The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-17

CrosSeldm'ned by Mr. BRADY-The prisoner is ma
chinist and engineers he worked for the Phoenix Foun
dry Mrs Cond is the lady used to keep the house
in which we boarded, in the 9th Avenue was present
at supper on the evening of the 18th the prisoner
there think he paid his board. understood him to
say that several nggers attacked him and followed him
down Centre street and robbed him. When he went out
the evening of the 18TH he carried basket with him.
When he left his boarding house. he left his trunk there
He said he had killed one of the damned - He
called the Waterman, and the Waterman would take
notice of him because he was tipsey He was in the
habit OF going every week after his clothes
SouTHwELL ID. w. DAVIS erGmined by Mr.. PATERSON
resided at 80 Renwck street. and boarded there while
Jones was there; can't tell when Jones left he was
never saw him after that night went up to his room
and woke him that morning at half past nine O'Clock
Jones ceased to board there after that.
JAMES KING, swom.--I had conversations with Jones
this matter the second day after he brought to
New York to the cell Jones said it terrible thing
Of hiss that he glad had come to close he began
speaking about it, and desired him to keep it to himself
went to his boarding house and brought his trunk and
pantaloons went to his cell and asked him these
his clothes and he said they He said he sat the
stoop with the basket and these negroes up and
took his pocket book he went there to get his clothes
He told me he stabbed the niger at the corner of Canal
and Hanover streets he did it, he said with the large
knife in self defence said he went after he stabbed the
Niger to watch-house up town, and told them all
about it, and they would not take any notice of him
what he said, as he was drunk am not certain that he
said he told them he stabbed the niger he stated that
he had pawned the things and for what went to Mr.
Simpson, and he told the things there He said
he guessed he had not stabbed the wrong thought
the niger whom he stabbed had robbed him. when he
returning from O'Mearas; articles were found in
the chest old white shirts and pink shirt / know
Sarah Smith,
Crosseramirdtion postponed.
SARAH Robinson, colored-I know Livingston WE'LL
saw him on Monday night he killed before ten and
eleven, sitting hogshead he SOBER did not see
him after that did not hear Livingston quarreng that
night with Cisco; not sure Cisco was there but
man with him; saw some person talking to Cisco
passed, in friendly way.
f. CISCO, colored-I was acquainted with the deceased
saw him on the evening of the murder; arrested
on the charge; am waiter in the family of George c.
Minurn for eight years. never had quarrel with the
deceased.
JOHN N. Low, colored-Brought up prisoners bundle
from the police Office
JOHN O'CLANcEy-I keep porter house atNo ITO Gen.
tire street, Jones was at my house, and left the basket
there until the following morning When he came to
my house he was tpsy, very quiet taken sick
and discharged his stomach left him at the door, and
thought he would come back; he did not; he the
following morning and asked il he had left UMBRELLA
said he left basket; he told his pocket book
TAKEN and he robbed he said he had stabbed Of
the robbers; told him to keep still, and called him
asde observed his dress that night he had straw hat
and summer round about did not observe his shirt;
it was remarked that he must be very quiet man; he
said he was attacked coming from Elm street.
The case for the prosecution here rested
The DEFENCE.
The witnesses for the defence being nearly all absent
it was intimated by counsel that it intended to
tach them for non-attendance The trial hereupon
adjourned to this Saturday forenoon at half past
ten o'clock.