The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-29

nm ha' oring and alter &c Pa ~ eSsn ScH she
ssksd .sms nut Sf aSs children that aoOn she
sunday EVENING about ss Isnss sGc s.D sG I'd
same room, and she seri with n, we both wen. to
togssher dont know that she E,d aoy occasion to
I'D stands against the WALL there are two beds in the
DOM do know hst Pie got up that night; she slept
usual; can't say what time she got up Monday morn
or; She was at breakfast when went down; do not
Of her going sut OF the house on Sunday except
nce in the aernood she put her shawl around her head
nd sai she was gng to Emeline's; she came back
eateIy after having just time to 60 there and back
/ What did she say when she came backi
osecuon obi ected to the question. the converse
Jon with accused might have been after the act was com
hitted
The Defence enquired the special for objection
when the prosecution denied that they had fixed any par
ftcssr time for the CO mission OF the muToer my
did allege that it committed Saturday nigh
bat between then and honday night ,,
The CouRr decided that AS the act was no, dscoveiea
Nunti Monday night the conversations OF accused should
Received 2; r ON sunday ns
The DYrprcr sTronNrY continued to urge the exclu
sion of the testimony.
il the jury decided that the deceased murdered on
Saturday night then they must exclude all testimony Of
conversations Of accused after that time.
| Mr. WHITING continued to argue the position assumed
hy the prosecution the ground that the alb
OF person from their usual place of business
vocation is ascerained who subsequently found to
have been murdered declarations OF the accused can
be received in evidence
Mr. GRAHAM replied and the Court concurred in their
original view and decided that the declarations OF ac-
cused should be taken until the hour the body OF de.
killed debateable and that as there positive
testimony that she was killed on Saturday she may have
Eyed until Monday. This was question for the jury
alone decide and the declarations Of accused previous
to the discovery of the body accompanied by her acts
admissible except declarations to show that the de-
ceased was alive.
Mr. WHIrrSo continued to occupy the court for some
length Of time in advocacy Of the position of prosec-
this point and concluding the Court decided for
'he third time in favor of the admssbty of the declara
of accused as before stated.
1T he
eased tried it, and found it fastened and she could not
aipk where she was she sat down while got up and
better not go. as Emmeline would come over after
probably that she had gone Mrs Rorke Of eur
sisters and would he back after whle she appeared as
chamber and did accused she was there at tea
hat evening saw nothing in any way unusual in her
.the windows with apparent anxiety that observed
Q-When was the last time you ever saw EneDne
4 Houseman the deceased q
ALAS see her on Sunday morning before Christmas
DAY. sitting at the front window Of the house Of
sweeping off her back stoop turned round to the
cused and sadThe prosecution Objected to witness
peang what sad and he court ruled the converse
ion as nadmssibe.
wIrNrss-My attention directed to Emeline at
that she was dressed as usual she had netting
the stage Monday morning in the front yard of our
house and to the the stage could not be seen from
house until near its approach except at the gate she
had large basket with her it my basket the
handle Of her basket broke and mother told her she
had better take it and get it fixed it was very muddy at
his time Mrs. Freeman is my sister, she lives about
bree miles from the daughter of accused was there
had to suspect the accused OF the murders the
relations between accused and deceased always
igreeahle never knew Of any difficulty between them;
deceased the child the deceased and accused
frequently went to the city together they terms
he daughter of accused her daughter about sixteen
ny fathers circumstances do not exactly know.
Q.Doy you know whether your father had generally
do Ala If hui ot Mo hnn
Al do not know exactly, but know my brother,
George Houseman, had thousand dollars at my fathers
ouse father had large sum of money by him at the
inc; it was kept in blue chest in the room where we
'ept.
Alt was kept at my Ather's present when
$1,000 brought there by my brother before he went to
AXE 5000 that was in and get changed he had $500
specie in bag and $500 in bills he took out the $500
paper money and returning it afterwards told mother
remarks when my mother was about taking the money
STAIRS she said she wondered why George did not get
in the way Of putting his money in the bank she said he
ad better get wheelbarrow to bring his money over in;
he said this as Joke.
O. Did accused know where this money was kept?
A-she saw mother take it up stairs and stood by the
ioor at The tine brother George generally kept his mo-
y ney at my ather'si ne expected home daily; just
s hs Of rs my fathers ou s RSSf out
Cross.exomined by WHITING for prosecutions was in
the habit of visiting deceased whenever went to my ia
hers lived about mile from there, down on the shore;
visited my fathers very often; went to New York
about q week before this transactiOnI went to see DR..
thompson in Broome street, was not well, and went
here to stay a few days. returned to my fathers the
rhursday before Christmas; had not been there Tor
three weeks before my brother George is in the oyster
business have often my mother take money out OF
hat blue chest have known her to take money out OF the
hest when unlocked have seen her take paper and sill
money in book the bag tied with string saw
he bag with the money in afterwards wen, up stars
ny money and then in chest in the garnet which
not painted there was clothing in that chest be-
thprc he gent
with this open garnet; no one slept there,
The Court here took recess OF an hour for tea
FKIpAr EyErIro SESSION.
Witness reeaitd for crosssramnaon by prosecution
The money put in the chair where it first
rought into the house don't knew how long it was
der the fire that the money the chest up stairs
vas about two weeks after the fre-this was when
ut to the city My mother put the money in the chest
where we sleep the day she took outthe chest that
vas not painted was in the garret-there no lock on
the door-it was used as lumber room-I have
cused there at different tmesI put my money in that
chest because my mother told me to leave it there
slept in one room because preferred it, of my child
rem slept with accused aud me sunday night and
WIN my aher and mother On the Friday night after the
are l was at my fathers-that was the night accused
went away an not know the she went I was
an recoec ana h sh she S
her; searched for her that light about the house she
know where she got the hood that nssi tbir
she had the hood when she went my brother hnaa
n Q-What's the reason you followedher out?
Defence took exceptions to the questions. The Court
admitted H.
WIrsrss-she appeared to have been in good deal Of
trouble all day, and went to see where she went to
did her afterwards until her in prison here
Q-How long before that ESjdy did you see Mr. Waite
4 Al but twice before in about two years
md before about three years since; never him
my fathers house.
Q-How many children has the accused had 2
Al heard of any except the two that alive
and the she had in prison never knew Of her be-
ing pregnant except then. She slept with the night
before the funeral she slept with every night from
EmmpIine
York she came back tuesday afternoon. We went
TO bed together Tuesday and Thursday night, and
took light did not know that she pregnant then.
Ga Saturday night the accused went
En- eline about dark; never knew deceased to sleep
alonc slept with her about year before her death; Eli.
Ann the daughter of accused generally slept with de-
ceased when accused did not; when Eliza Ann did
eep with her. she usually came over to my fathers