The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-24

HOUSE. hrs' learned tina, his name sas Jshs Gilles-
p's, end that he vas clerIyUaa.
10 the Judge The wssiher was clear that
ulshi; rather moderate and not very Geld.
James u BaTgeS called-Resided IN the city
on the ls'h OF November last, IN Sudbury street;
~ss IA the street and saw part Of the transaction
III o'elocL, ana saw COLLECTION OF tAree or four
p~fsons; At was on the left hand AIDE 81 the way;
Yves about three rods from them; Mr.. Towle ap-
ptsred to be talking pretty loud, cslling him son
OF -, and the man To whom he was speaking
was pretty saucy; and had cane in his hand; he
turned To 20 away, and Mr.. Towie kicked him, |
thought, and the defendant turned round and
raised The cane AZ " 70 strike Mr. Torle; believe
that he struck him; believed that he kicked him
IN the seai; heard the man repeat the is,
'.your wife" 10 q slurring way; some one struck
hun an the back Of the neck; he then went across
the street and was struck by q man across the
street; ne fell in the gutter, striking on his face;
he got up and ran; the watchman came and got
held Of Mr. Towle, and afterwards let 60 OF him
and then ran aitsr Mr.. Gillespie; they went out OF
my sight; saw them AFTER they had brought him
back 60 where they had knocked him down; the
the watchmsn said he had been struck; Mr.. Gil
le,pie, Mr.. Towle and man o AIMED Templeton,
we're all that were p,esent; MT Towle SAID ne
was sorry that any such thing had occurred; now
turued and went home, and left them there; they
nid not remain more than minute after Gillespie
,ft, before the watch brought hun back.
s,ree, on the night OF the 18th Nov. was coming
up Sudbury street, between ten and eleve O'clock;
saw Mr. Towe with another man, and asked Mr..
Tow,e what was the trouble; he said that the man
present had ipsulied his wife; Mr.. Toxis then
called him some hard names two men were
coming up at the time; Mr. Towle stepped towards
Mr.. Gillespie, whether he did anything 10 him or
NOT do not know; Mr.. Gillespie turned the cane
in his hand, and struck Mr.. Towle; Mr.. Towle
called the man "a id mean, contemplate puppy;"
that the mar had insulted his wife, and catched
hold OF her; Mr. Gillespie said she was not his
wife; when the two men approached HIM. Mr..
Gillespie ran towards the opposite sidewalk, where
there were one or two men standing, and fell just
before he reached the sidewalk; whether any one
struck him, not, could not tell; he fell towards
should not think that any one touched him while he
was down; he got up IN second, and ran up the
street; saw him brought back by the watchmen;
did not see his arrest BY them.
Here Mr., Parker said the government rested
their CASE stating that there were one or two other
witnesses for the government who saw the trans
action. One of them was absent at New York
He would simply ask that the jury might see the
localities during the adjournment, which was so
ordered by the Court. -
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
DR.. John Early. ID. d., President Of the College
Of the Holy Cress Am connected with the Col
lege at Worcester; was in company with the de-
PENDANT the night Of the 18th Of November last ;
was al Mr. McElroy's house, near Endicott street
church; early in the evening walk was proposed,
as thought mis- health ,eqqired it at nine O'clock
Linden, in Charestown I; he left there little past
one O'Clock VIXEN next saw him he was at the
house of MIR. WEIGH, the next afternoon; he was
then somewhat bloody, and was complaining of q
hurt in his side his character has been uniformly
good have never heard an imputation against his
reputation for purity, and have always considered
him a modest man he completed his studies at
the institution with which am connected he has
elsO been for time at university in South Caro-
lima.
Cross examined by Mr.. Parker-Last saw the
defendant at quarter past ten o'clock, on the eve
ming Of the 18th November, al the residence of Mr.
Linden, near the Catholic church In Charlestown ;
he then left for Boston; went to Charlestown with
the purpose OF remaining at Mr.: Lindens for the
night. and did 80; next saw Mr.. Gillespie at the
house of Mr.. Walsh, on Fort Hill; he was then
lying in bed; Mr. McEl,oy had sent a note for q
physician, DIR. Salter.
Pauck Linden, called.-Am Catholic cler-
pynan, residing in Charlestown; Mr.. Gillespie
came 10 my house on the evening of the 18th Of
November last, and left at quarter past 10 o'clock
saw HIM on the next afternoon; when he left my
house he had the collar Of his coat raised and a
the cir was sharp; he did no! mufi!e himself more
Than usual; have known Mr.. Gillespie for five or
six years; his character was unexceptonable for
honesty; have never had an impression against his
modesty or purity his disposition is very mild; he
has the character Of being very dillgsnt; he is liza
bic TO be called out at any moment during the night
for the purpose OF visiting the sck DR.. Salter visit
ed him at the house of Mr.. WEIGH; he complained
Of kick; his face was bloody at the time.
To Mr. Choae-Mr. McElery is the proprietor
Of the house in Endcou street.
Francis Caverney caed.--Reside in Charles
Town, al the house of Rev. MIR Linden; saw Mr..
Gillespie on the evening OF the 18Th OF November
saw him leave al quarter past 10; he came ia at
half past o'clock remember that he had an out
side coat on snd a comforter about his neck; II
was pretty cold night Here bundle OF clothes
wac shown the witness and a coat covered with
blood, shawl or muller, and pocket handker-
chef were identified
Cross examine d--1he coat is like the one he
had on; the mutiie is also like it.
AT this stage Of the proceedings the court ad-
journed.
ST. VALENTINES Day IN PHuApEIPHA-LovE
AND WRATH Joseph X. Riktr, in love with Miss
Nancy Anderson, embraced the opportunity which
Cupd's grand festival afforded him, to declare his
passion a five dollar valentine, which surpassed
eveu thing Of the kind ever seen or heard of, in
respect to the purity, tenderness, and pathos Of the
poetical de scripton He despatched his love token
by Hiram Brown, uusty color.d waiter, employed
in the hotel where he boards. On the route to
Mics Nsncy's residence, Hiram happened TO drop
the valentine in the street, and an old SOW putting
her nose TO II, to ascertain II II was an edible sub.
stance, impaired an additional cOloriDg to the
paIsr, which somewhat merred the general effect
Of the ornate mssye. Hiram, the messenger Of
love, was greatly alarmed al this accident, but
being a cunning African, he comforted himself
with he reflection that there other valentines
in the market, and, with the design OF procuring
substitute he crushed the soiied article in his fst,
end discharged IL with futile resentment at the
bead Of the uneppreciatIye porker whe had just
fmelled al il with a grunt Of disappr obation. AZ
Mr. Hiram Brown had but limited acquaintance
with the valentine trade, he entertained the notion
that one valentine is good for all PRACTICAL pur-
poses as another. 40 he called at stationery es-
s4Il ota Hrxf hate ham,