The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-06


Q. As Q laboFers A. Yes sir.
O. How long were you employed BY Mr.. EoEs9 A.
About nve years, cir.
Q. What Was the general time or hour every morning
that Mr. Eckel went TO The establishment A. Hshsd
regular hours; he cams st g. 10 IL, or IL O'Clock:
sometimes be went up, and sometimes down town before
Durpg the lest three months what was the general
time that ke came therss A. 80 long ~ hare been
ss be bad then more business but now we could never
tell 1t what hour he would be In the place.
a. wn.: hour ds no 60 to tho q sss.S'.nnsns On On
tween and o'oleox In the morniug
What do You mean by my plaoes' Who're il that
O. What clothes had be them A He wore cap.
g A iur ospf do rot Know what thai Is.
Q WI colored cos,s A. I believe II was something
like dark rcd; kino Of brown or dark rod.
What ooored paDtaloonsf A That 10 more than
O. We're they Of light dark oolors A. cannot tell
snythpg about IT, because did NOT lake any particular
Upon every other previous morning that he went
wss he dressed the samsf A. Yes, cir:
Q DID be seem any way confused that morninss A.
q How do you know A He was there Just exactly
O. DID you notice him particularly A. was standing
at the door when he and Smith Ely came in.
Juros-How long were you in your Office In Fourth
street on Saturday mornnss A. TIL about little alter
Q How long did Mr. Ely and Mr. Eokel say in your
A.
The Cororer-Md Mr. Eckel tell you whore hs would
10 aierwsrdsf Yes, sir; he said that he was going
up town 10 Forty etb street, TO tho melting house
there With him or not but they beth went out OF the
yard together
a. Did any message come Mr. Ecke after he ieft his
place in Fourth steeif A. Yes
Q. AT What timer A. should thiak In the neghDor-
hood Of IL O'Clock.
@ Who brought this messageP A. Ayoung boy. about
q Do you know that boys A. never knew him be.
hptt 4 I Iahn h0nv him
Q. Have you ever seen him beforef A. No, never
him before.
nothing his bsnd-no letter-but he and told
that somebody had been murdered In the house.
rot no ond hunt up Mr. Sol.i whs re he was told him
thai could not because did not know wnsre to ind
him; be had gone up town, and II went up there he
might be gone down town, and went down town he
might be up town. told the boy that he might nnd him
he went to No Perry street. for be often stopped in
O. And you made no effort 10 find Mr.. Eckels A. No.
the boy brought verbal messse at about IL O'Clock
s sa 10 % N
at that time there wore preaent two butchers, who
brought hides TO his place Of business in Fourth street
from Stanton street, and heard the conversation they
tarped Immediately and et that message at Stanton
street, that they would take from about 10 70
ooosn o.nnS. @ ' pos,avoiy sv testify s vas s'.'' h.
three quarters OF hour before IL O'Clock when the
butchers or carmen left again fer sArton street.
O. AT what time did you 20 to Stanton street yourseff
A. left my place Of business about IL o'clock TO take
myself the message 10 Mr. Eokei In Stanton street, whore
O. bid you find kr Ecke at his office when you arrived
ct stsnton street NO, SIR he was gone; he had len
| received the news from TIE butchers
How long haa Mr. Eokel left bis Officer A. DO not
know for old not rec bim when came there and did
rot ark how org be had been gone.
O who told you tSai Mr.. Eoke had lsf. and had re.
ceivtd this ne.sase A. Well, when went Into the
oca they said ,hAI he had gone homebe had received
Information OF the murder and had LEFT immediately
| q Who told yousof A Tho foreman.
that Eoke had lett sresdy be (Eoke having hoard the
| news that man had been murdered In his house
wen. 10 take my dinner, and waited until Mr. EcEel 70
| turned.
O Did Frederick make any remark to you in relation
between and Everhard was, that . hard 10
Re in house where such deed had been committed
Mr Ecke betweco two and three O'Clock that afternoon,
l came TO the office IN Stanton street.
o. What did Mr. Ecke say en- his return A. On Mr..
.S sides and f. were waiting for nim TO sc.e their
usua accounts on Saturday they bad talked ovor the
troden pews OF this murder, and one Of them, whose
name do lot recoect received reply TO his inquiries
that he (Mr EckeD had been informed, In this house
here, that the man hsd received nresu wounds
that se had heard Of the csen woundss A. Eckel re-
turned between two And three o'clock, far
eeee or vs,cb in the place xhere be maze thai pep,,
O. You present when hr Eckel told the party who
inquired th., The murdered man had received 10 wound
| A. when Mr. Eckel returned 10 his Once OF the
/ butch present, who came To settle his weekly
| counts, whose name do not recollect, asked him
(Ecke about the msrcer and Ecke replied that he had
been 70 bis house and upon inquiry had been informed
| that the man had received fifteen wounds-
dereeS A. He (EsseD merely mentioned that doosor
| residing in that house had been murdered
Q. Did you hear sny one ask Mr. Eskel he had soon
the body OF tho murdered man A. To tho best OF my
spowleose nobody @kcd kr. Ecke that question.
o. what occurred alter xr. Ecko arrived besides his
with butchers he bad 70 pay aud others he
received money from, because vas usual In his busi.
he delivered, or the amour. did not reach that, the
| sum Of money refunded TO m every Saturday.
y. Dd he pay any money 70 your A. les, air
/ Y. How mucnp A. S25 and some odd cent?, besides
| my weeks wager.
Q. Al whs, time did you leave the ence there' A.
About O'Clock, after Mr.. Eokei had settled with me;
len about O'Clock so return to place Of business In
/ Fourth street.
o. na Mr. Eotel tell anything to you, who have been
did you make any nquirc. A. No
O. Why did you act tho s2s IN ad1I,cn 70 your wages
A. received s25 and odd besides my weekly
wages because had rcccved in the estAbli,hmen In
Fourth srcei moro goods Than had money TO pay for;
this s26 was 70 be the bslanoe In full and had 70 pay
How late did you generally remain in your onoe in
.ses ~, ny
| regular hours stAy there untn my work Ia done
.. DID anybody cal upon 700 on Saturday evening
Q. Did you receive any letter or communication A.
Q when did you nr,, hear Of The farther particular.
Of this murder-si The details for the nrsi time amer
/ saturday nIghw A. From the novspaper
q. Where did you scep on Frtay night A. slept In
my own house, at No. 1e7 stanton street
O. Is not residence quite near o Ecxels establish
/ menE A. Yes.
o. 10 you know where the other In charge ef the
Stanton street establishment slept Friday nishu A..
cannot say, because do no, know where be lives.
i o. nd you perceive that Mr. Ecke bad moro meuey
i than wua when he paid his men on Saturday. A do
net know he had money, but DO moi know that be had
Il auy than usual
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM ROSS
rns witness was sworn, and examined By the Coroner
l ss follows
Q. where do you liver A. No. 2e Second svense
q. What rs your busneesf A. an architect
/ o. VIII you state, In your own way, where you were
on Friday evening and what happened up 10 the time o.
your going homer A. was In Spring street until twenty
minutes past ten O'Clock, In company with afriend.
o. What was this friends name, sirf A. Mr. TAgiiebue.
y. where does he liver A. He lives In Spring street
but do nos know the number; between Greene IN
Mercer In the second block from Broadway; be nvei
| over sDo,ber dentist
O. was you st this msns house or his on,ce' A. was
bc live and an 4