Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-10

Q. DID you see any part of the ARRAY be-
tween DIR. Graham and Colonel Loring?
A. Ibid. / stood on the stairs, about or
z steps above the floor on which they were
standing / was on my way to answer bell
! got up to the FIRST floor, saw DR.. Graham
and Colonel Loring standing at the head of the
stairs; ! passed within about foot Of them
they were talking angry as passed looked
into their faces DR.. Graham looked at me ; /
walked fast up or steps of the next stairs,
| when DR.. Graham called Colonel Loring a
liar !" at the same moment Colonel Loring
struck him on the side of the head, and DR..
| Graham came near losing his balance; at the
time DIR. Graham had bis left hand up at his
breast as if bnttoning up his coat; he had the
cane in his right hand; DR.. Graham tried to
draw his cane, when Colonel Loring caught his
hands with one Of his, and his right hand caught
the cane; they had struggle for the cane for
about q second or so, the sheath fell from Col.
\ Loring's right hand, and they parted about two
| feet; DR.. Graham caught Colonel Loring with
with his hand, and instantly heard Colonel
Loring let scream DR.. Graham let 20 of
| him, and he turned round and fell; Dr. Ora
ham KENT forward and looked at him, and then
| walked down stairs slowly; went over and
| lifted the sheath off the mat; then looked at
Colonel Loring, and saw blood coming from
under his left shoulder a2s
q. While they struggling for the mastery
| of the cane, where were Col. Loring's hands
A. He had his left hand between the Doctors
| two, and his right hand on the sheath of the
cane. .il,
| @. How soon after did the sheath come of.
A. In second or two; il came off in Col.
Loring's hands; when the sheath fell Dr.
| Graham stepped back about two feet, and then
closed on him; it was done so quick could
not say where Col. Loring then put his hands;
| the blow given by COL Loring was with his
open hand; DR.. Graham on getting it stepped
couple steps towards the mirror it was the
force of the blow knocked him there did not
see Col. Loring's hands over DR.. Graham's
shoulders; was a good deal alarmed; stop.
| ped on the stairs to see how the quarrel would
come out; picked up the sheath after Col.
| Lorin1 fell could not say how near it was to
! where Col. Loring fell gave it to one of the
| policemen.
! @. Did you see DIR. Graham lift up the stick
between him and Col. Loring?
| A. Yes, across his chest, not so high as his
face; he had hold of it with his two hands, and
Col. Loring had hold of it with one hand when
they were struggling for the cane
Mr.. Mepdrd-I understood you TO say DIR.
| Graham made an effort to draw the cane in
what manner was that
A. When passed them, Dr. Graham had
the cane in his right hand when looked from
the stairs he had it in both hands; when Col.
Loring struck him he caught the cane in the
centre with his left hand, and held the handle
with his right; Col. Loring caught the centre
| of the cane with his right hand.
| Q. Which side Of the stairs did you take in
going up?
A. The side east, towards Broadway; Col.
Loring stood on the mat, nearest the wall to-
wards Broadway the cane fell from COL Lor-
ing's hand almost as soon as he caught hold of
it; DIR. Graham then went back about two feet
and instantly closed on him again.
Q. Did you see anything in DIR. Graham's
hand when he closed on Col. Loring?
A. | could not see well, but thought did !;
his left side was towards me; he closed COL
Loring near the left shoulder with his hand.
Q. What alarmed you?
| A. said ] was timid, or excited.
@. What frightened you?
A. was afraid they were going to use deadly
weapons; gentlemen are apt to do so when they
fall out.
Q. Where did Col. Loring strike DR.. Ora
ham?
A. On the left cheek; there was not half
1 iUOty dS Il COulu STE, DtbWetH tutu.
Q. Did DR.. Graham move back his feet when
going back, or only one Of them2
"A, / could not say; my fright was not so
500; 90 7 Lao me 10 doubt the accuracy of
anything nave stated; a-. sure the blow was
given; Col. Loring struck DR.. Graham instantly
when DIR. Graham called him liar.
| To a juror.--They both talked loud, but /
could not distinguish what they said; heard
nothing about "my wife," or "a lady y 1 was
on the sixth or seventh step Of the stairs as You
go from the second to the third floor; stood
on the east side of the staircase; had hold of
the east railing, looking down.
TO a Juror.-The blow given by Col. Lorinp
was strong enough to make him 90 back two
or three feet, and DIR. Graham came near losing
his balance. When DR.. Graham closed in with
Col Loring they were standing face to face.
When they wrestled they went back towards
the mirror. They stood fronting each other.
The court then adjourned to IL o'clock Sat
urday morning.
The examination for the defence was con-
cluded on Saturday, the admission Of further
evidence being prohibited by the court. The
counsel on both sides, owing 10 the lateness of
the hour, agreed to postpone the summing up
until yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.