy. Jim
Tracy. ." big Kid" and Johnny Doble that
Jimmy Hope said that he could open the
doors OF tho vault and the safe within
m hour. md thnt 1t. would be easy
to get AWAY with the swag !" that II was under
stood then that he would admit Hope to the
bunk whenever he wNs on duty alone thnt soon
alt.rward. on u Sunday morning. NJ about II
O'clock. he admitted Hupo to the hank; that
Tim Tracy had followed JunitOr Wcrckle to
church; that Jim Trncy, Big Kid. ,Johnny
u he N tai nHfN aIuVs - "a
whom he know then only ~ "U-orgr.' but
nitrrward as G. 'oreo Howard lpossihy George
leonidas Leslie alias Howard, who was found
d"ad. wth a bullet IN his BRAN, near the
IramTs' Rock West 'hcstrrl stood near the
bank that Hopc spent nearly haf nm hour in
carefully turning and returning the knob OF tho
door oi the vault; ilNi then he measured tho
door W "a rule. starring in the measurement
always from the knob; thnt he came again. sew
crul SUNDAYS Hit"rwlrd. the snm" staying out
sid" ns hrfore; that h" took of the knob % the
door. laying bnrr the surface Of the door aboye
the combination; that he stulird II iutently for
uoRry thrce-quuri"rs OF nm hour; that then he
made slight scratch upon the door, replaced
lowing sunday Johnny Dobhs entered the
lnnk with Hope. the others lettering in the
knob and began to drill n hole in the
doors that the drilling was slow work, md thoy
vault. md Janitor Wor'kle was accustomed TO
return from church AZ o'clock that Hope and
l)obts replaced the knob and went away that
they resumed the drilling on the following sun
day; that IN half an hour they drilled through
tue remainder of the thickness ofthe door that
then Hope inserted an instrument and shot the
bolts thnt the door swung open ,and the Interior
entered tho vault; that Hope silently stu lied
the door of the safe and said that there WAS
not time enough before the return of JAnitor
Mrrrkle 10 do anything more. hut that he and
Dobhs would return later In the afternoon that
he told them he would he OF duty late in the
vault stuffed the mole that he ind Dobbs had
lored with putty. rolled IN the dust upon the
ha2r md iRsp trplaced tue, knah,ik 'tifiti iitr
up"n the door nnd II was opened by an expert
ompl lyrd 10y tho maker. and taken 10 the FAC
tory, where the hoiH WAS dis 'uvcrcd; that while
thacNtrrt was ioiling ut the door Biz Kid. who
entered the bank 10 have "a 800 gr"nnha X
changed, watched him; that hc met li9p".
nll,,s. the Trurys. George Howard AM Big
unanimous decision was that no NOR" should
he don" then toward the robbery ot the bank
that IN january. ls7S. D." met Hope near ih"
hnuk and that Hope introduced him To his
comuaui 1n Abe Couklcy. Hope saying, impn-
ticuty. Ineotnrr men that were IN this job
had "a quarrel among themselves III L. possi-
hie thnt the murder 90 George InOutIas Leslie,
"a ms Howard. resulted from this quarrel and
throw them nsii'. I'm gong ON WIN now men.
whom be Of on" mind in doing whnt say.
The witness mot Hon" and Coaklcy frequently
nfi"rward usually on tAe steps Of thr Coroners
| ulwnys IL" robbery II the bank. II was under
| stood That he should Hdmt Nouc CoaklcY and
amy other men tnat they might take with them
| to tho hnnk; TINT n wril,armcd mnn shoad
~
| Hopn and Coakey. should crack the safe.
| IL WAS also pgrecd that the witness should be
| bound. luckrd and gagged to make 4 seem
| That he had tried 10 guard his trust, Hc met
| Jimmy Hope. Coaklcy. Big Kid, and Johnny
| Dobhs ia front of the Cnroncrs otilcr on the
| evening of the 2lst Of October last. Johnny
| D0bhs aud man whom h" knew as BrooGlyn
! Jun" stood nn mn opposite corner lie met
| these men in Blocker street on the evening OF
| tlie 24fh of Ortuhrr. A. before. johnny llnhts
| and " Br0Okiyu lm kept apart. lmmy Hope
| asked whether he would lr ON duty on me
| following sunday. and he said he did not know.
| Iln went to the bank late on the nit"r-
| noon OF the 26th OF ONoher. Walchmnn
| keely fcll asleep in n waiting room in tho
| bank anl he ami Janitor Wrr'klo conyerscd.
| lirsaw J Jimmy Hope and Johnny Dohhs loli"r.
| ing about the storm door nj the Blocker street
| entrance. Hope waved his hand as n signal that
| he want 80 to Ice admitted 10 the bank. But lac
| reused Mutchman k'ely. bGie good night 10
| Junitlr Wer'kle. whu then wont TO his roc ms
alone. md quilted the bank. Near the bank he
met Jimmy Hupn. johnny Dohhs, Big kld and
Bruok,yn JIM" AhG Coakely and Johnny
Hope stool nppr Jimmy Hone was angry.
| and he said. What do YOU take US ior2 Fools
| You have fooled us twice. but you cant do u
again" Then Jimmy Hope and the other met
walked away II thought that Hope was an
| gered because he d.d not say ns.tlNcly, on M
evening Of the 2ilh Of O'toher that he would h'
| on duty in the bank on sunday the 27th, an,
hncause he did not admit Hope nnd the gang L
the bank when Hope waved his hand.
| Mr.. Brooke deferred tho cross examination
| until tO-dny and moved. he said, ut the rrqurs
| of the prisoner. that the jury be allowed TO Vlsl
| the bank, under the charge ot officers ol IN
court so that they might satisfy themselves Al
to tho probability Of some ot the Testimony
Judge Cuwing granted the notion and the lur
| kFtgt al Ia hmm