New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06
..,.a =, him ,.d Smith Ely, 20 a. every oder time

III.
vsrd' A. He said he wss e ing 70 FOr.y-ffb street.
Q. With Mr.. Elyl A. That's more than can tell
q Did any message come to him after he wa gone ,
Q. Al what timel A. In the neighbOrhOod of II
ssIeek.
@ Who brought tbs messsge' A. A young poy
O. Would you know tina. boy A. Ii seen him
again
o. Wa il a letter or verbal messsgel A. He eans
and tod me that SOM body murdered 10 the house;
he s.keo me if would 90 aod fnd m; said didn't
know where 10 90; probably II / went up town he
was down town; and probably, If | welt down town,
he was up town; told The boy TO 90 down 10 Ferry
street there Eye plsce-ihere bis business there
be might find him there, but doubt whether be will
fnd bin.
q. You made an effort TO find Mr.. Eckell A. No,
sir; boy brought verbal message at about II
o'clock Saturday morning 20 Mr. Eckels Office 10
Fourth street, that murdered man had been found IN
his house; at that time there present two batch
who brought hides from the place IN Stanton street
they returned and carried the message 20 stanton
s,reet; thst would take about ten or fifteen minues
they left Fourth street about IL O'Clock cannot pOei-
lively testify whether 1t half or tnree-q1arters Of
N hour before II when they stsrteI.
O. At what time did you 20 10 Stanton street y)ur-
selii a. left my place OF business about - O'Clock
70 bring myself the message TO Mr. Eckd in San
typ street, where | anyed at quarter past II.
q. DID you find Mr. kckei A No, he had re-
seiSeo the news, and mad lett the place already.
O. How long had Mr.. kckel lett bus Office A.
don't know.
q. Who told you A. ] went into the Office and
M foreman MIR. Ebeihsrdt, the witness e14mlned
yesterday told me.
q. Where did you 90 eferwsrd A. To take my
dbDer ID Stanton street ana came back to the Stanton
tueet Office 10 wait for Mr. Ecke
q Did EbeIbardt make any remark to you aooutrt
A. he ssld II wa hard case 10 be IN house where
such deed had been committed; the butchers who
brought the hides were neighbours OF Mr. Ecke, and
did this az d neghbOry service.
q. At what time did Mr. Ecsel return A. Between
~ o and three O'Clock that afternoon.
Q. To StaDtsn street A. Yes Sir.
=. What did be say7 a. Ga Mr.. Eckes's return
rGmbtr Of butchers waiting TO sete their usual
accounts they had talked uls sudden news OF the
murder, and one Of them, whom | do not reco lect,
IN reply 10 his inquiry, observed that Mr. Ecke had
betD informed 10 tins hOusc that tue nan had received
bHe.D wounds.
O. What time was that A. Mr.. Eckel returned
between and o'clock, bot cannot positively say
wten, make that reply because there Is no clock ia
DE place.
O. You were present when Mr. Ecke said that the
man had It ceiveo fifteen wounds A. He said ne
informed that the man had been stabbed and received
fifteen ~ouudr; Of the butchers inquired about the
nuroer and AIR. Ecke replied tnst he had been 10 his
bOuse and had been informed tina; the NAL had re-
efIved fifteen wounds.
@. What had be said about it A. lie said doc
Dor told him co.
@. Do you recolIect If Mr.. Ecke said he had seen
The murdend man A. Nobody asked him that ques-
zion, to my knowledge.
~. What occurred after MIR. Ecker arrived a. lie
settled hle aCcounts with his butcheIs he paid money
end received money for some II usual with him
10 give them checks IN advance, and they didn't fur
nifb 70 much they paid back.
q. Did he pay oDy money 10 you A. ITenty.hve
dollars and Odd cents, beslde my wages.
q. At what time di0 you leave the Office A. After
Mr. Ecke bad settled with me- left ABOUT o'clock
~ return 10 Fourth street.
q. DID Mr. Eckel tell 10 yen, who have been five
years with HIN, anyb ng about tns occurrence A. No.
u. DlJ you make any lbqulnesi a. No.
q: Wha' did you get the go for! A. Because had
received more goods al Fourth street than had money
10 pay for, and this was for the balance.
q. Az what time did you leave your place OF busi.
ness on Saturday A. About 81 o'clock
z. Did anybody coll on you ON Saturday evening
A. No, Sir.
q. Did you receive any letter A. No letter, no
neier-Dotlng al all.
Q. When did you receive the particulars of the
news a. In the otGdts IafHng, sontag Abend.
q. Wteie did YOU rleep ON FIiiay night A. 10
my own house, No. l62 Stanton street.
O. Where ola the other man sleep! A. | cam say,
bocsLfe don't know where he hves.
q. Didn't you observe Mr. Eckel had more money on
Saturday last than usual 7 A.. No Sir.
William Ross, sworu.-Q. Where do you live A.
No. 26 Second avenue.
q. What do you dol A. am an architect
q. Win you state IN your Ownwsy where you were
on Friday evening and what happened A. was IN
company with friend in Spring Sheet TIL after ten
O'Clock.
o. What was his Nance A. John Tagliabue.
q. Where does he live A. Between Mercer and
Greene streets overhead dentist he Is architect
q. Where did you 10 then A. Home
=. What the directlonl A. My usual way -
b cross Broadway to Houston, but the street WAS
blocked at Houston, and ! came as l Thought 10
Bleecker but aieIwaId found II was Bond
O. In passing up Bond street which side did you
come A. This side. $500
o. This was IN the neighborhood Of lOl o'clock A.
lett Ta.habues at few minutes before lOs O'CLOCK
ii was about iCi when was along there.
=. Did you see any person A did only one
coming b.iIre me.
o. What clothes had he on A. lie had shawl on
and think cap; have heard II was low hat since,
but my iinpTessIon was that II was cap.
@. What occurred then A. l saw him come up
Mis- stoop.
o. Did he ring the bell A. No, Sir heard the
shink of his key as he opened the door.
q. The street was very quiet ~ Yes, Sir.
q. About what size was he : A. Being wfsppedup
IN a shawl ne looked steut 10 me- 1 should think about
5 feet 4 inches.
.. How do you know tina; it was this house 4.
know the house know the door-pate ON passing
without reading II.
o. Did YOU see him come into the house A. |
don't zee the door open but heard the doc. close
Y. Did you look at the coorplae A. looked up
ana cav lhst he was going In.
q. Did you look . the plste and zee DIR. Burdels
name a. | can tell the plate In the dark.
y. What happened neAti a. When | got about
two hon SIS Oh heard cry of m.r.rr," ianced Il
vas garrOters, | saw several rosdy looking teloSs
~ the of Bond street near Broad~ay ana thought
Il them; II gave me the impression Of gaioters.
q. What next A. When | went down IS Tar g.
Me corner that Was IN Bond street, fancied
vas in Bleecker before.
q. Where did you 80 then A Down ffon Boni
~ secopd street
z. Did you know DR.. Burdell. A. No, Sir.
q. bat lime did you rvaSn nome \. found my
con AZ In bed oldnl think connecting tnIs with
The mnroer until last night
Q Was your aIIepuon directed to the side-hehs