The New York herald., 1845-03-27

TMr. swHrrNo-T doors were broken open with
hatchet-Who brou rht the hatchet -.
CouRr-This IL not material to the issue before u.s.
Mr.. DE- Wur-You perceive the object OF the question
was not Mr.. Hsuseman employed IN breaking Ia 'ne
CouRr-This has nothing 10 DO with the matter before
VI.
WITNESS, in continuation to Mr. Whitng-I got into
the kitchen subsequently Sarah Simpson she was
standing nigh the rocking chair: put the chair and
the bundle about that sixs-(pointing to bundle
some one and half feet BY twe-l can't swear Is the
bundle saw before at the former trial don't recollect
the colour OF the handkerchief
THE Cousr over.ruled this line Of examination.
Mr. GRAHAM having excepted to the manner in which
Mr.. WHrrINa-Then I shall put the question in this
way Did you see the bundle saw at the time
OF the re and took from the Kitchen at the last trial
Mr.. GRAHAM excepted. Question silowed)
WIrNEss-I did think this was the bundle saw on
Kitchen the % mark BY Which Identity S The bundle @ on ia
and CROWN did not notice the bundle before the time
Of the last trial.
COURT can't see the object of all this
Witness here ,ramnsd by Mr. GRAHAM-Ithnk
an distinct in my recollection OF what occurred on the
night of the fire distinct what have stated
when arrived think il the kitchen window that
open mean the shutters open 1 saw Mr.
symondton there know him BY sight ! am perfectly
old Mrs. Houseman and another lady they were basy
engaged in throwing water to put out the fire Sarah
long absent can't say swore at the last trial
| was only fifteen minutes; don't know how many were
there when returned was most OIL tnS time AT tne
front part Of the house where got the axe don't think
into the back part Of the kitchen that Dight when
got into the kitchen the re blszed up did not open
the bundle.
SARAH SIMPSON examined by WHIriso-I lived with Mr.
who kept bar room could see the front stoon
from the house there was blind up could see par. o.
the cry Of re;" Jesse Clark halloed fre;" followed
him; when got to the house met Mrs Honseman a.
the blaze which had been fellei; there wasa fire
but no blsze Invent to the well and drew water his
the bench] saw bundle there at the time; took the
bundle and chair and put it the grass pot saw Mrs
Houssman bring in her hand when the Coroners jury
sat at Gayords examined the Boston rocking chair;
was rough heard the cry Of female down the road
Cross sramined by Mr.. De wIrr-when went down
well had not been 10 the kitchens the welTi in the
rear Of the house; never opened the bundle to know
DrWM 0lEApIE, e.ominea by Mr. Clarke-I was called
upon bytheCoroner to attendthe post ore examination
the bodies in the outer back Kitchen lying on the
larger body keep s.rsght tho larger body very
badly rned the upper back part OF the skull was very
the IRE and nar fell out: the face was very much crisp
ed the neck very much burned; the muscles were sepa
rated from the bones they were burned ON the bones o.
the chest much racured the upper part OF
body the thorax was very much consumed; the ntegu
msnts partly out the bones thorax
ed n of the arms, the right separated from the
body the upper part Of the body much burned the
other arm had gature was tied with black kerchie
tightly about the wrists the arm was burned down to the
gature about the wrist seemed to have been acted
by heat; not consumed charred, was Drowned
the flames did not reach the surface under the bandage
cut off, the other also burned and the fore arm
fractured about three inches above the wrists the end
of one of the bones where fractured white the
end Of the other bone was blacks there was wound
the fracture, what would call a ragged wound; there
appearance OF blood; blow may have fractured
but might have been caused by the contraction Of the
muscles was inclined to think that it the result OF
blow but rather think that Of the bones was not
broken by tlow. There two other gentlemen
with me- and we dere in opinion as to the manner in
ced.
Of the fractures must have been produced after the fire
Of the fractures might have been caused after the fire
joints below the sncles also. The child was lying
near the mother. and upon close examination
joining the neck there's the whsle upper port the
eaf except those homes joining the head to the neck
we're gone; one part Of the h,aia was entirely gone the
very much dscoored but the skin and muscles were not
entirely destroyed some of the limbs dislocsted
which, from the thickness of the bones
with the deceased there this piece of flesh and
hair upon it: the hair burned short: the skin
not at all burned, except around the edges the
side of this bone there portion Of brain nearly
as large as pee.
By Mr. CL1RK-I do not think that the action Of fire
destroy the upper part Of the bran and leave the
lower untouched this portion Of the scalp could not
not made up to whether the child its death by
violence some appearances do the hair not being burnt
the blood inside Of the skull the quantity Of blood
larger than what the blood vessel Of child Of its
would be supposed to contain examined the wound
the left OF the mother with the view Of ascetainine
whether had been inflicted before after death,
from OF blood of opinion that in
acted before death there piece of skin left upon
the left thigh, but there red lines bisters
it those red lines caused by species of infamma
ton from the heat have dead bodies taken out
burnt building but their skins always exhibited those
symptoms: but when they have been burnt after death
those symptoms do not appear my conclusion is that
the large body must have been dead before il burnt
the absence Of the signs above indicated in the larger
body of the two clearly indicated that death must havs
ensued before 1t was burnt.
By the CouRr-The larger body was dead before The
action of fire was applied to Il.
By Mr. De WrT-From the appearance OF the piece o
skull am OF opinion that IL not caused by blow;
have satisfied myself that this piece OF skull
removed before death cannot account for that inferior
portion Of the brain being burned hacked than
what was why there should have been blood beir
found in the brain this portion Of the brain does
appear to have teen much exposed to the action Of
Are.
One Of the Jurors asked fer take exercise 10 the
mornings, alleging, reason that the officers had
fused to allow him to do this mornng and he was
consequence, unable TO eat his breakfast. (R,ars o
laughter)
The CoURr acceded to the request
The Court adjourned to this forenoon.
City Intelligence.
ANIUrsUscEssyUL DEPosIr A well dressed woman er
tered the shop OF Miss Lucy A. Holden No. so Forsyth
street. last evening" with nfsnt her arms, and
ed permission to leave there for few moments wh
she back to another shop get something she hat
left Miaa H.. rha dopc s;to,