The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-07

WIN two inches three inches Of the chest wAs
=, .ssis Of ior,y ave degrees nssry that rom The
ex.srna Al orines TIE stab arpeast 10 DO uprsts 10
wards the oolhr bone Of The right SIDE Q Assuming
that the bent In he body Of the
stabbed what yoor Judgment, would Be the mode or
pocss 10 which the bending caussdf A. Assuming
that the instrument bert in tre body think 1t
could not bent in any other way than BY tbs
action OF the person nfictins the wound WHAT 10.
daees you 70 se1, soo ~ ne I r. 2, ss as asys
got pry some Of the b,ny structure within 70 have
bent could not have bsen bent In that
Mr. Oconor-Dld you conduct THIS OK animation, or
merely stand bys A. No. sir VAS present at the exa-
uinati)r.
EXAMINATION OF MRS. LoRrYG.
yrs. cerreha iorng vas tbsn pilcei upon the stand
and vas examined ey tbs District Attorney.
Q. Mrs Ioripg after the first ringing Of the bell OF
which you spohc and after your husband had gone 20
the door. wnAt did Jour husband sayf
(Mr 0Coppor cssd the JuaTes attention 20 their ex-
ception to the question; the exception nosei.)
q a. WHIT was t SIR y : you"
A re saidfhe had bean ringing in his room for t-o
hours, and ,ouii not get q servant my husband re-
marked to him, y scarcely think you win ind one so
early in the morning"
Q. What ese9
A. Nothing further occurred there; be meaning her
hustand) went 70 the watch and saw it was precisely
Q. whs. then dii Major Loring dop
A. he came back to bel
A. After being in bed few minutes the bell rang
again violently ne went to The door, saying You van
as my wife is quite sick"
O. What next occurred?
A. The msn ant~ered second time ana ssid lnas ne
had been rrsirg the bell for two hours and could not
get Answer and that he rung the bed to get
my husband then remarked That that bell called ths
msic that hall only the said he would have tn
maid or ANYBODY thai airs wsred that bell my hasnsn
then remarked he wished TO see the maid he had bet
ter 20 his and put his pants as ne was not
in 1T condition n eco The maid the either.
O. What next took placer
4. me man said he did not d-n for the rnsd
in IN nOus he
@ What next took plac, Mrs. Ioripga
A. The continued remarkiog that he would break
his head would cut ont his heart when he did
Mr.. O'Conor submitted that 1t was improper for tn
could hear as wen in his seat - he did there.
The cour. suggested that, though there impro
pIiey in Mr. shsppards standing where he did, he might
rhc District Attorney preferred to remain where he
wss, II there was no improperly in it.
(ro the witnesss:-)
Q. What took place next
A. There sone remarks made which did not
peat those words again. sir, III smash your head 70
@ What next to- X placer
4. He closed the door, and came Immediately into
Q. What took place after that2
He had scascely lain down whom the bell rang again.
A. Thirty tines Mitruck deliberately thirty times.
9. Who counted the strckssG
O what then took plaee9
a. Ny hnshand got up. put on his psnts and clippers.
rig arm INTO ore sleeve OF MS oA openeo the ooor
ing the sll Of the door, he says az will
can fnd servant at tbs ssme time putting his hand
ba,k to me- he said, "Oh, go back, child don't fear
he witness was deeply excited at his stage Of tie
q DO you know why he made that rsm,rha
Mr.. OConor objected to the question, IS not being
The Court tied that the District Attorney should
Ask whether the witness heard anything which led to
The District Attorney-we IL taare ba any objection
will let pass want, possible, 20 save this case
from any objection. To the wisnsss-What next took
A. In going out of the door he walked down the hal
looked after him till he got same twelve dfteeu step
down; then slight noise attracted nay attention,
and On looking back saw man leaving the bsll and
Q In what direction was Major L9ring going9
A. mean hewss going towards Broadway.
@ Lid you SEQ in what direction the man with his
shirt went9
him 60 down towards Mercer street.
Q. Whore were you at the timer
A. was standing in my door.
O. How near to Mercer street had he reached whom you
last raw bim9
A. he Lad not gone than four or Ave steps from
the hall when last saw him.
2 How many times during the second ringing OF tbs
he'll was the bell struckp
A. Some fifteen or twenty times, guess,
| Q Slowly or rspidyS
Very ropidly
Q Did you hear the in the shirt say any thing a.
| he wa going towards Mercer strsetY
| A. He said, he'd be id H-''
9 DID you hear any other parts Of that sentence ?
Q DO you know whether Major Loring bad any weapon
| A. BE had none with him; in his room he hal hi,
loaded pistol and two canes
! Q. Did Major Loriog usually walk with without
A. AlAays with one.
@ When he left his room that morning, did he take
| care with him not2
A. He cid not.
Q. what hind Of canes we're thsy2
One was dark plain cane, little size larger than
Q, Was either Of them sword c.ne9
a. No, sir, he never used sord cana.
Q. What tho height of this whom you saw II
his shirta or did you notice how tall he was?
| A. did not take sufficient notice.
| Q Had Major Lering any nsckhandkerchisf 90 tina
"1 4. Rs had not.
/ @. Any vest onY
Q What had he on his fes.S
| The direct examination rested here.
| Gross exsnined BY Mr.. OConor-
@. Was the loaded pistol single double bArrel-ol
| A. It was . Colts revolver-a six shooter
What VI. y about ut the be- sge e k.ior Lorinss
Q. How long had he resided Ia California;
q What was his native pl.css
| Q. Madam, You have stated that this ma. who had
bean ringing the bsl said he did not dd for thu
o he,d-d plsassd-dM no say anything more 1t tina,
| heard9
Q State what that further was.
A. great many oaths he made use Of and swearing
Q. In that a9
A. He then said hs would smash his head; he would
! cut his heart ont; that distinctly heard
Q. Please Madam, t. give his words rs he uttered
| them--thc words you have just stated
| Witness-Shan repeat the mans words9
CouDsel--Yes, ~ he uttered them.
Tho Court suggested TO Mr.. OConor that he would
ask the witness TO put the words ia tho frst person
Mr. OConor preferred NO. He supposed he was in.
| teIlgible. BE would repeat the question.
O. You have lust told me something that this mar
said. mean the last thing you mentioned want ron
TO reccat that, and, repeating, wish you repeat
| the words tho man said?
He would mash his head; he would cut his hear
Q, Aie those the very words the man used
A. Yes, using oaths with the would DO damned II
he would not mash bis head; he would cut his heart
| out
| Q. WHEN this man was speaking, did he say "he''
or sp?
A. I.
O. Now, Madam. ask you again to repeat II you can