New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-08
TIE TUENTY-EIGHIH STREET MIR
DER.
VERDICT AGAINST THE PRISONER.


VERDICT AGAINST THE PRISONER.
AT 10 O'Clock on Saturday morning Coroner Gam
be proceeded to the house No. 10 West Twenty
egth street the scene of the late murder of Mary Ann
Hilton alias Stevsns. colored by William Hilton, the
negro on Thursday last, as slreaiy reported in TIE
TRIBrSr for the purpose of holding inquest on the
body. The testimony against Hilton as to the COM
mission Of the muIser was not positive, as no one saw
the bloody deed committed; but the circumstances
and lis subsequent conduct coupled with his noto-
riously bad character are uniavOrabie to him. Bfow
will be found copy of the evidence as taken before
the Coroner aud the Jury;
Thoma. Bayard residing at No. % West Thirty
second street, sworn 'sys- have Snown dreea'ed about
six the pri, they lived together
aud wife ard deceased went by the name Of M Hilton
ws home at 10 O'Clock Thursday mooing last when
gir Mary and asked me to come down TO Mrs
Blown, roon the house came down and there saw
The prisoner he said 10 bis wife had shot herself and
that he going down 10 JeIey City TO get his at
street he s.ed aud would have OF in his gn
dress had hm to put on some cothe, which ne
did and then left the room with his brother and myself he prs
ef the corner q Ty third street sud t9ht1 ave
that could the deceased later s the day pocemsn
came arrested saw the pistol now shown Ine hanging
oner nor cid hear any one that It his property
Mary Anne Sandicrd d, posed that she resided at No
aj Wes street. knew deceased and her husband
at place about 10 O'Clock Thsday morning The p'9ne %
Ss 70 ia s him .cme clohes gave him the clothes, whea
biow 20 lenu 5 mn ~ suy ur Bavard and the prisoners
bo5eI r@ vent tow,d SEVENTH avenue Mrs. Brown aud M
them on Of Thirty second street ana heh ee
Ioy TO Twenty eighth street. the decreased lying on tl
goo,in pool of blood; the prisoner did a The time
whether shot heet whether anybody else did 90
but my impression that She shot her.elH .
Charles Ross depOsed that he was policeman At
tachcd the Twentieth Preenc: Police % about 70, oSoA on
i,r sd there found deceased lying on floor in pool OF
blood there blood wash basin IN te room ne o @ @
psto shown him chair the bedroom dops about our
te from the spot where the body lay the exploded zap vi" on
the ppe the pistol had the appearance OF having been recently
Elizabeth Brown, being sworn, says-l reside AZ
No e5 West Thrty second street IN ne rear ho,,e VS. ;
slightly acqusined with deceased suo" the pr 'oie NOR g
tinatey understood that they lived as man and VIE
and they appeared 70 live happily dee9'ta ana T b,
be going away Port Jers on Thursday morning as l
prisoner came +. my house very mash e5cIsa So aoo ~ No. her
with ~ his house-tnai y n4nt nor ~
did srt Of in company with other and came dow"
TO hi, house in Twenty shih street and his wife dead
SsHSf os S & lay iReT q. he was When he came to my
Peter OReIly, police officer attached TO the wen
th M4. SC 70 op 4 dS % Tharsday crowd
front Of No 45 We, street I a.. .s nn as % de-
ceased the floor officer Steele wa' in the room % @ IN m
qury and heard that the who sho, deceased nad f P
Twenty eighth pursued him 10 Thirty
and there found that be had lett III company VIII ~"
who s ed to me that she when Hilton came 70 hs
Blown and that he mr Brown that he was ooins Hl n
had 0 conversation with Mrs Bown Lo,..
Aminda Sullivan berg duly sworn says-l nave
yeass have Known tie p.oner and deceased ey iyGd
IN the house; on Thursday morning last was IN Di aU
oked the door, and heard Mr.. Hilton cy Ont Ny S.e S
my 9d he then run out OF iIe & ao e & I'm brqenty aud
6eces.ed the Soor in pool Of bl9ot her i's Tow
.trer, ard her head toward the bedroom door.
Thos. Steele. being duly sworn, ahirms ana says
an police ofcer s,tacsd Twentieth Precinet Ns ~
an,y !. EiThin a,en', nssi IN w. ,n nd aid th.re
Ing sst when man and woman slr 20 w n,niad them %
shot in Twenty eighth street; ,yer,
No i5 West rwe eighth street and on srrlSins ] in
I'D stair. and saw ecsasei wing on th aoor "a" o ~
her ey- her lead toward the bedroom dnot a- a h,
wa. not y, dead when afvri there ne remains o on
breakfast OF the 'al4s found the 'nAiet p =, the ocu
renee wsi u search ot thr prisoner is was
Mary Anne Sanford, being recalled Sty9-l.
member saving the officer who arrested NJ ia' 80
Mrs. Browns that the pistol wei ID acc ien'Al' "
Geo. NJ. Bennett Sergeant OF the Twentieth SI ara
Police being 1ty says-l he'd con'eIsa1u Jon..
she told me that Hilton canr 70 her and stated tas ne
had ho Lis Mari " that they play n1 oSsoeI @ ~ ob
ns that he .snt sway om mouse. ana that 'hs 20 b- @
no~ d, r. ne ~" scing and aai m a. ali edge where
H ton rsd gone to vhlc VS. IL t and examined
hirn aud asked him how the Circumstance al a. ths
that he Icy in BED Thursday morDns spol az asked
his wife IL the other room Prepshe and h replied
him why he away long the GAY o. ,wsy to
that hi. conscience troubled him and hfL he "4 a. that she
wold leave hin first; whereon he be ara 1rd 'Ie S sf
and sprsng out Of bed Ad cangh htr 'eo denied all
Thomas Beyard, a previous wl,uess, , - hi. ,fii.
know edge of the whsTe.bout. Of Hilton PS@Is @ & co,e.
,oL arlp.t aid arr denied hAyiHg arilsI+ , IN pniirs
john Brady m of the Twentefn oeea fssI'o9' on rhSi,d
s't,ruoon: saw =, + dy q deceased ~ ;,entiC
came INTO The S he % o'Ps IN. 'ssa S and sa
M .'Ss Ln'en ~, MN - 10 Sersean. Ben aett
which the Sergeant - 0be>y swoIH' AL ~
Ions, s N ,ISIy Rr"1 [o d that she resided a. No II
West rriyhitd sHsw he dfSga'a s5ra in Pb .iepaa
Few H. aS nan named sevens she ep'i;e
LM 81 oe1rH o-I ,e . "a is IN Twen y niath
had no rsa,iop with her about her til' eiis %
casio- .he ! M hat she spara,ed Ion 'vrl' Oh ''
| HLtou. -. ~ rr.. .;t. =.
| f zabeth jenkins of No. 10 west Twenty'elght
sect dppsd thn on III morning 4 ne ui@ ne "a" ~
Dr. sone ru.hrG dovn sA,s , b.oTe hi 'ae heai- "a
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