The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-28

about two weeks after the seventh Of April, the day
on which was elected keeper of the apparatus
Cross e1amination.-The examination of the pis-
toll spoken of by Boss was the examination at the
Jail. Nothing further different was elected on
the examination.
Mrs. Elisabeth Bright i knew John Day since
he was a child. Did not live on the neghborhood
when he married. l lived in G, between 9th
| and 10th streets. understood he was married.
heard of the birth of the child. Day came TO my
house at night to board. Hecame in with my son,
| who said "John Day wants board" said, "Don't
bother me about John Day; where is his wife?'
did not him that night; he slept there that night.
First saw him at breakfast next morning. After
breakfast we went into the parlor. ] spoke to him
and shook hands. asked him what was the mat
ter He said he had been deceived; that his wife
had had baby; that he could not live with her.
asked him If 1t was hisf He said no. He blamed
il all on her mother. He said he deceived by
his wife; that he did not think it his child.
asked him whose il was? And he said that his wife
had told him it was MIR. Shekell's. He asked me
| what would advise him to do? told him could
not advise him to leave her, as he was married,
but would say 60 to the West- where people did
not know them, and avoid this Scandal. He said
he couldn't go to the West. He cat breakfast
| and dinner, and paid me weeks board, S. so, in
| advance; but never saw him after that dinner
time. He spoke of his wife's having child as an
event which occurred but shortly before he came
| there.
| Cross. eraDined-He talked pleasant but not very
| lively; did not appear melancholy. lie said he
| could not go the West on any terms.
|
when he was boy of eleven years old. He served
| his time with me. lie served out his apprentice
| ship about the time of the commencement of the
| Mexican war. Has often been at my house, and
worked for me since his return, Has worked for
| me since his marriage. He related to me the cir
cumstances OF his wfe's confinement shortly after
it took place. Has worked for since The work
at Majors was done by him on his own account
and responsibility. | think there was a great
change in him after that time. He had always
prided himself on doing as much work and better
than any other. After that his work was badly ex
| ecuted, and he appeared absent and wandering.
He would stand still, stop his work, and be absent.
spoke to him about it, and he said his mind
was 80 worked. up about his wife that he
mindedneas, &C., to those engaged on the build
| ing. told him to work till the fall. and
that ! had a farm up in Maryland and that
| then he could go up there and STAY there 81 4
months and ould assist him in getting divorce.
| He promised to do 30, but he worked only a few
days longer, and heard more of him till this
occurrence He never used any threatening Ian
guage towards his wife; he spoke of her in the most
exalted terms He said he could not help living
with her, that she was smart little woman and q
very neat woman. advised him not to live with
her. He was very sensitive. / struck him once |
when a boy, and for sometime after, when we met
at table, he would break out crying.
Cross eIamined.-He was quick-tempered; never I
used violence towards me. He appeared inattep- .
tive and absent minded. / spoke to him once
about it, and he said that he would quit work. that
he couldn't do me justice; that his mind torn
up by his troubles that he couldn't give his atten
ton to the work. This was in April last. The
work was done at Majors last fail. Think that
work was done well as any of the same kind Of
work done by him before.
Mrs. Anna Bohir,-I know Mr. Day; have known
him for three years. ] visited same house with
him. Saw him frequently after his marriage
live in the neighborhood Of his mother. met Mr..
Day on the second of April; was going to mar-
ket and he from it. There was wdness in
his eye and difference in his tread and mode
OF walking-so much go that got out of his
way. He followed me, and asked me why had
got out ofthe way. told him he looked SO wild.
He said, "Mr5. BOILER, / see 80 much trouble ! am
crazy" We then separated. saw him frequent
ly after, but can't cay he looked wild at the
cond time as the fret. He did not look happy
as had him Saw him two days before his
wife's death; he walking fast; it abou
six in the evening. ! had no conversation with
him. Saw nothing out of the way in him till the
I'd ofApril.
Cross eramined--It was at Mrs. Titles that /
visited where he boarded. Did not see him fire.
quently after his marriage till after went to live
on the Island. moved on the Island the 18th De
cember. saw him there few days after. ! no
ticed nothing different in him then from what I'D
was when he boarded at Mrs. Little's.
James o. Whitney.-- Have known Day for two
years; have seen him frequently before and sine
his marriage. fheard of the birth Of the child.
met him tho corner of Thirteenth street and The
avenue, and about two weeks after birtho child
as understood he told me he had left her; that h
was half crazy, and that ne did not know what hd
was doing half his time. think he broached The
subject, and commenced telling me about it. he
told me that he could not work; that sometimes
he would be at work, and the fret thing he knew
he'd have his coat on his arm and would be COM
ing off. / told him it bad fix to be in
He asked me what would do in such case
| advised him to go to Baltimore and get divorce
lie said that he went to Georgetown to whip or had
whipped Shekell; don't remember which. lie said
Mrs. Fridley went to Georgetown with him. He
broke off abruptly from me, and left me talking to
him about how he could, in my opinion, go 10 Bal
tlmOre, &c. He did the like before.
Cross eranined.-Saw difference in his con-
duct, except that he was downhearted. Before
that he was one of the most lively persons ever
saw. He said nothing about any one but Shekell,
and he cursed him.
Richard Admonson.-Have known him about a
year; never saw any change in him; but was very |
little with him; had no conversation with him.
g. ". Sears, recalied.--Mrs. Fridley did tell me
that she had tantalized Day several times to kill
himself. This occurred at the same conversation
spoken of before at Mrs Little's. She said that he
had stabbed himself several times; that he had
stabbed himself through the vest that she had asked
him why he didn't do it right, and tantalized him
to make him kill himself.
When Day brought out OF the watch house he
seemed not to get along as fast as the officers de-
sired, and Handy pushed him on. Day said he
would not be pushed on in that way. After they
got into the street they got into ussle, and they
got Day down on his back, and they laid a stick
across his neck, and one held it down one side,
and another on the other side. and held him down.
They got rope and tried to tie it round his hand,
officers pulled tho rope. Saw Handy strike him
twice when he down. Day crying then.
Saw Handy strike him once when he getting
up, and called him son of bitch. Another Off
Ger struck him across the leg with stick Handy
had him by the hair of his head pulling him about
on his knees. twas persuading Day to go along
with the officers.
Cross examination. excitement drew me
there was in the crowd on my knees, near his
head, persuadng Day to go. was in the crowd,
and they pushed 30 fell down and could not get
up. That was the way got to be on my knees,
Day was willing to go, but the men would not let
him up Handy said he would conquer him or
die. The officers seemed TO be trying themselves
what they could do. man asked Handy why he
treated Day SO, and he said the son Of bitch had
tried to bite him. am certain Day was willing TO
go, and that still was persuading him to go, and
that the officers would let him up to go. ! was
not persuading the officers to let him up There
was no use in trying to persuade them.
Adjourned,
SATURDAY, July &c, 1851.
The jury in the case of John Day being brought
into court and called over, eleven only answered
their names-Mr. Charles Turner being detained
in their. room by severe illness. This fact being