The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-08

etreets, IN the fOurIeenln W1Tu WAS pciolc <Auoi
man Enen on very serious charges preferred against
him by his brother, Mr.. Edwin Kirkpatrick, who re-
sides ia Arch street above Thirteent1. .
Judge Kelley opened the case by narrating us
culiar case, but very painful one. His client Mr.
Edwin Kirkpatrick had for several years past been
annoyed by the reception Of anonymous letters
which were designed to destroy the domestic peiSe
of his family On the Sth OF January last the ia
guereotype of young female was sent to the house
Of Mrs. Edwin kirkpatrick, on Arch street. The
picture and an accompanying note were di'
rected to Mrs. kirkpatrick, who had given
birth to child few days before, and the blow
was painful one. The note was signed MISS
Sherburne and it set forth that the original Of the
picture was young lady whom Mr. X. mad seduced,
unless Mr. X. would pay for the support OF the cniid'
The daguereotype, Judge Kelley said was the hike
ness of pure and vrtu0us woman, who Is now the
wife of respectable and honorable man. About three
weeks since a mince pie was left at the door OF Mr.;
KS house, and card which accompanied 1t induced
the recipients to believe that it was sent TO Mrs. \.
by her aunt Kate All who partook OF this PIE SICK
ened that night, and gave evidences OF being poi
soned. The remainder of the pie was set aside, and.
upon being analysed it was found to be so impreg'
mated with poison that any person eating an ordna'
riiy sized piece would have been destroyed. Judge
Kelley called the following Witnessed
Hannah Eliza Rice sworn live in Lynn place,
st. John street, near Poplar; know Mr.. hirkpa-
trck and he knows me- tdaguerrotype shown this
is my daughters daguerreotype; it was taken about
six years ago; lived then on the old York road;
used to wash for Mr.. kirkpatrick at that
time; he came there one day soon after the
picture was taken to see If | had his clothes
iinished think he sat down and this daguerreo-
type laid upon the table; he picked it up aud looked
at it, he said this is mine, isn't it,; said nothing
but smiled; afterwards my daughter Mary came
in; then don't know what he said, but he asked her
for the pictures she made answer that "she had IT
taken for mother Mr. kirkpatrick sad Il guess |
can have it can't lY' replied, IL supposed 80, for
time" have never laid eyes on it till recently;
asked NV auphter about IL: she said MIR, Kirk
patrick had il locked up; my daughter has been
married five years; she is living happily with her
husband and always has lived happily so far as am
aware.
Edwin Kirkpatrick sworn-I live at No. 1881
Arch street; know the defendant; he is my bro
Their; we have been connected in business; ! am
familiar with his handwriting; am married; my
wifes name is Amanda Catherine Kirkpatrick; her
maiden name Warne; my youngest child was
born January s. 1857 (daguerreOtype shown); the
first saw OF that picture was the Sth Of January
1851, when went home 10 dinner; when | entered
| the dining room saw package on the top of the
clock it was addressed to Mrs. Amanda b.
| kirkpatrick, Arch street, below Broad; l pick
ed il up and looked at the address, found it was
for my wife, and carried it up to her room where
she had been two three days before confined with
| a child; the monthly nurse was In the room
waiting upon her; handed Mrs. Kirkpatrick the
package, saying, - Here is present Tor YOU she
opened it, looked at the daguerreotype, turned eX
ceedngly pale, and make some excuse for the nurse
to go out; she then opened the note observed her
very closely as she was reauiHg II,
she was growing paler, and that her whole person
was in trem0r; she remarked, This is not for me,
but for you,' and handed it to me- read the note
and took the daguereotype, and said that :" didn't
| know anything about it," carried it down stairs
with to the dinner table, and then TO my store;
at the store pulled il out of my pocket, and re-
marked TO my younger partner and To Mr. Culln, a
clerk in the store, 4" Look wha. present my wife
has received as they looked at the picture,
both said they knew who that was; Mr.. Culin said,
1T is one Of the Rice girls-she keeps store up
Third street," then put The picture away and told
my wife what had taken place; receiving other notes
afterwards, ! called upon Lieut.. Buckley (note
shown; j received that note soon after receiving
the picture (wtness read the note; IL was a de-
mand for one hundred dollars, in compliance with
some pretended agreement referred 10; 1t ap.
| appointed rendezvous at Fourth and Vine
/ streets;) l went to the place named in the
| note: my brother, Alexander. was near at hand;
| waited from halt TO one hour, but no one came
I fanother note shown); received that note about
the same time; the note just shown was signed " A
Lady Friend and demanded an interview within ten
minutes, ut the church Fourth and Vine Streets
went; Mr.. Culin was within reach; In a few minutes
lady came up and said What you doing heret'
something to that effect; replied, 81 don't know
that that IL any of your business; she said, Dent
you know mel' replied that never saw her before
! 10 my knowledge; this from ii To O'Clock in
the day, a year ago; Mr.. Culin then came up; she
replied then. Probably may be mistaken in the
| person" and she immediately started down Fourth
Street; my brother Alexander, without my know
ledge. went around Race street and came up Fourth
and spoke to me just as she got about a pavement
| and half away; told him TO follow her and get
good look at her face: he did So and Mr.. Cuin and
/ 1 went back 10 the store; never saw the woman
before, and have no idea who she was; going 30
my dinner in Arch street three or four minutes ago,
/ | saw her between Ninth and Tenth: she was
walking down; ] was walking along with
out thinking of anything particularly: was
/ accosted by u lady who had veil drawn
over her face; we were passing each ether she
says, II want TO sneak to you a minute;' replied
| quickly. g will have AN officer to take you; |
looked for an officer and couldn't any, she fol-
| lowing me TO about half way between Eleventh aud
! Twelfth streets; had got then To the corner ~
| Twelfth street, she turned and walked d"wn very
smart, following In her wake about half square
| behind; between Ninth and Tenth Streets IL being
little after CLOCK in the daythe street well
| filed with persons going TO their work-,sbe disap
| peared and ! could not find her; then went home
10 my dinner (another letter sbown) this letter Is
dated May 1861; II came To my store tletter read
| IL was signed "A Lady Friend and demanded an
interview and money!; kept this letter quiet;
about one o'clock got the daguerreotype aud notes
had received before, and proceeded in roundabout
way 20 Lieutenant Buikeys Office here, and. after
showing him the notes and the daguerreotype, and
giving him the same information have given here,
asked him to give detective officers u ferret this
thing out; be did 30; two officers were stationed,
one about the corner of Fifth and Arch streets and
the other at Market and Fifth streets; we were not
together person came near me At the readezrous;
| | received another letter demanding meeting IN
| Fifth street, in front Of the burying ground wall
| at Arch street: I burned the letter and did not
| go to the rendezvous this letter came the day
| before communicated with the police; am Ia
miliar with the hand writing Of Robert Kirkpatrick
4 three Of the letters have knowledge Of and can
4 not recognize the hand writing; in the superscrip
| ton upon the one which accompanied the picture ]
can considerable similarity to his hand writing,
| under disguise, showing that il was done when he
was nervous which Is moi unusual at this time (the
witness pointed cut the portions Of the superscrip
! ton which he thought resembed the hand OF bis
brother); there 10 a striking similarity between the
| letter "g" in the anonymous letter and the "g VA
the uniform busipess hand writing Of my brother:
the ''g in the anonymous letter Is that Of my bro
ther beyond doubt my wife has an aunt named
/ Kate she is Familiarity known 70 all w that
name: her name l. Caharne lands; sire mar
red some time after ! was; we received about
| Christmas One. 10 the best Of my recollection,
minoe pie from the family Of Mrs Anspach, Of which
i al4.A hor