New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-18
"sTETEo RAYMOND ON TRIAL.
FORGING UNION PACIFIC COUPONS.
THE NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERY RECALLED
SIDNEY DILLON A WITNESS.

THE NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERY RECALLED
SIDNEY DILLON A WITNESS.
The trial of Stephen or Steve" Raymond, who IS
considered one of the most expert bona ioIg .I
Court of General Sessions. Raymond has seryedtWo
terms in Sing Sing for forgery. The first time nc
m Tame S Of Stephen AiHsworth. On one oc-
casiOn he escaped from the prison. Dut, nIGing
in Deighboring hen-roost, the cackllng
Of the hens gave notice to the keepers taC tenn
there and he was recaptured. The second IeIll
of imprisOnment-fOr five years-waS OOIdn9G3H vi
his confession Of forging Buffalo and Erie RAILWAY
bonds The present accusation Is Cs snnnosed TO
have been attached to Union PaGlhc hallI9ad Oonus
belonging TO Mr.. Hinckey, Of Boston, lhal were
stolen from the Northampton Bank IN the roDoGhry
of that institution in 1875. The numbers OF inc
stolen bonds were known and the company was TO
auested not to pay the coupons. Inc IhleVes then
had the numbers of the coupons altered 10 prevent
Identification. Twelve of tho coupons were pre-
sented and paid in September, 1882, the name oil
the person to whom they were paid being George
a Watch was kept for Clark's, reap
pearance. On September 1, 1888, RaymondIIundeer
tine name of Clark-9ppeared at the Union RACING dri
Office in this city and presented to the cOup0A-cleTK
twelve coupons. Detective Slevin was on the look
ont, and when Raymond went out with the check
for $3.50 in payment for the coupons, the detecuve
followed him and saw him enter the Bank OF Com
merce. Raymond looked out of the window OF the
bank and saw Sevin across the street. ne deuec-
tive saw him tear up paper some SOME G beB inc p%
Raymond's mouth. The detective followed Ray
mond and arrested him. The prisoner was chewing
what are you chewing ~ asked the detective,
"Iet ms seq said the detective, and he put his
hand to the throat of the prisoner some plTCas O
found in the bank were put together ana Ilaue par
of the check given to Raymond. Raymond was H.
dicted for forgery in the first degree De.
Sidney Dillon the president of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, was the first witness yesterday;
lie identified a certain bond numoefeHH
1896 which had been cancelled WIN an
fund of the Company. One Of the coupons, which
was cashed in September, had the number l,'o3 as
that of the bond from which it was taken; Mt.
Dillon testified that the original coupon, p9yaDic IN
September 1888, was still attached to bona NO.
| $50. Coupon-Clerk Littell, Of the Union Pacinc
Company, testified that the number on the coupon
on which the indictment was founded had been
altered and that the true coupon was on the b3n9
of that number that had been cancelled
and placed in the sinking fund. lie also
testified to the payments to RAYMOND IN
September, 1882, and September 1883, lie de,
cared that other coupons shown MN lhaI nau
been paid to Raymond had also been altered De
tcctive Sergeant Slcvin testified to the arrest
Henry Wcch, deputy clerk of the Court OF Gen
eral Sessions, produced the records showing that
RAYMOND had been sentenced to the state Prison
for forgery in 1877. Officer James Jackson Of the
State Prison testified that Raymond served his
term, being discharged on October 10, 1850.
The prisoner testified in his own behalf lie mas
the appearance and manner of man OF business;
He wore a dark business suit, and haq
a pair of eyeglasses, which he used
skfully. His forehead is broad, and he has well,
trimmed dark beard. He told a rambling story OF
his acquaintance with one George Clark, who had
given him the bonds to sell lie was informed that
they were stolen, but professed to be entirely lgno-
rant that they were forged or altered: Under the
cross examination of Assistant District-Attorncy
OByrne the prisoner was led into, frequent contra
dictions. at one time saying that he had been only
three times 10 have coupons Cashed, and aiterWaId
DEMONSTRATING that there were other occasions.
William Marriott, painter, was called to testify
that he had seen a person who gave the name OF
George Clark with the prisoner. The case VIII be
given to the jury to-day