New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-25
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q Wa iiare ANYTHING in the eha-nc.s, A. tho,
a;e-'ofs which attracted your observa,ioo sni # :,
what A. HI raid very close stte;io1 &, be-; h,
wss very atteit tive to her
z. Under uha, circumstances were these a;r -t;nr
bestowed upon her
objected to by couRseLl
q On wha; occasions were these close atteu ion.
bestowed upon Sophia Bel : a. AT all times he nsn
Tested them.
Z; w. you state what he did, aud what you saw
~ vVu remember ANYTHING in particular; have
sees them very often together.
Y. DO you know vt suy unvil.ngness 90 his par
'"' h'r 10 % ou with anybody else \. thohsht h.
WAS offended when she a,i so His looks and Goodness
mace ne think that he offended, both before snd
alter MIS-. Stephens died.
q. How soon after his wife death lid voa observe
stephens pay these attentions To Sophia Bell A.
Gu rVt remember any particular sttention after the
Iea,h' out the attentions not Interrupted by the
death Of bis wife
Cros.-examined by Mr.. Busted: q. What il your
tuiieess' A. am the head porter 10 store st No.
80 Wster street il is store Kept BY jobs Murphy.
Y. How long have You been in Murf4sYs employ
meet. A Pretty rear seven years, but no. quite
e. How kng have You known Mr.. Stsphens. A.
Ah0u. the sate length of time.
Y. How long have you besu in the habit % fo;ng TO
10 d, Use \. Erss gcnt to bis house abOu; ia and
fan wears ago.
O. How long have rua kaown Sophis Bell A.
have known sophia Bel 10 TO Is years went {, eile
same school ~ she did
.. How long have you known Fanny Bell An
first her when she was little girl; have known
her here for the last II or Is mouths.
.. When did you see Sophia Bell last A. saw
her Last evening; saw her with friend, at No. lO7
South street. Wilhamsburgh.
Q. When did you see Fanny Bel las, 4. saw
Fanny Bell on Sunday evening last.
Q. When did YOU see sophia Bell before last eve
ming! A. saw her On Tuesday AND Thursday even
ings.
Q. Did you not see her on "Wednesday A. Not
that remember
O. Gan YOU state on your oath that you did not
seeing her.
@. Where did you see her on Tuesday, A. In the
same place
cant say. 1t might have been Monday, but
can't reccllect saw her on Sunday last, also on
Saturday.
O. Did you see her last Friday A. Not to my
knowledge.
O. Are you pretty intimate with Sophie Rel. A.
Yes, air.
@ where did you see Fanny last ! A. saw her
at Der boarding -house, No. 80 Third avenue.
O. Was Sophia with you A. No, sir.
O. You went from Fanny Bell to Sophia, did you
not A. went to Sophia, but not direct there.
O. Did Fanny Bell 90 with you A. Yes, sir hut
We did no, Sophia for some three or four hours
afterwards.
o. Are you married man A. No, sir.
Q. Are you paying attentions to Fanny 8eA' A.
No, Sir.
q. Have you been more attentive to Fanny than
any other woman of your acquaintance a.. No, Sir.
Z. Have you been paying that sort of attention TO
her which man usually pays to woman whom he
expects or wishes to make his wife , A. No, Sir.
o. You have made Fanny few preseuts, be-
heve2 Is not that the case A. Yes, Sir.
Q. How many A. Two.
q. Did you ever give Sophia anything A. Yea,
Sir. once.
q. Did you ever give her more than one thing at
time A. No. Sir.
- c. b,ol IL
A. l believe did It is so long since that had tor
gotten II.
.. Did you ever give her a breastpin' A. Yes
O. Do YOU know where New-Utrecht il A. Yes,
Sir It is about three four miles from Greenwood,
ON Long Island
Q. Does Sophia Bell know where New-Utrecht is!
A. Yes. Sir.
Q. Did you and Sophia ever go to New-Utreoht to-
gether7 A. Yes, Sir.
o. She stopped all night there, didn't she A. Yes,
o. And so did YOU. didn't you A. Yes, Sir.
Q. You took her from the house of Mr. Stephens,
didn't you? A. Yes, Sir.
o. Was not that her home then A. don't .e-
member whether it was or rot.
O. How long was that agoi "A. IL - over year
ago: perhaps fourteen months.
o. How Old was she then A. do not know.
O. You don't know her age, do you a. I do not.
o. Was this before Mrs Stephens died j A. Yes,
Sir, perhaps two months; don't think 1t was four
O. Did you ak Mr.. Stephens consent to have
Sophia 20 and stay with you to New-ltreclt A.
No. Sir.
The word stay in the ue,ton was objected to
by the prosecution, ana ruled ont.
o. How long did you stay in New-Ctrecht a. IL
was about 3 o clock in the afternoon shen we got
there; il then ralned stopped there till next
morning Ia time To get down l" the Jerry ABOUT
o. What conveyance did you 90 by A. We rode
in the ears To GREENWOOD.
Q. AT what hour did you leave New-Utrccht A.
IL must have been g o'clock
Q. At what house did YOU stay in New-Ctrecht
A. AT the house OF IA Mr.. Welsh, n tailor.
q. l. he married man A. les, Sir.
O. Where did you sleep that night A. slept
with Mr. Welsh. and Sophia slept with Mrs. Welsh.
O. How do you know that Sophia slept with Mrs.
Welsh A. They said So.
q. How did You and sophia get down to New
Utrecht you walked from the cars at Greenwooi
A. Yes, Sir.
Here the witness was infinitely examined TO the
nature Of hi intercourse with the Misses Bell. He
testified that he had frequently slept in the same room
and laid on the same bed with them in Stephens house.
and that he did 20 with the knowledge of stephens
and in onpance with his wishes, aud only when
there Wa no where else for him 20 sleep. Tie witness
,wore however, that such occasion he only par
tally undres-ed and, when he retired, the counter
psrc was always between him and the girs; in short,
that this familiarity purely Platonic in its cha
racter.
O. Did Won ever take Fanny out riding on a Sun
day a. Yes, Sir.
0. How long Wa, before Mr. Stephens aiea' a.
1t must have been after; feel ..rtq,n Il was
a. tnis stage ct the proceeding Mr.. Busteed rose
and mG1e some remarks severely rejecting On the
character. Of Sophia and Fanny Bel.
Mr.. Shaier, abiding TO the fact Of the witness
sleeping on the bed with the girls remarked that
there were sections If this country where buAdIas
quite common.
The Court a,sented.
CrOs. examination resumed.
Q. You have given Fanny Bel good many pres