The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-03

in his stable yard-he appears feeble and is large
heavy-built, grey-halred man. He did not take the
slightest notice of the persons examining the house
ofhis son. Almost in front OF the cottage is ano
ther house and farther down, about two hundred
yards, is cluster OF houses; in one OF which re-
sides her sister, Mrs. OF ourk the widow, who
of the back stoop on the morning Of Christmas
day.. But this the jury are satisfied was an I'M
possibility.
| took a hastv sketch of the house, sufficiently
clear for woodcut for the paper.
/ then returned to the Inn, TO be ready for the
examination. The prisoners had been sent for,
and had not arrived on my return. Crowds OF per-
sons focked to the spot in Wagons, carriages, on
horseback. and on foot, and by the time the light
wagon, with Waite and Albert Bodine arrived,
upwards of two or three hundred people were ga
thered there The excitement, while It was not
very violent, was yet of that fixed, unmstakeable
character that / could perceive how deeply each
man felt, and how surely they were determined
that the guilty should not escape the just vengeance
| now ascertained that the examination was to be
| a private one, so wrote note, requesting admit
lance but the District attorney and M Gomms
! admit any one, matter from what paper or from
what quarter unless the witnesses, officers and the
committee of investigation. further understood,
| of secresy had been imposed upon each person on
entering the room, not to dvulge the proceedings.
had now nothing to do but to listen to the dlsap-
was general, at the coseted proceedings before the
Commissioner, but there being no help for it, some
started to inspect the house again-some. to talk
politics-and some to talk and tell, and listen to,
the history of the murder for the ten thousandh
time. Much anxiety was manifested to hear from
the cty--but the meagre eatrds which reached us
did not satisfy the excited curiosity, until single
was eagerly devoured. The crowd then became
satisfied that nothing could be heard from the
city until the next day.
paid second visit to the house, and it was a
ma ttar Of M IN Goa fbp nj
riages, NC, lining the road in front OF it,
men and children focked to look upon the place
where woman and a child had been sacrificed to
Mammon, by the hand of woman-a sister
Deep indeed is the feeling against the murderess
: One woman declared that "if the law would give
her up to the women of the Island eywould hang
the case can be tried on Staten Island. The people
have to a man expressed their opinions as to the
, guilt of Polly Bodne, and not the angel Gabriel
himself could now persuade them to the contrary.
Every old musket on the island has been put into
ORDER and firearms of every description have risen
) hundred per cent since this fearful murder. A
man who seemed to be constable, observed,
that he never knew what it was to- take pistol or
. any other weapon to protect himself while on
duty or away from home He said he had even
gone among them irish and them Dutch, without
being in the least scared, but now he felt as if he
could not move without a pistol or something of
the kind and for the old woman, she was afear-
ed every time the door was opened after dark.
-"Ex uno, disco omnes"
r What strange fancies possess some Of the human
race |, to-day, observed tall, far-haired gen.
been the property of the murdered woman, and
which had been partially damaged by the fire. He
e seemed to consider it as quite relic
2 Another possessed himself Of, shoe which had
been worn by the infant third, OF cottonpock-
ct handkerchief fourth, OF piece OF the calico
frock of the mother, while fifth essayed to carry
e off the unburnt end of of the bedposts! 1t put
me in mind of the crazy Canadians, after the eva.
Al 81 Of NaVV ISl md Inv he n
e cannon shot brought $5-a piece of bomb shel
: Ss3-a canister shot 81, and so on,
e The woman Bodne, was not brought from the
I, mature deliyery.the doctors were sent for, and
n they having consulted, agreed that her removal wa.
not possible, it is likely that before news car
e birth to an illicit offspring. She has pronounced
g Waite the father, and has also stated that he
y was about to marry her in short time: She is ne
so firm and neTved as when she was first arrested
and it probable that In the pangs oil travail, she
may disclose the history of this horrble affair.
b Justice Merritt on New Years day, instead Of
A paying his customary visits, devoted himself alto
gether to ferreting out this transaction. He visited
the several pawnbroker's shops, and at Lewis ii
J. East Broadway he found the gold chain. AT Har'
in Chatham street, he found the six table spoons
e and at Daviss, Chatham street, he further disco
n day he came down with the articles recovered
= and brought with him the clerks of these pawnbro
II kers, for the purpose of Identifying Polly Bodne
L Z.
: very much agiated, but recognized them as being
= the property OF her unhappy brother, Capt House
" ylan, and as constituting portion OF the slve
ware Of his family The RawnbIokears were s sd
ID to be the woman " no had pledged them. Thu
clerk of Hart, even before he entered, recognized
e her voice.
/ All these articles were pledged in the name o
E. Henderson, Bergen, n. j.. and here is ano
Is Their instance of the cunning of the wicked one.
d The spoons, Nc. were marked &c ~ E. H.,
these being the initials of Captain Houseman an'
n his murdered wife. But Providence has defeated
II the plans of the guilty woman, and where she mos
J. hoped for safety she has been overthrown Thu
d is it ever with the cunning one.
Is Eliza Bodine, her daughter an interesting girl O
n aoout Is years of age, on her examination fecos
l. nized the watch, spoons, Nc, the property of he
Is uncle, Captain Houseman. She also recognizes
the handwriting of her miserable mother in the let
l. ter found on the person. of Waie-ln which sh
had concocted the story they and she told on hei
n primary examinations. This letter was partly de
e faced, but the District Attorney brought it to tn
j. city, and by the aid of Mr.. Campbell, an adept il
d such things the erased portions have been deci
c phered. This is highly important testimony, ant
e altogether stamps upon the woman the damnin
v guilt
= There are thousands of silly, ill-founded rumors
t. to confessions, sayings, Nc, but do not thn
v them entitled to notice in the Herald, Other paper
may insert them to swell report, but the publ
n know where to look Tor the correct one. So far
d have avoided giving any thing but what know o
e receive from credible authority. .
r Shocking MURDERS AND TOTAL DErRAvITY.-
e We have received by yesterdays mails, the follow
y ing particulars of recent murders in different part
!, | of this continent.
e The first that comes under the head is mos
dreadful affair, perpetrated near Providence las
: Sunday.
J. From the Providence Journal, Jan IL
. II is with the deepest pain we have TO record the awn
death Of Amasu srrague ESQ., Of Cranston senior parne
/ | in the extensive manufacturing housc Of a. and w
farm yesterday afternoon. lie left his house about ihrc
O'Clock to 20 to portion Of his farm yng in Johnston
for the purpose OF looking to the proper shelter of his
tie and ut about five O'Clock he found prostratcd
il the earth dead. Upon examination, ball was found 4
have entered tho front and passed of the back OF hi
head pistol was found some distance from his body
and under such circumstances lead TO belief tina
= hasty attempt made to conceal it, 1t reporte