The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-29
Circuit COurf.

Before Judge Kent
ocr 2s-Cnn. Con-.fibert Yan Cotvs. Wi!bam H.
Shdps AT hall past ten o'clock the Cour. opened bot
or som time PRIOR the benches and every seat which
could he secured wers occupied. Inside the bar was
Tor the members OF the bar the press and the
persons engaged IN the The female were
introduced as soon as the Judge had his seat on the
bench there were some eight ten Among them, the
vile OF the plaintiff and Miss Mary Waldron who is to
play very prominent part in the future proceedings
Order and decorum were much better through
Out .ne snis Day owing to the prompt action Juoge
hent on The pursued by the counsel
for the plaintiff is deserving OF much praise Avoiding the
broad path pursued by counsellors in similar they
nave oowed up the nvestig in as delicate, hrm
and unohsctionable manner as was possible, without
ruring TO the interests of their client While some OF
who in the Of his counsel wept bitterly and the
unhappy wife shed tears illusions made to her
personal charms and winning Manner which are APP
pears OF no ORDINARY nature Throughout the entire day
the interest %ss maintaned ingres and egres being
matter OF ne small difficulty dense the crush OF
persons at and arouRd the door, The Jurors having an
swered to their the trial seded and the defence
recalled to the stand the coored man. whose evidence
Yesterday was OF SO singular and positive nature as to
FRANCE. BAss, the colored man, recsed-Q-How
far was the door Of the attic from the head of the
stairsl
Alt was the first door the left as you up stairs
WAS this the nearest door to the head Of the stairsf
A-There are but two doors.
Q-You understand my ques ion, and will repeat it
until you give me direct answerl
Judge KENr-D' you understand the question OF the
WirNrss-Yes your honor, I do.
JUoGE- Then answer It,
Wirnss-lt sths first door at the head Of this stairs
Q-how many rooms are there in the atticl
Al think there are bu,two.
Q-Dii you wbitew ash both2
Ayes did, think.
Q-.re you sure both rooms are white7
Ayes the walls and the ceilings white as well as
am not sure whether whitew ashed the attic rooms
ornot.
Q-Why did you swear youdidl
A-Weil really, am not confident that did wheWash
them; know that the walls and ceilings are white.
Gas you go upto the garnet, DO You come within
reach Of that door before you andl
A-Iresily do not know how that is, as 80 up the
stairs the door is On the left
Q-How is the door from the head of the stairs2
Al know is the first door the left as you go up;
do not know the distance.
Q-What were you saying about the casing, or were
Al mean to say that the door Is in the casing, and
the casing around the door the head OF the stairs
laugher) that door is five six inches from the head
OF the stairs; don't think it is FIVE six feet; don't
know whether is three teet but do know it not six
feet.
Mr. JORDAN here explained the nature of the examina-
ton excusiDg the tedousncss by that the evidence
on this point was most important TO the defence.
was it nsied7
Al do not know there was bed on the Dor /; the
tion the landing carpeted think had to step on
the landing before could gain the door do not know
whether had to take one more steps wore on my
feet pair OF slippers or, as some call them, pumps
usually them when the weath,r is dry wore
boots when left my home in Fortieth street, and at
Green street put on my slippers and took my wash
buckets.
Q-Were you the attic ever before or at any other
time except the two occasions you have spoken Of
A-Oace carried up a washing stand at other times
used to go up frequently to see the women scrubbing
the foor; / was ordered TO superintend the women ;
Qaug hterD don't know whether it once, twice.
or six times or ten times (Augh;er)
Mr.. JospAN will beg the counsel for the plaintiff If
they have any remarks - make prejudice of my
client to make them now out boldly and not speaking
in under tone, in order that the jury hear them
Mr.. GsAHAM-I trust the Court knows noe suh :iently
tn hall hlp tnnn
that imputed to mr. by the opposite COUNSEL
JUDGE ktNI- Gantlemen, stop this controversy; an
hat his conversation with his associates should be over
heard by the jury any else Gentlemen, let good
feeling exist during the trial. ana shall get On more
satisfactorily and speedily.
Q-were you ever in the back attic room at all
Ayes, carried the wash stand there.
CIV as there lock and key 10 the attic room doors
Al do not know whether there lock and key on
the front door on the know there was Key
hole to both the DOORS particularly to the door of the
where them on the bed together there were
some bedseads standing up against the left hand WALL
bat there were chairs between them and the
wall do not know.
Q-The attic window in the roof, now how far
were they from this window
Al do know ss locked through the key hole the
window my lett hand and the goods on the same
side the parties on the bed about opposite to the
door.
Q--Could you sufficiently well to tell whether the
bsdsteads were OF cherry, mahogany, or what they
were
Al caunot tell all { know is, that they bed
steads think the window is about the centre of the
room IL is in the roof the side the
twelve by fifteen feet did not say that saw the
bedsteads and csrpe. through the keyhole.
QWhst else did you see through the key hole beside
these persons.
Al did not look TO any thing else; thought that
enough; saw the feather bed which they lay ;
that all noticed THE entrance within the door OF
the Court room resembles bee hive on a summers day
when the bees la the other collect at the
hole waiting for their turn to ener-fat heads round
heads old aud young iaoes eagerly peering the
shoulders oil the other all watching the proceedings with
gazing mouth and ears erect
Q-How far was the loot oil the bed from the door.
Al can't tel all know is that could See the bed
from head to foot, and on each side
By Mr. GsAH,M-How long is it aimee you have seen
These attic rooms.
A-Not since the time speak off il is year ago last
spring. my business at that Of the year ia white
washing; here is my card cloud aug
always wearppers for the comfort their eet could
more than a hundred Of them; never was wit
ness in court before
CHARLES EDWARDS sworn-Q-You are the Attorney
for the deieDdaDt-What is his sge'
A-Last month he was Of he never was in ny Oh
fec a student, but merely as boy; know his n
wrtine(a letter is here handed 10 witness by Mr.
Graham-a second which witness says he is of onnion
that is not his handwriting-a third Is shewn, the
signature ne thinks is Sharpe's)
MIR. GaABAMl now purpose 10 read these three letters
(Bers the jury were allowed to take a recess for few
moments)
The jury are in.
Mr.. GRAHAM read the following letters -
Sharpe 10 Mrs. Vdn Cot.
No.l.
NOVEMBER IL, 1912.
NV Dear MIS-. Van
seat on letter the first part of this week, with lit
tie money in it, am fearful has been Intercepted.
want to know Immediately II you receivedr.