The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-10
Law intelligence.


Law intelligence.
TRIAL. or SARAH STUART, ALIAS LOUISA SAVAGE, |
ALIAS LOUISA DgEMoND, FOR MURDER.
CorRr OF ORA AND TERMINER, Sept. 8.-Before |
Judge Ednonds, Aid. rme Stevens and Hatfield. John
AektcD, Di trict Attorney. The facts connected With
this Ilal have already caused considerable excitement
Tie vicinity and icing set down for this morning at
10 clock the Court WAS erc"dsdto excess by anxious
lsctators and others apparently more less inter-
eseQ IN thu result. The jury panel was called over,
Nler feveIal Jurors lined s25 per day under the
I.w law fr not appearing upon which. after very lit
tie delay in Tie SWEARING in e jury, (the questions
10 formation Ct opinion, or expression" thereof
beng put TO each Of lejurors answering aud but few
having been rejected n such gr"unsl the following
jury v,re Dudley Haley, Charles B. Burton,
Carton Plait Issac Baines, William Geshemsp, Isaac
NJ Ihyfe James T.. Leach John u. Davis, Thomas NJ.
woodruff W fa5den, Simon Straus, w ii Ketridge.
Tie prisoner was hereupon arraisned in due form
standing by her counsel while the clerk was engaged
in readin the indictment. She vas alfred In black
sndher appearance was extremely dejected-sh showing
how deeply she fet impressed with keen sense Of the
position in which she stood. TIE person OF the
prisoner by TO means as pepossessing rs that which
lad been desci bed ia the papers at the time OF her
arrest yet she is well looking woman, and evidently
Of strong passions The features OF tine lace are
rather masculine the general expression pleasng
the eyes dark and the brow occasionally lowering
Altogether her appearance dgnihed aud lady-like
during the trial md she frequently wept the evil
dence fer the prosecution through the
witnesses upon TIE stand Her eyes appeared much
swollen.
Mr. CLINTON HARrNo opened the case for the prose-
cu,ion, detailing the facts, which will be found in
evidence.
WILLIAM MARKS was the first witness sworn ex-
aminea hy NJ, Ncheon-l live in No Is Watts street;
my place of BUSINESS l02 Nassau street know the
deceased, he was my wife's brother, and partner an
business with me-; our business that Of gold and
silver pencil makers he was about an inch taller
than but rather in make his place Of iesi-
depce No. il Watts street, residing with his mo-
ther; be was about twenty years Of age we &C.
cupied No lo2 Nassau street. the second hoor on the
9Th July last; there other that hoor 1t
fronts on Nassau street. there the afternoon
of the 9Th July last returned to the office there after
my dinner; MIR. Freeborne came TO the office about
three O'Clock; deceased had been to Adams express
business he returned and took off his coat and took
his seat by the window, on the Nassaust
IA diagram of the premises here put in. with view
to explain the location to the jury That continued
witness is correct representation of the premises;
he seated at the front window street
there is jog in the room towards the hall; he took
his seat in the chair. and commenced DOING; was
sitting near at tho time; was reading and CON.
got up and went to Mr. Warner, down stairs and ask
ed him how late it was; he said ten minutes after
to the door; | stood there some fifteen or twenty
minutes against the iron railing, close by the door
went Afterwards opposite to Fowlers the
saw some crowd there about the windows; returned
again to the office and took hold of the door and found
it fast; then went into Mr. Warmers room to zee IL
the key left there found it not; then sup
posed he (deceased) had gone and taken the key
with hiu, and went down to the door and waited
there for full half hour; then considered that I
might not have tried the door sufficiently, and went
up stairs again; found it secured, and again went
down stairs, and went into the street and looked up
the position in which had left him; did not him
there; both the windows up; there thin cur
tains to the windows had seyera! curious impress
sions at the time, and went up stairs again; I
again shook the door and heard rustling noise
inside The door was opened my knock
ing, and then found a woman standing inside.
asked her what she doing there alone; she made
no answer at first but pointed to where the body lay,
Went up to him and he was bleeding; Immediate.
~ went out to get assistance could find in the
entry retuI ned and locked the door the ROOM the
d 10 In INnanr laI yy,tt H..
could not come; sent tor DR.. Clifford. then examin-
ed the person OF deceased end found blood it, She
and saw Mr. Watts; asked him to come up stairs; he
could not come then went to the of the street.
find an officer. He asked me what wanted him for;
said did not want totell; he said he an officer,
and his name was Espy. We then went up stairs; I
saw the head Of lying in the lap Of the prison.
er and distinctly heard him give two signs and sobs
The officer felt him. and said he was dead The wo.
the time she tore her hair and asked he was dead
then left the room, in state Of much agitation
returned, and saw the goods thrown in q confused
state on the hoor consisting Of gold and silver pencil
cases, hair pins and other articles Of jewery Ther
was broken pitcher on the floor; it would contain
that would contain quart both pitchers were bro.
ken, and strewed in fragments about the room The
chair upon which left him sitting in about the
same position when returned; the woman search
cd; the officer take out silver comb, pair of
scissors belonging to the Office THE articles were
here produced and identified The usual place for
keepi these articles was in the safe. The private
receipts of MIR, Bremond kept in drawer in the
safe.
Cross Examined by Mr.. Brady.-I have seen the
deceased write. would know his hand writing. I
am not aware that he was married The letters here
shown are in the hand writing of deceased as be-
lieve; am doubtful to some of those letters The
letter dated August IA 1s4S believe to be his hand
dated May Z, 1916, and June 1s4s, like his hand.
writing.
MKean Il was policeman last July l was met by
Mr. Marks at corner of Nassau and Ann street. about
o'clock on the evening of that day. Witness here
corroborated the testimony of former witness in rela
ton to the position in which he found the prisoner
and deceased on going into the with him When
he went in found that prisoner was trying to relieve
deceased and crying, after which he then asked pri
soner, If she was deceased's wfe?n She said non
asked if she his sster!' she said nct;n then
pointed to q comb in the room She said, that
is mine felt deceased and found signs of life
about him; the lips looked rather blue; Mr.. Marks
deceased had fallen against table and cut his head
she told me that the silver comb that found on
her person was one that he promised to little girl
Witness here corroborated the testimony of former
witness in relation to the scattered appearance Of the
goods found upon the floor, the fragments of the
pitchers and appearance of prisoner hair
Heard her speak to the deceased but there no use
he was dead.
wIILIAM H. Brown, residing at AZ, Crosby street,
examined by MIR Mckeon-Had place Of business at
No. l02, Nassau-street, in July last, in same
building with deceased, just on the opposite
side OF the stairs; saw person on that day, whom
believe to have been the prisoner, in the act Of
knocking at the door Of the office of deceased about
51a O'Clock In the evening. During the time that
was there heard noise; was curious to know
who she was she knocked again, and left and went
down stairs without seeing that she got into the room
Some weeks before heard come quarrellng between
deceased and some woman Objected toy
Dr.. JACOB @. GILroRD,examined by Mr.. McKeaon.-
went on the evening Of the 5th July, with Mr. Marks
TO the corner Of Ann and Nassau found and
awoman in the room she was crying and asked. " Is
he dead ?" Deceased had wound on the lsf side of
the head made nofurther examination the womans
dress dsarranged to disclose the upper part
OF her bosom her hair was disheveled
THEopoRE WALLER, q boy about fifteen years Of age,
who had been employed in the Office Of w H. Brown
Corner witness) testified that he was on the pre-.
misses md closed the door Of Brown Office about six
O'Clock on the evening in question heard no noise
THOMAS FREEBeRN, examined by Mr. MuKeaon-
know the prisoner | had her some two years
ago. and but twice since; have seen her with de-
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