New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19
JOHN HOPES OFFENCE.
TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBI.

TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBl.
EVIDENCE THAT NJ WAS NOT ~ HEg-yoRK WIEN
rIE MANHATTAN BANK WAS ROBBED.
Before the Court OF General Sessions opened
yesterday mOnin Tor The conunuaJOI 0i tbc d Of
John HOPE for completely IN the Manhattan Ik iob-
berry, worsnen busy in putting together ~ the
courtroom the stOrn-doors Of tie BceckeTs; entrance
81 tire Manhattan Savings Institution. Tbcf wee 70
duccd in court In obedience order given b. IN 20
COwing 70 President schcl OF the bank The prison rs
counsel wanted them produced IN orlor tAetl q.
mOny OF the miikman, Thomas Tl.oma7, who tesuIed
that on the morning OF the robbery a opened zoe
sorm-door and told him milk wanted, ala That
he only the mans hand and arm, ght be iHte.
Gble to the jury. The proceedings begun by re.
calling Thomas Thomas The cOuasel FOR the defence
objected 20 the place B which tho slorm-doors v,re
placed which near the front entrance Of the court
room, and insisted that tuoy should be moved 10 tue
To face the south; and the moving VI them
deferred until the recess.
Mrs. Mary Cole, OF No. Stenmetz-plac5 above Thirty.
fourths Philsdep his, testified that she was the
aunt OF John Hope. the prisoner and him satur.
day. October 20, 1873 just before sHpper-time Her
husband not at home at nrst. bur came IN later
John Hope waited and took supper with her and ner
husband. Aterward John took her latchkcy and went
Tie In during ngnt with her cousin. Jo1n
Haggerty, after she had been asleep. He occupied the
front bedroom on the second floor On sunday morning
her husband called her nephew. and h. caule down to
breakfast with Haggcrty about O'Clock. He went
away before her husband to church at O'Clock
and returned IN the evening. and saying that he had
headache to bed. lie remained al her house anti
the Thursday following on Monday, October p, 10
brought in the papers winch told OF Manhattan Bank
burglary, and read them TO her husband. On cross.
examination. Mrs. Cole said that her fret husbands
name Murphy. Her maiden name was Bagger,y
she lived in Fiber-st. with her mother after her
first husbands death. thirteen years ago. until sho
r.d Mr. T,fa lfv Al
Keep a" dive -; the witness had heard Tie word
before. James Haggerty, her brother died in NewYork
eight or nine years ago She was the sister ~ Mrs.
James Hope, aud her and john Hope IN February,
the week before he arrested. Tie witness 10
this city ago Monday, aud has been staying IN
Ninth-st at the house OF a Mrs Han. Harry Hope
prisoners brother with her aud her hu.ta,d
from Phade phia. Mrs Cole acknow lodged that when
John Hope arrested sRe told several people that he
was her house at the time OF the bank burglary. lie
had been at her twice before IN Fan. bat ,he
could remember the dates, nothing occurred to
fix her mind she learned OF Johns
newspaper IN February. On the Monday before TINS
he was at her NOISE.
John T. Hag=erty, cousin OF the previous witness and
second cousin " the prisoner testified thar he lived at
No 2O2 sourn Junper-st., Phladelohia on the ui-ht
October 70 met John Hope IN cigar store. There
was thai evening rec, pt On gwen 4 General h,t.t-
land by the Americas Ciub lle and iiore went tothe
clubhouse win tnree other young men. named Miles,
ODOnlel and QIgiey. AFTER Tue reception We over
went "a trceubHck meeting aud thence 90
house Ne ana Johh nope tleh "ehi 70 ne nuces "a
loon, IN Thirty coud-s and about O'Clock taey wnt
10 Mrs Cole, ana stayed al night Alter break l-t tho
next morning they went mp town. AMI i.vi tDHuurl
and Miles again. Auer dinHer tney went 10 sacred
concert At the Permanent Exhibition building. on 20
ing back JOHNNY" eft the his uncr'- saloon.
yha witness did not MIN again. Dir. Russell on
cX animation elected tho statement from tH, Wines
that he employed b. getting evidence M contested
election in Philadelphia. lie was once sIeti-car con
ductDT. he mad never talked with any one about LLs
case except 10 tell Harry Hope ia PnIaderhis what
he COIld testify O..
At the opening OF the afternoon session james Hyer
OF the NcW-1Urk Office o. the Pennsylvania contra. El
leaving NcY-York in October 1873. Juseuh ". Gore,
general tcket agent Of tlr Pruu-y wanna Railroad. also
gave evidence 40 the hours ~ departing mans rom
inns Philadelphia Oh the Bound Brook route, TIE
milkman, Thomas, then was recalled ahd repeated MS
testimony about what happened 90 the morning uI me
robbery the bank He showed ia the -iOrn-Inpis the
position Of The man VINO tod him that no MIX vas
needed.
william ]. Gallagher. OF No. 620 South san Fomst and
Charles O)OuUCl, OF NJ. ~ Seirdsg-f, l4aoelpha'
testified in currObUratiOT a It-gty'S evidence. F1t-
rick +. Hope uncle OF the prisoner ana utOtl'T OK
jimmy " Hope. who kept saloon IN Ihu"iepHlaW
the tine ROBBERY. testified thar he saw n- n'PeW
on the night OF October IS, ISIS, ia hlo 7aUcu ~ 4dte
ne fixed by reading tho account Of tLe Manhattan Bank
burglary the following Monday IN The papers ahd
by putting up two stoves on tlat dat. "a tlosacA'u
inaton Mr.. Russell asked II Johnny Hope u!I nor 500
Monday, October - ard say tbnt us her
had sen linn IL necessary for him 70 heep
OF the for while. tn" witness hestaungiy de-
MED tins. While these questions were beng asked me
prisoner loo anxious ana awaited tue Ltples
with cagerncss.
I'm reply 10 question respecting the witnesses Yet 70
be examined addressed by Nr. Brooke 10 the Court ~
ssfaut DlstrC;-A torneY Russell said lat e Dad heard
nothing yet which w0nld lead MIN 10 cal witnesses ID
rebUtta. The trial taen was adjourned anti IL O. IL
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