The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-16


~ The State Street MURDER.
vNOn 81 TIE ooR0NERS RvnsrGArrON-
oeHSLicTre TESTIMONY mo GLUE TO rar rrprs
SRAToAs-vExDICT OF THE JURY,
ssoes' = ne sase Of Mr.. Vim. L. ruers who Va
'oo'y MURDERS on the night OF the IeAh inst was re
see sHoFe osrsaer Jaskmaa yesterday nornng, a tn
ssvss@ precinct police station house Nothing has beef
sssa thss can throw any light upon the cause or III
J"peuAsors Of the murder. The Investigation yesterday
enmg was Characterised BY considerable conflicting tee
euy on The part Of many Of the Witnesses. The esu
nony Of Charles Lewis the hrst Witness and II Oaherin,
Quinn, win be found particularly interesting in regard
NE whereabouts Friday evening Of Mrs. McCesser
Tie woman arrested suspicion Of being the one seen In
company with Mr.. Tuers on NE fatal night
CHARLES Lewis, being duly sworn testified a fo,ovu
fssiAe 81 l2s East Twenty eighth street, an Acquainted
with Mr.. AeCsster and his wife, on Monday even,u, 7
was u his house talking To him in regard to his ves ~,
pos ~ said his wife had lent some articles of bar dres
on ne Thursday previous to the murder BY which IN
sasge driver recognized her and she had told the ON
Ger p a nSns have cleared heri have known thu
Mnny yer nve or sx years; Mrs. Mctlester bears char
scter for being out late at nights; told him vas verv
sof male TO get ost Of stage that time OF The
no so no could not recolecs what time she did come 10
ITsy hsht; put these questions to him only from
wnas hss read In the papers Of the arrest
nary Studies, being duly sworn, sad:-I reside !,
!vent sixth street, bet Secoad and Thrd avenues
- Ls !" II hcCieeter on Thursday morning last TO
e maj abe has on now returned them TO her on the
go 4s1sss, S ida dd not sss Mrs 1cCese
nshs; have been acquainted with Mrs NcClessr about
ssSr months; have never heard anything bad OF hsr
=! reside at 1877 East Twenty nth street: nave
eetA IN the habit Of spending some ums At Mrs MoTass
nv sosse sns would be lonely, and desire to bring
Der; do not know Of her having any other oress
o " we one su sn' nov has on only know q beng
hst summer; she has skirt and saok different in color
ns n..t the dress re che has on
10 last Twenty eighth street. hved thsre sbout
,o.r months non do no. know Mrs hoc'eser but have
morning saw her have . different dress from vh;t
LEO East Twenty eighth street. Mrs McCester vas not N
house On Friday night home from six o. Slook
nss nht unnl the same hour the morning. she has
Permit her, n have heard her character not soos sSe
wcse Whistle FOR my daughter when abe wanted her 70
abe sometimes stops with her sister in Thirty third ssrs
ne vas home on the night previous
Ne $50 East Twenty eighth street on FSday
vas my sisters IN Thirty third street; went from nv
h 70 s.r honse old not Mrs. Rochester on Friday
nent od not See her from Tuesday Sunday; come
S%ss stay GU, unt past eleven O'Clock at night; Mrs
never hked any one to come for me- don't know where
70 go Gown town never 60 lower than No 98 Columbia
saes' MS hcCester was only In my house: nave
thing bad Of her character NV" ~"y- |
~ noeiester recalled never told Mr. Lewis that
= pc not know what time my wife home on Friday
hBes my wife lent her shawl on Tnursdsy And aha sod
ne 90 Friday night Il had not been retuI ned
lev more Witnesses were examined, but their test, |
ony WAS unimportant The report or the post mortem
sxsnmslsn BY Drs Beach and welsje was then resd
.nen 'ne case was submitted 70 the jury They're
deceased came TO his death by Compression az the hrs
ne night Of the 10th of February $780, the result Of
A. the hands Of some person persons 70 the
rsn NE rendition Of the verdict Mrs. MoClesser was
Mr.. keeks, the foreman Of the iurv assar N. o,, |
announcement Of the VERDICT, made few remarks eulo
Ikoe OF the deceased, with whom, e he bad been on
csns Of The greatest intimacy. He spoke OF him a. |
ban most exemplary In his relations as . husband ana
sher and hoped the public mind would form an in
orSect opinion Of his character from certain crcum
taDees m regard to him the fatal night which we're
developed as Ahe Cofoner's Investigation.