The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-07
THE MURDER OF YOUNG SAMUELS.

Threst.Testimony or the Misses Duff and
Mayo--The Case SIN Enveiopsd In Mys-
terry.
The inquest in the case OF young Sanues resumed
yesterday morning a. IL O'clock before Coroner Connery
st the Second precinct station house. in the presence OF
large number of anxious spectators Previous to the ex
Of the witnesses Inspector Weed stated that the
prgoncr Curtis had attacked with derum
during the night and that his present condition such
ss TO warrant being to the Hospital for medical
treatment Coroner Connery visited the prisoner in his
cell, where he found him In very low condition. The
Coroner sent for DOCTOR when, the latter thought il
necessary the prisoner would be conveyed to the
New York Hospital.
EiwRrd II. Smithson being duly sworn, depoeed az fol
lows II live New York Ihave had particular place Of
residence for the last ve weeks take my meals down
town have been engaged rs lawyers clerk at No.
Beekman street for nine months; parents reside in
Dublin, Ireland sometimes slept at the Cooper House
and sometimes at the Globe Hotel in William street;
have beer st for year so have not been in
Brooklyn for the last five weeks; WAS in Williamsburg
during the last five weeks but not in Brooklyn have
never been the Fulton Hotel No 80 South street. New
York; remember that was in Brooklyn during the
past two weeks WAS serving some papers for oil
Mrs. Annie Ellers the clients name who gave me the
papers Doring Mr.. Doring lives In Roosevelt street,
Chatham md not serve the papers BrOOklyn;
served them tho Merchants dining Of John
and William streets sent over TO Brooklyn by the hs
band Of Mrs Eers have not seen Mr. samue during the
period of the weeks alluded have been TO
any place of in Now York with Mr.. Saniues;
have been IN New York with him during the night time;
crossed eerry some two ago with deceased we
asegar store in Fulton street Brooklyn did not see Mr.
Samues when went 10 Brooklyn TO serve the papers;
have not him for months, thor him in
Broadway, New York last tAturday week speut the
cay No Great Jones street, With my bso.her was
there all day might have went out between tho hours
Of one and FIVE 10 the afternoon last Sunday week visit
Burons old theatre IN Chambers stree, and attended
a prayer meetings left Great Jones street about i've
O'Clock in the afternoon; walked Broadway and
went into No. $50, where there was prayer meeting
stayed there until about six o'clock then went TO Aes-
chuts Saloon in Broadway and had my tea afterwards
went the OF Broome and Elizabeth streets,
and there attended prayer meeting in the Baptist church,
then went home and to bed slept that night at
No 489 Pearl street. after leaving Buytons theatre
Sunday l bad my dinner in Gould's Hotel, 10 Fulton
street, then went up Broadway, and went TO meeting
again and heard Mr. Knapp preach then went 70 $50
Broadway and stayed there the remainder Of the night
Monasy rpena ser 20 No.
street. and worked there during the remainder OF
the day; in the evening went TO Aeschuts and hal my
supper; after supper Monday went 10 Mr.. Knapp's
Baptist church hear converts relate their expert
ence remained ut church until after O'Clock, when
No 4s9 Pearl street and went to bed tuesday
morning / went 10 Great Jones street again worked
there all day, and went TO church In the evening;
went nowhere else during , saturday saturday sunday
Great Jones street the eating saloon the Baptist church
and home; first heard Of Mr.. Samues death on Fri
pute or disagreement with Mr. samuels threaten
ed HIM but the contrary always spoke OF nim In the
mad what might DC called difficulty with either Of these
ladies' Miss Curtis TOLD TO discontinue my visits
but she was abrupt at times Miss Drew did not tell me To
discontinue my vista discontinued visits Ut her
house because found somebody liked better than her
] do not know any one who saw Mr.. Samues from the
night OF his disappearance up the time he found
unuy Of
who had any epmity towards deceased never heard
speak III Of him knew Of no one who used 70 visit her
except deceased, Mr. Bennett and myself; never felt
any way sore Miss Curtis until yesterday, when she
stated that was dssipated person; never pra,ticed
yesterday and detained the station house last night
James Scully, be ng duly sworn says:I reside al $50
Pearl street; keep boarding house; ! know young
In the habit OF coming home at very good time;
Saturday week last he came into my house between 10
and IL O'Clock he was home on Sunday night before 10
O'Clock; on Wednesday believe he was by 10 or IL
O'Clock he could not out Of house during the night
without my knowing H. he has never slept oct Of my
house since last Saturday week he has lodged with
for the last fourteen days he never stopped out OF
house bat last agh and enc other night beyond last 81
Capt VIM. Davis recalled, being sworn, says-He can
no. positively swear that the d.susrreo,p pc resemeled
lected samues dAguerre@ypel ,.-
Alexander Billings recalled, says.Irhe daguerreotype
Of friend Of sAmues' family who had been dead some
time.)
Abraham NJ Kirby being sworn, says reside on the
corner OF Myrtle avenue and Dufeld street Brooklyn,
do business In New York; In the business
knew deceased the last time saw him was about three
weeks since have no reason 70 suspect any one OF hav
Bassan H. wheeler, John r. HAsey, Theodore Belchcr
and Louis L. Becher bong sworn, sayi-Ihey had not
seen deceased previous 10 the murder and knew nothing
Stephen B. HUFF recalIed-I saw deceased on Sun fay
s n' e s
the young he at the Fulton HOTEL be picked out
the likeness Of another person. very unlike the deceased
In appearAnce) Tho witness being further examined,
said he vas almost positive that the decsssed took segAr
with him ., the Fulton Hossl; be was positive. OF the
identity, from the view be bad Of the body whom
taken ou, Of The water although he could no, identity
deceased By any Of the daguereotypce.
Francis Howard being recalled.Recognsed the dA
guerreoype OF deceased that Of the person be ~
the Fulton Hotel on Wednesday Afternoon.
John N Curry being sworn, says-I am IN ofhoer A.
body Of deceased out Of the water a the foo Of Bdrns
Slip thursday last, about three O'Clock In the aer
noon the nrs Information had q We: when me. The
take charge OF IL; he told At the time that he found
At the foot Of Beekman street. when got 10 the dock
the stern Of the boat told him 70 pull tho rope and
raise the body 20 that could see; on his doing 30
me feet only APPEARED IN view; ! then s sad there
give the rope 70 me, which he did; then raeed
the body until could sec The stone attached 70 n;
taisd 70 me that he found half wav up the pier
the upper side; be seemed deerous 70 get me W take
charge OF The body, but detained MN un dArxi L
then oek the body from the water and brought 10 the
station house pockets Of deceaseds pants were turned
inside out bad suspicion that the bostman knew any
thing Of the murder until he told me that he had
brought the body from Brooklyn, thoughtt strange
that he should have 70 bring the body over here.
Joseph Bodard, being duty sworn, was examined a.
follows,-1 live at 6s6 broadway; know young
named nthson be slept In my place night he slept
there last Sunday week he came about nine or ten
O'Clock and went 10 bed keep private house Smhs,n
acquaintance Of mine and slept with me ~ any
friend would
Emma Augusta Duff being duly sworn, deposed as fol.
ell live at No 10 Fulton avenue my mother keeps
a boarding house know young man named Smithson;
be boarded with between six aud seven months; he
left about year ago his habits not very regular
he was very much despaed; be used to como home in
toxcaed; afternoon Mr. samuels passed our house
while Smhson was on the stoop, when my cousin said,
"1bere gees Mr.. Ssmues" "Yes," said Smithson, "end
I will have my revenge out OF him yet" smi hson
not intoxicated at the time when heard OF the murder
OF Mr.. Samuels thought II Mr.. Smitbson who com.
mited tbe deed smithson home intoxicated twice
think Smithson irritable IN his disposition sni Inclined
W quarrel am about fourteen years old the
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