The New York herald., 1845-03-29
Circuit Court.
Before .Judr0 EdmOnda

MARCH 2s.-Trial of Polly Bodine, Csntinled-Eishth
Day The Court was crowded with female spectators
recalled, end examined By Mr. wHIrIro.r can't swear
that the gold watch here produced, the that
the gold chain and jewellery produced the same:
ID long time since saw them: can't swear that the
silver spoons produced are the sane: the Spoons that
swear they are the the pillow cases here produced
can't swear the those taken from my aunt
ne those the pillow here produced but
can't swear they were the same: they were marked
ksrchis producsd belonged my Aunt HOu.snsn, nor
that the shirts belonged to my uncle An effort made
on the part identify the property taken
away through the testimony of this Witness but she did
This witness was nocross exsminedt being the inten.
ton cfhe counsel for the defence put her forward
ABRAHAM ClocHraor testified in relation to the piece
hannei which wss found on the premises on which he
Mas. JANE TAYLOR, who lives lin the vicinity where
the murder was committed testified that on the night Of
Saturday, ash December she heard the Of fe
male which proceeded she supposed from the direction
Of the house where the murder She threw
ssa T sn
the vicinity OF the house after the first He seem
ed to top spoke Of next day The
got up just after daylight, and looked towards
Mrs. HousemanS residence l saw the shutters
.ss M o ou
house two or three times that day. Sunday about
o'clock went to Mrs yerbank and again passed the
house In the evening, when the shutters closed
did not 60 to church that Sunday did mot notice any
smoke proceeding from the chimney the house that
day; went to Mrs. Verbsnks q second time on that day,
late the evening the shutters were then closed On
Monday the shutters closed altogether; look
ing continually Monday towards the house, and the
shutters were not at all opened looking at all
day long; heard Mrs Houseman was home on the SUM-
day, and was surprised to see the windows closed.
heard the turned back and looked towards a
ter opened the window he then walked away; don't
Crossesamned BY Mr. De Will looked into the house
through the wndowon that Sunday, and articles
the mantle pieces never before paid Mrs Houseman
appear out usual that Sunday and did therefore
call heard the screams between nine and o'cock
the first scream was the loudet in relation to the last
cry, could not whether ii the of child
a woman.
Q.-Did you not once see spook lGhOst)
A.-Well, thought one, but IL turned out to be
!apy.r Morrison in pair Of white 1reeches osrs Of
laughter)
aI ask you seriously if you did not once say what
you then saw was either a spook or devil
A.-Well, did once see which supposed was
either aspook or devil that not lawyer Morrison
any how CRenewed shouts Of flaughter)
To the CoURr-I heard such cries either before
or since they appeared to be from female in distress
mentioned 1t to my husband that night and to Mr. Bur-
dine next day.
SUSAN MkRRILL, examined by Mr.. CLAax.-I was
cousin Of Mrs. Houseman, deceased passed the house
the back window and the lower front one Of the wings
were both open; always looked at the house when
passed, 81 we were brought up together; nothing
but the stove pPe never passed Sunday before with
out seeing her, when at home.
In her cross examination by Mr. GRAHAM she testified
deceased was about the same age and size with herself
am her cousin by the fathers sIde have seen her away
from home on Sundays at her fathers have known her
to stay there all night
The Court took recess at the ususl hour and again
BENJAMIN DECKER testified he the shutters Of the
window opened the Sunday previous to the fire. He
cousin to the late Mrs Houseman.
DrAH DECKER, wife to the last Witness corroborated
she looked in through the window and saw the stove pipe
JOHN THoHrsoN sworn-Went to the hack door OF the
house on Sunday and called out and knocked at the ktch
en- door got no answer: went to old Mrs Housemans
and asked her where was Emeline she said -
CouRT--We don't want to know what old Mrs. House.
man said.
WIrrEss then returned and knocked at the door, and
got heard a voice excaim, "If you knock
hard You will break down the door" turned round and
Mrs. Burbank: again went to old Mrs. Houseman's
and asked her where Emene was Z she desired me TO
knock again went third time to the front kitchen door
and knocked.
Cross-eaansined by Mr.. GRAHAM-My uncle married
sister Of the late Mrs. Housemans
CHRnTorHER KRONE driver OF the stage from Richmond
olPort RichmondDrove by the house Of tho late Mrs
Houssman on Chrstmss morning He testified he took
up Mrs. Bodine on that morning, opposite Mrs. House
mans house she had two baskets believe these to nave
been the baskets ere produced took her down % ro
Richmond: she got out and gave me two shlings ave
her no changes she said she would come back ssan tnee
were two men In the stage that mornipg-Henry SLACK
Francis Wood and Betsey Long put one OF the pasKe
which had in front right on the stoop.
Crosseramined by GsAHAM-I recoilect was ine ior
the boat that morning. Mrs Bodinc gave me 70 GEMS
telling me she would return six cents was the fare
Mrs Bodine usually travelled on the stage once Tort
night and generally travelled with baskets there was
no difference in her appearance ana manner 'hat morn