The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-22
TWO CENTS.

.e aud at other times in the street. previous IN that
SnS 1,. q, cannot say how lately had him don't
no. a. ne vas Intimate with Mr.. Wilkes: he used to
ous ny ,hs ofhoe and get paper;-tMr Clark re-
%srkeI ana. he did not mean psrsonsi II
him about two years; don't know that h.s sny nar.
ticuiar conversation with him previous 20 the i1th Of
ZIP ts., 80. Druy for the nrst time Of my
Q How long did you converse with young prury
before Thompson and he entered the hons.T
Al never fpoAs . word to hi IN In IN, Hrs =. s.t
II the front OF the house young Drury aud rhompsos
they appeared TO come from down the island thin vsv
they parsed by quickly; got up and went Into the
hooss In the house saw several ct the arinking
Inompon called for some wine, AND s.ked Sam 10
drink, and Sam refused from the time they entered
the house and went into the private it vas sbous
nvt minutes did not hear ell THE conversations be.
tween yourg Drury and Thompson they talked in q
very low tone was not endesvoripg to listen they
themselves all heard young Drury say at that Il ns
was TO iefuse TO take wine it about half. past
nSox IN tns evening When took my position .. tbs
hrrt cav them and my placing my self the window il
might nave been i've minutes 1t was starlight; the
evening wasIathtr chilly bad nc on i was
standing AT III. window listening possibly about hxf
an hour It might have been less / Was never "a .
similar posiion before
TO Mr. CLARK mean eavesdrnpping.
nave never made esv-sdioppng special study; the
not stand on the ground; the window was rate:
snd Ia the corner w.. Pile OF stones took one and
the stone rested on the ground, elevating ny ia.t
Twelve or hfe.n inches from the ground; Mr Wilsss
u hsro teok
my position did so at tn. reqsst OF Mr. wilkes; the
lower part II the window raised and white mus
I'm eu'an vac drawn across the tower part OF wia-
COW; could not see through the curtain; Young
Druiy and 1hcDpson In the room before TOOK
my position outidr; the room was quite small; tho
table at which Orury and Thompson were seated Was
some seven or eight feet from the window; thsv did
not wear overcoats that recoect; think they we're
dressed IN winter clothing dark clothing mean; IL
~as cold and chilly night; yonug Drury wore flock
coat and palm leaf nat; no one. to my kao Wedge
knew was listening. except Mr. Wilkes; don't know
in m
HE except when be called Into the office t. bly .
paper; | never held q minutes conysr.ation with
Thompson; only knew him by sight never lists red
pr.voufly to any converaton tween rhnm sos aud
other parties, nor have ! heard Thompson ennvsrss
with any other person; csnnot ssy positively tnas
ever heard Thompson say anything before that even
ns; never made ac ustics study Il suppose you
mean tne art OF hearing; don't kaow that andsr-
stand the meaning.
The Magistrate informed the witness that IA vss
the philosophy OF hearing
Inc witnets said be ola not make IL . study.
AZ the outside window thius va, stsndog about
table, used for eating sid sx.mtas the r,os
after they loft; when walked the bar 10 m
the door Was open and merely looked in; have sot
examined the room since have been to the roomi
ksIt my "ye on the parties in this conv.rss ion; [
ThoDpson rat with his back o~srds me; aud young
DruIy rat sideways ststhe end Of ths table,
49, ne s are 70 me did not keep my eyes upon
utm all the time as when young Drury held up
his Lsss talking I clos.d the curtain so that
he would not aisoovsrme; he did up bis head
every time when speaking, as ne was eating his face
Was towards his victusls don't know that noticed
anything UNUSUAL In his manner; Thomp ,ou mad the
loudest voice OF The two young Drurys sppsxsd
to be in the ordinary tone sometimes he spoke very
clear and ~ oth-es rather indistiuct when he spoke
rather naistnct and Thong would ask him TO re-
peat IL, did not hear ihompsou repeat what Young
Drury said, 1t was still evening" the wind was mos
blowing
q Who wrote out the conversation or memorandum
that appeared in the Police Gaseue few weeks since
.onn, =, ,hs, r,.a In en.t nessp.p.r tue 40.
have ne hbowcoge who wrote IL out; [ donit think I
SAt hsfnr q l
hsy. no mesus of knowng Who wrote it; copied from
sn,i.n nsnuicripti ! did not know the hand ~ut,ng
To copy, got the copy from the Attorney Gsn~ra,
Ambrose Jordan, 1T his office in Nassau street; ar
JofdsS handed II to personally Mr. Wilkes ssut me
for the article; think It printed precisely AL
eSpisd Il; , read y after It was printed Mr.. Wines
To how many persons had you communicated
the substance Of the conversation between Thompson
and Drury IN that coca .i.p'
two or three persons.
ITO whom did you thus communicate, Name
A-TO MIR Marcus C. stsny and to Mr. Jons.ha.
Smith.
q DO you mean to s-esr tbs. you never m.n,,nsA
the substance Of that conversation any person thaa
Mr. Smith aud Mr. Stanlyi
Al might have done So to Mr. LeIo, but hav. no
reco-ceon 81 go dong was not present st the time
any Que sss writing down the oous.r.ation; think
bsv. stated mainly al the that took place
bets..n lhompsoo snd young Drory
o.-wh.n you copied tn. manuscript Of the CONVEX.
'Aiion dd ~ not occur 20 you that wss high vrosxht
aIo IN nsby particulars msoif-,ty incorrect
A ts .,msd to be ~ritt.n IN . dialogas style u-,pe
COCA deal Of snsuag. to.t nigh, nav. been said
truth IL seemed to be very the truth rs rnomn
s"n raid It. the conversation b.inE long ago thstI
oooia NOT exactly say one pact reeoisetsd oorrss-
q -, ould that article In your judgment with all n,
ooscuiiies hsv. bon written out by any one from
any htat' mtnts that you made to any psrsonf
Al NO tr think not
Are you not sstshed that ths, srtioIs must have
been written out by other person overheard
tbst converssticD, or Who vss parry to itl
mr MsksoD objected to tbs question ss asking The
Mr. Clark ro.e to sustain his position and remarked
10 the court that the question ~ss proper one saA
ne ssnted an snsser to It. rs he INTENDED to f,os 90
IL. inquiry sho~ as he wouid no dosbt n. All. "a
tbo~' that this oD,.sy.d Thompson aud the Dstriss
Attorney ~-r. coiisssusd together; that in fact th
narrative coovsrsation between youus Drury end
Thompson uAs absolutely written by rhomp.oa hiua-
shi ~bo .tl iur her, ~ al probaonty ne souid %
able To- prove that ths very brief OF the
Isy Wa sTtt.p ~ 1bOu " on Daughter la which Mr.
Mok,on joined sbakips his bead, as much as to say
The Mssi.trste ,ustsiped the objection and Mr..
Clark excepted TO the ruling
lbr witness proceeded While was listening al
the ~iud-- thought ,hould b. called a. ~itsass
Wien h..id the cords torpedo boz, 10 not tpss
there sta remember -bst heard tnousht thsrs 80
,on.thir Borv than usual sons 90, 4 -As not aus
pis.di NY MOO sss prepared TO hear anything, s,a
net mos .hzi was sotng on; ~s-n Mr. wise. plac.d
ne here did not know hat To s-.ar 60 "a: bot
iron th. confessions heard about tue psdo bor"
surpttsd % Oold have TO ssesr TO ~; rods ost
9Th MIR WILKES, did not ttink u ~ss On pl..-ur..I
never ,.deout nth Nr wils.s oefor. In that Say
V-Wbeu you started out ~tlh Mr. wiin.. ia the
carriage od you kDo- you t. b~ used pss.s-
oroI aud after 20 testify to -bat you that
occasion
Mr. Acksop objected to the term esv-sdroppsr.
MI. 'lsfh cobtsudsd that the term ssve~droppsyp
wac csrr-ct ARD proper sDd very Appropriate tais
occasion Isrticu sry as the sitoea@ had vol.u-
t.sr In the mstter aud therefore Itsbls for tss
consequsrces So " cas- isdctabi. onsncs at com
mon isv Mr. Mckeon at fo-t. o.pisd that IL %. an
Offence. but subsequently, sotoosl-dg-d that .svss-
dfppips wss m,sd.mespor sod, th.r.fcrs, advised
the witness that he could decline to the auss
uop IN that srouud
pug aud Mr Clark qualified the vord by insu st,as
listening 4"
The witness answered that he not What
he Nss To- DO until Mr wilkes a.ked him ss.a
81 the ~inoov while In the tavern. Ia bsax amer
s O'Clock the msgistrsts adjourned the hearing ssn
ths dsy ct Ia O'Clock.
The ssOtels.
AssftsLs ASP DsrssrUses.
Charles Torben, Nee Bedford; G.crs. s,sthov.. spl