The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-31


NELL; but have heard him say that Neill would have
to look out for himself II he did not pay him lore
heard Of NsiIls death FRANcIs GREEN.
CHARLES Bloom residing $50 Orchard street being
says that he is policeman attached 70 the once
OF the chief Of poice yesterday morning aoous
nine O'clock directed TO go TO ~ Ann street 70 gI
all the information that could relating to the murder In
Ann street, went to AZ Ann street and saw the body
theSe told that suspicion rested thstwo
had been to work for the deceased got desc puons
bs oS ors Alias Henry the
apprentice had been seen to leave the basement with
sign and to go down towards William street; the impress
sion WAS that he left about five minutes before the muir
der of Neil discovered during the afternoon, Mr.
Norris asceraned where More boarded and started to
the house to arrest him; We found him coming down
Market street, and just he turned into Hamilton
street arrested him. More made several inquiries why
lrs srrestsd we told him that he should know
while going along the street asked More when he had
seen Ne the deceased he answered that he had seen
him between and O'Clock in the morning | also
asked him II he had taken sign from Nels shop and
gone down towards William street with IT. he
that he did, asked him II Nsill there when he left
he answered yes asked him Neil was there when he
back with the sign he that he not;
then asked him why he brought the sign back; he
leave work unless he got paid for it, then asked him
what his object In going away and closing the place
up he said that r NELL had left and that he might
well leave and that he had pulled the door to- and that
the door could be fastened that could open
from the ouside when More was arrested he had on
O clean Shirt the shirt that found in the bed
OF More the lady that he boarded with thinks he took
of Thursday morning, that was the day that he
usually changed his shirt; we examined his bed room
thoroughly and all that it contained, but could find
bloody clothes, or any thing that had blood upon III
More when arrested had his hands and face clean; |
asked him 1t customary for him to close the shop
he said that he did not know that but as Neil had
left he might well leave, too; More was not told Of
the murder until after he WAS taken to the chiefs oce
he careless in his manner and when locked in cell
commenced whistlng; More also said to me that the
day, when he came home to dinner; Mere goes by the
name Of Alexander Dunlap he was also called Henry
at the chiefs oce More gave bis name Alexander Dun
lap. CHARLES BLOOM.
EDMUND DoDoE. residing at l2s Monroe street, being
sworn: says that he is policeman attached to Chiefs
Chiefs office and was also present when he was ques
tionedi number Of questions were put to him, as to
the CSs hsd Nor, vbsn sss Ma
Nei More said that he had him that morning be-
tween and o'clock and that Neil had sent him out
with sign on being asked what he had done with the
sign he said that he had brought 1t back and left 1t In
the shop and closed the door and left the place. the
Chief then told More that NELL had met with acct
dent; More made no reply, ner showed change Of
countenance after pausing moment, More said that
he ala mot t knox sny Ting the sDcsn
More ssid what had he to do with this accident and
kept his eyes rolling around from one to another and
then to the ceiling he was then told that Nei was
dead More showed not the slightest alteration in his
features, but exhibited kind OF nervous twiching Of
the hand, and kept whsking his cap around with
forced chucke laugh, with reply that you don't
suppose killed him;' he was questioned on other mat
ters, but nothing was elected. EDMUND DopoE.
WM A. GRAHAM, residing at li9 Front street, Brook
lyn being sworn that he Is employed at ~ Ann ST.
know More BY sight; he used to come in our shop
casionally; yesterday morning about O'Clock, saw
Moe pass down Ann street with sign; he passed
blacksmith or locksmith upon it; did not him
return with the sign neither did him afterwards
that day; heard him say anything against Neil
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM.
JOHN CAMPBELL III West Broadway, being sworn says:
that his place Of business is 50 Ann street, was
quainted with Alexander II Ne, the deceased yester
dsy morning. quarter past nine oclock saw him coming
down Ann street, from Nassau street towsrds his shop
was carrying table, and the deceased looked at me
and laughed at the awkward manner In which was
carrying the table, he dressed think In his usual
dress; cannot say that he had over coat on did
not notice his dress particularly in about fifteen minutes
afterwards, heard that he had been murdered went
into the bsok basement and saw him lying there's he was
not yet dead. JOHN Campbell,
JOHN MCCAIN, residing in the District of Columbia,
being sworn says that he In the Office Of the chief
Of the police last night More and Green were in the
chiefs office during the night in separate cells during
the night heard nothing between thsm this morning
about seven or half past seven O'Clock they had soms
called Francis said that ne could prove where he
all the tme-the other one, More, said matter
about that, they would have to prove where they
More then said, that 1t to say
anything about the words that had passed That is
heard them say; understood that More meant the
words that he had said about his boss before More spoke
Of the words that he had with his boss he said some-
thing about his boss owing him money.
PATRICK WILLIAM MCDONNELL, physician, resides at
80 Beekman street. being sworn says: that yesterday
between half past and 10 O'Clock, ofncer Wetherby
for to see man that he supposed had commit
been murdered; went to 43 Ann street. the place de-
sgnated and saw the deceased laying the floor In
the back room Of the basement; he breathing and
near his last examined the wounds and thought they
fatal the deceased lived from four FIVE minutes
after got there this morning assisted Dr. Holmes In
making post mortem examination of the body; ex.
amined he room and directed search to be made; the
to the station house, have notes Of the post
tenn examination; the large wound think was inflicted
while the deceased was on the floor.
ing sworn, says-That am employed at Barnes, AZ
Ann street, yesterday morning opened the about
half past o'clock soon after this More and open
cd Neis paint store; after he opened Nes store he
up stairs and said to that he supposed tina,
he would have to work another day for nothing More
busy and did not pay much attention; think It wa.
| about o'clock saw him last; at one time Thurs
day afternoon last heard him say that there had been
in Philadelphia where boys gave their bosses fog
gng when they could get money from them, and he
supposed that it might be done here person &C
heard noise below; Palmer came to me about halt
past o'clock and told me that Nell dead, in the
Ann street from towards Wiliam street When M.tsev
got to the store told him that N.i was dead In the
basement; Mathews, myself and others went down. az
ter we came up stairs, Mathews said that he had met
More Neils apprentice, in William street just
the corner, going towards Beekman street; the bach
basement door Is naileds WILLIAM HIGHLAND
OusTAVus ABEL HINTON resides at LIZ Nassau street
Brooklyn being says that he works with Mr. Ere
mont az Ann street up stairs; work at jewery have
seen More once or twice; ! know him by sight, and
knew that he worked for the In the basement of az
Ann street, Rave him 60 in and out Of the base
ment; yesterday morning was coming out from ~ Ann
street. about five minutes after nine: don't exactly
know the time saw More come out Of the paint shop
with something took for bundle about foot long, he
was going down towards William street; the bundle
had newspaper around IT, do not think the bundle
was large enough to contain coat 1t might have con-
tanned pair Of overas; More had round jacket on
think little less than quarter Of an hour after
saw More leave the BASEMENT heard that a man had
killed himself In the basement; did not notice whether
More shut the door after him not the bundle appear
to have the paper that it wrapped in bursted
| both ends. 0usrAvus ABEL HINTON.
l. DR. THOMAS HOLMES residing at IL Forsyth street
! on being sworn ssid-Dr. Mcdonnell and myself made
pest norton examination Of the deceased this (Satur
day. mornings on the body there were found no exter
nal Bruises the chin, little to ths left side Of the
mouth, there q wound about inch and half IN
length, extending r. the bons the back part OF the
head towards the upper part of the ocoipits bone
found wound about three inches In length extending