The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-01
Court OF Oyer and TePmlner.
B sfors Justice HuFlbst, and Aldermen Wood and

Before Justice HuIibst, and Aldermen Wood and
TRIAL OF THOMAS A. WALLER YoR THE xuRpx. OF
MARTHA E. WALKER.
FOURTH DAY.
MAI a-The Court opened this morning at ten
la FLovD called to the stand-A diagram Of tho
house, No. 70 Lexington avenue, verified by the
witness and proved to be correct.
MARoAaEr CONNER was the next witness called
Witness lives 1T tho corner Of First avenue and St.
Marks Place, with Mrs. Wells witness lived before in
exington avenue, No 49, with Mrs. Wells lived be-
tween i've and six months with her; living there
last February ut the time Of Mrs Walkers death; Mrs
Mrs. Walkers death knew Mrs Walker; had known
her Ave six months before her death from the time
witness went to the house, knows Mr.. Walker; he
In the habit OF coming to the house In Lexington
avenue; first time witness saw him there after
Christmas; no used to come at night and in the
day witness let him in when he first came he
then asked for Mrs. Walker; he rang the bell and
asked to see Mrs. Walker; came in, took of his
coat, put it on the hat stand. and went into the
front paror Mrs w. in the front parlor when he
went in; does not know exactly how long he stayed
there witness has him before, in the street; he
passed along slowly looking in the front parlor win
dow; this he did both by day and by night passing by
Mrs. Wels's house; witness saw him do this almost
every day and more than on the same day. three
times one afternoon, only a few minutes Intervening
between each time; witness in the house the day
Mrs w. shot, Walker had been there in the
house, the evening before witness let him in Mrs w.
was in that night them in the paror that
evening; he came about half past i've; witness
went up stairs ut ten O'Clock, and lett him there;
let Walker in the day Mrs. Walker was shot,
At about halt past ten O'Clock in the morning: he
asked to see Nrs Walker said she in the parlor;
he took off his overcoat. and left it the hatstand
with his umbrella and then went into the front parlor
witness went down stairs into the kitchen; went up
stairs some time during the day recollects Mrs Wells
being out on that day. went up stairs to put coal
her fire. witness came down stairs with the coal
scutte in her hand and when she came to the hall Of
the paror the first floor passed through the entry
by the parlor doors in order to 20 down into the
kitchen; witness passed along she heard Mr. Walker
kvvSf k.rI
Mrs. Walker; he said Yes | will do it;' she said
mo you WON'T" these the words to the best of
witnesss knowledge witness then went down stairs,
md laid the coal seutte down the kitchen floor;
she then heard stamping with the foot above the
floor of the front paror this the moment she laid
the ecuttle down on the kitchen floor; has heard
such noise before MRS. w. used generally to
do 1t when she wanted witness to get up stairs
the sound appeared little way from the sofa, in
the front parlor; witness opened the kitchen door
to come up stairs to know what Mrs. Walker wanted,
and witness opened the kitchen door, heard the
port Of pistol up stairs ran up the stairs and passed
along the entry and the parlor DOORS and opened the
street door; there in the entry witness
passed along Mrs Wells came down stairs, made to-
wards the front parlor door and opened it; as she
opened the door witness went and looked in and
Mrs: Walker lying on the left side Of the door,
on her SIDE with her back to the door. not
actly lying down. witness made to the front door, aud
wanted Mrs. Wells to come with nae; Mrs. Wells went
out into the street, and witness went out into the
street leaving the front door open; Walker did not
out they stood at the front door; could have
seen him If he had come out of the parlor doors;
Wells, who went up to the next block returned again,
and went in the house again saw Walker come out
the house and 10 up the ne 1t block wit
the house in the front paror and there
Mrs. Walker the floor, her left side her
hand on the carpet lying between the sofa and win.
towards the sefa the stamp Of the foot witness had
heard in the kitchen twice repeated in quick
cession las witness indicated by stamping with her
foot y 1t not louder than usual had only time to
go to the kitchen door and it, when the report Of
the pistol took place; scarcely had the kitchen door
med tupsa ard la Of fha sfo1 /.
thinks she only had her hand on the knob OF the door
to open 1t; the stamping was upon the middle OF the
floor of the paror witness was then In the middle Of
the Kitchen which was immediately under the front
Parlor; when Mrs Wells opened the door witness saw
no one but mrs walker the door was about two feet
open; heard no one SPEAK An .
Cross-rIdm'nanon- witness Is still IN the employ
ment OF MIS- Welis who does not Keep heuse now; Mr.
Jones, brother naw OF MIS- Wnixer Keeps the mouse;
has been constantly IN MRS Wels employment sincei
WAITS upon MRS. Welis; mas not talked great deal
ABOUT TINS ahar since u nappenod Win any one; was
examined as witness At the coroner inquest knows
Mr. Mckeon by sght; he called At the house. ana
wanted 10 Know exactly now happened, ana she tod
So,e ths racoec. snans ne nsso ~ W,s
Weips parior before mo death; saw II lying under
the small sofa right under the front window
pushed tho divan from the window to open tho
window, and found the pistol underneath wit
ness look up the pistol In her hand thinks was ike
know how on~ s wss he
murder; Mr aiker had peen In the mouse the same
night may have been seven or eight days before the
she put back under the divan never mentioned hav-
ing iound IL there VII after the murder walker
came 10 the mouse perhaps fourteen or niteen
times before the murder; sometimes Mrs Wells was In,
sometimes OUT wheh ne came ne came hve or SIX times
when she was IN on the hght peiore the MURDER VII
ness went In the front parior WIN some conee when
she saw Mr ana MIS- walker stting on the SOFA; &C
another time witness mas tnken IN cake anu wine iet
the things IN the room I'LL morning; was only ABOUT
two minutes in the room; next morning saw Mrs
walker as she lay In oed she came down In the ktch-
en- and told her that Mr.. walker had been mucn Gus.
pleased with her the evening before ana nsd tod ner
That he would come mat morning at ten CLOCK once
more, and that should be the last time he would see
herr Mrs Walker said that he told her this as ne was
leaving; Mrs W. told witness nothing more; walker
came that morning about haf-past ten witness let
MIN IN Mrs w, came TO tne paror ooor aiter a.ker
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