The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-26

SECOND Day.
| The trial of Mrs. Mary Bodine on an ndictmer
for murder of Mrs Emeline Houseman, the viii
OF her brother, on Christmas last, was continue
at Richmond, Staten Island, yesterday. The al
tendance was large, and among the audience wer
| a large number OF ladies in attendance as vii
nesses and SPECTATORS Mr. Commissioner PHELr
appeared assistant counsel for the prosecution
| The Court opened at clock, Hon. Judge PARKE
| presiding, assisted by Hon. Albert Ward, frs
Judge of the county, and Judges Clawson, Cor
| telyoy, Crocheron and Litlell.
District Attorney CLARK, JAMES r.. WHITING
Esq and Commissioner PHELPS tor prosecution.
Messrs. GRAHAM, MORRISON and DE WITT TO
defence.
EVIDENCE FoR PRosLcUrIoN.
The prosecution called Joseph smonson and Abran
Whitelsy who were present at the discovery Of the fir
at the house OF George Houseman and finding of the de
ceased bodies. This last witness testified that when h
first saw the body Of the mother there was red marx
around the neck The remainder OF their testimony eli
cited nothing that has been presented in the
except that the latter witness believed the body step
ped on walked over before it was discovered saacls
Cruiser end Jesse Clark were also called bundle con
tanning clothing belonging to deceased and her husband
which found in the at the time OF the fire.
shown the last witness, which he identified The remain
der OF the testimony was mere repetition OF that which
has been before presented and which will be found tn,
statements of other witnesses below given All the wit
examined this point concurred in the fact that al
the furniture in the was blsckensd and CHARGED.
This bundle contains number OF articles Of clean linen
&c, which present appearance Of having been in
that fire, but they first found in the
room where the flames were discovered]
SARAH SIMPSON called and sworn.-l reside on the north
side of the island the night in question heard the
alarm Of fire went to the house, i'll at the front gate
saw no flames until reached the door met old Mrs
Houseman the mother of Mrs Bodne at the door hert
was bundle in the rockingham saw the same bun
die at the Cor0ner's inquest.
BY DenceI do not know that this is the same bundle
saw in the chair-it appears to be the same.
DANIEL ID. CRoCHLRON called and sWorn-l RESIDE
800 yards from the house the husband Of the deceased
the fire the night in question old Mrs House
about entering the kitchen as arrived there
she pulled out piece OF carpet followed her in and
took the bureau and:brough it out found the hall door
locked with the key in the kitchen side unlocked the
door and went to the front hall door bat found there was
key in it returned to the kitchen and found the
body of the deceased woman took stick and dug W
the rubbish and found the hand OF child old Mrs House
man was then in the act Of opening the bureau and as
sisted her in looking through the drawers for jewellery
broke open three drawers and examined the whole OF
them found small paper box that from appearance
supposed watch had been in it every thing in the draw
ers that was exposed smoked the whole front of the
bureau was much charred no money was found in the
bureau Abraham Miller and myself took the body of the
deceased woman up and started to 60 out OF the back
kitchen door, but found it fastened; we then took 1t ou'
in another way THE counsel for defence admitted that
the windows Of the house closed Monday even
ing1 saw the house at O'Clock that afternoon when
the windows closed think it a raw day the
head post of the bed and side piece burned all the
inside the horizontal post on the inside was nearly hail
burnt off; also found piece of calico that had been
placed around the bottom OF the bedstead the edges abov
burned the bottom edge rather the found
out doors ! never saw ii on the bed
District Attorney CLARK-l think it must have beei.
doubled up.
De WIrr-The witness knows nothing about its posi-
ton the bed and if the calico is introduced for dra
matte effect, the least the better We desire such
exhibition OF the wounds of Brutus
WHITING-We shall exhibit all, and make them speak,
too.
CouRr-The exhibition Of the calico is well enough
both sides draw their own differences.
WIrNEs-I examined the floor of the burned room two
days after the fire. and found piece of chds scu and
scalp contained fresh blood-there considerable rub
bish mixed with it the foorthe hair was light that
the scalpthe ends of the hair the scalp was
snged Among the cinders found some feathers and
small pieces Of wood, also bed clothing-they
found under the floor of the kitchen in hole that
had been burned through.
The counsel for defence waived cross examination.
DANIEL f. MILLER called and sworn i aided in taking
the body Of the deceased woman to the outer
head OF the body laid within about ten inches OF the hole
that burned in the floor the legs contracted
the head drawn back the body lying the right side
afterwards found the body OF the child 1t laid inside
the woman the partition its back the head il
the same position as the mothe one OF the legs was d'
at the knee the legs drawn up and the DO
dy burned very bad the hole burned in the floor WA
nearly square, and large enough to have admitted ethe
body through it, the child about year sld or II
months; it was GIRL and could run about.
BY Defence-I the accused at the funeral of d.
ceased the child within foot OF the body OF th
mother
cian and have been in practice about nine years. wa
called to examine the bodies of the mother
child at time tney fOund, tney
of the kitchen, with blanket them and stone
placed their knees to keep them sraght found then
both much burned and the right arm oil the mother seps
rated from the body at the shoulder by the fire. the pos
terror part Of the head Of the mother, called the ira
chea was entirely wanting; the brains were expos
ed and very much cooked; the front part OF tn
face was much burned and dried the arm that was
ed from the body had black silk gature at the wrist
was handkerchief believe; was tied in hard fla
doubled knot; the left arm there was fracture Q
both bones of the fore the end OF bone burn
ed the other not; there flesh wound above thi
fracture OF an inch and quarter in Lengths the bones
the head OF the child that the superior part gone
the bones Of the base of the Uranium there, and
that was attached portion OF the brain that portion
the brain that remained not charred by fire acte
upon the next day post mortem examination held il
presence Of Drs Harrison and Clark recognized the arg
body that of Mrs HouseTaan by the teeth in cuttn
INTO the wound the found extravasated bloc
around it, under one of the arm pits we found piece
the corset that the deceased had and under tina
another piece Of under dress the n the left side
the body places not destroyed by fire; there
brnze the left thigh and leg the appearance OF tn
SKIN was such az TO show that was burned alter deat
there blisiers vesices il. of the
redness that follows burning live flesh eviden tn
appearance OF the brain such that we could not udg
Of the cause of death by its examinations il nue.
burned the reason; the limbs and trunk
burned that did not think any thing could be discover
ed by examining them:we found piece of the dress
ceased the first day between her toes; examined tn
bowels and genital organs for another reason ate
IL had been inferred this piece Of the chd's sku
with the scalp given TO me at the Coroners examnf
tion believe, or soon alter IT was found Counsel 10
defence admitted the identification Of the bodies TIL
limbs OF the child were drawn up there was coagulate
blood the inside OF the skull Of the child when il
given to which tended to show that had been sept
rated while life in the body this piece OF skull
what is called the parriatal bone all the immediate
rounding parts OF the head burned and therefore
think this piece must have been separated before the burr
ing the wound upon the arm may have been given wit
bar something blunt the only marks of volenc
that the mother this OF the bones
the may have been broken after the fire my reaso
thinking that such the is that the ends Of
the bones charred and the other bone her
was no other marks of violence the child except this
on the head the handkerchief tied tight around IN
arm the blow the must have been given befoI
DEATH would not have contained extravasaed blood
satisfied that the body OF the deceayd had not bee
violated.
The Court then took recess for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ADR EApn recalled and Cross eroninsd By Mr. DIX Wrr
for deence-I cannot say whether the injury upon tn
skull of the two deceased persons might not have bee
caused by persons reading upon the bodies afte
they entered the house when the fire discoveries tn
wound on the arm have taken place before death
IS there exravasation a wound given by an obtus
instrument would not produce such flow of blood as
sharp instrument
DR.. JoHS T. HARRISON called and swornQ. Have 20