The New York herald., 1871-10-28

The Defence Produce Witness Who SAYS
IIcI Daughter Owned the Tell.
tale Handkerchief.
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE CE.
R0sENzWEla ON The STAND.

~ Su O'CLOCK, DuTSuant 10 auOufnmenL, IOT tHe TO-
sumption Of the trial Of the alleged abortonist DR..
RoseAzweig, charged with the killing OF Augusta
Alice Bowlsby, before Recorder HacKetr. His Honor
conducted the case during the day with all his well
known camness and ready ruling on points OF law
In which Recorder Hackctt is unexceled. City
Judge Cunning $. Bedford, also the terror Of abor
tOnists. occupied seat next the Recorder on the
bench, ana renamed the entire day, apparently
deeply interested IN the legal questions ruled upon
by his learned colleague.
After the cross-examinaton or Dr.. Cushman,
commenced on Thursday, was finished, Dr. Fnnell
was examined by the District Attorney, whose tes-
limony went TO corrobOrate that OF DR.. Cushman.
the DgFENCE.
William +. Howe, the interchangeable counsel for
ROsenzwcig then proceeded In an able and cxhaus-
tive argument to open the case for the defence, and
In an argument at some length said that the crime
imputed to the prisoner was ncndish III the extreme,
and might well lie hurled back against those who
had charged him with a nendish crime-a crime 80
full OF revolving circumstances that humanity must
shrink at aghast. 1t was not the wish OF counsel
to uphold hideous an act but before verdict Of
guilty against human being could follow on such
charge evidence ought to be adduccd TO faSten the
crime on the party accused, and 1t was not for tho
jury TO say, "You are responsible for the death
or the murdered girl" without the testimony
warranted the finding that the prisoner positively
committed the acts imputed to him. Mr. Howe
dwelt at great length on the evidence Of DR.. Cush-
man. whom he claimed had failed 20 make it clear
that any abortion had been committed; said he
would, link by link, dlspel the chain Of evidence
which the prosecution had already woven around
Rosenzweig, and which certainly demanded expla-
nati0n prove the real state OF facts connected with
the handkerchief and sash. and also reveal the mys
terry wrapped around the case by The undertaken;
and after this had been accomplished he would ask
verdict in favor or the prisoner Great attention was
paid TO Mr. HOwe's remarks, which seemed TO have
percepuble effect upon all In court.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Drs. Garrish and Parker were called for the de-
fence and gave testimony upon more technical Iues
the main point at issue.
Mrs. Yetty FOx-Cross- OK animation continued
Nobody came into the room while | was there.
witness was here shown tho trunk, and asked II
she ever saw 1t beiore.) No. l never
saw IL before; don't know who 1t
belongs to; ! did not see any other women
IN white enter the house; think the prisoner
went down the stairs and went out; heard him
going down stairs; don't know whether the ped
lcr who boarded In the house was the one heard
going down stairs; my husband is AZ No. SIS Murray
street; I suppose you'n 6nd him there now, II
| you send; 1 couldn't tell who he works for, as |
| have never been there; l read in the newspapers
| that u woman IN white mad visited the house;
can't tell what paper II was that read It in The
ovcrskrt OF my white dress has rulne, the dress
proper was plain; lG did not occur TO me that
the woman IL white who visited the doctors house
until subpgnaed; could hear the Doctors
footsteps the stone steps, as he went out, from
the second story.
MIS-. Caroline Bowlsby was recalled by the de-
fence and asked If she knew that Mr.. Conkn, OF
Paterson, shot himself on the day OF the funeral OF
her daughter. "Yes,n was the answer
ANOTHER MRS. BowLssY.
The next witness called for the defence was q
demure-looking female, aged about thirty, who said
her name was Mrs. Corneua Bowlsoy; she lived IN
Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn am married and have
six chlldren; one OF my children ls named Anna
Martini Bowlsby; she IS now married; she Is SICK
now and not here, but was here on Monday; sne
POCKET HANDKERCHIEF
Gently, ana afterwards went to the District Attor
neys onice TO see the handkerchief married "A. NJ.
BowlsDy;n would know that handkerchief.
The handkerchief was mere shown the witness,
who pronounced It the same as as the one she had
1t Is somewhat dlrtier tnan when first saw It; |
Tug LETTERS on THE CORNER OF THAT nANDKRR
were A. NJ, with the partially rubbed ont also
a b. which Is partially observed; don't know how
my daughter marked her handkerchlefs; we visited
Dr. RosenZweig's ON the 7th OF August the Thurs
aay before c my aagsep was m se aaa ao
WINE on her gloves and took them OF and wiped
her hand with her hanckerchief; we read OF the
finding OF the handkerchief In the newspapers, and
my daughter theh salu
SHE WOULD BET
the handkerchief spoken VI was hers.
cross C xamiIed-My husbands given name Is
William Henry; my husband belonged 10 the Eciec.
society; we are not related TO the Bowlsbys OF
Jersey; we never heard OF them previous to this
trial; did not see my daughter marking her hand
| kerchief; did not make known what knew about
THIS HANDKERCHIEF
Iu IlninR about three Weeks ago; i did no give her
| any sa s!action; did not notice particularly. what
KIND Of % hd my 1. da1gSa,es aSv na y a'
Several questions were asked OF The witness AMI
the latter TO ~ a a95 sne n
queries put to ner.l man came 70 our house ~ |
BrooSyn us G sei0e my aange eos % are aa
handkerchief for my daughler-marked IL A. NJ. |
bowso az me kea e " X Rnow eNs ne 1a wi N n 1s
was the only one That was marked
TESTIMONY OF JACOB COHEN.
Mr. Cohen exanined:-I was sick on the Saturday |
the trunk was found al the railroad depot; sent
for Dr. Rosenzweie VINO came to me AT about half.
past twelve; he sat two or three hours with me, as
was very sick.
Cross-examined-l do not recolect what date 1t
was, but know two or three days afterwards the
doctor was arrested; ! am q cigar and cigarette
manufacturer; was SICK AT my house when y
doctor e was with mc nearly ali the Time he stal,
with the exception OF gong back anu ioFth 70 'he
''''' TESTIMONY OF LOUIS COHEN.
Lewis Cohen. brother OF the previous witness, |
was sworn-I recollect going Tor Dr. Rosenzweg 10
attend my brother; IL was on q saturday III Tue
ia ter part OF August brought the doctor with me;
brought hm to my house III Pearl street, the uoc-
tor lelI our home near TWO O'CLOCK. , Y, -,
He generally corrooorated the testimony OF MS |
brotncf without adding anything additional Oh I'm
portance. ,,,.o a. A. ros, proaa |
wav. 4 Know DR., RoscnZweig; the last tilne saw |
MIN was on n saturday IN the last part OF July.
IL appeared that the above witness was not the
on6 wanted consequently - ".st4~
nc r. sAnUEiS, Or Al EAST BROADWAY,
was called :-I have known the prisoner i0r the last
sly wears: he has been attending my broiher at 20
paysrd street at the house OF my father recently; on
thS dav the doctor was arrested he was at my