The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-06

FRIDAY, Jan. -
The Court met pursuant TO adjournment, at eight
O'Clock this morning The first witness called
was
ELIZABETH RoURKE sworn-I am the daughter OF Abra'
ham Houseman, senr last Emeline Houseman on
Thursday afternoon before the fire. she was then at my
house; never saw her alive again On the night OF the
fire saw her body. Ia bundle is here shown saw
that bundle either that night the next morning. at my
fathers house Witness is the daughter OF Abraham
Houseman and OF Polly Bodne Her brother Abra
ham sud that George ought to offer reward OF $1,000
approved of it, George said he was willing to do what
was right MY uncle Paul ss'erea George and ina . ASrs
with Polly Bodine do not recoect that Polly said any
thing about itnever heard her oppose offering the re-
ward | have Waite before. knew that
George left the $1,000 with his mother at the time My
mother asked to change $50 500 of Carolina money
don't know that my mother told the whole family that
George had left his money there Polly knew the money
there her sister said The money was in the chest
where any could get at as the Keys hung where
any one could take them. think Polly knew 1t, as moth.
ing kept private from the family N.Y. little girl told
me that she had seen Emene going the wood house
to the kitchen with wood We were accustomed to go
up the garrett to if any of the family coming
can distinguish any member OF the family from that
window My daughters name is Matilda.
MATILDA RouRKE, swOm-I am the daughter of the last
witness | Aunt Emene the murdered woman)
ding from the woodhouse Sunday morning; she had
on dark dress and bonnet did not her iace
her again ave if should turn out that my auntlwas
killed on Saturday night might think it was somebody
else had with her dress saw the watch and
spoons on Saturday my Aunt Emeline 0he murdered
woman went twice Ito the bureau to look at the watch
to what O'Clock it was. CHE gold watch is shown)
recognize that the watch is the in the
bureau saw the spoons in the closet on Saturday;
did not see any other ewey that day don't know that
Polly Bodine the watch that day my Aunt Eme
line (murdered) had the toothache at that time never
Polly Bodine give her medicine for the toothache
Aunt Emeline put peppermint in her mouth saw no
other medicine; did not hear Aunt Emeline say any
thing about going from home the day heard no
sa that Polly was gong to sleep with her that saturday
night my Aunt Polly intended to have gone to the city
that Saturday but did not because rained saw coral
beads in teacup in the closet my grandmother said
Tuesday night last that George he husband) had left
the $1,000 with her she said at her own house she
said that Polly there when George brought it into
the house.
Cross.rami,,ed When looked out of the garretwindow
about o'clock my Aunt Emelinc and Polly were
unlike in form ! would have known my Aunt Emeline
by her walk am sure saw the beads on the child's
neck that afternoon saw the beads also on the middle
shelf of the closet there not many of them they
were in the cacup the cup about three parts full
had to stand bench some OF the beads were strung
and some unstrung
Direct resumedI left my aunt Emene about quarter
past four in the afternoon OF Saturday left Polly with
her there doors to the closet the silver spoons
standing in tea cup in the closet The beads in the
newspaper found at Wae's shown)-I think these were
the beads around the neck Of the child Saturday
afternoon Beads in piece of white paper shown
Il think these the beads in the tea cup, be-
were strung as they now are they were not
smoked at the time he tea spoons sugar tong dessert
spoons shown)I recognize the articles as being id
the closet on Saturday afternoon.
DArEL ELMs sworn--Says thht he lives with Mr.. Wal
drOn, baker, at FORT RCnmOnu, drives WaluTOn
wagon on the Wednesday Thursday before Christmas
lady about middle age came out from Mr.. Abraham
ousemans house; have been told she was Polly Bodne,
she gave letter to leave at MIR Freemans she did not
say what about but told Inc to be to deliver it
gave it to Mr. Gibson. (This witness corroborted the
evidence formerly given by Gibson
JESSE CLARK, sworn.-I live at Rchmond on Christmas
day last lived at John Gay lords in the Granite Village
Gaylords is the third house iromGeorge Houseman Mrs
GAYLORD standing on the bar room soop; Mrs. Gay
lord told him the house fire. and to run and halo
fire; did So and towards the burning house, cried
fire all the way down; when reached the house Mr. and
Mrs Houseman and a lady did not know, there
did not any else there; they were at the back
part Of the kitchens the fire was blazing up in the
corner the back kitchen door down; is posi-
tive Of that some of them called for an axe; then
went to the well and got pail OF water, then
went across the road and got axe, which gave
to some one did not know; when | left Mr.. Depuy
there, also Mrs. Gaylord, Sarah Simpson, and two
three others do not recoec seeing strange wo-
with hood there when came back with the axe
Mr.. Alfred Messereu there Mr. Depuy called for
ladder did not see any one try to get through the front
kitchen door Mr. Messereu pried open hhe front hall
door and all went in together did not the rocking
hair in the hall went into the and hoisted the
window and then put up the things when returned
from the upper room found the front kitchen door
open then the rocking chair and the bundle they
were in the kitchen by the door 0he bundle is here
shown think it is the placed on the rock
ing chair took it in my arms and the chair in my hand
and handed them both either to the nurse or to sarah
Simpson | sure did not take the bundle from tn,
hall as was taking out the cha heard some cry
that the body of Mrs Housman was found and that
all burned up saw the body 1t lay in the corns,
va TIC Nitehen, ''o's " ~. az
by the back kitchen door while the fire blazing
did not see the childs body.
LENA PARssELLs sworn-l reside at 4S9 washington
street New York sell coffee and cakes. ! widow
On Saturday evening last about o'clock, woman cae
my house, she dressed in black bombazine dress
black hood and green VEIL and shawl never saw
the woman to my knowledge before. She applied to
for lodgings and said she had been recommended to m,
by her son. who lived with the druggist in Canal street
| do not know that the druggist was Waite-I do not
know him personally The boy in the habit OF going
here several times. Albert Bodne is introduced ano
LII. hat
son. took the woman into the back room, and gave he
My aunt and cousin were in the room at the time
| their names Nancy Hutton and Lucy Qurk. Tho
woman mentioned that She from the country and hal
arrived that morning to go shopping asked her what
part of the country she FRONT She replied from Sta
ten Island then said f so perhaps you know something
Of the horrd MURDER" She said. Eyes, don't mention it
it makes shudder when hear OF it." She told me the
lady was twenty-five years old asked the age of tn,
babe. She said it was twenty-five months She said her
old mother had been very much distressed about it My
cousin said that the boy round at the druggists said the
| murdered woman was his aunt. The woman replied
Yes-she my brothers wife" She said that the fam
ily were so much distressed that not meal Of vctua
| bed cot by the side ofmy own. This was between
and eight in the evening. While she was undress
ing heard whispering in the shop, and went out to
what it was. found it was one of the market women
who said that there a talk about the market that
stables searching the druggists shop The bedroom
door stood aar The name Of the market woman Mar
garet Foster She did not say what the constabes
searching for This frightened as the strange woman
lodging with me had told that she had ordered her
store consulted with the marke. woman, and she adj
vscd to go in and tell her. went in there-she wa
in cdand whispered to her that The conables wer,
searching the druggists store She laid with her hand
over her eyes, il shading them from the light. She wa
not asleep. She said she could not think phat uas; bu
don't tell them that am here for this night turned to go
she got up She said she would go round to the store
and what the matter, she could not think wha
it could all mean, and that it was probable she would r.
turn again. She paid for her tea She Offered me two
two shilling pieces and charged her shilling She
offered the half dollar pay for my trouble but re-
fused it, After she had dressed and ready to CO. sh,
said, you're place is full of people" said in fun, there
was no back door for here to out. She cast hel
eyes down the ground and then to me; she said sh,
would probably return; she appeared as il she had been
crying; she was not ut all conused Mr. West was in the
store tho time she passed OUT Mr. West acquain
ted with and would have recognised her If he had
her face heard that lady met her and observing that
she crying followed her to the corner; do not know
the womans Nance the police officers shortly after arriv
ed; heard that she went in different direction from
Waites store; two gentlemen from Staten Island came In
before the officers r James T Bergen called to the
front and the witness recognises him one OF the men
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