The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-05

ing 80 early in the morning, the early time of
coming on board and the resemblance of the
nose 10 the Houseman family | could not say II
was Houseman; her nose struck Inc forciblyat the
time as being that OF Houseman.
CATHERINE JANE HAWKINS, coored, sworn.--l
board al Mrs. Henry's, on Staten Island. am the
chambermaid on board the Staten Islander don't
know Polly Bodine On Tuesday morning ! re.
collect strange woman came on board ABOUT
seven o'clock saw the same woman come on
board the boat at the quarantine dock. She wore
black silk hood, cloak and shawl, ana INDIA
rubbers. She a thin faced woman. first saw
her sitting by the stove said to her that she took
an early start to reach New York; she replied
eyes; / have walked great ways )" she did not
seem to care to talk. | saw her side face, as she
partially removed her veil. then left the boat 10
get my breakfast at my boarding house. was
gone until the boat returned from the Stapleton
dock she was then sitting in rocking chair near
the after, CABIN; she remained there un.li we
reached the dock at New York no one met her
there as ] am aware Of recognized her on the
following Saturday morning ! saw her after she
came on board was getting Goals TO light the
stove ; | told her that she must excuse the nre.
On the Tuesday morning speak Of, she asked me NJ,
if we had any thing to eat on board the boat told
her we had, and TO apply at the forward cabin !
then went and got her glass OF gn and piece OF
pie she asked if we had any thing else replied
no: she paid me single shilling she had bas,
ket with her | could not recognize the basket
can't particularly desert be her dress after gave
her the gin and pie | vent to breakfast; she
had moved her position when returned as
have described she landed at the city;
don't recollect that she came down on Christmas
night; but recoect her going up 80 very early
on Saturday morning; remark ed her particularly,
as that was the second time she had come on board
so early, and thought she would have known the
time when the boat started On Tuesday thought
she was very pale, but did not know 6st mat II was
ways and was very hungry; she SAID on Saturday
that she was very tired as she had walked some
distance she took her position in the darkest part
A. L. IL IL .ba hA asf
likely to be recognized. (1he District Attorney
here directed her attention to Waite, but she could
not recognize him) am positive she went to the
city on the Tuesday morning after Christmas day
would know her dress, but don't think should
recognize her face. William Henry, coored
young man, at whose mothers house board, also
observed her, and said on Saturday morning, as he
brought the Goals "here comes that woman who
came on board so early on Tuesday morning; he
is acquainted with the Houseman family and
knows Polly Bodine when he Gees her. On the
Tuesday and Saturday he told his mother that Polly
Bodine had gone on board the boat so early; dare
say he would recognize her If he saw her.
1.-The Court here took a recess for thirty minutes
Cor tea On the reassembling of the Court the room
was crowded pile on pile OF faces rose IN irregular
order, as each could gain position more favorable
tor view OF the prisoner and tor hearing the tesl-
mony1
THOMAS GIBSON sworn-I reside at Castleton on
the mill road; my wife is the daughter OF Abraham
Houseman (sister to Polly bodine); have been
| frequently at my father-n- laws house since the
fire; have no reason to think that Polly bodine
opposed the offering OF the rewards she did not 10
| if the reward offered tchcn she left the house
on Friday night Thought she ,oas insane, because
she had had fits Just before she had the hts, was
loading pair OF pistols by the direction OF Mr.;
| Houseman; | tried one with little powder and
found 1t went of with report; after had hred, |
turned round, and thought Polly BodIne had fit;
| the family were not speaking about offering the re-
ward at the time; she had three fits within quar-
| rofa HON | hell lew he re-
| sumed the principal topic OF conversation was the
accusation made by Van Pelt against Polly; there
was nothing said about the guilt OF Polly Bodlne
Captain George Houseman during the conversation,
said that he left the $1,000 which he had received
from the sale OF ms scnooner with his father he
did not say who knew that he had received II OF
not he did not say that Polly Bodine knew it
(This witness, though closely and searchlngy exa-
mined as to the conversations held by the House.
man family on the subject, did not remember a
single word of what was said, Though present
| with the family and the murder being the all
touching, the all-prevailing subject. yet he could
not recall single word, single syllable of that
conversation All he could tell was, that the Ia
mily had suspicious that Waite the murderer
He could not even tel what were the suspicious Of
his own wife OF the matter. In tact he determined
TO know nothing, and certainly to tell nothing
WILLIAM HENRY, colored, sworn.-l live at the
Quarantine go down OF mornings to help Jane
(Ihe colored girl) to light the fires; recoect go
ing to the Staten Islander the morning ate
Christmas day; was on board the boat about 2
minutes past six ,o'clock saw strange woman
coming on board as carried out a scutte OF ashes
she had on dark hood, cloak, green veil,
think she went directly into the after cabin Joe
| Cole Ga previous wtness) and a boy named James
bin beside the stove Jane (the colored girD sale
| to her "you have taken an early start 10 60 Il
sownr' she replied, "yes l~have walked grea
way'' Ibid not see her again until Saturday, wheT
she was coming 10 the boat on the wharf she re
moved, threw back her veil land then saw herfac
twas long slim faces he tried to conceal her face
told Jane there must be something the matter witt
the woman, she started so early for town; | asked
Jane about her, and she said the woman kept hei
head down while going up; mentioned the woman
to my mother; Jane also mentioned IT, On the
next Saturday, the boat lay alongside the slip al
| the lower part, | saw her come down the wharf
and she stepped aboard, turning her face away frsu
me; il a long stride to get from the wharf to
| the boat; thought at the time, what can bring
that woman on board again so early did not see
| so much OF her face on Saturday as on tuesday;
| could recognize her if saw her again; am sure
| it was the same woman saw on Saturday that
had seen on Tuesday; she was dressed somewhat
| the same.
Cyoss-cran,,ncd-I had never seen her before
| Tuesday; / do not know her name; when the con
stable came for Jane this morning she thought il
was on Monday morning, and told her 1t was
| Tuesday; recollect II was on Tuesday morning,
| because ] broke the chain of my watch and was
| trying to mend it; also, because II was Christmas
| day; think saw enough OF herface to know heI
again; Richard Frceland SAID he saw her on Satur'
day morning as she came down the Dock don'i
recollect mole wart on the side Of her face;
| ! did not notice that her clothes were muddy Oh
Tuesday morning.
| The examination here closed at twenty minutes
past eight O'Clock. until eight o'clock on Friday.
city Intelligence.
Police Office ,-Thursday, Jan. A BuRGLrn CRU-
cIrrp KLLEp.--The particulars OF an interesting
case OF burglary that should have before Police
40 wsng 10 be rogue WING was he
During the early part OF the evening the inmates OF