The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-09


Tor assistance. was gong up stars when was
pulled down by Hyer. was very Ill used. There
were four or five men in the entry at this time
Iney all behaved very brutality.
made resistancs-They struck me on the eyes and
mouth screamed, but being sick, and having very
pad cold, could not make much nose-I can swear
70 the 'nree prisoners being some OF the men who ill
81 msOnc Of the girls ran up stairs and scream
keP. upon the ground think nearly three quarters of
an nour-i was very ill-ased-My mouth was bleed
ing rom tnelr yiolence-I not married. bearded
al lhat lhe WIN Ellen Holly-Ipaid IS per week for
my board ~
A question was here put bv Mr.. Flanagan the pri-.
soners counsel TO the character of the hmse and
inmates but upon the District Attorneys admitting
the geHera factofs dsrepu,abe character;t
doned heard the cry Of murder up stairs. The
persons holding me then went away. cannot tell
who went first. wss then carried up stairs could
walk. l went TO bed. | was assisted up stairs /
lay in bed until the next day made my compla
at the police Office the next morning.
Mary CENTS, EXAMINED was at the house, No.
20 Centre street, on the night spoken Of The three
prisoners were there. do not know how many per-
sons were there. When they came in they asked for
drink Mrs. Holly sent for beer and treated them
Mrs Holly told the girls to go into the other ROOM
Ellen beimre went into the entry. ! remained With
the landlady in the bar room. Some men followed
Ellen into the entry. They remained in the entry
nearly an hour. The next time saw Ellen Belmire
she sitting in the bar room by thestove did not
see Ellen Belmire led up stairs did not see Van
drzee in the entry There were four of us in the bar
ROOM The door was shut. | did net hear any one
scream IN the entry Ellen Bemire went with Hyer
INTO the entry. canno, tell who went first did
not see any blood upon her face Her eye was black
not much. The black remained there little while
! stad IN the back room until they went away /
dd not come to the police the next day. believe Ell
len Belmire did. did not see any reffeshment pyen
to Ellen Belmire in the bar room did net see any
VINE or OIL there. ! remained in the back room
wnle the men were IN the entry. Vanderzee was
trying 70 make theboys quit the house. There was a
NOISE n the entry It seemed as if perssns were
Belmre's eye was black. II was blackthe next day
cannot tell how long her eye was black Her eve
was black until she left the house. Ellen Belmire
complained of the injury done her. when she came in
from theentry. She said she had been knocked down
and III used in most scandalous manner. She
named the thee prisoners the persons who had i'll
used her. She said that night she would 90 to the
police No one has persuaded me not to appear as
witness. She complained for several days afterwards
Cross eranincd-l do not know if the persons were
there before or not. There way of getting into
the back room except by passing through the entry
There was no furniture or glass broken
H. s. Sparks, Police Officer examined-I saw Ell
len Belmre on the morning after the riot went with
her 10 the prison. She identified the two prisoners
lHyer and vanderZee) as some of the persons who
had abused her. Larue was not then in custody
Ellen Belmre appeared to be very much injured
Police Officer Thomas, called for the defence and
of anybody. b
Alderman Henry Erben examinei-I arrested the
prisoners at o'clock on Tuesday nlornng-the NOR
ming after the outrage lam confident as TO Hyer and
Vanderzee. As TO Larue am not positive
Mary CENTS recalled-I was frightened on thu 4
night. was frightened seeing such gang came II.
Bridget Moran examined-I wa. requested 10
come here by Mr.. Thomas Police Oficerj / went
mp stairs with Vanderzee stad up stairs about half
an hour. Invent up stairs with Vanderzee between 7
aud Seclock left Ellen Bemre sitting at the stove
was in the house from till IL clock. heard no
noise or cries ofmurder.
Cross eramined-I have seen Vanderzee before |
cannot tell how he was dressed There were l3 or
IA persons came into Mrs. Hollys. Es
Poli:e Officer Boaryer, ekamined-Vanderzee this
moment declared to me he never was in company
with the last witness in his life.
This announcement seemed to excite deal of sur
price,
Police Officer Waidron, examined-I know La
rue. He was not arrested until the middle of the
next day. lvt
The jury then retired, without charge from the
court and without any summing up of the opposite
council. In about twenty-five minutes the jury re-
turned into with verdict of GUILTY against all
the prisoners.
Mr.. Wilson demanded poll when it was found
that the jury were unanimous in their verdict
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