The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-22
cogoSER's ixvEsrI0 ALTON

un "iuis Jacob Meseroe, J. J. Hall~ts wn, y. huch~
more, O. W. Haiiett, ww. l.. Ayres y. vs.. Hopper. ans
| David q. PearsaI.
l The excitement occasionei BY this tragedy which
terminated In no singular msnpcr together quite
large number OF spectators. There is no do-b, ,nat
the three men who engoged in this anasr have
committed number of burglacs la and about A~toru
within short period The prisoner Win Green. has
on coat pantIoons and eravat that stolen fryn
the residence OF Mr.. II. Robinson fhursy nizt has,
The following testimony taken:-
Patrick smith sworn1 reside at Hunters Point vns
informed by my neighbsrs that they heard per.os
groanns down The orchard; came out Of the hous-
and also heard Il, went down 20 the orchari
foond deccaed he then alive aud asked for wsssr
asked where he stabbed lao pointed o hs brcast
and said that Charles Mysrs stabbed him. after sgsp
calling Tor water he said h - fsrber Dyer.
then died.
Thomas Fegh sworn-i met Joseph Taylor AZ the
bridge at Hunter Point lac talking 90 Sir Brret,
could understand him he put hi hands 20 30 hi
head; dark little before o'clock he poiuscd
the orchard and put mp his three fingers hi. vest
when he pulled out knife; when that returnet
and made toward home; made signs Tor him 20
the brase on going home We heard gcan. down IN The
crehsrd went down 20 the orchard xiih Patrick iDsb
and Robert Fee, aud found iyiug down; ssuisa
asked she stabbed him and he answerd Charles Myers.
and that his name Farbcr Dyer wrote the
dos in The sand, and afier~ard helped to remove d.
ceased 10 o house.
the crcenpen, sac on Sunday evening after o'sior.
Joseph Taylor 10 the gate At the trage deulaad
began 10 cry and make signs 90 that he hsd been
abused; suspected that all right aud
| apprentice boy residing nj my house; while wa
Whiting for the boy the other sar Of ti.
gate and tried 70 gvt through the rf.ener recognisca
and then gave them both up TO him and he took them
the station house Joseph Taylor said that VIM Grc~n~
as.S =, h N ' % he w,. e" hc n.oa.r a.a
asked him In angry tone "wha, have got belonging
| 80 your"
robert Mink sworr-I reside in the Seventeenth
of the city II Brooklyn know the prisoners by sight the
first san II them was the south aide Of Nevtovn
BRIDGE wss attracted there by loud talking G,uDd Tay
lor of tie prisoners making signs that could
understand, gentleman standing by told that Tsy
iof wanted 10 make a charge against highway
robbery found an Interpreter, and asked him Il bs
would 20 md make that charge, aud lac answered yea
told Green that wanted him 70 go along With me b.
asked me where was going 20 take him 70, ami what
for; told him that he hoard the charge tha, made
against him, and that should ske him 70 the staiion
house took Taylor along with me- after had got on,
G,eep ssid ,ha he ha word with any person;
then asked Green where hs that blood from pointing
toria had no further convcr with the man unD
handed him 10 this Assistant Captain at the station
bouse.
jonathan C,ayne sworn--f reside al Hunters Point,
sunday evening about O'Clock one ofmy 81
my house and ssih that wanted water got Ian
and brandy and proceeded 20 the place ount
The man lying theground speeches bit siv- or.
defed Mr. wilnus 10 proceed 20 the ferries and give in
formation 10 the ferry master 10 atop the murjsers
went up 10 tc station house and found the t-o prison
ers The prisoner Taylor told me all The c'rsnnstsnees
through sn aterpeier and sbcu W. found ths, Green
wounded hc exclaimed, Good good and aid that
he must have killed the man, and ov 81 mc his drk he
thought that nc must have cut the that sway,
and that thcr. were thst attacked him shs
large On top ~ him Taylor said that he vent
into place In Ssw York and the prisoner ,rern s
he place With two obcrr, and the three told him that
they would end person that would huy his Watches
he consented 70 accompany tbcrn and did 40 arriv
tbe purpose of robiing him.
! John Hsllctt sworn-I rcsi1e at Green Point, am =
pc eiccmsn and stationed NJ tho ferry sav the
inen together H,'is after o'csck rus-
day afternoon shc way came 70 notice them -. b.
fIsf IanE,sx
lor he rather hung back when Green and the psrsc0
suppoted 20 have escaped bsckonc 6r him 70 iollov:
Ncstesn bridge the person thai has escaped sbost
twenty sight yrsfs 81 asr about h'e f-et eight nches
Taylor had black hat when they crossed tho ferry
the morning vent down 70 Long Island CITY uiaa
Lnifo wbch ras covered .h blood and dirt; vsshss L
"a snd found that The edge turned about inches.
showed The ire 70 Green who denicd ali kno~lev ei
joseph Tssiqr the re.lar. swosA--wnlian Green a
Astoria irug ~ ntrrpeieri b-se la an t,slsa
house 10 the ~. u New York, have le.i The card snJ
cannot ts ~hec o. bat Dad ~ Twas "a ling With
\ German, about stones 'hrow from bis boarding
l house whan tie msn rem. up that nos lying dad
and rsA woah 90 With him he would sho~
broso where cou8 esi the waichel, thss ~as Han
DAY ab,u, \, o. O'Clock 10 the houss Win ,be
| tnan nov lying dead and the picked out the
| largest watch The price wss ~ TO the sornan said
that he good enough for tie money and The ner,
morning vhcn her husband hons, he vcuh call
rio would pay hin from this place, which vss iagsr
bier rsioop waiked about mis through the city.
H. san Tia, / deal ans lie eae that "a. escaped shs
hsns anil from IBIS place they ssted soai hsfs mile,
shs1 s. @ S & 1 a" s ss M ~.1. asd se,sa 70 ,S~
oher two geiug yitii him, a. one sas enosgh thy
/. ases ,ea@,lsr. wanted 10 r., sonss sappes, Su,
the yef ,hs, hss escyrd toll that ~hrrs scd my
vs,ehe. they ~oaii 6, so@e 'apsrr a. that -. Ls
they going 10 an fb~ v.ifhcs; from there al
vent to ,.e rTy ~hich about two mile, sna
snais1 ,ss hat b. poah male ii ~ rigli he nsr,
aay fr,ln fhee - en- np " ihs bridge vas stoa,
clock ~sen We eso,sa ihs ferry snd ~ent pses
IN Grseu roat ,iere there l. a higi b.al sioas the
valer ih~y crDssed The bridgs ~ shieh tine
gie Ss,L .s Is'sss ihs IN. ,h.y ,a,n.s = tl G
NY turned . he 'lg; ssan sHi eoos % tsee sbrss
there bark. lhsy jymred aosn vhea oreea
roe - Ne ground then 'he sha, 4 dsA4 ls,nr
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! ,dsd y G.. ~ bend. 10 ~ pssialeoa, pesl.,,
/ he asktf 'Le other u thsrr vsrs spy scoes
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