New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-07-20

The Lane .Led wines, vhers ne could procure counsel
Witness ,old him. counsel The accused was
thew proceeded OF Mrs. Pu-dy Justice Merritt
asked her before going she had objection 10 go u. the
house OF Mrs Pu-y; she answered she had none DID not
hear Justice MERIT. say that The object taking the accused 10
Ms Purvs house for the purpose OF having her cen
fed Justice Merri od her she was entitled 10 counsel ana
witness od the Justice that Nh sohran nan gone tor counsel
Aer reaching the house Mrs Purdy Justice Merri;, told
accused psy attention the reading OF me F asa
inc Ms Pnriv this the woman Mrs Purdy answered
Va" The Justice then cautioned Ms Pur!y, telling her
she was on er diving bed and careful had
mistake. The affidavit then read 10 MIS- fuFy ana sworn
" - eS Vixen witness arrested accused, she read
the warrant and said her not MadaIe 1esei " "
ness told her she the he wanted tNo'n'Hs was @
said about COUNSEL the house OF Mrs PnEay ,e %
said nothing about COUNSEL she SAID something 10 MIS-
but witness cannot say what II was Ihe charge was
accused By Justice Merritt AZ the Police Once
Henry W. Merritt. Esq gecaled-deposed mat wnen &C
cused brought Police ne stated her IN substance
the affidavit contained Witness told her that Mrs foroy
vas sick and confined her bed 10 60 up
there Al the house ;o; accused he was aooat 10 reao
the deposition OF Mrs Purty and suggested her pay at
ention read aud TO by Mrs Purdy III pre-
After the affidavit read and sworn TO-
he second affidavit taken OF Mrs Pnrdy identifying ac
cn.eG tsd accused she nigh, ask Mrs Purdv questions
Cross exarnned-We Mrs Purdys house from nan
10 three quarters OF hour. When witness returned MI
Morrill, Police Oice-,od MIN as soon as CounSel
ready would proceed 10 examine the accused "e
Nj Morrill, did wish to go back and cross
examine Mrs Purdy. m
Drect -es,med-.Winsss wished the Counsel Mr.. Merrill
10 fix day for OF the accused, and the gath
March was fixed On that day Messrs Jordan and Morrill, at
tended the presence the accused witness asked them
!: thew wished week and examine Mrs furoy
thew said nothing declining Witness then told mem
would proceed the examination OF the accused ana GIG
So Judge Lownds present at the conversation
The District Attorney then proceeded read the dePosuons
OF Mrs Puriy some parts of which viz conversations with
third party oored Rebecca ruled out The substance
of the adav having been fully published before Is need
less 10 -pea, them here testify the fact OF the appcs
and receipt drugs FROM the accused the want oil
eec, and the Subsequent ,nanpuar operations produce the
OF
with the resulting delrerious effects TO the health OF Mrs
Purdy, the witness
Lucinda Van Buskirk swords married woman; &C
auain,ed with Mrs Purdy when alive Madame Reste
once al her residence Greenwich with Mrs Purdy
there July 1889 after her miscarriage Mrs Pudy wanted
Madame Reste give ser the watch and chain and rings &
which she had LETT there without her husbands knowing IL
Madame Reste said she could them until she gave
her the rest of the money saving have done very low
lower than the habit OF doing IT, and have
given S. of the SO the doctor She said II you rad gone
your full time would have you good deal more Mrs
Purdy said, then shall be obliged 10 tell my husband Ma
dame Restei replied Oh do that for It Will be
Prison offence for YOU we'll for me- She did not give
Mrs Pur the watch and other articles that time but asked
the number OF her boarding house which Mrs Purdy gave
Madame h. said she would send uP tor the money
Cross exauuedNever Madame Restell but that time
and oblse Mrs Purdy and to CRAFTY an idle Gu
osity seeing Maane Reste of whoa she had heard much
Never went there afterwards Saw lady there whom Wit
ne IS thought a married woman who in and sat down
after other IN and sat down Two
also but away before witness did Madame
Rese said they had often given her 40 So and sometimes as
Ree said she would 10 her boarding house an1 get
noneyse handed each OF the ladies' circular TO read
which have nislad Witness did hear half the converse
ton between Mrs. Purdy and Madame ReStell gentleman
purchased medicine of accused and her 50 for IT,
After of hour and half the Court again assem-
bled ) l-2 o'clock.
Dr. David D. Marvin testified he ysioiar, roi
No Greene that he attended Mrs Purdy from the
2ls TO 29th July He found her aborng under
pains and days after lie first aw her that her
child BORN and he inclined believe from her previous
good health and the uddenness OF her delivery that was pre-
Cross examined By Counsel for Accused-He first
quanted with Mrs in the spring OF 1888 Alter delivery
than consistent with health until her sickness prevented her
being of doors Mrs P OF ordinary intellect
Of tickle disposition ierae for her station but easily IN
uenced She the habit OF visiting her neighoors con-
derably Witness has deceased and one Mowbray to-
geer both the aad absence OF her husband She
assigned on the exerion washing the
delivery and repeated tins once or twice at
erward within the days succeeding He remembers her
once making affidavit with reference certain pawn ticket
and he with her TO puGnb brokers' ether IN Chaham
square Division with the affidavit and So: watch brass
chain and rings, which she had pawned Inc counsel
here called by the Court to produce ne ahdavt
but were unable rhe counsel for accused wished convict
Mrs P by Of having falsely The watch was given
to itess for keeping because she afraid OF losing IL
destroyed by accidentally coming IN coAact with quick
silver The rest of the iewclry entrusted witness
turned 10 Mrs Purdy Witness has no knowledge OF Mr.
PurIys having of the State for the last three years
Witness does not Mrs Purdy Madame
Reses with the wack. Neither witness nor his lady
accompanied Mrs P Madame Restels. TIE deceased
was pulmonary consumption
Here the prosecution rested.
The defence commenced, and Mr. Morrill, offered
OF Madame Reste held March 9th
lsi.. but ii ruled out by the Court
Barrow A. Conen sworn. Witness attends the pawn.
brokers' store OF Mr.. Levy, No Divisionst and did 1899
Does not recoecr Mrs Purdy Dr. Marvin He has aft.
davit by the former. He here gave il with paper
c-d 10 counsel for the accused Mr. Morrill, read the pa
per They were lis, Of arces pledged the paper says
Feb lo 1899 and affidavit signed by Eaeline Purdy
swearing pawn ticket for those articles had been lost
The goods pledged watch, pencil AID rings,
worth sI6 Witness does know the dwr,ing and does
recoect positively the articles he gave the time Of
ceiving the affidavit
w w Purdy testified that he called at Mad Rsstels
for the goods lie lives Harlem where he keeps no
TEL and has been married since mis- last examination Witness
never wrote caused be written letter Mad Res,e
has he called her pay money, has ne
said hat ne would compromise this for any
Of noney. Witness has been newspaper offices
had discharged BY the Railroad Company because
had had Mad Rst- arrested; John s w cham told hin,
50. he had been the which he employed for
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