New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-09
TIE BROADWAY MURDER CASE.

WILLIS COMMITTED FOR MURDER.
Justice Connolly, yesterday morning, rendered the
following decision in the of Robert L. Willis, the
proprietor of Broadway gambling saloon, which has
been under investigation for some time past at the
Lower Police Court the accused being charged with
murder
rHE DECISION.
Robert L. Willis, the defendant in this case, was
arrested ON the charge of murder, &c., preferred
on the 18th day of October by Catharinc Mulhesrn,
and there have been three days occupied IN the ex-
animation. The complainant, Cattarlne Mulhearn,
has been subjected TO very severe ana minute cross
examination; besides, have had the testimony OF
DR.. James X. Chiffon, Ann Mulhesrn, aud Henry
Clark lcolored).
The facts in this case are very extraordinary, and
Ihaye given il the greatest attention; the complain
ant states that upon Sunday, September ~, 1885, at
about 3 O'Clock on the night Of that day she was
awakened by lond noise, which proceeded from the
lower entry Of house No. 3Si broadway. Sne heard
q man say: "For Gods sake spare my life, and you
"can do what you please with me; and distinctly
heard the voice OF the prisoner saying in reply Cd
"d-n the Irish g. OF b. dump him;' and that on
the same night she slept with MRS; kochlli anu no,
child in the house of the accused and that ON the next
morning she went TO the cistern, or rather cess:poo
to empty some water when she remarked portion OF
the sleeve Of coat above the water, ana that upon
going there again in the afternoon of the same day
she the head and face Of man; beside this she
also says that when she got out Of bed on the morning
OF the occurrence she large quantity OF blood 10
the lower entry Of the house, and that Henry CiaiA
fhe celored man was scrubbing about the walls;
that abe told her sister of these facts whercupon she
was removed by her to her own house, ana VINO
a.ssd her to say nothing about them. Ii Is not
on'eu "lo' she was a servant IN the house OF the
docuse OF 'hat she occupied the stated by her,
or t,a' sne slept with Mrs. Roeklff on that night;
nor mas u oesh shown that il was impossible for her
10 nave hesrd IN her the noise or words spoken,
and which she has sworn TO- DIR. Chiffon,
who has examined the premises and snalyzed
the spos upon the entry wall and b,sde the cisern
o. cesspoo states that he has found thc 10 be stains
q blood. Ann Mulhearn the sister of the compain.
sns, corroborstes her statement in many nsrcnlsrs
Snd especially swears to seeing stains os bood on ths
wall IN the lower entry, which were pointed out 10 her
by the complainant, on the following Thursday the
sam" vening she took her away. In the contrary
He Clark, the colored man. state, that h. rsmsm,
be he night OF the 18th, and that he was in The
house all that night, and tina, he went 10 led
and o'clock In the mornings and ,ha, nn,;l ;,n,nsS
atsy before he went 10 bed there were csntlemen IN
Tie psr.or and that he had them there beor h,
Old hot know their names; he denies WASHING 80 sn
blood next morning from the walls in the entry Th;s
nsa a servant in the hoase; he waits upon the door.
he keeps the parlors and upper part Of the bouse in
order Ii seems he remembers the 18th Of October
What hour he went 10 bed, when he got up and what
hs a'i on the morning oi the 10Th of September pre-
''oas; yet, although he has been employed a. the