The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-07

60 to sleep very and sleep very sound; think he
slept with me on Christmas night; about week before
the fire happened went 10 bed at about half past ten
Or eleven previous to that used to go to bed later but
attributed the change to the cold weather and the little
Of chess but refused 1t was Sunday; know he went
to he'd with the previous Saturday night cannot
tell whether he slept all night not generally rise first
about half past sx think he in bed on the Sunday
morning after arose; wouldn't say positively that he
was in all the Sunday; do not recollect that he fixed
himself that s shaved and washed he in the shop
bombszine jacket am very near positive that Waite
did not look at the house the way up from the wharf
when my mother gave to him. dare say he put in the
desk where he usually kept snch hngs took 32 or $50
in money from my mother and gave it to Waite told
him he must get clothes; he asked where came
FROM replied, think Mamma lgrandmoher) gave it
to mother and she il TO to give to you'll suPpo
sed at the time when Waite told me to tell that mother had
slept with that he meant that should to every
one who asked me- whether aunt Caroline or Nanny
wondered how uncle George married such an ugly wo-
man; replied that thought she good woman.
Odd not WAITE intend TO console you when lhe said
good thing for you that aunt Emelnc was dead as
were in great grief
Al don't think that was the way to console me by
telling that il duced good thing that my aunt
dead. 1t was queer Kind OF consolation. (I'lis
created quite litter through the spectatvrs)
Direct yesumed-Ilc purchased the clothes which now
have with the money, presume in compliance with
the wish OF my mother, written down in the note.-le
paid the "sun man "a cents out of it, Waite endeavor.
ed to prevent my going down with my mother but had
often begged to CO. that was determined to 60 that
time whether he liked not. He asked me what good
that she had lent Waite, that he cured her Sl475 20.
have known my mother to sleep any where else blu
at Wate's since we kept the drug store, except Christi
mas night; Waite and mother very intimate;
collect Waites small tin box in which he kept buttons;
its contents about three or four days before Christ
mas never any coral beads in it; sleep very
sOundly; Waite used to remark that slept s0under than
common; think he might have gone out without my
mother until sic told me of it while in the cell lin Rich
IN ond jail)
observation-disclosures knew Waite to let my mother
q O.CxC
when it to buy things for himself The tin box was
kept on the top of the bureau do not know was lock-
ed. My mother and myself used the top drawer of the
bureau to put hats in Nothing was put in the OK
except silk spools buttons, &c. My mother not in
knowledge. do not know that any letters passed be-
tween them during that time This intimacy has been
will do -(Ths was suggested by Waite, who throughout
the examination had been very busy taking notes.
ing when Waite sent me for the leg of mutton
aWI.LiAM II. WAITE, sworn reside at No lis Thomp
street, n. Y am the brother Of George s. Waite
never saw the memorandum book shown me now. was
his store Saturday last between 10 and !! O'Clock.
On Saturday, Mrs Brestenden had charge Of the store
there enquire after my brothers. health
if he vas coming up on New Years Day and for other
general purposes. took nothing away from the store,
nor do know OF any person who did have not prom
ised to lend brother lately lie has not APP
piled ~ me for any money nor has he told me he expect
ed any.
ALFRED r.. BAKEn, swornI reside at No. lo4 Leonard
street, New York am Police officer; assisted in
searching the premises of Waite Oh Saturday night,
week ii
store; searched the tin box shown recollect see
ing oral beads in t found this blank book and its
contents in Wates desk in his store in pigeon hole on
the day before yesterday the desk was not locked
neither the book its contents there the Saturday
night previous, when searched the premises and its
must have been placed their since; this is the
book spoken Of by Albert Bodine the box was in the
kitchen basement.
Cross-eramined-Ofiicer DenniSon and Mr. Horton of
Staten island were present with when Albert found
the book was with him at ths moment; Albert could
not have placed it there at the time.
harn ia Tho nf nm payp
having been recently torn from it.
Lor G. CLARKE, sworn Il am the District Attorney
for the county Of Richmond: the morning of new
ears day last proceeded to the premises OF Waite, and
found this box in the basement kitchen; had Police Off
with found the coral beads shown to the seve
raj Witnesses | would also state that saw taken
from the pocket OF Mr. Waite Saturday last his ex-
animation, the five dollar bill which recog
nized by the pawnbroker when the stand as wtness
also the letter which Albert Bode has recognized as the
carried to Waite from his mother the box was I'M
locked when found it.
Dr. EApIE Called reside near Port Richmond; was
at the house of Capt Geo ouseman on the day alter the
fire was discovered examined the body OF Mrs. House
man and that of her Child Mrs. HIS body much burn
ed the back part Of the scu and brain gone; the
brain and nteguments of the face much affected by
the fre the absence OF the back part of the scn and
Grain may have been caused by violence Another fact
the muscles of the throat almost entirely consumed
muscle was not however, and marks of violence
appeared upon it, the nteguments the body and limbs
much severed which seems to have been causedb by
the endeavors to straghten the limbs the bones OF the
left forearm fractured little above the wrist
which may have been produced before after the fire
There also wound on the same forearm; that was
done, believe before the fire. am led to that conclu.
cuson from the fact that there eXtravasated blood
about the wound, which must have been made before
death; the wound ragged one and apparently made
by an obtnse instrument the right was separated
from the body and had around the wrist black silk lga
ure tied in sailors knot, and drawn tightly around;
apparently portion of silk handkerchief from
the manner in which the knot was tied the person could
not have done herself the feet disocated from
the limbs by the fire. recognised the body OF Mrs
Ioueman by the perspcuity of her teeth, the body
50 much burned. When made the second post norton
examinations after the exclamation, in presence OF Drs
violated As regards the child all the bones Of the head
except the base of the scull gone entirely The in
terror portion of the brain seemed very little acted upon
by the renot enough 10 account for the bones having
been bu med Off the residue of the body was very much
Of extrav asated blood, indicating violence.
The Distsict Attorney then announced that he
had concluded the examination of the witnesses in
the case of Waite
the accused in feeling, but forcible man
ner. He dwe upon the crime-its atrocity
the Indignation, the horror it had excited
throughout the island and the community. He re-
capituated the evidence, dwelling specially on the
points which implicated him in the charge. He
did not choose TO detail the chief points which
weighed against him, the examination had been,
for the greater part, with closed doors. The ends
of Justice and the proper eXertlon OF the power OF
the law to avengc the wrong, and punish the
guilty might be frustrated by placing the whole OF
the testimony before the public How surely the
awful deed of which the soncr stood accused
had impressed the community, he would only APP
peal to the strong spirit of Indignation which had
been expressed throughout the Island from every
point, to the anxious spirit manifested by the in
habitanis to bring the guilty to punishment, and TO
the alacrity with which every man came forward
to aid, by his counsel, his physical power and his
presence the court by which the accused was tried
preliminary. However his own feelings as man
might be swayed in pity for the accused-and years
had passed since time had silvered his brow-he had
never heard of a case so atroclous, so unnatural,
20 helIish in its commission so shocking in It's close
connection between the murdered and the muir
deress, and in its trivial mercenary motives.
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