The New York herald., 1851-11-20


Mary Nshon depossd thai in July last she lived ct No
IT Spruce street recollsct the night whom man was
stabbed there sitting ON chair outside, the
two men came up the walk talking don't know
where they nom but they on the same side
wsi,Ser. cannot tell whether they we're long or short
some got the man that was stabbed down In
try saw the man after he was dead ! thought the
body like the saw that night, because he
Q pale man never saw that man, to my knowledge,
come out Of 10 Spruce street when the man
the entry Of Mr.. nsr house Mr.. %sr keeps the
f" Blue Bonnet house found the knife about foot
inside the door some gentleman took it from that
night don't know whether he ofhcer not
DO not know whether there was blood it not be-
cause didn't take particular notice.
This witness. who Is an unsophistcated Irish woman
unintelligble the Italisns
Charles g. stoppani was sworn Is interpreter, and
Louis Comansini was sworn and exsmised BY the Dis
trict Attorney II live ct lbs Crosby stree: am bar
ber know Andrew Squarzs the prisoner, by sight
knew Rovelh here in New York, about month before
fore Rovell stabbed RovelN in the yard when
entered and squarza also in the yard I did not
go into the yard when ROve cams out of the yard hs
said be had some difficulty with sQuarxa vent out OF
the house with Rovelh Spuarza at that tims vas IN
the room between the yard and the store; when I
came out with Roveli, walked about sfteen
twenty PAGES, and could get him nc further did
not hear anything before stopped went towards
the Park on the same side ar the store Isl before Rovel
out Of the house be wanted to comb his hair in
coming out he continued to make use Of very disre-
spectfu expressions towards squarza heard some sa1
Q-Dd you see anybody running waeo you aai 20
vell stopped
each occasion, gave some irrelevant answer.
The Judge asked why he did not answer the QUESTION
District Att0rney-rhs is the witness was Obliged
toattach That was the explanation.
Witress-I heard a voice say stake care but could
not say who was; when got about fifteen twenty
PAGES Rove!li wanted TO go back and prevented him
voice say " take care" Odd not a man come up at
that moment, and strike Royeii - saw somebody
atrl Ia afsra mir 1ea said y m iv
ing C--Did the man who struck that blow speak
y did not hear. Q-What did the msl who gave
liam street there crowd there, and cannot tell
whether the mar run or walked Y Q--Who was the man
see Q--wbo did you think it was at that time -
could not distinguish any one 2 Did you recos
nze squaIza's voice in the street A.-No.
The District Attorney said he supposed he had right
to put this in the position Of hostile witness he
previously examined through the medium of 9 COM
petent interpreter he subsequently away; aud he
(the District At ornsy obliged to offer reward to-
his apprehension and to postpone the trs on account
Of his absence
went after cannot tell the dress of the nAa who
gave the blow because it dark; never saw Rovell
afterwards did not see any knife
This witness was not cross examined
Ntprico Vigo. Italian, deposad-I AN Q clerk; L
was at squarza some i've or six minutes after the DIM
Guilty saw Rovelh in the house; did not see him go
cut; saw him after he stabbed, caught him in
my aIms Just be stabbed came from Mr. Pal
lsries cigar store right the way; heard
and went up street; saw Roven bloody; asked him,
What was the matter'n and he said, Let me alone
did not see Squarza that night.
Frankly Martin, another Italian, deposed-I was at
squsrzas house the night Rover stabbed saw Ro-
ve 20 of the house, squsr,a in the yard then
did him 20 out after Rovelli went out do not
know who stabbed Revelli Rovslh sitting in the
street. wounded
Officer Redden of the Fourth ward police depossd
that he present at the raising Of the deceased and
gave him to citizens went TO the AZ
had to break the window and shift the bar get I'M did
aI Dl.tQ i
found some dirty dishes and knives 1 . white
has died knife but did not pick il up the prisoner was
arrested in Spruce street; do not know the number
This witness not cross examined.
Officer q Brien of the Second ward deposed that he
time he did not pay much attention noise is frequent
there amongst the boys ssw 6 nan lying on the eide
walk the Fourth ward police came, and gave the de-
ceased to citizens and went in search Of the pr
soDer; arrested the prisoner in the house believe No
40 Spruce street the front the second floor
myself and officer Cherry to the inner door and
answered by some one that be could not let
US in ss he had not got the key" We forced in the
door and found in that room the prisoner at the bar
there else there; he had clean shirt ON
can't say whether IL linen flannel he had on
vest coat found part Of torn shirt In thA, room
and we recsi,,d piece Of bloody linen Sas. mat pro
bloody piece of linen to the Assistant Captain of the
ward at the time arrested the prisoner he sK he bad
got his finger cut by somebody
Mr. Morris objected TO the conversation between the
prisoner and police when he IN custody, al hr
Blunt did not press it.
Cro.s ezsmned-Feund the torn shirt openly on the
foor In egusrza's bedroom
Patrick Cherry Of the officers Of the seconA ward
depoed that he the station house when the alarm
came, and he vent Immediately to the scens and as
sisted in srrestipg the prisoner at No 20 Cherry street
where be beard the prisoner had lodsedi euts. the
door open he in the act Of dressing found the torn
skirt in he room.
ohesr Phillips recsled-Deposed that he went to the
house No 10 epruce street by the directions Of the
Coroner and got some knives there. Three Of the
kDives a the mark and makers (Rogers and
sons) as the one given by Mary Maher 70 the officer
MO--is-fan'r fhxff
knives of Rogers and Sons 10 New York
Mary Maber recalled-Depo,ed that she found the
piece OF bloody linen the sidewalk she thought that
1t was hsrdkerchief belonging 20 the wounded man;
some one took II from her does not know who it was
TIE ptrict Attorney read the depo.tions Of Roveui
taken under cath before Alderman Chapman, In pre-
senee ofhe prsener In which be stated that he had had
quarrel With squsrza did not know which Of them
began the words did not know he stabbed until he
sav the blood had any quarrel with squarzs be
fors they we're great friends until that time The Dis
rict Attorney then ad the examination Of the prisoner
which by tn advice of counsel be -ecned 70
further questions than his age business snd birth
place.
James McKepna brass founder residing in Spruce
street deposed that be at his door but nothing at
tractet his :tteDton until murder hsllooed; saws
man running down the street think knew s1usrEa
by sisht before that car not say that him there
did not bear any called officer came up and
sskec II knew the who did this and ssid No,
know nothing Of it, they were mostly Italians that
Alderman Dodge Of the Second ward, deposed that be
visited the decsSed in the ho,pital bis dspositions
time they were read over to him
Q-Do you recolect his saying anything At the time,
as 20 the person who stabbed him
Objected to and not admitted.
The deJoiops Of deceased did not state Who stabbed
him and the Court ruled that having taken the depo
siions they could not supply any deficiency bY verbal
evidence
Alderman Dodge, in reply to Mr. Morris-It vas some
before his death that this Deposition
taken that occasion. asked him who stabbed him,
be said be had quarrel but be did net say VIC stabbed
him
To Mr. Bunt-T suppose be referred to squsrrs when
be said lie struck me, and strsok him Understood
bat be said he did not know be bed till he
be blood; Il s my impression that he said thai Il was
he who out OF the house after him that
tabled bin.
The case for the prosecution here closed with the
reception Of identify the torn shirt the that
rss handed by the officer to the Assistant Captain
General Joseph Ab. .zzaDpi. italian patriot, was
allied for the defence and deposed that he has known
be prisoner be arrived In New York about two
esrs sgo. be called al my house, s the refugees
generally do; 1 have never heard anything against
i'm
To the Court He political refugee from Rome
Il. he district - did belong