Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-28
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himpeh' TWAS about or half past
Cross exan.ned.-I think there WI
might have been but one. 1 think sH
on; dad not observe a veil; she took
her eio.k i did not notice her there al
think he took the chops himself and wa
the saine AIDE where she stood; il was at
81 katharine and Water, on the market
had not the chops when he returned. kn
Ann Ann ny sight and by name. Don't know
Shurchi cannot describe the woman,
small woman; no idea who she was /; did n
othsr woman about; cannot say what &C cas-
going out the first time. Did not see bo
speak 10 him. left soon after.
By The COURT cant say the prisoner
cannot say she might have been one.
Mr.. Edmonds offered in evidence the VIII
tes,imsny taken at the coroner's inquest.
THIS was objected to by the District
and ruled out by the Court
Margaret Church sworn on the part Of
catioa-l live IN Leonard street. I iiy
tame place last December. knew the de
sight went to see him in Catheri
I know White, butcher, in Catherin.
| never saw Floor there on Saturday mig
white there on Saturday night anotNe
with him / went down Catherine street
White as he came out OF the market
was with stopped and talked to White;
did not see Floor that night but had
some weeks before. do not know how
viaus | was at the market the same
Floor died. saw Phsbe IN prison; never
Crosscxamined-Ia am 81 Live in Icons
with Mrs. Easy. Only other lady iiv
! cannot tell wha, business is carried ON in
] was in gaol once on suspicion Of having ca
death az Floor. DO not know Margaret
Frank" know she was arrested at
time.
Here the Court asked IL the case was cid
the counsel said, that with the exceptien
Forbes, ~ was. The prosecution sand the
claim the right az bringing in the girl "
This matter being arranged, the summing
commenced by MIR. Gouverneur.
The testinnoney closed AZ halfpast enc, W
y. Gouveneur addressed the jury very ably
part Of the prisoner for abont one hour, and
court q until half three
oa the reasssmbling Of the Court, the Dist
torpey summed up the case on the part ofthf
with one ~ his VISUAL rhetorical and eloqa ~
plays, setting forth the numerous murdelt m
which this city Is cursed, and calling the mr., ~
stand between the living and the dead, so tlt ;o,n
esnt blood may no longer cry aloud for venl.ance.
The learned gentleman concluded his speec k,bSa,
seven o'clock. asd was followed by Mr.. ID, w
Edmcnds. who, IN . most logical and argums kt,ve
address, went through the whole OF the test {onv
and cited bumb< rless authorities, both legal II NJ,
diesl, to show the Danger of convictng ON Ieb
train 81 cireumstantial evidence a. lad adj
duced 60 the jury on the part Of the peop.e. AZ
torney- General reoiied TO Mr. ElDsNds, ~
honor, Judge Edwards. charged tie jssy, %, ~ a
pitulstsd all the streng points Of ~ case. q Ia
past ten the jury retired, and, - . Qssrts %
eleven retained into Court.
The pris Dner, who had become quite COS pose
after the jury had isn, was again placed at bar
Her counte nance at this time betrayed vsr4 LITTLE
agitation, or even alarm. There were the tr@css OF
receat tears en- her face, bat otherwise she
direction OF the clerk she stood up quietk but firm
ly, and when the jury were called oveL atSw or
der OF the Court, she removed her veil y "uioef
upon the Jury" The customary formaliies hsyin.
been gone through, the emap, q firm tone pro-
nonnced the prisoner I" Not Guilty" She snilp
slightly, but did not seem excited until the multi
tsde, which thrcnged the place, and even pressd
round the table where she stood, burst out INTO oe
Of the loudsst shouts we ever heard In a courif
justice IL also lasted the longest RI any such dsp
we have ever witnessed, and one voice propesf
"three cheers" While this was going on, Phsk
seemed more agitsted than when the jury gave ther
verdict
So soon as silence could be obtained. his heno,
Judge Edwards, directed the officers TO bring befor
applause, but ussal in sueh eases, the order w
not obeyed. Phebe Ann Floor was again formally
told to "stand up" and proclamation having bet
made that IL any one had aught TO say why ~
should not be discharged from her Confinement, 4
else the prisoner stood At the bar on her discharged
And. no voice responding TO the challenge, 4" Phebe
Ann" restored to liberty, IL net 20 ife and II
slant had reached her daughter and tn. two mingled
their tears and sobs together. The Court having
thanked the jury for their patience and attention n
the case, discharged them, and adjourned.
Police Oaice. III,
SErr. B.-Oufragseus AHempsfo Rob and ffts.
der.--A few days ago, an Enslishman possessed q
verpool packets, and took up his abode in Cherry
street On Saturday night he very incautiousy went
into Of the rum holes in the Sixth Ward, and, IN
paying for some refreshmsnt he displayed $50
bill, which some ofthe rowdies gave him shove,
and made grab at the note. The man PIT NJ his
money, and left but had not proceeded far up Centre
street, before he was felled 10 the ground with q
budgeon, and three fellows ,mmed atsly ieu spon
him, riAed him on liable gold lever watch, which
cost forty guneas in London the fifty dollar BILL and
some loose change, with which they made Of. The
poor fellow lay for some time insensibe, and then
was carried TO the watch house, and restored 60 his
A. hs rould a der AID hat al
happened to him, he begged a wat Gilman "a take III
his boot before he would tell the euen Of his loss;
and, TO his great joy, found that the thieves had
missed the largest part Of his money for IN the lining
Of his boot he had concealed $40 in notes Having
given some description 81 the robbers, oRcer Ste
went II work, aud, before breakfast time, had
Frank Jones, and Henry johnson. The officer also
traced the $50 to the possession Of publican, no
had changed il, and heard Of the gold watch The
probability is the plumber viii all be got back, and
the robbers rent 10 the State prison
Cororer's Once
AnoAer Murdp.-The Coroner was called Z
Saturday night 10 hold an inquest on the body Of
laborng man, lying At The house Of Michael Henns
ssy, 2ss Front street. George Barber, sstivsa
this country, aged Is, formerly a deck hand sF
cleopatra from which latter boat lac was recently
discharged for habits Of frequent in,oxieafion Hen
Messy, his wife, and two children, occupied room
al the above place in the middle of which found
" sterday morning, the body 81 the deceascd, lying
partly on a feather bed, which was saturated WITH
blood. DIR. Crcveilins roade partial eSsninsisou,
and found on the back Of the head, deep co-iHsea
wound fraoturing the skull. and another Of similar
extent and character over the left eye
Several Witnesses were examined IN the irC usst,
and among others a lad named Francs Short, wso
stated that about Eve o'clock ON Thursday erenrr.
he saw deceased standing at the corner o. Roosevelt
and Water streets, when q man known about tAs
docks by the name of John. up to him %
accused him Of having procured h,s discharge hss
so, used very abusive language. The nan I'M thsh
knoc ked him down. and his bead struck the cat
stone. John lsn him lying senseiess en the pave
ment Another witness found HIN "a this situstioa
raised him up, baihed his wound, and sst him srsin
a stoop, where he left him for moment. Ga kis r~l
turn he was gone Al this stage of the the Jar
agreed In q nosu al verdict of death esussd ~
known.