The New York herald., 1866-01-04
The Assault on MIR. selover ~ the Hon.
man House.


EXAMINATION BEFORE JUsTICR DOwLIN0.
The hearing he case OF William H. Bors of No 81
Madison avenue arrested about two weeks since, by
Captain Jourdan OF the Sixth precinct the charge Of
committing voIeat assault and battery Mr. Alba A.
selovcr. in OF the parlors Of the Holman House,
the I'd ultimo where he was then boarding, was com
menced yesterday before Justice Bowling, at the Tombs
Below s copy OF the companants testimony a. FAR
taken:--
AbisA sclovor, being sworn aud examined, says:-T
engaged present in any business the I'd Of
December last resided with my family at the Hoffman
House occupied the corner adjoining the ladies'
parlor have Borst tho defendant the frat time
saw him was on Saturday evening, December at about
nine O'Clock his card sent my rooms; he being
onre TO requested the servant to have him
shown into the ladies' psrlor; went IN and found him
thero with another man, whose name Afterwards sscer
tslned " be stcarns as entered Mr. Borsi asked
my name sslorer, and replied tina. was; ho sud,
No mr; II you have any business transact il hsre he
then asked me the question, By what authority with
ss sspsss b.s ass g Il sSSsS
Borst then rsVhed, "You son OF bitch, III make you
have soms!hiny 10 DO with u.s." then s.id You are
put ou, Of tho house" as turned % leave the room
hc (Bors,) struck me the side Of the head very
Sssn s ss SsS sp as s1Sss more n: os
ss &:. = :: md s.ss s
the noor Borst pursuing all the while, and then got
top Of while the door, and he tbere struck
$ h% @ s s S:s or ~
then vent into my own room with q view q armng my
self ana rcmsned in my room: nsvsr NV Bori before;
never bad any transactions with him, nor ever knew
that any such person living the world the eject
Of the blows Of such that my forehead was
bsckened were my eyes, and the aide Of my face In
jured.
at the time; h~i been out In The evening, and when
Al hta eak1 hat
on the card bad been IN about i've minutes
when servant came TO my room aud said that the gen.
tlcman who had jpst sent card up waiting for an
answer Irequssied the ssrvsn 70 show him into the
ladies parlor saw man calling himself stesrns with
Borst, and there was a MI and MT Rcd who were
In; the lady and gentleman withdrew, leaving MI and
Mrs Reed tho psror Borst and Stesrns stood In the
paror at the Ion of the entrance TO the psrlor my rscol
iections are that they standing Mr. Bort spoke 10
nrst after replied that my name was seloveri he
spoke In q nenacins manner Come cut here;" re.
here, he asked me by whai authority had withdrawn
. bet had with Mr.. Alden; replied that thsy wore
terrell ,hesn 70 the sssshelder, naming Mr.. wsii;
then said Borst you Of bitch you 90 night down
sss as !ss pa ssc" sssss ssss. :; ss s
lie then struck me; did not take bold Of him before he
dd mot attack him in any way before he attacked me
did not tear bis on that efssion: did not take
down, aud when he was on me took him By The cos,
and atruck him. when took him ~ The coat was
standing; not thai tore bic coas did not
take hold Of hn coat before rang the bell; hs strQct
me folr or eve times before struck hm; struck him
The hrs, time when got up from the eoot and zfter
had runs the bell did not take him by ths ccsi befcre
rang the bell ne was following me up when went 70
ring the boil; whom got up ! took him ~ the coat
collar and thea struck him. and only struck him once;
after got up he struck ~ me but DID not MT me. he
struck twice. noe three times, while vas ON the
noor on tia bead and side Of the head the nrst three
blows we're given the side q ths bead, on ths
temple and eye; Mr. stsarps did NOS say OF do
anything " ms that ! know c; borsts coss
butioned up; fId not notice his coat particularly
Bort iid not should thnk, have any gloves on amer
got up struck him; scnt into my room; did nos
come out Of my room after ] went In; went W the
door only; my wife ,ook hold u when In my
room 70 keep me from going OUT addressed no turbsr
language ths prisoner after went into my roomi
when came hack tho door ~ my room they stood
In the han . moment; man, whom now icenfify as
Adams had come up the hall and Joined them; hsy
then left and went out f my sight. wN born In
Tornpk ms county state Of New Yort Wa nine or ten
YEAR AZ ase when eft there came 20 Nev York city
after hat and pfsri here two years; vS In no bust
mesa then: went 20 school In Msnbsttsnviiis i have
lived AZ the Hoffman House about year; dom re
member having any di6bcuity 81 the Holman HOUSE
with any one but with a man named Alden; never hsd
Any dinicuty with . man named Adsms; he attempted
D. get up disSculty with me- but avoided him once
knew 4 man by the name Of Daniel ". Van Arnum,
never vas ln Isii: never arrested ! did not drsw
upon Adams pistol; John w. 5tarln, here present 10
she man who was with Borst snd who call ftearnk.
The further examination q the case vas postponed