The Morning herald., 1875-09-14
-.. CHARLIE ROSS.
THE TRIAL OF WESTERVELT.

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HE TAKES THE. srAND-scENEs IN COURT
The trial of Westervell was continued
yesterday morning, before Judge Elcok ,ant
the examination of Mrs. Westervelt, wal
concluded. The balance of her testimony
WAS in substance as follows:
At the time had this communication
with Mrs. Manning, was living at No. 36:
Madison street something else than what ]
have already stated may have been said
but don't remember my children where
going to school up to the last Friday in
June, 1874; they stopped going then because
vacation began and lasted till the first Mon.
day in September. ..
Westervelt, himself, took the stand, and
testified that he was born in Patterson, N.
j. Had twelve brothers and one sister,
Martha, who married William Mosher. He
married on the 24th of September, 1858;
was in the army, in the 18th New York
Volunteer Engineers, for two years, CON-
manded by Colonel Murphy; came back to
New York after had been at San Francisco
and have always counted that my home
since: came back from San Francisco in
1866, think, prior to January, 1874, I was
living at No. II Willetts street, New York;
l was then member of the police force of
New York; was appointed August 5, 1872;
my connection with the police continued
until January 3, 1874, when was discharg-
ed, nominally because failed to report
lottery office, but really because would mt
subscribe S1Otowards political association,
after teft the police force removed to
Philadelphia, in the latter part of January,
with my family; came to better my con-
dition; l took apartments in the house of
my sister, Mrs. Mosher, at No. 235 Monroe
street; after / came here I done nothing Of
any account; was seeking employment all
the time was here; went to great many
places to look for work, and answered many
advertisements, but failed in every instance;
l then moved to New York, sometime in
April; l done nothing in New York
up to the middle of May; was
seeking occupation up to that time;
in May l went to selling moth powder;
met two men, named Morris and Thomas
Richards or Richardson, going through the
Bowery /; Morris told me he was going into
the business and agreed to join them; we
went and bought the ingredients, Morris
paying one-half and l the other of the ex-
penses. We went to Newark, Morris,
and myself; returned home that
evening and went back to Newark the next
lay, going home again in the evening; was
alone that day; sold it in Jersey City after
that, and in New York and it's suburbs at
first Twas successful; was successful in
Jersey for ten days or two weeks; l
next came to Philadelphia, to the best of
my knowledge on the night Of June 23d,
1874 l came in the p. m. train from New
York, and went directly to my sisters house
935 Monroe street the Morrises had told
ne they had never sold in the city of Phila-
lelphia, but in the suburbs, and I didn't
ike peddling in New York; the
he morning following my arrival went
lown in the neighborhood Of the NavyYard;
was not as successful as thought 1would
,e; returned to 235 Monroe street between
and 5 O'Clock; nothing occurred that
recollect; we sat out in front Of the door
Until bed time; Mrs. Mosher, the children,
dosher and Douglass were there; next day
went out selling the moth powder and in
he direction Of Fifteenth street, below
returned to Monroe street be-
ween and 5 O'Clock, we was sitting out in
ront of the door, Douglass and myself; |
ad told Douglass and Mosher that l was
DING back to New York; that day had
one poor and got discouraged; towards sup
er time; about 9 o'clock l should Judge,
Iosher said to me, "come and take walk"
Te went up towards Fourth street, and down
owards Washington avenue, and turned off
ne of the other streets, don't know the
anne of it, and then he showed me this
orse and wagor; remained there long
nough for him to feed and water the
orse, and then returned to 235 Monroe st.,
nd got supper; left there to return to
lew York that night in the 11.4O train
ON West Philadelphia; that after
oon, while sitting in front of the door, and
fter.telling them was going back to New
ork he told me there was woman owed
i'm SIS; he afterwards came out with the
tter and said he told me that he had told
er to send it to my house, and that he was
wing in New York he told me to mail it in
ew York, and he had dated it day ahead;
done so; gave it to my wife next day; the
tier was sealed when Mosher gave it to
e: l never read it until l went to Roundout
ith Officers Sellick and Titus; on my visit
my sisters house in June, l saw no one
but the neighbors; family by
le name of Lyon lived there then, and I 4
link saw Mrs. Lyon; her little girl was i
in Mrs. Mosher's; Mrs. Lyon |
ked me how my wife and family were get
ng along, and l told her that the children 8
ere going to school everv day, in Madison g
rect; the last night was here the night l I
ent to New York, my sister, Mosher, Doug /
SIS and myself went up and spent the even +
at Gilbert's, at the corner Oh Eighth a
It'll about half fpast 10, l should Judge; l
mt from there to take the train to New
,rk had my boxes with me; arrived c
New York on the morhing Of the 26th F.;
tween that date and the LIST of July can't
collect anything occurring that impresses
particular date upon my mind unless it o
Is conversation with my wife in refer d
&C to the rent; it occurred previous to the o.