New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-20

,sise BE- went Ia d,Iv sworn, deposss and ssys-
Jobs hsnoo'd frankfort street; on Mpedsy h'5o',
essoe ~ a seIsk 4 wss waiting iof ~ Wi.
siOot 'heer saloon in Nos. ~ or II 10
nv stt,nf,on was s.iaV, - xSyd pr,osiort
!; ling Of s'sss t"kirg Gown the street dsoove,V.
street. sno rushing out Of Mr. NincenlS s'o.o -
| three o. ps, w. and gong up William sree'i ''uI
the rev IA William street; went oowh op Zoo
tsrnse - store, and then saw Two men s"
Or ssDdOs Looking toS ,s M xb,, was the mat
nysS tbev said that there was unuss over u5
w, % ,be marty I ssid: "Letu got Over spu ~ ~.
~. ~ ms went over, and when getpn poa .A cno
~, Mr.. Hilton coming up 10 very e1oaa rJ y, ssid
soi ask him what was ,1e NM %' yncsrts body
,a'. ri he did not koow the parties Sn' we're
y;snent but thought thss Iusy go.
yn..;.,S. ard had been hers on tne SUM-. .v and
~ nr,yiSus; fcd Mr. Hilton not 20 70 % police
on the Top Of s osS nd s0a no one coming went
~. S;,sc,iop Of Fraokfor street where ms' S,.'
~, tbs private w4tcbmsn returning "'u ia W
b;d him kr ock fer the Police, spd ne auu sew
.r,l Ct us entered the store, ana iouna Mr si1U0n.
o. ~ his face on the hsor, beeding profusely WIN
~ ,shls psrty ou the top Of him, aud everything IN
pess;nn.J n,ked Mr.. Cohen, after we went H. wnsfe
g, pton vent and be said ne did not know; went
- Iooh for Mr. Hilton, but did NOT ind MN, ou. n''
casceY OKeefe, aud returned with him 70 .ns s'4,
r~wopld
rso who ran from Mr.. Viocent's store 9ns a"i %
tai thin man with nat. dressed 10 dak co'uo,,
II .rH moi eee his features; smother nan va, VI
smaller stature m'ddling hight ana va a,s,uxa.
Suk clothet; the other two men were u 60 80 NJ
was ON the sidewalk OF the door toat n.s' met MI
Hilton; be was sbivering sna IN si'~
vas 10 Mr.. Vincepts store: h.va nan, N. man
Nv a Jnror-could Mr. Cohen nsVe seen tno iuen
Ivnnnins7 A. could rot say, 81 don't Know where
NJ Cab.n then was; did not zee him accost asy one
NJ -. co,nss. n might have been seven mnu.ue,
a. an ~ fhe msp ran that found Mr.. Cohen.
Caoyoe w. jacobs, being duly sworn, says-l sun a
l;..sler At No 100 Chatham street. about two weeks
- heard that Mr. Seller stabbed at his place In
lp.s1 street; saw four men rnnDpg up Pesrl street
~ hesripg Ms Seller CRY Murder" gave them q
Id berth; DO rot know VINO those men were,
1,,thsr have heard; cannot describe their dress
d., general appearance; Mfs Seller ssd that her
i,,bsrd had been stabbed did not SEQ the injured
80, told what had he ard in relation TO the matter
n NV private wstchmsn.
Gsphsn d. Q'Keefe, being duly sworn, says-I an
stsn6ed TO the Second Pcecinct Police; was brought
b Ae scene of the murder by Mr.. Kenny about 90
lrnsses past 10 O'clock Thomas Sharkey was With
lin took charge Of the place and sent for tne Ser
ssSps and posse ef Police; the Sergeant took the
Id snd other change out of the drawer amounting
ms 90, and handed the same over to Sergeant Ssa-
Az Of the Fourth Ward / took Hilton in charge;
" we're ordered 10 make sssrch for the murderers;
W gent to No. 5 Vau6e water street first; We there
lts door and Opered IT; he said that he was in the
f,u,e since O'Clock he seemed TO be surprised the
tdsbes be put on him were then 90 the bel; OBJ
yrycd DO blood on his clothes; did not look for It;
vent with bis wife the street TO got mau
Who oduld speak E:glish two young men told me
Ast Mr.. Cohen had en- Of The mrrderers an has GUS
bdy, and that he let him go; thsif names were Cera-
,c tbey live In OLD William street; the clothes the
rsopsr has now those he put on the night he
Vas sirested.
| Daniel ID. Sutton, being duly sworn, deposss and
MI am attached 10 the Sixth Wsrd Police; L was
Ne s-st officer who was osed 20 the OF the muir
oar; was In Chatham street. when vas informed thes
mere was distur bsnce in North w ian street. went
Mr.. Yihoents store, and heard an alarm rap; when
! 20. 10 the door, met Cohen, who told me that
man had been stabbed or Murdered; don't kuow the
man who first informed me of the disturbances could
rot recognize the who tod me OF the disturbance
went into the store and found man lying on his left
ids, with blood Issuing from his chest, and noticed
Wood on TIE floor; raised him up he seemed as if
| b was Dot dead, but when placed him erect, aud
biz head fell on his shoulder, then l knew ne was
dad did not see Mr.. Cohen have hold on any man
Wien was going to the scene Oh tne mutue., m.;
HDn thought, was one vi the psrteS III Tue s'oio a.
DE tine was there.
Jseph CerspiOi Deing duly sworn deposes ana says
-Irsside at No. 2l5 Willsn street; am plasterer
shtsde; at about 10 O'Clock on Tuesday night heard
sJke murder of Mr. ViDcent ia Wilism street; was
iiA Villa sheet when ] beard the slarmrap; |
lfvseded down William street and up North William
irss 10 the scene of the mGrder looked loto Mr..
Vicente store previous 10 the murder an1 a." laTee
zen IN the store; this was between ana III cock;
II ssuh recognize the saw there, "a they were
aefe fhe inday night previous. Here the witress
w asked by the Coroner 10 look about the room snd
~ Il he could recognize any one whom ne ga" IN Mr..
yrcents store. One o. the men was of yelloH com
txi9n about FIVE feet seven inches Ia hight; hs wa
,ung-the Others back was turned; when hvst ar
med at the scene of the murder | saw two or TIRES
vug men, and said, "Where's Vincent : " they said.
Here be H." at the same time pointing to man lying
sdsr table, WAS told by q young man that he
hted out two Of the gang to Cohen but thai no lst
ban 60.
| By . Juror-Mr Hilton was not in the store when
hs The three rien there heard three or four msn
ruse Cohen Of letting the man go; old 80 myself;
Gben ssid that he caught no one.
Lewis Cersgioh bsing duly sworn, ssys-l an
rvher 10 the last wltnessi heard some persons Say
Est Mr.. Cohen had man and let him go.
Bsihasar Bornschlegel being duly sworn, deposes
I'd ssys-I live at No ~ Rose street; atn curer;
lk NJ nd erwths place No. 81 Frankfort street. as
Tie after 10 o'clock on Tuesday night, aud found phi
ts Waterman Cohen Selling q man AMI telling hun,
Il Arrest you" cannot say what lsux eage was
ted, but this know; the msn ran away from Nj.
Ohm; the man who rau away had hard talk with
Vohen; MIR. Hilton is not that msn.
Andlew Glass, beicg DULY sworn, deposes and says
reside al No. IL Fra ktOrt street; ON the night OF
Tuesday last, the 18th inssant, l vas walking from
Frankfort street 10 the corner of William aud Spruce
aIee q; beard single rap from policeman tcen
seard sn alarm rap proceeded to the spot whore
Be rap was given; met Cohen, the private watch
han few the eastern side of William street,
va FIsnkfort; he told me taGt tne-e had besn man
tsrdered ia Mr.. NIncents establishment; / did not
II any man running away from Cohen whom he had
akep; Mr. Hilton was arres ed the of Frank
ut ana Old William streets; told Mr. Cohen that ne
ksht not 10 take Mr.. Hilton.
Eeoerick Nj Behele, being duly sworn, deposes and
Ns-I reside at No. III Nandewater street; head
dthe murder in William street about oci1c, In tbs
aOgnrg. when l 90. up; there Ters several Italians
wing in the house with me at that time; did not
mt hem roo Ms; gave 40 the premises 10 Ms.
i,Ipby, went 10 Mrs. Murphy and told her tia! all
e tets ants were heightened as there were spots Of
God On the stairs; man up stairs told me that he
hspected some family in the house had somethins to
with the murder committed 10 North William
1ee; AK I'd him the reason Why he sad there was
line sr.ota Of hiooS IN third floor and he sue