The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-01

that my partner had loaned him money about three %
four weeks ago. never heard Of any aequsint.nes -
no speaking asquaintsnce with each other; think my
received from her husband and helped her TO separate
from him. he also assisted her, she expected rich
Was told BY him that he had assisted her through Pity
and that he was certain the money would bs paid Sssk
70 him whom this rich uncle q hers :r I'VE from G ala
him that If Mr Melville knew he had helped his wife to
run from him, he C4elviel would kill him. - he was
and Madame Mevis) told him to always go armed for
fear Of him; my partner knew that Mrs. Melville had re.
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in Paris and said he had been in mad house there; T.
my partner always had pistol in his pocket whom ha
went OUT when In the house kept 1t IN his trunk De
es would % Of
or shoot him.
TO the District Attornsy--I never heard where Mr.,
that he had moved to Pearl street had with my
partner to Pearl street about three Or four days ags
Meivile went through Fran kfort 70 Pearl street;
Mrs. Barker visited our place twice the asst time
this time Mrs. Meivsils and Mrs Barker Hssd in
the same house about two or three weeks ago
nv partner 1 did not know her them but my
partner told that Mrs. Barker never
heard her mentioned %ss By SdT
been in Paris and knew Melville there about twelve oc
fourteen days ago Mrs Barker came to my house with
letter. and at that time she sti boarding In the
house with Mr. and Mrs. Melvle she brought the
letter to my partner believe that at that time MI:
letter was from Mrs. Melville TO my partner told
Mrs. Barker that my partner was out then, and
to nae, SHOW miserable that woman Mrs. Melville. is,
and how good would be to help her to go to some other
se BTer s sn u ZANE
at this time MIS- Barker said il Mr. Melville knew what
they did he would ki them went out this morning to
store then saw the Diseased dead in the store Tmme.
a,ey u THO 1ne my partner slept in front
ana nsTs % he had desk Their. but Do not
saw letters there from his cousin in Washington.
street; board there with Mrs; Wilson; have been
at the franklin Square Hotel for three weeks thinks
came to this city in the latter part of January last in
Franklin square Hotel upon the afternoon Of the day
landed these the only places have lived in since
sn to ns country msn tss to @
vile; he boarded in the house with me in Lspenard
street with his wife frat aw him n in Paris about Sat
at Paris did not him again until him in lis
penard street. in Mrs Wilson's, about week after went
wife, they had to the same house to board;
cognized each other he boarded there himself
until this very mornings las. saw him at nine O'Clock,
rated from him, and went to board at the franklin
Sss Hotel ssS my IN
compelled to witness his violence towards her
from the day Of their arrival to the day Of
lent and unceasing he was in the habit Of beating
her she told and he acknowledgedit and begged
house the inmates called him the " Mailman he adj
mted that he had struck his wife once the head
as he had once been deranged and confined in a mad
ss taken in trsGt the uS sss s
she told me that he had taken ken her earrings,
sold them ths was what the quarrel was about
he admitted all this in my presence he said these things
by sight, he in the habit Of calling Mr..
Melville and his wife, in the capacity of medical
a Aee toa a. 1ne people ne no rnSs inS pr
see his wife, heard Mrs. Melville say that the
prisoner was medical man. Mrs NJ said she could not live
with her husband, that her life in danger from
his violence, and that she would leave him until her
uncle from California; think she said the Of
well of Mr.. De Corn be spoke well Of him yesterday
wednesday, evenings was in the habit of visiting Mrs.
alone; che was employed at needework. and never.
found any there with her except dressmaker
never heard her speak Of any except to hope
grateful to Mr.. De Corn, he had kindly ad-
yanced her to her from restitution until
her uncle would arrive from California. Yhe frst time
ero- saw Mrs. Mely Vile in Hspenard street; 1
know that Mrs. Melville had one or two letters from
with the handwriting of Mrs. Melville and that Of
her husband the direction of the letter now shown
Mr.. Blunt was directed thus-"L. Seville, care Of &.
Sutherland (The Coroner marked 1t No. - Witness
not know the handwriting upon the second
who told that i was likeness Of her Mrs Msiviiles
hands Of Mrs. Mevile Mrs. Melville passed BY the name
Of Mrs Stanley at the Franklin Square Hotel lest hsr
last week while she boarded there M sutherland called
to see Mrs. Melville once, but saw him only the
addressed to by Mr. Sutherland Of which could not
make head nor tail took the letter to Mrs. Melville fox
The following is copy Of the letter. lett aar A'p'" ~
ma MAp AM: BARTEn,
Broadway Pot from dirscssa a. hs
ssS n BE- Say her to fail
inc has e By other
That the letter sent tse; took note from,
her TO Mr. De Corn upon the morning when she left her
husoand asking OF him to advance her some money to-
meet her wants until her uncle would return have
seen some i've or six persons visit her when her hus
the day she left the house at Lspenard street
LOUIS steamer sworn-I reside and work with my
my parents dead my bosses are Mr. Giraud and M
De Corn knew the deceased he WAS in the habit Of
coming into the store very often he would ask for Mr.
about ten o'clock when Mr. Melville came into the .tore
ne isid Is Mr. De Corn n' he bad big cane in his
same stick which he then had with him; this was the
first time that l saw him have a stick With
him; replied to him that Mr. De Corn was not In: he
asked me was he in the office and said not; he then
cat down upon chair and said he would wait for hm
ne ,ea to open the office door but Mr. De Corn not
at this time he looked very bad and sharp at mo- in
about ten minutes afterwards Mr.. lie Corn came in
through he Reade street door; when he came in Mr.,
Melville rose from the chair and took letter out of his
pocket and handed it to Mr.. lie Corn after that they
spoke in French, which l did not understand.
then Mr. De Corn looked at the letter, and handed
IT back to him after that Mr.. De Corn said,
the deceased must wait little for him. and he went
INTO the yard where the bakehouse Isl De Corn said
the words wait little, in English in going into the
little area ne walked about twelve fifteen feet from the
deceased Mr. De Corn returned in short time and turn
Cd round about six feet from the ceased he took ps
to from the side pocket Of his coat and held in his
thing.
One of Colts cylinder rcvovers-six lnrrelled-vas
shown to witness having Of the barrels loaded and
capped
Witnes nj L. In