The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-14

door and run" says l. dwhere did you top Gays
h., ~ ran cut y the house but whee 10 after that
don't know, says I, andid he follow yons' says h,
g" tiG not SC him After that, says l. (Which way dii
you g. III NJ says he. ~ did not know which way
do 20 until got q Amity street and then whore
J wls." saS l. "Then whore did Jon 50 To-" he sui
be- went home sa,s Home t. your fathers hcas4y"
says Ia, Yes" says l. "nid you rot 60 right away
% your father 4 tel him about the mus, that IA
GOULD III the pa'tiess be said his father was home his
mother called hs fathy, he slid, and said, .H're il
Aired; saya J. "Dd your father yolsn SAYS he
eyes says !, "what did he say % ysn9' says H.
he WIS very algty, and turned around and said YOU
arc pretty looking chap 70 come hone il
ailcr aiou, tho fight AMI he said ho did and that ~
wanted him 10 and lind the parties he hld tho mss
with, lie ssid his father said there would be in
that now, that II there suoh party they would h.
gone before that time then stated y him that il
SELF IN any place street At the tm he said he received
the cuts said l. "you had better tel the truth At ones
Innocent says l. ''You killed her half dozen times
when once wosid I've enough said he, ono, dint?'
said l. Yes YOU have, and il is Of 10 deny it, !.
y horrible job, and nobody but insane
person would have done it," says l. 'sYou had
better acknowledge 1t and plead insanity; it is
he loked at me and laughed and said That be d,nned
orsonethng OF that sort he hesatd n, mi says
h, putting his hand 10 his face "wha tn, young
fellows name who stabbed the man in Ninth o. Tenth
avenue ~ saidI presume you young Rogers said
he, yes that is the name believe /" " speaking o. con
Tossing said he he confessed and did not do him mich
good they did rot show him much mercy = sid tina
he confessed the cows and not before ttal h said
had power 70 stay tho execution then and thse
Governor there TO pardon him after that h. csnversd
with me- abort his injuries, and every time Ia spoke
about the fight h changed the locality, ani ind.
y got 80 ncoherent upon the subject that hs
did not know anything about il his rsht
hnrd, he said, injured b. handling old rub
bsh and nails when arrived at the General Supern.
tenherts Office the captain cenyarsing with tho
General superintendent; the prisoner hoard some Of the
conversation. he asked me whit tbs CAPTAINS name was
told him his name Captain Cahfy, he slys, HOf
what wardy' | told him the Fifteenth; he wanted to
Know what he was so hard On him for. AMI sud thd
'anfy did not beheve anything he said; said !, 'Yolr
stories improbable that is very hard 1 believe
them; suppose he has sad exactly what he thought,
for he pretty APT 10 tel people what Ia thinks IL they
do not tea straight story AMI yours II such dark one
do not wonder a his not believing it, "Vel," said
be, II can't help il, l am nnoccnt;" he then
said that he felt bad about telling Spfrgstien tho f4se
hood be had then left and the station house.
the ~ money found on The person ~ the
was Tour collars WAS taken from him by the constable
Ut Susquehanna.
Patrick Ially OF 200 nowery depset thu on. DAY las
he saw crowd Of about forty persons about block
hoy came along AMI told me- that two boys h,i been
inc light was before OF after n date Of the marer;
don't know when heard Of the murder.
that aiu on Tpraay ,s, M venue a,p'sad
house and said he was going TO Charleston, s
G. He said that he hal made engagement
with man named Lynch, AMI that h going leave
by the Philadelphia train at hsfpast five O'Clock that
evening Hardy had gold watch in his poSs about
six weeks ago when met him dry in tn cts, tbs
watch lady's one, AMI Hardy sal, It was n-cs mt
he said be would eell II If he got hs prizes for IT. h. hat
silver one In his possession, too, which he wanted to SCI,
me he seemed To be little intoyictci ~ the TIM:
heard him speak Of Mrs ShancSs knew Hardy to
be engaged in the soap business b. tried piano
forte making but failed he then took 10 prddlng which
he has followed over since Hardy WIS about vo feet sic
inches in height well built and active. his hlir
not very dark; he had no whskcrs, but he had
tache: ne was about twslIr-sx years of age.
Arthur Mcoldrich. OF No. 30 wcsl Thirteenth street,
depo@ed that he was blacksmith and had shop Il 70
% East Twelfth street opposite the residence Of dccasea
IN lrr.
ing went 70 BARRIERS shop, Of Eleventh street
and Broadway, and got shaved camc back to tbs shop
at about forty five minutes past nine O'clock lady
out Of Mrs shnnck's honse in geat toube and raised
alarm; two 81 tie men ran out Of the shop, ami vert
over to her assistance followed ami spoke 10 the
man: an officer WIS called, and he and entered Mrs
sharcks store the door shut when went there
when we went inside Of the door n number ~
cloths covered with blood lying the counter and
The aoor; we then went TO the door Of the back room
and on looking inside ! saw tho body Of deceased
lying on the floor, with big crt her Jaw
the body was resting against brcken chair va did not
recognise the deceased at lrst, and thought II
lorcd woman; saw entering the shop that
morning never saw the prisoner enter don't think
ever Raw the prisoner before after discovered that
murder had been Committed we cleared tho Dom, Of ni
the spectators and called In number of oher p)cemsn
Charles ". Caicy recaied-Dcposed that bv order Of
the ror'ner b" visited all the drinking saloons billiard
saloons groceries and public places in the Bowery, no.
wecr Houston and Fourteenth streets ami that H. was
unable 70 learn anything about fight the proprtors
NJ different places stated that dist rbance occurred
on tri-ay and that they knew nothing of any stabbng
ARRAY.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
The following affidavit read 10 tho Jury
nrs. John Beach and Christopher wel,ic being duly
sworn, dopcsed folows-Wo have male a post
norton examination OF tho body ~ Sarah Shancks 1t
No :. East Twelfth street; the body found lying
upon the ocr the ace, head and hands being covered
Win oood the upper portion OF the clothing ais,
there found the following wounds-Three over the
frontal bone two over the right AMI
TIC "lt psrietal boncs; one over the lef, temporal
were two: thu face there were four-one over
the bridge of tho nose another extending the
angle Of the r eye, running in circular course TO n,
lower portion Of tho nose another On the LEI, side Of
the uppcr lip, another inch in extent Just in
rcnt Of The right ear another commencing about inch
below and behind the ef' ear running the angle
q the lower jaw IA straight direction, dividing the
check ard lower LIP, terminating ut the middle of the
ear, dividing the muscles, trachea, asphagus vessels
and nerves, exposing tho vorcbra Of which the bodies
81 the thiri aud fourth were cut into, on removing tho
scalp fracture about inch extent was found ovor
the left psreta bone; removing the calvarium tho
durH matter was found 70 BE- pun;ure: removing tho
same The right side u the brain observed 20 be very
much iijectci In opinion death caused by the
injuries above described.
cororer Jalkman here male . rcw remarks TO the
jury and announced tina, he WAS willing 70 submit IN.
Gaze rpon the evidence elcIfst The fry then retired
AM after deberata about half an hour announce al that
they bal agreed upon the following
VERDICT.
". ind that tho said sarah hancks % her death
on tn morning Of the 7th Of pccembcr Isso bit ~
have Sufficient cause Co suspect and do that the
d injuries were inflicted By the prisoner, Alfred HI
Oh aan and would recommend the Coroner 10 hold
him y await the action Of the Grand Jury.
Buchsnan was examined by Coroner Jackman, 10 the
usual form prescribed by law, as follswss--
Q What IS your n~nss A. Alfred Buchansa
q Hrw Old are your A. 10 years
y where wer. you BORN q In New York
Where do You liver A. AZ No. i3T West Tenth
street
o Wat is yon occupa,Sons a. l am not occupied q,
anything a. present
Q-what have you to say relative "a the chsrc,
here preferred assnst your Al have explained all that
Know Or eau In regard n this charge and my couu
81 ADVISES me ~ mako further Statement, IN references
70 y Therefore decAac making any statement at pre-
It prisoner IA amer calm and bat dignii.
90 during bis exanlnatcn and not marked hy any signs
OF tear 81 grief, AZ OF the previous day When leav az
The room or his cell down stairs ne wax "A With Great
n mn and seemed little trobe3 nv ne verdict or
The trry any one Of tho spectators TN there vas
nothing Of the bravado abou, him, anything shat
would lead 70 an rnfAvorsbs impression. las conduct IN
THE respect being entirely different from tia. Of the pre-
vious day.
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