New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-24
THE RECENT MURDERS
THE WILLIAM STREET MURDER.
Investigation Contiuu.s
Cohen Arestins and Releasing one q he rr,o,.,
SEARCH FOR AN IMPORTANT wIrRss

ing. Officers Shange, Quick and osbera ver. :.
gssed all of Sunday in endesyoring to gaia scus t,,.
Of the murderers but without success insor..s.-
however, was obtained which le- the ofSoep 1. a.
Eeye that very important witness was On h.,s
shp lying in the bay.
Efforts were made to board the slip In m,l Soss.
bat Il could not be dore owing 10 the rough .es vAcb
prevailed at the tire. Late in the day the css,.r
were of the opinion that they should succeed IN roach
If the ship The individual wanted, II Is sad wa, m
M yipceps sal ,cn and lei about three inmates b.
fore the murder was committed. This MAJ, who \
| Maltese told q gentleman who aferwsxd coumnni-
Gated the information 10 the authorities that he could
positively identify the men who were in Mr. ynceass
place when he Jeff there; hence, the importance Of
obtaining the testimony Of this msn.
A misunderstanding occurred during the investigates
between Sergeant Berney Of the Second Precinct sud
Officer Lockwood Of the Fourth Ward; the former
hargpg that or the night Of the murder he p.esS IN
important witness in custody Of the lsttss, and ~
auested him to take the man to the Ststion-HoDss
Mr. lockwood, who has the appearance Of bang q
God officer and reliable mae has no rec ELECTION of
pythrg Of the kind.
The matter in all probability will BE- taken before
The Police Commissioners for Element
In relation to Mark Cohen, the private wstchmau,
who had been charged with arres,irg and sfssrvard
releasing one of the murderers imms iiately aes the
tragedy occurred, witness produced and testified
that on the night following the butchery Cohen told
her that he had are.ed ore Of the assassns and let
him 20 again. Cohen, according to the evidence, ~
somewhat intoxicated at the time of making the svs
stion. and wanted the witness to take him 70 sakca
and treat him to some lager beer, as he said he v~
bust"
The following 10 a copy OF the most important por-
ton Of the evidence taken yesterday in the matter
Charles Esman, the boy, recalled for the purposed
identifying persons who were in Mr.. Vncents plsce
when he went there to look for stustion-Ins WIT
ness sgain identified Thomas White and Michael %
Lorenzo two Of the prisoners but he did not
John Isy az being in the store in the store sbout
quarter of an hour, and did not any Strangers
there except White and de Lorenzo; these 40 psr.
sous were citing and drinking in the saloon when
was there left first; this was at O'Clock ne
morning; they drank punch; of them was looking
| at Mr. Vincent while be was counting hs money.
Mr. Isy not being identified by Mr.. Hilton. was A.
lowed to leave to attend his business.
Alfred Berney being duly sworn depoees and says
am SERGE ant Of the Second Precinct Police; when
went to Mr.. Vincents store 1t was about - mnuses
pat 10 o'clock p. m. on Tuesdsy his wss inmedi'
ately after was Informed Of the murder there were
several officers attached TO station there at VIM
cents when / went there, ALEC Ohcer sutton OF Tho
i
dered man and the facts Of the case; thea told
that three or four Spanisrds had been there drinking
and that they had attacked Mr. Vincent and murdered
him. then FASTENED to our Station Hsuse and reported
the facts; Immediately back, cleared he room
of all the spectators, and told officers 70 take Mr.
| Hilton, whom Isaw somewhat excited, TO The Sscosd
| Ward Station. House eaw that he WIS sxeksd md
| thought by taking him there that be would become
composed and also for him to give the officers clear
description of the murdeTers, as be could, then Tod
he officers to Immediately proceed TO search they
| COX Mr.. Hilton and went away; ahsr be vas
gone and the crowd was cleared out OF the room
| was on the point of putting tvo young men ou.,
when Officer Keefe said they knew something about
the murder; then kept them in the room; some cns,
hen ssid there was some one outside who could give
me description OF the murderers; opened the door
sLd asked II there was any one there knew anything
about the murdererj young man stepped up 70 me
sLd said he could he said he had looked through Of
the window glass IN the door, and there three
four Spaniards Italsns Mr.. Hilton and Mr.. Vincent
all sitting at the table, he then went across the street.
and in few moments be heard crash or noise, end
at the same time three four Of these rush
on. the door and go Into Frankfort street; aSked
him to give me description Of them; no said that
they dark clothes and black soft fell hats one
was short man, dark oomple1on; another was tsl
Slim man, dark compleIio and the other, he said,
also was dressed In dark clothes I said 10
him, You are Just the man l want" V
told him he should not be-sll I wanted Of hin wS
to 60 down and give his evidence, that the Officers
could get some clue to the murderers he said teas hs
would not 90; grabbed him by the eostconsr, end
said iss you will" be struggled to get swsy, a1a
eeic that he was not goirg to be locked up; told
him that 1t useless 10 resist, he must 20, AID
Immediately passed him to Officer Lockwood Of the
Fourth Ward and told him 10 take him 10 the Second
Ward Station House, and LEI him give description VI
the muro eers to the officers; that tho last saw
of him; then inside and shut the door after be
was taken away; have 20. seen toe wItAess since;
then rmainea there, and Sergeant SesmsH OF the
Lon ia ~ritbb ;o frlI fhsk
be had better 90 down 10 our Station House snd
get description of the murderers from Mr. Hi.
ton; believe he went; while he gone count
ed the money IS 9O) watch was in tbs TIL to
sec if the ,murderers hsd robbed the ays~er
l gave the money to Sergeant Seaman, who thsn took
pOssession Of the prenises then Withdrew, with my
otbetrs, and proposed that VIC should seJch N Vso
deweter street. we took possession OF Nos 3 ssd
10 in that street: en- tered No. first; vent %
two doors and then entered the apartment Of Mchsei
&c IoIeDZo; knocked the door, w5ioh was
opened by de LoreLzo; then sent Tor Mr. Hilton, 30
Tat be could recognize any persons, should vs gel
TIE right one; we went IN the ROOM and told De L1-
reno to dress bnsef; while he doing 30 Mr. Hill
ton came in; asked him if be ever saw de Lorenzo
before; Lorenzo wAs Then sitting on toe oed soa n-
me diately smile Of recognition broke over NJ. Hi
tons ace-he seemed 10 recognize him; he said to de
Lorenzo, you know No. NihoeDt-you Wa around
there 70 night; de LcrtDzo made 10 reply told
Mr. Hilton to look at him csTeu w 80 a. - os surs
be looked az him again in the mean time told him 10
be very cars ful a. he was accu.iog OF murder
| asked him if de LoreBzo was enc Of the men whom
he raw rit.irg at Mr.. Vincents table he sad thai
he after closely scruiinzing bis s.arss tdd DC
LoreI 20 20 crefs himself that Mr. Hilton cJu. see
bim with bis clothes On; then left him ia cbsrge 81
officer J., OK WOOD and told him 10 take hun
TO the Statiou-House could hot say that Mr. Httcn
was rIder the Lhuence of liquor we then wen, ut,
No. Nardeeater street; Sergeant Scujer Of ths SIN
Ward vas in there making a search; we then vent
over to No. 10; officers were there from our War!
'esIcbiIg The building; heard noise as OF lighting