New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-06
- pUEys MURDER CASE

..r Conrery Yesterday mo'"'"s
CorVr', .,..,gation in the cas-, OF Mr. s'ephenS
rs"',. been poisoned by her nu'o""'' ~ '''
sly r,..pital. The accused was nos i'''o"'' n.
Bele'ue Nv -,o,ed thai be had called upon froi
lDe - ..ha w.s engaged in the snS'y@auon' ou'
p're''0', 49, NO, We, ready to report. no was SUI
D." 10 aeA IN bis analysis Of the BODY ana was
~pI late via. time he should gel '"o'So.
'asoe " .o,o ether facts which the Coroner DE-
ise'e - ,b. Misses Bel, and be woud recall
ST. ,r,. e,,,o,pg eyi ience was a",.o'u'
ben IN \, -, recalled. ssyEMy aunt, Mrs'
-, va, COP ise3 - ID, ec c"dov N, uncle tad me TO
ID 70 pul Ii, s aP 70 ~, called put the towel up and
,a ,sd ,bs s.aee often put il up and he
hm hola. .sS Ss or. for the medicine Us haPp.ned
sng -, ,ire -o doe. worE saw Dr ronmoage
o.evp oD, rs T,scptiou; canno. say how oiien PAT
yne .'e 70 s ~i0eos Pu sBeIs u slssy s,.sdd o
times too or . s urht vLsp she vi" sof there va. bed
10y tEs ,ilOm for my aao. 20 'esp upSI waen
w. e.sP. 30 tai would hnow he vas a. ~oIk thrse
., ao.s .nsi suy medicine have orn gwen her drinks
ts,si pSs.n};s Hell recalledMy uncle. Mr.. Stephens
bM ,r,po.iiion 10 pressn- TO my suots death;
,,'rf feelings tows'd Mr. stepheis IN the test
an l,ps here about yen o. 49, .',s prvos 70
81 s .i,h me; this w.s in the Finh avenue; ! va.
y ,Oss s,oa.s II a. Ire summer aud be 70 me-
af - m, 10 show him the hoDs-, and did vh-s
D ~ nv he q DOtUe oil wine out
p a., nd ioa TO take some OF ii, a. IL would do
ns one of ;hr wine he was standing in the middle
ss b'i- whir ai,er~sio he caught nod o me ana
DON ID. bed and UNDERTOOK something ese, but
1Is bad trans little OF the wine, aud Jus,
.ss 70 ks,' ~ room xhsn ne esT.a' 9e 10 h' srH.
rkied ana btfsed that would 20. tel my amt he said
SSsa any bad ard that u told my sgai DC would
sbasd lesv fr Ne made no proposition Of marrisse to
fS saSi saas death the house this occurred in wss
ss xS fIiL s'en1e ne made another seinp. ast ss
y, was IN church on Twenty seventh street until the
o'clet, when the beat made sict got UP aud
"a M my uncle was sent for, and he came 20
- no bone; he took mo home, undt.'sed me, and
"a ny uncs attempted to lake improper hber'ies
~ m- and l screamed out, and asked him Il
,sa.ed hill rolled up in tho bedco,hes and no
~ pail the eoLes Oh De be asked me to let hn lie down
sbs bed bot told him would no; allow him 70 do sos no
"A anything bad d,n't know what motive
p, MIR stephens had Tor Acsng .. he dld my cunt was
~ unce Hsie The secood aempi u take improper
sa,s with the house in which uncle sttempted 20
apnpopr hb.Te- ith me was IN the Finn avenue; the
% the country uncle did not ask me ~ take nun
"a ., BEDROOM he sssed me to sho~ him the house; did
. ,6eu e. bedroom told him IL mine; told
Il whom oil tue bedrooms belonged uncle did not make
sSGy irn roger words said If he did lot leave the
would ~ .ad tr my aunt newer gave any nediNhr
nv e did make known % my sister about
!, making improper attempts with ny persOn wa sblc
10 OF niys-if -
Robert Bel beng sworn, says-i live 10 No. iO7
S.h Sixth street, Wiamburgh am in the country since
, % baa OF three reasons for coming to this country;
bsd my .th previous coming here; heard
Of suut d.atu and two days previous 70 my eas
" for New Yors received letter from sister Fanny
a that nv dead the purport Of tn letter to
the cter directed 20 herr they TO
sent 10 soue sumber Twenty seventh stroel, which
cannot recoeet in order that tho letter should
ou through Mr. Stephens and that when this occurred
r voad r.y.. ,one ee.t regarding Der suns death
srd with Mr. Stephens all the day arrived mere from
clock the Until sboct 70 O'Clock s night inquired
40 our room Oh, h.sst.d tin aud coud hardly
s her tell she feared Stephens told her would
a Tell an ybd, told her she afraid Of stephens
6ere protect her; she then told me all about
death which have in her testimony Stephens told
s the that my deserving Of great
10 have send them BACK Ol-
Stephens day arrived here TO the time
suspicioD that he acted toward aunt, wrote
Mr. STEPHENS ett. stating therein that he murdered my
ser came here MIR C.rdwe proposed marriage " sister,
. I.sye No 90 inrd 20 the
nLt previous Mr. Csrdwe received snnnymous letter
pstug to tske away sisters character they showed me
be the sti, iude Go the poducedin justice
wssksCou went 20 the country immediately after and
Nj stephens the letter IN which stated be uderod
Here vtuess pr.eued copy of smother letter
!. .hicb he bed beard rad The letter was addressed
10 me- end | b.i.sv It TO be frora Mr.. Stephens;
the letter ssy III they not married, will make
ss good husband be meaning supPoss my sister Sophisl
lw lay down my e o7 her, anything :, prevent that man
getting If they u,sred and they vl let sone
will let tin sons; yOa know whom this comes ffom did
syy read ns. made thus morning by Mr. Cese and
r from memory after the original the orisnsl being de-
tines since. Fss these words and asked they
nj ones il may be necessary hereafter, 20 have
a,n ,sio es and they not hard to renembT
hss that IL was posoned from my sisters e'iionony
told rave be in irug store for time,
.nd from ny told knew aunt " BE- poi
When sysd ia this cv uncle met ine at Castle
Geidsn, had itnatiOl ifom falcr tlat
Wa tnhs my ers s'sncd many reasons 20 me why ney
sa ns ate is su'pioon before regarding aunt
bne poisoned bret tty were IN great dread OF Mr Stephens
soad the, talked it, sad did not keow who oreve
IN the house aud they did not know whai dO
ne last n pre- ou 70 my sister leaving stephens honethey
tod kel watch the other whle sleeping lear
os that iey might be poisoned by stephens OF being injured
10 oile Wsy; tie, said how could they under those cir
cpauoes have any hiug Mrs.Stepheus having
seh poisoned before that tmc they ssd they wheu !" gr
ssy m whcr before they made any II velsion, my
sts had many many times tod me that they wee IN
'sa stephens, and also know irom their manner and feel
ts and NOR particularly from the actions oi
,l.sr Fsnns; I srr.yed IN New York with the inpres
iss that nv aunt bad me, with foul play; before
hard MY say Tina. about my suus dcsh
ey I'd citer my sist.r and through aoh source sot
ninaon hat alut had not been re 4ed right got
enemy Of bis the moment came here and told stephens
@ interfere witt ny sisters the reason believe tha. Mrs
ser said given 70 bcr Mr. stephens did give
W The arrived for Pposs hc intended 10 marry
~ d.tsr.
Some discussion here arose among the gentlemen of
tsjOy re alive to Mr.. Bells testimony one of them
Dquring of tie Coroner whether they were TO be
gded or governed by hearsay evidence, as nearly all
q ths given by the witness appeared to be such.
great deal OF unnecessary testimony had been taken,
and they old not think it right that the time of the jury
should be 80 consumed.
The Coroner said that he had procured al the test-
nOuy that he could, and that il for the Jury to
cde upon i,-if they did not Ike it they could reject
4 One ofthe ,Iurymen wanted to know whether Mr..
Bells letter Informing the relatives here, did not come
sy Steamship. Another Jurymsn replied that II must
have come III that Of course, as the Atlantic
Telegraph WAS rot in working order.
Tie Coroner here cut short the discussion, which he
esaed out OF place and adjourned the case until
Iseeday next at II O'Clock.