New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-23
Nesv!2lptk daily Wtibn,re
THE VALTOY.MATTHEWS MURDER.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS DFo. 81 Before



Matthew'S was continued. The courtroom was even more
crowded than the previous days.
The DistrictAtorney called
George II. Webb who testified as follows:
reside No. 48 Second avenue assisted In arrestns the
prisoner and took Lin the onbs he asked what he was
arrested for and told him tina, lie arrested in the Mat
thews case showed him my shield and he wsned to know
ii that all the authority had told him No." Officer
Rooney showed him the warrant lie read it, and said he sup
posed this the DrctAttoneys doingf and that he had
defeated lin In the elton be wanted release hold
and we told him would not he wanted to rea, him
rLtlemau that he oaier aud II put any airs we
would haye carry hn be said to Moore. Bill
mother and 0Gkey iIa You knew what to do and link
he said don't back - took him to the Tonbs
Moore ard Lin had conversations the prisoner
III, pistol to Moore.
Is n; MIR. Of the Assistant District Attorneys,
stated that the wsreut Jecrds arrest nsde out on
Te,tneo Doler swoip-I re,do at No. e5 Ess, Sixteenth
street knew late John remember the night Of tie
worked him three years b. LEI. the store
few minutes ster eleven h sat awhile on The oarre tskg
be be LEFT Pascal came Ia for him and rolled in the
eTsmired-I heve seen Jeaeris At Mr. waons ard
Know him Welt Jaw Jeierds sitting in the office several
times with Mr. Walton; remember be there ct Christ
mas Nswye ears but do not remember whether he was
there ser that or not Pascal anne three uhts week
Mr. Walton and Ambrose ONeil was n the habt OF going
Robert CgriugLam era1nired-I AN Keeper in the City
Prson remember when Jelcrd brought Ia on the l1th
Of November: he aLed me what The charge was In
il was on the I'D charge and they caLt DO anything to noe
for that said MOI; be called for into the cell once,
former ui in the Matthew; and told hin cerag"
Crcs,eXamrel should not think he had been drinking
the before aud did not suppose that be had been on
Coroner Jsckm.u testified ibos A, the inquest, Officer
Muuoe handed pistol lie found IN Sixteenth street
the shown T. tho two chambers were
discharged ard the other three loaded and had caps
To Mr.. Br4dybe inquest lasted seyern days; lawyer
named Smith acted for n prosecutions SnaIs Je.d- tn
his mother rbaHiurd viesses his brother Edw AID
was treated as ore If the accused.
Officer Hutchinson ssiii the drug.store Of
Seventeenth street and Third The nigh; IF the muir
der and ook the bodies Nstos aud Alithews to the Belle
Council for the ee,ndau. admitted tha; Matthews to
bis deah by shooting and ha; the party who did was guilty
Joserh Brennan, connected with the District Attorneys
Office testified that be had been under the front toop Of the
up the Fourth avenue aud the passengers in the The
rsius IN font Of the court yard stone aud two and half
George Dung said lie clerA in the Post Office know
the Prisoner iF tho at .if OF seven Jear. he ~ss crI.
IrosseIamin.iI canro, identity tho Charlie, NJ" but
An,hony Woman also clerk 10 the Pos, oce who knew
eheId vixen he there 'al he him write every day
Mr. Brady objected TO the offering the paper In evidence
tho proof Ct e handwriting Of Jeled' Insufficient in
The cour, ovcrruled the objection to which exception
evidence the ground tina, 1t. content.
the case.
H NOR ates peusns the bitter decided to admit Il In
The Di.iric. Attorney hen read the following letter.
LETIKx or JzyTfRDs TO phIEcTivs Soons:
FRrEsp WILLIAM: have ju.t rees.ved Jour kind aud
o,r OF s-,sHo- but don't know tho old lady well
do spe,' can STICK Il 's; here sn,iI ste comes doT
devil when a'k her Tor money She has ol to .ed TO
III plsy hell when DO home. She d0ntkLow Whist ale
&. talking about hall The time Nhep her tel her for
that she has got 10 send t. and don't ak favor but
demand light She bad better pat suy air
vita fos AIN not IN he hlm'r 10 stand them II he wall
peg what owes tell Let that FEVER trouble her
,sa.e If ,he T. damned hard upi She has
played thas soTy 't Abort Ions enough but suppose
subject frd br.ss vent home as.in on Moaday had
devil OF with DR.. Goldsmith. caught him cheat
.n lie gave ne four ten. and had four queen. in
lis hand. Charley Bette separated DR.. GOd'n h
him bu, .inee he srt' mad the devil
whenever any call, him queens He has knocked
You did not say thing TO mother about my playing csrd.
did yeai Mira Fleet had b,by lat night. sIL Every
race here tomorrow uiy Come up here tor two or
three day.Ni you some times back in tie Locust Grove
piece up In my room, 6ut thought wouldn't kale might
appreciate my feelings. have lion Moore
went Greenport yesterday and had quite good time
gave your love hate. AInis AID aad at smother.
III give him to Lester II he wants him You learn
him ALMOST s . ssad sss g quite II. s Ss
has made has driven thousand. Of ducks here
bad 'lendd ,hot at flock while was standing on the
shore bat did not have try aud up for
day will you, and We will both down together;
cali and the old lady for tell her had
tooth pulled which too. ali my money had left pay.
Ing for washing see II that won't fetch her aud after get
city bet ct what want out Of herr che won't
put on any with begin to recover ny health and
sy.i Ihsye been very well lately Jim and going to
n axe lot OF cider today III ave some for you when You
come up; for Christ. ssis do come ops am .. lonely a.
church miss that old deuDohn Of yours buy this
confounded sweeteIed uh hsre wish TO thunder you
I he'd borrowed
damned old four queens could not have got Il out Of mel
what hell OF sscrfce she has been making for Moore
and tell here ,ho lives and what kind Of house
She wrte. TO reformns &c. What the devil does
% hope you have & aGt been e "G.er s to Men
must close Give my respects to all your estimabie
family. Al 'e'"''' Yours 'rS Charles NJ JryrEnps
Answer Immediately, please.
Bernard aeGeel reside in West Twenty ninth street, ara
the 10th OF Noveube Charles Jeferds said to
Mr. WsD n9 GSi esS1sI ns sam. revolver ' on" o.
pocket when Mr. wston back TO him. Moore take
Cross 1smined-I never tailed to Mr. Walton shout what
occurred the night 10Th q HoyenbeI nol be 70 ne
dog they drank together once
Mr. Howard, one Of the propretot OF The Sunday Tfme
Of the ach Of June there nothing In the issue of July
Mr. C.ad~s publisher Of IN. Sunday Mercury said
the usual time Of going pres: 70 bet~esn II and Y O'clock
there nothing in the issue Of July relative to the MURDER
The Cont here took for theeGuarter Of an hour
after which Wm D. Moore recalled and further
snined by Mr. Brady-JeifeIds sober when In
Cases saloon In Centre street lie did not drink thrice
whisky sks and do think he could stand the
barkeep.r may have given bin many nine do not
Of the barkeepe objec,ng to gyog him any more
and that insisted should have what he called for
never said thing the kind did say IN Joseph
Isles occasion Of Of the barrels Of this pistol being
dse for IL aud saying that there ball
In IT, and that IL only blank cartridge don't know
person named Jane Lasce know Intimate acquaintance
Jefed. named Jenny who vss Ia Elm Grand
she IL in court; he took there; named buoy
Keeps the house know her housekeeper Mssia saw M
Muloy the Di.uieAorneys office. but did the
sI nor Maria there called and told Maria the Dhtrict