The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-07

the walki A. Perhaps rod from thcm; Yves only f'v
feet.
lid You go from tho walk inso tho strestS A. Whs
sher stepped Oh The walk or not am not SURF.
O. You could not have gone by without tu ming outS
It wide walk and could get BY.
q. You gave Them wide berth2 A. Yes, gave sneh
q vide berth.
@ wha, Kind Of looking persona wsro they9 A. loan
O Were hoy tail or shor.' A. think shoy wsre ful
middle sized.
q. Had they vbi.kers2 A. / don't recollect
O. royou any hing whatever in respect 70 oo''
erona appsaraneei A. Norir.
O. Were tho shabbily dressed2 A. They looked like
rough characters.
O Was there anything else rsugh about them' A. They
wore walking in a manner didn't Ike.
Q. wero they walking sloy9 A. Ttsy were Walking
rather slow.
@ Csn you give fuller description of their wak' A.
6 wes there anything else IN their movements which
looked suspicious except their wakY A. They were sas-
Q. In their n,ovcmeats9 4. should say they woro
suspicious in their walk
g We're they alAins3 A.. No, sir; they were not
together; net one, and passed aud met another.
O. How tar af@rn A. They might havo becD-f don't
know, passed several holses-say two hundred feet
@ Was one tan msn and The other sh,r. one9 A.
could not describe them; didn't notice then, enough.
O. Can You rtcoiect what coat they had oDY A. No,
O. Whether II was rag Ian or an ovsreoa9 A. can
" 'onh"s ieV-'Ns usUl OF urssb, eau your a. }
capaot
Can you recolec. Wheeler they had on shy oyercoa9
A. Don't know whother they had or not.
O. Lid each ono look suBpicious2 A. Yes DIDN'T Bko
the looks OF either OF them.
O. Was one AZ suspicious the other2 A. say did
not IKE their appearance and Turned out.
O. Did ono look suspicious tben the other2 A.
The last was, perhaps, little suspicious than tho
ober; whether was because was moro excited don't
O. Doctor, were you not ecei deal frightened with The
appearance o. these mem A. NO much; merely turned
out to avoid them
q. What excited your A. might have boon little or.
cited from seeing the first one.
p y% no S, M, nsnl ~ any Shsr ac on me soah
q. Have you any recollection tho subject? A. That
window IS be only one examined and should not hayo
examined that but for its being unusua thought Dr. Bur
aell's house was on fire.
Q. viii You swear there light ON that siio
OF Bond street2 A. can't swear there WAS
@ win you swear there was no2 A. 7 can't swear
there was not for my attention attracted TO that.
9. Are You not a very nervous mann A: No, SIR
O. Not At alH Are You not distinguished that among
don'i consider myfeifs 30.
A. Don't think thoro any the walk httle wet.
Q. don't moan whether II showed, but whether thero
was Ice IN the street. but the walks were dry
O. Did You cross tho street In tho snow2 A. There
no snow that got into 1t was all hard.
Mr.. Green, juror, examined the witness Oh follows
O. Did you observe the time Of night when you went in
tho.ast tme? A. 1t was about eleven.
Q. Did you guess at it or did you hook at tmepsocei
A. Ny wife was setting up with sick Lady in the house
and looked at the clock.
@ Was it not unusual for you TO return and 90 out
second timer A. often do II, sir.
O. When you came in that evening did you sec any light
In the Z ird story windows2 A. can't say.
@. You don't know whether tho third story windows
were Lii up or non A. ! can't say.
TESTIMONY OF EDWIN u. STONE.
Edwin II. Stone, examined by the District Attorney
O. You are connected with tho lAfarge Hosen A. Yes
O. Did you know Dr. BurdeIl az q boarder at tho Ia
fargo Hotel? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What months did no board thcre2 A. During h
months of October, November and December last
Q. DO you know at what time In October he commence
boarding thereS A. No, sir.
Cross examined.
O. AT what time 10 supper usually A. supper Is ffor
O'Clock I'LL H.
Q. He very conscientious about thaa A. Yes, sif
Judge Davies nmated 70 council that that was hardi
proper.
Judge pavlss--Ho was boarding at tho Metropolitan Hc
Vel Ut That time.
TESTIMONY OF DANIEL OLSEY.
Daniel Oney, examined by the District Attorney.
Q. What Is your buslnesss A. Carpenter.
Q. DO you recouect ai any time placing lock III
door Of 81 Bond street, A, altered ono did not plac.
II there.
O. At whose request was sitersdS A. Al tho Doc
tore.
Judge Dsvies-Did you pu, II ons A. No; only alter.
The District Ai.orney--Send the who put IL on.
TESTIMONY or WILLIAM. II. BUTLER.
william ii. Butler, examined by tho Dsirie, Attorney.
Q wba, ID your buslnessY A. A manufacturer Of safes
and locks.
@ Did you in last December place lock Tho door Of
Dr. Burdens house, 81 Bond stroa' A. Yes, sir.
O. Hayo you a counterpart, OF that lock herc2 y. wo
have two samples Of Ii hero.
witness placed ono sample OF the lock the table o
Counsel, and exhibited another to Tho Judge.
O. How do those locks correspond In reference 10 szo
ard similarity with tho lock on 81 Bond sirecu \. I
should Judge was exactly tho same; the castings
tho same for all tho keys OF the locks are made vary
10 tho Jaage-TEo key to the lock The house Tho
same s in regard to appearance, dnsrng only In szo
witness explained tho principle Of tho lock- u Is opened
by push OF tho key from the QUIT dono by turning tho
key; from the inside Is opened by pulling tho knob
Arc tho wards so arranged that each lock requires
seyr are intended 70 be all different.
CrOss, sIarnined-o This article Z ga.eniedP 4. his
v. when II patontedf A. In October, 1866
o. BY whom? A. BY Valentine & butler.
Y. Who Is the inventor A. am The inventor.
Q. There other patent locks 4. Yos, \ good
Q. An burglar proofS A. do not know
O The action o. the lock depends on tho way TIC bolt f
o If The slide DO lsf, in his ray tasng ~ Il H. nd
lock Of all, is ~ A. No, not n lock.
Q. Of ooursc you do not know bow The slide len
latch.
O with trde in ule centre Il Il locks A. Yes, and
require key on The Outside.
O. IN his other position Il "a only latch A. Tia, u
all
o An whether u can be opened from ne o1tae de-
t4nds OF how the slide placed?
Judge Dayies--Oh, that ~ manifest
Y What was the matter when you were called n nv NJ
A. was too sun and required Too much pressure on tho
key 20 open tho lock; this week or ten days alter
c lock Put on; the charge for pai!rg on on
book che Iyh Of December The order vss on The
sih.
O Gould coats be stolen o1t u The l while thai look
was on the doorY
mo Dsirlc; Attorney objected n The question.
rudge DsvcsTbo witness has sworn thai 10 n Certain
pceilcn hrs was no lock al all.
Juror-Ilow many patterns OF keys 10 you have for
Us lock? A. The machinery h arrnnss tha million
81 Keys could DO made and nos two OF them alike, except
Il might be by chance.
10 ihc Counsel ,or tie defence "a mechanic could make
q similar keY
TESTIMONY or JOHN n. THOMPSON.
gohnH Thompson examined by Tie District Attorney.