The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-22
Court Of Oyer and Terminer.
Before Judge Edmonds and Aldermen Henry and Sc


NJ. Paterson. Esq, District Attorney
MAY 2I-Case Of Muder.-Andrew Klein, q remarka-
ably bad looking man. with deep scow about the brow,
suen and repusve aspect apparently belonging to the
with the wifu and inhuman murder Caherine Hanlin
the odd of December last in the 10th ward IN this city
by firing her dwelling consequence Of which she was
burned severely particularly about the neck and also
nhicting deep wound on her person with sharp in
strument which caused her death. A more inhuman or
deliberate act of murder scarcely on record than that
with which the prisoner stood charged
The greater part of the day consumed in endea-
yorng to procure impartial jury. The panel was
haustcd at o'clock when tales ordered Seye-
raj Of the jurors empannelled set aside, on
the ground Of entertaining conscientious scrupes to
finding verdict Of guilty in a case Of murder where
death would be the penalty and others on the ground OF
formation Of opinion from statements published in the
newspapers. The following jury were sworn:-
Stephen Morehouse, foreman Richard Bogardus,
s. Conover, George Ely, Myran French Herman GrfRn
Dsnforth .; Besse Thomas B. CaPp, William Moore
The prisoner was hcrcupon arraigned in the usual
form. The indictment contained eight separate counts.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. PATERSON hereupon opened the the details Of
which will be found in evidence.
Lawrence Hanlin, son to deceased, boy about ID
years ofage, the first witness examined by Mr.. Pa
tersonHe stated live at 18th street. I'd avenue; came
cle and brother lived with in 10Th street, had
yard or back entrances the entrance to the house in
the house, is story high; home Sum
day morning. the 22d December, but came home that
morning; IL
who got it for him il was between six and seven
o'clock; my mother was in bed with her baby; ] saw
Klein take down two boards of the fence at our house;
he then got shavings blocks and straw out of his own
house, and set fire to them at doors he then broke
in the door with stone board ran into the
and told my mother she got out Of bed and holloed
murder three four times; she had the baby in her
she then back from the window to the door,
stood at the window and kept holloeng all the time;
Klein flung board at and knocked down the stove
pipe, was then the neighbors began to come; James
Lee pulled of the window, KLEIN went in through
the window of his own house, and barred himself up;
the ncghbors in and qucnched the fire; they then
out; they brought her to Mrs. McGavns after my
Of Mr. km with in his hand
stirring the fire; saw him push my mother into the
here produced) do not know that that is the stick
he had another produced with long iron spike in
the ends can swear that is the stick; kept at the
window and did not what my mother did; Klein was
in his house about an hour and half before he
rested; our windows were bolted inside; my mother
stuck in her thigh at her hip with the knife that in
the end Of the stick; heard from the of the
house to whom my mother taken; did not go with
her at first but went time afer did not 60 to the
hospital to see her; my mother is now dead.
saw Klein; he was taking down his own fence got them
from his house; put them outside the door under
outshed; was looking through the window.
Crsss-eramined by MR. BENEpIcT-Was eating my
breakfast when first Klein; it was daylight when
] got up; Klein taking down boards left my
to what he was doing he got shavngs and
blocks and fire to the door by Of them; stood
at the window all the time; awakened my mother when
saw KLEIN set fire to the door; she awake W hen
my father going in the morning; my mother said
she would go and get warrant for KLEIN when she saw
him coming To he house; heard Klein make any
noise before at the shay except when he play ing
tamboIine my mother told me that Klein had hit her
with two stones the day before and that she would get
warrant for him; after the fire got going he set IRE to
the sisvings there buildings than third
avenues there are buildings first avenue; there
shapte the way with people living in them; said
nothing to my mother that morning; Klein hit the win
dow that was try ing TO gct out OIL showed 1t up lit
tlc ! stood far the length OF the hoard would
reach Klein struck at the window missed me, but
knocked down the stove pipe; after he set fire to the
the door, the flames blazing away my uncle
went TO work with my father that morning; Klein did
not speak to one; came near him to see him.
except coorcd woman; when the neghbors that
morning he into his shany and about hour and
half afterwards he arrested by the officers; did
not hear him say anything to them he had his door bolt
ed the officers raised the hinges of the shutters and got
in; never threw stones at Klem's shanty, but boys
did who down town; my father never
spoke to him-colored women used only to come
and him; he usually kept his head down; Klein did
not come into our shanty at all saw number ofpcope
moving about that morning; the morning foggy;
Klein made fight when the officers to arrest him.
To aJURoR-Recollects that to be the stick, il In
Kleims left hand that morning.
To the CouRT-The first thing Klein did was to bear
down shavings and put them against the front door, My
mother bid me bolt the door; he took coal Of fire out Of
his stove; the flames high the top Of the
door; could not get out, the blaze great my
mother fall in front of the door in the back room the
whole house filed with smoke.
The Court here suggested that might be well to
adjourn until ten o'clock this morning. and
in the meantime the jurors might go in charge Of
ceased lived in which would perhaps be great guide to
them in this
The adjourned over to this forenoon at l0}
o'clock.