The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-06
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THE CONSPIRACY CASE OF rrSNER AND RoLETaR.
the artcs al being present atendcdhy cir respective
COUNSEL On Saturday last Jerome Murray was sworn
lhe part OF the defence After answering tho uul
preliminary questions regards his ago, residence
trade, &c he said-My acquaintance with Mr.. Pnner
commenced the nth Of May my sister airs Role
her went out from Ninth rect her then residence
told at Pnncrs store that he out and would be
in in few minrtes there German there 10
whom he siobe In queer manner In German; whom be
came in be alsing long time, and running up and
down behind the counter; when he out, handed
him The rote from Mrs Roleey he opened it AMI read
Il: he got charge OF FIVE dollar bil and then wrote
note IN reply which he handed 10 witness; that his
frst interview with Pinner; WAS reused up Mt his resi-
aence the night of the 23d Of May went into Roiccrs
house. end into the bcdToom Pnnor there his shirt
was torn aud one Ais eyes reddish looking: said
" Ho, think know you;n Pinner began 10 cry from
the cold and begged for his pants end clothes Roieer
said he 'yante TO have the police him he was;
posed for 81 ,00O; be would compromise do this and
that and said he woud give Rolecr twenty dollars out
OF tic tweptyfy dollars he had in his pockehook, and
would spend the remaining five dollars for champagne
and give him four ve hundred dollars in draft. aud
suit of the best clothes in his store Roleer said he
would have nothing 10 do with him; Pinnor went
trying TO compromise until he (nnor fell asleep Lewis
slccp all this time; at about O'Clock A. ,i. Pin
rer woke up and washed himself: and put his pants
and coat in a struggle between Pnner and Roeer bout
Pnues vest the latters watch fell out and tho crystal
and hands were broken; Roieter took them up and put
tEom small table and told him he would get them
when the policeman ceme; he begged TO 20 to Mrs.
Roletor and try and compromise the matter; that was
dowr she would not speak to him when she came down
and Sent into the bedroom; when Pinner went out to
wash himself Roleter went out for policeman, but did
not &c. one also looked for without success; M Wis
brought In something TO eat and after eitpg he went
away; that was little astcr O'Clock A. NJ; Mrs Role
Ter went out IN the ard and Pnner began TO as for
ink sna paper Roleer said he had Pinner after
pryrg about the room found some Pnner sat Gown at
The table and tegan TO write; Roleter looking at the
pictures in Greosons Pictorial AZ the time Pinner asked
Roeter If he would not show him how TO write hs o
leer) names Roleer wrote IL on piece Of paper that
had soff ut,tl p,VAAr Enra "a ta
something paper; he cut Of with scissors part
of the paper which he had written the piece he wrote
he took in his hand and began to walk about the room
after trying again TO compromise, Lewis came In and
sad lie was going down for medicine, and Pinner
Island City Banks pnner said he would go until the
matter made all right he said he would not let his
wife o, family know IL for 81 COO he went trying 70
compromise until lewis came back and said the
check wasn't good Lewis then vent ont Roletcr
told Lewis when he was going oG, that if he mot
policemen to send him down PinIer told goeter for
Gods rake 10 take his watch and brcaspn which Ice
ter refused, saying that he wished he had
him n n,s ns seass the watch No. tseng or thirty times
in from the yard and called for the iaccts Roetcr told
her TO come in and get them herself she went into the
gan to wIitc be wrote something, and then over
to and began to bother about writing name he
up-I was so bothered with his taik-snd signed sJ
Lewis to paper which he had on the table; then he
again Offered the watch and pin to Roleter saying they
he was sick and did lot want to have anything TO do
with him. Pinner then went TO the table, laid down his
watch and chain, and stuck HIS pin In paper that
on the tabe--"Thcrc, Mr. Roleter, my watch and
pin, he said 81 will call for them this evening" he
put them into puff bog that was the tablo; Roeter
sad Take them away, don't want them at all there
twenty dollars with them, which Pinner laid down
tho table with the watch Roleer and refused TO 90
out and breakfast with him Fnner then went out; Pin
at liberty to 90 away all night and next
ing, but would not until he compromised.
A statement was then made by Mrs. Roieter, before
given in the Herald, after which the court adjourned
TIN Monday.
The investigation was recommended yesterday At half
past three o'cleck p H. The frst witness sworn was
Alexander Murray, brother Of Mrs. Rocttr. lie was
examined particularly in regard to the letter received by
his sister from Pinner, before the esd He said he
his sister have the letter The letter had In II
dollar bl and haf dollar In silver; my sister handed
the letter I, read asked who this Pinner was gave
the letter back TO my sister TO not know the contents
Of the she returned she put Primers letter away
and seemed very indgusprs. About half past twelve
o'clock at night on the 2sd my sister 70 my house
she crying she RENE ned with the remainder Of
the night. The remain ng testimony In regard 10
the circumstances unf which he the letter. and
has no special bearp q upon the case.
This was the onIj witness examined, as most OF thu
counsel.
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