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Show Story ol Bunk Robberies. Springfield. Mass., 10. In the trial of the hank burglars to day William D. Edson, lock expert, testified to bis connection with tho prisoners. While a travelling salesman for Herring & Co., sale makers, in the fall of 1873 he formed a purtuersbip with Corners, Cor-ners, Scott aud Uunlap to discover chances for bank robbery, make preparations pre-parations and share in the spoils. Edson received $7,600 from the robbery rob-bery of the bank at Quincy, Ills. The gang made an unsuccessful two months' attempt atElmira, and Berry was sent to the penitentiary for it. They also made unsuccessful attempts at the Long Island national bank, the First aaratuga, Covington, Ky., Bock-ville, Bock-ville, Coun., Syracuse, Nautuckot, Maus. , ud the First National of Northampton, where they bored holes, but met obstructions. Edson also examined the bank at Wilkei-barre, Wilkei-barre, Pa., but no attempt at robbery was made. Edson reported the weakness weak-ness in the vault of the Norlbampton bank in August, 1675, and obtained an impression of the keys. The securities securi-ties stolen wero concealed in Northampton North-ampton for a fortuight alter the robbery. rob-bery. Edson negotiated with the bank for the return of the securities, the bank offering $00,000. His partners part-ners charged him with treason and refusing to make a division and he turned states evidence. |