The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-24

The trial Of Francisco Gene Salvador alias Pellicsr,
alias Martinez, was continued yesterday in the Kings
County Court Of Oyer aud gcrminer before Judge Gil
bert and Justices Hass ana Voorhees,
The court room usual crowded to its utmost
capacity; but the large force Of police duty there
maintained the best Of order. The spectators as
general thing were very orderly and exhibited great
attention dufing tho proceedings. The prisoner was
brought into court at ten O'Clock and placed in seat
his connsel lie exhibits disposition to restless
the proceedings being brought Close The
trial will be finished to-day
The first witness called was Richard r. Purder ceth-
Ter, Of l42 Bcwery, New York, whose testimony was
given 10 full on the Gonzales trial. TO the effect that on
the morning of the 23d of November last Gonzales and
the prisoner his store, between nine and ten
O'Clock, When Of them purchased coat Tor which
they pad twenty-five dollars IN gold in ve dollar pieces
one OF the spoke English; the coat worn by Con-
tales on bis trial was the coat purchased on mat occa
sion.
Cuba and resided there the 22d of November last;
knew vela, and Peheer, the prisoners they occupied
seventeen on the ed OF Polcer did not
sleep the Hotel de Cuba the night of the twenty
second; Veia slept there that night.
mned-Bet1een six and seven O'Clock on the
eevening of the 22d she four men standing in front
OF the Hotel de Cuba; they were Peiicer vea Coma
les, and another gentleman whom she did not know;
she up her then, and afterwards she
heard person come into the occupied by Peicer
and Vea; he said in there about i've minutes and then
left.
Mrs Mary NJ pettier-The evidence of this witness
interpreted BY her daughter Miss Lucy Peter.)
She testified that she resides at No 17s Gold street.
Brooklyn has the prisoners has seen him at her
house in Brooklyn prior to the 2Zd Of November last
Cross examined-Vea was with him when the pris-
oner NaS at my house.
Charles Treedbaugh sworn for the prosecution
Witness resides at the of Fulton and Carl
ton street; believes he knows Peicer him before
the 22d of November last in witness place of business
by any body prisoner came to witness store for the
purpose OF buying some glass; he had blue overshir at
he saw him. the prisoner does not look as
stout as he did when he called at the store;
the that called al his sore thinks the prisoner had
been in witness store three or four times.
Cross eXamned.-lt was eight months ago since he
the prisoner; between eight and nine months ago,
but could not exactly fix the time as there are so many
os @ s harv Engb the
officer told him there was man arrested who used to go
around putting in glass,
is the wife of the proprietor Of the Shades" Myrtle
avenue, corner of Canton street. Her testimony was
published in the Gonzales trial in full She testified
to the fact OF three foreigners coming to her place the
evening the MURDER but did not identify the prisoner
as one Of the party
Joseph Greenbaugh sworn for the prosecution--wt
ness place of business is at No l4s Bowery New York;
his store on the morning OF the 2ad Of November last
the Spanlards have not them since they
bought two caps the prisoner looks like of the men
the other man taller than the prisoner and had
dark complexion; they bought two articlestwo caps;
bought Faust cap the big man Ionzales paid for
them twelve shillings was paid for one cap and two
dollars paid for the other the velvet cap was for the
small man; the big white summer hat, the
other wore brown hat; the hat the big man wore
was white one and very new they left the hats they
took OFF behind them and said they would ca for them;
the hats left in his store the big man wore dark
coat the hats taken away from witness store last
Thursday by counsel for the prisoner
Mr. Townsend the counsel for the prisoner said that
he had the hats and did not deny that one Of them was
Cross.exanined--was summoned by counsel for the
Defence also by the counsel for the prosecution He is
sure that the white hat worn by the tall man.
John Phipa, who testified on the Gonzales trial is
the person who testified to seeing Gonzales, Otero and
the prisoner in Eans shades in Myrtle avenue the
night Of the murder. The prisoner was the person who
came m while he was there. The testimony of witness
trial He is sure tue prisoner was one OF the party he
John +. ssusony sworn for the prosecution-Reslded
at the Barcelona Hotel bookSeeper, the ed Of
November; Iememosr oiero coming to the hotel IN
hotel, have known Pelicer fpr six months; the pris-
Oner isstasd 70 0teros yisit 20 Philadelphia, &c. as
Cross-examined--It was on Sunday the 10th, that
Vela and Pecer took breakfast at the Barcelona Hotel
ne aS no see hSm come S I'M v he only saw them when
Pecer on board the steamer Maanzas; his character,
he should judge, was quiet; he should Judge him TO DO
coward he him licked twice the ship; time
he had knife in his band peeng potatoes, but he did
John Kelly sworn for the prosecution-wiiness IS a
policeman attached to the Eighth precinct Of New York
went TO tho Hotel de Cuba the morning of the 23d OF
November between nine and ten O'Clock; the priso
Peicer there that time; first saw him in the hall
Of the hotels he had pair Of kid gloves on his hand
/ pflSDner
had his hands behind his back trying to put his gloves
had his hands before him when going from Witness
prisoner tried TO escape observation witness had his full
uniform on, was four feet from him when he frst
o sTi n n the sfs aGss FS%
not do anything at that time: called upon
to sres. parties when he frs, saw Pellisor the
street, he was going from the 20 the front Of the
ho,cl did not see his hends or Fingers; asked vela f
was his intention TO have Pclicer arrested for stealing
his god tho conversation was interpreted by Madame
! Flores
Cross-exa,nncd--Some came for him whilo he was
on post and said Madame Flores wished TO see him
| when he saw Madame Flores she said that money
had been io.t by vea; tho amount said TO have been
stolen five ounces in gold aud four gold dollars
supposed that pccer had taken the money did not
he came n the bce asked vcis II he supposed Peicsr
the who took his money, and asked him II he
did no. know; veis and reieei wen, into the hotel
ONCE and unnamed there ten minutes; when vcla came
spyss Tsy down
| hearted and kept bis head down.
Rc-cross-cxaininaion Would not have remarked Pei
licer's II he hid not heard Of the murder Of
VIVA. Brurnmc, the keeper Of the boarding house. Ne
2l5 Centre street. where Gonzales was concealed when
arrested by the police testified on this trial. but his evil
% be sSears PeIIscer and Gonzales ss%e 70 'I III.
house on the night Of the murder.
was ss as I ssen oS So Com
cScss acknowledgement shown the witness; /, ia
thsi Of vela Of the wtncsscs)--rhat Is . picture
Of the who came 10 my fathers house the morning
after Gonzales and Peicer came ,here when the man
in he inquired " there any Spanards there:
tbs witness told him there and took him stairs
10 where Gonzales and Poeer were; the man did not
remain there long, when he left Peleer down "
The door With him
Re-droc-lt the next morning after Pellicer and
Gonzales came to the house; nobody told him
that voa who called at the house; the counsel for
the prisoner INT Townsend) called nj witness house
two or three weeks; he said Don't tina look like the
man f'-wiiness replied that he thought so; do not
! remember what else he said.
The Court here ordered recess for half an hour.
janice Dohior examined for the defence starter
At the Fulton fey the running time from Canton street
60 tho Fulton ferry sixteen minutes the rts Of the
City rarosd by the Flushing avenue route II would
take ten minutes; there Is no difference In the time Of