New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-16

brought in.
Coroper-What's your namel
The I.ady-Margaret Hartmann; give my iathets
name; my husbands name Is Alvlset.
TESTIMONY OF MARGARET ALVISEr. -o
O. Where do you i've a In Broadway No. oyO
O. About two weeks ago did young man wnom
YOU have since recognised Snodgrass call at your
IT 70 in Broadway TO purchase a dagger a. sa"
that young man about two or three DAYS oeiore une
Doctor was murdered and / sold him knife four
corr eied blade.
O. This was the Wednesday or Thursday before the
Doctor died A. 1t was two or three days, can't
tell exactly. So,
o. Did be not try one of them and object to it be-
cause il was not strong enough 4. Yes, Sir.
Q. Did lie not finally select an old one for which he
paio So A. Yes Sir.
ninghaIn aad ke as parties who bought a sword
cane IN your store A. was here the day before
yesterday.
son who bought the dagger at your storef a. gen.
teInan wanted to bring me up stars, and an 0fhcer
said: "You can't 60 to toe Doctors room to see the
blood" and wanted to; then he took me up
DIDN'T Ike TO 20 because il was black In that entry
AID come there ana stayed; It was young gentle
man sitting by the stove and said it was hard u be
shut up here without diDDer he gave me such rough
answer, that he was here without dinner ana LIE Wa
here day before, and I might be Just as WELL aud
thought seen him when he spoke to me; say msy
be hes right to be here than me- and he spesk 80
very rough that went IN the ki'chen and dido speak
no more; then the officer come WI hlm TO get his din.
ler and officer said will 90 with you you will
"pa, my dinner says he: Have you money! aud ne
pulled oa some and tays be- That rot enough; and
en he took out bundle bills end then they wen. out
Q. Die you see him to day A. Yes, Sir.
q. Did you recognize him as the person VINO bought
the knife from you A. did.
O. Was it dagger A. 1t had corners.
a four edged dirk knife without Landle which had
been brought up from Mr. Avisets shop to show the
tom Of the dirk cold 10 somebody whom abe thought
WAS SuOdgrass Was exhibited.
q Does that resemble the knife he bought from
you A. Yes Sir; it is the same blade, but the ham
de is not finished.
Q. Is il the same size a. Yes, Sir, just tue same
about five lnches long,.
The witness then commenced an animated converse
ton in French with Of the Jurors, IN which she
said that she recognized Snodgrsss by his tafoa De
"pd,er, mas non par "a tgure BY his way Oh
speaking, but did recognize his face
Coroner-Ciear the room and let her point out Snod-
grass u.
Srodgrsss was placed In the center Of the score OF
people Who were looking through the folding doors from
be front parlors He looked at Mrs. Alvset ste tdy,
anG she pointed cane at him. There were hisses out
be did nst seem al all frightened, and said to Capt.
Dixie Well. don't see ~hy che shouidn recognize
" ne after seeing me up stairs
Coron-r-Oficer vii give you the necessary papers
TO take Mr.. SDodgrs,s into custody.
And Spodgrass taken to the Fifteenth Ward
StatIon-houfe. 80
Judge Cspron TO Mrs. Alviset-I will ask you now
few questions when get little silence 81,
CurUner-Genilemen, If you don keep silence, Will
have decidedly 10 clear this Io0m except reporters
Judge Cepron-I wish .ou TO slate 10 US ana me
jury whether there any controversy between your
ei ard SDo6grass the time be was in the chop which
led you TO notice him particularly which led you 70
notice what il wasl A. Do you mean If l talketwih
him-oo You mean about the money
O. Was there any difficulty NJ the time he - In the
house 10 Guy the knife y A. Yes, SIR; we looked at
the bile; dent know the bills; called my store gLi
10 STE if tie bills good go says ne, DO you hlak
would give you bad money! rough, you know;
then We saws We must look at the bills, because we
take often bad ones' and then be sod there aad see
looked and be says, "Well, are you satisfied nov =
and wi Ell he went ut spoke to the the other gr be-
cause be Is such rough young man suppose hs never
went ont of the house OF he father before.
Q. What street cid he 60 70 from your store a. He
pessed up Broadway.
O. Did be cross the street, A. No, Sir.
q IL your store b. low or above Bond street. A. IL
is in the Metropolitan Hotel, the cigar store.
Q Was bis tsce different from what il was here in
resfec TO bis beard A When he to the store
be he'd very light mustsche not very long.
Q Has that been changed A To day hehas none;
to-day have seen be have taken EN- of; but know
hin just as well.
@. Is the other girl that him here' A. No, Sir.
q. Would she know HIM A No. l think not; abe
does Iot look at people mach a. do; notice people
when they speak rough.
Q. What IS the name Of the other person in the