The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-27

word; when xe arrived al the depot
ne boy assisted me to set the trunk on the
leped Alsoi she looked al the lock on the trunk
Ind svld she was afraid II would not hold; strap
,os men put round IT. for which the woman PAID
! 'ooy shown him in Court as the one who helped
I'm with the trunk az the depot. In continuation
heard that Mr. Brennan Of Bellevue Hospital, was
inquiring for the cartman who took the trunk; !
went to see Mr.. Brennan and told him
all about II, and pointed out the house to HIM.
Q. Now, you DIDN'T know there was a dead BODY
IA that trunkf A. II did wouldn't nave taken II.
The witness was cross examined at considerable
length but II failed TO shake his evidence
the boy who assisted In carrying the trunk
into the depot, was placed on me stand: ne
testified as follows:-I live at 40 Eighth avenue;
have four brothers and tour sisters; carry bag
gage for q living and remember being on Thirtieth
street on Saturday, the 26th Of August; met Wo.
The caivnan the woman asked me II knew any
thing about the trains; she came ten minutes pc
Chicago al naif.past four; would know the trunk
helped to carry 10 the depot n saw II.
Shown the winessl a. Yes sir; that is the trunk
saw; the baggage man checked the trunk for Chi,
cage. and gave her ticket ior the same place; !
dead body; the body was squeezed IN the trunk;
the body was lying on its side and doubled
pot at eleven O'Clock at night; don't know whether
1t was Oflcer Murphy or not who took the trunk.
X,
police officer, sworn:-The baggage master called
my attention TO trunk lying outside on the plat
form; we opened the trunk and found the body Of a
reported at the station house and then delivered
the body at Bellevue Hospital.
assistant keeper Of The Morrue. recollected seeing
the body In the trunk the trunk now here Is the one
] received; the body and trunk were locked in Q
room; the BODY was placed In q CONN; the body
was pretty badly decomposed, but any person who
had seen 1t when alive could recognized from the
features; the lower extremities were in better con-
ROBERT vANDERvoRr
sworn:.He Is the baggage master at the Hudson
so that had the trunk opened, when first saw 8
foot, and afterwards found the body: He corrobo
tinatl0n OF the trunk being Chicago.
THOMAS 8. BRENNAN,
warden In Bellevue Hospital, identified the trunk
as the one that was brought to the dead houses Drs
Henry and Parker examined the body twice; they
bad photograph Of the deceased.
Of Paterson, sworn:-I examined the body at the
Moroue Identified it as the deceased by the scar on
the and BY the S1 1
saw al these marks Oh the person Of deceased
DR. JOSEPH r. PARKER
was the next witness. He said he was dentist at
Paterson, knew Miss BOwlsby, and accompanied
body as being that OF Miss Bowisby; he saw the
mark OF vaccination. the mole and the cicatrix
lower jaws he found the eyetoota gore broken on
which ne had seen about two months before in the
mouth Of MISS Bowlsby, whose dentist the witness
filed the tooth, and believed it to be his filing.
JAMES r. BOYD,
street. testified that on the saturday morning before
me me-, body was found at the depot, the prisoner
sr o IS h Sna aaa said that
how much i would cost TO bury her;
witness asked him where she was ana the prisoner
replied, "Not iar away from here,' but he did not
state where; he said she was very poor, and had
about $lo he asked the witness what it would cost
asked him where he wished to have her inferred.
and the prisoner said he did not care; that the
pee v as @ e sa that
prisoner asked HIM II he could take The body OF this
girl 10 his store and he told him that he could not;
cate from the doctor the prisoner said the doctor
lived away down town; he went out and said he
witness was returning from his stable and saw the
prisoner standing on the sidewalk, opposite his
(RosenZweiH's) house, IN Second avenue talking to
store. '' ~ :" WIG
OFFICER LARuE
testified that he went with Pickett, the carman to
Rosepzweigs house in search OF the girl who had
charge Of the trunk at depot but Gould not find
1sT On We the sGn OF August the officer
tub in the back basement Of the prisoners mouse,
childrcn's clothing and ladies' wearing apparel;
Sergeant Randall found blue sash IN a bureau
drawer up stairs, and also some Jeweiry-two ladies'
returned to Mrs. Rosenzweig
OFFICER RANDALL
testified that he found blue sash, and also the false
bosom, which he marked at The times the bosom he
found ia barrel OF old clothing in the Kitchens part
or bloody chemse and skirt were found IN the
cellar, covered over with dirt.
PIERRE c. RICHARDS,
house agent, sworn to establish the fact that
Rosenzweig had lived In the house sS7 Second ave-
lue since the 1st OF May.
DIR. JOSEPH cusHMAN
estlfed that he made a pOst-mortem examination
" the body OF Alice Augusta Bowlsby, at the
dorgue, on Sunday, the 2Tth Of August; Mr.. Bald
win, reporter for the HERALD. was the only per-
ION present; David O'Br!en showed him q blanket
quilt and trunk; the trunk now shown seems to
De the one the inside measurement OF ii was 81
ncnes long, IL inches Wide and IA inches deep; the
body was 5 feet inches long, and well developed;
he hair was blonde and the eyes blue; there were
10 external marks OF yiolence The face, neck and
over limbs were In fair state Of preservation; the
inner coating Of the abdominal cavity showed EVIL
lences Of innammation; the womb was enlarged
SIX inches long and four inches In
Iepth: the Doctor found the mouth Of the womb
'pen, and on the poserior wall surface OF one and
appearance Of placental attachment; he then ex.
Imned tho neck OF the womb, and found
extending from the exte rnal and internal orllice
aceraton of the mucus membrane, or inner lining
n the womb, and several large bloodvesses had
,een torn across in this laceration; he found evi
some ibres separated from the surface Of the neck
Of the womb, as il the laceration had almost gone
through; the left ovary contained wemarKed
corpus tuteunl or yellow body, which he consi
dered the corpus iueunl Of pregnancy, 10 contra
distinction rom that OF mensuuatlon the womb
had all the appearance OF having recently dis
charged f9tus; the other organs appeared to be
healthy. In the Doctors opinion death resulted
The cross examinat,on Of this Witness ma mad M,
finished when the hour named by the Recorder for
adjournment had arrived. The Court then adjourned
Till this friday morning, at ten O'Clock. Tne trial
Will be fnisDed to-day.
PETTY LIRELs AND IMPRISONMENT FOR