man, and my clerk ; proceeded up stairs to see the deceased, We havo eceived Frazer's Magazine for May by the last, and then went down into the yard. There had been no search are vals. In. .tooking it over we find a poem in macaronic for a cloak, before I arrived, that 1 know of. It was a dull. morning, but daylight when I first saw the hatchet. The Latin Hexam eters, intended to satarize Sir Andrew Agnew, string might possibly have been on, and I not have noticed it; and entitled, Agnewidos, of which 1 the following specimen If it had been there, I think it would have attracted my attenwill suffice. tion. The string might have been there, and I not have seen it "Sunday virumque cano, quo non atrocior unquam, but it is my opinion if it had been, I should have noticed it. Verily do thinko, terris apparat humbug. Direct resumed.-My mind was particularly directed to Est inf srnal enim Scotchman, cordesque per s omnes the tassel of the cloak from some information I had received, Vult e crikare metum, rigido pius ore locatus, and while looking at the tassel, I found the string. My inQuo minus on Sunday ille meat-pies hottosque detested voremus old ference at the time was that the string had been broken off; Puddings. Multum à young folks et folks, Cross resumed. -In the yard, my attention was first diMulta quoque et nsu passus dum addresseret Housam, rected to the tassel on the cloak. It was my intention to have Inferretque simul Billam, sermone what lugubri. members the cloak and hatchet taken care of. It was my impression Musa mihi causas memora, abetting, that the hatchet had been used to perpetrate the murder 1 Quidve volens animis Commons, makere tot puilere faces ordered the cloak and hatchet to be kept together ; it is posInsignem nihilo numskull, tot speeches sible the string might have been tied to the hatchet after I Twango infernali, quid tot propoundere billas, first saw it. I think the string on the cloak then, was longer Permittat. Tantuin superest parl'mentary leisure? than now. Est domus Antiquo Yardo, Westminster ad aulam George W. Noble sworn.-I am assistant captain of the Spectans, quam piures ipso coluisse feruntur watch. Bellamy vel posthabito. Siquid valeat contenditur, utrum Mr. Schureman -I am not certain that the string Quo Wig melins Tory possint majus domus hac pecus, Radioia aidere viewas was longer then, and when presented to the Coroner's jury, hospitio. Hie meetings pro talibus semper objects than taken. now. I My impression it is, has that been it was, altered but at I all. may If be it had misAccipit Holdendi, propriem sanctum, huc concurritur always. been as much longer as that around the hatchet included, I hie am not positive Jamque dies aderat. Venientes undique circum think I should have noticed it. In the vard I took no parLong-faced sleek homines vidit Rad!@ius hospes. ticular notice of the length of the string. Before the Corovenerunt-Agnewia ner's Jury, I am sure there was a string on the cloak, and one Undique mque Totain complerunt loudœis sighibus Sobbibus. Hand atque on the tassel exactly corresponding as to the size and appearaliter taurorum Althorpia socla Belloware solent inter jucunda vireta, If there had been great difference in the length of the ance of the twine. Dosantemque vocant dominum, subque arbore somnos string before the Coroner's Jury, and when in the yard, I any Rumpunt; tantus erat venientúm angular hubbub. should have noticed it. Nune simul atque fores Family panduntur Hotelli, Mr. Noble recalled-I was called from the lower watchIntravere members, sedesque tenebant, house on the morning of the 10th April, to 41 Thomas street, omnes Fleetwoodque, et Plumtree, Stanley severo, being told that a murder was committed there. Mr. ElPlagiary Baines, sanctvsque 'Trevor, sanctusque Sir Os- dridge went with me there, When I arrived there the cloak and hatchet had not been found. It was dark when wald. got Quin subitò extrema surgit de parte roömæ there. I was at the house an hour and a quarter to a half'beSlight murmur, strepitus qui mox effertur ad outright. fore they were found. I was in the room where Helen Jewvenit ille! venut dominus sancussimus Agnew, ett laid, when they were found. [ heard a noise, and En a En venit ille, deus nobis qui have otia fecit !' of 44 here is the cloak, now." I ran down stairs quickly, and Conclamant omnes, thumpuntque outrageously mensas." saw a man return over the fence into Mrs. Townsend's yard. When I got into the yard they had both the cloak and hatchTRIAL OF RICHARD P. ROBINSON. et there. I saw and examined both of them before they were This trial, the subject of much comment and speculation, brought into the house. (Cloak shown.) This is the cloak. came on yesterday, June 2nd, before Judge Edwards, in the saw this string on it before it was brought into the house. Court of Oyer and Terminer, and the Court adjourned last (Hatchet shown.) This is the hatchet-| know it by this evening at half past nine, having at the time only heard a mark on the edge. I saw the string in the handle of the brief opinion from Mr. Phenix, the District Attorney, and the hatchet when in the yard. Mr. Brinck, while I stood by in testimony of Rosina Townsend, Dr. Rodgera, and one of the the yard, compared the string on the hatchet and on the watchmen. cloak; our mutual conclusion was that they had both been Since April, when the murder was committed, the Press connected together. The cloak and hatchet laid in the back has teemed with all the details of this dire event, the arrest room -southwest corner of the chimney; thinks the hatchet and examination of the accused, the evidence before the Co- was wrapped up in the cloak. roner's Jury, the Police examination, &c. &c. &c., so that no I do not know whether the door was locked or not. The part of the testimony thus far has developed any new fact, or folding doors were not opened at ali wile I was there, which given any new coloring to the ease. Rosina Townsend, was until 12 o'clock. I was absent a short time with Mr. the keeper of the Thomas street house, is of course, the prin- Brinck in Maiden lane and Pearl street. We went to try under the orders of the coroner. of as before supposed he about o'clock a knew all about it ; I spoke it the jury to ; take the maker coroner put it into the hands of a watchman, care of it. his I saw a in white spot on but the did not pantaloons of to Rob- dust in saw Miss of inson, at room Dey whitewashed; street, did attempt the house in ed him at, to see if it was nor 1, at Thomas street; I did not then consider it of so lamp much im- The portance at the time, nor until the next day ; I mentioned it wards betore the coroner's jury. Robinson did not say to me word plainly. that the on his pantaloons was white paint; no a white such was mentioned in my presence. MI never paid Mre. opposite. Townsend any money : she might have paid me some mo- the way by way of fees for some of her servants. She has not most all seeney, paid me any money, nor goods or articles for service, since talk about the murder, except for attendance at her sale, when three of sons us were sent there by the magistrate, where we received $5 The other a day; was there two days. Mr. Walsh paid me for my has been particuTownsend's sale, Miss services. 1 purchased a clock at Mre. which I did not the auctioneer for, but Mr. Walsh settled ers than pay and I him the was bethe bill for our services, paid for the clock, paid balance in money for the clock. I think I paid him $15 or door just other officer, pur- who 920. I am not certain that Walsh, or the chased any articles at the sale. 1 did not receive any other forehead postmoneys or effects for my services of Mrs. Townsend. I did thought not any monies did I jewelry then among search the for these. On she meant find or effects of Helen him. Mr. Walsh found small box of trinkets in a boots, Jewett on Sunday, nor any Monday a apdrawer and carried it to the police office. Helen was not evening. dressed, or had more ornaments than usual. night. more splendidly L have seen her wear ear rings and finger rings. The saw son in which I reached up and looked over when I bench I saw, and from the fence, might have been placed there after the person three escaped. 1 saw no whitewash on the cloak except some on the the tassel. Robinson acted more singularly than any person I did I ever arrested. He did not appear to mind the arrest. alarm of spoke scarce a word to him. Just before arriving at the house eral I charged him with the crime. He did not confess or deny of the it. I saw some alteration in his look, when 1 think he out after showed alteration of countenance then and also be- take hunsome me, fore the inquest. 1 think I stated the same fact before the and ear | Grand Jury. I told the prisoner he was charged with a se- When rious crime, and to beware how he answered questions. know I never received any money from Mrs. Townsend for call- There Greencrying on the District Attorney, or for any thing except for sup- Two or pressing riots. 1 never received a cent from Helen Jewett. them out. I have no recollection of receiving any money from two pros- known tendentitutes for settling a quarrel between them. I recollect of a not on creand of her and others. I received no money from complaint made by Hellen Jewett and others against Boyd, it. When from them. Boyd I have received from Mrs. Barry tor sup- et on against money pressing riots, &c. I did not make a charge for services, but At no paid me a charge. I have a or so at a time; same she without dollar the 1 cannot recollect how much I have received from her. Mr. Direct resumed.-In the case of a quarrel of two prosti- inson's and one tearing the clothes of the other. I recollect a letters tutes, for of To either gentlemon who paid the tearing those clothes. further question of Mr. Morris of who that gentleman was from was about to an- Mr. who paid for those clothes, as Mr. Brink swer, Mr. Hoffinan objected to the mention of his name as was found about Mr. Scureman recalled and cross-examined.-I have heard The improper. the statements of Mr. Brink and Mr Noble. I have a good cipal witness. She is a shrewd intelligent woman, appa- to find out something about the murder. I was with Brink memory. No such comparison of the strings on the cloak rently thirty years of age, with a clear full voice, unembaras- when the arrest of Mr. Robinson was made. He was arres- and hatchet, as sworn to by them, took place in my presence. wed air, and a countenance agreeable without being hand. ted in Dey street, between Broadway and Greenwich street, did not see any string on the hatchet, or see them compasome. She was subjected to a most close and rigorous ex- on Sunday morning the 10th of April, about 7 o'clock. We red--no such thing as a string on the hatchet was mentioned amination. The amount of her testimony briefly was that found him in bed, in a front room, with another young man. to me until before the coroner's jury. Ellen Jewett was a boarder in her house, and that the Pri- Cross-examined-1 had been three quarto.s of an hour at Mr. Brink mentioned about the lime on the pantaloons besoner Robinson, going under the assumed name of Mrs. Townsend's house before the coroner came. Flad not fore the coroner's jury. I examined the prisoner's pantaFrank Rivers, was in the habit of visiting her, togeth-| discovered the cloak and hatchet before the coroner came. I loons, in the other room, after the case was submitted to the er with another person named Bill Easy. That Frank was in the yard when he received them. He had them about jury, and saw no lime upon them. Rivers being a favourite, Ellen Jewett requested Mrs. five minutes. The coroner was in the yard when Mr. Brink Direct resumed.-I do not intend to charge Mr. Brink or Townsend not to admit Bill Easy that Saturday even- and myself made the comparison between the string on the Mr. Noble with perjury ; 1 only say, I did not see the strings ing should he call, bur if Frank Rivers inquired for her cloak and the hatchet. Cannot say that the coroner was compared; but they might have been. The character of Mr. to admit him. About nine o'clock a knock was heard | present, although he was in the yard. I did not call the at- Brink is very good. Robinson might have had lime on one at the door, and she demanded " who was there," the an- tention of the coroner to it. I considered the discovery as of sideof his pantaloons, and I not see it, as his frock coat was ewer was " I wish to see Miss Jewett." She repeated consequence. Brink and myselt went to John street in a buttoned. the demand, and the same answer was given. She was sa- carnage, and then walked to Maiden lane. We were absent Charles Terrel, sworn.-Was a boarder in the same house tisfied that it was not Bill Easy's voice, but was not sure it about an hour. The watchmen were round the door. The with the prisoner ; I saw him on the evening of the 9th of was the voice of Frank Rivers. However she opened the jury held their inquest there. We had no difficulty in seeing | April, and walked with him as far as Beekman street. It door, and the light of the halt lamp fell full upon the face of Mr. Robinson in his boarding house in Dey street ; he was wasnearly 9 o'clock. He had on a dark coloured cloth cloak, the prisoner, who had a cloak and hat on. She swears posi- 1n bed. I saw him dress himself. velvet collar and tacings, and I 1 think, a cap. I parted with tively it was him. He passed her and muffled up his head Mr. Brink, in answer to Robinson's enquiry, what they | him in Beekman street, near the Brick Church, and the priswith his cloak, and ascended the stairs. She called Ellen wanted to with him, told him, they wanted him to go to the oner went up towards the Park. L asked him where he was Jewett out of the parlour, and told her that Frank Rivers Police. going. He said to the Clinton Hotel, but to my knowledge was come. Ellen came out of the room, and she heard Direct-resumed. I did not notice thing about his he did not go in there. The cloak I think was not brown any her say to him, while ascending the stairs, «My dear clothes when in his room; but I did the same morning, about it might be blue or black. I have heard hun, and two or three Frank, how glad 1 am to see you." About eleven o'- half past8 or 9 o'clock, when in the house 41 Thomas street, other boarders, speak of Helen Jewett. I have heard of his o'clock Ellen came to the head of the stairs, and asked Mrs. in the lower back room, left hand side. It was on the right visiting her, I have heard him joke them, and they joke him Townsent for a bottle of Champagne, and waited to receive side of the right leg below the knee and on the left side of about her. it. The champaigne being in a basket in the closet, she cal- the same leg, below the hip, that I saw something. I took it Cross-Examined.-Saw prisoner take the cloak and put it led to Ellen and said, "you are in your night elo hes, I will to be lime ; but cannot say whether it was or not. There on, holding the inner part exposed; there was no hatchet to bring it up, and throwing open the room door, saw the pri- was a person in bed with Robinson when we went into his it; if there had been i should have seen it. There were two soner in bed with a candle on his pillow in a reclining pos- room, a young gentleman. He got up and opened the door other opportuntties of seeing inside the cloak, viz: in Dey ture, reading a paper. A glass lamp was also burning on a and shook and waked Robinson up, who laid on the front | and Beekman streets, in each of which he threw it open. On table near the bed, on which were books. Ellen took the side of the bed. I thought he was asleep; but he soon that evening he appeared to be in a calm, pleasant state of champaigne, drew the cork, and invited Mrs. Townsend to jumped up and dressed himself without hesitation, when we mind, and had been laughing and joking with me in the room take a glass, which she declined doing. This gave her time, said we wanted him. The out door was opened by a girl, and before we left there. Beekman street he said he was 19 39 she says, to notide the prisoner in a particular manner. when we entered his bedroom the other young man was just years of age that very evening, and spoke of it with emotions About 12 o'clock she went to bed; and after her first nap, getting back into bed. The young man went with us to of pleasure. without being able to tell the hour, she heard some one knock Mrs. Townsend's by Robinson's consent. In the hall of Direct resumed.-I have seen Mr. Robinson wear a cloth at her door, saying, "I wish to be let out," she answered Robinson's boarding house, there was something said about cloak before that night. I have not seen such a cloak in his your woman must let you out." She heard no more, and about a cloak, by Brink, in Robinson's presence. Brink as- room since the morning that he was arrested; he kept the went again to sleep; about 3 o'clock, as she believes, a ked prisoner if he ever wore, or was not the owner of a blue cloak in his trunk in his room. knock was heard at the front door- she arose and let in the cloth cloak ? or some such enquiry. Robinson answered no. Elizabeth Salters, noorn.-I knew the prisoner, and had person, and on passing the parlour, was surprised to see a He said an old camblet cloak that hung up in the bedroom. known him about seven weeks; I had been in the habit of lamp burning on the centre table; but supposed some one There were other conversation about a cloak 3 or 4 minutes. seeing him at Mrs. Townsend's; he came there to see me. had risen as the back door was open. She waited for some There is a high board fence around Mrs. Townsend's house and nobody else as 1 know. 1 did not sec him on the time, and called to know who was there, and not receiving iu the rear; on the right hand side, 9 or 10 feet high. It is a of the 9th April. He passed by the name of Frank Rivers. night, any answer, she barred the door, took the lamp and went up white washed fence in the rear on the south west side. He generally wore a cloak made of black cloth when he came stairs. One room in which a glass lamp belonged, she found Cross-resumed.-The person in the room with Robinson, there, with a black silk cord and tassels; one of the tassels locked; and on trying Ellen's door it opened, and volumes Was 5 or 9 minutes in dressing himself, while we were was broken off'; the tassels were of long silk braid; one of of smoke issued. She gave the alarm- whole house was conversing with hun in the entry about the cloak, &c. I am the tassels was broken off and sewed on again, about two roused--the watch called in--water procured and thrown on sure that Robinson said he was not the owner of a blue cloth weeks before Miss Jewett carne to the house. 1 was at Mrs. the bed, and in examing the same, found Helen Jewett dead cloak. Townsend's the morning after the murder was committed, with a cut in her head- -partly burnt and the whole of the Dennis Brink, Police Officer, sworn.-I was at the house and at the time the cloak was found and exhibited. (Cloak bed clothes consumed. The six lodgers, in the hurry and of Mrs. Townsend on the morning of the 10th April. 1 went shown, and identified by her.) This cloak is the one I had confusion, made their escape. there about half past 4 o'clock, before daylight. I was there | reference to, and is the one I saw Robinson wear. I never Dr. David L. Rodgers proved the nature and described the when the cloak and hatchet were found. The cloak was in heard him called by any other name than Frank Richaracter of the wound, which he believed was inflicted with the yard, in the hands of Eldridge, a watchman, when 1 first vers. There was another came there who called himself by heavy instrument, produced instantaneous death. saw it. I had the cloak and hatchet both in my hands, be- the same name, and who said him and prisoners were coua and Richard Eldridge, a watchman, who had finished his tour fore they were taken into the house. (Cloak and hatchet I sins. Helen Jewett has lived with Mrs. Townsend about of duty came into the house, and was informed by Mre. know, and identified as the same.) The string was on the | three weeks, but I had known her before. Townsend of the murder. It was dark and stormy and he cloak, in the yard before it was carried into the house. It While Helen lived with Mrs. Townsend she never had any took a lamp to go into the yard, to look round and 'see what was fastened to the cord of the cloak as it is now. I had the quarrel with any one in the house or out of it. She was a he could discover, but the wind blew it out. He and the oth • hatchet also, in my hand betore it went into the house. I general favourite of all the girls. I was close in my room the er watchmen remained in the parlour until daybreak, when saw at that time a string upon the handle of the hatchet. night of the murder. Some person called to see me towards Mrs. 'Towneend suggested that as it was now light, they had compared the string on the hatchet with the string on the the morning that the murder occurred. I was alone about a better go into the yard and see what they could discover. cloak. It appeared as if it had been cut apart with scissors quarter of an hour before the alarm was given. At the time They both went, and on climbing the fence looking into the or knife. I am not positive into whose possession the hatchet of the alarm he was undressed. I did not hear him, until he the yard of the house fronting on Hudson st. about the middle of and cloak were given, after they were taken from the yard. was in my room. I did not hear any persoa call for chamyard a cloak was found, and on returning within a few It was one of the watchmen. They were found and seen by paigne until after I went to bed, when 1 heard Helen Jewett inches from the fence in Mrs. Towdsend's yard, he picked me between daylight and sunrise. It was a dark morning. call for a bottle of champaigne; it was about 11 o'clock. up a hatchet or small axe, which he says had no blood on Within two minutes after the cloak and hatchet were conversed with the prisoner about two weeks before Helen's it, but was wet with due and rust. The axe the watchman found. I saw the string in both of them after the watchman death in relation to the manner the tassel became separated kept possession of for half an hour, examined it frequently took them. I did not see them again until before the coron- from the cord. He said he was out a sleigh riding and got it and finally locked it up in a room with the cloak to hand it to er's jury--say three hours. There was no difference in their torn off. He said his tailor sewed it on. I had it in my hand the Coroner, and on his arrival gave him the key of the room appearance then and before, nor in the length of the string wheu he spoke to me about it. to get the articles. The watchman is positive that the axe or as far as I could perceive. 1 went with Mr. Noble and as- Cross-examined. last conversed with Mrs. Townsend hatchet while in his possession had no piece of string or twine sisted in arresting the prisoner. We went about 7 o'clock in about this matter to-day. I have not seen her for some time around it, yet when the Coroner shewed it to him again, it the morning and entered the house 42 Dey street; was ad- betore to-day. I have talked with her before, and about the had a piece of twine around it. He also swore that no per- | mitted by the servant girl. I enquired it Mr. Robinson cloak and tassel, the morning after the murder. 1 did not, son could have escaped from the yard in which the cloak was boarded there? She replied yes. 1 asked where his room on the 10th April, pretend to know the cloak. I swear to it found, excepting by going through the house fronting on was. She told ine. 1 found it. She knocked at the door, now, because the sewing on of the tassel answers the desHudson street. which was ajar. I then asked if Robinson was in. He cription. There is nothing particular in the sewing on of the This is the sum total of the evidence given in at the ad- | answered yes; that is my name. 1 told him I wanted him tassel that I know of. I dont know the cloak. I closed the journment of the Court last evening, and we shall continue to get up, as I wanted tospeak to him; and he got up and door of the room when I went to bed. My room was in an the abridgement of the facts, in preference to the endless re- put on his pantaloons. I discovered something white on his angular direstion from that of Helen Jewett, and I heard her petitions and reiterations of the testimony. One fact we pantaloons, but thought nothing of it then. It afterwards I call for the champaigne. I could not hear what was said in omitted. Rosina Townsend admitted that twe persons believe turned out to be lime. I told him I wanted to speak Helen's room. I was 19 the last day of April. I lived with had by the name of Frank Rivers were in the habit of visiting to him in the hall; and he went there with me. I asked him my mother before I lived with Mrs. Townsend. I left my her house.-Star. if he had a blue cloth cloak or a cloak of any kind, and mother two years ago. I have also lived with Mrs. Barge, JUNE 3d. -The Court met at 10 o'clock, to resume the whether he had worn one. He answered, that he had never who keeps a private house. There were several men in the trial of Richard P. Robinson, for the innrder of Helen Jewett. had a cloth cloak; but remarked that he had an old camblet | house of Mrs. T. that night cannot say how many. Heard For some time before the precise hour of meeting, a large cloak, that hung there. We were standing in the hall at the no knocking or alarm that night previous to the alarm of the concourse of people of all classes, rushed in, filled the court ti ne, and the cloak hung in the room. I then told him the murder, except of the person who came into room bar, and a tremendous noise and -wanted him to go with me to the Hall or Police Office, and have heard Mrs. Townsend say that some person tried to outside the created my room. get clamour, which continued with deafening violence until the he walked into his room and finished dressing himself. out of the house the night before the alarm. Dont know who arrival of' the Court. As soon as the Judges entered, they He asked me if his room-mate might go with him, and he was nor how he got out. I dont know that Hellen knew were saluted with loud shouts and outeries, and their pre- | asked him to go. We all then got into the carriage, and | that prisoner was in the habit of visiting me before she came. sence insulted by a jargon of confused cries of the multitude, went up to Thomas-street. After getting into Mrs. Towns- 'The other Frank Rivers has come to visit me: the prisoner who, assuming the character of a numerously embodied mob, end,s house, I observed again the white wash on his panta- and him come together. 1 have seen them dressed in cloaks rushed upon the officers, resisted all their efforts to controul loons, which I noticed more particularly after seeing the and Boston wrappers, not howevor at the same time. I was their violence, and set all order, law, and decency, at deti- whitewash on the fence. The whitewash :8 I thought it to not dressed when the alarm was given. 1 came out on the ance. The police and sheriff's officers present in vain at- be, was on the right leg of his pantaloons, partly on the side linding and saw sone persons, but was so frightened I could tempted to controul them. and partly in front. I was satistied it was whitewash, though not telL how many. All the men in the house went out after In consequence of this tumult and disorder, the Court and I did not examine it. I discovered a small draw bench in the watchmen came in, as did my man. Jury retired into the Aldermen's Chamber, where the prison- the yard, when I was past there in the morning, which could I did not hear Mrs. Townsend or any other say when the er was also carried, and the Mayor and Sheriff, and High assist a person in getting over the fence; it was two or three watchmen came, that there was a young man at the door of side Constable, door, with and almost all their executive officers, entered by feet from the corner. Helen's room, or watch that there were two men in the entry.a by the the exertion applicationn of a powerful imposing It being three o'clock, the court took a recess of half an Helen had a and some ear-rings and finger-rings. police force, alter of more than an hour, succeed- hour. saw Mrs. Townsend have the watch and rings the next morned in clearing the court room outside the bar, and in re-esta- The court met pursuant to adjournment, when the examining after the murder. After the person called Frank Rivers blishing order and peace. The Court, Jury and prisoner then ation of Mr. Brink was resumed as follows: entered between 9 and 10 o'clock, Helen said my dear Frank re-entered, and as many only of the spectators as could be I obtained some articles from the room of Mr. Robinson ; I am glad you have come. The other Frank Rivers also comfortably seated, were admitted. The Court then pro- in the first place his miniature, after this I brought up his visited Helen, and I nave heard her say that* some person ceded to business, about 12 o'clock. trunk and bureau containing many articles; I examined other than the prisoner came regularly tosce her on Saturday William Schureman, Coroner, sworn. I was called upon them for letters but found none, before I brought them to the night. Mrs. Townsend mentioned to me that week that on Sunday morning, the 10th April last, to hold an inquest Police Office. I found the miniature in the bureau drawer there was a bare place on the back part of prisoner's head. in the house of Mrs. Townsend, No. 41 Thomas street, over at his lodgings on Sunday afternoon after his arrest. [Min- have had an opportunity during our intercourse to see his the body of Helen Jewett. It was before daylight when 1 iature shown and identified.] I delivered it to Mr. Lownds head and person, and I had not noticed the bare place on his was called, between 3 and 4 o'clock. I was there when a at the police office. I locked the drawers of the bureau and head. 1 had not known it until Mrs. T. told me of the bare cloak was found in one of the yards. It was handed to me in brought the keys to the office; I found twotrunks and brought place on his head. the yard of Mrs. Townsend, by a watchman, who said he them to the police office; was not present when they were Direct, resumed--The person who visited Helen found it in the second yard. I saw him when he handed the opened; I was present with Mr. Welsh or Mr. Tompkins on Saturday nights was called Bill Easy. regularly cloak over the fence. (The cloak shown.) This is the when one of them took possession of some books and cloth- Cross, resumed--After Helen came, Frank Rivers quit viscloak. The string that I now discover was on the cloak, ing of Helen Jewett at the house in Thomas street, and lock- iting me and went to Helen, but I did not know he came to and fastened in the same way I noticed it when it was first ed them in a bureau. see her. up put into my hands. examined the cloak particularly as Cross-examined.-I have known Rosina Townsend about -Helen and me had no quarrel on account of it. soon as it was handed to me; and the string now here was three years. I have not been intimate in that house, and James Wells sworn.-I lived in the employ of Joseph upon it; I am positive of the fact. I kept the cleak about 5 knew nothing about the localities of the upper part of the Hoxie, as porter, since last June. There was a hatchet beminutes and then handed it to one of the police officers or house, before this transaction. I knew Helen Jewett; but longing to that store, used by me for splitting up wood princiwatchmen, I cannot say which. I did not see the cloak again never saw her at Mrs Townsends. I have been at Mrs. pally. 'The last time I saw that hatchet in the store was on until I empannelled the coroner's jury. There was a hatchet Townsends some half a dozen times; always went there Wednesday before the murder. I have never seen it there also of which I had possession. obtained possession of the officially. I have had processes against some of her girls. | since. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Hoxie at the hatchet which was handed to me either two minutes before or do not know any thing about the property of Mrs. Town- time I last saw that hatchet there. I opened the store in the after I received the cloak-(hatchet shown.) I believe this to send. I was at her house when there was a riot : but mornings. I first missed the hatchet out of be never the store on the hatchet; I have no doubt of it; 1 took the hatchet, have been sent for by her when rioters have been there; never Monday morning after the murder, and before looked I heard of the at it, handed it back. It was wet with dew. rioters; was never sent for to be consulted by her ; murder. I looked for it, as I wanted to saw any use it. I did and not string discovered it nothing when on it at that time. I did not observe the dont know that I was in her confidence. 1 never visited her make any particular inquiry for it, (the hatchet shown.) did not upon discover the it was first handed to me in the yard. I privately. I have been there about s.x times, last time about believe that is the hatchet. [ have no doubt of it. I have string upon it until it was handed to me two months ago. I have never played cards, or scen or never seen it there since. before the jury by Mr. Brink out. In company with the other person, and the heard of cards being played there. have heard of a pro- Cross-examined. -The hatchet was used generally, someor some the string string pointed the cloak with jurors I compared cess being executed against some person for assaulting He- times upon the string upon the hatchet; len Jewett, and I have her in attendance witness opening I think about left the for boxes on the walk. Mr. Robinson they were similar in all respects. It was then twine, betore the Grand seen as a store on Saturday night, half past five. He was apparently just cut off from a piece. About nine new o'clock | I invited him Jury. out to the When L to arrested him Robinson with in the his conversing always that found afternoon him cheerful, pleasantly. amiable Since I have seen little after the jury was empannelled; and an interval ofthree or a room, hall, charge him, I and mild in his hours had elapsed after I first saw the hatchet murder, but after he came out, I thought 1 would not, and temper. I have seen him with hat on and hat off, and it there think the cloak and hatchet handed the first time. turned it off' by asking bim about a cloak. I did not take had been a bald place on his head, I think'1 should were have seen of the officers to me by Mr. him out to draw secrets out of him, in the absence of his fel- at. I painted the Brink, or one or watchmen. low We conversed that the boarders and whitewashed windows the and uprights of that support the ceilCross Examined by Mr. Maxwell.-I know there is lodger. have so might pro- ing, ceiling Mr. Hoxie's store on watchman named Eldridge. There were several watchmen a bably beard it asked ; and him persons, had 4 or 5 feet off, might have Saturday afternoon the 9th April. A person might easily and officers at the house, when I arrived. Eldridge picked He heard it, when I if he a blue black cloth cloak. get painted by the uprights in passing them. Mr. Hoxie got the hatchet in the yard, and handed it to within said that he nad no other cloak than the old camblet one, some paint on him that Saturday afternoon. The cord on the up minute afterwards. The hatchet looked me, and one which hung upthere. (Here a man was brought in for noise axe was on when it was at Mr. Hoxic's. it has I do red, know had the and riot at the gate, and sent to the Police Office for sane appearance as now. not where the tion.) correc- Emma French, sworn.-Lived at the house of Mrs. Towncloak and hatchet were deposited, but I ordered them to be I have send at the time of the death of Helen Jewett, and put in a safe place. The reason I did so, was, that sus- morning, but heard not part all of of the testimony not of Capt. he heard Noble, all this had boarded there sixteen months. Had seen the prisonpicions rested on the minds of some of the inmates of the conversation. I it. I do think the er there four or five times. Saw him there the night of the house, that they knew the cloak; and from the circumstance not only nut the have never heard Robinson say that he was inurder of Helen Jewett. He was dressed in a hat and of the cloak being found in the yard. My but attention was a cloak belonging owner of a cloth cloak, but that he had worn cloak ; saw him between 9 and 10 o'clock. I was standing drawn at first to the string on the cloak, not to the string son of the name to another person. I have heard of a per- in my room door, and saw him passing, as I expected somehatchet, as in connexion with the string on the cloak. inson about the of cloak Gray ; have never spoken to Mr. Rob- body to see me. He went up the right hand stairs: I saw 1 w.at the house in company with Mr. Paliner, the watch- of April, I was for On the morning of the 10th him go into the recess: I saw Helen about that time since. sent by some watchmen, and 1 acted | heard her say that Frank was coming there, in the parlour, THE The rewe borate political expresthe Foster's exprescirculates as any of two 'The of Paul Balsac, George gross of the lays the the being in the people wholesome That bad extravagant; offence an looked which turned nobody menlon, or Koch seeing French extravagance, ists of of ency the prothat sees cludes pleaonly authors incidents they quality It is supcare the press exdity. travagances a new exbe supplied the old rity of incidents coloursioned; be not seasoning for the severity broken first to run wild wards bring grossness comfore not gained of the be found English stance France, itself and becomes severe When appearThe Religion Parent Drew a Without The dark Judged Verse, Was But when And arts Then, The mind, Flew to That His court, Of Swarmed With FreeFrom Of rank Nor colourThe The muse efOf abler And claim That Then That Whipped The puppy