The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-16

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QWas the stock made up or in the shape Of cloth, sc
Objected to and admitted Judge Kent yng that
done for the purpose of saying if the of
had been cOmmed but in order to get ell the facts be-
| fore the jury.
light for summer They were spread over the coun
and hung upon lines They appeared to be as
had been accustomed TO see them they were afterwards
taken away by some one.
Q-Do you know by whom
Al was told
Here the counsel again objected and after some demur
agreed to let the point lay for the present.
THos DuGAN examncd-l am sexton, and have store
in Broadway No 47O house but two stores from The
prisoners On the morning vi the fire. saw III,
prisoner out on the walk coming up Broadway could
his door he about hall the distance between
his and mine and going up Broadway; did not OBJ
where he wen-at the time was taking down the
shutters of my store; think it was twenty minutes be
fore the alarm OF fire; impression is that the prisoner
had umbrella in his hand when saw HIM alter the
ALARM went round by the store Of the last witness and IN
the back way to the place where the fire the fire
nearly OUT think there two keys to the front door
| in May was called in and had conversation
WIrNEss-I but key at that time; at the time OF
the fire saw another keys it lay on the counter but did
once after the store opened.
Cross-eramned. went to the front door, did
not try il locked; was going TO break it open, but
told not to do it'll then through the next house,
did not ythng the prisoner
when nc passed me in Broadway saw the Gody lying on
lay her back with her head inclined to the right the
only thing could identify oher dress the belt of her
Dress the upper part Of the body had the ordinary dress
of but the lower part was in fragments; did
not what her face; might have been five
or ten minutes from the time heard the
cry fire until got in the back ROOM found the last
witness, Justice Nasell and Mr. Freame there, later in
day lamp the foot of the cot do recol.
lect seeing holes in the floor of seeing legs Of the
cot first knew the deceased by sight in April or May
spoke to her but frequently saw her pass and do
| Here the counsel both sides said twas put down
testified to by him before the Coroner and the witness
said that he might have said, il was the report."l
LUKE CoLDURN cxamined-l live in the house with the
first Witness awake about halfpast six in the
n IcvDs hnar Tho nI IhlIr
tired late, and heard until the spoke of
got up immediately and went out at the back and
continual rolling OF flames through the skyght in the
back part of the prisoners stores then went out the
back way into Grand street and gave the alarm of fire
the of Centre and Grand streets when got back
the fire OUT stood with the officers until the place
quite lsaf and fastened up the back door it'll
but think the key bolt shot; think the pillow
taken Oft the face but the body was not removed until the
coroner canes some part OF the cot frame was burnt en-
badly; the frame of the cot stl in
the yard, and examined this mornings the ticking
in bad condition. but cannot say if it burnt when
went in the body nearly If not quite fiat on the floor
knew very little of the parties having butus come to
live there going out betw six and in the
| ing, and not coming in until late in the evening
Crosseramined-l think was the first person who was
voice in the bed room the flame was very bright flame,
as though something very combusblc was burning; the
fire mostly extngushed down in the store, and cut
away part OF the roof get the remainder out think il
was large square pillow which on the womans face;
it is myimpresson that the tick of that burnt but'e
rubbish about she had very thick under cOthes the
body being inclined to the right sides she partially in
cined her right shoulders think the eyes OPEN
and the tongue protruded; portion ofhs face burn
| ed some, but cannot say it calm countenance;
had not seen.her alive but her face seemed tonyulsed
thought lay nearly straight but the other
her breast. The hands considerably burned
and would be difficult to say they were clenched or
not did the prisoner until the Coroncrs Jury,
| Here the Court took recess OF one hour
| EVENING SESSION.
Justice MATsELL called by the rATroRNEY
the morning the aairwas going upCentre street when
lSqy fRlan Iirhii RRiwas going to break in the front
door Of the prisoners store, when man told me cou Id
get in the back way went round and assisted in putting
the fire. and after had got the fire discover.
ed the body lying the cot with spirit lamp the
now produced, lying near it this lamp lay about thee
feet to the right the foot ofhe cot about three feet
right of the cot which burnt at the foot than at
the head also found some pieces OF cotton goods pic
ture frame, and vestings near the foot OF the
partly burned and the legs oil the cot were also burnt;
taor's iron and hammer also found, there
fire around the stove; the body lay the right side and
the legs were drawn up to the knees and were burnt
quite white; the feet not much burnt the shoes
lay if they had aen off, did not notice any stockings;
there the remains of black silk frock and the under
clong at the head Of the body lay pillow and the top
of the head uncovered covering such as o
sheet pillow case the foot Of the lay meat
and vegetables and lump ofbuer was sticking against
the wall not very high it had melted some part OF it, and
ran down the WALL the meat and vegetables were on
the DESK lay the womans hat and MANTLE which
recognized as having seen.
JupGs Kryr-What the condition of her hair dis.
hev clled or otherwiscl
| WHNEss-I cannot say, sir.
| By DISTRICT ArronSIY-when got there Mr. IIigin.
botham and Mr.. Frcame there the fire not
| the smell was very offensive and very sickcning.
| Crosseraminfd-The tongue of the woman protruded
half an inch the fingers were drawn up the pillow eN'
collect the position of the hand or arms the body was
| slightly inclined to the right.
that these parties did not live happily together and that
the had complained Of him at the Police Office
JupcE KENT said there must be some authorities cited
for such testimony.
The prisoners COUNSEL said, they denied all these
charges.
The DrsrRIcr ATTORNEY said he must look for the
thorites after the Court adjourned
Cross-eramnaion restaed-It was broad lay light when
| heard of the fire.
WnLIAMW. FRraME examined On the morning of this
fire accompanied the last witness and when ut the cor
of Grand and Centre street we heard the alarm OF fire.
and started ahead and got TO the place first when go,
in the body lying the right side with the pillow
burnt and also the end Of the cot The first witness and
officer Relyea present when removed the pillow
the tongue OF the woman proruded from between the
teeth the lips were drawn up; do not think the right
hand covered by the pillow the clothing was burnt
below the knee and the body was burnt more below that
part than any other the right elbow was burnt and The
shoulder little the clothing was torn open about the
breast but not burnt OH the upper part little scolora
ton appeared on the forehead the hair was loose the
spirit lay within eighteen inches of the cot but no
fire appeared where that laid the cot saw some
| buckram some calico vests. and picture frame
did not notice il there any head hoard to the cot
small swab which appeared to have been fire. was also
produced the same now produced also some broken
glass and piece OF brass chain the as the lamp was
suspended by the sEab smelt Of spirit gas when found
it also found the floor some meat bread potatoes
and large lump of butter the cot the front door
fastened and the key found near II the eye balls
Of the not distended from the head butvey
little the counenance was not placid had not
known the man or the woman before.
ross-EraAancd-I was close 10 the bed before dis
covered that a corpse there did not remove the pill
low until the fire got down did not observe the FIRE
in the stove think it entire circle took the
pillow of the body and put it on aguin do not mean to
say that put il on the place but can remember the
position of before did take Off she was small or or
binary sized and did not occupy the whole length
of the cot she lying the right arm think
the right hand not the pillow the pillow was not
shape did not notice the eyes OF the woman or the
eycashes the clothes of the not burnt be-
yond the knees.
<J,Mr, l.. RoGrRs, NJ D., cxamned-I remember being
called to Broadway after fire, Saturday morning. the
18th Of October last found the body of the woman laying
on the back rather inclined 10 the right side the right hand
closed rs II grap something thclc not muchtso tho
right burnt above the elbow and the lower per.