The New York herald., 1844-12-12

Before the Recorder and Alderman Seaman and Drake.


DEc ll-Case Of Wiiham Dapii-The argument in this
case on the motion to SET sside the verdict which
set down for to day was postponed till Monday at
O'Clock
Tia Of Peter r. Walker resumed examination Of
Mrs. Cenrskr resumed-Aiter my return IRON Alban,
stayed with Mrs. Eutis for three weeks; was not TO
leave the city, but was to I've Ieeined witnesss
eve by Jus'ice Mats II, was taken to Albany pri-
soner by officer Nixon; informed Justice Matsel what
knew about the money when was confined here
prisoners he called to several times; could not
say which time /, was | niaie the communication; he
said ytLng to me about making this accusation
against walker; sent for him 10 know how the case
was geing on and absu my husband he did not commu.
Licats freely.
Qwiat was the bject in senerg for him2
A.Weli sir yuu were confined t-ere, perhaps you
Nc JoaosS- (Risig and takng of his spectac 'es) :
WIN u. gaes respec. SIR pr those two aides inside
the other with sses (NIs Wad wiie Of the Assistant
:iteimaa, wa. Siiing inside The bar with irierd)
IiksonnrK Do they ciulo any responses What is
JORDAN Well, sir, perfectly well wha. ia going
on and can see il, perhaps better 'han my body else
D.TRicr ArioaNEy Wen, sir, il there Is any com.
plant should like TO have il. sir
joEpas-l don't waat to be driven 10 any Thing un.
pleasant sir bat submit to the ladics sense Of propre
~ that 1t better 10 take seat back and looking
the witness directly inthe face
DsrRior ArronsEY-1hese ladies' take very great ia.
eist in the witness, aud come here support by
ther presence and unless there improper com.
muncaon between them, / dost see the necessity Of
their removing.
The Court thought il would be better for them to with
craw l;le, a htugh they saw mpropriety in their
sitting there The iactes then Withdrew hind the wit.
Cross "a 'sainatian continuea-My lawyer to whom |
comm anlcaiei tho statements have made, was Mr.
Warner; was Jay or two after had been in Prison
ms husband enpie, ed him made the communcao
voluntarily be lid not as; an, thing tbout was
discharged At Albany after ny hnsb,nd's death hut az
no lin on beilg told hat shoad b.. mad. witness of
agitaed lie comm tied sucisg ,.y cutting his throat
lgtaed and in ,eais) WIS first iformsd hat should
be witness after my returns my object in coming back
here TO get things which retained here my
trunks are al New Rochelle, wher hsald when Iei,
this building went 10 Mrs. 1ngrahams. 40l Broome
street, under the arga Of Mrs Ward AIMED there
three months; Mrs W. first in Mrs Eustis apart.
ment she said she felt an interest in all persons without
parents or friends.
QI,it sort Of asylum What sort OF an establish
ment isitl
Alt is Christian family and was taken from
charitable purposes they connected with vareus
societies. and presume, with the Moral Reform Society
not that establishment branch OF that Socje.
y and Is not of the primary objects Of that society
to reform women who have deyiacd from the paths Of
virtue
Al don't know, sir
Question repeated
WlrsEssQ excited and animsto It'd tone of voice)-
enceto form thefalse impreso that into
house to throw M self away, which they would other
wise have II ON not permitted to explain.
Mr. JORDAN hoped there would be false issues rased
and no atemp, 70 create sny sympathy with hejury
Boarding school, where am now; was sent there by
Mrs Ward paid my beard at the Courtland Street Ho
TEL which was either So or 50 went to Julia Browns,
and pledged OF rings for S. and paid my bill out
do wish to state that | went to Julia Browns
because | was destitute, and that / came from
there as went; while there had a letter from
my husband In answer to advertisement from him
stating that he would come back to me; advertised in
the SUM- the 18th OF June to know where my husband
was when went on to Philadelphia, was eng aged to
be married to Mr. Murphy, and went for that purpose
with fema!a acquaintance named Ca harine Foley
was about Is years old and she about 20 my expen.
ses were paid by my uncle when my husband died he
TO Ney Ile wsics ~
in the Neptune House upper chambe maid Ind about
$40 when left there was there six weeks; had $s
or SD week the company leaving they did not have
employ ment for many persons. and Mobile 10
get employ went as second cabin passenger, but
dontrecoliect how much PAID for passage; went on
Mr. JORDAN then rose and insisted upon continuing bis
crossenamnaton, 10 which the District Attorney object
ed the ground that IL travelling the ground
Mr. Morriss bad gone over before-he wanted to know
who this woman wasit proper TO silt the story that
from God knows who from the lips Of the woman
that came from God knows where, and 10 investigate and
ascertain the declaration Of this who his throat
in Albany.
[The witness here burst irto tears Great sensation
several Of the jurors looking considerable blow.
ing Of noses Mr. Phillips indignantthe District Attor
ney, ditto, and Mr.. Jordan stern and n1exible
The DsrRcr ATTORNEY said he thought such course
was cruel
MIR JoapArI do not wish to create this show Of scnsi
hiIily and all these but it serious matter
with client and at the risk OF being thought yery
great savage, must continue my own course.
Mr. PHiLLirs lin cross low tone is nm us6abe
and think the witness ought to be protected
Mr. JoaoAs-,t tsame tone)-W,lI sir, you'd better ge,
mp and pi otect her, then.
Mr.. PHrLIrPs-I shall sr-l trust am human
MIR JORDAN -(5arcsstically)- Well, them sir, hope
you wont make Sra,s Of yourself on this q occasion
torney Jordaland Phillips, and then the sxamna
ton resumedJ
O. Did you rot say that you never wouli have pro.
cesdcd against Walker II he had given you the $40 which
your hn band gave him to give you?
JonpAr--stop madam, don't want any explanation.
The DsTRcr AruoESEy asked for the explanation
hut the Court ruled 1t out
WIrmr krrp pavn mo n IL Hrfor 4
TO officer johnson that he had kept SIS that my husband
had given him TO give me never said nything like my
having told anybody that would not have said any thing
against Walker; don't know Mr.. Terhune, and never
told him SO; don't know who the man was that picked
up'hs bill on the steps a1d handed to Walker he
hiie man, but cannot recoect his personal appear
ance; when got The $50 bill changed, got Boston mo-
ney according TO the direction Of my husbands he said
nothing fbout going to Boston then; bough,
hottie Of wine on the of Washington
street, nearly opposite the rooms my husband o.
cupied [severa other answers were ELECTED from this
witness. but they not important 10 the issue
Direct Resumed On the day that my husband brought
Walker cone he went out at nine o'clock, and was alb
Q-On your Examination answer to question
whether you said to any one that You would not have
$40 yoar husband gave him give you yon saa Mo-
hut did say this"-snd then you we're stopped what
did you want to sayl
JoRpAS-I object TO that, sir.
TniRD JUROR insist upon having that answer!
JORDAN Wei sir insist on shan't unless il is legal
AM il there Is one person on the jury that illegal
testimony trust God that there are others het don't
The Cour, decided that tho explanation admissible
Al said that should have never sppcared sgsins.
Walker II had not been compelled by the police II
would have been Tor my benefit il my husband should
have escaped by cans Of that money had i'll will
against Mr. Walker. Before went for the none = Wal
ker said he wanted 900 and my husband said he only
had 81 900 rs there another man concerned with
him in aecng the money. The reward only 50 COO
SIDNEY w STUART, colled and sworn II arm clerk In
the police office present when Walker brought n
The money II was in parcels some Of it, with the excep
tion OF about 81 Oo0 which loose md very much dis
ordered. counted the greater part of 1t.
Q-By whom was that woman identified.
Objected to by the defence.
The DISTRICT ATTORNEY contended that II was admiss
be tending to establish thc corpus dech and stated
that 1t was drawn out the examination OF Mrs
Cortney. that Walker was aware thst the money was
stolen from Cortneys having told him that there
another person concerned with him In stealng the mo-
ney, as a reason for not giving him 81 G00
Mn. JoRDAr-No, sir, that was not so.
DnrRIcr Arros~yy Yes, sir. Where IL the M,r
Yo,k Herald Well refer TO that.
MIR Monnrs-Well sir, I object to your reading any
newspaper ieportsthey not evidence and not al.
ways correct let us look at the minutes