New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-21
IL WILLIAM STREET MURDER.
SUPPOSED CLUE TO THE PERPETRATORS.
Warrant Issued for Private Waterman Cohen.
YOUNG VINCENT PROVES AN ALIBI.

- Eesth William street, last Toeedsy night, was
p~pntd yesterday Of ii O'Clock q. the Office OF the
Csrops,s sad comfortable addition testimony was
oAhes. The impression seems now TO be that the pT
0ss Who committed this murder, and those who muir
dessd Andrew McMannus and the girl Susan Domp-
psy at the Water street dance house ere the same or
~ least belong to the same gang They are supposed
10 bekBg 70 party OF about 100 Spanish soldiers aud
sonvets who were brought into this port up ward Of
month ego in distress, and are s quarteyed here, IN
der the care Of the Spanish Consul The crcu ns:ancss
asdsr which they were brought here, aud the Arrest
of several Of them yesterday by Poios, are de-
tsid IN our account Of the murder Of MoMannus AMI
Miss Dempsey In another column. The body Of Mr.
Vincent has been taken 10 Greenwood Cemetery, and
hIe pa,eed for the present. in the resolving vault Of
Bis son-jI-aw.
The following is the evidence taken yesterday by
tAe Cororsr and bis Jury during the sitting:
David Linton, being duly ssOrp, depo,es ADD ssys-I
btl,pg the Uri:ed States service an located in
Chatham street; beard Of the murder in William
street; was 10 Mr.. VinoentS store two minutes be-
fore the murder | had a Cigar there; Mr. Vincent
ard three four others In the etore at the tne
heard them In conversation; they talking SpaC
ish only took slight look around; the landlord
joined in conversation with them; two Of the az
pssred 10 be about five feet Elk inches aud another
about FIVE feet ten inches six feet. Ihe witness
here glanced about the room and deItitied Michael
de LoieDzo one Of the men whom he there on
1bat night to The best of his knowledge aud belief
osrnot swear tbs saw the man Joseph Whit, nov
here, in Mr. Vince hts ttore on that night; also
Mr.. ViDcents there in the store that night
where else; cannot swear that him in the store
think that 1t was ID the evening that | saw young
Mr. Viretptj when saw HIN, tAsre Ons In his
scmpaoy l think il wAs 10 the neig bOrhOod OF
William and CT athem str cts that saw Vi.cent
thai evenit G. If not 10 the store; never 10 Mr..
Vhcents store but oIce, and that was some eight
months ego; went home 10 Chatham street, between
Pearl ard Duane stIeete from Mr. Vim sent s; heard
of the murder about l0l O'Clock that hight as was
standing at the office door, No. SO Chsh street,
did lot go down to Mr. Fincents that night bat went
directly 10 BED i went down to Mr. Viz cents store
the next day; the Corporal and the went down to-
eeber past the store crossed over and entered the
opposite side Of the way; have not he ard anything
about who committed the murder.
BY Juror-The persons saw 10 Mr.. Viacent's
place we're sitting about table eating and drinking;
there are no Others present that | IN
Mr.. Vincenfs place when was there; 1 do not koow
Who the men were who told me of the murder; that
evening FIST went to Mr.. Goodersons place, in
Chatham street; then went to q house ia Spruce
street; ] saw no guarding in the place when was
there; should tbIk it was not more than two min
ntss after left MI. Vncent's when l heard OF the
murder; ] can be bad whenever sm wanted.
One Of the Jurors suggested the prop.iety that the
commanding officer Of tle witness should give some
ssturspce that he the witneFs) should not BE- trans
fsrIed 10 arether station iJI tine to come The
Eoees ston was actedupon
Margaret Murphy, berg duly sworn, deposes and
ssys-I live at No. 10 Vandewater street; did not
know Mr.. Vircent; bad rented the room No IL 10
Dy house TO Thomas White; rented the room TO him
about three days ago. and he only remained there
night; he moved in al his furniture; gave them
shs key Of the door about O'Clock in the afternoons
heard that Whites uncle was taken up in connection
with this crime, and did not want any such people 10
my house my tenants did not say anything bout Sir.
White ard his family being 10 the mouse; went to
Mr.. Whites room, but he not 10, but his wife was
and man; i gave his wife back tne rent.money
which Mr.. White had paid me, as would no; have
them there they Jeff my house during the forenoon;
recognize the father OF Joseph White as the man
Who was IN the room when l vent up to return the
money; saw three spots Of blood on the inside Of
the hail door, the ground, the morning after White
moved in; old net see any blood on the stairs; |
was told that hr. White uncle lived across the way
and as he had been arrested did want such peo
Die in my premises; heard that wa'ch and money
had been taken out Of his ,Loenzo'sl place; don't
How anything more about this matter.
John Kenpey, recsed-1 don't know the names OF
the too men ard the two women whom saw opposite
Mr.. Vincents house when he was mu'dered; did not
zee come out of Mr.. Vinoent's place about two
mil utes before the murder; heard crash OF tum'
bles, and looked toward Mr. Vincents place, but
could nothing; think the doors OF his place were
closed my attention not directed TO Mr.. Nncents
house Immediately before heard the crash; man
might have passed out Of that house previous to the
esssh and not noticed him; think that policemen
were In the neighbohooa at the time of the murder
Ii: guilty parties might have been cT,es'Sd there was
ton; Joseph quick, an officer OF the Fourth Pceclhct
stated that there were two officers in Frankfort AMI
William streets; they have all the streets to guard
bounded by Pearl and Chatham, Spruce and Fery
street,.
Officer Daniel d. Sutton, Of the Sixth Ward, wa,
Sold By Officer Demirg that there was fight at the
time Of the murder at tho further end OF the Off ers
Be at and that they there que lit this accounts
for the police being absent from tho vicinity Of the
h;ssey ~ c.,..
coming iom opposite the Globe Hotel toward Me-. Via
cents; told Mr. Cohen that Vincent had been killed,
and raid, Fer Gods sake, Cohen, huuy up aud call
the Pobce;" do not know whether Mr.. Cohen was
sober or not on that nigh.; could not inspire Nc.
Cohen with the interest that felt 10 the matter; Mr.
G. hen has the reputation Of being brsggatt hsve
known him for eight or nine years; did not see any
one standing on the outside holding Nc Nlacents
door just before the murder there might have been
p<non standing down the steps aud | not see htm
mere were three OF four men came out Of Mr.. Vim.
cents place sfer the crash they do .n toward the
oyster saloon toward Frsrktort street, turned down
aDd ran oirs city up Old William street
Bshhazer Borpschlegel OF No. - Rose street re-
ealled-Cohen had a under arrest near the Globe
Hotel the night 1f the murder II was between five
and ten yards from the corner of Frankfort aud VIII
ham streets; that man was not Mr.. Hilton; know
Mr.. Cohen very well; have known him for two
years. have him into ated several nes since
my acquaintance with HIN; co not Know that Cohen
wss cross or troublesome man. did not see any
men run away elcs ut the man that ran away fIoa
Cohen l raw Cohen put his hand on man and say
Grett you, you are my prisoner" the man he
rested vas mddlesized man, smaller than Mr.
Hilton; l did rot notice that be looked like
epsriard.
The nquest here took recess till O'Clock,
AFrERSoos SESSION.
At 81 O'Clock D. m. the investigation Wa resumed,
ser keeping the Jury in waiting more than jonnu'sS
nom the time the keaiOg was adjournedto TO.