New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-17
LAW LVI,ELLIGENCE
THE OYsTER-sLOOP MURDERS.
TRIAL OF HCKs-THIRD DAY.


The trial If Hicks WAC continued on Wednesday
morning, in the United States Circuit Court az ~
O'Clock a. m. Several ladies' were in Court, among
them the wife Of Captain Burr the mother OF oll'n
Watts and the sweetheart Of Oliver Watts, VINO ex-
changed daguerreotypes with him before he sailed
There were $50 spectators. =
Theodore Burdett-Am a harbor policeman; brought
boat up TO the city day after the oop brought up
found her below Fort TomPsns hauled up on the oea" "e
Samuel j. Conover--Am matchmaker at No. iol
Bowery; repaired watch for Bur- April lsS9 deni
silver lever Johnson maker LyerpOO No 2aOi recognize
this watch as the one. -, ,. Aha .oo,, q, nv
book made when it brought in.
Hart b. Weed recalled identify some dark human
na S ON in de Ss se Of 5ood Capt Weed
large number Of clothes as being taken from the trunk brought
CroseasmiSstOn-I cannot give list of The articles brought
in the trunk and bags found no jewelry; :, III.
Henry Seaman, eXamined-Was acquainted WIN
Can't Burr years him last the Tuesday before nc e
bis watch took in April year ago TO IN tne
MED her when brought up from sand found the ships
papers board shelf the captains berth gave them
the Ts.eh at ny house. use No S De De.
don't remember number in the Boweryi knew the ws,h
maker; noticed the number of the watch when took III Capt
brothern-aw; had known the watch five OF SIX years
Catbarine Dickerson-I live in Brooklyn; knew
Oliver Watts him Tuesday Of the week he sailed and
gave him nv dagueneotype he put in the pocket Of this coat
now shown me- recognize it. THESE were found In ProVi-
identify the coat by the yellow lining in
the sleeves and by the buttons. 80
Harriet Robertson-I am mother of the last witness;
Oliver for three years he was guest Oh my amy
recognize this coat a. his 80 =, 49,.
Abby Hubbard-Am the mother OF Smith Watts;
saw him last March 49, recognize these clothes blue
wooden shirt put the patches myself identity TINS bag
second husbands, and had MS lnasi s"o
pas of pantaoon and three shirts which cut myself know
The sewing; he took them when he went on board. .
the clothes yesterday for the hr
time he went from home understood that they We're
found the prisoner . =, -, e
THE witness identified considerable number OF
garments as belonging her son by patches which she
herself had put upon them. She was much Affected
while giving her testimony.
Didame Burr-Eam the wife of Capt Burr; he lett
home on March received dngs from him since the
watch now shown his; he carried almost nine years
Mrs Burr identified as her husband shirt par
of suspenders and pair of black pantaloons.
The cross-examination elected nothing material.
Mr. Dwight stated that the prosecution had but one
more witness, Capt. Nckerson, of the vessel which
came in collision with the E. A. johnson in the Lower
Bay He was now running between Philadelphia and
Boston, They had sent 70 Philadelphia, but he had
inst sailed for Boston. An officer had been sent 10
Boston, and he would come on with him immediately
on the arrival of the Captain in Boston. II the defense
could put in any evidence now they would state what
they intended to prove by him.
Mr. Graves flor prisoner said they could not 60 on
without inconvenience =,
The Court stated that in capital case they should
not be put to that and at 12 p. IN adjourned until
Thursday morning at 10 a. m.