The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-25

Cross. examined 5y prosecution Il my son on the
bed at that hour when he came in he had not been in
before that evening Mnetta street is about mile IL ON
the Cottage; Sup in the Village left home at seven
in the morning. and returned about in the evening
my son was out Of employment and lived with me he
wore his har pretty much in the way that Under.
hill does he wore his hair cut short my sons hair was
black think his whiskers lighter in color than
those Of Underhil and not quite large he not
quite SO stout az Underhl never saw him and Under
BY jUROn--what business was your SOM
WIrSrss-He formerly drove stage.
Q-Was he ever carpenter
Q.-Does Underhill look like your SON
A.-No, sir. My sons eyes were blue the shape of
his face something like Underhilps.
ANpREw VAN BLAscoM called and sworn am one Of
the captains of tho 4th district duty
on the night of Sd Dec. l know young man by the
name of Jacob Roome, who resided in Minetta street. ]
know the Broadway Cottage. ! have seen Jacob Roome
standing with other young in front OF the Cottage
He is ra,her shorter than Underhill II Is some two OF
three months since saw him, and cannot recollect the
exact appearance Of his whiskers saw him at the Cot
tage about month before that.
Crosreraminsd by prosecutionI do not know Hatfield
or Underhil Roome Of dark complexion, his hair
black his eyes dark think they not light
blue-he looked somewhat like Underh should not
mistake Underhil for Roome, as knew Roome
By BRApv-Would not person, not knowing either OF
them, mistake the one for the other .
The District Attorney obectedthe Court overrrled IT.
and the defence took exception.
HENRY FOWLER, colored man, was called and
am barber, and keep shop at SO Carmne street, have
kept there since last Mays have known Jacob Roeme for
three years. he lived in Mnetts street, do not know his
father often cut the hair Of Roome he about the
size OF Underhill and looks like him some saw Roome
Sunday, the 4th of December last; he into my
shops his whiskers together under his chin
shaved them all off that morning; know It was the 4th
OF December because generally keep an account Of my
income and each day. and seeing notice Of the
rape in the papers Monday recoected the day of the
month.
Crosseramined 6y defence-I think Roome and Under
hill about the same size; do not know that shaved
had persons rarely get their whkers shaved off at
that season years his whsker we're about the same
| color as Underhils
ABRAHAM CHAIRMAN called and orn.-I reside at 90
Minetta street knew Jacob Roone am his brother
lnlaw saw him last on the 9Th OF December also
know Underhill have known him for several years
do not think that Roome quite as tall as Underh
there resemblance in the face between them the
manner Of wearing his hair and whskers was alike they
| dressed pretty much alike
Cressexamined by Observation-Disclosures Underhill
lived in Sullivan street he butcher by trade
saw him and Jake Roomc at the corner Of Camine and
Mnetta streets; he was intimate with Roome ; think
that Rooms's hair and whiskers were lighter than I'm
derhilPs.
OILS there not marked difference in the general out
| line Of the face ofUnderhill7
Al do not think their features were alike
DANIEL VAN WARr, called and sworn.-I have been in
the water business bat the Croton water has broken
Roome and UnderhilI also they are near about of
sze saw him last Sunday morning after the rape
was sommtted at the corner OF sixth avenue ana M
Meta street; next saw him at the barbers he had his
| whskers cut off there they wore dark AID sandy.
Cross.examined by PRosEcU rroN-l have knownUnder-
hill five or six years Roome and him were associates
went to the Cottage a few times, and have both
Roome and Underhill there was not latery an asso-
ciate of either Of them used to keep company with
Roome some years since.
By DEFErcE They both dressed alike.
Mrs. JANE MARIA SHEPHERD called and sworn-I re
side LAG Reed street, have lived there for year be-
fore last May there girl lived in the house by the
name of Ann; her last name did not know; Miss Gro
kept the house, the girl Ann came there in Au-
gust and left about the first OF September turned her
out of doors.
The Court had previously overuled the question as to
the why she turned OUT and the question as
therefore not put.
Mr. BRADY here stated that there witnesses
of Court that they had proposed to CALL but under
| the circumstances they would rest here.
The prosecution called
RICHARD ELpRIpGE one Of the captains Of the watch,
who was sworn-His testimony was similar to that on
the previous trial.
Dr. MAcoMB again called to answer similar question
to one asked on the previous trial.
The prosecution stated that they desired to examine
Catharine Seabold and another witness who we're rot
here but would be in the morning The defence stated
that they had several witnesses to examine who were
absent and the Court hereupon adjourned to II o'clock
mor inU