The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-11
TWO CENTS.
the said Robert McCerren, and pray that he may bs
detained to ans wer, according to law
ELIZA DICKSON.
Sworn before me, this 2eth June ls4e


detained to answer, according to law.
Sworn before me, this Goth June, Is4s.
Z. B. Tm-sor.
WILLIAM II. CORNELL, OF No. so Crosby street. being
duly attested thus deposed:-On the evening OF the
10Th June, about o'clock, in the attic bedroom
OF No SO Crosby stseet, man and woman on a bed
STRUGGLING she endeavored to get away from him. they
then got below the sill Of the window did not see
them for some few minutes; he undressed with the
exception Of hs shirt; there bright light In the
room. and the lower sash hoisted up: / then saw
h m get up of the bed and towards the door; shs
sprung out Of the window and along the gutter,
aud then up the roof he appeared at the other
window where she was and called TO he
but l could not understand what 1t was he said; he
after appeared at the scuttle struggle then com
menced and was continued at intervals for half to
three quarters Of an hour during the scue she either
two-thirds Of the he then exclaimed Good God,
O. Good heavens there you go!n lie then said he
would go away; she then climbed up the ,rnar win
dow; soon AFTER saw him put on his clothes in the
bedroom where they first were that three or
four women appeared at the window of the attic bed
room and one at the scutte they trying to per-
suade her to come I'M at that time my brother in-law
came in at the house where was; reque ted him to
go for police officer, which he did 1t something
like quarter Of an hour before they the officers
went to the scuttle of the house aud tried get
the house they finally got her in the dormar window;
she was on the roof about two hours W and half
Sworn before me, ID July 1919. E.B TrMrsor.
WILLIAM G.. LAWSON Il came home on the evening
Of the 25th june about ten minutes before 10 O'clock
MIR. Cornell called me- aud told me that he wanted
me up there Immediately, he being on the roof He
told me that at the house opp rite there girl
who had jumped out of the window and was up on the
roof who, he supposed, was decent girl who had
been decoyed In there and that they trying to
seduce her lie then said that of had better 90
after the police. said that would go. started ana
found one in Spring street; then told the circum-
stance of the girl being the roof that he had
better see about getting her down He said that he
could not go into the house himself but that he would
go after the captain. During the time that he was
gone, saw the women of the house endeav oring to
get her In of the house The policeman returned In
about quarter Of an hour with of the captains
policemen. on mr. to0u
and pointed out the girl the roof they ever
and into the house then heard them persuadinc the
girl to come down that they would protect her but il
was all OF no avail rs she would not down. She
got ladder TO try and got her in the window They
got long ladder and put IL in front Of the house,
,he came down to the gutter and then seized By
The men on the ladder and ley took her in the
and through the window into the house, and she was
brought down to Spring street by the police. They
the station by person. as am informed named Will
SON ,aid to be the doctor of the ship that the
Sworn before me this I'd July 1850
T.. b. TIMPsoy, Police Justice.
JosErn MURPHY of the Fourteenth District of Police
being duly swsrn deposes that-On last evening
called to house, SO Crosby street house Of assig-
nation and there saw the girl now present, Eliza
Dickson. the roof | went to the scutte and .f,.d
to induce her to come down, which shs refused T
then with the assistance Of others, ~snt and rot a
,auaer ana put up 10 the rom Of the house. whsn
then arrested Captain lcCerren and took him to the
''s n n Ss =. JOSEPH MURPHY.
sworn po'ore me- SGh day Of June 1919.
T.. d TInrsos, Police Justice.
The above sGsavits constitute the charge and
curing Monday And Tuesday OF this week the girl
on the part of tho captains counsel in the course OF
which che stated that q note was brought to her
Monday evening by DR., Wilson, from Captain Meier
rem, in which written" Eliza, | am waiting for
you opposite. X. McCerren.n She then, upon the
eept Of this nsts dressed herself went out and met
into stage after walking some distance and went
house In crosby street After going up stairs to the
Ted foil
Invent In the room first; he said, sit down sat down
on the chair and got up and went to the window; he
said To me take OF my hat and vizette; said would
not; be saia had better as twas warm; said was
not; thsn took Of my hat he said that should take
would not he would tear IL or IL would not take 10
on; he then caught hold OF me, and pulled me down
aud kissed me; was standing by the window; he put
his aims around me at the window; | then went down
on my knees On the boards; he then caught hold Of
my arms aud waist aud put ms on the bed, he dragged
me Of the boards the bed he was sitting on shs
side u the bed when he did this; he me be-
side him; he attempted then TO throw down "A the
bed wresil.d and got up and said. do you want to
destroy mel he said no did not give you my wsrd
and honor that you should out Of this house you
went In; he threw me on the bed again, aud strag-
ged until got of again; no then Vent towards the
door when he threw ON the bed previously to going
TO the door bgan u struggle and said would
OUT he put his hand on my mouth; struggled for
long time till he got OF aud vent to door;
then got up aud went out Of the window; I sawit
raised and put my feet the bed aud got
After she got on the roof alarm made in the
neighborhood; the police came, and ali parties were
taken to the 14th ward police station house, here IL
was that the first attempt was made through the friend
Of the captain Dr wilson aud the captain slOO
TO the complainant, TO hush up the matter The nsHt
day, (tuesdayl tho case was heard before Justice
Timpson, and the captain held to bail for a hearing
During that evening" however Mrs Mel errsn the cap
tainsw accompanied BY Or. Wilson called upon
the conf aiDant at No 81 Madison street. and piored
Tor her sake and her childrens that she would Aban
don the prosecution and leave the city that abe be-
lieved her husband would commit suicide II the case
should become public In the wspapers Mrs Meier
rem the Doctor aud Eliza and her sister all drove do~s
In carriage to the Battery Hotel, where settle
mn t,iaee Nv xpvtt MI.
condition tia, she LIFT the city until the weasel sasa
the elder sitter however, wanted $500 to settle, bus
finally took The sl5O aud the next morning they left
for Ililadvpbis, accompanied by DR.. Wilson, aud
board was eugsg for then ut respectable boarding
house, kept by Airs Arnold corner % trout aud Union
streets. he sIls not liking tho location, returned
back 20 New York by tho next morning train n, and
nov stopping at No los Twentieth street IL has been
raid that these two young girls Catholics aud
pbans such Is not the According to the evidence
given yesterday II seems they Brought up Pres
byterisHs and have mother asd father, aud four
brothers still living At Gsl~ay. ireland ct the
arr very Intelligent fsome education and very pre-
Iossessing In their manners and appearance The
evidence in this not closed yesterday but adj
jsurned over until Thursday afternoon. at hafpsst
three o'clock. In justice To Captain Mocerren ve
would state that he denies the charge altogether
pose Of the captains visit aud farther that he has
veral witnesses TO examine on his behalf that would
far 20 dsoredit the testimony given by Eliza aud
show that deep plan has been laid TO extort some
thing like 81 900 from him on the pretencs Of set
Element. Such propositions, We unierstaud, have &C
tualiy been made.
n, Cop6ccs,e Nan y esteriay, two more charges
we're taken against Samuel Williams. the Coincidence
Man. making now FIVE in all II appears that, the
1ith q October last, MIR. VIM. Norris, Of No. 81
Pine street done by this Confidence dan out Of
gold watch. valued at $40 The othsr was DIR Le-is
A. Ssyre. 81 No. 53l Broadway. The "Conhdsnce
Man" II seems, called upon the doctor about tvs
years since and wished advice stating that he had
ahsction 81 the heart The doctsr very readily
lined hts pulse and sounded his chest, but the Coma
deDce Man" sounded" the doctor at the same t,se,
hy extracting diamond breastpin from the doctors
shirt bosom valued Mt s75 and from the table he car
risd OF gold watch and chain worth $50 On all
three charges the accused has been committed TO pri
son for trial
Carving "Sitrns Siot.r-A man by the name Of
John Brien, arrested and committed yesterday.
by Justice Lothrop, charge OF attempting TO as
Fault officer Mclean Of the % ward With knife; and,
his arrest, found on his person "slung shot"
On the charge OF carrying this unlawful weapon, the
magistrate held him 20 bail In the u $500; In de-
fault Of which, he was com nitted to pr'.on