New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-28
ELIzABE TIL sTKkET SHOOTING ATTAIN
TIE MYSTERY YET UNEXPLAINED.

IhE "a Il SIEhf lei
Emma Green, sl.As Lilly, the unfortunate female
who she, in the dtr-Yutabe house 30. ~ Ell &
beth street few nisb,s ago, q still alive 70 the Ne1
York Hospital aud rem u about TIE Same coudi-
ton as ste was On Thasd.y.
40 clue has yet been obtained OF the villain who
made The desperate ste. ut tase her f. bu, Cipt
Kissnex of the Fourh Goth WaId Police with some OF
his shre WIDEST detectives are actively engaged in the
matter and hope ~ be- rewarded ~nh success.
The mysterious Inoiydasl heretofore only known as
"Thotuss," VITO sssp tcted Of having some know-
edge as to who committed the bloody deed ca ne for
ward yesterday and t.ken to the II spital oy
Officers Cia,k and hoMAaus, bat the suffering gil
would not say that be The man rio ,hot her. His
rame Is Huff. He wss taken before Justice Osborn
and made the following affidavit:
Thomas HUFF Of No. 2ll CHERRY. street, being duly
EworD-deposes and ssys sh,t he shsttly acquainted
with Emma Lilly pcw pins dan4tronsiy III IN the
New York Hospital foU q p,stoI ~0unti l have
known her year by sight, know hsr husb Md
she called him, TboUas Lilly, and was speaking
.e ms with him; about three weeks ago the fts
me that spoke TO hfs. Lazy, mtt nef 10 the Bowey
In The day tune had sno(t conversation aud she
lid me II Ter domestic iroubies; che wanted money
and lent her tODt rtyer knew her to be anything
but d virtuous woeIun, bud i never had sexual
sCnrex0n with Der; l have mel her severa! times
since ia the street the Cay IiDe never met her at
hight on the aay OF tho .sht blat she shot met
Ter at The corner Of Market street aud Division; il
was about three O'clock The sderuoOn, and she
accompanied by liiie g spoke 70 h.S aod she asked
me II would to b,T bOase No. II Division sfeot,
in the evtDilg lend Der money to DAY her reat,
~ the would DO TURNED # rent as noI paid; |
did not 90 to het house had promised; there
no i'll feeling between "a tola her thought woald
come but J did not
Deponent further seyS-thS about O'Clock on the
mig bt the said Mrs. Luly shot, vas coming up
the Bowery De1 Canal etfeet, heard that woman
hse been shot at a house IN Elizabetn street, aud
went there with Others ~ rec; nat just a. eotsred
two three meu were bringing her Out OF the front
roOm soon a. got By tue door, before had ao
opportunity to feoOs S8e her, she oaas< mo ~ the
hand ana excinilbea, " TuOinas l have been SHOT,
ana begged the n-h 20 let 20 10 tue HJ~pWN VITA
her; sbe was plsc.d III carnage, but as toefe was
not room enough did Dot go.
DepoD. LII further ssy-: To-day via ted ths hos
pi's in charge OF OH ers G ak and Nc VI mus and
a,w Mrs Liils; ste ssk.d If hired OF brbed any
body 40 sill her, as ste euImiBsd rs much; replied
al did not sLe farther tid tnat $40 tuodSht nte1
come ope 10 do il, but she " )od NOT swer TO ";
Iey,r as W the nouse VI En8abeth street. before II
have been treque u'y that way con kno" ahy one
HAVING I-ieeliug against Nina Lily; never pcon sea
10 board her or 10 take Of her; was AZ ner house
IN Dyisop sueet on Saturday last and again on Sun
cav day time; MIR. Pratt add Joanna We N zee
there OF, Saturday anI Mro Lily lss~ Mrs Lilly aud
Mira Weioh az ain On Sunday there 10 the day hne;
we have never had any egry Conversation, ana We
hsve always been friendly when We met, anu always
took her t. DO NICE sonG. o.s ,,,.cv
ssDed, ThoAAS hOtf'