New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-24

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large pol .. toem and they rsn down the steps TO the
bass n ent-Ae seizing 6.e-csscker boz and Putnns
over bis h ID, whIs his wife covered her lace with
peron who came from the store presented s.hs
pstol Of then over % iron railing which sanoands
the ares. On hearing the cry 0f the old mas and bus
wife Officer Anderson rushed out OF the bsseweat So
kon the opposite corner, and seeing man In this
posison pointing pistol he rushed over and raised
bis club, when The prisoner tarned upon bin and nted
the pistol at bu causing his death Before these &c
cur1eno however. q colored girl, who had knowo
the prisoner for som, eighteen months PRIOR, VS. VS.
corner Of Centre Market rear the entrance, 90 either
side Of which are two large iron dogs. Waile
there abe saw the prisoner 60 to tbs door
the shoe store In company Win others ana Try 10
oueT il. they noticed her standing there and the prs
sere companions Immediately fed around the corner
Of Grand street but the prisoner turned TO .ard her
ard shock his fss a. her. Upon seeing TINS threaen
i gesture the girl taking indie IN ner arm sue
been .Ds up . In for he place to
where she was TO be employed during the day, imme
diatey leff and vent up 0rsod street toward Null
berry, when che heard the voices OF the oid man
and hs wife crying, Sop thisf ronce cue ..
the of Centre and Grand streets where she cav
the prisoner with pistol pointed at the ole MAJ and his
wife and Officer Anderson advancing scross the street
toward the pris ,ner with his club rsised when the
prisoner turned ard fred at him, as already stated
The prisoner ran disgonally sross Grand street to-
ward Broadway, and reaching Eln street he disap-
peared around the corner. AT that time rsg.pcker
shO now behey: o0ns.nsr was s p.s.,Es
renre that tran.pred betweeen the prisoner
ard the old man and his wife the aP-
Of, ach Of Mr.. Andersen and the firing OF the pistol
ard the prisoner, in be heh: '9Eard LIN street,
ihs prisoner fleeing dc Elm street to the corner OF
Howard, through Howard 70 Brosdwsy, crossing
Broadway TO the Eighth Ward pursuing that course
down Broadway, and suddenly reerossing broAaway
sno turpr into Walker street. whence he passed into
CoultlsIdt alley, and went through Couftandt
alley to White street and then passing down
White, coming to Elm street again, aud continu.
ing down Elm st:eet to Worth, when, turning around
The corner Of Elm into Worth, he entered the Louise
where he has resided Tor three or four yeos past.
A moment alter tie pistol was fred, young
man named Wiloushby. who was engaged in coffee
and cake saloon Immediately above where this
down the street 10 the corner, where no the de-
ceased resting in the srms OF Officer Underhill. On
irQuriDg NhO did IT, Underh, il his excitement SIM
ply replied " Elm street, np1n WIN MI: ~ 1Iusa-
EN- and when the corner OF Howard he saw
.ope person start from the foot OF Howard street
toward Broadway. He continued IN pursuit, and
on turning the corner Of Howard street into Broad
vay he saw the same person turning in'o Walker
street. While On Broadway, between Howard and
Canal streets, Mr.. Vioughby p,et Officer Webb, 10
whom be said " Sop thss man, for he has shot Gin
ger" Cir ger being the familiar name by which The
deceased was known among his associates Officer
Webb joined in pursuit, and turning sharp corner
into Courtlandt alley, he tad the prisoner IN view.
While between Frsl kin aud White streets, the pris
oner Invested hmsef Of HE coat and hat and threw
them INTO . toda water wagon, Webb, Wiil,ughby
and another young man remaining on track. The
prisoner was traced directly 70 the house men
ticbed, but before entering, another witness,
Mr. Moler, who had left the hospital about
~ 49, nd ma la
streets waiting until the time for the boat to leave for
Newark Jaw the prisoner Iun down Elm street. turn
the corner of Worth and saw him enter the house and
Mollier r.msired at the door until Mr. Wnloughby
and Mr.. Webb arrived They then held consulta
ton. Wiloughby inquired OF Webb il he Cad pis.
tol Webb said he had not, and he asked who should
go up; they said they would go up 10 company They
went up stairs through the hail. and turning sharp to
the right they had view Of the prisoner at ths door
of the hall bedroom, fronting on Worth street,
with his back bent il he endeavorng to force
the door open. He attempted 70 resist ano before
they v ante @. HIM be SAID me no s6oot-me no
shoot" and he continued these esculatoRs until be
was taken to the Station House, where the Coroners
deceased. VIVA. the bGsisess Of the prisoner was
does OF appear from tie papers but, at all events,
some Of these Witnesses VI! Sc able TO show clearly
that the person who through Elm and Howard
streets Broadway, Walker street, Courtlandt alley
Fspkn and Worth streets, 10 this house was the prs
or er at the bar. Their have these pregnant facts
beyor all doubt, ths. the morning Of the 2lst OF
July sst burglary was committed on the premises Of
NJ. Samnis; that money, in pennies, to the amount
of come 81 or IS was abstrn ted from the money
drawer; that gentemene shoes and ladies' CATERS to
the amount O. $l75 were slso abstracted, basket
b. ing found in the store full Of shoes ready to be taken
away. with dsrk.lsntern used by burglars; that the
lower part Of the door was brEs. open though that
however, not the way the entrance Sss Effected
the door being opened by means of false key) thst
the prisoner was found hrs: endeavoring 10 force open
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70 the person who discovered him; that after ward,
WHEN the policeman came up 20 arrest him. 1t may not
be for the felony OF burglary which he had committed
flor undoubtedly Officer Anderson did not know Of the
burslay but kr the purpose Of preventing him from
committing second felony IN attempting to shoot the
old man al nis WIFE and tina: then he turned upon
the officer and she: him. Here, gentlemen, We
shall have no. only the positive direct evidence OF
n least two wi.res,es, as 70 the identity
Of the prisoner at the bar with he msn Who fired the
pistol ct Officer Anderson; aud the tracing OF him 70
the place where be was arrested but We nod here
,uch combination Of circumstances, independent OF
the no. tiye facts which viii be proven, think, 90
greatly TO your satisfaction tina. it will be extremely
difficult for this prisoner 70 safety you OF his Innocence
Evidence is divided into two classes one beog POSI-
tive, as in this case where Two swear 10,
20 say. ii the &C. had beea committed At
time OF the night, when was 80 DARK,
that no mar could have seen the lace OF
the prisoner sufficiently well 70 Identify him; yet al
The other ci-cumstsnsss connected with the tfaussc-
top-his being tracked from place 10 place, h RI 81.
il to hi. citadel if may use the expression, for pro
tec,ion--go to form chain Of evidence IN ~aica no
link is wanting, and which fully proves the quit o. ns
prisoner at the bar. And suemi. that you viii md
The positive testimony sustained By all these facts ana
e constituting he crcuutantsl evidence.
do not mention this a. ind!esdos thss there any
,e.t;monv viii be- 20 weak that /. can be attacked;
but SIMPLY STATE it to show TIA. in any enefgsney
The ami cheney of the crcumstsnhsi evidence Ia the
case canho. be doubted. No douo. the learned coun
si,h A, ia Iorcs upor ,our synpstkies, having in