Daily globe., 1879-06-12
HELD OHER.

The examination of Nicholas Francis and
Frances Keegan, charged with burglarlzine
ex-Gov. Davis residence on the night of The
1st inst, came up in the municipal cour1
Yesterday morning, occupying over three
hours in the hearing. The enclosure front
ing the clerks desk was occupied by I. V.
D. Heard, counsel for the defense, and Gov
Davis, who conducted the prosecution.
In addition to the above, Hannah Roetzer,
housekeeper to Gov. Davis, and the young
girls, Miss Keogh and Ida NJ. Manke,
whose adventure with the young men on the
evening of the robbery brought them into
court as witnesses, we're present. Gov.
Davis, being first sworn, testified to the cir
cumstances connected with the discovery OF
the robbery, and to meeting yodng Francis
near the house on the morning on which it
was perpetrated, giving lucid exposition of
the interior arrangements of the house,
showing thereby that no person unfamiliar
with the house could have planned the rob-
berry 80 systematically.
Mrs. Hannah Roetzer, the housekeeper,
testified to the conversation between herself
and Francis on the evening preceding the
robbery, during which the latter had re-
quested her not to lock the back door on the
inside, as he had securely fastened it from
the outside.
Detective Bresett being sworn, testified to
the circumstances attending the arrest, a
full account of which has appeared in pre-
vious issue of the GLOBE.
Thomas Keegan, one of the defendants,
was next sworn, and testified to meeting the
young women at the park on the evening be-
fore the robbery. where they had met
Francis, after which the quartette had re-
paired to Francls' room in the barn, where
they had remained until between three and
four o'clock in the morning. Tho prisoner
testified to having rose once during the
night for glass of water, and to having
slept there on previous occasions by invita-
ton of Francis.
The defendant explained his visit to Miss
Keogh the day following the robbery on the
ground that he had heard of Francis arrest,
and wanted to tell the girls, in case they were
questioned, to tell the truth concerning the
manner in which the night was passed. Con-
cerning mysterious conversation between
himself and Francis, overheard by one of
the girls, in which the phrase 'tdid you do
that?" occurred, the defendant said that he
had no recollection of having INDUCED in
any such conversation.
Miss Ida w. Manke, being sworn, testified
to having met the young men in the park,
and subsequently passing the night in their
company at the barn. Witness related their
departure from the tarn at day ybreak, stat
ing that Francis had accompanied them
half way home, and that they had encoun-
tered q man, whose name was afterwards
given as Haskell. Witness testified to Kee-
gan having risen during the night for
glass of water, and to having observed
light in Gov. Davis room on leaving the
premises, about $3.50 O'Clock in the morn
ing.
Miss Della Keogh was next called and tes-
tilted to the same facts as the former wit
ness: the only additional evidence adduced
being with regard to the conversation be-
tween Francis and Keegan, during which she
had heard Keegan ask his companion. if he
had ttgot that
Detective Bresette being recalled, testified
to finding partly consumed candle the day
after the robbery.
Nicholas Francis was then sworn, detail
ing the meeting with the girls and the cir
cumstances attending their visit to the barn.
Witness testified to having observed the
light i'll Gov. Davis room and to having
seen man near the house Immediately
after arising the next morning.
AAo uopdIGuIo VI tuo party lIOIH Iso udIu
was then detailed together with the meeting
of Gov. Davis on returning to the house,
and the events that transpired after the dis
covery of the robbery. The testimony of
witness was exceedingly minute and circum-
stantial, the above being merely an outline,
as thu public have hitherto been made ac-
quainted with the circumstances following
the robbery.
Mr.. F. L. Haskell, compositor, testified
to having met party consisting of two girls
and gentleman near the intersec-
ton of Western avenue and Bremen
street, on the morning of the robbery.
Witness had met the party about $50 in
the morning, and thought the gentleman
resembled the defendant Keegan. Before
submitting the case A1r. Heard briefly ad-
dressed the court, stating that the defendants
should be discharged for the reason that thu
testimony adduced was not sufficient to hold
the prisoners. to the grand jury. The testi-
mony of all the parties went to show that
they had not separated during the entire
night, and the idea of the girls fabricating
story exactly alike in every particular, .sto-
gether with the theory of man with Gin
genuity enough to plan such robbery, ad-
vertising it in advance to the hous=keeper,
was an utter impossibillty. In adverting to
the testimony the court called attention to
the good character of Francis, after which
the suspicious circumstance Of the finding
of the stolen property in his possession was
alluded to. In conclusion the court said he
sh.uld hold the prisoners to the next grand
jury in bonds Of $500 each, in default of
which they were committed.
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