New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18

MONDAY, Nov. II, 1851
Mr.. Smith, counsel for prisoner thus far,
was not In Cortland Messrs. A. A. Phillips and
Remeyn appeared assigned OIL Saturday by the
Court in his behalf
Mr. r. stated tina. the indisposition of the family
of Mr.. Smith continuing, he is still unable to attend
Manuel Gofrey, recalled-The keeper Of the house
awoke after my conversation with Gonsaiez nal
on black hat at the time the small Panaina I'd!
shown belonged to me the black hat wore IS Al
No. rs Oliyer-st - bought it in New-Orieans did
not have the Panama hat shown nor anotner pos
sess at the time OF this occurrence suppose al the
time Gonsalez came to the house II was ABOUT hau
past 2- cannot say; the previous part of the even
ing had been with young woman was paying
attention to in James-st., near Cnerry ner name
Catharlne was at other places that evening De-
longed to the ship Devonshlre, and had lately ar
rived mad seen Gonsaez before the time he came
into the lodging house In fright 1t the Thurs
day previous, when G. passed Cortess house, ana
tanned at the window il was Wednesday or Thurs
dew the same day arrived II may have been I'VE
or SIX days after arrived before e. came TO the
house that night had seen him twice In the mean
tine-once at the house in ROOseveltst., where re-
sides POtOni did not observe whether Lopez was
with him, or who was with him 6ld not say on
former examination had seen hun dld not Kh2"
Lopez at the time. did not see Lopez 70 my
knowledge till he was put in prison; some OF
wha. is told as being my former examination l
did not say went out with Gonsa,ez tnaI nlsht
from COrtes's house went to James-st. and W ater
be then put his hand on my hat and wanted
to exchange did not exchange Gonsalez
showed me where the watchman had been sta0oea
G.. bad not changed his dress IN any way at the TIME
he took me TO this point he left me here, and pro-
ceeded on did not tell Cores that night what Gon-
saeZ had told me told II to him eight days aiter
had told il to no else several days eanseo De-
fore knew Lopez was arrested for 1t saw il in the
papers / was applied 10 TO defend Lopez II wa.
eight days after the affair, when Cortes asked me II
was going away. and then told him. TINE inter-
prefer was asked TO have witness give the exact
manner and words of GOnSalcZ on coming TO the
house OF Potoni that night When he asked for my
hat told him could not, because 1t had cost me 80
three or four nights before only told HIM that to ger
rid of him Gonsalez SAID he was with P0ton and
another Of his vessel said nee have had an ARRAY
with policeman because he had struck a friend OF
ours, and &C. said) struck the policeman across
here and here wrist and stomach and then hand
ed the knife to Lopez he said first he was with Don
Pape and added afterward Don Pape Potoni after
the landlord awoke he asked the landlord also Tor
his hat and the loan of his razor to cut on his WhiS
kers he added Pooni on the landlord saying II was
Don p p.
John Cortes, swom.-Reside and did in August at
No SO Cherry-st know Gofrey the witness, and also
Gonsalez know of latter coming to the house about
the time the policemen was stabbed 1t was after IL
O'Clock i was lying asleep on bench, with my nat
over my eyes. COREY was setting BY my SIDE /
woke by hearing some talk still pretended to be
asleep, with my hat over my eyes, the TAX was De-
tween G. and L.; heard said killed one man and
stabbed another thought it Gonsaiez by the voice
think he said "re have killed, &C.; they spoke IN
Spanish | then rose up and sat the bench SAID
to Gonsalez /" what do you want ~ he SAID can you
lend me a razor said |, have got no razor to lend
YOU said he, will you change hats with me said i
won't do no such thing-.you better go, on board
Your ship, soon he and COREY went out do not re-
member that Gonsalez said anything to me about
staying at my house that night mad seen Gonstiez
that same evening before at my house, about or 9;
think he was also in the house day or two before;
he was not boarding with me-he boarded on board
the shp-he had boarded with me some months be-
fore Gonsalez is married man his wife lived in
New-York GonsaleZ and Lopez came 70 my house
together in the early part OF the evening, and len
had not known l.. before that have seen him In
Court since acted as interpreter once at Mr.
Smiths Office when Gofrey was examined did not
read it to him before he signed 1t, translated only
the parts of the answers he could not understand;
have said all that remember hearing at my house
that night | recellect the officers coming TO my
house next morning do not recolect that SAID no
person had come to my house that night-recollect
their asking me where MI PotOni lived, and told
him did not know exactly, but believed IN Roose,
yelt-st: never stated what he.rs To- >"y re ~.
TO day did not communicate what l feard 10 suy
of the authorities, did not believe Gonsale2, Wha1
he saba man asked me TO assist IN suoscrptohto
defend Lopez, believing him to be an innocent man.