The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-05


, 49,. NTH having s-AU srrosted for causing IN
.,' ~ 80 Lawrence. IN Hest, sssss on 'ho morn
,ns AZ ,hs ac,,, 20 as previously reported,
49,. n.-,.,n.. ....,s~A the case and consideruL.s =
diiionaI testimony ,Dt,> "''o'o '"e jury. Tue
most iiuportant cvicsrce etc> WAC That gwen by the
young woman vino wxs N, tho roo at no Time the fatal
assault was committed is as foIiO> 49,
Emma weisds, being defy sworn dspoH> a.N says
reside at No f2e Hester s.rect top noss blk 0om;
know tho prssAsr, not married to hss IAsve ~een
the deceased in she saloon at No 80 Dowey .ased .
see him last euasner; Saturday evening stayed
home abou. seven O'Clock tina, evening tho prisoner
came up TO my rooa and said "would mt you hike 10 90
to the theatre p SAID raining too hard; be thcn
sat G,wn In tho ryrxing chair, and said ~ him.
"Wherss your Trends" the deceaSsl; the pr,soser
sa' an ne aa no s, s saa os there's sw
boss In tShousc;" sad, Excuse yoaTself there Is
mott he then took seat IA the chair; as then asks
the PRISONS il no would like 60 out, the prisoner
said he woe'd n lie had headache; deceased asked
INC Il woMd not like to 60 out and have plato q
oysters; no seaxed me three erienr times; said "lr
Smith goes IN go toe; thea goa up and dressed my
self, saying, SIN please you syway but wsn't stay
bc a the corner ef EIoomr strcer and the Bowey
saloon" VIC went uicrc, and had u glass o. bccr:
s,,,. 'I aSo. u0 wosr there ss,s siSome Holly.
Csms home;" caared tho deceased Kelly, as shat
was the only name knew him Ny; from there &c
oyster saloon, and gE stew there; wben We had tas
stcv be asked Il would not IKE 70 have anything
to drink took glass Of beer no aslsd tho prisoners
what he would have ~ drink he said "rll drink tho
Emma" deceased said, mo, ycs cannot drink
ceased told MIN to drtak whiskey deceased ordered
glass Of beer he paid the b and we ths1 went up to
So sSs lon Halle IS powy we had nns thoro
from there we went to 80 Bowery, in the Basement
drink did not drink Anything stronger than soda 50
drank beer; We stopped there quite long time; de-
ceased would not leave there had couple d drinks
Il tho last place til halfpass one; told decreased wo
must 80 home; little before We went home the dc
ceased said, "Some ono Of you wiz cry tonisht;" |
asked him IL he meant me; no said, ono, Gamma, 1
would not hurt you but very close to YOU meaning
the prisoner; from there went home; deceased fol-
lowed u.s. when we got about four houses from the ga
loon missed deceased asked tho prisoner whsrc he
just at got In tho room and locked tho door there was
knock u the door told tho prisoner not 70 lot any
Of US would cry; was afraid Of my life; wo did not
open tho door tho prisoner stood BY tho door and held
open the door I'll murder you;' had light in tho
room at the time; we had not time to light one; do
out Of the window and hallooed out something; ali
At once deceased came through tho hall
heard the noise of scnfie, and heard tho bedscad
break down during the scufe therc only w three
in the room opened the spring lock Of the door and
there something awful in my room; deceased ran
out Of tho room and tried to catch mo; Dir. Barry
slammed the door to- deceased wanted to got MATCH
whom II all quiet went into my room, and found
the prisoner there; he had light his hand bleed
ling; he did not say anything that night; he stopped
there that night Sunday morning he showed me his
hand and said, emma, look at the cut got on my
hand saw the bedclothes all full OF Blood my skirt
was also full Of blood where some had wiped his
hands on II; tho prisoner had white shirt him the
night before; the prisoner was out early on Sunday
morning. he said he going to the barkecper at
No. 80 bowcry. and from there hs was going to Oak
street to talors to get his coat monded his coat APP
peared to be cut he said he would then go the bar
boris shop and then would 90 TO Dcksons tho boarding
housekeeper; he came back on Sunday afternoon; he
said he heard that deceased awful bad and he said
that he he prisoner) would go away and look for
day morning and said, "Emma, I've got q boarding
house, but don't know IL you win like it," because he
thought might run away and he wanted TO marry moi
wanted deceased and would 60 10 the hospital
to SEQ him; he told mo should not 60; / did
not 60; tho prisoner back again Monday after
| noon and told me he had got Q place In Thirty
| Hrst street. in lager beer saloon told him
would stay where was; that there danger that
place in Tenth avenue one door tho other side Of Thirty
first street, stayed there with him that night; Tuos
Hester street then went up to my folks IS avenue B.
told my mother about then read An tho paper that
deceased had been stabbed seventeen limos; tho milk
man read II also; told tho milkman II was better
for 70 stay at my mothers; Thursday afternoon
the policeman came up thero and took mo- In the
~ nsn
him. the prisoner showed the knife after he stabbed
deceased but he said that hs only cut him In the head
we were both taken TO the station house.
Tho being submitted 70 the jury, they found That
tho deceased hts death BY stab wounds received
AL hs >, hands o. William smith on tho morning Of the
follows i. - living boarded IN the sa%c
mot guilty 70 the charge Of taking the life Of his fellow
boarder The Coroner committed Smith to the Tombs 70
await the action Of the Grand Jury.