The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-30

When told the persons that thought Day
| crazy man, they asked me why | thought SO.
told them the conversation, and they said 1t was
very strange. / am married.
Question.-Does your husband live with your
MIR. Bradley objected 10 the Question.
Witness.-I didn't come here that trial, |
came here on Days trial
Mr.. FendaA asked if the witness declined an
swering?
MIR. Bradley said he objected to the question. 1t
was improper and indehcate.
MIR. Woodward said the witness had declined,
and they had so noted ID down.
The Court said noting il down did not make it
So If the witness declined II was different thing
Mr. Woodward said the witness had said she
would not answer.
The Court said that was different thing. The
question not proper one, and had no more to
do with this issue than question about the moon
had.
The defence here closed, it being agreed that
MIR. Kuhl might be examined whenever he should
arrive, he being at present ont of the city.
MIR. Bradley said he would close the case here,
reserving q right the privilege of examining Mr.
Trook whenever he should come in.
The United States then commenced their
REBUTTIHG EVIDENCE.
AdeIbert Pommilit zkey--I have lived here about
three years. boarded in the same house with the
prisoner. boarded in street with him at Mrs.
Little's from the middle OF June, l549, till the
fourth OF December, IN the same year was in
innate with him. found him there when went
there, and he boarded there till left occupied
the same room with him during the last part OF the
time; at first had room to myself am
draugiitsman IN the navy yard. had no business
then On the 4th OF December, 1919, was made
draughtsman had room TO myself but short
while. then went into the same room with Mr..
Day. and several other gentlemen whom don't
know. The prisoner and | slept in the same
room.
Question.-State if you had any conversation
with the prisoner in relation to person whom he
afterwards married
had The conversatiop was with resnect IN Nisa
Catherine Fridley, and was, as near as | can
member, about the last of November, lS49. He
made remarks to me. He said there should be
something out between Mr.. Shekell and Miss Kate
Fridley. He said that the way they treated one
another was not so good as before; il was not SO
friendly. The sense of what Day said was, that
understood from him that MIR. Sheke had deprived
this young lady OF her honor. The conversation
then closed at that time. had said nothing about the
subject till he spoke. didn't know that Mr. Day
was trying to court Miss Fridley. was aware,
though, that he knew her, for had seen her come
there, and saw he knew her. Another time, be-
fore left the house, which was on the 4th of De-
cember, / had another conversation with him; it
was in the afternoon; we were sitting by the stove;
and Day were in jovial conversation. Day said
hs was going to see his girl. asked who the lady
He named Miss Kate Frdley. / COM
menced laughing then, and said, John,
wouldn't court such lady what knowed such
thing about He continued laughing, and
said in jovial manner, 81 don't care damn,
Pll take her any how; she is nice and industri-
GUS girl" made no remark, for thought the
whole was joke, that Mr.. Day could not intend it.
This was all that passed. This may have been
about eight ten days before the 4th Of December.
l think met MIR Day in November or December
year after, Q850) was in company with my
wife. ii had conversation with him. heard OF
the marriage, / was then in the navy yard. All
heard was that Mr.. Day was married to Miss
Fridley.
Question. When you said, =" John, / wouldn't
take such lady, SC, what was your meaning
xfs AZ t,l- -
Mr.. Bradley objected to the question
The witness said he did not say "tuke," he said
court
Mr.. Bradley still objected to the question,
The Court ruled the question out. L he inquiry
was, what was said, and not what the witness
meant.
Witanss resumed.--I next met MIR. Day on the
9th Of May last in Mr.. Kuhls about ten O'Clock in
the morning. / remember it the ninth, be-
cause was up the city on that morning to get
lady to go down and assist my wife, who was taken
sick the sixth II was Friday morning. was
there about twenty minutes / asked him how he
felt, and how times in the city. He answered,
very we'll. / asked him if he would like TO have
work in the navy yard, and told him if he would
come down i would tell Mr.. Ellis, the chief engi-
neer, to employ him; that there good employ
ment there, both i'll summer and winter time, at
So so a day He said he was much obliged TO me,
that he had good employment here now at about
two and a half day l saw nothing different in
his manner; he appeared to be just as he always
was. / saw no wildness in his manner; noticed
sadness, melancholy. | paid no particular
attention to him; was in the room with him about
twenty minutes, but not talking to him all
the time | saw difference in him. He did not
cry any while was there.
Cross eraained.--I did not visit Fridley's;
was there twice or three times. i was there
twice when boarded at Mrs. Titles, and once
when at the Navy Yard. | can't say whether the
last time before the marriage, nor whether
il was before my own marriage. The reason why
went in there was that was going by the house
and saw Mrs FrdleY; she said she would like to
have one of her children in the navy yard. This
was the last time l was there. The other times
were before this. l knew the Fridleys, for they
used to come to Mrs. Little's, was not intimate
with them.
went home with Mrs. Fridley once when it was
raining; the next time met MIR. Day in the street.
and he walked by the house; he stopped talking TO
the ladies, and III walked down the street. These
casual visits were before / left Mrs. Titles.
never went there after the time mentioned, when
Mrs. f. spoke Of getting her boy in the navy yard
When / met him in the street with my wife
said, Chow are you, john" and, after talking a
little while Day said, in an under tone, sis that
your wile?'' said, excuse me, john" | was so
glad to see him forgot to introduce him. | did
not Introduce him. had made mistake in not
introducing him first and did not afterwards 4
did not ask him about his wifi, because had heard
of the difficulty and did not desire TO hurt his feel
ings
When said that in the conversation Day said in
substance that they did not treat each other so we'll
&C.. | did not remember the words he used. Day
said they, Shekell and Miss Fridley, were not on
good standing as they had been.
He said they had shown very strange conduct
one towards each other, after bali at Jefferson
Hail. am certain | left Mrs. Little's on the 4h
of December, 1S49, and that both these conversa-
tons took place before that-between the 2ith of
November and the 9TH OF December. In in
terviews after his marriage | carefully avoided
any reference to his wife, because would not hurt
his feelings. wished to make him lively. l said
nothing to make him sad. He said they had
shown strange conduct one towards another; that
they were mad, &C., and not friendly.
Direct erGmindtion-l understood, the sub
He used other words besides they acted strangely
one towards another; those words cannot remem-
Der or etate but he gave me to understand that
she had lost her honor. He used expressions and
words which | cannot remember, but the meaning
of those words that she had lost her honor by
Shekell. No one was present at this conversation.
(ryoSs ,,1fso y oil Mr.