The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-15
Police Intelligence.


was welLdressed female OF rather good Io'x-
Ing she dressed light Jig ured
lin frock. black silk vzette, yellow kid gloves light
French hat. trmmed With blue, aad thin green
veil thrown over the top around her neck was placed
aeold chain aud watch and take her altogether. she
To- ked rather gentee but remarkably warn aal
showed signs OF very great sxcitemeut rhs Ttn,ss
said she went by the uame OF iuil iprtDn, aat was
the repuied landiafy IT The notorious house No 80
Crosby street. where the captain is ALLEGED e. have
abducted Mis- Dickson Cor the puTp,s, of saiaetpn
'kIhe couri.ro visited by number ii citiasas
M 40, with anxious listeaet gteativriy % rhs
t,tnsss rs the testimony was givea fhs Gn)gns -
d II y testimony
JulIA MoRIos being sworn dsposed eai sail-I re-
side No IS Crosby street; captain u erren wa at
my hou.e GU the 25tn of june bet sseen aod oclock
in the evening. lie came TO the door with u young
woman with him aud asked me for - room; told him
he could have attic room they went up stairs for
about an hour; the fret thing knew he told
he girl the roof tried 20 get her Off the rop
but could not they took light with them he told
pe the girl caue passenger 18th him; don't klow
from where; while on the roof she gel told she
would come down Tor Or Wilson; the captain then
went after him; the attic room they entered the
towards Prince street; there ia b,d,tal in
that room which Is called c1tiass hedstesI the head
G the bedstead was towards Prage street, the side Of
Jhe bedstead against the wiraoR, tho bed,tead
passed the windo. and stood tom the wall ab)a
two feet; the head Of the bedstead the WALL
Y pid ygu recognize the cap'aio when you opeaed
- This question objected to BY coausel for che
~ nee. The magistrate ruled to answer the question:
N G. hen you went TO the door on that evening and
at the parties spoken Of did yoa recognize the cap
~ A did
w q Dad you ever see him there before
NJ, Question ruled out.
Cross e9antaaiton o Did not the person you
secoenize aptain MoGerren. ask you if you h,a
bedroom AMI did you not reply there dsen
s&Iaged but those ia the attic !!
~ "A. don't know that said bedroom; he said
&o0m; can't be certain that he did not bed room,
abut Understood nina to lay 70 nm the girl was
$tanding hin BY his side when he said thus they
lgeut up stairs together. did not take particular
hotice which went up stairs first.
G Did yeu sa, this gentleman to go into the frat
Coon he came to!
\ A don't remember that did
n q. Was there curtain to the window Of the room
There is a blind and a curtain bet ween the blind
%ef dark green
g. Was the curtain down on that night!
~ A. think the curtain not; but the blind
q Was not the lamp standing just outside the door
A. Ithink not; could not state where it was stand
ing The cottage bedsead is low post bedsteaa and
the posts about foot above the bed;
should think the whole height Of the posts
feet more should think the top Of the bed Two
O. Did you not say On that night after you tried to
the girl of the root and could succeed, that
fhe perfect devil, and that you could do nothing
A. don't think I did
O. Did you not offer to accompany the girl home, II
A: No; raid would get her carriage and ssnd
her home.
Q. Did you not say that she vas an artfu girl
A. think not; don't remember saying so.
q. A written statement has been exhibited here.
A: To Judge Iimpson, on Monday, week after the
Q. How often had you seen Captain McCerrsn
A. think, once twice; ara not certain which.
q. Who called you up stairs
q. In what way did he call you
A. The captain called me up stairs, and told me tho
attracted my attention in that way; he said nothing
more than TO come up stairs; went up immediately;
M @ re her OkedO Of he
frstthe nearest Spring street; did not her;
the captain then told me TO go and look out Of the
Of the window when he told to look out Of the scut
tie he VAS in the hail. then went up to the scuttle
IL not open before he that evening" ne told
me ls had opened the scute; raw the girl aittiug
tbs dormor window, the spring street, the
posed to ask the witness Whist the girl said to her ths
vitness) ut this time Mr. Graham objected and the
q When you came down, what did you say to tho
captain
Mr. GRAHAM objected. Answer taken subject, to OBJ
lection.
A. She would come down for Dr. Wilson.
q. What did the Captain say
lid not see him return with DR. Wilson; could not
soy how long the Captain was absent; saw him after
Cross.,saminsison Did you not say to Captain
ssatlin in the station house that night, that you
thought, but xs-e not sure, that you had seen the
Captain once before
A. think did say so.
q. Lid you ever know Captain Ssatlin before
that night
A. No, sir
q. Was Captain seatlia ever at your house.
A. never saw him there.
AspSNw CHAINS. being duly sworn, on the part OF
the prosecution ssys-He resides at 10 Nassau street,
Eliza Dickson In the old coun.ry in the VI Castle
blsny, county Of Monaghan, for about two and half
O. What was her chara cter for chastity,
A. Her character was good there could be no better
they were respectable she lived with her uncle lived
In the same house with them for two years; knew
both the sisters
Crsss-sran,inahon.Ila last saw Eliza Dickson on ths
18th or 14b Of March last 1t three days be-
fore left for this country; could not say that Eliza
Dickson doing anything for living; she was In the
TO the store and after she m the store At Couth
Hill. At her fathers house.
q Did you hear any person talk about her cha
A No, sir she .as living with her uncle and attend
cd the store ocea,onsy was clerk in the store for
her uncle who kept the store she was not in her unce
employ; only on visit.
JoHs LysrKR, being sworn. says, he resides ct 14o
Sullivan street have been In this country q little
two years knsv Eliza Dickson the comp lsnsnt
here, In the old country knew her father very inti
natey say him every day ! visited tn. house fire.
In NOuutroth, up to the time ! left IL knew hor
during that part Of the tine abe wa on visit North
q What has been her character for chastity since
ysu have known her
always considered her to be zach as the daughter
Of respectable should be II she were not, he
would not keep her in his house.
z. Did you ever hear aught against her -
Crsss-eEaainafios.-Q How long have you been ss-
susiuted with her
A About nine ear. since ar saw her at that
time she about old. hardly that Il
1. two years last Oct ober since saw her in ireland
..n 9i Have you ever heard n'f 'O''n'' spoken Of "
A. Such thing rs her character Tor chastity
thought Of brought IN question Mt Moantroth
never heard her character for cbststy spoken of at
oil | am in the mercshtie business ! not in
business In New YORK I have been Ia business In
anada before coming to New York have only been
in New ork about tso months.
q WAS the father and family respectable, AMI visit
ed other families
A. 1he father respectable, and thought we'll %
by his peglbJrs his means we're small. AMI his family
large there IL not much visiting there rs In other
places mean Of the same class he belonged tn in
that country the like Glaze in this country he was
highly esteemed by all his neighbour
he watch return of the 25th 81 jane, belonging to
the 18th ward where IL shown that the captain
rave the name Of James Thomas, aud Eliza Dickson
gave the fictitious name OF Jane Morgan was intro
duced Nothing proved in tsis respect, as the
Captain Of Police who entered the names, on the night