New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-10


| there some time. Mr.. Howe could not get in his
objection to ihs testimony h quickly enough but II
self with another exception. Policeman Farley. Of
! the Highbridge station. and Detective Carey cor
roborated parts OF this testimony and then recess
was taken.
DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY OLCOTT HELPS
The afternoon session began at 1870 O'Clock and
closed at o'clock because the prosecution had not
the witnesses present whom 1t desired to call
next. when Justice Smith took his seat ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor Saxton occupied the chair beside
him. Maria 3arheri also came In with her husband
and remained throughout the session. District
Attorney Olcott sat with Dstrct-Attorney Youngs
who frequently consulted him in the course Of the
Detective George Aloncle OF the Hghbridge sta
ton was the first afternoon witness. He identified
various photographs shown him as those OF the
part Of the body found near Hlghbrdge Mr.. Howe
objected TO the introduction o: photographs. He
thought the parts Of the body should be actually
RFan a mus Aone said That he vent to the
Morgue and there saw two parts OF human body
6 ay wnapped e up ppr nyhs M %
material in which the part he now saw for the first
time had been wrapped. and found that the pat
terms and materials ,correspOnded, with those in
which the per- found uptown had been n wrapped
the ollcoths corrospondod.
THE FINDING OF THE LEGS.
Frederick Uni. driver employed at the Harlem
Hospital. testified that he had received the parts
of the body found at Onehundred-a nd seventy
sixth-st and had carted them 10 the Morgue.
In charge OF superintendent Murphy.
Policeman Frederick Collins testified 70 the fnd-
Ing Of the limbs in the water at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. He Identified the wrappinss petectiye-ser;
legs from the MoTsue in that city; He took them
New York. and from there in the wagon to the
New-York Morsue He identihsd the wraPP r6nE
he obtained them from the Morgue IN BfooK-
iyn. and also identified pieces he cut from them
while they and the legs were at Headquarters IT
EXPERT TESTIMONY FROM THE MoRGUE.
Isaac Newton. keeper Of the Morgue was the
next and the most important witness OF the AFTER
noon He said he had been the keeper Of the
Morgue from November q. 1896 until the present
time. and that IN that time he had seen ahoht
seven thousand dead bodies and about I've ha, 'hou
brought into his keeping He tod how parts I Of
human body were brought to him on June ~ juno
p and June 80. and how he put them together
did they ht?'' he was asked. and he answered
a2f thf{ that H the Nd ed1ce 20 show that
was misflt. and not a At He was overru'ed'
Then the witness asked 70 describe t The - sp
OF the body and he o aa psr was was dis
fGSTsd by h%y ben rpi ba IN Tan 81 he
referrine to he solution was stricken out. The
witness identified all the pieces OF o'lclo,h canVrs
wripped around the bed when the parts CAM, 10
him and he Identified he me 2 i@S% again
got in his objection, 20 the photographs. ana was
once more overruled
MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION.
Mr. Howe crossexamined the witness and ASKED
him II It was not common thing for the same
body 20 be variousy identified. The witness sa'u
he had known OF only one such case. Wh"n ASKED
~ some people from Virginia did not Identity the
body In question as Edwards. photographef'
the witness answered In IN" affirmative M
Newton said that OF the big toes o. the Dody
extended over the others He admitted that ne
tad 9th
Howe proceeded to question him mus. ~ ., tho
QNow, II has been claimed thai Oh or o' sc c'
fingers OF the hand there was appat,',S -
left by felon Of long standing pl' Eo" "o"''
0'-You know what felon Isl don; mean
convict-hut felon on the hand A'-feS' nav
After examining the Titnesss h@nG Mr. H is
remarked This. right In 'Vic"n'e
Tie witness also mentioned mole under the
right and another peculiar marx ,ne -, ,h
bered recent case of a woman coming 4" h rs
Morgue and identifying the remains hs h"r Ia, az
bands and being entirely wrong IN hef ,mrnod mo
ton he admitted, adding: "Her HUSBAND t"i"'u ~
the next day" -, III o,o
Of me scars and marks o. Identification that have
been mentioned here" asked Mr.. RosaSNS' anu
the witness answered NO.
HOW TIE BODY WAS PHOTOGRAPHED
John w. Armstrong. night keeper OF the Mofgue'
identified the various photographs that had been
mt in evidence and said they correct repre-
sensations OF the different parts of the body that
had been IN his charge.
James A. Walsh testified that he WAS ponce
officer attached to headquarters in New-fork
CIV and that his duty was to take photographs
for the Depa riment. He examined the pho'o-
graphs that have been used In the case ana sara
the, were taken by hin. az the Morgue oscar g.
Mason, photographer. examined several Hholo'
graphs ana %a tina" hy d hnS GG'n park ase g
placed in coffin which stood on end, h" said ana
the picture taken - 1900
owing TO the absence OF witnesses LOT the pros.
cuiion court then adjourned rms was no,
counsel be expeditions. and had exprcssed ms
satisfaction with tn. progress OF the trlal up 10
that time He also warned the Jury not 70 teii
any newspapers li:a en- 10 any OUTSIDE cohVerS"-
zion upon the subject OF the trial 80,
The trial will be resumed nj $50 o'clock ms