The sun., 1879-06-24
POLICEMAN JOHN NUGENT.
THE TESTIMONY MITIGATING MN IN
THE MANHATTAN BANK ROBBERY.

ue,ped 60 Rob the Uank-Auother Wit
ness who Saw Nuaent Lettering About |
the Bank ON the Night of the burglary.
The examination OF Patrulman John Nu- !
eont who was arrested on Juno 13 for COM
nlictty in the robbery OF tho Manhattan Saw
ings Bank was began and finished by Justice
Murray yesterday. in the Jefferson Market Po-
leo Court. Tho prisoner. John Nugcnt, aud
the watchman engaged in the robbery. Patrick
shovclin. wcro taken from the Tomhs by Capt
Byrnes and Detectives Slevin and Graham.
Onicer Murray Of the court took Patrick Ryan.
the Avenue c bartender from the House OF De-
tnuiion At the close OF tho morning watch
Nugcn, was formally arraigned. He was
dressed handsomely in black diagonal clothes
with silk tic and pin. The copper star OF the
e. A. r. hung from under one lapel Of his
vest. Two Of his brothers. his wife and two
huo boys. his children sat Just outside tho
railing A number Of friends were around
them. There were also many policemen of
duty in civilians dress. Nugent leaned against
the rail Of the raised platform. and remained
there. occasionally shifting bis position. from
half past IL o'clock in the morning to
half past o'clock in the afternoon. Ryan aud
shcyelin were on n seat inside the railing
guarded 10y several officers Mr.. Joseph Bird
the paying teller Of the bank. remained through
out the examination. in which he appears as
complainant President Edward Schell was
present a short time. The aflidavits OF Bird
Shcyelin. and Ryan were introduced In evil
dcucc They have been already published
Auson :. Young new witness in the case.
WIS ont on the stand. He made the following
Rnilayii: On the 10Th day Of October. 1878.
b,iween the hours OF 1 and o'clock at night
saw John Nugont standing and lettering upon
Broadway Immediately in front OF the Manhat-
tan Bank. Nugcnt had patch Of black mate
rial placed over his right eye l passed by the
lank and left Nugent remaining there On the
night OF Thursday. Oct. "a 1878. saw Nugent
In company with two other men standing in
Beecker street near the entrance to the bank.
This was between IL and IL o'clock. 1 heard
Sueent say TO the other mon. ! wiz be Gu G-I-
thing any longer At that time Nueent did
not have n patch on his eve. on the night
OF Saturday. Oct. 90. between the hours Of IL
aud ~ O'Clock. | saw Nugcnt standing Ia
Broadyay. ip front OF the the bank The e. ROB, H
early morning OF oct "a. is7s.l lie had then
green-colored patch over his eye Between
gent standing in Bieecker street. within n few
feet Of the bank door Previously. between
three and four years ago saw NuReni on sew
eral occasions and his person wus well known
To me by sight" In answer 10 questions. Young
eaii that be- lived at ~ noud street. with his
wife. Hr Is a paiuter. He first spoke Of the
Manhattan Bank robbery 10 Cfflcer sullivan.
three months ago IN Blcecker street. sullivan
IL th. 0fllcer on the post. He next spoke TO
Cart. Bryncs about it, at the station. last sun
dny night 4 have seen Nurent since tho
r,hbery. IN New street. about the 20th Of Auril.
He was opposite ; New street. and | recognized
hin ss the man whom saw in Broadway. He
WIS NOT Ia uniform, and did not have him ar
rested because did not know he was con-
nered with the robhery. II WAS shortly after
u- that told Sullivan what had seen"
Under cro---cNaminaton loung contradicted
aporton Of his previous testimony. in which
h. said that he had hrst spoken to Capt. Byrnes
about the robbery on last Sunday night. He
said le had spoken to the Captain a few minutes
last Wednesday. and told him he could identify
Ne man. :. On saturday onleer Graham came
after me-. saw Nugent In the court room for
the frsttime after seeing him in New street. On
att Bieecker street. At IL O'Clock that morn
ing was waiting for mnn bartender. named
second street ] saw Nugent in Bleecker street
near s the side door door t. the the ban; % H. T. had & no
i6Si bttween eleven @ and tweivc och ocIocS s11n on
Hotel and The bank door. He then had a green
Thursday night in Bleecker street In the same
place. At II y O'clock at night; heard the
words, WI" be G d.1li ! VIII stand ms
lie said il TO two men who were standng by. /
would know the faces OF these two men. have
ae court room. last Saturday. Onicer Graham
'een. i,said Ygs. and pointe.d. out Nugsni. :,
cers who were on duty Ia the neighborhood of
.he bank prior to the robbery or since the rob
10 me, nor described such a man as having been
seen in the vicinity oi the bank"
Patrick Sheveliu, the lanitor who assisted the
burglars 10 rob the bank. was next cross-eN-
imlned' i, In answer an, yer 10 ln-s5,l9ns ne sald; Wy
vent by the name OF WhiskeY that was
around the Third street dock. ! was in the
Hous" of Refuge about eight months was i'm
Hieated in taking ham. and WAS sent there
'or stealing. / have been in the employ Of
burglars through this affair. | knew them. but
did not know them 10 be burglars. have known
Tome ot them about fifteen or sixteen years"
Did you not admit IN General Sessions that
gou knew Joe Dollard Tim German. George
Mason. Jim Tracy, Jack Irving; Billy Porter,
ieorge>Howard. Abe Coakley, Johnny D9hbsi
t:;,lo D.ck. Tom Mccormick, the Big Kid.
Big Pete, Wooster Sam, Harry Glynn. Gale
Ryan jim Greer. mmy Hope and Jim = Brady
n Canal street. Ho has been thief tho last
ihree or four years. as far as know, ! never
NE Manhattan Bank affair. l do not know any
thing Of George Mason. except that he was i'm
have known Jim Tracy fifteen or sixteen
years. did not know what he was until this
swear 70 it. l. did not know he was a burglar.
nl1 not know Irving at all. do not know Billy
burglary affair. | have known Abe CoakleJ
ABOUT nine months or year | know he was
Intimate with Jimmy Hope that was before the
bank. know johnny Dobbs. | DO not know
Little Dick. never heard tell OF the name be-
lore, ! DC, not know Tim McCormIck know
HE Big kid:' he was implicated in the con
emplated robbery the first time knew Big
Pete knew him five or six months. knew
MIN 10 be a burglar. l knew the two Tracys
and the Big Kid before the burglary they
were the only ones l knew. Tim GormaI
Is one Of the Tracys. Tho persons whom
Know 20 be actually concerned in the robbery
ni the bank are the Big Kid Tim Tracy. jim
Tracy Jimmy Hope. Johnny Dobbs. George
Howard. and George Mason. l know that
these persons were actually engaged in the
robbery OF the bank. Also Billy Kelly, jim
Erady, aud John Nugent. Nugent WAS pointed
OUT to mc ia Second avenue. that was before
the robbery | have seen Nugent near the
bank. saw him there the Saturday night pc
lore The robbery. aud ] saw him there the
Thursday night before that The first time
taw Nugcui WIS about three weeks before The
IpbberY ! WAS talking 70 Hope aud Bis
~" in second avenue. near Tenth street
hugeui c4me along. aud made n sign with his
hiGrr az JIMMY HOPE. Hope went ~ Nugent
9ud they went around into Eleventh street.
a. not know what time II was ia the evening
Ilry We're gone about half an hour, and liop'
Nat night
'rne enrxttime saw Nugent was about weel
Ai,"r, 40 the same place. in the evening. NJ
CONT eHne there. Big Pete and Jimmy HOp'
SUI myself went together Hope went awal
Miu Nuscnt. Pete and remained there unit
h1ps came back. Nugent did not CONT
ui'S Nugent was not in uniform. but II
t.an clothes. The third tmo | saw M
o. tra o. - Haftl tl.aa @f,fM Ml