The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-25

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Abijah J. Higgins was las, evening fully com
United 10 answer before the United States Circuit
Court for the murder Of Godfrey Davis, colored
man, on the I5sh Of March, while on a voyage
from Boston 20 Charleston on board the schooner
Falcon, Of which the prisoner mate. The
striking Of the blow upof.the deceased, which is
presumed 10 have caused has death. was strongly
substantaied hy three coorcd witnesses for the pro-
secuiion. The captain contradicts some OF their
statements a. 60 the time o the occurrence; bat
he WAS below. and did not see the blow inflicted,
his evidence does not materially affect their credi
blitv The whole II the witnesses state that the
decreased WAS very SICK for several days previous
10 has death, and that he dropPcd down al the
wheel from exhaustion, after being stationed there
for u few minutes.
This morning the primary hearing in the case Of
Freddy, charged with the murder 81 his wife, was
commenced before the Mayor. WIN. H. Reed
Esq, Attorney General. APPEARED for the prosecn-
ton. and G.. w. Barton, Isaac iiaxlrhurst, and
Guslayus Remak, Esquires for the defence
tendant a. the dscessed testified that she was AZ
ctcd with disease ~ the heart this his opinion
before and the examination subsequently, confirmed
him; the morning ~ the 3lst % March MIR Freddy
called for him, telling the young that Mrs "
very low Dr X accompanied AR ,. 20 the house, aud
i'm company with the servant gr they vent stairs
together MIR y. was then Ina bed, the mother u
Mrs D. In another bed and the children In third )
examined Mrs. y. but found extreulities cold Mr. y
said his wife had been down stairs 20 get drink Of
water. the doctor told Mr.. b. his wife was dead :
this being repeated 10 mother aud ehidrcn they com
menc.d crying the Doctor then len, and proceeded
h.me he made no examination ct the body,
his attention directed 10 her throat his opinion was
that her death had been caused by debility suPerNen
ing disease Of III. heart several days aft.rward In
ply question made Nv the Doctor, Freddy said that
his wife had been dead about twenty minutes before he
had summoned him; ON the same occasion, Freddy
asked whether the doctor had observed scratch
asked whether the doctor had heard the reports in
circulation; the latter replied, that he had, but
gave countonancc 10 none of them; the doctor
accidentally visiting the house four i've days after
wards, found asscmblage Of persons there drinking
wine and became aware that Freddy had been mar
ricd servant girl he had before In the house.
he subsequently present at the posi- norton
nation and then first saw the mark around the neck
the result Of this examination convinced him that her
death had been caused by stranguation from some
hands unknown; the mark on the neck presenting an
appearance indicating that the cord had been drawn
tight and not that the body had been suspended; he
mark Of knot upon the threat the doctor EN-
phateay denied having seen the deceased hanging in
the cellar having assisted TO her up stairs
had been asserted by the old lady MIR Freedly's
family consisted of his wife, about ten twelve
years old a daughter about eight or nine infant
fourteen or eighteen months old besides the mother
and servant girl In his professional visits to the de-
ceased she exhibited absence Of mind on two seye-
raj occasions MIR + kind man 10 his family, and
quite an industrious man; exhibited much fondness Tor
the infant the deceased when examined by the doctor
lying in bed, had both her shoes ani vikings on,
the pupils Of her eyes somewhat datcd aud her
| face pale and haggard.
GtoRGr Koor, the undertaken testified that his wife,
who laid the body of the d.cesscd directed his at
tention a mark around her neck and when he asked
Freedly what II The latter said that his wife hal
hanged or strangled herself he said that ne should
say anything about it hc had the doctors cerh
cate and all right This witness showed by his
preysrcation that there some facts that lac
striving to conceal and at last after much pressing by
the Attorney General confessed that Freddy hal APP
piled to him to the body to some other ground
and upon being told that lac could not do ~ without
pcln sion Of the Board Of Health or Coroner aat-
ed that in consequence of reports that had got aoat
tie latter about to take up the body.
The examination OF Mrs. koop followed, but elected
nothing 1he hearing will bc continued toms
morning
The testimony seems to throw darker shade OF sus-
picion upon the piisona The declaration Of Or knorr
that the mark presented the appearance q the rope
having been drawn to produce trangulation, aud
not that it had been caused by her suspension Is a
strong point Others are tina: the deceased had neither
shoes or stockings when the doctor called In (;
the different statements OF Freddy to the doctor In
gard the condition Of his wife, and his having gone
him after her death, with other circumstance, are
strong grounds Tor increasing the suspicious that pre-
viously existed
The prisoner is quite good looking German with an
olive complexion dark hair and eyes, and pleasant
expression of countenancc lie exhibits appschcn-
in his demeanor though he takes great interest in
| the testimony as II rs elected.
The stockholders Of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
met yesterday and accepted the charter granted at the
| last session Of the Legislature
| MARkErs AND SrocK SAIrs-Thc enquiry for cotton
is animated and holders asking advanced rates in
consequence of the advccs from the South with regard
to the effects Of the frost upon the growing crop 4
sale OF 200 bales made ~ an advance previous
rates. Flour is firm at previous quotations. sales for
export at - 80. Rye flour commands 81 20 to 81 So
Corn meal sold at 81 SO Tor Pennsy lvania, and
81 % for Brandywine. Sales Of red wheat at 10oc.
mixed at 103c., and white at lose. Rye-A sale of
fcnnsyl yania ut BE; yellow corn 52lsc. to Sic.
Southern cats, 2Sc to Ivc and Penny lyania a. Sic
to 3ac per bushcl Nhiskev is held firm. ani small
sales made at zoe and 2c for hhds. aud barrels.
FIRST BoGrd-s1 600 s. Nav Gs rs, 4j5S; so Norris
town Railroad a; COO Philadelphia Gas G's 62, l0s;
100 Girard IL 20; 200 Wilmington Railroad 6's. S3
10 Union Bank, Tenn IS a.; Is Lehgh Int 5G14 30
Union Canal, 1888; 1000 Susquchanna Canal Bonds
IS; Eank n. A.. 1884,; 5000 Wilmington Railroad
G's, $685.; 10 Mechanics Bank ~ IL kentucky Bank,
0G Philadelphia Bank, l21 so Norristown Railroad
5000 Pcnnsy lyania SIS, 81 u; 90 horristown R,1i
14ia. Second Board-16 Commercial Bank. So; 022
Lehigh Interest 562t 1000 State SIS 81 x; 4O0O Read
ing Mortgage Bonds, COS; 200 n. q. Loan, 6's, 80
1C5A; Pennsylvania Railroad 2|ls; 10 Girurd Bank,
1215; Pcpnsy lyania Bank. 81 400 State SIS, 81
800 do. S11,; COO U. s Treas. Notes, 10s1 4.0O0
L. S. Loan. SIS, 81, 9j.