New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-11-03
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THURSDAY, November =.

THURSDAY, November =.
po,,rr OrF,cE. THE SrABBISG CASE NEAR
rvr 4sros HousE-We mentioned this moFn4e the fact
Of M Henry S. Ballard, merchant having been Oh ed
dv evening stabbed with dirk knife as he was ABOUT 70
enter the Aston House, by female VINO gave me name %
lydia Brown-but whose real name is Amelia
native OF Connecticut c,,
W. ,,r;rr Ipsr;ce Matsell, with Mr.. Osborne CIerK
, vent 10 the As,or House aud took The aihaa't
NJ RI,,-d who IS there confined with the wound ana
who dsnosed as follows That the girl has before hFea'ehs"
- lake his life AZ different and has no douot se au
followed him some distance for that purpose as ha e' e
last night near the corner Of Park Place and Broadway when
she pretended 10 have something TO him, and tried 10
persuade him to walk with her Park Place and then down
10 BaIcayseet and his refusing she walked D! ms s
until he arrived at the House when she seized him o.
the coat collar with her left hand and stabbed HIM III 'he
breas, " tl dirk knife, intcting severe wound
ORA r Watson depo-d also that he dressed the wound;
that the ucson is over the edge of the sixth NIB and me
daely over the heart that bed pEoiuey and would ne'
taby have proved fatal had the weapon been stopped
nv striking the rib Mr. Ballard however likely TO recoy
r The rIl who gave the wound says that until little
more than wear past she was comfortable aud happy In the
employ of respectable private family until She was roooed
ofbe virtue BY Mr. Ballard who seduced and then de-
serted her leaving her alone the world, compelled 10 re-
SORT 10 vicious Of life for substance refusing TO
do thing for her after the ruin he had brought upon her
Thar bsr mind was rendered miserable and herself wreched
on account her degadaton and that she would rather die
than live Once before she had and struck hun with her
praso in Nassau street. and has since appeared bent on
revenge She now in prison Indifferent to her fate
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF MURDER AND AR
SON CAsrTo-d Bridget Riley and Mary Caster OF No.
30 Candstreet both Of whom occupied apartments IN this
same house in which William Letga and his wife resided IN
June last when he stabbed his wife three times IN the back
and shoulders with taors shears-made aldavs at the
Police Oice touching the intention Of Leitga 20 kill his
wife long prior to her death.
Mrs Riley stated that about the 9th OF June last
after the abbig with the shears she assisted the Doctor IN
dressing Mrs Letsa wounds that the latter then told her
that a H. Kohrauch had tried choke her, and showed
the marks of his fingers her neck md throat She also
told witness that Leitsa, hershusband had kicked her while
she was pregnant and had caused the death Of her unborn III
FAINT, that hen his robbed that kohlrausch had
committed the robbery and that her husband and hohausch
masnt 10 or had effected the goods IN the
store and then Tire to the store after removing the goods
in order Get the She also SAID that her
husband aud kohrausch had beaten her; that both of them
had KEYS of the store and that Mrs Lega was jealous
of her husband on account of German that Leitgs
went with
Mrs Caster deposed that latter Mrs Lega was stabbed
BY her husband witness went TO Leigas store to get
money purchase necesares tor her. that he
gave her only csntswhen she asked Letga how
he came to stab MS wife, and that he replied DIN her
wish 1t had been her throat This witness stated that ha
wing lived in the house with Lega and Mrs Riley she
was acquainted with all the facts that Mrs Riley testified TO
appears that early June last Leltga and koh!rausc
went to the Mutual Insurance Office and effected ar insu
ance for $1,000 the goods in the store the policy being In
the name of Kohlrausch, whose was over the door
For the stabbng in June asst Leitga was indicted, but
through entreay Of his wife he not brought TO trial
and her life has thus sacrificed for her attempt to save
him from punishment