New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22

formation had come from third or fourth party
Powell, the rector said, declared that he had
called upon him in the interest of the church.
He said that the rectors word would be a suff1-
Gent guarantee Of the payment of the reward,
and that if Mr.. Edmunds didn't pay it he would
pay IL himself The witness further testified
that Powell. Glori and Lewis, when they called
upon him, had spoken highly Of Powell, and
said that they had come to set him right. The
rector otherwise corroborated the greater part of
Glori's evidence as to the interview in his study.
Detective virgins corroborated with almost
remarkable accuracy the testimony Of Detective
Quite, and the same is true of the evidence of
Detective Servis, in confederation of Detective
Glori. Servis emphasized the testimony OF
Glori, that the arrest and recovery Of the vest
ments were accomplished upon the information
which Powell had given. Servis also testified
that he had noticed after the arrest that
there appeared to be some jealousy in the
detective department.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
William Russell, the man who gave PoWeh
the information about the stolen goods and the
chance of obtaining deward, was the first wit
ness at the afternoon session. He denied that
he had told Powell where his information came
from. Gaines had told him about the theft and
the fact that the goods were in the city on tues
day night He went to see Powell on Wednesday
Church Rectory. but did not find Mr.. Edmunds
at home. Russell said he went TO Powell for
advice. The latter first advised him against
going to the rector, and afterWard volunteered
to see the minister himself.
Russell said he met Powell in front OF the
rectory. Powell said to him: Nov, Billy,
I'll go in and see about it, and you stay out
here, SO If there is any trouble, you won't get
mixed up in it,
After being in the rectory half an hour or less,
Powell had come out and explained that some
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but the thing wasn't settled Russell had sug-
sested there should be liberal reward paid.
When asked about Gaines the witness had at
first asserted that the colored man kept a bar
Der shop. Later he thought if he could get
reward it would help Gaines out, as he was i'll
critical condition financially, and hadn't enough
money to meet his beer bill.
Gaines then testified. He told how Wagner
the alleged thief, had come to his barber SHOP
and asked him to read the story about the
church robbery in Of the newspapers, and
then invited him to go for walk, in which he
declared that he had committed the robbery
and wanted help to turn the vestments into
cash. Gaines started to go with Wagner to see
the stuff which in Green-st., but when
Wagner told him on the way of another rob-
berry he was planning he decided that he was
himself in danger from being in Wagners com
pany excused himself from Wagner and went
to police headquarters, where he told captain
Cosgrove what he knew, and that he would Try
20 deliver the man and goods the Following
night.
Wagner again and accompanied him TO Green Green
II saw right away" said Gaines. that the
whole lot wouldn't bring 500 in any "hockshop"
in the country
SAYS HE DECOYED WAGNER
The remainder of the colored mans testimony
was that he retained Wagners confidence and
deceived him to his place the next night so that
he might be captured. In his evidence Gaines
contradcted himself several times. At one time
he asserted that he had known Wagner well and
had done business with him all his life A few
minutes later he Declared he had known him
only short time and didn't want anything 70
do with him. At midnight Tuesday night
Gaines said he met Russell and told him he
knew where the stolen goods We're He was
positive he had not mentioned the matter TO
anybody else until Mr. Colby asked him If he
hadn't suggested TO Jules Ltnderman. another
saloonkeeper that he had chance for Under
man to make 500 in a few hours Gaines then
admitted he had mentioned the matter TO Lin
dermau. but that he only joking
Linderman. who was next called, denied that
that he had considered the colored mans propo-
sition Joke or that it sounded like one. He
had refused TO entertain the offer he said, be-
cause he didn't think the way suggested Of get
ting the money an honest one
On his own behalf. Powell went over the same
story he has told number of times, the princi-
pal features of his story, and his only attempt
IT extenuation of his act being that he did not
know or care who gazing to get the reward,
and that his only interest in the matter was to
do a good act by helping the church to recover
its stolen property.
The committee will meet at Trenton Tues
day and hear some summing up from Judge
Mott PoweIs counsel. before it makes it's find
ing