New-York tribune., 1875-09-14
WESTERVELTS TRIAL.
TIE PRISONER ON THE WITNESS-STAND.
SCENES IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DENIES
BFNG IN A BROOKLYN STREET CAR WITH

TIE PRISONER ON THE WITNESS-STAND.
SCENES IN THE COURT T-ROoM-wEsfERvELT DENIES
BEING IN BROOKLYN STREET CAR WITH A
LITTLE BOY-HIs STORY OF HIS LIFE
lYRoA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUsn1
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.-The opening of
the third OF the Charley Ross abduction was
marked by the placing OF the prisoner himself upon the
stand 1t had been nosed about that the central figure
In the criminal side OF the would succeed his wife IN
the wnessbox, and the largo courtroom was crowded
in the anticipation Of seeing something beyond the Or
dnary happenings OF the trial But outside OF the
fact that II the prisoner himself In
the box aud OF his cool, steady answers
to the questions OF his counsel, Joseph I. Ford,
there nothing which the most ingenious could work
ino an episode. Westervet although he has now had
the benefit OF two weeks OF fresh oir and snsht has
lost none OF the prison paor and worried expression
which apparent when he was first placed In the
dock. His wife ia the anxious OF tho two, and her
little boy and elder girl playing the floor and wander
Ing at times does distract her stense attention TO
the evidence
The hall hour OF the morning session was taken up
by tie counsel for the defense in picking up the threads
OF testimony which Mrs. weslervelt hal given on the
cro3sxamnation Saturday in reference to an alleged
conversation with MIS- Naming, in which the latter
had charged that MIs Wcstcryct had made statements
OF her knowledge concerning the abduction To the direct
question Of husbands counsel Mrs Westervelt denied
totally having said anything OF importance in any con
NeiSaOOn Win III l. claiming. upon tus sie stepi"u
down, aud her husband took the oath with firm hand
aud sat down giving attentive car to the questions of
Mr. Ford. His testimony TO the following effect:
am SO years of age ho looks like i3) was born at
facrson hewJeisey, and when eight years od reS.od
York; married my present wife IN 1863. Westervcl;
san Francisco 20 his appointment on the police force
of New York on the ON OF August ls1 he continued
dchaIsed he said because he had reisc 10 contribute
SO 10 pouh organ zaIon. the a,,rsci shaigs, now
cano 10 Pnilade phs with His family 10 better hls con
a'H M &o,t yc III 'h eIeu may J y"9 oht ho
c)ud soh gasDnrners. and had some sen, on on
Whole family back to Ncw-York and followed them him
~ in about week .ie got ihH tnc moth p9%dsr ,,
delpha and the 1pec sift 10 him of $40 by man
-eV-iUrk about tfc lJth OF May The man h3d De-
interested in him apparently from the fact that he
had discharge the police force iOrnot reporting
lottery onice. He sold tins moth-powder In Newark
csms to fhadrlphia on the nlah OF tho 9:,d Iune
1874 He went drecty 10 hs sisters tlrs Moa.cr7 III
Monroc-rt. ,en day he sold molh-powdcI Not sue
cecding well, westergcit told them all tho
next afternoon tnat he was going back to Sew-
and showed him ihc hcrsc and wagon, bur dill not tell
hn wiH was be lone with after returning, ,osier
said that woman IN Aew,i OK owed LIN aid nc ad
directed her to scad T. his t"cStcr, etS house. ana
~ ,,d M ~r; ' h. refred to Ne"-Ttrk AMI gave
tie sealed letter To his wlic t. mall Il ieFr irad no
T. Tea until hedd ot i:ohdOut III company With OihceTs
Sc.i.c and Titus.
Wcs;crvclt carried himself the critical evidence Of
he woman no sv ore had Westeryelt and tie
child in Brooklyn the 9th of July. as follows:
tween the time that rntUrned 10 Ncw-York on the
2l. OF julie and the lt of July. was 0'kingo gton the
police again, but cant tN certain day nor certain
reason that it was the day following the picnlcs Il
ny wS b!; hGiy, and being very tired dld not 20 o
of the honsc was not in Brcokyn at any time on tno
Gt day of July didn't takca horse car ~ the Cy iidi
Brooklvn that day nor G'y olhet dy n,veT reeonoct
e. We're you on that DAY. or any other day. seated IN
Brcoayn viii cniii. very far, dark eyes iiSht
l4iF Nt
su on, over winch vas long b!nc IN II s!rE, me ehiiu
in HrJotlyn car with Child, unless 1t was IN 1870,
wien was iiyins n BroJSlyn VITA my own iiite Srl,
ana don't irm,InDer riding with them, Dut may
O. when did yOu lrst rec Ms. Peer! A. Can't tell tho
day, but think il N the latter part OF June OF this
G. Where A. At tho prison she came to the door OF
O. That was the first timei A. Yes. Sir. and the only
tine, eE,cp, scciLs her Leio.
lie then-aid:
was not in Philadelphia at any tins during July,
1874; wa, III GrIlnantOwn ~ any t.me and don't
know the way to 20 10 1t; thinA 1t IS in the suDub
g. You nave heard the testimony of Henry Mcdowell
+, true fasci A. II ls IA false ~ also can be;
@ WIat whialor- II any, lid you wear during 1871!
A. nothing but niusitche; wore side whisker
aft.r thai until about three weeks pr yous to my coming
on here in pr last tho time was kept here after my
from rhadrlp ia, in June, 1o7i the first time
slw Moshcr and Douglass was on the liEh of August,
1874 to the best Of my knowledge
Wcstelyclt told finally Of writing two letters to Bill
request both letters said that Gil desired to see Bill
Musler Mo.hrr aud Douglass came on the ith OF Au-
gust; the three went in search OF Gil mosher ana FOUND
that he had been with roundsmen Moser then an
nounced his cions that his BROTHER having once be-
traycd him. might do again; Bill Mosher then got
Nc9cryelt to write letter 10 Gil, asking bin What ne
wanted, and wcser,et took it 10 the house OF Gil
Moshor and there met his wife. Westervet continued:
lad the letter with me she told me sne wa greatly
worried about Gils benS away that On ana Bli had
.llh
they were arrested and 9sAu me 10 'ihe some .gn5@ @ Is
hal hec to my ho,sc aud had written letter to Bill
and had an answer 40 II, which reli 10 hei the she
called Ine 10 c back and asaed me II she could
trust me- ana II wanted to make stake sic went ON
told that Bill was suspected OF taxing tlr cht
shc sho had the parents 0i ihe chHu ald Sue
mieudcnt Waliing met MOsler and Douglas, ANA al
the suggestion Of MoSher came on TO fi.telpnla on
lnmsday OF Friday was to ask Mosncrs "lic 10 move
bGck t. NcylOrk, and II Gil or DO lo Is ponce OiEtI
WHO had arrested hin once beore lad been looking ioi
him here IN Philadelphia was To- put PEI soma 10 tlit
effect n he Herdid when came back TO NeW. orr lne
personal 10 be neadcd Napoicon but ana not Insert H.
The witness then gave an account of the e1aiIlnaoh
OF his pockets by Capt. Heddcn when he returned to
Philadelphia. ana Of lis being taken to superintendent
Walings house III the evening, when tie latter tom nm
that Bill Mosler suspected Of having stolen Charley
Ross hC replied that he didn't believe IT, That II was
lob of Gill; and LIZ have him arrested again on the Red
Bank affair he told him that BiIl WAS bad enough put
never thought ho would do such "A thing lie told Waing
that if lie thought Bill guilty Of such thing be would
do all he could TO assist in restoring the chud; waning
worked on his mind By talking Of his own children his
sister to his house on the 2Oih ana lie saw "ahg
the day after four days alter Moshcr ami DOugis came
70 The house; lie never saw them in SaumOcfgs saloon
ia June I,74 He then des, bed their trip to ROndOut
and how wa.ng promised him position on the force,
but did not get it for him.
O. Had you at any time. or have you now any kno0l-
Gd have not communicative super
iuendeut Nalng Mr. Nc koan Capt Helms, or any other
person authorized 10 receive such Information aD te
,uluction or conccamcnt %, Charley Ross ~ No, SIR
notin. that know Of exec gting that didn't tell sIpe-