New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-25
THE TITLLIAMSTREET MURDER.

TIE IMPORTANT WITNESS SECURED.
ON Monday night Officer Sbansle and Others VINO
had been de- pued to 60 on board the bsrk Trieste,
Iyirg in the bay, in search Of a witness whom, II
was reported was in Mr.. Vinoen.'s saloon few
moments previous to the commission Of the bloody
deed and who would be able to identify the murderers
were mole successful than Of their first attempt. They
searched the vessel and secured the person they were
in search Of He is sailor, and gives his name as
ohr Bsrrouse He was taken ashore ard conveyed TO
Coroner Ccnre1ys house, where ne made 8 statement
den,irg al knowledge whatever Of the William street
mrrd.r and also OF that committed in Water street
Charles Barnes an sxach6 Of the sailors boarding
bouse where Barroe hsd put up daring his soourn in
the civ testified that on the day following the murder
Barrouse told him that be was in company of the assas
.ins in Mr.. Vncents sa'ocn few inmates before the
murder. Mr.. Edwards, who keeps the place where
Bsrrcuse stepped while ashore also heard that Bar
rouse had said he knew something Of the murder but
did not hear he witness say so himself
Below will be found the three aiidsyits taken snce
tie investigation was adjourned Monday evening:
John r, rouse boirg duly svorn deposes and says:
live at NJ john Edwardss, No. 29l Cherry street;
am a sailor engaged on board the bark Trieste L
was in Cherry and james streets; | have been IN
Mye,'s darce house Nos % and lO0 james sireet;
hsya not been in Water street since arrived IN the
civ: brow nothing about the murder either IN "atef
or William streets.
Joseph Cersgoh was then seut for the purpose OF
ident,irg Bsrouse, and on being confronted with hni
said:
To the beet Of my knowledge the man shown ms
now in the air IL about the hight and buid OF tne
man who was IN Mr.. Vincents On the nBot Oh 'no
MURDER; old not see his face.
Charles Bsrres being duly sworn, deposes ana say
4 live at No 80 Cherry street; John BArou.e hved
in the zane house with me- he LETT this morning De-
tween sno o'clock be ted me that he was In inc
company of those persons who committed the MURDER
little befoSe il was done; he said one was tail man
With ark complexion; he old not say who they were;
lie wss IA krg 10 he people in the house OF the muir
der in North William street; It wss the next oey aitr
the murder; BaIrouse and have drank glass To-
eetter when ne said that be was in company with ae
Ier,o,s who committed the murder ten minutes pre-
yiously: he wss q little i'll liquor bu, rot tpsy my
statement is NOT given through snolctventss or osa
foeliI O. toward BiTrOuse.
Jcfn EdwaIds, beiI duly sworn, depcses and says
live az No. 90 Cherry street; an the proprietor ot
the house, do rot reccllect hearing the man before
ne BsnOuse) speak Of the murder; came up etairs
in the fcrenocn of Wednesday last to tho best OF my
knowledge, when heard that BaTTouse sad he had
been in psny with the perons WHO had committed
the rulder fen inmates before ii occurred said II he
knew IT, be should tell il, he then laughed he left my
house Il is morniI e; Charles Buns not employed by
NE Gs a runner.
The witress wes taken before Mr.. Hilton Tor idsnt
aiion, but the cd gentleman never say Kim before
10 his knowledge.