New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-17

never Id me 10 inquire sbcst oto9 peopiss snnr:;
| did rot heu tns, come - 900 rob6ed from hoea =
Broadway was trsoed 10 Fish never heefa ue
Fkh ww brousht from Aspinwdi for robbery; 4
hesrd that Jsckson and Psh were arrested N Ban
ton 7 think IL 80, bat I 90 DOT know what for
o DID YOU not visit JscEson thvs in rsoo' A.
da;ne 10 spsvea the queetion. Question rspeaaedl
A. saw him in prison and went there for the psr-
nose of seeiug him; Mr.. Jackson gave letter -
carry TO Mr.. Smith; did not see the letter; Mr..
Smith said was to give him $500; gave u to n a.
il WAS Jacksons money l gave him. whicn no nsA
given me to keep; Jsckson had gwen me syNp oe
let OF May when l went 10 Wooster street; Devd
teard thar Burtis stole pin from Tiffany, Young q
Ellis; at d e time | associated with Burti', Jsokssa
spd Fish did not know that they were thieves
Q. Whist lind Of house was No. a. Leonard street
when you kept il in ls47 A. decline answering:
cont know whether il q brick frame hosse.
q. Then you suppose what wanted 10 know Wa,
whether it was brick or framel A. Yes cir.
Q. Was il a house of prostitution A decline 10
answer; DO not know the age Of the girl in my hoass
who was arrested in le47 the house was q boarding
bouse; do not kno how many bosrders had, thcre
were more than two, think; lcannot state the mum
her thew wer ladies' Idoa know whether their freas
visited there or not gentlemen called at the house;
do not know whether the gentlemen were ntimaA
with he sdes or not; do not recoect the ase OF ths
girl who was arrested; | don't Know wnether ucy
were Young girls or old women In my house; they
were not gray haired women the woman down stars
made complaint AZ anst this girl when l WA gooe;
abe was discharged and then came back TO my house;
two OF the girls named Ellen Mccarthy aud "a
len Duean; | knew q woman named Elizabeth Van
TssseI Otherwise called Cherry; have eeau Jack
Van Tasse; never lived with him nor he with me;
we were Intimate
Q. Did you ever know Josephine SteVensi M
do not know that ever old.
O. She WAS sirl known as a "shoplferf' A.
do not rscoect her; knew Elizabeth Cox snd Ana
VsnosIa aud; l 60 not know that Ann was Q panel
thief have seen Rebecca Cherry. bu, do not knsv
her: l have seen Jim Gallagher otherwise called
Cstt Green, al my house; have seen Mol Hodges
at my house; have Teen man named Mory.
q. Do you know that Fish Is now absent from the
city because there Is a charge against hun A. do
not.
Q. Do you kpow that he has been arrested in Mas-
sachusets within the last two weeks ior crime A.
decline nsveiing the question; 60 not know whether
Stuart in.erfered TO discharge the girl in 1917; on
Judge S,uart's first visit TO me in Church street he
had no object that know OF: cannot tell when l
first became acquainted with Connolly
Q. Did YOU know what Connolly business Wa
before you married him A. He told me he was
butcher; never knew of bis being engaged in soy
business; | do not know ths ever heard before my
maIrisge that ne was hotelthief
Q. When did you tst leave Connolly A. l de-
The Court think this is part of the case.
Mr. Cutting-I think you had better answer, Mn.
Corpolly.
Witness-I DO not remember.
.. When as neary you can recollect' A. 1
never fixed il in my mind particularly; have no recoi
lection of his leaving of our separating; in July,
81 be came TO New 10Tk rOm NlhkMhi L 90 uOS
know that he had been in he State prison.
Q. Do you not know that while be was living with
YOU he was convicted and sent 10 the State prison. and
remain ed there ut least year A. cannot say h0w
long he bad been absent before he returaed from Mag
ara may have heard he had been in the State prison
before married him. but l cannot say so; Judge Stu
art said often that ought to be- ornament to
society, and he sorry to see me living as was;
told him would be very happy to 40 30 when or
cums,ances would permit; this took place in 1919 Or
1850; he said ct Jefferson market and also at Har-
rison street that he very sorry l had mar
ried man like Connolly; l told him my sister
lived in the house when he first came TO Har-
rison street | told Mr. Stuart that it wa
very inconvenent for me to board with my sister when
was so we'll known, and she having house fun OF
gentlemen bOarders told him had rented my house
furnished and that should never return there again.
as | was oisgusted with usekeepDg: told him
after off er Josephs had arrested Connolly in Bsld-
more from whom he had escaped, and was I'm veil In
conse quence OF iDjuing his heart told Mr. Stuart
that Mr. Connolly was coming here to get this case
settled that he could 20 oil to small place where
he could 90 into business and be respected, and hs
family also; Connolly had not specified any place;
told son ebody that Connolly had learned his trade
with man named Burdinett, in Washington market,
and If he would reform and wanted c go into business
man of my acquaintance would assist him; ! decline
to tell who the was, whether the man w6s In
the market hin self do not remember whoiher told
Stuart that it was man in the market ora friend OF
ours he does not live IN Newfork, but be does busi-
ness in New.fork.
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answer; believe Connolly sincere when he stsed
that he wanted 10 reform; was sincere myself when
said was diss listed with housekeeping; told Judge
Stuart that had given up my old associates aud that
| was avoiding them.
Q. When Connolly was arrested under the name o.
Coserove who told you of his arrest A. decline to
answer.
Mr. Brsdy-You must answer.
The Court-It Is proper question.
Witress-A man by the name of james Clark camo
ard informed me; DO not know what his ocoupstioa
is | never heard: did not procure Mr. Frink 10 be-
come Connol'ys bail; ! never saw FIink until met
him 81 Mr.. Smiths office to give him mortgage on
my furniture gave the thousand dollars 10 FriIk
the 22d Day of April the day after the sil was given;
Eruk gave me 4 note for loan of tno1ss nd dot
lars, upon which Frnk has been sued sued by next
friend was Introduced TO Mr.. Frnk a. Duval; tbs
note read ~ near AZ can recoect " Received, one
Thousand dollars from Margaret NJ. Duval as .
" loan" did own real estate which was COM
PEELED 10 dispose of owned some real estate 10 thA
country left me by my grandfather, which gave the
OF for the support Of mother the furniture OF
the Nooster street house cost about four thousand
dollars bought IL in 1885, FrBk said he would not
charge me anything for going bai-he merely wanted
the money as q loan; Mr.. Erik understood at tho
time he gave hall that Connolly TO leave and not
stand his trial; | did not employ Dir. Smith to
attend TO that ca.e; he got bis fee; | took him
down one hundred dollars Wednesday;
the week following, after the dischsrge paid bis
partner Mr.. Gray, $55, for which ] took receipt,
don't know that | owe Mr.. Smith anything; he
applied 10 me for fee in the Frnk bail case; when
Stuart said he had much influence a. jim Smith,
there seemed TO ne TO he antpa'hy between tbem
feared TO tell Smith where Connolly was after he
was bslsd out; told Mr. Stuart that Smith wanted
NE 10 fee him for what he had done In the cSe o.
Frink; | was not in any business in PEiisdelpha; i
hired small house ana lived alone; this was 10 De-
cember or January after the escape Of Connolly
from Josephs, | had no visitors except . lady ac-
Queintance Of mine; the owner Of the house w3