New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-29
TRIAL OF CAROLINE Il. VREELAND.

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| LABOR IN STATE PRISON.
| A very large number of persons gathered In
the courtroom OF the General Sessions yesterday, to
hear the trial of the notorious Mrs Caroline Freeand on
charge Of felonious assault with intent to KILL An
hour was, consumed in impannelng jury. Assistant
DisrctAttorney Fellows, in opening the case for the
prosecution merely repeated the facts contained III te
indictment and previously published.
Justice Bowling was the first witness called, and said
On June TO- while examining the witnesses in the case OF
Anna Meyers against Robert Shredder was requested to
order Mrs Vreeland leave the room directed go and
shortly afterward left the bench for moment; was
called by noise scue and on coming s1 ao nr
courtroom saw Mrs Vreeand IN tne iae al an at
Fdtwin lanes examined said am a lawyer; was in
no rmbs Police Court on the 10th inst. counsel for
Mr. Schroeder against whom charge was made nomin-
ay by the daughter Mr. Schroeder was sitting close 10
me- Mrs vreeand was ordered ont OF the room; ! saw
her next rush with knife in her ,pe nana yoT tn L
glitter; saw the coat cut in three places she STRUCK rom
Crosscxamined: We were all sitting round the table
in front OF the bar; looked at Anna Meyers generally,
but looked roun1 at Inc We's saving INV God shs
has killed him Mr.. Schroeder was not cut; Mrs Nree-
land was rather decided think very determined per
son is seldom excited; when she asked what she had
done she said, 81 did it, and mean IT, Mt Schroeder
took hold of a chair to defend himself, aud Mr. Howe
stephen Hayes testified: Saw the occurrence; Mrs.
yreeiand looked very pale and excited she screamed,
and made rush for schroeder; struck three blows with
| ont ont lifting her hands high.
ou Joh hh Iandsmann said I was present: saw Mrs.
vfeciand run toward Schroeder pushed Schroeder
| aside and said 10 the prisoner, Woman, you have
killed man." and she answered, That is what in
e Here re- the case was rested by the prosecution
Mr. Howe, counsel for the defense, requested TO have
Mr schroeder called, and this latter gentleman not an
swering, he said in opening the defense that he was
Mr. Schroeder would not dare to appear because
recall memory the verdict in the Mcfarland case, and
that he thought that mother was Justed 10 revenge
xneced 70 show that the mental condition Of his CLIENT
such not to make her responsible for her action
Caroline E. vreeland, who testified; l am
the mother of Anna Meyers; | was instructed to
ter the 18th inst think the charge was that OF pro-
curing abortion; had the knife when started from
home; did expect 10 appear the examinations
carried the knife IN my belt for three months past ever
since was attacked IN the street and robbed OF my
TO my house IN regard to the charge against
ter; was in next to the courtroom; heard the
testimony; do not know whether had knife or blum
derbnss saw so many evil men looking at my daughter
and do not know what then occurred had nephew,
Mr. Kendrck whom j heard had shot himself three
weeks previous TO the 18th nst was almost crazy them
know Dr. Harris; know DR.. HOffs OF Boston, all my
my fathers side have been insane have els
God my Judge have no recollection Of what hap
pened
Cross-examined: lived and was raised in Roxbury.
Mass; my first husbands name was j. G.. Meyers; my
maiden name is Kendrck; was next married To Lieut..
Messrs Levine, g. J. Small, Thomas s: Brennan, War
den Of BELLEVUE aSspsa ana ad IN NJ Plum Of The
Mrs Vreeland whom they considered an eccen rio
| woman.
Mrs NJ W. Norton Mrs. V. sester, David Taylor her
| brothcrin-law Mrs. Lydia Wilsey, a friend who
VIM NJ Norton, also a relative all testified to sin lar
the part OF the prisoner since her you'll icb
g. &e Mrs vreoands sister tesed that tas
prisoner had suffered from an epieptic fit, and for
four days in trance when 20 years old.
Miss Anna Meyers then being called testified as FOL
am the daughter Of the prisoner, am 10 years oa
have noticed several pecuiarties about my mother she
sometimes thought would njure her, and theI she
he lie n tOUI ar
rope wind around her neck and try to kill herself she
out Of her hand claiming it to be an accident used to
give her ammonia and camphor which seemed &c soothe
me not TO do sO since her case against vreeand was
thrown out OF court she seems to have become worse
repeatedly, and was very Violent the first kDe OF
what occurred at the Tombs Police Court was Scream
and my mother tO Schroeder who took hold OF
chair to strike her; said, Robert, you ought 70 be
ashamed after what you have done to me to lift hand
Crosse 1amned; My mother brought suiteor alimony
against George vreeand; it dismissed, and she
then took poison; have been married twice. first time
when i was IA years, to Mr. Cresinsh was with my
wanted me to go TO Germany with him, that he said
was pregnant and ought to have abortion performed
with child he brought me some medicine It did not
ob Win ieh 70 Dr. Eyans who an abor
support me he said II would keep fancy house and
one would not do it. Mrs. vfoeland faiated darin az
this testimony.
Mr. James recalled said Immediately after the oc-
at the Tombs Police Court had conversation
with Anna Meyers she CRIED and requested me to inter-
ere In behalf of her mother who had locked up in
the Tombs; said felt sorry for her. and that feared
she had been the tool OF an nprinciped woman; she
knOwedged being sorry for bringing charges against
Mr. Schroeder, and that she had been induced by her
mother 10 do Judge Bowling dismissed the complaint
against Mr. Schroeder Mrs Vreeand two days be-
the nth inst she seemed very rational: used
coarse language said Judge bowling could TO aud
that would leave in the Pententlay az abfoad
she said she wanted Schroeder 10 pay some money
Mr. FelOwshere produced an extract from the records
Of ME Court Of Massachusetts, stating that Mrs. Vreeand
the first Monday In January, 1861 under the name OF
Mrs. Shelley, had been convicted OF grand larceny In
stealing articles of ewelry and clothing and had
been sentenced TO year in the House OF Correction Ia
Suffolk County, Mass.
Mr. Howe then made speech. in which he tried 10
list the sympathy OF the jury in behalf OF mother who
by extreme love OF her offspring, betrayed into an
tndiscretiOn, and was clOquently answered by Mr.
! Fellows, who proclaimed the person "A most wicked