The New York herald., 1879-02-14
SUSPECTED HOPE.


REHEARsING THE STORY OF THE MANHATTAN
BIZ ONE OF THE WITNESSES
Shortly after three O'Clock Yesterday afternoon the
examination of witnesses for the people in the case
OF John Hope. held on suspicion Of having been
connected with the Manhattan Bank burglary bust.
ness, was resumed in private room adjoining the
Jefferson Market Police Court. before Justice Flam.
mer. The apartment was we'll filled with privileged
persons. among whom were Edward Schell vice
president OF the vicmized institution and several of
the directors. The prisoner. who brought into
the room by police officer just before the
proceedings commenced, smilingly sat down imme-
diately behind his counsel. Messrs Charles W.
Brooke and Edmund E. Price. his features betraying
not the slightest anxiety In regard to the serious
charge which he is held. Assistant District At
torney Russell appeared for the people.
When Justice Flammer had seated himself Mr..
Price asked to the afidavits in the case. and
which embody accumulating testimony against the
prisoner. The Judge at handed batch of docu-
ments to the counsellor remarking pleasantly that
the latter would find them pretty lengthy. Some of
these affdavits were published in the HEnALD of
yesterday. while the Others included those Of the
janitor and night watchman of the bank
After looking at the afidavits and exchanging
glances with the associate counsel Mr.. Price ad-
dressed the Court. saying that he wanted every wit.
for the people excluded from the ROOM Justice
Flammer said he objection to granting the re-
quest of counsel in excluding the witnesses After
ward Mr. Russell asked that Captain Byrnes be NOT
excluded from the room with the other witnesses.
Mr.. Brooke protested most seriously against the
proposition.
After some discussion of the question Justice
Flammer decided to have Captain Byrnes readmitted
to the room.
THE EVIDENCE.
ed nd faat6 od
follows:-ln about fifteen minutes after hearing
scream six or sevcn men came into my room; this
about fifteen or twenty minutes after the night
watchman had raped ut the door to awake me; saw
them without having heard them come in: my
mother-in-law had gone out few minutes after the
night watchman rapped she had unlocked the door
and lott it in that condition; the scream from
her; after remaining in my room about fifteen min
utes the men all went out but three believe
that besides myself fve six people In the
bank had knowledge of the combination; among
these were three tellers and two bookkeepers; the
president did not have any knowledge of the COM
bnation.
The afidavit of Daniel Keely the night wstchman
at the Manhattan Savings Bank, sets forth that he
duty in the bank from haf-p past nine p. NJ.
October 26 until about six A. NJ. on the following
morning; that when he left the banking room he
securely locked the door leading into Bleecker street.
that he also that the vault doors were securely
locked before leaving.
MIR. Joseph Bird, the paying teller of the Manhat-
tan Savings Bank, was next sworn, and in reply to
questions by Mr.. Brooke testified that at haf-past
three O'Clock the afternoon OF Saturday, October
2G he deposited in the inner compartment safe of
the vault 764, and then locked the vault by
Of the combination.
James H. Jennings cross-examined at consider
able length in regard to the allegations set forth in
his affidavit published in the HERALD yesterday.
This was in substance that ut about half-past six
o'clock on Sunday morning and while standing ut
wooden gate with wire screens, ut tho
side and OF the St. CHARLES Hotel, where he
employed porter he was addressed by the pris-
oner. whose features made suck an impression upon
his mind that he WAS positive to his identity.
When pressed by the counsel for the prisoner tho
question of possible mistake in the person the wit
ness, while looking directly ut the prisoner,
swered "Unless there two john Hopes there
is no possibility OF my being mistaken" +.
further hearing in the will take place at three
o'clock this afternoon