The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-02

OFFENCE
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CoesrANrIsr kLArr called and sworn-I live at 562
Pearl street. New York and am tailor; lived ten Years
in Boston, have been absent year and half, know
cloth merchant Boston by the name OF Aaron Ooeze
bought cloth from him III that city; have seen nun
since al an auction store Pearl street; sand how do
you dor he sail Il know you not" said you want
not TO know me; have bought co;h oil YOU he .sid
know not you" and he went away he Is little pig
writing
Mr. GRAHAM asked the Court why Aaron Adolphus, tho
pawnbroke not present to-day TO Dc recosniseu as
had been requested.
The prosecution made no reply.
The defence then said that the prosecution were bound
to have him present court and his not being here ey
responsible tor all nterences to be drawn Tor has
absence.
The court assented
TALBOT ScHAPr called and sworn--I su in the beer
business In Chatham streehsve lived in Berlin-know
Abram Goetze-h he was a cloth merchant-i nave seen
the man here, III pawnbrokers shop IN Wliiain
street
JoHy r. MAYO called and swom-l am attorney at
aw-was present Saturday afternoon at the premises
Of old Mr. Houseman when they were examea " ~
the line oil and concur III the statement OF MT
Camp previously made looking at the windows o. na
house OF MI Rorke saw person pass BACKWARDS anu
iorw from the wood house 10 the well that thought
Mr. Camp--the person had on white hat-some one
SAID It was not Nh. camp, but That II was hr De VIII
took second look and was Mr.. De Witt knew
it was Mr. De Win by his gait ,,.u..;.., j.
Cross examined by PrOsecuiorl could not disthg ush
person by his features
SAMUEL BREEvooRr called and sworn-l was present
at the examination OF the stove and window Of the house
testimony OF Mr. Camp; do not know that could dst
gush persons by their features IRON the house VI Mr.
while they walking in the yard oil the house
OF George Houseman saw Mr.. De Witt pass IRON the
woodhouse TO the well; put the windows down. anu
could not distinguish him as well then as before
WILLIAM RICHARDSON called and sworn reside IN
New York present, and pocket book maker; did
reside at staten island i'll January last knows the resi-
dence of George Hoseman; passed his house on horse
front yard Of his house that afternoon Christmas Day.
the ard unlt IN rdy
had Spanish cloak and glazed cap and W as about
five feet and halt high the lady had no bonnet on never
jury, but not before Commissioner Phelps or before
the Grand Jury; the District Attorney knew that had
given this testimony; saw Mr. CLARK the District A'sor
keep out oil the way and say nothing about the case
Cross Examined by Proseeuion-Aiy house wss abo VI
half mile from that Of George housemsn's; when iIst
saw the man and woman they walking towards the
front gate the houses had passed the house before
saw them and was going down h Inc road G ,ne
but did not her 60 I'M the man came out but ana NOT
where he went to- carriage came along immediately
after and looked to the was i'll 1t but he was
not District Attorney Clark told me not TO have any
thing say about the case; did not first address Mr.
Clark and ask him II he wanted me as witness.
Mas. ELIZABETH R0RRE called and sworn-l am a
daughter Of old Mrs. Houseman and sister OF accused;
remember last Christmas day, that my daughter Matilda
en up into the garnet In the mornings can see IN the
winter time person step up two steps oil the BACK piazza
OF the house oil deceased when sitting IN the northern gar
ret window Of house, the foliage prevents this at his
Defence here offered to show TINT Matilda Rorke the
daughter OF this witness on coming down STAIRS on sun
day morning. December 24th immediately remarked 70
this witness that she had Mrs Houseman as descrb
cd in her testimony given on Saturday.
The prosecution ted, and the court ruled the es
mony as inadmssible TO which the defence excepted.
WiTsEss-1he most friendly feelings existed between
Tho accused and d.ceased the child was just TO
talk, and when she my house she was CONTINUALLY
repeating the of accused ths disposition oi accused
very kind, and knew her TO quarrel with any
body.
ELIZA AsN BoDsE sworn.-I am the daughter OF Mrs
Mary Bodine the accused; went to my aunt treemsn's
On "Wednesday before Christmas and came back ON Christ
mas morning; received no message from my motnei
wiuis there.
srarned by ProsecuionI looked at the house OF
deceased that morning as passed; was closed after
got my grandathers Monday, went over 10 the
housc OF deceased twice see the windows were open
cd; slept with deceased when was there when my uncle
ssent other person was in the habit Of sleeping
there that know Of.
SIR DSwr hero stated that he understood that several
promissory notes were found in searching the premises
MIR Waite and in the hands OF the District Attor'
ney He desired that they shoud be presented TO The
Court to which the District Attorney assened but H.
said he could not tell in what they obtained
except that they given to him by officer Baker Of
New York They were then presented BY the defence
and found be two promisory notes drawn by George
Wue, payable TO Abraham r. Houseman or his order
and dated Nov st 1889 one for $500 at twelve months
and one for 5000 at four months NO other explanation
was given.
lent George Waite any money nor did ever receive
any promissory notes from HIM.
Gross examined by sctionThe accused told me she
had notes for the $1,000 had given her and said she
would show them 10 me II wished
The prosecution admitted that the notes were in the
handwriting OF Mr.. Waite, and the defence admitted that
they found in the store oil Waite IN receipt book
The defence here rested their and the prosecution
then commenced theirs
REBUrIISG TESTIMONY.
District Attorney CLARK was called and swornI met
Mr. Richardson at Port Richmond some two weeks since
he asked If desired hi attendance told him that
did not, but did advise him TO stay away from the
court have advised any witness to stay away
The defence stated that they had desire to impu!e
any conduct OF the kind to the District Attorney
JOHN D. SIMPSON called am pawnbroker in Chat
ham street know the she has been in the ha
bit of calling shop to pawn articles since 1874 she
gave the Of Mrs Macy on the ah oil March, lsas
She pledged pair Of pants for 30 cents she
pawned eight tins and brass kettle for So the LIST oil
April lsi3 she pawned silver lever watch and Sc
veral other things; afterwards, in lSa3 sheet towel
and vest and several similar articles at the latter ena o.
the year she usually gave her residedce at staten
Island but pawning some oil them she gave different
places of residence in the city the articles have SINCE
been redeemed by her store open on Christ
morning about hour 1t Is next door to the shoi
Of Mitchell Hart all these things redeemed on tn.
29h Of January last by Albert Bodne except one tcxe
rhe object OF this testimony was to show that accused
had been in want OF money at times, during the last
Cross.sramred Iv defenceIt is nothing for
persons give wrong name when they bring goods to
pawn.
s.RAn ANr wAmrooLE called and sworn (This wit
ness was called show that accused had said she did
know where $1,000 when the house was burned y
came down on the boat Tuesday after Christmas and
saw lady in the boat crying. which was the accused
she said that she and take dinner with the
deceased the Sunday before she sad she locked into
the window OF the house Of deceased Sunday and
the bed all made up nice she also sid that whoever done
the murder got $1,000; she said that her daughter had
slept with her.
crsss examined by dsfencsI told this conversation al
ter came home had never seen the accused before
recollect the precise words she said my memory
no good that rccoect word for word anything that
hear /; recocct the sermon Of last Sunday week
DAVID ChocHERoN recalled.-.Whilc at the fire that
night heard Mr. Abraham r. Houseman, the cid gentle
say that IL the 900 had not been put out by George
day two before the fire, II must have been IN IN,
house
Cross Examined by d.fence Il never took any written
statement about the accused to New York Abraham T.
Miller had such statement went up with him to New
York TO sell il went to the New York Herald once
he asked 500 Tor IT, believe they said was late and
had better in the morning Miller soil u 20
Beach Of the SIM for $50 went up by the way OF E
zabethown and arrived in New York at II O'Clock re-
ceved about $40 Of the money afterwards MT mniei
told II | would with him to scll he would give