The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-23
I H E DISPATCH.
ssIonOAf huKNfN0..,....O OCTOBER a. 1855
MfsrERiOUsA AFFAIR INNEW YORK.
SUPPOSED MURpER.

About ten day. ago Catharine Mulhearu, an Irish
eiri who bad tsa living for y time as domestic in
the notorious gambling kouas OF Bob Willis, 5s1
broadway. (she not knowing the character of the
place whom shs engaged to 60 there.) was arrested
on tromped up charge Of larceny, preferred
against her by Willis, or female inmste Of bis
gambling hell Dariog her incarceration in the
iomos, awaiting trial, CathariDe, 10 view Of the
manue' che was being psrsecuted, ma me
startling disclosures, which, If true will explain
the great anxiety on the part OF Willis to damage
her reputation, and II possible to get her sen, to
biackwelfs Island. The following is an extract
from her AFFIDAVIT:
90 that Sunday evening, the 10Th OF September.
at or about the hour Of . or ociock In :he morn
Ing OF that Sunday night, she wss awoke by a cry
~ dist ees and noise in the lower part of said
Willis house. and this deponent says. that on lie.
teniog sue distinctly heard some person exclaim
in the entry way Of the lower part OF the house,
"ln tbe Lord's name, s,are my life, and don't
care what you do TO me-" deponens further says
that she heard the said Willis sas Ia reply at tho
tlme,. ."the.N ID id Irish son dump him ="
deponent could rot distinctly hes or understand
what else W,S said, but there were some other
hard words, and some further noise below stairs:
deponent says that she arose next morning about
"a O'Clock, and commenced 20 wash the foul linens
of the family; deponent further says that between
nine and ten o'clock Ia the forenoon, she went 10
the cis'ern to empty some suds, and on removing
the cover ahe saw what seemed to her as part Of
the coat sleeve cuff Just above the surface of m.
water in the cistern; deponent further saws thas
she took no particular notice at tho time: deoo-
nent went again to the cistern, aboutlI O'Clock
in the afternoon of the same day to empty
more wash suds, and on removing the cover from,
the same cisteru. she i,,diaiy and distinctly saU
me upper ptT ~ u mans he'd, and part Of
Ne app@r tdce, inc'ltfthg die Forehead, eyes, and
portion ef ths nose, aboce the ,cater IN ..ae CTS
s.,-.- IL. LII Il.
DARK phtshers drponfnt noticed distinctly that has
eyes tcere open or partly zen; depoDe1t much
frightened, and shut down the lid Of the cistorn,
and ran away with an exclamation caused by her
ir'got. deponent further says that she soon az
ter "ards saw her sister, to whom she related
hese tacts spn tnat her lister made her leave the
mouse iortnwltb; deponent adds that when she
arose IN tue morning after she heard the disturb
ance III the lower part OF the house land OF the
day she saw tbis dead man in the cstern) she saw
&c quanIity OF blood upon the wall above the
iu"er entry way OF the house, aud saw the color
t" man hehEy,in the act VI securing 1t OH with
soap ana woser, dependent further says that she
spoke 10 the coiored man. Henry. about securing
'he Walls ana lie told her to mind her own busi-
ness' depondent adds that in abost four weeks al
Ter she mad ieft t1e house she was arrested by
oinceI james 4. Duny on cnarSe OF steaiing son
art cies from sala "iiiis ana Also that the cepo-
nohl sster~ ~ss arrested on tue same charse ~itn
ueFoheht' dePohent iarther says tnat she as most
n4ions to report the fact OF seeing tns dead mar
out ,h 'he ner sister ~ouid"ot lei her'
toiu ner thaI ene dd IL "ouiu De Just eucn case
as DOCTOR burdeifs was, that she would be locked
up as witness, or ges hersei INTO some diincuity
ABOUT IL.
on the compia'n' OF the 2'ri. Juetice connolly
issued warrant, and late ON Toesday night, ac-
ccHpanied by tue ofhcers OF ms court. Capt. wal
ilng and several OF the detectives, Capt Iurnbuli
oil the oth precinct and others, ne proceeded to ex
ecufe the process IN person. The premises were
c"mp'e'eiy shrTounhed, ana aii chances ior escape
heing Cnt on, the Judge, with about twelve or iii
teen oficers, n9 she beii OF the gambling hons",
winch was sns We ny colo ed mau, who, on
opening the aoor' declined admitting the party,
nht tue ponderous magistrate pusned him aside.
and the ofhcers rushed up stairs
On catering the second story rear parlor, several
men were found seated about 'sele playing
'hro." fhe Judge iinmedafeiy announced IN