The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-23


were also there. Day was in front of the door on
the pavement, with his hands in his coat pockets.
i thought he was young man who came
there with my He had short dark coat,
white pantaloons, and light vest, and his cap was
drawn down over his face. He then run his hands
in his pockets When went to the door lspoke
60 and shook hands with my'son, who had been
away for about two weeks. He went into the house.
i thought Day was young man who came home
with my son. Ho crushed his hands down, and
gave me very look. thought, II he Is
that young man he acts very strange. then went
in the house, and my son was at the door leading
out Of the back room into the kitchen. asked
him, sSon, did that young man who is stand
ing out there on the pavement come with your"
in and said ssMother, John Day is for fuss''
/ said, 50 Why?" She said, 90 He 10 cursing
Kate" / said, "No; the gentleman don't curse
there" Before ! could get down to the outer
door he had run her into the house. and had
shot her once. My little daughter to and
said, Smother, John has shot Kate" said, ooh
no; my God, hope he has not shot my poor
child" In an instant, and before could reach
her. / hes+d the pistol go of again. found nay
daughter lying at the door; she looked me In the
face and said, "hIother, John has given me my
last blow" looked her in the face and said,
Daughter, think he has, from your appearance.
] raised her up against my breast; she assisted
herself TO raise her head to my breast couple
ofgentlemen and Mrs. Lamb came in, and We four
took her into the back room, and laid her on the
sofa Throughout the whole OF the testimony OF
Mrs f. relating TO the act OF killing, and the ex-
ella nations of her dying daughter, the prisoner
was affected deeply, was in tears, and hung his
head below the railing of the box. My daughter
appeared to be sensible, but said more till the
doctor came; he came in four or five minutes; Dr..
Butt the one. DIR. Butt told her TO lie on the
side she was shot in her reply was. In faint voice,
al cannot lie it, She died in half an hour al
ter. went into the room before she died, and
asked her If she felt any better; she looked up at
as il she wanted to kiss me; kissed her, and
she said, s'No, no, I'll soon be gone" Mrs +.
Nxyaaa D dapn mo nv
her evidence, to be frequently obliged to pause
for nlinutss at such times she would exclaim,
Excuse me, gentlemen, my heart ia broken;
my poor, poor daughter, when think OF you
am not myself" Sci
The marriage took place on June 4th, 1850. AS
nearly as can remember, Day was not married
week before he commenced ill-treating his wife
by cursing and abusing her. On the 4th OF July
there young girl came into my house, who
and had been an intimate acquaintance OF my
daughter and myself. She was down stairs talk
ing with me- Day up stairs listening out OF
the window, and thought she was talking Mrs.
Day instead ofIne. He called out Kate four times
to her TO come up stairs. She answered back that
she would go up she had finished iron
ing an apron. He continued calling her, and
went up stairs to what he was calling her 30
much for. He said he did not want her to be talk
ing so much with that girl, naming her:
Mr.. Bradley.-Her name If you please?
Witness. She was Miss Rebecca Creamer sis
ter of the one who lives with me. said, "Why,
John, she and Kate were raised children together.
He said he did not wish her to speak to the girl.
He stated particular reason; but he did not wish
her to speak to her. and she shouldn't speak to her.
While was there he got into passion with me,
and cursed me. My daughter came up, and he
took her hand i'll naturally and said, "Why doyou
speak to that girl" She said, fWhy, Johnny, you
speak to her when you meet her on the corner, and
why not let me?" His reply was, sIt ia none OF
your business who speak TO, but it is my business
and cursing her, and telling her she should not
speak to the girl She said to him that she had not
spoken to her; he kept telling her she was liar,
she had; he swearing all the time. 1t was now two
o'clock he had then changed his clothes twice, and
no now changed them again. When going out
asked him if he had not promised, after ne was done
marching with the Infantry, that he would stay at
home and treat us to ice cream, and we would have
some fun He said he would go out and have
his fun; this said with oath.
From the time of her marriage till she left home
10 60 housekeeping she was treated very harshly
by her husband, commencing week after her
marriage. His good nature was shown SO seldom
that it was not worth noticing.
Cross. eran,ination.-W henI went to Days house
(on Sth ApriD l saw them through the basement
window at My daughter went down in the
basement to get John to get light; she and Day
up through the house, lighted the candle up
stairs, and he opened the front door and let Mr. F.
the day, his mother said her things would be sent
over, but she told her her father would come for
them. Day knew what came or--My daughter
said, "John, father has come for my things"
In the conversation between her and John she
used Mrs. Woods days mother) name; Mrs.
Wood came up and said something like "Don't
use my name;'' or, s.Kate, let my name alone"
can't say that my daughters remark was, "John,
if it was not for your mother | could stay here"
He not violent at first and until she deter
mined to como home, when he broke out, and
spoke of not being responsible for her board, sc.
He paid no board for her while they lived with US;
he had promised to pay his side; he fell
short OF doing so some eighty dollars; he paid thirty
dollars in several payments, and that was all he
ever paid during the eight months. No receipts
were given to him for what he paid John was
very good about being in at nights. On the night
he came there making the fuss | cannot say what
he said. He did not say his wife was locked up;
he knew better; the door not locked 1t was
to the side door he came He did say there "a
man in the house besides all of you. So there
was man. He did not say that he would come
he said about the man. As the gentleman
heard the pistol fired he went out the back way TO
if Mr. Fridley was shot. He returned afterwards
to the house. That man was MIR. Dexter There
no blinds, but there curtains to the win
dows He did not say how he knew there
man in the house. After Day came in he tried
to speak to me- would not talk to him. After
he had cooled down he would occasionally smile
and look to me, but when he that would
not overlook his faults and give him countenance,
he would get into rage again. This occurred
several times during the time he was there. My
daughter was intimate with Rebecca Dreamer from
childhood, and was, until he forbid it, when she
ceased to speak to her than to say, how do
you do, &c. She denied herself keeping company
with Rebecca because he did not wish it. She
never walked with Rcbecca to the corner after he
had forbidden it, to my knowledge To please
him she displeased many by not speaking TO them
He told me that he and Miss Creamer had
fuss in the ball room; he told this his
reason for not desiring his wife to speak with
her. He said he would speak to her himself.
He did object before he was married to Kate speak
ing to her. His temper at some times was harsher
than at others. know of no change in his conduct
towards her after September last. Before their
marriage don't think any young could chow
any more attention, love, and devotion to young
girl than he showed for my daughter. He visited
her four or five months visiting her to marry
her. He was constant in his visits for that time.
Question.-Do you know whether in the month
of March or April, 1850, he was paying particular
attentions to another young lady?
Witness.-I do not know, sir; hardly think he
could, when he almost lived at my house.
A letter was shown witness, dated 2Sth March,
1861
think this looks alitte like her handwriting.
If received letter written in the same hand
signed by her, | would suppose it to have been
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