The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-25

Of my rst visit vas to do the prhking; Left home
for work ct o'clock In the morning, and returned
was a. I home during the day three q four times
while lived there; don't recollect any Of tho
signs made use Of BY me on tho occasion ALLUDED TO-
To Mr. Busteed- Nj. wife told me OF her visit To
Louisa Warner, examined by Mr. BusSeod- II am
the wife Of the last witness; resided with my hus-
band when he was living In Walker street; Iknow
the defendant in this suit, and have known him
with Mrs. Malcolm; l have visited the Eldridge
street jail three times with company on each Of the
three Occasisns Birch the turnkey, let me into the
prison; neither he any one else ever let me into
went to his cell; never was in Walkers cell alone
with him in my life for one minute; have fixed some
shirts for Walker, for which Twas paid small sum
Mrs. Malcolm and Mr.. B0bo were with me on the
occasion of my first visit; became acquainted with
BobO through Mrs. Malcolm; the same parties were
with me ON the occasion OF my second visit; Mrs.
Malcolm, Miss Pel and Mr.. Bobo were with me the
third time Visited the Jail; the company with whom
l went, remained with me all the time was In
Walkers cell; act of familiarity has ever passed
between me and Mr. Walker; he has never taken
offered to take any such liberties; have never had
with Mr.. Walker any carnal connection; no written
Communication has ever passed between me and
Walker; never received any letters or pamphlets
were brought to me by the turnkey, Birch; was
never alone with Walker in any place, and he never
made any request to me TO meet him alone; NOV
ed to Brooklyn in the middle a March, 1858; went
to Walker street on the lst Of October 1852; from
the rear Of my house in Walker street, could
see the rear of the jail in Eldridge street
know the deaf and dumb alphabet; learnt IL at
school in New York, when was about twelve years
of age; sometimes | communicated with Walker
through the medium of these signs Walker would
then merely say 1t was pleasant day, or something
of that kind; could distinguish his window and
the hail window in the prison from mine; have
seen two or three people besides Walker make signs
from the lail my husband knew visited Walker in
the jail; told my husband of the visit the same
night, think, on each occasion; ! know Mrs. NAL
colin; during the visits to Walker never observed
any improper familiarity between him and Mrs.
Malcolm or between him aud Miss Pell; never
observed on any other occasion improper conduct on
the part of Mrs. Malcolm
Cross examined by Mr.. Blunt first became
acquainted with Mrs. Malcolm early in January,
1853; formed her acquaintance at my own house;
she came to get me to make bonnet for her; she
lived in Williamsburg then; she came again in day
or two: no one was with her either time; she
came for her bonnet the second time; two weeks
afterwards she came again, and no one was with her
then: she called to me at that time; Col. BObo
never came to my house; first saw Bobo In the
prison in Mr. Walkers cell; cannot say whether
went to the prison the third time Mrs. Malcolm
came to see me; ] had talked with Mr.. Walker by
signs for three or four weeks before visited him.
O. win you give me the yogels Of the deaf and
dumb alphabet. The witness answered by the ap-
propriate signs]. A written copy Of the alphabet
it is now; can't say whether that alphabet was
sent to my husband before or after my acquaintance
with Mrs. Malcolm; he showed it to me; Miss Pell
also talked to Walker by signs every day. she talked
from her room and mine; know Mrs. Hull.
Q. Did you not receive letter which you ex-
hibited to Mrs. Hull?
A. No, at no time. don't recollect receiving a
letter which was returned with some pamphlets.
Q. Did you ever open letter addressed to your
husband?
A. Yes, l saw the contents of letter once,
after my husband had seen it; never stated
to Mrs. Hull that had received an improper
letter, or anything to that effect; | saw kr.
Walker once outside of the JAIL but did not
go Intentionally to meet him; saw him in con-
fectonery store in Division street once in the after
noon; Miss Pell was with me; my husband was out on
fireman parade that day;l went to them; Birch
the turnkey, was with Walker; l have never seen
Colonel Bobo elsewhere than at the jail Bobo
Gale called at my house in Brooklyn, but did not see
called at my house in Brooklyn until he brought
the subpoena last Sunday; Inever saw Mrs. Male ohm
after my visits were discontinued at the jail
moved to Walker street in October and it was just
before New Years thai commenced talking on my
fingers; never conversed by signs with any other
person IN that prison except Mr. Walker; don't
know who were the ether persons who made signs;
was told that Walker was put there for long time,
that he was lonely, and 1t was for this that went to
see him: this was at Mrs. Malcolm's request; Bobo
was there at the lime visited him; never visited
any enc in that Jail except Mr.. Walker; |
believe that it was in February that | re-
ceived the shirts to mend; don't know how many
visits had paid him at that time; 1 never SOW
M. Walker ont Of his cell except at the coniection
ely store in Division street; remained at the Jail
on the occasion of my first visit about fifteen min
utes: there were no Refreshments in the cell; don't
recCliect visiting Tayors saloon about that time;
did not go there in company with Mrs. Malcolm and
Col. .Bobo; never visited the prison after left
Walker street.
Hannah Malcolm, examined by Mr.. Busted, de-
posed: know Wildcs l.. Walker, and have known
him q year last January; have visited him at Ed
ridge street jail seven or eight times always with
company; WAS never alone with Walker in Ed
bridge street jail or anywhere else; no act of i'm
proper familiarity ever passed between me and Mr..
Walker: he never tock any improper liberties with
my person; have never bad any carnal connection
with Wides p. Walker; he never offered to take any
such liberties with me; know Birch, the turnkey,
by sight, never sat on the bed in Walkers cell
with his arm round my neck; he never had his arm
round my neck or had his arm or hand on any other
part OF my person.
Cross, examined by Mr.. Blunt-Francis is the
CHRISTIAN name OF my husband.
% DO You live with your hus0andl
Objected TO by MIR. Busteed, on the ground that
the question was imInateIia to the issue Of the
case.
Objection sustained.
Q. Where DO yen live?
A. / DO not wish to tell, because I do no. want
the parties names made public; live in private
family.
Q. What name?
a. Mrs. CONN; nave lived there a year last May.
Q. Where has your husband been living during
that time?
A. don't know; during my visits TO the Eidridge
street Jail lived part of the time in Williamsburg;
| left Williamsburg, and then ] went to Beck
man street, to Mrs. Beckworths my husband
knew of some Of my visits to the jail; l only
went to the jail twice before left home I
know Mrs. Williams; her house was in Pros
pect place. Jersey City; IL Is the same
house as that in which now live; don't recolect
when my Acquaintance with Mrs. Williams COM
menced; it was five or six months before became
acquainted with Walker; | know Col Bobo; i
became acquainted with him and his wife at Mrs.
Williams house, where they boarded; Mrs. Coffin
introduced me TO Mrs. Williams: Mrs. Williams did
not enjoy very good health at any time; do not
Know what her character was; Mrs. Williams did
not visit me ut my house in Williamsburg; Colonel
Bobo visited me once or twice there; Bobo accom- |
panied me ON my first visit TO Waker: went with