New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-20

Nave not seen Tim since he came out; Lave neVei,
head ybiog about THE house, e1cef, a. ncu ,SjnS
p1osii ,u,ion and resOrt Of thieves; shoud thnS
Nrs. Duvsls house q iow house. thra OF n Io.
olsss house; know Dan Wilson, known s. p yaSa
Dan By reputation; know little gri nsiheu Oan1
Wlheu who boarded wi,hMr. Duyal on tne corner y.
Gram and Isprens streets; ste lie shcpfter went
with Capt Carpenter s1d Ohcer heete 70 mrs "a
way, honse 10 search for AZ Blrtr, on charge OF
grand larceny Mrs Duvs SAID he es So Do oon mere
Cros.-ex.mired--Mrs Duval resided az muco
ss ak wears ago, / should thiDk, on the corner OF
Grand and Lsu-ens street; never was IN her honss
but opoe; that was in ths night; think saw Blu
HooTes woman there on that cccasioD she was stop
ping there for few days understood vas neverln
Ter house in Wooster street, and cont know OF any
body ever going there; mny have been 10 her hoase
in West BrosSway two or TIRES tines; never kne"
Of compliant being entered against her Of keeping
disordery house have spoken of her character ior
truss and veracity with Captains Oapenter aoa Icon
sxS ind Officer Keefe; have heerd that hite. Dus
- charged with grand larceny by Lawyer Spencer;
have Known Lizzie Cox, think, SIX or seven years
rhe ia now Mrs Burts; know model arti't in thls
city named Miss Coles che lives 10 Moptsuee' Sao 10
eng aged with Lea o. q model arIist. r.. ,
q 'Do Won not cOhabit with model artist nsme1
Miss Ce,esi A. wouldn't answer such aquesu IN az
that ....... r
Oreoton repeated. A. Under any circumstances OF
the esse am SINCE man.
q. Are you not living with her A. 1 am not. =,
q. Have yOu ever had intercourse with her A. ii
] had would not tell you " etner mad or NOT. -.
James Leonard, sworn-1 have been captain OF the
poce seven years and have been ten or eleven years
with the police do not know Margaret Conhoiy
personally know the house she kept GA Toe coIner
of Grand and Laurens streets; j know her general
character by report; TO the hOuse she keptlt vas
bad she having women, and havn thieves and otoer
men who gain their Irving by unlawful pracnces IN NJ
Jack Van Tnssel, Lizzie Cox, Ann Van Ostrand
Mol Hodges jim Gallagher, George Fish, Al Burti'-
a number Of these have the reputation Oh st@alns III
Is4e arres.ed George Fish for shahng Ia fnns1et
mia INV i'm precision IL tba. he discharged shortly
sfer the reputation Of sh and Burs 10 the sa ne;
Burs did eep livery stable and afterward pupnc
house, Edgertons rePuaon inc shrse yssrs 400
that he kept a house in Boston; Bill Moore has the
reputation Of being a thief; Tom Jacksons reputation
Cross.eTanipation-I saw Burts in Broadway with
IN week or ten days ,. r
Jas. A. L. Hopkins, sworn have been csp,a'h OF
the police about four and half years. have known
Mrs Duval about FIVE and half years; her general
character is bad from report If she was personally IN
feresed in the issue / would not believe her under
oath; saw John Hawkins once; arrested MN on
charge of stealing il about three years ago; no
took me TO Mrs. Duvas TO get some stolen properly,
and when in the house he escaped from me- whea IN
the house he sent word for somebody to come; Mrs
Duval came in and said something ana then stare1 10
90 ont: kent as close to him ] could; hs went
down the back stairs and passed her, she was stand
ing al the time the back stars; she stopped me on
the stairs for moment and In the mean time ne had
rot into the front basement aud locked the door, L
kicked through the door, and when got IL the room
fouud he had escaped through the window into the
street; then arrested Mrs. Duva for aiding hin to
ercape; know Capt. Green, Mr. Fish and Al Burts;
hrs Duyars house was reputed the resort OF hotel
thieves, who kept their women there; understand
that Edgerton is in Boston, and a panel thief Moore
has the same reputation.
the house in Wooster street, never in her house
but twice. and then both times on the same night;
think Mrs Duva was indicted Tor using her EFFORTS 10
assist In the escape of Jonny Hawkins; the only COM
plant ever heard against her was the one brought
myself.
tans Of the police go to houses OF prostitution TO look
around; have never known magistrates or Judges
TO 90 there
Barr abas w. Osborne, sworn-I have been con-
peced with police courts for eighteen years; have
known Margaret Duval for several years; | have
never known her by any other name; have known
her TO live in West Broadway, Leonard street. and
Grand and Laurens streets she had the reputation OF
Keeping houses which were the resorts OF thieves ana
prostitutes; knew Lyd Van Tassel, Jack Cherry,
Jack Van Tassell, Iruphend Stevens, jim Efgertoa,
Jim Gallagher Mol Hodges, George FISH, AMI AL
Burtie; they were reputed thieves; do not know
-; they frequented Mrs. Duvars house;
when officers wanted TO look for thieves her house
was one Of the houses where they weot TO search l
should not believe Mrs. Duva under oaIh unless she
was strongly Corroborsted. .
Cross xamnedI il not strange that thieves sho AID
be found in houses of prostitution; there are some
houses Of prostitution where would not look for hem
and some where would.
o. Was this house one where respectable men would
yoi A. DO rot know; never heard that respecta-
BE men would go there; think was in Mrs. Duvals
house in West Broadway with en- officer; knew by
common reputation that she kept house ia Wooster
street; the visit made was seven or eight years ago;
have lost sight of the for few years by my
being shifted about from one position TO another so
often.
Judge Lathrop ssorn--Judge Stuart gave me al
order on the controller for bis s and ond quar-
ters salary on which got the money and paid It 10
him minus a small discount; | paid all of the first
quarters salary 10 him except the amount of small
note Of 5000 which had against him; he 10 Aned me
at the same time about $500, which had about tSo
or three weeks; called upon him at my Tn sugges'
ton and returned the money borrowed to him; he
gave me the order at my suggestion, IS told hin
could raise money on l.,
Cross. exsmined-I did not get the first quarters
salary OF Judge Stuart fCom the controller; received
the money on the first order from Mr. Spers; paid il
over to Judge Stuart; this think, in February,
1855; my impression is about the l0h the note was
past due some days, and i wan.sd payment / think
he told me that he had not the money them it
not convenient; his order was no. given as security,
but because wanted the money; 90. the order from
Mr. Stuart for the second quarters salary the ih
of April he called up TO the bench in court about
that time and asked me If could raise money on his
order before If go II would obge hun did this
a friend of Judge Stuart; l had account against
Judge Stuart, and l. is possible he may have paid me
something account in my giving him the II of
the second quarters salary.
Mr.. b. DAILY sworn-I know the woman
known as Mag. Duvsl; have seen Tom Jackson;
she told me ne was drowned at Sea; this in he:
house; she told me she bad gone in mourning for him.
/ undeIsto her 10 cay, jackson, her husband"
was an officer then, ard in her house on business
Cross exsmlned-l resigned my position 10 the police
two years ago; have no occupation nov; | have
done nothing since left the police; l living off
from my means; have occasion 10 employ my wis
sometimes in buying and selling this Is not saiol