The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-19

the road that evening; think met the wagon.
after passing girl but the cannot say before
after; should judge that got TO Remsons at about
seven O'Clock.
Charles Il. vapderveer sworn, says-I reside at NeR
Lots, Kings county on last sunday week ago wa. 10
company Of John W. Van Sckand we at Mr..
Sineys; left there that evening with Mr. Van sick
land II then about half past six o'clock wecane along
the Black stump road towards village of jamaica
passed girl at the of the road it was near the
top of the HILL the female wore straw bonnet; don't
know what dress she observed rs we passed that
she was going sparkling she on the right hand
side Of the road passed. after pas ing the girl
met wagon going north; was driving at the time it
was the level road after the first turn north of Mr.
Weekss: the horse in this agon of dark color
don't recoect meeting or seeing any other persona
this road got TO Remsons IN Jamaica at about seven
O'Clock.
Cross examnation-At the time passed the female
was driving slowly up the h there was nothing in ths
females that called out the remark made by me
il was merely joke; where met the wagon WAS /
think somewhere in the vicinity of the HILL Mr.
Gunther's residence so am informed in coming from
Nj Sneys before met the female drove at about ten
or twelve miles an hour.
Johns Denton sworn, says:-I reside in the town Of
Flushing on the Black stump road did not know Catha
rine Qugley think saw female on the road on the
afternoon of Sunday, week ago the 9th inst. 1t
about three O'Clock; she mddng sized girl about
thirteen fourteen years of age she then going
north there is pond on my farm, 1t is situated some
four hundred feet from my house, and near the side
Of the road; Monday afternoon, SHUTDOWN saw
piece of calico floating the surface OF the water in
pond went old raft enough to see what it
knew the girl missing, and called to Mccoy,
Of my men, to TO me- had found the girl who
missing the part of the pond where discovered the
body is surrounded by bushes the body lay tea
fifteen feet from the nearest part of the shore should
think the water and mud would be from three to
four feet; my idea is that the body when it,
should say, partly aoat when Michael Mccoy came
told him to get the raft while procured rope
Michael pushed the raft out to the body then threw
end Of the rope to Michael who made it fast to the
of deceased and raised her partly out of the water
/ asked Michael if he her face was bruised
he replied yes, very much good deal, cannot say
which, think that was all that SAID at that time
could not the face myself; before asked Michael
these questions Mr.. Verify along the road and
asked him to stop and help u.s. and he did so; pulled
the body out of the water and conveyed it to the barn.
and told Michael 20 get sheet to it with the body
remained in my barn until o'clock that night when it
taken away by Coroner Hendrickson; the bonnet
her head apparently tied did not notice whether
her dress torn not part of her lip and cheek had
been eaten to the teeth as suppoe by the turtles
ees do not think it possible to throw the body into
the pond from the roadside account of the bushes
there had been no bushes think it would then have
taken two TO have thrown it far in the pond
found it. my family consists OF my mother, wife four
hired men, named Michael Mccoy and Edward Maher;
that Sunday afternoon returned home at FIVE O'Clock,
and remained home all the evening" all my family at
home except my men, but whether they absent
not do not know did not any person passing
foot along the road that evening.
II being nearly six O'Clock the Court took recess
until this morning at ten O'clock when the testimony of
witnesses will be continued