The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-30
THE GREENWICH STREET TRAGEDY.
TRIAL OF Maurice O'Connen for the Murder OF
Teresa Spitzlen.
COURT or OYER AND TERMIsER.
Before Judge lngraham.

COURT Or ONEk AND TEkMlNbk.
Before Judge Ingraham.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS
JAN 2a-The trial OF Maurice OConne, for the murder
Teresa sptzlen, was resumed this morning.
Christian Martin was called and examined by Mr.. Sedg
tick He testified folows:-I reside at 80 Greenwich
tree the husband O; Frances Martin, who testified
Yesterday; know oConnell; only saw him twice before
.hs occurrence; closed the basement between 8 and
night Of the death OF Teresa Spzlen there
the place my wife, Eliza Dedrich Cher sister,
two girls named Louisa and Mary, John Weber and
named Christian know Sailor Dan; heard knock at
the door the night in question about ocosS knew
the rap Sailor Dams because on the evening OF the
election he basement and raped in the same
manner when he first raped did not answer nm, but
blew out the light Sailor Dan then went into the street,
and stone was fred down after which Sailor Dan
into the baxroom from behin2 did not Know the bar
room door opened " ben SAILOR Dan came IN he was
aore sailor Dan then the back and brou ght
the other prisoners Sailor Dan only brought one
man into the barroom, and two stood in the
gang~ay Sailor brought in small boy with
a hairy coat; the names of the others are Hagan and
Tooe Tooe got hold of my wife, when Sailor Dan said
al OF that woman 60 she married woman" he let her
go, and at the same moment my wife's sister passed
through the hall way TO the barroom, having child in
her arms Toole got hold OF wifes sister from behind
snd Hsgan jumped up and lifted her clothes deceased
then from her chair and said, ''St down. gen
uemen' when the deceased got up Sailor Dan
tooA hoiG Oh her rom oenhu anu ioo1e III
OF the deceased Teresa Spitzen I did not
see anything more they dragged her and the woman re-
sisted little the deceased resisted by spreading Out her
hands the boys got hold OF her. went to the
trout door and haloed watch - and told some of them
t. look for a Waterman my wife went out TO look for
policeman, but returned without finding one my whe's
sister and louisa also went out TO look for policeman,
but returned without QUE then the boy Blackburn
down aud said, Boys, clear out two of them-Saor
pan and snother-weDt through the bar room into the
street III candle and gave it to my Wife she took the
candle into the gangway TO see what had be
come of the other she in the kitchen when she
called TO me- standing before the door of the IN
II ftnh ar ,,o,
pT was the deceased; the deceased lying the
bed and the prisoner top OF her. that
ran the baTroom the deceased the outside
the bed and OConnell held her by the throat the de-
ceased into the kitchen and lay down the bed
she looked very pale and her mouth was frothy she
lived about fifteen minutes; saw her after death
DID rot see any doctor examine her; when a
knock was first made at the door, the deceased
wa sitting near the stove the deceased told
me- ,he was forty years old; when OConne lying
on top of the deceased her clothes were up in front
tbs witness crCss examined at great length, but
nothing material was elected.
To The question cater the deceased to live with
you 10 Greenwich street state whether she said anything
on the subject of sleeping with any before she
came there?'' the witness replied, "She did not "
By Mr. Whting-Was anything done, and if so, what,
by any the prisoners that prevented your interfering
A Because was afraid that they would do something
g.
Frances Martin recalled by Mr.. Clinton who de-
desired to her question: but she gestcuated
ieuty and spike Indignantly in German, that the OIL
GERS we're compelled 10 remove her. She informed the
interpreter that this counsel had subjected her TO
were cross examination yesterday that she was almost
crazy and that his only object in recalling her
try TO make her contradict herself.
Il being half past two and the counsel for the prl.
being tedious the Judge deemed ii advisable for
the Court for dinner order that they
might bold an evening session, and thus expedite the
trial
An interesting episode occurred during the
louise Of the inmates OF Martins saloon and who
vas detained court a witness, is in a delicate cond
and the officers found necessary to remove her to
a private apartment A wag at the reporters table lo
cose remarked that the prosecution was not 80 much IN
need Of additional testimony to send TO the other world
for it,
After the recess John wegler called, aud deposed
that the 9th OF November he slept at 80 Greenwich
street the basement kept by Mr. Martin saw that the
witness the proprietor OF the saloon his
wife and Teresa IN the house also two girls, Louise
and Mary; heard knock and a man call "Peter, the
name Of old who went 10 the hospital thai day;
Martin put the light out and witness heard the up
and thought he afterwards went 10 the back when
(Saior DAM asked for the who went TO the hospital;
Sailor Dan asked witness where the man had gone TO- and
be told him, Martin could not understand him; Mrs.
Spizen sitting by the stove; knock was heard at
the back door and sailor Dan went and admitted three or
-four persons OF whom was Toole who wore black
hairy coat Sailor Dan went and caught hold OF the de-
ceased by arm dragged her through the gang
way, assisted by Tooe Sailor Dan told HIM TO let Mar
tin wife alone the deceased resisted the boys by hold
Ing 10 the gangway Sailor Dan loosen her hands the
other two stood IN the gangway and witness did not see
what they doing the deceased was half sitting AMI
bsr lying on the bed in the kitchen; she looked very
white and froth issued from her mouth witness went up
stars and endesvored 70 make the prisoners believe that
policemen coming
Cross examined-when witness told the boys that they
should let the deceased go. they said Ego To hell
Thomas c. Finnell testified as follows am practc
irg physician Teresa Sptzlen a, the Trinity station
bouse the day after the occurrence, the lotn Of No
vember she Wa ing on straw mattress was poorly
clad aud appeared be about 80 years old made n
medical examination Of her assisted by Drs wilson Fer
guson and Of my students brought the body near
tie winaoy and noticed that the abdomen greatly
osended like that OF a woman in fun state Of preg
nancy ! noticed external examination, that there
scratches and abrasons on the neck there were
tha tCife auiO IL
small scratches such as would be produced by nails
o fingers the ooloTof the neck was natural but there
vas a arRe tumor IN front made the ordinary ncsou
a. omen the ches, and the abdomen fret examined the
stomach and their contents; the stomach was enormously
dstended, aud could contain at least gallon and
half Of fluid, and contained quantity Of
undgesed food, like porr.dge. was the ordinary gas
found bodies after death examined the liver next add
found was diseased and that condition called CIR
ho-s which hardening and Storytelling up OF tue liver
rendering unfit 10 DO lie duty the kidneys aud nestnes
appeared be healthy, AID the womb appeared 10 be
The rght cavity OF the heart contained quantity OF dark
blood the left side am0-t empty the lungs we're
moderately congested mostly II the posieror part and
the bronchial tubes contaued quantity u frolhy
after seWod the body up brought Il 70 strong light
a. order 10 examine the genital organs; found lcera-
ton Of the aba the external lips OF the genital org
which we're bruised and swollen, with small quantity 81
C0agu atsd blood. examined the mouth Of the womb
aad seemcd 20 be healthy found quantity o. mucus
but whether natural mucous or seminal huc dd not 90
temae the death q the deceased, in my opinion, wa
csu-ed by sirsngu'aton, poducng congestion o. the
bran that other injuries contributed 10 It; from the
oouoiuon Of the heart 1 concluded that there was
80 obstruction u the circulation OF the blood
witch would he caIset by pressing the throat
by pressing the throat and interfering with respiration
tile abdorpeu would be Cru~dcd aud the chest would be
kert perfectly imn0veau!e which would a chlrn
iig OF The air sad produce irOth from the condition 10
which found the stomach supposed certain amount
OF uiury done o. u, yet there no internal
teruAl marks Of violence, out Il dsended b on
tie stomach would produce IL her skull not opened
nor there anything unusual about the eyes her face
or neck was dcolOred the injury done 10 the TO
mach and the aceraon q the genital organs contributed
O. cause death blow the stomach would cause death
without leaving any external or internal Indication; tbs
deceased wa he'd By the throat and a heavy weigh
upon Der, the injury could be produced 10 that way
from the appearance the abia appeared TO be lacera
ted within twenty hour hours, did not observe any
Abrasous the thigh or legs the condition h which
found the heart Of the deceased indicated that death
caused by strangulaton.
Cross cxarnined by Mr. Characterization In th,
lungs will producjmpeiments In the heart aud the bOot
vii settle there based my opinion a. to the cause o.