The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-17


got open that my body partly inside. judged
there were two persons, from hearing than one
voice. There might be two men and one woman. in
qured the OF the disturbance and the said
| 'Murder-murder-a man will leave his wife" After
the other gentlemen lett ! stayed until the watchman
came ana asked him if he would not allow go in.
Cross crossed over little before the other
two gentlemen; should say the woman was IRISH ron
the tone in which she spoke and from the way in which
she said murder got my head WILMA the door, anu
was pushed against me by some one so;,. :.
By the CouRr-l could NOT tell what the man sad;
was mutterng; the was about the SIZE oil the
Bv PprsoxrRs CouNsrL- was ordered out of the house
by the woman; she demonstrated against my coming m
there little disturbance at the time lett pu as 'he
watch were there thought il would subsde
By JuRy-There light inside the store; thought
the woman's voice iiom behind the counter; sus
pected there two behind the door from the pres
sure.
Dr. PUTNAM recalled.-The deceased was an Irish wo
man.
City Waterman; and the neighborhood Of the store
ofhe prisoner the night occurrences Twas told
Young that there murder going onl went across
and found the three young at the doors looked IN
and a standing up by table; looked through
a hole when the woman; she was looking towards
the street. stood there some or minutes, and then
went up and came back; once heard the shufiing OF
feet 80
| Cyosseramined-I heard noise after that although
passed the place and round the block until about A.
| NJ. when was reeaved
when looked I'M lighted the store up to the door, did
not tell my partner OF It,
| Ws II. SPARKS, examned.-I knew the deceased she
always told me she Scotch woman, but thought
she Irish saw her twice on the day before her
death going to and returning from Niblos she
appeared to he in good health did not see her again until
| | saw her corpse.
| W. b. BARsER examnel.-I had charge of the premises
where this affair happened after the fire eytngushed
| cannot say if the pillow was on the face or not do
not know what became of the pillow should think the
eye lids open when the pillow taken OIL did
| not arrest the prisoner
| CuRnrIAN BAKER examned.-I am native OF France
| and know the prisoner; he is German live in Pearl
between Centre and Elm | keep boarding house /
knew Charles Kaulrush; he boarded with at the time
| hong axNns irut III
previous with the prisoner they drank and LETT together
as going to shut up and Karaush had Key to let
himself in if he wanted to it between l29 o'clock ;
they drank between two and three glasses OF beer that
night; did not get mp until late and kaulrush came in
little before that heard his voice before he came in
when they left night Lega did not seem to wish to
leave but Kaurush offered to treat him to some oysters
after they outside the door kaulrush and my bar
keeper SLEPT in the room, but they had each sera
| rate bed.
| Henry SEWING examined Il keep oyster cellar
and know the prsoner he did not come often to my place
but he was there the night before the fire; he with
Kaulrush about half past the prisoner was cornebu
the other not much drunk they had some sers
and one drink they stad about one hour know that
for Kaurush took that prsoner out to try TO sober
him it all OF one hour; did not see them alter that
believe they had each glass, three
| cents worth; do not know what they drank; am not
sure but believe they both drank am sure IT was the
night before the fire. knew Kaulrush well, but knew
this man (prisoneD slightly
Here the Court took a recess
EVENING SESSION.
HENRY KRlurzLEMAS examined-I live with Baker in
Pearl street, kaurush boarded and occupied the room
with me; he in bed in the morning when rose, about
Is; he was not there when went to bed
| THOMAS J,conus, examined.--I am one of the city
watch; think heard of the fire on the Sunday morning
but do not recoect my post there from Grand to
Broome street, but have recollection Of any disturb
ancc out from to j. but heard nothing OF the ire
Fir, F,rzp,rnIcK cxamnel-I knew the prisoners
wife for about year before her DEATH work for the pr
oner did not the deceased for three months before her
DEATH her name was Anne
May las she had home at 90 Canal street, saw her
just after the making up with her husband she was in Ca
nal in May June called her once alter she
had gone back to her husband; saw the prisoner there
then.
show that the property in Broadway was insured by Kaul
| rush at the instance OF Leitga.
Counsel for prisoner objected to this course, ana cited
number of authorities in support ofthat opinion.
JupeE KrsT said that this dependant on
very unlikely the prisoner would set fire to his
unless he had inducement and il was with the view
of upsetng that inference that this testimony admis-
sable to show that there motive in the insurance.
MIR. BRADY said II this man murdered the woman, 1t
important for him to conceal that crime than it
get all the money which paid by all the
insurance companies in the world.
Jupcr KENT asked District Attorney he proposed
show that the goods the property Of the prisoner
The DIsrarcr ArronNry said he did not mean to say
who they belonged He intended to show that the pro-
perry there was insured by the prisoner in the Of
kaursh $1,000 and he should to the jury that the
fact of the prisoners wife having been burnt up the fire
would be strong argument in favor OF its Being an honest
| fire.
The Court admitted the testimony.
JosrrH II. HrSEreurs, examined.-l know the pri-
he told that his place broken open, and
that he intended to have the place insured, as then he
should be safe from fire and robbers little before
the 4h of July he wrote down the name he wanted
insured in which q. III. kaulrush; got insured in
the Safety Insurance Company for 81 600
JAMES HINES, examined i am an iron worker, and
keep camphene oil for sale my store is In Grand street
knew the deceased she used to come to my place the
last time her she came for half gallon of cam
phene do not think in their store the last
time saw her was the 26h of October.
Crosseranined Two half gallons would last about
week.
EGnrRr SWEET examned.-I at the premises of the
prisoner the morning Of the fire saw him coming up
Broadway the of Grand street towards the
house and told the coroner the man he wanted was
there and he told to take him to the Tombs did not
tell him why arrested him. did he ask he only
said he had left home go market and said he went
strange way to go up Broadway to visit Washington mar
kct
Crosse raDained-That is about all the conversation |
had with him in his pockets sos in his hand three
tea When 60, TO he os %n n"
unate piece Of business for him, to which he made
reply,
SO so and 81 10 also found two watches two pencil
cases, lot Of thread paper measure small bunch of
BARBER recalledI remember the fastening of the back
door the house of the prisoners the nosng entirely
District Attorney that he rested his
case
Mr. THOMAS WARsEn opened the defence on the part of
the prisoner neat clear and terse detail of the
he expected to lay before the jury in to the tes
mony adduced on the part OF the people He also traced
the life character and behavior OF the deceased from the
time OF her leaving Armagh in Ireland TO the time OF
her death He also showed her conduct to the prisoner
drunken popenscs and endeavored prove the proba.
bility that she had sacrificed her life TO her filthy
habits Of intempcronce The following testimony was
| adduccd.
| Thomas CoSKLIN examined a house carpenter,
and made the model used at this trial. the premises
on the Thursday Friday following the fire. the remains
of the cot the premises; was directed TO by
the Counsel for the prisoner; the length Of the
six feet; its breadth could not state nccoun of its
condition.; discovered hole Mt the foot Of the co
| the width of the wooden partition burnt was feet
inches; the boards had been groyed and fitted together
| after the fire
| Cross, rdmned-We found the three boards the
head Of the cot; we did not see any shop board.
by the CouRr-This shop 10 feet long, 10 feet in.
ches wide in front IL feet inches in rear; the hcghth of
the shop was 10 feet inches.
BY DrsrRIcr ArroRNrY-I believe the store had
plaster ceiling.
| ALEx'R. C. DRAPER cxamned--I n ply scinn resi-.