The Portland daily press., 1871-10-27
NEW YORK
The Trunk Murder-Esoser xw.fg on
Trial.


NEW YORK, Oct. &c. The court room was
crowded this forenoon with people anxious to
witness the trial of Rosenzweig. The trunk
which contained the remains of Alice Bowles-
by was brought into court. Roseuzweig look
ed pale and careworn.
District Attorney Garvin addressed the iury
detailing the account of Alice Augusta Bow
lesby's visit to New York and to Rosenzweig's
house and the subsequent finding of her body
in trunk tn the Hudson River Railroad depot
checked for Chicago. The mother and sister
of Alice Bowlesby testified to the clothing of
Alice, and to the fact that Walter Conkling
was keeping company with her.
Jane johnson identified the articles found
around the body Of Alice Bowlesby, as the ar
ticles she had seen in Rosenzweio's house,
VIM. Pickett, carlnan, testified that he took
the trunk to the Hudson River depot from
Second avenue. A young girl was to meet
him at the depot and take the trunk When
he went for the trunk Rosenzweig helped him
put on the truck without saying a word. The
boy Alexander Potts was next called, when
the court took a recess
The afternoon session in the RosenZWsg case
was consumed in the evidence for the identifi-
cation of the body of Miss Bowlesby and that
an abortion had been performed.
Order for Tweed's Arrest.
There was no order for the arrest of Tweed
late this afternoon, bat dispatch from Alba
n.y. says: wheeler H Peckham made appli-
cation to Judge Learned for the order of arrest
to-day and it was granted. Deputy Sheriff
proceeds to New York tonight, and Tweed
will be taken in custody tomorrow. 1t is uu-
derstOod he will be brought to Albany for
trial.
1t is stated in New York that Tweed has a
right to change the venture on application to a
Judge of tue Supreme Court, and that ne in
tends to select New York county for the trial
Mayor HALLS Jury.
The telegram says that the Grand Jury dis
missed the bill against Mayor Hall charging
him with malieasance in Office and refused to
censure him, for not examining the alleged
fraudulent bills before signing them.
One DIR. BowIsby Explains.
DR.. Bowlsby, of Brooklyn, denies all knowl-
edge of the BowlsEys of Patterson, and that he
ever had any business relation with Rosen-
weig. He says the latter was graduate of q
school in Poland, and that be would prove it
on the trial. He has been subp@naed as a wit
ness for the defence.
Death of Hon. Thomas Ewing.
The following letter is received from Gen.
Sherman :-"Lancaster, Oct. 26.-Hon; Thorn
as Ewing died at half past three this p. M ,
surrounded by his family. He died easy and
naturally, as though taking a sleep. He will
be buried here at II o'clock Saturday. (Sgned)
w. T. Sherman"
Judge Barnard's Order Relative to Ar
rest.
Judge Barnard has issued decree that no
orders for arrest in civil action be granted
against the defendants for obtaining property
by false pIetences, unless the same has been il
writing, subscribed to by persons sought to
be proceeded against. Ne orders for arrest
against any person for libel, assault, SANDER OF
false Imprisonment, except the person or
against the character of female; no order fer
arrest in any action unless the parties are es-
Gaping from the jurisdiction of the county; DOR
for the recovery of an amount less than $1,000.
The regular Democrats of Brooklyn have
nominated Samuel S. Powell for Mayor.
Arrest of C0unterfeiiers.
Col. Whitley, of the q. s. Secret Service
| this evening arrested Thos. Bollar, Joshua Mi
| ner and L. Llewllyn Wiley, old counterfeit
ers, and captured large quantity of plates
| dies presses, tools and other counterfeiting
materials.
Bible Convention.
In the American Bible Convention to-day
| the report of the Committee on the Book o.
| Proverbs was adopted. The Committee on the
| Revision of the Bible reported on the New
| Tesla IN ent, and the report was adopted. Rev
| DR.. Armidge read some extracts from the re-
| vsed version of tine Bible, remarking that il
was erroneous to suppose it a new translation
but as it now stands all the errors and defects
| Of the Bible in King James time are removed
Various Matters.
The cornerstone of the Franklin monumen
in Printing House square, was laid to-day by
Grand Master Anthem, of the Masons.
| A motion for the settlement of the fees o
Coleman, the receiver of the Erie Railway il
the suit OF the English stockholders was mad,
to Judge Barnard to-day. Decision was re
| served. The counsel claimed that only iuris.
diction was in the United States Court.
There were many applications to the Young
Mems Committee to. day, for instructions a
watchers at the polls election day.
Passenger trains on the New York Contra
and River Railroad on and after Nov. 1st, will
run to and from the Union depot Foity-secon'
street and Fourth avenue.
The heavy fog continues. There are no It'd
ings of the Russian fleet.
A boiler exploded yesterday at S. Rorts irol
boundary, Williamsburg, by which one man
Peter Schouer. was fatally injured.