New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-25
~ or POLLY BoDINE tuk Ne q
Circuit Court.
80 .Ip,,,c Epxoxps.


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Mr.. Clark (Disrc; Attorney OF N'en'ii'"" -, ,,,
oDspe. the case 20 the jury 1t VIII Dc '1ls s
r,.,ss,a, fs:her OF pr:soner) sailed IN iie cary
,,r yirri, leaving his wife aud es'd
che .,.er asou, - months Old in his house. "'ie"
=, o his ,:cr in which the prisoner 'sSi'S
7 ls,.hisr Of prisoner usaaiy slept with ''FS
-. u t.f, but saort tire beiogc ;he eve'ii no"
-, o.,frs Ro,,:re sent her daughter 10 aa0'-'ei
,,-. of the sand. AID wen: evenings 20 sleep WIN Ai'
,r herself. On Chris Night (5eiHs -N''''s3
=, ,xs. yr.s discovered 10 be on Gre IAe HaleS We
~ X,,nc,,.hed and the bodies Of Mrs Hoase man a,N
~, i7 f,rpd on partly burnt bed. but under s~u ~
,..r.s a. Ief, ,uS or nc dcabt that they hid 'es"
4t s,a,re :he ire. Or OF the wrists oi ''fs IL
. .s remains o: silk handkerchief ana on 'se
-. ,-rase ha ..rc that her haii L.sd ote'' ''e
- r,i,- one OF her wee the 'elia"'s ., :" 80"
.-s,, and sNemSe, showing ihat sae must nav ~
,sI 4; tue time of her dea,h A piece oI '4V .;n M
bj VS. found detached nom the hoI!' wiz. ,.I
rns .sn showing that 1t sd been 7en'o u sS rn,
~ 1es ,,,I;.. were much burned aiFi ehafIe'' ua'
H. rhysrians had no doubt. from me posi- -lo''s
,-i n that they had been deNd oeio'e .A'e =, Ia
ing the bureau il was dtsco'efe" u = -, ,,r cIo;h
,.,,ntitv II ieyveiry and pate WIS 'ti>sts o.
49, Tbe latter was fcund in 4 banGie IN uiS IV'. @ - @
.br ars had been exiiI.uisne oaI aitouen ~ 80 ,,,
a. ,na evidently placed there a.;cr me IRE mao V
III -, ~. ,b is,r,lrv and pIie piwued oy MIS-
live fha prisoner At the bari AZ or pawn o' We @
h5ns in New ork Christmas day. Il " ~ ~ Mi,
,h,, the prisoner The las: person 'e VI ,.e
A., y,is. man on suiiAy uigft. AZ whes 'line VIC
-, o., sqre I'm The drawer, and also ifihAet o. '.N
.hgd': neck which missing hut r'Fed WIN ,t, m
YORK ~ 4 supPoset 20 be the plsoS. % Ss.Tr
vrs Ti,ssran or child were never seen 'ui'e 49,
a. ,Irh- toy or Sunday tried 10 get ht" 'te i"uS''
brt could not and SIrs Bodinc. from neF @,i'e. ;
c,ed 20 the hoy desisi, aud as'eG nm u ,e w.
=, knock the door down Auodt or ~ Si', ~. @ -
,r - saturday ueighbor heard screams h"t Ihe! s
ceased No perscn except the prisoner. ] n''.sa =
on SUNDAY On Monday morning 'tFF' pou'' % VS. 80 hsr
~. A., ,,p n hour walking bacS and forth NJ iroh OF Uei
a h,r,s house, waiting :or The stage 10 carry He' 10 %
steamboat She - the cltS. S"nst,l~e-N
letter discovered written BY her, !" S'Sa n IN
,ct that Waite and her must swear she mac Vee "
,hIr store the whole tie day ON Christmas NC. i
Clark stated other tendiis 10 cast uP
rriscuer SIR CLARK called upon the if! !ti"S ~ P
Lus S. Cruiser was sworn witness Was on his way
from the Richmond ferry Christmas hient' lSS' %
;he hcuse OF Capt. Houseman on tre. As''e" =" ~ e
gushing H. While doing SO, took SUCK 10 sea yer S'
ire in which, turned dead body II was mat OF
The yirnes WAS proceeding describe the situation OF
the when one of theJurors suggested that the Jury
h permitted 10 go Island and view the pre-
misses for themselves This acceced to. aud the Court
| adjourned with a view OF proceeding TO the Island
Mr. Clarke stated that hen on board the steamboat
on TUESDAY, morning nad the hood she bought The
~ hfrs IN Se-York and evidently tiied 10 conceal her
,elf-whcn arrested In Ncwlork on the sunday following
bc had roand her face, apparently with
some view About week aiIrr her arrest she gave hrth
20 child in prison She had husband, but tey hau V'a
Apar for several wears Considering her sliauo anu e
counterin- G the ncem nj weather III er repeat
ed tros TO and from NewYerk "it IS evident that shc
must have been governed BY some strong motive A,er
her second return the Island person told her Oh thurs
day evening her fathers house. that she was suspected
of the nud she 5ecnme alarmed let The house. ana
could not be found all nish' and was supposed sHS a
committed suicide, but next morning SHE went on DorS
the stean-Soat and came back 20 New York waite, and
her son had come 70 SewYork-was met by her son at
the steamboat, zhe having two baskets, large one ana
.na, one ded towards the druggist store oi Mr.
Waite in Caualst, where her son WAS employed rs clerk
on the WAY 10 the store she commenced spending money.
bought her pair OF boots, and for herself hood and
,yvo green vcils At the of Mr. Waite She kept the
small basket In her possession, and went cut Just
about the time ta she il supposed to have started Tor the
uayrbrokcrs wish The watch &c She left Nr. Waitcs in
the afternoon saying that he going 10 seepa' place
where she Ii Nothing more was heard Of her till
next nurniug ibeing that after the ire when she WAS
found AZ Staten Island miles from her residence.
2ol, on board steamboat for NewI Iork,dOins so an
hour before It's regular time 10 start II was very
cold morning. she told the chamb.T-Ina!d on board the
boat that had long and wished for some.
hin. 10 eat and drink. she by this time had gone 10 the
Island In relation TO Mrs IIousemun the counsel stated
that there wound on her left arm which had been
made by blunt Instrument Both of the bones Of the
were broken. Doubt eSsed 20 of them whether ii
had been broken before death not; bur there WIS no
doubt ~ 10 tie other, the proof being positive that iat
must have been broken before her death.
The jury returacl from Land i;tle before
oclock and TIE prisoner brought into Court short
tlme afterwards The Court remarked that there
les than an hour before the regular time adjournment
animation. Adjourned to Tuesday