The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-07
Court Of Common Pleas.
Before Judpe Inglis,

After further examination relation to the glass from
Of the ONCE at Peck Slip and paper being shown winch
Lowerre got from Tallmadge, authorizing him to keeT
his furniture but which said by counsel to have been
obtained from the necessities Of the latter.
Mrs. MrcKRipoE was again called She testified to
having made out bill against Lowerre for board on the
27th OF Sept and presented it to him. He was then walk
ing on crutches having broken his leg on the An June
Mrs LANE was next called. She ed into the house
in Clinton street; saw Mrs Tsllmadge take an axe and
try to break in the cis'ern day two before she et
the paper in the front also off, and that in
garnet bedrooms dsgured supposed Mrs. T. to have
caused ~ believed Mr. Isllmade built csern, as her
husband who is carman, rid the brick for him.
Knows Jane Willes; she lived in my house in stanton
have no great opinion of her myself; she is widow,
and has her mother and her living with her would
not believe her under oath.
Every one thought this pumper. NAoLE asked wit
fshe thought that Mrs Willes would believe her
under oath. She replied that she didn't know There
WM sroSrBRIpeE sworn.-Wss clerk for Mr.. Dewy
at 10 Peck SLIPS frequently saw Mrs Tallmadge there,
| and at times in conversation with Lowerre; she was
uniformly angry with him; she was there two
times after Mr. Lowerre Left knew Mr. Lowcrre TO have
walked on cruches and he didn't lay them by till De-
By NacLE-Mrs. T. was always angry with Lowerre,
because he would not give up her c!othes he told me
he didn't want TO have anything to do with hsr Mrs.
Tallmadge left two three letters with for Lowerre
she told the contents of ene it Lowerre she
mad at, not me "a laugh) read the contents.
BY HoLMEs-Lowerre was not in the store when she
left the letters, but received them.
JOHN NJ LowKREE (defendant) sworn-[This witness
evncsd good deal and began kissing the
book before the oath had seen administered Recol
the letters there were only two, and they de-
stroyed
By CouRr-Des.royed at the tm.' thought they
SroSEBRrpGE recalled-Tn handing of the letters
| to me-, Mrs. Talmadge said she accused Luwere in it
having had connection with her. and said if he would
give up the clothes she wouldn't say anything about it,
THE manner of this witness created bursts Of laughter
among the onged audience Ills confession added to
the nature of his testimony, was irresistible]
! BY NAaLE-she said she wanted to get some clothing
to their future expectations and tn II belonged
1 IN In ere In moi 10 w W han he
MIR MAcoMssR recalled-This witness said the pre-
vious day that he had roomsd with Lowcrre ell the
time in Oh ambers and Gold streets He corrected
himself by stating that defendant went froms Chamber
street to Peck slip and it was some weeks before he
Dr.CAuPENrEn sworn-Kept at Peck slip near No. 10.
Could see on looking into the ohcs from the front door
srovEsRIooE recalled by Court-[The Judge stated
that there had been some excite while this witness
delivered his testimony and he would like to ask him
few que,tions] The letter was left by Mrs. Tall.
madge time in the month Of September. She told
the contents Of it, She said she had sent the little
he would attend to that. She told of her situation,
and accused Mr.. Lowerre. and said if he gave up the
clothes she would say nothing about it. She said her
child was Lowerres. 1t evident that she in the
family way. She, appeared to be in good deal Of
open in my presence She never left any letter after
that. never told Lowerre what she said She was
confined, was told, in the following Dece mber
BY HoLMEs-She came there the morning that the fur.
niture to be sold. She knsw Of one lot that had
been sent to Chatham square for that purpose The
BY NAeLr-I never saw any Of her chldren's clothes
She appeared to be in trouble. Her appearance was
such that there could be secret in regard to her stu
alton.
The officer who served the distress warrant was then
called stated that he took two bureaus the drawers
Of which locked trunk two bedsteads, carpets
Peck slip The distress warrant was discharged
sha he f had 81 asreed wS r.msdss
effect. The latter met him since and demurred. Mrs.
mad. s.ss, vt 70 hs tn
nit if she did not dess think the furniture would
not have sold for more than the debt and costs.
house at 40 Grand street Mrs Tamadgs and her two
rne Sullivan also boarded there The latter is ever
way respectable, and was brought up by the o.
freely believe what she said Such is her reputation
among her friends. ! knew Of stir icing made al
not long after Mrs Tailmadse came there did no, sec
him myself but heard Oft from my sister Mrs T wa
confined in December last, and left in February Hell
By HoLMrs-.i know that Mrs. Tsllmadxe ssd been
sick in the spring but as told the other when
you was at my house. could not tell exactly 'ghen -
She was sick for abouttwo weeks OF rhsu
matism never heard but one person who'sid thai you
could not depend on what Mrs. Tal!msdge said. She
often spoke Of Mr. Lowerre as particular friend OF
hers, and said he talked OF coming to board with me.
She said three times that she expected him to call
upon her and asked me to send him her bed room.
objected told her there was the dining room where
could receive her company sho answersa INA. ne
There bed in the room in which she and her
children slept; Mr. Tallmadge has been at the house,
but never to my knowledge in private he paid their
board. When Mira Tanadge was lick with inhsnma.
tory rheumatism. sent fer him, and by my request he
went into her bed room, which the only time
knew him TO be there and the first of m,
ing him. Mrs T. was in much distress asked him to
get some medicine her. which he did and left in about
an hour but did not call again. When wanted money
would send for Mr. T. He met Mrs Tallmadge, at such
times in the dining room He was very fond OF his chill
dren and would call occasionally (say six times in ALL
stay in the dining room and ask to send for them
He Away treated his wife very cooy and asked
for her. which greatly increased after he heard
her situation knew him to stsy in the hov all
night. Mrs. Tallmadge does not board with me now
told her leave my house sbout week after her
fnement did not want then there and finally sent the
children down to their fathers store. In about two
hours, Mr.. Tallmaege came up and paid their board
beard, accompanied by young woman named Hannah
She my house last Saturday told her Of all
had and heard here on Saturday did so because
thought she would feel much interested as any one
know. Mrs T. also at my house to-day, to get my
sister end my self to come witnesses
Dr. JOAN b. MEwrS ia firm, strong bearing man
sworn.-iIave been the family physician Of Mr. Tall
madge; the assertion that had been locked up with
Mrs. Tallmadge Is false never was when she had
nhammstory rheumatism in January or February, 1911
DR.. Whiting attended her, and was requested to call
afterwards left town, and called upon her again
when returned found her convaiescsnt and never
went afterwards she had been most afflicted with the
inhammatory rheumatism in her right shoulder. Here
the Doctor underwent an examination as to how ieng
would be before could go about alter his leg being
broken also as to the practic Of the positions de-
L. in the Office at Peck slipl -
MARY WISsHELL sworn--Is the sister of Mrs. Will
ams; Catherine Sulliv boarded in the house. at the
time Mrs adge did; she il respectable girl and
worthy of belief under oath she informed me night,
betw cen twelve and one o'clock, as was going up
stairs that Mr. Lowerre in Mrs. Tallmadges room.
wen, to the door and found it locked heard a mans
voice; went again and tried the door, but nobody
came SO wen, into my own room, adjoining Mrs rs;
still heard voice in her but not so loud as
before; TO bed and to sleep Next morning in
formed my sister OF what had occurred; the children
were in the habit of going bed directly after tea; il
was before the holidays, when Mr. Lowerre came
there.
Several other witnesses testified to having the dc.
lendant out late night; seeing him evening with
Mrs. Tallmsdge- him going round the cor
ners from the Bowery, after certain kind OF ladies'
seeing him and early in Clinton street, where he has
six houses complaints made at his taking Mrs. Tall
madges drawers with the clothes in, and his replying
that she left them locked and il her fsultthe
distress of Mrs T. at being deprived of them-Lowerre
saying he had got them apart and he meant to keep them
So they could not live together; Mrs Lane contra
dcted in relation to Mrs Willes to whom she had given
excellent characters Tylers character proved by So