They were closely watched, as it was feared that they intended making some attempt to rescue the prisoners.

This precaution proved not to have been in vain, for during the sitting of the court an attempt was made to purloin an iron box in which most of the testimony intended for use in the case, was kept.

This was fortunately discovered in time, and many of the individuals concerned in it left town immediately.
On the trial Tristram pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three years and six months.
From the evidence upon the part of the company, it appeared that the money in the safes was in four separate pouches, and consisted mainly of currency belonging to banking institutions, and all of which lacked the signatures of the bank officers to give it full character as money.
The amounts taken were as follows: From the Washington Pouch, $278,000.00 From the Baltimore Pouch, 150,000.00 From the Philadelphia Pouch, 100,000.00 From the New York Pouch, 150,000.00 -- -------- $678,000.00 The two watches that were found upon the prisoners and identified as stolen from the safes, were designed as gifts, and were being carried by the company for delivery to the friends of the givers in Boston.
Clark stood trial alone and was found guilty of only one count of the information against him, and his counsel obtained a stay of proceedings.
I was now determined to capture the other members of the gang, and my arrangements were made accordingly.

I suspected an individual named James Wells as being a participant in the robbery, and therefore made him the principal object of attack.
Wells was living at home with his mother at that time, and I succeeded in introducing one of my operatives into the house as a boarder.

This operative cultivated the acquaintance of James, and proved a very agreeable companion indeed, while by the female members of the family he was regarded as one of the most pleasant boarders imaginable.