New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-02
THE ALLEGED MURDER or MRS.
STEPHENS.
CONTINUATION OF THE CoRONERS 5 INVEST
IGATION.


Pursuant 10 adjournment. Coroner Connery inyest.
gatioa WAS proceeded with al Bellevue Hospital YES
teriay afternoon. when only one witness lsubpenaed
in accordance with the wishes Of the necuseil was
examined. Arother gentleman by the name Of ARM
strong, who had also been summouA as witness
at the request of M Stephen, failed to attend,
was intimated in consequence Of sckieSS.
George Davis examined-l reside Al No. l1l Second
avenue, l bcokkeeper for eoulsoa house, No 10
Front street sm wise rel4,ed couucsiec VIA tir
family NJ serhrus have kuowu stephen. for e
s1 vsar. an an iutirse srquairanc- OF Mr. stephens
tsve been in the habit Of visiting Mr. aud M stephens a. ae
dwelling for above period visited them AZ trir
residence No e EA. Twenty seventh street TO the best OF
~ rese.scion nads two yts ANees ear,ns n: seqAa
oGis r \ ~y1e 90 i.sIr once Ai 9 " g .s ~ ,S, w.
child in tie family; do know how many ehicren tney
had Go net Allow eSe, By hesay Tat ihey hsa any sna
At all visits that family generally made IN ne even
.hs ny VISITS "eIe ads sometimes oy uNtao., l &
times Withsut sometimes ~oaG be- there ilw inmates en
and sometimes hour hour and haf' cannot say a
Mr. stephen complain she Complain
ed several times pain. il her chest Mrs stephens always a
pesred 70 20 b. healthy woman made some visit. 70 the
house Of Nj Stephens during the period Of Mr. Siephen's
.elealy vel, - tie .lck Of Ms Stephens TO inquire o
myself s'er her hea,h Mrs stephens was snd friend o
mue Mn stephens moral pclc'abir And and pahcu
re- non, Am q Nv VI o. mo Le- room dnrins the
hrs, week Of her sickness generally made my nqanes steF
MTs ssphes hrs IN the sitting rlom most erAeIais saw
snetimes made them Of Nj. Sophi. Bel ion, remember
what got then Mrs ST. Pheu was
not introduced TO her room by any one walked in my
own accord; medicines administered Mrs
stephens az any time; Only remained In the sick room
few minutes when there; Mss Fanny Bell and
Mr. Hannah were generally in there; did Mrs
Hsnnsh in there very oftenperhsps twice or three times.
always Fanny Bel there cannot how long usually
remained IL the sugroom those visits Il
may have been FIVE six minutes peiha~ te onser on
occasions observed want Of attention 70 Mrs
Stephens she vomiting occasion and taere was U"
on' there bot myself and held the basin i' her 4 On r
evening preceding her terth Sophia and Fanny BEL were N
vas he liquid which Mr. stephens voed Ooaed like beer
or porter; Il was OF daIk brown color.
Coroner Did YOU not say just now that something
laid during either Of Your visits that nish''
a Juror-l was gong 10 ask that question:
Coroner to Wtness--lOu have stated that during
the you holding the basin or Mrs stephen' not
word spoken and had conversation with
Wtness-I did not speak to her she spoke to me;
never 70 nv knowledge took any audsnum; 40
the sadanum the liquid yom,ed might have had
aqusutity of laudauum in tr sugh know during this
vomiting Mrs stephens opened her lip. TO M abou
thing during my visits recoct seeing Mr. Stephens
Ms Hannah or any one medicines 70 Mr.. Stephens
remember drinks being given Mrs Stephens
any instructions being gwen relative 70 drink. never "a"
black other marks upon the features Of Mrs Stephens
had there been black eye there should nave seen never
remember seeing rat other venn iae ars when
have visited the house, never heard that rats trouble
Q, thst any powder was used Tor the destruction OF rat
BY Juror DID you think that at any time the people in
no, properly Misses Sophia and Fanny Bel Mrs
Hannah the only who appeared 20 attend o her wants
Srphen.l A. there night of her death
which time first visit at 10 O'Clock al night and the
@ Did you converse with her either Of those visits. A.
@ Al what time did you with her A. rconversed
with Mr.. Sehe the occasion Of my ssi visit that night
O. What did say 70 youl A. She repeated Of
hyH in NV presence snd others were in the room at the time
that hat you cal ha.ns cohv5,aiicn , A. Yes 'ir
hearing her repeat the verse of hymn! A. No, Sir
q D. yoe ever hear either o he Miss BEL speak di.
they paid proper attention to her never visited the house
daring the day wa only during my short y' 10 the
their part Mrs STEPHENS; Mr. Stephens there the
ming preeeedn his wfe cath do remember seeing
Mr. stephens there during the period Of her c.ues except on
the evening preceding her death; DO not remember seeing
recoect missing either of the Misses Bell from the house dur
ns the .ic sne:s Of Mrs Stephens general thing either o9s
have been called upon to render a-ance Mrs, Stephens
psy proper attention her wants when her that night
appeared if she could not live very ong was equally
q <, yoa visited he family in the evenings, did yqa not
think strange tina, Mr. stephens there A. did not
M stephens in the house during Mrs Stephens sick
ness as frequently did previous her sickness
very intimate the Misses Bell although they general
TIM about Stephens death being caused by al play
until Mr. Stephens had been shot by young Bell
evident 70 there wa, not proper site9on PAID e he Misses
Bel Mr. stephens ndg from the fact that OF them
zach her the basin Mrs Stephens retched several times
got the basin for her only this neglect once;
feeling existing between the Misses Bell and Mrs 81,
phens; occasion that | held the basin think
attention either Of the Misses Bell paid to Mr. stephens
except during the period Of ny brief visits there II the
should b. negligent In their attentions Mrs Stephens
should naturally expect that Misses Bell being related
Mrs stephens wond be more likely to render kind attentions
her than strangers wod do not think that the Misses
Bell could have any motives for refusing b. forward and
render Mrs Stephens all the and attention which her
preceding the death Mrs.
phens Mr. Stephens aud stopped her when she
around his and said she hoped 10 meet him
In Heaven; that he loved him much Mr.. stephens
sponded TO her embrace.
Coroner wtness-A short time ago asked You whether
there conversation in while
there, the evening preceding Mrs St. phcn death and
said thrte was NOT now tell me what reply Mr stephens
best knowledge
visit had held the basin for Mrs Stephens M
in after the vomiing II was the second time called;
Mr. Stephens did not call upon the subject send
place. Mr.. Stephens last the day before
yesterday; then him IN the Tombs between 10 and IL
O'clock h. did not send Tor went there Of my
n Mrs Stephens reached several times before he handed
the Mrs ph.n he replied that he she made
,iorts yun and that the Misses Bel might have heard
then. had time the bedside Of Mrs Stephens had
they felt disposed 20 do
Coroner Connery here observed that the witness
who had just testified had been examined in behalf Of
she prisoner whom he desired to give every opporu-
nifty of producing such witnesses as he desired and
that he had made every effort to examine another gen.
tleman in behalf of Mr.. Stephens, which be should 10
if possible at the next sitting, also young Mr. Bell,
brother of the Misses Bell, who had recently come
from Ireland in reference to the matter. That Pro-
fessor Doremus and DR.. Wood had not yet completed
their analysis and would not do so before Monday next
He therefore concluded to adjourn the proceedings Of
the investigation until next Tuesday morning. at
10 o'cock when he hoped to conclude the inquest
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