National Republican., 1884-04-10

could. Alter few days my irienu wrote me
again, telling me that the stun could be OBJ
tained for $4,000, and advising me to come on
at once, prepared for business. Soon after
Mr.. J. w. Thompson and myself went to New
York with tho $1,000. | stopped at the Cole
man. l sought out my friend and asked him
to arrange q meeting for me with the parties
who had the stuff. He did so, aud the next
day went to a saloon at tho corner of
Sixth avenue and Thirty street. /
saw eight persons drinking there. | took q
drink with them, and one, whom l had seen
in Washington, asked mo if / had come for
the stuff. l said had and he asked how
much | would give. | said $1,000. Then
they all began to jeer me and treated me so
rudely that got mad, but afterward cooled,
down, and they told me TO return at 8 o'clock.
went back at that time, but mono of them
were there. l was very angry. went to
Mr.. Thompson and told him the parties were
trifling with me and ! didn't think they
intended to give up the stuff. | asked him TO
lot me 70 before u magistrate and swear
out warrants for tho men, for knew their
names. Ho said that he had been having a
conference with the correspondent of his
bank, who was banker there, and that this
correspondent had called in detective and
told him about it, and asked his advice. Tho
detective said that il the stuff could be got
back at reasonable rates IL ought by all means
to be done, for in his judgment none of that
trial in Washington. Mr.. Thompson told me
j had better go back. l went up town again
and met one of the mob ON the corner near
the saloon. l asked him what they meant
by treating me in that way, aud said hadn't
expected such treatment from them lie
told me not to be SO fast, that the man who
knew where the stuff was buried was not in
town, and nothing could be done until his
return. Another of the mob came up and
had some angry talk with him. | went to
my hotel and found a note there telling me
to meet man at the first station OH the elo-
vated road above the saloon at 8 o'clock tho
next morning. went and met one of the
mob who asked me to take a little ride. We
got in o train and went to the ferry and
crossed over to the Pennsylvania depot in
Jersey City. The limited express stood there.
The man took some money out of his pocket
and said: There's $4,000 Take it and take
that train to Washington, mind your own
business, and don't trouble us any more j
turned on him savagely and said: 1'll
either have that stuff or I'll have
you. l left him there and went back
TO see my friend in the city. lie rebuked mo
for getting angry, and said / could not do
anything with such men in that way. | asked
him to interfere with them in my behalf, but
he said he would have nothing to do with it.
i went up town again, and met the man who
went to Jersey City with me. He rebuked
me for being so hasty. lie said the man who
knew whore the stuff was buried had been
locked up but was out now, and so If was
ready for business they wore prepared for me,
but | couldn't have tho stuff for less than
5000. l tried to beat him down, but he
wouldn't listen. He told mo to come back at
0 o'clock prepared for business. went back
with my friend at 0 o'clock. l saw one
man only, and he was behind the bar.
He wore slouch hat and gray shirt with
out collar. l knew the man. 1t was then
arranged that i should put $1,000 in the
hands of my friend and when the man should
return with note from me saying that it
was all right my friend should hand over the
$4,000 to him. The man and went by train
from Jersey City to Newark. There he bought
a tin bucket and tr0wel and said he was
going to try blackberries. We then drove
out toward Orange, four or five miles. At n
hill the man left me and went off some dis
tance into a piece of woods with his bucket
aud trowe. When he came back we drove
toward Newark. At a convenient spot
whore we could look all around
we stopped. took out list of the securities
and he took out package. As he took out
the securities i checked them off on my list.
All were there but a $500 United States bond.
He said that had been sold. i said / wanted
all the securities. He said couldn't have
that one for it had been sold but could
write q note to my friend, telling him about
IL and telling him to retain $500 for the bond
out of the $4,000 ] did write that note. and
then wrote private note to my friend ask
ing him to do the best he could to get the
$780, Then l took the train for Washington.
No one saw those bonds in my possession,
except my wife, until that night when
! gave them to Mr.. White at his
house. He remarked that the package had a
musty smell, as if it had been buried, and
asked about the $500 bond. | teld him about
ii, and that my friend would get the money
g., . A r. Il L. 1aaA.
with the $780, came from New York, and |
gave it to White. | received 300 for all that
work, and never received 81 from any one
else for it,
That" said Col. Brooks, drawing long
breath, is the substance of what Finder
told me, and almost in his exact words. /
think, for consulted my notes just before l
came here"
Col. Brooks had told the long story without
break aud without any questions. When
lie finished there was decided sensation i'll
the court room as it was discovered what
telling effect it might have in the trial.
The witness further said that Finder had
told him that he had expressed willingness
TO 90 before the grand jury to have the
thieves indicted. Either at this interview
or at other times, Finder had mentioned the
names Of Rute Miner Billy Burke, Corscen,
and Little Horace but the witnesss recollec-
tion was indistinct as to what he said about
them About the time of tho robbery, and
perhaps the day it occurred, Finder had told
witness that he was afraid there was going TO
bo Sneak" OH the treasury building
for he had seen Billy Burke sitting
on tho east steps Of the building. Witness
Immediately warned tho people in the cash
room and others. Witness said there had
been dishursiug clerk named Burch in the
treasury, but it was his impression that BurGh
was dead at tho time OF the bank robbery.
Leonard Whitney, manager Of tho Western
Union Telegraph company, was sworn. llG
said there was nothing in his office by which
ii could be ascertained whether or not Finder
received telegram from New York on July
2, 1850.
Edward F. Gentner the officer who brought
Hovan here from Philadelphia testified as TO
what he did with him when he got here.
Mrs. Mary L, Wilson, Of 6l2 Twelfth street,
testified that Finder once roomed ut her
house for several months but she could not
remember the date. He had the second story
front room.
NJ. B. German, Of the police force, produced
record over which there was a dispute.
The judge did not know whether tho law
required such book to be kept. Mr..
Worthington and Gov. Wells both ro.
minded him that tho statute had
been recently published several times
in THE REPUBLICAN, and Judge
Wylie said that if tho newspapers had rem
dered decision they must abide by it. Gov
Wells then read the law requiring records to
be kept, and kept open to the public All
that was shown by the witness was that the
entry of the bank robbery was made on July
g. the day after it occurred, and that De-
tective McDevitt was assigned to work it up.
The government had two other witnesses
a