The New York herald., 1863-04-23
TRIAL OF IGNATz RADsKY.
The Marder cf sigismund Feliner, the
Diamond Merchant.


The Cour, opened at ten O'Clock on Tuesday morning
and the examination or witnesses for the prosecution was
resumed by the District Attorney.
The audience not quite numerous as on tne uay
previous, the interest having in a measure subsdea
The prisoner was seated neor his counsel, and as on
the Day Previous watched the proceedings with aplarout
great interest
The hrst witness called was--
AdOiph Iook, a waiter st the Prescott House, New
York Ills testimony tbe effect that felsner stop
ped Il no hotel m O:.oner 1851 and took rooms said
there foar days ladsky there once when he
staid over night AoeT,,na phaum came the DAY after
st the hte al nights saw Mrs Marx there once; she
came took for Miss Pnaum.
Frederick Dyer hOykkeeer or the Prescott House pro-
duced the register of names kept the hotel and found
that OF sigsnnd Feuer Hcsse under date OF the l0th
SKY slsd there one night and Feiner paid
the HI Felner wore straw hat, black
frock coat, had breatpin and watch chain, wore
slectaccs and carried cane was a stout man. Miss
plnum stopped there nights.
Charles Morris testified that he kept segar store at
AZ Wyc,on street in October 1861, Radsky asked and
obtained permission TO sell some ladies' sachels in front
OF tho store said he had the acquaintance OF very
wealthy man who had presented him with watch and
sad Feuer had left, about leaving, for California,
anu was sorry TO iose such good friend.
Dr. Wm. 4. Labaugh sworn-l reside In Mddletown,
New Jersey; physician was present mt the inquest
held the body found Port Monmouth the 23d Of
October 1851 the body appeared TO be In slight state
OF decomposition did the beach, the clothes
entirely removed from the body when saw 1t
(deDtled vest 0nd other articeS) there were twenty
two wounds IN aiseventeen the left breast three
the stomach and two the abdomen they were pene'
trating wounds; proDed some Of them: should think
sumo OF the unds on the breast would cause death;
all OF the wounds mortal they the
heart open the body: noticed blood issuing from
the breast thin blood Judged that the body had been
three days; the would internal
bemorrbsge could not tell what the result would be II
such bedy were thrown in the water noticed no other
body would float much easier than Lean one; can
not toll whether the lungs wore inflated or reapsed:
mad
tendency keep body afoat not present when the
body dlinerred the cause of death was stabbing
the instrument half inch or five eghths wide;
some OF the wounds deep as three inches.
1Cross ,mined-The body not decomposed; It had
q aord appearance; DO not know how soon blood WIZ
coagusie In drowned subject; probed two or three
wounds; gas would not generate in drowned body until
decomposition bad commenced; don't know how long 1t
would take for pure action to form gas enough 70 float
BODY have had no experience the matter, and could
form Judgment the adpose matter OF tho wounds was
closed up; present when the body was buried
Thos a. Brown sworn-Am q deputy surveyor Of the
port OF New YORK; such in October, 1851 knew tho
fact Of % n ahev ~ .nS nSrk On o
him the barge ONCE wharf on the day OF his ar
rival examined his baggage found nothing but his wear
ing apparel and papers believe had large overcoat
and something protruding from the side; went with
him to the barge ONCE and requested Mr. Ifaacs to
amount OF money In gold and bills the Of France;
then searched his person and found some ewery ear
rings brosch and diamonds not set took tne ewery 70
Custom House the gold In rolls the as pennies
put up; did mot the notes he was large stout
OF Felner; don' tnew what hotel he put up At.
Cross -examinedI somo ladies' at the Custom
tSs UusS sSoans s Of money Or the vaus q The cwsy might
have been worth some 500.
Alexander lsaacs swornWas Inspector OF customs IN
New YORK 1891; sent for By last witness To exs
mne Felner; did so he bad satche strapped around
h shoulders containing gold and French bills some OF
which, he had quite number Of them; saw him at the
Custom House Afterwards; wns In the neghb0rfood OF
OF MY sod cSso on bis vse hs ss be did
not speak word Of English.
Cross -examinedCant say whore he came FROM judged
where be was from by the IN which he arrived;
think be intended TO 60 10 Phadclphia tho diamonds
were appraised something 500; saw Miss Piaum
him. the diamonds were given him the following day
In tho presence Of Miss PfAun they were IN small jewel
WAS among the diamonds one pair or long drop
earrings q large brooch, and think an emerald
and ruby, unset; Miss Pfaum came with him 70 me
his mother aud Fener would not like 70 lose them she
stated that he had large Of money In his posses
wne under arrest; she told ms the second time she
called Fener had deposited his money In bank and
thai she would 60 Sn % o e Ss sey ya s
back Saturday afternoon and paid tho money she told
she wis cousin OF fellner's; this Was when they
received the diamonds she said no either cousin
or . nephew; tho duty paid was something over six
hundred dolsrs-being forfeited " the government;
Diamonds with him. he laughed and asked had found
any had some suspicion but never found any; think
fThe Court here took recess for half an hour.]
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reassembliug Edmund Blunt sworn--Am st-
Susn,sa with the currents in the harbor OF New York
the state the tides the 18th OF October 1881 was
nigh in Gowanus bay % was sbcu: 20 M y. O'Clock On tnas
amincd It, documents shown3 one OF these Is from
thc Assistant surveyor and the other from the com.
PENNY ,ridge would Goat down bay until il met
tho dood tide go, below tho Nsrrows any distance
The tide would take /, tow ards the Jersey shore
Gross examipec by Mr.. James-My answer does not
Apply q doad body thrown into the water, assuming
thu. tho body would sink don know t how tssns M sns
altogether upon the depth of tho water; tho tide
would set out ~ tho foot OF Court street, but
would not cross the channel body weuld keep TO the
Long Shore and not oat across unless aided by
northeast wind the rush OF water Is so great from the
North river that body would not be noacd 70 the
. site shore; obb tide might carry it below Coney
Island.
Miss AIberlina Pnaum and Mrs. Marx were boarding
70 coae up there 10 sse Mss aum saw Radsky there
on FRIDAY evening, In company with telner; that was
tho last saw Tenner; don't know whether Miss Phaun
or Mrs Marx iet house that evening can't bow
oug Rasky and Felner said there that night saw Rad
ssy there once after that recosct the lay bertna and
hfr sister arrested; was, think, on Thursday
Dcvsr saw them alterward; Radsky and Fenncr came
cross cxaminsd by Mr. JamesNo. Is East Broadway ID
aerxnan boarding house contained eight OF ten rooms
hsi no ,thcr boarders but Mrs. Plaum and Ers Marx
any one could 30 out without my knowledse; once saw
Mis- Abertna 60 out with Fellner have heard Of Kara
towski saw him know who he sdid not see him
at the house Mrs. Marx told me shc knew Karatovsk
when she came there; on the Friday ovenng when Fell
ner called with R,dsky hss nsam % ana a. ~ wsrt
as they told me Fslner and Radsky staid until the 10
dies returned dont know whether karaowsk was there
or not did net him don't know how long they statd
Fener showed ms diamosds which he said he pre-
sen.ed Ms arx :he nnd no occupation or pursuit 50
far az know, had Miss pnadm Fcner had not beer
hcfor "a