The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-10
Circuit Court.
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dron was the hrst witness and yesterday sustained
the favorable impression she has already created in the
duct OF the plaintiff may be viewed by the public it Is
certain that this interesting young female has, by her
manner on the stand, done much to remove the stain
which, In the early part of the defence, so strongly
supposed to tarnsh her honor and virtue The coorel
man. whose prying disposition and optical illusions have
placed the defence in such peculiar position, to-day
underwent most searching and detailed
ton by MT Jordan. tho sole counsel for the defence
What its effect will 30 the minds OF tho Jury, will
shortly be seen but its immediate effect the persons
present was evident in the repeated Of laughter
which his answers produced. We have not given his
testimony at full length it would occupy too much
space, much OF being entirely irrelsv point
ISSUE though not to the purposes OF tho counsel the
defence Mr. Jordan. with the keennsss OF welltraned
harrer laid upon his track from his lair until he earthd
him IN the courtroom, dlvergng from tho scent
but following and driving him until he could turn
and often tried to battle his pursuer, but twas
less The chase afforded much sport to the spec
Tap being in the Opo, Of the
to skin him and dish him up, in the various approved
shapes which these adopts in legal cuisine delight in
to be served up for connoisseurs in the art.
TO-DAY, on the assembling of the Court, Judge Kent
Orchard street and examine into tho position of
the garnet bedroom hey hole and the laws of optics
TINS examination being completed, the Jury will take
their seas and the defence will summing up
to procure Seats will do well to be early
in their attendance
CRoss-ExA ANIMATION BY DEFENCE.
Miss MARY WALDRoA contnued-Wss the dressing bu
reau carried to Mr. Sharps room more than onee2
A. recoaect that was taken Up once but don't
collect If 1t was brought back than might
have been taken up more than once
Mr.. JospAN-Madam, do not want you to answer
what might have been done no ask the court to
instruct the witness that she what might
have happened. but what actually did happen.
JuDGE KENr-N must have been apparent to every one
accustomed to examine Witnesses that in consequences oil
want OF precision in language they do not answer like
lawy ers, In the habit OF special pleading.
Mr.. JORDAN want the witness state how
times it was carried up to MIR, sharps room.
Al don't recoect
Q-How many times was brought DOWN.
Al donT recolect but it appears to me now it was
o-wh.s room did Mr. Strong occupy4
part of the time he occupied the same with
Mr.. Sharp
Odd Strong at any time while Mr. Sharp was there
A-No; he occupied the same room with Sharp bile
he was at the house cannot state po,itivey whether
the dressing bureau in the basement not when
Strong was there.
By Mr. GRAHAM i mean to say by "part of the time"
that Strong did not occupy that long Mr. Sharp
did. He was not in the family during the entire time
Sharp He did not sleep any other while he
boarded there.
Rochelle, in the village in the summer Of 1912 kept
public house. and ran line of stages to Williams
Bridge.
Mr. EDWARDS objected 10 this testimony on the grounds
that it was accumulave, and not rebutting, in
much as the defence had not ELECTED fact about the
visit Of Miss Waldron and Van Colt to New Rochelle.
Mr. GaAHAM-We are aware that the opposite counsel
have not introduced this testimony but have done
for the purpose supporting the testimony OF Miss Wal
dron to the nature Of her visit TO New Rochelle it was
probable that the OF side would endeavor to show
improper intimacy between the plaintiff and Miss Wal
dron in her visits with him to Coney Island and other
places and the pl antif prepared to show by
the prepretors the houses where they stopped the cir
cumsanees attending such visits and that there
thing improper in their conduct while there.
The Court, however, decided that it not admssa
be The witness then let the stand and the plaintiff
called
FRANcn BANN, the colored man.-Q-Dd you at any
time receive any segars from Mr. Wilcox on order
from Mr. Van Cotl
Al got order for segars on Mr. Wilcox from Van.
Colt; was SUBJ to attend this court during last Ju
ly. but the went Off
Q-Tell the circumstances under which you received
these segsrs.
A-when returned from Canada told Mr. Van Cott
the city about the first Monday in August for the Pro-
vince; Van Colt said to me, why did you let know
too; told him if it wasn't for this law suit would go
away again. few days after there a camp meeting
at hand; think was at Flushing, and generally at
tend them, wanted to take up sega's but not he
wing money enough to buy them and the eaables call
ed upon Van Cot who had trusted before Division
street. and asked him trust with segars until
could make to him after the meeting over;
he said he would then told him that il went buy
them of the man who owed him, that probably he would
cheat me; that is wanted Van Colt to 60 and speak to
the man himself Ven Colt said he had time; had TO
60 to camp meeting that evening next morning; he
then told me he would give order said very well;
took the order and went to the place. when saw it
Mr. WILCOX; knew it all right then; asked him
how many he had made that is whether he had many
hand he said he had not many he only made Tor
shop; think laid the order the show cuse, and he
took up and looked at it; asked him if he had not
thousand segars to spare, wanted at least
thousand to take to camp meeting, and that wanted
them that order he said he didn't like to do he
wanted to sell them for cash. said would like to get
some as was anxious to go away; he replied that he
had but few and 500 Of those he wanted to let Van Colt
himself have; told him to Van Colt about them, and
Van Colt next day. and told him of the circumstance
and he then wrote for me sort Of letter. which took
to Mr.. Wilcox; went and got them.
Q-Dlring the conversation with Mr. Van Colt about
these segars, was ANYTHING said about this suit between
him and Mr. Sharpe
A-No, sir.
Q-Do you recollect Van Colt saying AM thing to you
about your going TO Canada before this suit tried
about your coming back again n
A-When returned IRON Canada, told Van Colt that
inasmuch as gave him my word that would be back
was determined not to break it, He did not pay my
Q-Since the OF this suit have you re-
ceived anything else from Van Colt
NO only the segars Since the affair in Orchard
done last spring don't racelect having received any
thing more believe did borrow one dollar from him
Cross-examined by Mr.. JonpAN-I have not lived in
canada was at King ~as in no other part of the
and sacketts harbour; did ot carry but one boz Of
segars aud some jewelryj nothing else.
Q-What amount ofjewelry had you7
A-lthnk the amount was So So think I bouSht
at Pia,t Plat Brothers, in Maiden lane nv bu
siness q, that time was to see the country laugh
Q-Was part OF your purpose TO 1DItsh volume
oftrsvels ter you back1 IA regular blow out)
A-No, don't know whether Kingston lie q village or
town; don't believe 1t Is q city returned from Kings
Rochester; can't tell whether crossed the lake
not got first to Gsneses-that is the name OF the
creek where first entered and then went on to Ro
chester
Q-what the OF the place you first came to
A-Geneseeo, or some such place yon know how to
geographic it Yourself call 1t q creek did land Of
K ,cheser well now you know tn road from Kingston
that place better than do, you needn't keep asking
me for international aughterJ
O. OW Mr (tpnp vhafu han thap
you landed at'
Al was Geneseeo, one of the six (roars)
Ozone OF the six what
A-Anything you like; call H. tell you again. Gene
something (another roar)
Odd you come by streambost all the way to Roches.
ter
Al did lived at Rochester the year after the co.
ored people got their freedom ! lived with Russell
Ainsworth, who kept the Eagle Hotel got my freedom
IN 1897, and think IL was 1898 when was there.
Q-Wherc were You brou9htup
Ala the Stite OF New York, Schoharie county town