New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-12

.c, ~ tT.ss, .ser ,he r.sje Ger so 10 tas GER
nor y rom. sd aid her 70 cry, I'D tie 'ru1 -sd
| Al. zane "a eaIsrea DO vhsa ias7 ofy; ,oe1 Sc
rsds Der turn arourd t,~std % sna n'xn, =.
=. rid lid rcs cry rN1 )rsh. she 'oli 'e ? y
l.j ,,. ala 20. nof,e Der ory bsfo'e; ]: F.5 :
pur III ueDt for her rorh no. berg sote iSn' ,h'
vac thnh sbout ne is''er 3s'' y s.sT' !. -.
sssriirg II S<2ten,sy; The bodss Oh e. ~ a.. !
ION. casfsn,s fem he msir road .asre Sss 3ay o2s
n.shber L. al sa91sA 20 Isk con-e - Les; 'ae aNa
Mn. Ms,es-.t Deofer s~o1-I RESIDE .: Lons
Nssi; Did reside :aere in February se':i We rs.s
near ~ bors 10 Mrs Decker 90 tSs: re could hesr
es.h OIL er tab; l oaen saw Arna Hil'on rsss ecI
.c1se; lid Tot eel on .be jsy - her des:' did =
go 10 Mr. Decksrs house; have known rs Deeker
often sbip the chid; on che Ilsat ne S,d usa,
sb<ut tundovn, ] heard Mrs. Decker &C lding the
chk very bard, as she k,merly bad done, AM nseId
reIse lie cyu,hirg sni f,E SAD AZ t.s, h,asd
he et lid make lov grosD,s nose; was on on tne
sopse 1t the time. snd isi' "es he ss; ne ~ :,
moan sounded % az though tue child VS. extsu.'ed
hhe ard wen. Gvsv; it vac man, Ike go klsc )
Of cIis.: can't ray hes,e any bo~s rreosolog ins
po,e. sut / beard Mrs. Deeker's voice 81 II " Yea
.i Save 10 pour water tsd ten ms Lo.s.: n'a :,
Deb e>. topes when frat heard be-, appeared as II
ere VS. scodire; dis not hear and see eye'yta,'s
did 70: ,hink i. my business In January, tie 2oo,
thpk I saw her beat the child very otd, Tito q
si-k, i expect; saw the child outside VIZ 8 te'
vhen Mr. Decker struck Dsr As-d, four tnes thak
then the child went past the place TO rs oen saa
same back with tub pretty fss., and then SIS serI
her sgsin as she csme back hsst time sne dia sot
vaip1er the &c co0j line che screamed very loud;
dio OF hear SPY word. could 10. s;e Ma Decker
when ,be struck her, s5e was round The corner 81
her house bu. heard hsr scoli very loud: TIE aid
eei very LOUD kac~ she s:r1 her, TOR Hse,d TIE
h'ows, ard hey were very oudi csVe oi'eu nes,n
Mr. Decker whip Ter little grl ard II sne got 'sk
ing with Der she 1sver let 20 With )ut swnpplcg SEE
aid L very often; Was nc. always ou'siee It's tocf
to hear; could no. ssy bow often, bu: vas very
often; have lived at This house 81 my he Mr.:
n - Al. Naa ,r-n. m an |
knew Sb,-i ina, d'g; 1ss out b. tie DOOR one dsy
] heard tee child crying very lo-d esT ner a,ts
Hilton running s:ross the el1s very sslf oy sna y
| ssw Nrs. D. ,ker going otter her VIZ ths a2g-'
was deg they mad wh:ch belonged 20 deny St'er;
pc WAS good for speed, saj no miat2kei feere
Mrs Decker csI Tor her % come bsok sud see "'ud
20. bur ter: but Hannah Vas gong 20 fsss tas SO
6i6 Der hear Mrs. Decker oall Der, sDd 'ss 'fylcs
ID 10 the child and took her osoki o.i rot see Ms.
Decker when shs stsI'ed wiz the dog f-5n ,me t3e
Jog was with be- sid started straight AFTER TIE caai
cid DO. see .hsE. till hey cot )Ves nr2 'ae o9o he
faee good long ors further thsn An ses rev
these wiz do~s guess the race vss shout 400 ysrds
] wss sbout 200 ys.ds from :heu, when she overpoE
TIE child. the c5ll IlDnipg 20 one D. Ens GA
bo:s-pyipg ;, run svsy; the race vas OF oui heas
] did rot see hem till hey got On on; isodi ,he-dcS
wss shead Of Mrs. Decker srd making after the E;e
girl; the child was going .o~ard Mrs. LA ;snan
touse; The scol5iIg 81 whipping ana e.ylOg lssia
oat; rsoollect Mrs Decker whipped the h'.ls gil
Ra ,ss,l ArdersoD little gil from the County II 'rss;
heard The child sofssns; :snt tell how long ks-
CSsel was tbers-sho1t mon'a; enc -sn away re-
psmt er the little girl Townssni alc Often aes'd her
whipped and scclded BY Mrs. Dscker-I an say how
often.
,,,ss...e,am.psa-ry.sss sworn bs.o.e Wv .v.vavr
Jnry tia: little child never cs.ne ITO my hoi'e;
reyer weI. into MIS-. Dscke's h)uss, no, even "aen
the child dead my house was aoSut ssyeuy nv ~
woman was halfway between be- house and 0nire !;
I did not see the ch.d | don't .hDk l: conc rave
bsen auy OF, her ihsn the chds voice; po,tIvey cay
il was the ohlld's voice; never ss~ MS. D.VheI
s.rile this ,hI3 sometues heard Mrs.. Dtrk ssy
cone words; have heard her whip her Own oo';di l
guess know me diffsrspce have no childreo don
believe in whipping chi den, faint rght at al TIA;
wss q ridGlirg sized Dog, MOI little one; oea-d
Mrs Decker cali the child back, and see would 70;
core. ?
ME- Eizs snediaer l.ate Miss Decker, swo-p-l
reside in Brooklyn; in FEBRUARY last, Iehned u
Long Neck q little further dis.an; ron a:s. DECK
ers souse than toe last vuass; -eeole,t the DC -,
sion of The cbds death; wss a. TIE house about y
cleck five Minutes beio-s the cold died; she then
laid in the corner Of the room On sn DgEac carpet.
knew i doubled, and on tie floor, up stars see
had On a skirt and oolcred sack; thios she ves
covered with sheet wont pc certain; it vss ;h.n
covering; there fire and bed 10 the roou; fhes
wss physician present; was there cen tos Soiu
died cant tell how lor was there's tee e1i.1 80
very thin; hsd on her Grmsi her fsee vas
scrstc ned che had OF he: elbows sboutas srse
90 quarter 81 q dollar Mrs. Decker dressed tne
child assisted; then OILY cav the Tarks % .os
face ebows sd t8o sores the knuokles; dd not
Gee tn fee, until The Squire Tom1sou) ana Mr. Pssse
were there they vera very sore INK was on
suu IL o'clock .ney tock of the oandsges iE'na tue
feet; cav marks % her back snd on one knee tne
.kip scratched Of; here was large lump Iased tp
on the back jos: below the bip. sb0u; the SIZE OF "a
,ys; il was blush c)lor; did ASS. On ;he second
exsn iustion 10 tying 90 The skirt Hss SEQ, Tor ~
Mrs. Decker, as she ss.d s1e tn0ugnt ihe cnlil was
n 4. ~ oh Ia m. o. sla - AZ
not 8, psible; IL iis Jsre Decker went with me, sud
wise also present; spen, the day previous tt Mr'.
De,k.rs; when went in wss s1rpr! ssd It the pale
and thin appearance Of the child, and ss~ .net he
fee " ere ban Jagged; asked whas was tie ns,;sr,
and Mr. ID, cksr sid the child went cut in the cold
ssd then in sud PIT her fee: IA the oven sud
burned them; / can: remsuber al that occuried
there: hesrd Mrs Decker speak augrly 10 f1e c-ili
because .he grosned and hung her head, and tod tsr
not to -nske a olse ard hold her head 1o asked
the child If j. had psiA 10 ts breast AID t &c: -
Aar DRIP ia reply.
Coursel for olaintf here objected 20 further .es.
rloDy ths b sd from this witness, snd moved that
all evidence tending D prove rnurds. Re ruled our,
On tts grond that t'.Ie Is 1s;ih atom 9lovi-g t.
Course. for dsfendsr. 'a-a TIA. hs asld tar rcs
70 ts set fore :hs Co:1ners Jlry, snd tlel: fnir,
cors, ned ma.isr, apj ne intended - show ttst me
charge ri mCIdsrees' ws5 ed justified.
The Corr, ,iied tbs. tie sv .nce q This yt1ess,
80 fsE as given, vss sustain I'd by TIE j1stic .oa.
Witness -tsumei-rns cLi3 said t rad 4 q rsil;
II mosssJ s1i n, .asi s. Detiues / you'd - d ~
lesi eoTn wen :: Wis mo-ling I :scollest Me.
Decker called tais child Z AS: sad thief ss75Ix
tnes ios col.3 nais s.sws= that : id not &c n,r
sts o.! the mosns seemed % D. caussd by Ito suofss
ItD .1e feet; sLv he feet after sac - issd /,
you'd :I5 IFS feet &C :ae dcy ! Vas .bere; Yrs
Decker told Re: DOT :. rub tie bandsges off she u
dtred il 10 60 20 BID s:l ocock IN the iEy tbs ,cill
o5aIsd 10 be allowed TO s.. ~, i bur. her to liz
doEa she sold NJ 60 t. bed he 2ai.d offered -
FAD az Der If .ns void sl,w he- 70 e. yS; Ms
Decker ss.d SIZE 1ai ne 10 hel. she sad dit
r3t va: 20 he.r her moaning .nl grosuiog ed :o-
ne: .zica l. 80, / remember Ms. Decker stuck