National Republican., 1884-04-09

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not believe that he WENT he said that he
could not get the package for less than
$1,000. The broker said there was about
$4,000 in bonds, and they generally de-
manded one.third of the amount for restor.
ing it. After conversation It was arranged
that witness should go TO New York with
Finder and they left on Wednesday, Flindor
having $4,000 with him. When they reached
New York, at tho request of Flinder, they
stopped at different hotels. In tho evening
Flinder reported that ho had seen tho broker,
but had done nothing The next day, at
another interview, Finder said that every
thing had been arranged and the package
would be delivered up on the payment OF the
$1,000 Tho witness suggested that they hold
on a little longer. He met him again at the
Herald building and the witness objected to
paying over the money but Finder said that
otherwise they would not get it, and If the
money was paid he could return the money
TO Mr.. White that night.
Mr.. Thompson then proceeded to relate the
statement made to him by Finder and how
the thieves had treated him and failed to COM
plete negotiations with him and proposed re-
porting them to police headquarters. The
witness expressed willingness to 20 with
him, but Finder said that he would try
again. The witness saw him the next morn
ing, and Finder was told that everything
was arranged. lie did not see Flindor in
New York again, but saw him in the bank
two or three days afterward, and when he
charged 800 for his services the witness paid
il willingly and thought it the most reasona-
BILE charge he ever knew. Since the matter
was settled the witness said that Finder had
told him different story as to how the
money was recovered. This was that he
went from New York ovor to jersey City
with party and then drove some distance
into the country. The man left him in the
buggy and went into the woods and came
back with package in tin can.
On the cross.examination Mr.. Thompson
said that a bank cashier in New York had
talked with him about tho matter in the
presence of detective, and the detective had
advised him TO pay the money. The re-
mainder of the cross.examination was not
important.
Ex-Detective August II. Voss was examined
for the defense, and testified that MIR. White
urged Finder to 90 to New York on the
night after the robbery, but he declined to do
so until tho next day. He saw no paper of
any kind produced, and he did not think
Mr.. White was in bed.
Mr. Christy objected to the admission of
the testimony of Horace Hoban on the ground
that he was convicted fclon and had served
term in the ponitentiary. He claimed that
the Maryland act of 1898, taking away, as
generally understood, this disqualification,
which existed under the common law, was
confined to Baltimore county alone, and
therefore the old common law disqualification
still existed here. The court decided TO
admit the testimony
Hoban was then sworn. He was n gentle.
manly appearing well dressed man, about 35
years old, with dark brown hair and full
beard and mustache Of the same color. He
speaks in a low tone and in the general, un-
detailed fashion common to men Of his pro.
fession.
He said he first met McDevitt July Q, $780,
and first knew Finder in September, 1873.
He was given flinders address by party,
and called to see him at his house, in WASH
ington. He next saw him in October of tho
same year and in December and in January,
1879, then in the latter part of March, 1850, in
May, and on June "a or 80, 1880; always in
Washington. On one of the last two occa-
sions he saw Finder at his residence, ON g,
between Four-and -s-half and Sixth streets,
he thought.
ibid you have anything to do with the
robbery of the National Metropolitan bank
OH July 9, 1Ss0W asked Mr.. Worthington.
"Yes, SIR"
"Did you previously have any converse
tion with Mr.. Finder about proposed rob-
berries ~
"Yes sir"
1t was in the neighborhood of the Riggs
house in May or June. Witness then told
Finder that he didn't see any chance of
doing anything in the disbursing clerks
Office in the treasury, and witness thought
he would go away. Witness told him TO do as he
liked. Finder had previously spoken about
thedisbursing clerk handling large amount
of money the first of each month. The dis
bursting clerks namo was Burch. Witness
had conversations in September, 1873, with
Finder in regard to robberies, Ho then
found Finder at 612 Sixth street. his resi-
dence. lie told Finder that Miner sent him
there and told MIN that Finder had some
tl.., e. l.. l., t,1I I'm, hnf thnr
was large amount of money drawn about
the first Of every month to pay off employees
at the government printing office. Witness
said he would 20 and look at it, and did so.
He met Finder that afternoon near the
Arlington, told shin he had looked at the
place, didn't see anything, but would como
back the next month. Witness came again
in October and December on the same husi-
ness On Jan. 2, 1879, witness saw Finder
fifteen minutes after the printing house
robbery. 1t was several squares northwest
of the printing office that they met. Witness
told Finder he had the printing house money.
Finder said all right, and told him to tako
the train. Witness went TO Baltimore, and
the money was given to Miner and divided,
but witness did not know of his own knowl-
edge how it was divided.
The robbery of the National Metropolitan
bank was done by Rufus Miner, John Jarvis,
George Corseen, Frank Taylor, John Price,
William Burke, and the witness.
Witness described Miner as a man As or AZ
years old feet Z inches in height, weighing
100 pounds. Corseen was 30 years old, feet
inches in height, weighing 40 pounds, light
complex ion, mustache and side whskers or
full beard, light sandy in color. Price
weighed about 16O pounds, was about 40
years old, 8 feet, inches in height, shorter
than Corseen and wore q dark brown beard
The witness then told what part he had in
the robbery OF the National Metropolitan
bank. at was in the Riggs house saloon,
lie said about noon on July =. i came out
aud stood q few minutes on the steps on Fif-
tegnth street and some one of my party
motionCd 10 me TO 90 over to the bank l went
in at the side door of the bank and walked
half way to the cashiers desk. There ! met
Burke, who had the package and handed II
to me. l put it in my pocket and we went
out OF the side door, around the corner, along
G street to Fourteenth, where we met Miner
with the buggy. The buggy had been hired
that morning for use in case we got anything
out of tho disbursng clerks Office. Minei
and drove around to the north side OF
Franklin square, little ways from
tho corner of Thirteenth and
K street. In few minutes Burke came up
and, think, Price, but it might have been
Jarvis. | had been partly sitting on the
package in tho buggy. There were q number
Of envelopes with a rubber band holding
them together, l just opened the package
enough TO get out $500 United States bond
which was on top. That gave to Burke,
was going to ask Finder to loan me som,
money on that bond We four talked about
that there, Miner and took the package
which was done up again after the bond wa
taken out, and we drove southeast, crossing
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