Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-09
THE DETECTIVES AND THIEVES.
The Metropolitan Bank Robbery.
TRIAL OF DETECTIVES CHARGED WITH COMPLETELY
WITH THE ROBBERS


WITH THE ROBBERS
IN the trial OF James A. McDevitt, ex-metro-
politan police force detective, and Charles Flnder,
aprfNate detective. charged with completely In the
-letropoltan Bank robbery, yesterday. the obIec-
ton made TO the admission OF Horace Hogan. alias
hoTan as witness by Mir. ChrtSty, for the reason
that he was not competent, because he was con-
Hfcted felon, and had not served out his term,
overruled by the court. Horace Hogan, better
known as Little Horace, then took the stand Ee
Is man between thirty-five and forty years OF
age, slight figure, and gentlemanly appearance.
He said that his name was Horan. He said that he
: knew both the defendants, and met MSDevitt for
t" nESt time July !. 1850 He had known Finder
since September Is, 1873. He had come here with
letter from Il friend To Finder.
"Dd You have any business with him ?" asked
the district attorney
II was told that would have when saw him."
said the witness.
This answer vas objected 10 md ruled ont He saa
that he met Finder again in this city in November
ana Decemeer 1873; January, March, May, ard
June 1881. He saw hiln either the last Of May
and 9th streets
.Did you have anything to do with the Metro
pohtan Bank robbery asked the dist rict attorney
II did" replied the witness.
did you have any conversation with Mr. Finder
relative 10 this. continued the district attorney.
ruled.
The witness then said tnat he had a conversation
Win rlnitr li."r the Rigs House about the 29th
/ of JUNE. 1850
Il remarked to him" said the witness. "that I
ceiiu not 90 any thing at tile tShurSin room In the
treasury department. He then S.iii very well.
couiu 90 on and 90 what pleased. He thought
i .ils coh'trsa'l0n was the day prior TO the bank
iobnrt lie nal IN 1873 {! conversation with Finder
In regard 10 roblter in general ia Ills city. Wit
! less came r. tAiS city III September, 1S.S He
described calling upon Fncr NJ his home and telI-
ihg him that Miner had sent hiIn saving That he
Filhderl had something for him.
Hinder then told hIn that a large sum was
I n In of : rl,a
iFlhtlflg oiiice-eome 1ity sixty thousand dol
lars; thnier told witness that he tho2ght he could
GET IT, witness said u would looi, At il. and then
subsequently tO.i !nder chat he wOl:.d come
Own again and ioph at ii. lie came down the
next il'itn; hut not iiE- was donr. lie then came
IL IL IL again TIE latter part oi December. During
th,9e conversations no mention nlasie other
robberles- Ga The I'll OF JANUARY. 1873 according To
arrangement, h2 net Finder
THAT Was the first business day OF the year,"
Observed the court.
lie told Fnnder that he had the money from the
Printing Once. and he said all right Witness
"ei!I 10 Baltimore. and the money was there di-
NG"u; twenty PEI given To Miner Tor Film
or not.
Were you engaged in the Metropolitan Bank rob-
bsiE,' aSAeu the district attorney
II was replied tie WitncsS.
w no was with HOu:'
~. "ltuus Miner, John Jarvis, Geo Corsin, Frank
lay ior. John I'lt and Win. Burke
The witness auii That Miner WAS a man s6 or 4.
years ed. feet inches in height. weighing 100
pounds: tosln Vas - years o.d. 5 feet : inches
H.
Inust&che ana size whisaeis or iml heard. ii,riir
sandy III color. Price weighed about ITO pounds
was aoout 10 years o.t, ieet inches in height
SloIter thah Corsin. aud wore dark GROWN
be1ri Tie witness then proceeded 10 tell the
sto!S of the rubheEy He slit That shortly after ii
"cicck Jul. - 1>so. he was in the Riggs huJ,"
pir-foom ana then came cut Oh 18th street and
h"'' some O. has party Went down i3Lh and III
,trea The Bank 10y the private entrance He met
.iif| j. IN The halfway. who told him that Billy
WAS Inside. He tnen entered the bank and met
t Dur gong our !" IN package which he handed
10 @ Tithess ttfAe then Nent out 10y the main door
i,hu the WITNESS went the way he calnc ill.,
lie went around on & street aS far aS 18th where
n met Miner. They got nto a buggy which they
ilii'I rt' u ANA dro:e up far as street near the
frinAnn Stl.G0i. Where Iilev Sr0Dprd Here. they
were JDinet by Burke and Price. They looked 1T
the package. Consisting of 4 Bumber az pnypio,,es
aid ne TOOK cut 500 bond. which he gave TO
I i'hht lie was going 10 ask tlnder 10 loan him
some money on ii. Tie witness then. with Miner
T Grove down towards Pcun>ylrai.I avenue. and
/ then oHt tie S:adenohurr road b,.vnad the Mount
OIifet cemetery. where, IN piece Of woods Oh a
private road. they buried the package. IL was
wrapped In oils,in or rubber. The then returned
to the city. and witness got out ut n and C. streets
ana Miner started 10 take the carriage the sta
p!,.--W here tile witness did not know The witness
then Went To FrankIin square and found there
JARVIS. Price. CoI> and Buic, and after cgnyersl-
ton they proceeded 20 the civ Eau park, and be-
tween the iist corner aid the CITY Hall he met
t!ier. The latter told him lha; rho money would
nave TO 60 back To the tGtnk. Finder sud that
Nc!IeNltt hii said So f!iHCer said that the bank
would pay 5000. and witness told him that he di
hol mink ,haL would be enough They all talked
Ashley were talking street car passed and Nc
Dc'ltc got ont with a strange young man. ColSn
,ft the gruu and up the street towards the
main entrance of the City Hail. NcDcyirt and the
/ strange young man followed COTSn Tc witness
Wltn the Others went in the opposite dire ytOn and
looNn; back he SAW that CorSin had disappearei,
tlbt tue Young man had gole, and McDevitt and
/ Flllier STOOD talking oyet her.
The witLesS with The others then walked about
the square to Tie rear OF the court house and Were
Joined there bN McDcVftt and Finder. The same
tax was resumed Finder said that he would try
| TO get more money from tie bank, and all the men
! Decided TO 90 back TO New York.
Were there any money transactions between
you then?'' ASKED the district attorney
Yes replied the witness, II borrowed SO OF Nc
Dewitt. which paid when we settled up' Witness
proceeding said: They then agreed TO meet Finder
IN Few YORK fhe whole party lived there. They
then s. pifated Witness went to his room AT l2th
aiii New York avenue FOR his va.ise, which lie
secured, anu then he took the train for New York
Proceedings To-day.
The trial was resumed this morning
The first witness called was T. j. HanfOrd the
superintendent OF the registered letter division OF
the city post office, who testified that neither OF
the Sth nor the 9th OF July, 1880 had registered
letter been received for Mr.. Finder
The district attorney said that Finder had stated
he had got the $500 back the 9th OF July by reg
| lStered letter.
| ''LITTLE HORACE" AGAIN on THE STAND
! Horace Hovan alias Hogan, known as Little
Horace again resumed the stand. He said that
|
| OF the robbery, but had spoken only to Finder
| He had seen them near the Riggs House The next
time he saw Flinder was four or five days after
| wards In New York, on Fifth avenue. near 43d
street. There was saloon in frame building
near the northeast corner. and he and Finder went
In there and met the men spoken OF having been
| associated with witness in Washington. He had
| MET FLINDER BY AGREEMENT
| In regard to the restoration of the bank money
| The meeting was between and 8 O'Clock In the
evening. Witness said that 1t was the second week
In July, as far he could recollect and perhaps
four or five days after the robbery When Flinder
| came in the room the whole company was seated
about the table, and he thought beer was called
| for Finder said that the bank would not give
| more than 1900. Some words passed, and witness
thought that Jarvis and Finder had an angry dis
! cuSSon. Finder said he had been promised the
bonds tor That amount. and he ought TO have IL.
Finder said that Mr.. White, the cashier OF the Ma
| street, and was very ANXIOUS SO anxious that he
walked the floor and could not sleep. Finder said
| that he had the money, and took out pocket book
| and showed witness a 1900 bill Finder thought
that the $500 ought TO be deducted from the ransom
money, and the men thought that $1,000 was little
| enough. Finder finally went away mad. He did
! not see Finder after that.
| HoGAN's SHARE OF THE PLUMBER.
| Subsequently witness got some money; he thought
| fromBurke Finder had LETT the money when he re-
| turned to Washington; witness share was one
seventh of the s3 600.
The witness said when he came to Washington
again he was brought here on the 29th or 3Oth Of
| October last The witness said that some OF the
| party when standing at the corner Of Sd and In
| diana avenue the day OF the robbery, wore linen
l a iaat tc,lft rhnp In