Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-09
I'd Edition.
DETECTIVES AND THIEVES,
Trial Continued from thu rir-r E.airson.

1f14l Continued from the First Edition.
When the Criminal Court reconvened after recess
Horace hogan took the stand and said that he at
tenoeo court IN the custody OF ofncera He BE-
ueSed that an Indictment had been found against
him In this ctty In the bank case, but he had not
MADE his plea, and no action had been taken that
be knew OF he said that when Finder left New
1orK ne received one seventh OF s., 0O0 Burke had
the money, and was the cashier for the crowd
THE RE-DREcr RxANNArIoN.
HI. Wells then began the redirect examination.
Tho witness said that he had been unable In his
second visit to the woods the Bladensburg road
ind the hole where the money was buried Before
he made the second visit to the various places with
the gentlemen named he described the bank, its In
Bladensburg, mentioning some OF the houses 10
Gated there. He also described the location OF
On SIN snd II the T.
the printing office robbery Finder fixed his per
Ssnssge OF share at 20 per cent In regard to the
that was all the agreement made
Inc Witness was then dismissed.
Mr. GEO g. KoONTz' TESTIMONY.
MI. Geo. S. koontz. the general agent OF the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad in this city, was called,
and produced the train schedule for July E. 1880.
The first train for New York after II O'Clock a. m.
was at O'Clock and the next at lol5 p m There
were no other trains for New York. He could not
tell when the O'Clock train reached New York, as
In reply to a question from Mr.. Chr1sty, he gave
the time Of the departure OF the trains that day
He said that their cars ran on the Philadelphia and
Wilmington road from Baltimore to Philadelphia,
and from there to New York on the Pennsylvania
TRA1NMAsTER SHARP ON THR STAND.
Joseph 4. Sharp, the tra1nmaster OF the B. and p.
railroad, testified that the trains their road
over the same line as the B. and o. from Phlladel-
phia.
FLINDERS VISIT TO CASHIER WHITES ROUSE.
L l. White, the son OF the cashier Of the Metro
politan Bank, testified that lie went to bed on the
night OF the robbery shortly afler 10 o'clock, and
about three-quarters OF an hour after men came to
Of these men he afterwards learned was MIR. Fin
der.
CHIEF BROOKS TESTIMONY.
j. j. Brooks. the chief Of the Treasury secret ser
vice, was then sworn. He said he had known Film
der about six years. and related a conversation he
had with Finder in his Office February 9th, 1883,
about Flinders connection with the recovery Of the
bonds stolen from the Metropolitan Bauk. Finder
gave him permission TO take notes and make any
use OF the information he saw III. Finder said
that McDevitt gave him the first information Of
the robbery, and he (Finder) told him he thought
asked Finder if the s.stufr' could be recovered.
Finder said he did not know, but would try and
see what could be done Finder said that he wrote
10 a Trend OF his In New YORK asking him to help
him recover 1t. After few days Finder said his
friend in New York wrote TO him that
THE "sTUFF" COULD BE HAD FOR 5000,
and that he had better come on at once. Finder
told witness that he went to New York with MI.
Thompson and saw his friend and asked him to ar
range meeting with the men. Finder said that
the next day he went up stu avenue to 3ad street,
Of men drnkins lie saw e man aha there w EiSap
he (Fnnder) had seen in Washington. ard
this man asked hun If he had come for the strn.'
Finder said he had, and that h. would pay q. 900.
The man began TO Jeer at him. and treated him In
such way that he became angry. They finally
told him to come back at O'Clock. which he did,
but none Of the men were found there at that tine.
Finder then told witness that he went
down town and saw Mr. Thompson, and told
him that the men were trtatug with him, and
Finder asked permission TO 60 10 the police and
serve out warrant for the arrest OF ,heSc men.
ne Finder knew them. Mr.. thompson slid that
the bank detective in bank or one OF Their CORE
spondents had advised that they compromise The
case, as he thought it would be
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANY o. THAT GANG OFT OF New
YORK
for trial Finder then Went Up town and met Two
OF the men, and angry words passed between them.
At the hotel where he stopped he found that night
note asking him to meet the writer the
next morning at an elevated railroad station above
place, aid met there man. ana together they
took the elevated road to CORTLAND street. and
crossed the terry to Jersey City. On the railroad
was standing the limited train for Washington.
Finder told witness that this man took 5000 from
his pocket and said to him to take that money ana
60 home. and not bother them any more. Finder
refused this offer with inui snaltOn, and told hun
that he Flinder
WOULD EITHER HAVE THE MoNRY OF TEE MEN.
Finder returned to the city ana met friend who
advised him to yield. He then went up town and
met the same man that had gone with him TO
Jersey City. This man said that the person who
had buried the money was then In Jail. The talk
about the return OF the none! was resumed, and
this man wanted $780, and Flipder tfed
III vain to beat him Finally, 1t was arranged that
q certain man should hand over the stuff" and
this man t1oh Finder in buggy, drove to Newark,
and then tIf the outskirts towards Orange Tins
man got out aHd Went into the woods with a pail
and returned they then drove back 10 Newark.
and while on the fs'ad. the buggy was stopped and
this man took out the bOdds, AID Finder took list
OF the miss NJ securiteSwhtch he compared as they
were handed over. Finder found $500 bond mis-
sing which this man said thar Finder could tell
his friend who had the So 1o0 to deduct 1t. Finder
then returned to Washington and handed the
Astuff' to Sir. White, who remarked as he opened
II that 1t had musty smell as ii 1T lad been bu-
red. A few days after he received registered
letter cont aiming $500. which he gave TO Mir White.
Finder told witness that he received 500 for
his work and that was all the money he had ever
received The witness said that Finder had told
him that Rupe Minor had gone TO Newark with
him. and had also mentioned Burke ana Carsin,
the witness thought. Finder told him that he had
expressed to Mr.. Thompson a willingness to go
before the grand jury and testify TO these facts
A sSSEAK" IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The witness said on the day Of the robbery
Finder had come into his office and told him that