New-York tribune., 1882-09-28

TIE LAURENT BURGLARY.

CONTINUATION OF THE EXAMINATION IN TIE
POLICE CoURT-MR. ELLIOI's STATEMENT
Promptly at $50 p III. yesterday the principals IN
the Laurent Eliot case. with their lawyers ana
witnesses presented themselves In the 1orKViile
Police Court, and rev moments later Jusife MI
bretb announced that he was ready 10 go on wiIh
the case The crOss-eXamlnail0u OF tne coinplalh-
ant Madame Laurent,was continued one siiu tnaU
She managed to crawl down stairs on saturday,
after EllIOts departure, ana 1asteh 'qo uool, ~
she did not know whether no Woulu
return or not she intended to shoot him through
the head If he did. The Twentletn-st property, she
said was her own, and bought with her own money
She was then asked how the deed came to be IN
FIliottjs name Her counsel, Mr.. Howe
Thought the question was lnnaterlal. JUS
tice kilbreth @ Sald il 'as was nc not larceny. %l'H
ami admitted the question. Madame Laurent re-
pled that she did not know. She sald that IL was
almost useless to question hcr as TO WhaI TOOK Pi"c
ON saturday night as she was SICK and excited
She never employed Eliot IN any shape or lOrln
but admitted that he had done business ior
her but alterward said she dld not KNOW
whether he had done II or not, as she never ein-
pOyed or paid him.
Detective Campbell, of the Twenty-elehth
Precinct, related the circumstances Oh MS |isit ~
the house. as already published. ru..u.L
Juntice KllDreth then informed Mr.. Elliot that ne
could make statement ornot, as ne chOse' OF colu
be sworn "A a witness. His counsel requested tiat
he be sworn, which was accordingly uOnc. He
stated "On Thursday, think, the 7th OF Septem-
Der. received note tIOn ElllOt Smith ashIhg NC
10 call at his TOOIns | went tO see hlii' anu nc
informed me that an abstract OF tlte would De sent
me thar he wished would attend to; that Madame
Laurent had bought a mouse next door but one 10
the one she lived in. lie also SAID that Se ad soI
the Twenueth-sl. property and explained that
when she purchased 1T she wished 10 Iais9 SOM
money, and aS did not VISA To be put 10 any
unnecessary trouble, the money was, du-
yancrd III his name; that he had eN-
ecuted the deed WITH the grantees iale , no, ~, ~
serted and that he either had gwen or was gong 10
give it TO Madamc Laurent lie sad ne was gong
ont West and did not WISH anyore TO know WAeIS
Le was gong. | have not seen him since W. II.
Nl,I1 VAR
o and showed "A contract iOr property sold III the
usual manner by James Mackey ana Llheiinc
Laurent / knew Madame Laurents sghat.re'
Wilder said his firm represented the purchaser
MlcEey, aud thai ne was informed that was 10 ~
tend to the transfer OF the property. toia MN
Thought 1t was ali nght and would proDaDly nave
tne nuper5 by luc5udy next i WrOlo 10 Madame
Laurent but did not near irom her, ana on Nehheiic
day night called at her house. she excused hcrseI
tor not ealing on NE. and began
to eyplain about the matter wneD
she interrupted ~ asking about tiliot oiiil'"
and began 10 cry and became very inuch eAcltc'. /
tried to sOOthc uer, and alter considcla1ie tlc so
procured three papers ana gave tnem 10 me- IeA-
ahmed them III the cars and tOund tIey NeIo hoI
the right Ones. They were the TWO contracts apu
me deed of the twentieth st. property. one M
isned the interview VITA conversation ABOUT PHI
vate matters ] was there about TWO hous, on
Thursday Thomas G.. barry called on me. cAhlOlJc,'
paper, ne SAID he hat received IRON LlilJJ Snllh
an, asked If / could get instructions from Miss
Laurent On Fruay / again called on hcr anu
found the door locked. A. could not ge. ~ anu anu
feared she was sick called next door saw MT C'aIk
and iold HIM that il cOuId not get III 'ue ioA'
morning | should force my way III; lie hau al
lowed me to 20 III hls garden, ana hatt lieu ~
arouse Madame Laurent by pounding on lHc pdCh
door of her house Mr. Clark tOld me cOulu 20 ~
the ward AGAIN II called. lhe next morning uIu
so forced my way INTO the house and found hef III
bed. tried To induce her to have some one 10 ll-
tend her asked for "A key that could call OF nave
her Trends call but she refused TO allo" me 10 90
So | fastened the doors as l had louuu
them and went away, but Old not take any papers
As She did not wish me to say sue IN the nOuse
| evaded Mrs. CIark questions by telling her 'ha
il was all right and that Mauame Laurent NOu!u
prob lbly be about III few day
Messrs Barry and Wilder were both present, ana
Mr. " Ildor corrooorated Mr.. Eiliots statemeni rs
to his business with INN. The examination VIII DC
resumed Friday.