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

Conclusion Of the c0roner's yng.e s,-Ad-
ditsouRi and Interesting Testimony-
yerdics Of the jury Against the Pri-
sonex-His Examination and C0mrnitai
40 tae Tomhs.
The investigation In the OF Mrs Sarah Shanoks,
who murder cd at her reside % Fast Twelfth street,
on Friday morning was concluded yesterday as the ft
teenth precinct station mouse BY Coroner Jaesnia mo
evidence adduced quite interesting especially tha' OF
oficer Smith and tended % strengthen the Suspicion
against tho prisoaer frmy than ever. buchanan
behaved with remarkable during tho day, and at
no time did he ppear down hearted or uneasy lie was
attended by father and brother, rs on the previous
dav a. well as his COUNSEL Mr. Price. The following is
fl report OF the proceedings they traaspired before
Coroner yesterday
SOPHIA sTIrT's EVIDENCE.
Sorhia s being duly deposes and says:-I
live AT no. Dutch street; the sister Of Charles
HARDY; him last the Thursday previous t. the
murler he had been away for six weeks, and came to
ny tina, morning; he said he going u leave
down that evening al Ave oclock he did Mt say where
be vas going to- he going with his employer, he
said he left my house about half past four O'Clock r. NJ;
do not know where he now is; wished iii; he is
small sized man, and has moustache and goatcc he is
about twenty eight ysars of have heard my brother
speak Of Mrs Shancks he used 20 sell her embroieres
do know who his employer IS ho spoke something
about going TO South Carolina the first time he spoke
about going away.
GRACE DAVIS TESTIMONY.
Grace Davis, of No. AZ Eleventh street, deposcd
thu she know deceased for about eight or nine
ycars was in the habit of sending her her meals,
the Friday morning I sent deceased her breakfast
about half past eight o'clock took br ki4st at eight
O'Clock and was AFTER W. had finished tha mt the
es b. the girl, have been IN dcccaseis store,
but never any made person there.
REREocA DowTIS's STATEMENT.
r bec,a fcwten (culorct), residing 40 lTG West
Fourteenth strcct, deposod,-Iliat she a cook,
-dsy morning went into Mrs. shanks store, AMI
there raw young man, don't know that should know
him again Il ! ssw him; he had brown c,iore1 coat
ar son, boards under his arm; Thursday morning
called ag in ut Mrs shanks' and the same person
goug N IS l came out; h. mad shoot boards under
his arm h.n; The prisoner Is about the sz,
1 came recognize the face; deceased spoke 10
abe Young and told him to cll again;
1he YOU man "a n left the deceased then toll m thai
shc ycason she did not 90 the back with ms
because she did not like bis looks. she said that he
had b. around there 10 do somc Jobs: that be called
there again receive payment for work winch she had
already PAID him for. she did not state what amount Of
money lie paid him. the piece Of board he had IN his
hand was not planed this was wednesday tia, She
actin The Size OF he one saw ia the yoang ans hands:
on Thuraday he passed in as was going out: Ms
siancks was in the front room, and the
young man passed throrg9 to tn back room
spak him either OF these occasions; 1
think the prisoner is the person but cannot
say positively because dd lot take any particular
0; his face; when Mrs shancks said sh afraid
OF the young she said she afraid he would steal
house is at No. 81 East Twelfth street..
JAMES :. sTrrrs EVIDENCE.
James Samuel Sit, Of No Dutch street, deplsei that
he last Charles Hardy on last Thursday afternoon,
about half past four twenty minutes to i've O'Clock;
he sad he going Charleston; 10 not know what
way he went he hal valisc beggsgc with him; h
sad he 10 town that morning; he said he hal inst
come from Charleston ana was gong back agiia have
four years ago be left house the Tues lay
vious TO the general election, aud said he "ls going
sad he mad Just arrived from Charleston; BE- hal a
gold watch about four ago after he welt 10 New
Orleans Mr. Hardy sells accs and emboideries while
Hardy New Orleans he attended bar aud while
In yicksburg he was employed In drug store.
INTERESTING STATEMENT er oFFicGR SMITH.
George J. smith beng 4uy sworn, siyss-l an attach.
ed 10 the Fifteenth precinct police, III" prisoner il
my custody coming down from susauehannA to Ses
time arrived there until vc at TO Wv York. when
conversed with him | aske1 him which way he cane
Stated to n. sp-ingscm that he came from Abapy
the steamer Isaac Newton; that he hal been there TO
work aud hat ne had got out Of work and do IN
and so 20 lchanna this was not 50 hs gait, that
he told NJ Sprngstrn falls hood and he was sorry for
b. said he wished b. bad told han the whole trrh
then asked him where he dii come from he said that b.
had lett Lis fathers house New York Saturday
evening eight clock ask d him which ferry b.
crossed and he the Cortanl street ferry ask "A
HIM h. thu Cortandt street fessy and
he sad h. asked him where he got his tdRs, and
he said tho Office; asked him what he paid FOR them
anG he said 81 so asked him whore TO- ami he said syria
came to stop al Susqueharna; h said he head hls
brctb'r sp.ak Of Mr. springsten, and he thought
be might pose.bly gci work thre; / then said TO
him, g, ut y1u ihink u looked bad on your side
though. 4 did but thai he wanted 70 set out q New
York until bs hands would get bettnr saii, "You
inaprctiy ba0 scrape he SAID he did not know what IL
looked liz, bit he innocent slll 70 him, Albert,
the q G. instances are very strougthc prin. Of your
cut hand On the check Of the door and the mark Of
The other the knob ana tile key he made mo
r. rcp5 whatever, but held his head down for few
seconds shed few ears and said he I'D net for
himself bat h. was sorry fr his por mother, that il
would k' her, told hun that doubt be Lad brought
geo. deal Of trouble IN both his father and mother,
bit hc mist 10 be best b. could now | sait,
There IL Girl th"rc, Albert named Mary, who ,ys
m Ss T M:,y T,,s bad bog he sad Yoa don,
haired rrl'' aid ''you are right, 500 know
about u Tran DO. wanted 70 see what he would s,y
what the ron6e WIS between Inn and Mrs sls9ks M =,
said there was said there be- a. one u the
girls aaid The. guarding about work he aai
done; he said there quarrel ahou, IT, that he hsi
nxe the s,cop for her AMI had charged her dollar he
thought the Job worth that. and hs sail 10 M.
.noai you think !, was, toll him il very small
job, hu' rrohsby hs charge reasonable enough;
understood him % thai she had paid him he saii that
vas seou, yeas asu, asked nm u he hli done
snyih.e elsc for her; he sad he bad; asked
him what u and he sail he made Der \ couple of
email benches; | asked him what he charged hr for
them an he saii two shilngs each asxci him ghan
said what took yo,, there III was pass,ne tbe-c an
TUESDAY !" ssid be- when she stopped ami wanted
know when would III The counter, he saii he would
OK for b. went sway and got the plank 70 AZ ~
asked him where he got tho plank from. n salt from
hal sesr ms ic = Inc earpsater esinss ah.a S NJ
ssd Me-" then asked him Why he round
q get lub3 " he not carpcnter. b. sal
he was aruiad the Fbop good deal, aat c1uit
10 Jobs ike tnose well encugh I askci him
nc nxoi III corn,er, he rad No. mi thu, when H.
went there, SIC busy ard could MT aieni TO H.
she tod hun he sald that she also want@l aor~ hoarfs
shelvts under h. cowner he ccket $50 what she
had ref 70, an then toll her that he could get
boards y answer the pprposc for n.y. cents. asked
him VI Ne rot The boards Understood H. stNo
that be meant ~ * tn counter a. Skhi him whsre
he got lie ~ of pas let FOR freweoi hs
said he got them on the shop, aud hal often ftch
Ter CT wloi aaki aim " he split IL np WIN Ne
brcngt II thsrc aas h. sail aNof' saii 4 "Wls II
Fridas Won brought thse blocks u WOOL thsrg''
and b. saii 'No, i was thursday, I hen asSei
= m Whist became II the clothes h. hal on
on IRA az. he sud he took the paatsloons Oh
and cut the pekets put because they we're
full 81 bloof ] askad him What they dM With the
pockets and be said they burned them fsSei him wha,
became % hs shr, AM ohsr Go hes b. said h, took