New-York tribune., 1884-02-21
r11r cu1.pcu RnRRERY RErOLD.

The story of the bold highway robbery committed
on Luther Church. superintendent OF JGh DWIEI41 ~
soda factory, December ~, was Ieloid yesterday
m tbe Cont OF General Sessions by the victim and
one of the robbers Edward GOodc, VINO is cudIecu
with participation IN the crnC WIS Oh ,i9l d
Recorder Smyth. lie has red SIdc-WhiskSIs anu
moustache and looks like bright SouH! o"slli;es
man rather than thief. lie Is sara ny le pVIlce
10 have been concerned N many crlMcs Dli 10 law
o1oided detection because no one, even OF ms COM
panOns IN crlwe, knew where ne IIVt9. All ,Sp
pointnents with HIM were mace IN WI! Mlt'l9; 1t ~
Adams was Luther Church. who teSllHtu thdt oi
The morning of December 81 he went downtown
from the factory and visited bank where ne gre"
81 800 10 pay the wages o tlc ehp9ScS ~ t'i' ilo
tory Returning. ne left the elevated ROAD at sec
Ond.avc. and One Hundred and-cieNchSlSl' ne
noticed two men, who appeared 10 bc cIHP4E' - "a
Tho railroad cOmpany. sweeping the stars. Ohe OF
them turned and knocked HIM down. ana tIie money
was taken from him. Inc men 1umled mo
hers cart that was standing at the corner, ana
drove rapidly away. James Iltterting, one OF tue
robbers was next called. lie has Il tnn, tan h@nTc
and Il cadavcrOus face. He said that he had meet
Coode several weeks before the robbery ana the
crime was plotted by GOCdc, Farrell, anu lue VI
ness. On the day of the robbery thG NI'ht'S was
taken 10 a place downtown where he had an oppor
fnnity of seeing Mr. Church, 50 that ne c0uld recoS
nize him. The three men met IN one hUnaIe"-an5-
1ftb-st Go0dc took out some ointment WIN "hlch
he colored ms whiSkers black Goode drove the cart
while Farrell and the witness stood at the stars ol
AZ ;ou md s+ruck and robbed Mr. Church. hey
then Jumped INTO the cart and drove doWh-lO"h
untii they were beyond reach Of the officers. Far
Ieli and the witness each received over T3OO from
When asked by the counsel why ne confessed, III
fcrting said:
In the cars was thinking of my mother, Who very
s,cE ana made mp my mind to tell tie whole truth
did expect mercy, but thought shouu get oA mort
easily
Annie Unnkcn "A selfpossesscd young woman
rhose father has grocery at One flundTcd-and-
eIeyepth-st and ThTd-ave., testified tnat shc
watched the butchers cart and the man IN III 10r
several minutes before the robbery OF Mf. Chnlch
She vas posltvc that GOOde was the driver Ol the
cant tbonqb the whiskers Of the man she saw were
bIack. The testimony for the prosecution was
closed and William f. kIntZlng, the prisoner
counsel made his opening argument before the
court adjourned.
MEASURES TO RECOVER STOCK LOSSES.
James NJ Boyd OF Boyd e. Vincent stock 6rokers
st No 80 Broad-st., was consulted yesterday Dy
several stockholders of the Oregon and Trans
continental Company in response TO his adyertlse-
ment IN reference TO taking measures 10 recover
their losses by the decline in the price of he stock
No meeting of the persons interested in the move
ment was held, and Mr. Boyd said that he did not
know that meeting would be held. The purpose
of the adv ertisement was 10 secure harmony OF ac-
he begun. Mr.. Boyd has an opinion given by ex-
Judge Arnoux that the stockholders of
fbe Oregon and IranscOntinental Com
many could maintain four actions The
Irsf' rniphL be brought "the trustees or executive
connGittee for negligent adminlstratOn OF the at
f0irs of the company, Dy wnlch hehIy Vlnaru was
nerraitfed TO turn the company into a stock k-gamb-
inq CONCERN without their control or interference"
A second action could be brought against the di-
recoTs for breach Of trust In using the iunds OF the
company in ways not authorized by us charter, or
q third action TO compel certain directors 10 dIs-
gorge the profits they have made IN transactions De-
tween the company aud themselves" fourth ac-