The record-union., 1898-03-31
BOTH WERE HELD TO ANSWER
EXAMINATION OF LEROY AND
sEARIGET YESTERDAY.
witnesses Testified to Seeing Them
Close 70 Cro1y's House on
That Night.

The examination Of Charles Leroy
and James Searight for the burglary OF
the house of E. J. Croly was held IN
the City Justices Court yesterday
Leroy's attorney, r NJ. Clarken. made
objection TO the case being taken up,
on the ground that there is no sUcn
court as the City Justices Court,
and also on the ground that the ex-
animation had been partly held at
Croly's house, an adjournment not hav-
ing been taken from the court to that
place.
James F. White testified to seeing
Leroy and Searight on the sidewalk
near the side entrance Of Croly's house
AS he thought their actions were sus-
picious, he came back and stood in
front of Hanlon's grocery for ten or
fifteen minutes, and when he went
away they were still standing
J. J. HanIon testified that on the
night of the burglary he saw two men
standing under CrOly's window, whom
he thought We're Leroy and Searight
He passed across the street and they
came out to the crossing. The smaller
one said, 4 am waiting for car" or
Here comes the car" Witness looked
up and down the street but no car
was in sight.
j. j. Wimperly said he sold some one
who ccrresponded closely in appearance
with Searight dark lantern a few
days before. He stated to witness that
MS father had been in the employ of
the house (Weinstock. Lubin & Coz.
James G.. Fields testified to selling
Leroy and Searight a chisel for -
cents
Jacob Zemansky did not remember
having seen either OF the defendants
but remembered selling a load of pistol
cartridges to some one few days
previous to the burglary. He did not
think he could identify the party 1t
was a nickel-plated pistol he thought,
an imitation Smith & Wesson.
G. " VOgel who keeps a saloon at
Third and L streets, said he had seen
the defendants at his place. Searight
asked him if he had a pistol and wit
nes showed him a big Colts revolver,
but Searight did not want it. He did
not get any pistol from witness.
Joseph Jermanes roomed in the Ven
dome house. He had met the defend
ants, and believed they were rooming
with Darwin. He saw defendants about
= o'clock on Sunday evening and they
told him they would see him about l.
O'Clock They came to his room about
10 O'Clock and then went to room "a
S Luke Howe, attorney for Searight,
made the same objection to the juris-
diction Of the court Mr.. Ciar1en had
done. and it was also overruled.
James Darwin knew the defendants
They Toomed in the next room to his in
the Nendome lodging-house. He had
Feen the chisel and Jimmy in their room
and they belonged to Leroy. He saw
them both on Sunday afternoon in bed
in their room. They did not tell him
where they We're going. He saw the
jimmy and chisel in Leroy's pocket on
Friday night. He also saw Leroy have
a pistol in his hand and the latter said
he was going to get some money. Wit
ness detailed the conversation he held
with Leroy in the cell in which the
latter told him that he got the pistol
from friend and did not get it from
pawnshop. He also told witness that
be ldd thrown the Jimmy and chisel
int, ,he river where the officers could
not get them
phcer Fisher testified that he met
delendants when they came out of the
tendome i'm charge of Officers Hardy
and Naley. He had a number of con-
Nersaticns with Leroy, the first being
when they were brought to the jail
Leroy would not talk and Searight pro-
tested that he knew nothing about the
affair. He overheard part of the inter-
View between Darwin and Leroy in the
Jail yard, and was also present at the
time Searight made his confession in
the Chiefs Office. Searight was told at
that time that he need not make any
statement unless he wished to. and it
might be used against him.
The court held defendants to answer.
with bail fixed at $4,000 each.