The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-25
The william Street and Water Street MUIR
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The William Street and Water Street MUIR
THE INQUEsTS ADJOURNED TO AWAIT THE RESULT OF
REWARD TO BIZ OFFERED by THE MAYOR FOR THE
APPREHENSION OF THE UNDERGRADUATES OF
THE PARTIES UNDER ARRKsT-EfFoRTs TO OBTAIN
TESTIMONY, ETC.
The inquest In the OF the recent murder in the
Water street dance house adjourned to eight
O'Clock yesterday morning. and shortly after that hour the
Coroner and jury assembled at tho Fourth ward station
house.
Coroner Connery asked IL Captain wallng had any wit
nesses.
Captain walling said no had not Coronery Connery
said be had been told that OF Captain Walngs men
had track OF an important witness.
Captain wallng-n one Of my mon had any such infor
nation he would very likely go and get the man
Coroner Connery-yery well; you refuse To do H.
Capt. Wallng-No, sir did not refuse anything. I
sent my man about the matter as soon as he hoard OF H.
before received your note. He went to Brooklyn
about and did not get back until halfpast H. and 1t
Coroner Conneryovery well, Captain, we mus, work
together you know. have sent noto 10 the Mayor ask
ing him to offer reward in these cases. II the jury
think proper 10 continue the nqustion have no obec
ton, but when the reward offered we might get more
facts.
Capt wallng-There are two men, "a have been in
formed in the Spanish Consus house that have
10 the District Attorney last night TO get his
advice about IL and could not find him.
Coroner Connery-You the men, I will give
you an order TO the Consul that those men must be seen
Capt wallng-I will see them ir have TO break tho
door down should make request TO 80 In and go in any
way.
Coroner connery-1 heard tina. you had arrested two
Capt wallng- That was in the william street business
A juror suggest that nasmuch as there Is proba.
by OF there being parties the spanish Consu mousse
that adjourn until Friday cannot bring anything
definite as the case stands now.
Coroner Connery-oh, yes, sir, you My manu-
script that goes into tho District Attorneys Office has
sworn positively there il man who struck the deceased
e yOuk
and he 10 H. We must 20 according 10 what we
have written The truth IS gentlemen, after this passes
out Of your hands there will be exerton about Per-
hars after the reward is offered we may have an
opportunity 10 at least go TO work and conclude the one
Spencer the counsel for the prisoners the William street
Gaze says that the prisoners have been too long confined
and he will take out a habeas corpus can't help
though; we have done all we the ends OF justice
Juror-I have heard that the landady had al inter
view with Of the prisoners at the Tombs.
Coroner Connery had not heard word about H.
Capt walng0ne of the girls said that q the men
Of those in the house at the time Of the murder
and the landlady checked her The girl then said that
the man looked like him The fret recognition was from
the corridor
amer some further informal conversation was decided
10 adjourn the inquest in the Water street until three
O'Clock On Friday at the Coroner office.
In the William street case, Coroner Conncry, Monday
evening took additional violence John Barrousc,
seaman, taken from ship bound for Trieste,
rcion of being Of the parties in Mr. vinccnts saloon
on the night o. bis murder Coroner Connory took tes
John Barrouse deposed-I live Al John Edwards' 2ex
for Trieste have been In Meyers dance house, Nos. ps
and 100 James street; have not been In Water street
since have been here know nothing about the Water
street william street murders
Joseph Ccragola, the boy who said he saw the parties
sitting in the saloon here sent for and shown the pr
soner John He said he about the size Of the
man sitting the saloon but his back turned TO
him nj the time he could not recognise him.
Charles Barnes testified that he lived In the same house
with Barrouse that he left between and o'clock yester
day morning. Rarrouse said he In company with those
who committed the murder and le before occurred
was n tall with foreign complexion; they were all
talking with the people OF the house about the murder in
William street the next day after the murder Barrousc and
ne had drank glass together Brrousc said he in
pany with those who committed the murder ten minutes
before he little in liquor but not drunk when no
pad ~ this statement not made with any vndctiyo
feeling toward parrouse.
John Edwards testified that he tho proprietor OF the
house where boarded he did not hear Barrouse
speak the murder but heard that he said he was IN
company with who committed ten minutes before.
Barrc.ise was hereupen committed 10 the cells OF tho
Fourth ward station house for the night These cells
totally unfit for tho habtatich Of human being They
are damp cellar sud the stencil ntoerable In the
morning Barrpuse taken 70 the General snpernten
dents Office aud Hilton brought in the ROOM Mr..
Hilton however, said that Barrousc was not IN the saloon
on the night Of the murder. Barrouse denies that he
knows tlfc murderer.
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