The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-14


coRoNHR's INQUEST.
Yesterday Coroner Hilton held an inquest upon the
body Of Oscar snowdsu, the coloesd man, who was
killed at 81 Mott street few days go, BY being stabbed
with knife alleged to have been In the hands Of his
reputsd wife and mistress, Mary Ammo Lambert.
Ths principal witness against the prisoner son
of the deceased boy about ID years Of ego, named
David saowdsn BE dspossd that he resided with his
cousin At No. Thomas street; the name Of deceased
was Oscar Snowdsn; he was my father; my mother is
dead think she has been dead about year. the de-
ceased lived in the rear of 81 Mott street, he lived with
the prisoner whom now recognise being here pre-
sent: know that he has lived with her for several
months past the deceased was not habitua drunkard
but would get intoxicated OCCASIONALLY the Of the
prisonsr Is Mary LAMBERT she Is In the habit Of
getting drunk occasionally; they did not got drunk
each others company make this statement from what
have seen myself my father not In the habit Of
get drunk she would take my fathers clothes away
from HIM, ~ to prevent him from going out
oessrrsd but would soon get over T. lived WITH them
mp last Tuesday morning. slept in adjoining
to them; went TO bed about O'Clock on last Monday
evening awakened by the deceased and prisoner
qusrreng together; there other person in the
room at the time; they were both sober; they were
using hsrsh words to each otner the prsonsr called the
deceased ga son of o bitch, (" ana he called her q
whore got frightened, and got out Of . window
sssss from my room 70 .as yaFs Sot out 81 sn.
the prisoner out, and my father nailed down the
window that got Of, ana locked the door; have
heard this from the neghbors also but came no
and forced this window open did not hear her coming
in; on looking back through this window saw her
Is he Ssd
his shirt crawsr he asked her for his pantsloons,
and she replied that she would not give them to him;
previous to this, and little before DARK on that
evening, showed the knife now shown to
me, saying she had bought It for txo shil-
lngs and sixpence she did not say what she
bought for ahs then went and the knife with
her. sober at the time she did not say where
abe was going, or when she would come back; don't
the prisoner OUT while standing with her back against
the door, have said before the deceased said to her
across the to make her away from the door;
upon which she vent up to him and stabbed him with
left side Of the breast did not her stab him but
once she may have done SO more than once saw the
knife in her hand when she stabbed him. it resembed
the one now shown me; was standing about the dis
lance OF fo1r Eve feet from them at the time;
there was Lighted candle in the room and ! could
plainly see what rsnspired Immediately after the de-
ceased stabbed he cried our. 80, STOP m stapbed
he then for the window that had got out Of and IN
getting out fell down into the yard; she then opened
the leading to the yard, and going down there
stad there for time; officer came and
she dared him to arrest her. was down the yard at
then officer followed and arrested her. while stand
Ing in the doorway looking into the yard, she dared me
some loo INV iatSer ns sr nzea her as his wife
although be lived with her as SUCH they had not lived
terms with other Tor two days previous to
this occurrence they used bad language to each other
but did not come to blows; short time ago heard
her tell whom now recognise as beog present,
that she would kill teceaaed she old not what she
would kill him with do not recolect her giving any
resson for saying she took good care Of my brother
and me, ard have heard her tell deceased that she
would XII, him; this occasion when they
quaeipg together after these quarrls they
would be good teims with one another; she did not
tell WI ere she had bought the knife; they often
cused each other Of being In love with other and
women, and IT about this that thsy would
quarrel deceased had q Ratchet In his hand
ON the night in question while he was quarrelling
with the prisoner and with this hatchett that he
struck the prisoner the while she stool with
her back against III. door preventing him from passiog
out he had the hachet raised in his right hand and
said to her. ~ will kill you If you draw that knife
me he had the hstchst raised when che stabbs him.
and sbe to him. catching hold Of 1t with her left
hand and stabbed him with the knife ia her right hand
this hatch ct that used about the to
spit wood with; when showed ne the knife she
me- "See that knife" asked her what she paid for it,
and she sAid "Two shillDgs sxpence;n after
my father stabbed threw something into the at
the prieonsr; don't know Whist it was 1t some
thing pics ed of the stoop.
Other Witnesses were examined, going to show the
state of relationship and feeling existing between the
deceased and the prisoner but IT for
to sDude to the evidence any further. the case
then submitted to the jury, who rendered the following
VERDICT.
That the deceased came to his death by stab
Anne Lambert July 10, 1sa5, at No CT Mott street.
The prisoner, who is quite interesting looking
latto gul then committed to prison to await the
action OF the Grand Jury.