The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-28


you spoke Of on direct examination having been
visited By solomon Childs A. One of their names was
or went by the name Of Alice Gray, and the other
went by the name Of Josephine; don't recollsct the
other name; they called her Black Eyed Joe
Q. Where is Emily M0ores Do YOU know where abe
resdcss A. believe she now keeps house ON western
row, next door to where lived
Western row Yourself or did you keep it somebody
elses account A. kept it for myself
frequented by gentlemen A. 1t was. =
g Did you attend to the gentlemen. yourself who
them in, and then let them out opened the vine. and
Q. Did thi. occur every EVENING" a. l don't know
that opened wine every night, but opened the door
o Did you have sexual intercourse with any Of the
gentlemen visiting your said house, with any gentle
men whatsoever A. refuse to answer this question:
because deem it unnecessary
have been living At tie house No 81 Crosby street in
this city; am now boarding at the City HOTEL corner
Of Howard and Broadway.
Q. With whom are you boarding. A. am not living
with any one at present
Q. Have you any axedplace Of reGdsnces A. 1t is my
intention to 90 to Wisconsin to live.
Q. Whens A. want to start tomorrow morning.
with thu wnOM , are You going TO issysS a Their . !:
fathers, and live there the balance OF my life.
In what city or village does your father resides
A AZ resides in the county Of Grant, New CaiiornA
q. when did you first become acquainted with Solo
a.
Q. Did you own the said house in Western row. A.
did not it the first year lived in it bought it on
O. Did YOU buy the eaid house with the profits that
you made from keeping the said public house that you
kept in Western row In the said city OF CncinnaH
Witness declined answering unless so directed By the
Court and the Court says that she Is not bound to
answer.
O. Are you acquainted with the brothers Of solomon
Childss A. believe there three brothers; am &C
quanted with all Of them; they have all been at my
O How do you know that the person stated by You
having occupied the with Emily Moore is the de-
fendent in this actonf A. have heard different per
sons who were with him call him Solomon, and he him.
self called himself Solomon they kept store in Fifth
street and bought some drygoods there was intimate
amount-sloo worth; have shawlon now for which
paid them 500.
Can me the names Of his SSIOn c Chill
other one don't Inow the other at the whole
sale store most of his time.
city Of Cncinnat A. never him in my Life before
Saturday last, to the best of my knowledge.
sons while Cincinnati relative to the plaintiff in this
case as far as you know A. could not say that |
O. Have you ever spoken to any one with reference
@ To whom, when and where, and how oftens A.
s not un
last Saturday did see the Simpsons; have seen Mr..
reference to this case but once before; him at
Stewards have passed him frequently in the streets
O. To whom did you speak with reference to this caser
O. whereq A. At my house. 81 Crosby street.
@ By whom is the house 81 Crosby street kept 1t
il kept by lady by the name of Jane Wilson.
Q. Is It house OF i'll fame A. believe it is.
Q. Did you reside there as boarders A. did not,
@ Where there any, and if So how many lady beard
in that house during the time of your residence
thereinS A. Sometimes there one; in the winter
had lady living with who did not pay any board.
Q. What do you mean by not paying me any board
A. mean that she did not pay me any board whilst
had the house; sold out to Miss Wilson; don't know
@ How long is it since you sold out to Miss wilson,
Miss Wilson took the house on the 23d day Of june
Q How long previous to that did you see Mr. L'Amou-
reuxs A. can't say particularly, because took NO
O. Were did you see Mr. Solomon Childs in this city
saw him in my two parlor first in the front parlor
this was, was at No. 81 SIC Crosby street A ~
@ Do you recollect his personal appearance with no
ference to features A. REMARKED to him at the time
that he was quite 6eshy, and that his form was much
rounder than formerly.
@ Do you recoIlect If he had any whskerss A. Very
distinctly he was just starting pair they were not
g About how long after yon saw him did you sen out
to Miss Wilson, am not positive about the time 1t
eoI roll .''1'A : '' "~'' 10 a''' - - ''' -
O. In the year 1851 did you know that Solomon childs
to attract attention.
2. When did you arst know that he was marriedf A.
did not know it until came to New York.
O. Did you have housekeeper at your house in Gin
cnnatif A. did not
Do ,o you have ANY A. had black
O. Did the gentlemen who visited your said house in
Cincinnati and who visited the apartments Of any Of
the inmates of the said house. ask your permission to
leave did they leave, without calling upon you to
open the doors A. There two ways to get out
and kept the key myself they S to
permssion to get out and when they went out OF the
rs1t doc. they had to pass through my to DO 90
A. was; don't think ever was out Of my house two
hours at night the whole two years kept it.
Western row. in the habit of going to the theatres OF
other public places Of amusement A. was in
theatre, in Cincinnati, in my life.
O. Did you ever keep house of in-fame on Fifth
street, near Vine, opposite the markets A. never
O. Was your house in western row, in Cincinnati,
ever indicted as disorderiy houses A. It was never
indicted while Ikeptit:
year 1851 never slept but 10 the one room while
kept the housethat was the middle room, the first
O. Was there entry going from the street to the
stairs which ascend to the second storyf A. There ID
% the 1Gu.s there y porch OF kind q pia.ss
apartment with any. Of the ladies' did they settle
WITH pay the LADY herself or pay you for the use Of
times they paid the ladies, and they handed the pay to
me.
Q. On what particular nights of the week, If any,
would Solomon Childs visit your house 2 Al don't
know that Icould state any particular night believe
@ How came you to notice particularly the length Of
Mr.. Solomon Chds visits to your house. and that
your general CUSTOM A. It was in respect; was
very intimate with Solomon Chds at the store and
that noticed him particularly at my house
Q. How do you know that the defendant occupied
them start up stairs together, and when he would
he would pay me for the Of the
Q. When he (defendant) would order wine where
the wine openedf A. had small wine room that
kept for the purpose Of opening Wines and then brought
into the parIors.
Q. We're you engaged in the evenings at any
time after O'Clock p NJ in any other occupation than
opening the door gate, attending to visterss A.
occasionally played game Of whist or eucre, and
when the bell would ring, person knocked at the
gate would leave the table and to the door gate
would suffer to open the door gate but myself
@. Did you play for moneys A. played for wine.
O. Did you have any particular friend friends who
visited you personally during the years 1850 and 1851
your house in Western row. and who called for the
purpose Of seeing you and being entertained by your