The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-25
EVENING SESSION.

scter very frequently discussed among her neighbors
from what heard people say generally of her charac-
Cross.eramned.-Myf first acquaintance with her was
on the first day Of Ny last, after which was in the
to read the paper-thnks he only twice there in
the evening heard Nicholas Rogers speak fherheard
a man named Cooper and man named Lewins speak Of
her-also heard A. Kenrick, who was examined here
this morning, speak OF her--heard named Ludlow
hood TO be presented Justice for the removal
OF Mr. and Mrs kmp and other inmates OF their house
no.-heard Mrs Kimp threaten her husbands life some
time in June last was in there, kmp knocked her
down. ana called her damned Dutch b next day wit
ness was there again. and she took butchers knife out
OF her bosom which she had wrapped up in piece OF
per- showed to witness AMI said that the ext shed
gat George m shed take the damned son oil b-s NE
Witness told her that dangerous work. and in reply
she told witness that poor devil would be hanged
Tor it-never was in the house after.
Crossspamtned-Does not bill there for liquor;
never was turned out Of that house any other for not
paying his liquor bill; money collector present;
followed the for nearly twenty years. has given it
up near four years ago. has travelled through the wes
part oil this State and through the west and the val
ley Of the Mssis pp trader; remembers the Broad
way Cottage; il side until within two months
ago. does not know Dingle.; il not the man. although of
the same that connected with the Dingler af-
tar was connected with managerie in Chatham street;
thought he owned it. but it turned out after that he
did not never had any quarrel with kimp his wife;
| never bought a goat OF Mrs. kimp.
TO the Cowt-Wouid not believe her on her oath, in
consequence OF her character mean in reference to the
she made in regard to her husband and also
account of the females she kept about herr heard her
habit of making false statements she'd say thing to-
day and contradict it the next The witness again de
tailed the conversation between Mrs Kimp and himself
when she showed him the knife. and added that she
in most violent passions he her at other times vio
lenty excited; she said upon occasion, that il
Eastwo d again into her house. she would break
dccanter his head the day her husband knocked her
do in the bar, she first called him q lazy Dutch
| an slapped him in the lace,
Cross Examination resumed-Tnere person
present but witness when Kimp knocked down his wife,
witness has wife and three chdren told Justice Roome
all he knew about the transactions told it also Tues
| day to Mr.. Becher, one of prisoners counsel
ABEL WHEAroN-Lves at ABA Sd avenues has lived
there great while; has Mrs Kmp several times,
but has acquaintance 18th her has heard her charac
ter spoken of her general reputation is bad does not
know from his knowledg go that it is bad; from what
he heard people say OF her. he would not believe her I'M
der oath
| Gross. hall a dozen speak
., hsf Mr. odei got up petition and carried it about
named Quin and his also said she a woman of
bad and that she and her husband kept bad
| house.
CoNNoR, scorn.-Lived in the Sd avenue in March
last; knows Mrs Kimp; knows what people say of her
character; thinks he knows her general reputation; is
rather bad, but he thinks he would believe her under
oath.
JOHN MILLER, sworn-Resides in slst street and Sd
avenue; lived there last April; knows what some
OF the people of herr her general reputation is bad
would not believe her under oath
Crosserdmined.- His opinion is founded on the Ian
guage he heard her make of she in the habit
using Proiane language and from that circumstance
ne would not believe her under oath.
To the Court Heard her two or three times quar-
| relling at night with me outside her door Witness
| which is about 100 feet wide
| DANIEL FISHER, sworn-Lives in the Sd avenue; has
except what her neighbors say Of her; some of them
said she kept bad house, and that she generally
bad; heard number of persons say she was of light
character.
JAS L. Barry, swo,n-Her general character in the
ueghborhood is bad but would believe her under oath
- HOFFMAN,, sworn.-Lived opposite TO her; would
not believe her under oath, on account of her making
use of profare language in her bar at night whenever
| there difficulty there.
GEO L. KENDALL, stUorn-Lives in the neighborhOOd
general character of Mrs Kimp bad still he would
| THos. RELY, spo,n.-Gave similar testimony.
The case for the defence rested here and the Dis
sustain the character and evidence Mrs. Kimp.
Mr. ANDEHsos recalled and eramned ~ ne DsanIc5
husband go out and close the window shutters
she used no bad language she merely told her husband
go and shut the shutters as there was bad
outside, and she afraid they would throw stones
through the windows Kmp was more than usually
quiet and peaceabe man thinks the character of Mrs
kmp is good never heard any thing against her till
this evening has seen the boy Gibson a, he house he
took care OF Kmp boats when the latter kept the Red
House.
NIB. LAssoM eramined-Is acquainted with deceased
and his wife, and kept blacksmh's shop opposite to
witness residence in Rector street he in the store
every day he was pcaceable Of late he got
steady, and him drunk three four months before
em not SSe
proo against her. visited Kimps house frequently and
aever any thing bad except some low fellows drink
ing there; thinks Mrs. Kimp has good character;
would believe her under oath.
L
Knows Mrs Kmp; knows her general reputation it is
| good would believe her under oath knew Mr.. Kimp
ne was a man of a kind and mild disposition.
L. ROBINSON examined By Mr.. PATERsoN-ls q ship
smith knew Kimp and his wife very well thought him
mild inofensve man saw his wife first in the Third
avenue her general reputation is good witness would
believe her under oatn they lived peaceably except
that they had little quarrels in WHILE because
kimp would not go to work when she wanted him
AID CHARLIcK-Knew kimp between three and four
years; did not see him much within the last year. my
impression was that Kimp peaceabe, cod citizen;
Ii INKS that the general opinion in the ward knew
Mrs Kimp about two years as far as he knows, her
general character is god would have hesitation in
believing her under oath
Cross, Witness did not take out admnisra
ton to Kmp Mrs. Kmp took out herself she called
on witness, however and asked him t,ke 1t out wit
ness declined and ADVISED her to to the Surrogate,
and gave her instructions how she should act never
heard her spoken i'll Of Kmp spoke to witness at one
time about her. he said she to attend the BAR and
there we're some very bad people in the neghborhood
Witness advised him either to employ barkeeper or
sell out.
FsKDERicK s. srALsAcHr-Knew Kimp transacted
MS law business he mild good-tempered man
knew the wife only very little.
CATHARISE ANDERsoS-Did not know her before the
neighbors speak Of her knows her reputation thinks
good witness presence here night an answer
friends speak well Of her would believe her under oath
Police Officer KING eraminsd.-Knows Rogers (who
WAS examined here today for twenty years thanks
him under oath, unless he corrobora ed by others
Mrs KiMr confronted Nth Rogers, Gibson and Room
never used the words attributed 10 me by Rogers and
Gibson in their examination to-day. never said to my
husband Go out and lick that damned Irish bugger"
nor any thing like it, never touched or laid hands on
the prisoner except that caught him by the coatail
when he was running away My husband never struck
him he struck my husband in the breast ut the win
dow. My husband never knocked me down In his life
know Room BY sight he stopped coming to the house
because would not trust him for liquor; he bought
goat from me, another time for So but refused to
give il to him until he paid for it he then abused me-
and did not come to the house after Never had knife
IN my bosom In my life Room never saw one with me-
never threatened to take my husbands life They
lived as happily together other people they had little
quarrels occasionally.
ToMrKINs, police officer, the part 81 The pro-
secution-knows James II. Room four or five years;
knows his general reputation heard people speak very
much against him, and from their representation he con-
sders his general character bad does not think he'd be-
lieve him under oath.
| Cross-eramined.- Cannot tell where he lives now
knew him when he lived in the I'd Avenue his charac.