Year: 1871

OF Madame DuvaI and Her Daughter
Foster Indicted for Murder.


Coroner Young held an investigation this
morning into the circumstances attending the
death of Mr. Avery ID. Putnam.


THE PRISONER,


William Foster, was brought in. He is q mild
looking man, above medium height, with re-
markably soft blue eyes, heavy light-Drown
whiskeTs and beard. he appeared calm and
self-possessed throughout the investigation.
The first witness called was


MADAME DUvAL,


762 Broadway, who testified as follows:-I was
acquainted with Avery D. Putnam; saw him
alive the last time last Wednesday evening,
when we were in Broadway car, going to the
Church of the Advent; we got in at Eighth
street, near University place, deceased, my
daughter, and myself. Witness here detailed
the insulting conduct of Foster, already pub
Ished We then sat silent until We came to the
middle of the block, between FOrty-ffth and
Forty-sixth streets; the conductor came in and
l said, 'Stop at Forty-sixth street," my daughter
got up first and passed to the rear, deceased
followed, and next, and got off on the right
hand side OF the car going up; my daughter got
off first as was passing through the car saw
man run round 1t, and as reached the door
saw the blow struck and Mr.. Putnam fall; he
was standing with one foot on the step; it was a
shining instrument; the blow was on the left
side of the head. The hook is exhibited. 1t
locked like that; ne struck two blows; stood
stunned, and said, "Oh! Mr.. Putnam!" he


FELL JUST LIKE DEAD.


He fell on one side with his head on the track
My daughter screamed and shrieked and called
"police!" thnk-indeed, L am almost sure
heard the bell ring, and cried out, "Stop that
CARL 1t was going as fast it could. Saw the pri-
soRer on the platform as we got up to leaves he
waa on the left of the driver; l saw sufficient of
him to recognize him again.


THRILLING SCENE.


Mr.. Fellows-Do you see him in this room?


WitnesB-That is the man (pointing to the pri-
offered in aul tO
my daughter; saw the party who struck the
blow sufficiently to be able to recognize him
again; IL was the man have already pointed out.


VIRGINIA DUvAL


young lady about 16 years of age was called
and sworn:-Resde at No. 762 Broadway, and
was acquainted with deceased; was with him on
the car on the night IN question:. saw the driver
direct the attention of the man to her, and he
opened the door and made some insulting noise
with his mouth; her ma then shut the door, aud
it was opened again, when Mr.. Putnam shut it
and made some remark to the man.


To Mr.. Fellows-The man and the driver were
conYersing when l saw them; they were con-
versing till after be went out again; I could
recognize the man and the driver; the man who
struck the blow was the same that saw con-
yersng with the driver. (The prisoner is di-
rected to stand up.)


THAT is THE MAN


who struck the blow. (The driver is brought
forward and identified by the Witness he is
low-browed, stubby-haired, vicious-looking
fellow.)


PATRICK CUNNINGHAM


sworn:-Am driver of car A of the Broadway
line; on Wednesday night saw the last witness
standing up in the car, near the front door: a
man was with me; L believe his name now to
be Foster; never saw him before that night; he
asked if had hook told him had, and he
said that he would learn him to keep his place
and he would


FIX THIS MAN.
At Forty-sixth street l got the car to STOP
and as turned round Foster was off the plat
form with the hook in his hand; l did not know
he was going to take it, and did not see him
take it; l called him to come back, and he said
"You 20 to h; don't know what took place
afterwards; suppose the conductor was on the
rear platform; it was about a minute after the
the man took the hook that the bell rang for the
car to go on; don't know who rang the bell,
did not; saw the conductor in the car after we
had gone about half q block; some one threw
the hook on the platform and ran; don't know
whether it was Foster; it was thrown from the
same side of the car as the man got off.


JOHN L. DAVIS,


police officer of the Twenty-second precinct,
called and sworn-About IL o'clock on Wednes-
day night last was called by the captain out OF
bed and was sent to learn the facts of this oc-
currence as he was leaving the gtation-house
the driver came in he said he did not know the
| man who did It; never saw him before: he was
4 locked mp; soon afterwards the captain went to
see him, and when he came back he said the
driver


HAD CONFESSED
that the mans name was Foster, and he had
been conductor on the road; inquired at the
depot, and learned that he lived in Twenty
fourth street; referred TO the DIRECTORY" and
saw the name of the man and the number OF
the house, 3O2, and went there about o'clock
in the morning, and arrested him; he was sit
ting in chair, asleep; didn't tell him what he
wanted but said driver had got into little
trouble, and he was wanted at the station house
on the way there he said twice,
CARE YoU SURE
4 you've got the right mani" but made no reply
he said, 1T will take two TO swear to that; am
a square man; | wouldn't squeal on any man
Up take ten years before I'd squeal7on any man
/ was there and l know who did it, but
wouldn't squeal on him." he said he brought il
on himself; 'he came on the platform and
wanted TO fight me-"


The case was then


GIVEN TO THE JURY,
4 who, after an absence of fifteen minutes, rem
dered the following


VERDICT


That deceased came to his death from acut


meningitis, from fracture of the skull aud lace
ration of the brain, caused by a blow or blow
on the head with heavy iron hook i'm tn
hands of William Foster at the corner of Forty
sixth street and Seventh avenue, on the night o
April 29th, 1871.


The prisoner was then examined He said h
was "a years of age, native Of New York AM
mason. AS regards the charge, he said "B
advice of counsel at present have nOthing h
say except that am not guilty"
He was committed 70 the TOmbs.
FOSTER INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
1t is understood that Foster has been iadiete