The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-27
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The Supposed Murder la broadway.
THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE JUSTICE CONNOLLY -
TESTIMONY OF DR. Chiffon, RELATIVE TO gllE
STAINS or BLoOD-CROss- EXAMINATION or cAFnE-
RINE HULHEARN-wHiT SHE SAW ~ THE CIsrERs -
DESCRIPTION or THE SUPPOSED MI RDERED aAS.
The investigation in the Of Robert L. Willis Of No.
5s1 Broadway suspicion Of murder resumed yes-
terday afternoon at the Tombs, before Justice Conu.y.
The atenton Of the Court occupied with the
examination Of the complaining witness, Gather
Mulhearn Below win be found fun rcpor, of pro
ccedngs-
James X. Chiffon, VI. D., beng duly sworn,
mined foIows;-I examined the walls in the back
ntry the house No 5sl Broadway and discovered !
umbcr spots OF dark brown color and also some small
spots Of dark red color also spots nron the surbase
Smiar 10 the others; and upon the floor arge
a,ches Of dark brown color, nearly black removed
some Of the spots from the wall and surUase by carefully
scrapng with the point of knife; these took with
Tor the purpose Of examination; the particles beng
eeedingly minute | could only try them by means
d a MICROSCOPE those which OF dark
red color gave Indications OF blood water acting
upon extracted deep red color, and tho
microscope revealed small discs gobuIes such
found III blood drop Of acetc acid dissolved the
coating Of these gobules and left minute particles snch
blood would leave those particles OF deep brown color
uo not present Tue same appearance or act IN the sanio
manner those Of the red under the Of water
then had portion Of the floor and remove
taken 70 my laboratory; ] made number Of othee
experiments and from the brown spots could get "a
Indication OF blood the action OF agents lpon showed
that they were rcsinous matter, contain ng
a great deal of iron; 4 also examined some
spots which were in the yard above where tho
cisiern situated these gave indications Of blood:
examined the large upon the portions of the enlry
floor which were taken up and 'onnd their suosanc. TO
correspond with the dark brown spots on the wall
giving no indication of blood
q. What effect would the scrubhipg of blood from tho
wall have upon the ndicatons2 A. think It would
move the greater part Of the blood but leave
what similar 10 those.
O II the stains were scraped would you get ,hs
Indications as IL they notl A. would not.
O. suppose the scrubbing painted uood2 A. Upcn
painted wood like that would certainly exoect that al
Of blood should be removed might leave STAN;
the large brown stains resemble peculiar dark Ter
which collects from stove pipe
Cross exainincd-lrom the appearance cf the blood,
IL human anmaf A. II had the appearance Of
animal as well as human blood.
q From the examination which YOU made of the par
cles which you aseeralned We're blood yon able ~
state whether the blood was OF recent oi Old splDgf
A. cannst state.
o. Can you state whether il there thar .
month A. cannot
q How much blood, IN all do you suppose tho
fence over the csterny A. The spots very small
ndccdhc size oi the head OF pin little larger and
covering Of two feet square.
q Can you tell the length OF time the spots mo
hallway cannot tell how long The brown spots wcro
there they than the red ones
ty to one, and must have been there y long time.
.. Can you tell how long the rcd spots thcre2 A.
cannot tell but think they were recent than tho
q suppose a had been murdered IN the hallway,
by the application OF sufficient violence would
dIcatons o blood be more numeTousf A. cannot ans~e
such a question.
Q. II a man had been killed by a blow n the face
on the head would not the evidences be more
merousy 4. should expect SO, IL the death
Redirect-Q Did the wall appear 10 have been scrub
bedy A. 1t appeared 10 be smoother but not cleaner
Q Did you see any hole for stove pipe in that hail
way' A. 1 did not.
Counsel Tor the deenceWe Will be able 10 show that
there was stove in that hall way.
@ Ifa man was struck with club in that hallway
would washing the stains OF bloodY 4. don't
think washing would the stains, unless repeated.
Catherine Muhcarn, the complaining wtneys.
examined, as follows;-I know policeman named Duny;
arrested me; his name Jas " Duly as he gave IL
before Justice Welsh. went 10 DUFFY house before
made this complaint | did not represent myself my
other than Caiharne Muhcarn when went 10 Duny's
house.
The witness here wanted TO max. explanation, and
after some discussion she was allowed 10 do fol-
lows
Duffy came To- my sister house and asked about mo,
and lett word that he wanted No ~ crosby
street; went there and lady To the door;
Duny and he wanted 10 work for - pcr mouth; aid
would not work tor that, when he sad he wanod me on
separate AFFAIR asked him Il was about the murder
IN Broadway he said no-in reference another matter
Here the counsel Tor the defence wished TO have the
PLANTATION taken IN full he intended 10 contradict tho
witness by Duny II the Court would not take 4 down
then he wound take exception to tb. ruling.
Justice Connolly complied with the witness request.
Cross examination ooutnued-I only slept with Mrs.
Rock QUO night there was no one TO do The kitchen
work but me did all the washing alone the cistern
not covered; there box u, but had lid
~ the kitchen windows have stlnct Of the cstcrn
there curtains them tho water u the cssrn
Was not "sed for washing purposes We threw snis and
q You had 10 the cistcrn all tmcs7 A. Yes
q What hour Monday morning. the 18th September,
did you first 70 to that cRernr A went there betse.n
nine and ten O'Clock
q. Was the cstern eovercdS 4. Yes.
Y. What did You 80 there for A. Toemp'y som. suds-
Y. What clothes had you washed that morning. A.
SLiris pocket handkefchlefs and nne linen clothes.
y You staycd the house from i've O'Clock until af,ce
o'e.ck
Q What did Mr. Wills say when you heard the cr~s of
MURDER 4 heard him say, The ''od d-i Hsn so0
q Was French son Of b--hs A. So, twas '.Irish.r
Y Was the word 'Irish" louder than the rest of bo
y How FAR = the cistc,n from the house4 A. You 20
down tight of steps "a 4.
u Is u nocn yards from the houscf A. cannot toll.
u Is Il two hundred yardsy A. can't tell.
" Son slept ~ the upper story \. Yes.
y ,an you .se The estcrn from your window A. No.
q When you went g. the cstsrn at nne o'clock hat
did you -ce \. The Gun Of and ,wo buttons {.
Y. Blue OF black A. cant say
Y. How large we're they, A. can't say.
q How much Of the arm did you see, a. did cot go
q Dd YOU sec the hand : A. No.
Y Had you any idea that murder had been committed
Q You were not frightened, then, when yoa sa~ tbs
cuns a. No.
y How son did you get through your wasningi A.
Between twelve and one o'clock.
q when you went there at half past twelve o'clock,
did you empty pail Of waterf A. Yes, and then saw
the body u man.
Q was his mouth opcnS A. don't know; his eyes
open.
q Was there any blood on the face, A. No.
Y Was the hair of the head dark or rcda A. II was
dark.
q Was II Iong or short' A. About the Icngih of my
hng,ry
q Had he high forehesdS A l don't Know.
u We're hs eyes opcny A. Yes, partly.
U Ind he sauintf a. don know
v 10 You know what you sworo TO about he I'D o tbs
cistcrnf A. ] sworc To nothing about The I'D Of Lbe
Cistern.
a Had he a mous,aehes A. don't know
" Had be whskcrsY A He had.
" Were they long shorv A. can't say
" When did YOU the blood upon the WALL a.
About i've o. clock that morning.
"a Had you a Candic9 a. No, the Jay vas breaking.
u ls that not a dark cntryg A. !, = somewhat DARK.
q How much did you sccS a ! aw some spots on tho
wall and some on the aoor Henry was scrubbng at the
time.
d when the coorcd told you 10 mind your own