New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-18
The Murder at West Eoboken;

Tn, examination OF Msnghes, the German " "' ''
,,,6ar arrest charged wi,h the murder OF siaf'enS'
comr.ncs.. this morning at jersey CITY, before
", I,stjce Lutkins. The prisoner Is young n'""
.t,,, 10 years OF age: OF far complexion aRd Goes
MT look as II he could BIZ capable OF comnili'lns 50
fan, = ,r,,e. He was attended by his coEnse Nh
v,oh;. ,.r. u4rten5ersh. District Attorney III
bobeIf Of III. State. The first witness called was
.l.ehnne Stour. yvbo testified cs follows:
reside in Hobolsu an 4 mason | vas from
nome on Friday AFTERNOON last; was 4 sannia x.
went across from where lived TO 'nr '', % '.'I
mountain. was IL company win Ar' -'''.''
across the meadow 10 the foot OF the Houn'a!"'
nr,csedsd on the meadow side OF the mouh'a'" w
n. side of the ditch: heart the report Oh %"
afterwards heard noise which resemo'ed tue hoiSe
of wounded crow ct distance Neft on up ,lJ
mountain heard .roan; as l'ard t''a'' -
,r ,,,-r-ins of nrn saw one person close 10 W.
-. i, ,,,,,,,sio he went down The SIDE OF the
,,,r;,, ,hrn;,c r. the aushes, then heard anothrr
,,osn and saw another person; the bushes " ere 80
- c,,jd rot ,ee his dress distinctly shorty
gff-r say person ccnIe down me iiuuu,s'" N'ose
rhe meadow 10 dI;ch or creen arG "ar.' h'S -
Ioons. he Then crossed over the hill ana came over
,o'", ,b i,olIo,r he also washed his hands and
,,-;,al then, with hat took 10 5e nandSt'cHei
a,bor uenr toward the Hoboksn trr!F couiu
not roll vim; time il exactly; MIN II mus
hove been about hslf-paSt or o c'ocN' Hiaue ~
examination at inst time. Tn Saturday morning |
81, hscL IN the Mace where heard The sroans :
,o,,, n;y doc and went up the mountains To thr
MACE as near as could Judge the Gos "s't a''e'i
mo and prsseniy il rladc stand IL front on sone
rocl,s. went up and discovered the Soies o!aHla"
;.e II vvas about half past . cipch men Ie'"ii
| sd IN Hoboken and afterwards wen bscA 10 t'G
| boG,. and remained there until the Coroner came
] rho rarISn 1rr
s,,y nj IN. ditch but Cannot his features receS-
No. ,fs nm, whom saw hv his ;rock coat and senc
raj annearancr: the prisoner Is the person '''IIN
,hsr came across the meadow; the bod' o' Tue de
! ceased was cold when twas discovered; co"'u
ROT ,ell when made up my mind that me prisoner
i the man did rot see any FIRE arms OF any TlnH'
charles Poolsy sworn-l reside al No. - i'ev-
= V,w-Tork / keep a boarding house person
| hv the name Of Martens boarded with me; ne mao
! hrcn with me about fortnight tndefe''oi 's'at
he was German: he could speak only lew words
ot ENGLISH he was verg regular coming nome 70
his meals and sleeping he was sIcN two OF 'n'ce
DAYS the last tine saw him was ut dinner 'lthe'
hui heard him speakngin his own room on srdds
lasr nhor,t o'clock in the a.tcrnOon afterwards
saw person come out there ne followed uc uoN II
stairs this was about minutes after me PT'NV"''
rds tie gsrs0n . lie went out the front door MAJ
, ems down ahou, ) minutes after and went out
esn fix on the time positively by reason o. my
lacking nj the clock saw the prisoner AGAIN al
INV house the same evening at quarter pas =,
Ne went up stairs 10 Mr. Martens room, lie Sd" WI
R.ckais on the stars and learning that Martens was
no; M home he went back again. was ih.Ofucu Oy
NIX douchter that the prisoner called again on Sat
urdar morning he generally called at tue mouse
or times n day to see Martens | don't thinN ne
omitted two DAYS calling in fortnight; attended
the Coforers inquest; the body was 'n"' VI III
Martens: have no doubt it was the same.
! (y0tc;b Ruiiel sworn through an intcrpreteI-
was ACQUAINTED with the deceased know ne mao
three Christian names, but | recoect only TWO
Gus,avus Adolph he lett Germany the ota OF ii'
Nav he came in the same vessel win me ne '",
about 1900 marks winch he got IN lottery 90"
know how much he had with hun; thloN pei"eC'
five and slx hun lge dollars; Martens told me tla' '
changed his money in Hamburg for American mo
uey can't say If ii was gold or silver ,ia,ten
showed me some gold pieces we arrived III We"
York 9th OF June last; he put mp at No. llo oeuu
81 AT Mr. Fishers wien We lrstlanded ne s'oPPe'
tlere two day aud halt DO not huo" III, al
cused | was told that llaren was IN company WIZ
: nun in Ann street on Friday about hall pa5t
o'clock.
jlsnry Rc'ye sworn-I reside al No Morio'
street. New York. went out n cunning Oh ! fuu.
0 ,noyuinr about7 o'clock, with friend who lives II
1 Bond street New York. We crossed over To HOBO
ken, and went 10 Bale Fiery we returned about
o'clock in the afternoon and stopped ut the mouse
! The foot of Weliawken Hill; we then came down IN
raad until we cltme to small hedge winch crosse
r the meadows: | teoh one side and my iricnu w
,, o;hc.-he ,h6n crossed over the West hoooKe
: ,na,. we came 10 n man that moving, we aske
mn II he could riyeu-a drink, lie said there "as
: sood spring up the h We vent up inc path tow
,rd the motintain 10 a small house, then sttuc
: m towards the mountain: saw man coming do"
he hill pretty fast hs face was iuli TOWARDS me
Eirlt should know the per-on again II J was
la h-A so p,beGk be-! AMI ffU!i h.f q2hbd p
y Ter and walked towards the path have spoken OF
think he is nov in thu room can point him Oh
think tho prison-ris the man; did no take no
ice which way he vent after he went towards IN
parh it past 5.
The examination here closed TO be resume,
again on Wednesday next, at , o'clock p NJ.