The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-27
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awakened up my wife and down sesin and got tvs
pals OF water to put cut the re pieces Of paD
there Il was part Of German paper got that p.per
under the stairs gave the paper to person thnk
night found pieces Of BROKEN jug behind the door.
Pieees Of jug shown to wtscss These pieces Of jug
semble what found told the officers that had
the psoser there that night vent in search of him
We found him at IL Essex strect pointed him out "a
Cross-ex aminsd by MI. sckles--f saw the pri.ooec
twice that night previous to the fre: saw him In tbs
alley way and saw him when he wssLssvng 1t; he had
on n frock coat like that he has now.
To the Court-I did not know Henry Ro dde; knew hs
lived there had heard there Some dtnicuty about
the prisoner coming there and wanting -four my "ifs
To Juror-when raised the windcw'I recognized
aim with his hand tho door, shutting is saw light
and a. | knew there Was NO light therei halowsd
John shearcr deposed-That he Is sea farirr nan lived
at go Monroe street in May last, went out 70 20 homs
T that Ssy s
looked him In the face and could not be mistaken that
vas the night OF the fire. had never seen hlls before
Cross sysminea-He had on light pants, dark froek
Officer Way deposed to sesing the nre and giving tAs
alarm at the station house, went up to the fire. ths 'front.'
door burned; the side light all the fixtures tho oor
posed that he searched for the prisoner places
went to No 12 Essex street and the lsndady deuisd
that there any baker In the house. SHIPPER pre-
sent he didn't seem to understand mo- asked IL ship
fer baker boarded there he answered no. Sant ssy
the baker to sn excellent situation 1t nsAbshtowu
Point the andiady spoke English very we'll and she
said why you are talking to the very man himssf"
but hs was going out Of Office and said he would have
nothing to do with IT. then took him to Judge Osborne
and he said he would have nothing to do with another
mans business then took him to the Mayor, who
mitted HIM searched afterwards for prisoners trunk
found and hat boo and brought them to the Office Of
the Chief Of Police there white and checked
and some German newspapers in the trunk there was
also . black coat In It
The District Attorney produood . copy OF the New
York Sfaais ZeitiEg Of the Sth June
Witness-The paper saw . German paper but
don't know the date
Joseph Geary deposedThat he recoects the prisoner
at the bar being brought to the Chiefs Office witness
trunk was in Second street.
The District Attorney then read the examination Of
the prisoner in which he said he could prove where he
every quarter OF hour tho evening the fire.
Presssr told he would give SIS If would rs
with Presser. at his house, In Williamsburg At the
time he made me the offer; there two brothers Of
Europe. They we're sitting at the table, and % must
have heard the conversations; Mrs. Pressler wsa
this conversation Presssr gave me no reason for it. k
shs sS time but m ne got very re- Gsd in the ..s and asked
only In fun had no other conversation with hon, but
the Tuesday after the first fire in Munroe street
over to Williamsburg TO Pressler hs not there
but his wife Told her that last night there was
fire set to Mr. Rohdes house have not Prcsslsr
paper and the German newspaper that was in my
trunk y
William Kellar of the Chiefs ofcs dspossd that ths
trunk
The court then took recess for one hour
EVENING SESSION.
The witness Young recalled and, In ansror to Mr.
sickles ssd that the clerk wrote down his former d.
positions In them it is stated that the looked iats
the yard and he then saw bis face.
The District Attorney then read the whole of the wit
nesss depostoRs. There difference between
of the when he him about the promises.
Mr. skes proceeded to open the for the defence
street had been Gre but he would show thu. the
witnesses for the taken in their
premises
John Wise deposedThat he lives at IL Essex street
tie prisoner he boarded With him in May last COM.
menced bosrdipg on Monday night it was after he
worked for R,hde he stayed one week he boarded With
witness when no arrested him the night before
bis he in the store In witnesses tws
or three hours he at supper half past O'Clock
and stad IN the house couple of hours after he
out with three or four others after nine O'Clock
To the District Attorney.-I Bavarsn By birth;
did not know the prisoner the old country belong
to secret society the order Of the Druids don't
what order the prisoner belongs to- was at home when
the officers and arrested the prisoner did not tell
them that there such person there my wife told
the officers asked for Michael and said there WA
no such psIson worked for Pressler baker Prsssr
something ike tho prisoner he Is not tall has hair
pretty much like the prisoner
The District Attorney-Iii bring him here th,. We
may see.
Mr. sickles-I wish you would and examine him
The District Attorney-1 will leave that to you.
preer deposed that he lived No IL Essex street last
May when prisoner lived there occupied the same room
with him: remembers seeing him there on the
night of the 9th OF May; went out with him after
nine clock; went to coffee house in Third street.
and stayed there TIL eleven oclock there perhaps
about four other men there from there went to anoth@
public house about two blocks of remained there till
about quarter before twelve O'Clock; from there went
another place in avenue BAKERS where prisoner had
before worked; there about quarter of hour;
from there went into small public house; drank soms
beer there music there and staid there till about
half past twelve when they heard alarm bell and wit
ness prisoner anu six or other and woman,
went OUT from there they went to another bakers la
avenue A; don't know the p,me the prisoner vent in
there alone, and witness stood the sidewalk both
then went home to Essex street got home O'Clock
and went TO bed together right away.
To the District Attorney.-Ths prisoner commenced
boarding at the house with witness about the 1st
May and was there four weeks can't say exactly Pri-
went away for four weeks with countrymen OF
bis he bearded there before hs away witness il
IL did not rain the night he out with prisoner
from nine o'clock until one.
Casper Market deposed-Thst the night previous to
the prisoners arrest he At his porterhouse In Third
street. In company with the lat witness went TO Nrs.
Gilmorcs and the other public houses where prisoner
had been with walter on the night in question: to tell
them TO remember that he had been there knew
the prisoner to be charged with any crime before he Is
Of good temper never knew him to quarrel with any
body him drunk he takes his glass Of besr
tometimes he is an industrious man.
Mrs Gilmore, George Lerdiger and George Fleurey,
gave similar testimony, that the prsonsr at their
houses with the witness Walter the night in question
Mrs Gilmore caled-A nd in answer to q juror said
she positive to the night and hour az o'clockl
that prisoner her house and that the alarmlof
heard while he there.
The Court adjourned at O'Clock to Saturday
(his) morning at O'Clock The jury permitted
TO separate with admonition to with sny
pers sop the subject Of the trial
The LUMBER TRADE--The lumber trade is being
carried on quite extensively this summer and fall
Several OF enerprising merchants and business
men are engaged in It. The lumber IL manufactured
along the Wolf river for sixty miles Ii Is put into sco~s
made expressly for that purpose these scows each earr