The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-29
One MORE UME0R rJNaTE.

Omeial investigation of tho Winter Street
Homicide go Conflicting Testimony 80 three
Men Held by tbs Jnry.
An investigation was held yesterday in the case OF
Ellen Surrick, the abandoned woman Killed on the
morning Of the I'D inst. by being thrown down
nght OF stone steps of premises No. 32s
Water street. Tho Witnesses drst examined
were Edward jackson and Robert Carey. The
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD JACKSON
went TO show that himself and Woodruff had been
drinking together at different places In the Fourth
WARD, and at the corner OF Roosevelt and Water
streets Tho deceased. who was there. asked US
TO treat her; she appeared to be under the influence
Of liquor; Woodruff gave her ten cents to pay for
her own drink; sho came to him again and he was
going 10
GIVE HER SLAP IN THE FACE,
but did not; prisoner and Robert Carey were going
TO quarrel and the witness in,crfercd 10 prevent
them: the woman also went out and followed after
Woodruff, who gave her shove and she staggered
and Itl down . Night OF basement steps; the
Prisoner then walked away; the witness walked up
10 him ana asked why he pushed her ana he said he
did not ntend to hurt her; he said she was following
h,m about All the times the witness had been drink
Ing con lderable that night and so had Woodruff: the
witness did not again tho woman TIL he saw her
N The station house; the witness did not 60 to see
the deceased alter se fell because he DID not know
she was injured.
RoBgnr CAREY,
har Hooking c1racter having but one eye, living
OF No. S05 Water street, testified that about oae
O'Clock ON Tuesday morning OF last week he had a
drink with man NJ the corner OF Water and Roose
welt streets, after which he, Jackson and the pris
oner
s,cHucKEDn FOR TIE DRINKS,
and Afterwards a woman asked Woodruff for a
drink ana he would nos do 80, bat gave her ten
cents 10 buy liquor with and she took a drink
cune 10 Woodruff again. when he threatened TO slap
ms lace, aud the witness, IA attempting 10 defend
outside ana the woman followed; the witness went
into another place ana "cluckcd' dice with the
batkeener, and when no came out he saw two
fourth ward officers taking The woman up from he
stairway; they took her TO the station house, aud
also took INN In.
OFFICER MICHAEL HARRIS,
OF the Fourln precinct, deposed mat about two
O'Clock on the morning OF the I'D instant he saw
three men and a woman standing together in Water
street; should Judge that II was Woodruff stood
between Carey and Jackson; Woodruff seemed to
have the woman around the waist and, turning MS
DUH. HEAVY SOUND,
and looking around missed the woman but saw the
n possible the woman might have gone around the
corner; the three men Then crossed the street and
went down James slip. 70 which the wit ness fol-
lowed them; the witness then went as far as Cath
afue street and met another officer when they
turued, examining doors and cellar ways and
costing 70 Tue basement Of 32s water street locked
THE BODY OF A WOMAN
lying at the bottom OF seven eight stone steps,
her arms were partially under her body; examined
the woman and found that she was dead; there
were cuts on the forehead and mouth. but not much
blood ON the body or steps; rs the officers lifted ia
body 10 the sidewalk Carey came out Of a liquor
store Oh tho corner and was asked where his COM
panions were. and he said that he did not know !;
Carey, being questioned aboEt tie woman. denied
knowing anything about her; took Carey to the sta
ton nous, and subsequently secured jackson and
Woodruff, With the aid Or oiccr Buckley.
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
George Ncodruf, The prisoner was examined in
his own pehaif and said he WAS very drunk on the
night Of the fatal occurrence, and remembers being
awokc by policeman while asleep IN an alleyway;
remembers nothing OF what occurred A. testified 10
by the preceding wtne sses; when arrested did not
know ior what offence.
DR. McEwan, who made postmortem examina.
ton on the body, testified that conclusion OF tho
brain, the resnn OF violence, was the Of DEATH
Coroner Flynn then subHitted The case 10 The jury,
who found verdict In accordance with the facts,
on which the three prisoners, George Woodruff,
Robert Carey and Edward Jackson were committed
TO The Tombs 10 await the action OF the Grand Jury.