General Sosalunas

UoHtIuI S6BbIunos
beioro the Recorder, an AL er On ORA Se snd Dovoe
loNAs D. PHILLIrs, Esn., scting District Attorney
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s"as o. IHiLLifS, Escs bcung as DisIict Attorney.


MARCH I6Tfiaf Of 4ferander Eda ards for Rape, con
tnaed Vi on tn opening OF tue Ceur room this NOR
n.ns crowd o ali sorts Of people rushed in and occu
iei every seat and bockei up all the alleys and
sage ways throughout the room: Among the spectators


very lase proper ion OF that class who delight
circumference at the botsoms and who delight in chant
irg-


Pm Bogery boy, he j. siss and am bound to slime;
wears the patent braces and runs with 30"
The only person in Court, who evirced an apparent
eck oil interest in the trial. prisoner OF the bar
wno Without no changing the expression Of his counte
al all sat chewing tobacco by the side OF the soap
ock who was committed yesterday.


n. u. Blunt, Esq, appeared with Messrs Noble and
The Jury having been called and order obtained,
Mr BLUNT then offered letter from silas Wright, Jr
soner 10 him. and rom the short acquaintance he had cf
lo .he prsener sustained the recommendations he
read 10 the jury.


JAMES BsADy. called and sworn.--I clerk in
tne SurIogates office; was in West Point Academy in
is4i; the prisoner there, and classmate OF MINE
knew nothing sgainst his character. "a paper shown)
which signed by the entire class certificate OF
good character was read to tine jury Mr. Brady testified
mat snce the time OF his leaving West Point, he had
known nothing Of the prisoner certificate thsn
read, signed Dan N. Lee and Daniel Merrien, Jr,
vouchng for the good character OF the prisoner during
yenmonths residence in Milford, Connecticut datei
November, ls43.


CARoLlNE HGusrEp, called and sworn.-I reside at -
IN .ns as
the ih TIL the 2Oth she said she belonged back Of
Newburgh she did not tell me where she had been v.
ing I'LL was sent for at No Thomas street. after she left
my house.


Cross eraminel-There five females who live in my
mouse Keep 1t myself gentlemen come to my house
doh know what they for, who they come for and
doa know whether they stay all night they ladies
y 10 years of age and lives the house with me Sarah
went out alone on the night OF the aoth did not know


jennings man wl ss ot as casd
Ihomas and she told me taa he was the father OF her
child


LYDIA LrrrLEJoHs called and sworn-I know Miss
Mans; live in Reade street, and could tell when
she Came, but some time in January She was brought
by Mrs Sy, and had herchild with her. and said that
She hi 81 come Ito town, and wanted to board out
h ! child and get work


Crosseramined-l recommended her going to Mrs Wal
dron's she said she wanted to get works she had no
other business at my house except board her child;
had told Mrs Doty that wanted couple of children to
Doar and that was the Mrs. Doty brought her TO
me; never saw any thing amiss in Sarahs conduct;
never saw her drink drops she used frequently come
character but she very charitable and kiud hearted
woman; keep little cookey shop, and bake home


Mr. BLUNT here made application to tie court for an
ohiceito 60 for Mrs. Doty, which was granted.
swornI reside at No 10 Walker street and keen an
oyster cellar in Broadway at No 466 know the young
man at the bari on the night Of the rape he was at my
cellar about o'clock in the evening" and
remained there till about half past IL O'Clock; vsgrant
boy came in that wanted q nights lodging, and
went with the boy to the watch house. being unable to
find wachman they were absent from tw enty five mi
% % nan m aH1s when they returned Edwards re-
came back they said to me that they had girl in
the watch-house in cell, and heard who
outside asking her declarations Of prisoner
ruled out by court) In the morning went up to the
watch house with Mr.. William Christie and Edwards,
named Eliza Barlow there, and then This Miss
Mans and was asked il knew her, and said We


QursrIos-it has been stated here in court that You
called upon her and threatened her life she appeared in
ANswrR-No, SIT called upon her once,Iand asked
her j he the woman that had accused Edwards and
she denied it. This was in the dav time; my brother
was with me; pited her. but never threatened her.


Crosseramined- Edwards bearded with me-we staid
together because was stormy night, and we made up
When we went up to the watch house in the morninS
she pointed out Edwards and accused him. We ali
standing together and she was asked she recognized
any one and she seid yes and pointed Edwsrls.
Edwards had finger for about weeks previcust
this, and had ithound with rag this night Of the
Mr. samuel Dempsey had been there the oyster house
with and went out with them to take the vagrant bo
as tar Ga Broome street. This witness underwent rgy
cross.examinstion.


Mr. BLAxErEr recae by the defence i bel eve when
saw the prisoner on the night Of the outrage he had
dark coat think fro ,k coat 1t quite dark
when saw him.


JOHN REED caed- the brother Of the last witness


and was with him and Edwards the night of the 2Oh
! vas with him pretty much all night went with him
to take yagrant boy to the watch house: We saw or
heard girl cry ing in Of the cells and the wat,hu
said her was Barlow knew girl q amed Barlow
] went up with them in The morning.


Crosseramned.- Edwards had on a roundabout ard a
accompanied my brother to Miss Mems In the day.
tme-he didn't threaten her at all to my kr owiedge


QUESTION By JURoR-l can't tell what makes me think
that was half past IL o'clock when out-wc mt
to the Prince street watch house because thought it
neor'r than this one Our shop is between Grand and
Howard streets have worked coas,ing-snd euce at
my brothers. shop-I did work for Mr. John Martin, but


cellar ne S sny
vent pack IN the morning to see this Eliza BarlowI
Snt enquire any thing about her that night, because
thought 1t was better to wait till morning. My brother


expected meant to 90 ond get Miss Barlow baed out by
EDMUND L. GALE, called and sworn-I am posman Of
the 81 diet let watch first watch; Mr. Blakeney out
with me on the nieht Of the Goth January in the morning
after Mrs Mans came there. vsgrant boy; un-
simple boy.


Crosstramined- do not know what time Miss Mans
was brought in; took her to my houso the evening a
ter; she remained there till Saturday afternoon.


QuriTIoS Br CouRr-I was in the watchhouse with Ed
wards the man sitting beside him ard three Others
she identified Edwards; was going out to get convey
ance to take her to her cou.ns when they in and
she rushed out and sad there he is now and he said
he'd kill me this morning he found me; she then said he
hid og rsnnd his fingers this was before she could have
up h hand and he did So and there was rag upon the
finger OF the LETT hand; Mis- Mans in apartment in
the basement Of the watchhouse not in CELL but por
ton that was peoned off with stats; any could
her there II they went down in the basement; ordinary
conversation could not be heard up stairs; she was in
from the wachbouse, we went down Franklin street,
and she went to house in the rear and came directly
back and said that was the house she wanted


PHEss DoTy called and sworn.-I have seen Miss Mans
before at my house, No. = Elm street was three or
four months ago she came there about 10 O'Clock at
night with man. and wanted nights lodging she ne
YER bosrdad with me she had visited house several
times in the nights got her ths place for her child at
Mrs Ltlejohn one night she came thcee very much


SAMPSON DEMsEr called and sworn-I am in the employ
Of Emanuel Hart and take OF his horses saw the
defendant in the oyster cellar the night Of the 2Oh
January and went with him and Mr.. Reed towards the
Primes street watchhouse till got to the corner Of


rnome street when left him this about II O'Clock;
first became acquainted with him at this oyster cellar
when ne FIRST came to this city, and have him often
there since that time.


WILLIAM CHRISTIE called and sworn-I am black
smith and reside in Cannon street saw Edwards in the
cear on the night in question about half past 10 o'clock
that night.


Question by JuRoaI was in the habit of frequenting
.ne ser saloon OF Reed live in Cannon street that


ahout mile mile and half from the oyster saloon


am not a married man have not worked at my trade
,or ABOUT year; have worked at different things
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