New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-13

cmbhnr Yesterday morning the sealed vc'dc WA. opened,
sbc Try :. that Ms Nielsen u sced by o,hen.
was competent make the will ~ question rs me pom;
the case and was Necessary be definitely passed upon by the
Jury The Court gave s "ed and stated at he could
fine them s25 each grid qsqn o.ds5ed item 20 men ocn
they came with verdict favor OIL validity OF The viii
Court OF sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermon WiSsTr and Has
BRoUcK MATHEW c. PATERSON, tsq District Any.
Trial of William Doris, late night-wateh of the
City Prison. for felony III adnG and peIIl,nS ne escape 81
and Inc jury Mt their own request permitted to visit the
prison in company with the District Atomey ana !, @ r.
prison Tint they sht ec sRf eh Ssi;s 70 s
then The N minds Is1t' and yiiiate her verdict,
5rrofenueuts- Robert Sutton alias Bob Sutton
motel , P!H Tb % w arrested Phadepa by officer B
was brought Court and atrngncd on TWO nocueh loi
IN beaEns INTO the NIes Rockwell md stealing some
5 coo worth OF watches and lesncd s p sa for a
A man named William a. Ritchle, arrested by
officer A. NJ. O. Smith at 3ncaser, Ohio on TeGui9n o.
The G Via a l Wedd { Gee IN "a sTE Sa
second charge OF obtaining neaty stV mi 0a ~, Oy
liar false preteces, &c was arfuisaen' una picuS o' gun
AS the Two Aldermen were compelled TO leave at
II recess TILL O'Clock T. NJ
The Cour, resumed the trial at , o'clock.
WH'am o. ooay bo o0nep nj ,be ,aoss
f the s kssge e,aed 10 Office Gss his W
nut second cot in the Prison the nton OF d.
VS. anu a"'"' ~ ,'' -, w n,Ioyad ,s N;rh,
Watch of the Female Department. WAS three nights in the
Male Department after the escape Of llooS Saw DAYS
the raIe that leads through the watchhouse cells into the
street loaned INC KEY 10 S ae ras shut He d he
would to me IN the m9rning, nus was on sunday
e,enG t s.cSns The kew WAS never returned 70 me- Bs
not Fin, heard 2 onS escape on Tue morning Oh 'ne h
Jas Kennedy. sworn, am Deputy Keeper
saw Hong the afternoon previous TO hi, escapo frt
was the rule each morning to dep:ts the key, Of the outer
not loose On the night OF the escape.
I{..r, Fan sworn-I hold an office in the
prison. there on the morning Of The escape Preyou,
to gong there snw DAVIS u NE roee H. pce sTS sro
conversations with DAVIS relative TO the escape Inc NM
he nid he would have sooner lost his Ilght arm thana
it There rules made by NJ Cox previous to the escape
ana copies Oh mem aneu ' a ~ s W ~ .re p''S
William II Knapp, r. lice Ofrcef-Saw tno
rules and regulations of PRISON printed and posted Tho
lutte, pnI Of July two plss, IN e prison 1ce pr,on w..
-; @ Tho 7,b .ueus, in the ,norninr heard Dnv, say
h he cd moi .ee how Hong could beye e,cnped as Iounf
bury the deputy was asleep all night nnd he Dav
all night After DAVIS committed he told witness That hs
knew nothing about ass escape and S .nt Gls ; ,e ana
ness hef,,.
"S ~, T. D,r;s Police Of1csr so,orn " hsu
1"' - ;. o,;.o, NTH ,rro ,,;.ona,. 7 ,vas met
went GOWN % IN n. 'b, on.nc ibc ric let n, IN and
at te Gn que oy Snd osSrd n we, The morning
after Hoag escnpe-abou5 o'clock Before Hoas escape
walked from the watchhousa Gown To broadway VITA ia
VS. when lie said some contract CT business he mud dd not
work well,
LIn.i1 Brooks. late deputy keeper of on ot the
nv Tho SIN 81 August nj The cue and n The morning
vs e mo m nj ihe cate between and in the morning
80 ,,, hays ,yile The meat ANS taken IN He asked
ybni would do concerning man running away told
,nn ,.nnd shoot him downand snd had six.barrcled
s,o Tint cot ais Dnyls sai he wanted such sto VII
ness nsked him he wanted pistol for Davis replied that
Alexander oag lie sentenced day, and thai Hosg
had offered him 81 V1-and II that would not do he wocd
give IS 900 II 80 would not take him out 100 would
Witness said he would not be guilty OF such thing Tor all me
wealth of Jshn Jacob Astor und asked DAVIS what he want
ed with pistol when he had the hey OF the prison IN hu pos
DAVIS then advised witness 10 nothing about IT'S
the only person he hal spoken 20 on the subject
knew DAVIS until was engaged IN the prison. Iho
FIRST ,hEg did on the morning OF the escape was to let my
out OF the cells; they were al on ie irst ter had Ia.
ys' Key ana returned u 70 nun ihnedatey Inc eonse.s
on oe ~ s , Tho ca lie s, rbev ,y",o ,o
ms i as tIcin1 hem NJ the rennest nj a,, n thew dd
10 10; ~, ;, ma go, ~ 's ~ " ~ tSN " u ~ ' ~
NV t wv I./.bb s,,o,n y,as !, rho n,;,op IN the
6ih oil August IN lc afternoon law Davs III company Nun
two other men memo one oil mem say % Davi'i now
much must give you IL was slu ~ cgnuentdi one'
passed thcn witiout nearing NOR Wa opis some lepa
at the time IN the prison. GO no. ko" 'he men ths W
DAVIS am sure IL was not DAVIS mace .ne remark
RtcRnyd Ithtle s~oTn-i saw Mr. DAVIS on inc
9Th August IN reiect0ry Cenre.str about O'Clock A.