The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
CHAT Is THE NAN.

LITTLE HATTIE xNoRL IDKHTI1I1s HOWARD
BURNS AS ONE or THE NAKED RoBRxRs
WHO VISITED HER TATHxR's HOUSE In yAIR-
TRIAL IN JERSEY CITY.
The trial Of Patrick Purcell, Nelson Ladus and Ed.
ward Burns Tor the MASKED Burglary ut the houses Of
Andrew and Simeon s. knGel, IN EsEv.ew, Hudaon
county, N J., resumed yesterday in the Court Of
General Sessions nj Jersey C,sy, boiore Judge Garrett
son. Peter L. Earle, Mr.. Eagsi's gardener. was ro-
called his cross-cxamins,ion continued. Counsel
the dofcnce piled ham with questions In their ell
foss broak down has liberalization OF Purcell and
Laduc He persisted has statements OF sbs Gay pre-
vious that he had Purcslps teeth and lace and
Lsdue's eyes and mustache
The witness called HATTIE Engei, tho eight
year-old daughter o. Mr.. simeon 8 EngsA In answor
10 The Coarps quessoas she said she eight years
Of age ana attended Sunday school,
q Do you know what it's 70 tell 90 untruthf A.
q what viii happen TO yoof A. 1 ~m 60 to ths
bsd place
the Court allowed her " 10 swerb, and sbo testi-
ned that gu the morning Of tho burglary snc was 10
she heard The door iorccd In ana saw TOUR men walk
INTO The room one Of them pointed revolver ~ the
n.sa.ns Aaa men sne ursW srs an
one OF the men came over 10 tho crib. and,
taking the clothing away from her bead, hisod
her out: the man carried candle Ia one hand and
caughs hold OF her Win other; ne took hor down
Stars 10 the hallway he lifted his mask ana wiped
tho perspnstion froui hts ioreneaa.
"Wouid you know that man againY" asked Prose-
culor MeGiii.
Eyes, sir; there he ISL answered tho little girl,
pou ting her hand in the direction OF the prisoners.
Ex-senator Abbcr requested that shc bo allowed 10
walk over ana place nsr hand on The man. The ittis
girl stepped irom ths witnsss ssnnd, and walking 10
the ysrs' table. psintsL her sAnd across ~ Burns
aud SAID, rners he is me man In shs nsddis 10 sho
NOT A hit ApRAm
She was cross.exAm,ned by hr. Asbctt, who asked,
Hattie were 700 NO. AFRAID when you saw the men
care you SURE ina, when you saw The man poin.
revolver AZ Peters head you were not Jus. little bis
airaidf' again asked counsel, and shs vfnsss said,
mo, no. BIT, SIR"
Y Thsn way did you cover your head with the bed
ciothssf A. loon't kDov, s,r.
pNor PARTr.
Il. n Hughes testified tnat he the prisoners IN
tho jail, and during conversation with Purcell nd
Burns he asked " tbs man WAC catered . police
statien 10 nave wounded arm dressed, aud was
locked up on suspicion VI being Of The burglars,
belonged 70 thsr parry; Purcell answered. "No that
was man nainsd UBrisn; ~hen .nsy LOGGED him up
We thought we were All rigns.1
nExxsroxs OF THE BURGLARY.
Simeon 5. Esgci Was next ca.isa aud .ostinsd that
no was awakened BY the noise IN his house on the
morning OF August 20, and taxing his revolver went
into the dining rosm; there ne saw EArie aud mis-
On drcn bound; he discnasgsd his revoiver and
ioand In the yard three nasks several pieces
OF sperm candle and shoss-
William Il. Tracey, Cnisf OF .hs Faisvsw Detective
force, vas next called, and he testified 10 having
io0ud blood marks about the house and yard and
leading down The ROAD toward The river.
Josiah Bxrthols, wsshavksn bostman. testiAed
that early on the morning oi August 70 ms boat Was
missing and late IN tue Gay he found the beat drawn
up noat near Eighty -third street, this o.,y.
Michael utts, waterman, testified that he saw
BsrtAoies boat NJ The beat hease ~ ono A. II ana ~
i've O'clock " WAS miss,ng
HR GAVE Az ALARM.
Odlccr Woods, OF Fairvisw, tss,iaed that he say
four men funntng along the road the morning 81
August 10 bat dad net ssop shsm bscaass he net
daty. Ten minates asos ne heard Of the burg
iAry.
':wbss aid roo do, sAess" ssxsd Senator AbsssI
Go alter thsmW
"No." shs~crsa tho ~i,asss, ri gave a. alarm 70
the township"
the ssaAi a shls pe,ns vss aaiournsA aaIA s-aay.