New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-10
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IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AGAINST wESTERvELT-sEEN
IN HORSE CAR IN BROOKLYN, n. Y, WITH
CHARLEY ROss-INTIMACY WITH THE ABDUCrORs
-wEsTERvELI's KNOWLEDGE OF THE WHERE
ABoUTs OF THE CHILD.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.-The principal wit
tine afternoon session OF the court for the tria NJ
Weserve yesterday Mrs Lucreta s. Peer OF Brook
Ign, N. Y. Her testimony created sensation IL was
considered as the important that had been adduced
against westervclt this trial Her testimony was TO
this effect:
saw Westervct in Brooklyn took horse-car at the
City Hail. Brooklyn to go to the upper part OF Brooklyn
there seated opposite to me In the car man ana
child; the man was William Westervelt; the child was
fair and saa Sf Of sSa Ss c
brown linen suit the linen suit was drawn
child but once the child cried he said Hush hush 70
the child seemed frightened at him and screamed tne
stopped screaming them westeryrt then crackels
Of his pocket and gave the child some the child took
c r sa o amd poE the child on his
he went as though he going to Williamsburgh
Being shown some photographs Of Charley Ross. Mrs.
stated that they bore strong resemblance to the
child the 9th Of July and were in fact good
likeness OF him. On the examination, the wit
ness said:
Isaw westcrvel again in June, 1875, at the Moyamen-
sing PRISON. had conversation with him In his cell lor
matter and handed him some tracts Mr. Lewis suggested
Ia to visit the prison and take some tracts went
there to SEQ could recognize him; the keeper went
aons with me he did in June he did in July,
1874; In 1874 he had moro color he was sun burned
whiskers in 1874 know that he had none on the lower
part his chin think that he had mustache; went
10 Superintendent Walling's Office in December at my
suggestion; had spoken to my husband about go
he knew tnat was coming on here to TESTIFY " hs
NewYork; he said that he would he very gld Tor me
/ called to his wife and took her some things
The first witness to-day was Henry A. Hartman. ex
detective Of New-York. He came on in company with
Detective Lynn OF NewYork. 1t Is stated that he re-
fused to leave New-York ct frs but was
induced TO como hero after considerable coaxing.
The for the prosecution explained that 1t was in
tended to show by Hartman that the defendant had been
seen from time to time In company with Mosher and
Douglass and prove what statements and adms-
sions westervet had made witness the testimony to
cover the time between the abduction Of Charley Ross
and the killing Of Mosher and Douglass His testimony
was "a follows:
Knew wcstervelt and saw him very frequently in Mott
st. New-York where was tondng bar during the time
mcntioned Jaw Mosher and Douglass twice during
the month Of July they were 70 T 9eo by pna
delpha; tho second time saw Douglass was IA days
% and Of o.s
westervet read It to me and said be would bet two
Westervelt told me before the Rondout trip that he
going trip for day or tw0 ne was gone TWO DAYS
be- or early October westervet asked to let him
know chalk mark appeared the cellar door, as that
would be sign that those parties were in town alter
the killing at Bay Ridge accompanied Westervelt to
brooklyn at the request OF the latter during the trip to
BruOk n we cOnversed about Charley Ross Wcstervelt
said those were the parties and if they arrested the
child would not live thee days; asked westervelt
where the child was-whether hidden in nut cave or
where; al Will tell you" responded Westsrveh;
subsequently, response ~ further questions, the de-
PENDANT SAID Mosher had the child up the river soue-
where, he did not know where.
AT the afternoon session prosecution offered In evil
dence some documents, including the anonymous
letters received by SAT-. Ross from the abductors,
among them being letter directing him
to Tide GU the rear platform OF train
from Philadelphia NewlOrk, keeping lookout on the
way for signal the $4,000 Of Ms Ross testl-
fled that he trip referred to and rode OH tho rear
platform Of the car directed and that he called for
letter spoken OF the letters Of the aDdctors,
INT failed to yet it, returned homo. On erOsseAa-
nation he said that he did not take the S2OOOO with
him,