The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-30

The sODs p1g ory Ana nx9O11nOo OaSos
CoNCLUsION or TIE DvIDsrOB-sEoOND DAY OF
The srvEsrleATIoN.
Before Justice stuart.
SEPT 20 THIS being the day s~t co~D r resnming the
cross Of the principal witnesses the OF
ArpA koch cba,gea With Frsnos ryder Of An attempt
To sstopt money Mr. PARKER, Of Fifteenth street,
AND Peer Iessptsin Davis Roman Catholic priest this
court resumed ia stig at Jefferson market, when the
exsmr alton ~ the suesses proceeded With. Mr..
NiIkep the counsel for the defence, being present
with his thsnts
The inst winners placed upon the stand sas Henry
Smith who oe,Dg duly sworn dsposed, through an In
terpr-ter, ~ follows
G. Do you kso~ a AIMED Peter Davis A. Yes
saw him here soodsy last
O. Have you the referret 20 In 20 az
fdsvit had conversation with the defendant Francis
RydsrY~A Yes; have oonversed with Francis and 81
mon rgether shout the matter.
O. Whist cid they say to sou the first occasior9 A.
The, told rue tiues TO with them TO
the person who WAS up s'airs, (Pster Dsvis).
Q What did they sas they wanted to SEQ this man
forY A fbey rad they wanted To settle the matter
Q id you 60 With themY a. No; they offered ms
half OF tie none, If vooid go
them2sA No; told taem would 60 II they brought
letter, under Peter DAVIS sca, saying he wanted
O. Die they tell who he was whether he had any
money not tina. they could brighten hns A. No;
there vi Il talk about II.
@ lid hey tel you where they were going TO get
money for what this man hsd doueS No; they only
wanted to sign the payer OF agreement bst"een toen
Q lid they tell you that they had been 70 see the
mann A. Yes simon sod that he had been TO see
hun IN he mornipg, snd that h would come ths same
afternoon to ok the matter.
Q. ia hs tell ycnw, at the old man saids A No.
i'd th.y tel rb.ther they h>d got any naney
from him not? A. No, hey left the house IN few
q Ars ,ou Their spdloros A. No
Q How long we're they in the hau.es A About six o.
q LID your wife sisi. thems No.
q. How did you kuos thsmf A. kept a store, ami
O Lid YOU lea,n from what you had ssen AMI heard,
that francis sid Anna were mao and wise9 : hsari
Francis often call her his rrdur and therefore believed
IN he " naried to her
q ahen di- thsy Leave the houseS shout the
Goth or I'D Of August
Q. I'D they lived there for two or three months pre-
O Lid simon live there toos A. Yes
Q 10 You know what their business ras2 A. No.
Q. iio you see other men best es Francis and
simon come into their apartments' a. did no.;
Y. We're these men taeIe in the daytimaa A. ldon't
know have ali three Of them in the street. wasx'
Have you her go out in the evenings with
Frsn-is sI d smuns A. Yes.
Q Oresf Abou, two or three nights 10 the week
q. id she not go cut slopeP A he only tins saw
her alone one day saw her working in thirteenth
Q Did you the old 60 in there on that day ?
O. 9or near vas she to her house on this day.
About o, block
o was she parehsadeds No.
Q Had she hat ony A Yes
Q Lie you a.y Of the men this time! A. saw
them in avenue c. between Twelfth and Tnifteenth
Q sfer the old man left that cay did they talk to
you about the affair A. Yes; said so before.
What old you seer When wsntup stairs to witness
n noe the old was inside, and Fraucs iooka key
O Yon found him locked in the ronY A. Yes
Q. Vas any body With himS Simon was With him
Q Was there any bsd in the roon,S A. No: there was
mattress in rhe adjoining room thrown on the aoor.
q Did you talk to the old man about the matters
What did he says A. He said he signel the paper,
O Lid you ever speak to the woman about the matter
afterwards? A. No
Q What paper was signed by your A. On promis
ing to give Francis satsfacticn and signed by the old
erasng the word "s5oO and inserting word 'sstls
faction" thereon.
U Did aou sea AnnsS A. did,
Q Was che talking to Francis? A. Yes
@ What saidf A. Could not remember.
O. Did she say she had been insulted by Peter DAvis
Q. Was she in tears9 A. No.
Q What did francis sayf A. BE was greatly eXcted
liberties with his
Q When Francis raid this, did Anna say that she had
been insuitedf A. No, did not hear her say
Cross examined BY counsel for the defence Q Who're
60 you reside? A. Corner Of avenue 10 thirteenth
street; occupy the lover pat Of the house; keep
O. Is there door out Of your store into the half
O. Is /. usually clcsedf A. Yes.
q What is your religions A. am q Protestant.
@ 10 you know anything about the DEFENDANTS occu
No never saw them engaged II any occupation
anything extraordinary about his condact.
Were you engaged in business when Francis came
O. What did he ssy2 A. He said he wanted me up
stairs he had a paper in his hands and looked vey
Q What die you saya A. asked him what the MAJ
ter Was.
@ What did he say A. He told me to read the pa
Q What folloseds A After read the paper fol
loved him up stairs.
the door.
Did he lock the door after hms A. No; think /,
Q with he opened the door who went in FIRST
Trpncs did
O. Who cid you Sc in tho room A saw Simon
sit d on a trur between the NO front windows
Q. Where Was DavisS A. Sitting down on chair In
Q: where was the sris A. Lying do xn on mattress
Q Was she d e.seds A. Could not say, 1t vas dark.
Q Kow was ravis dIessedf a. He had his coat on,
Q What was the reason ron did not sign the first pa
PERI Because it made It incumbent upon Davis to
Q Did you sign the other onef A. Yes.
Y How did i ready That this person came IN 80,
give satitfaconthe word satisfaction being inserted
instead Of 5000. This one Davis Aligned, and witness
with essed it.
Was there any closet in either Of these rooms1 A.
Could net say
DID you advise Francis TO take money! A. No.
Here the counsel for the defence moved for the dis
charge OF The prisoners the ground that there
sufficient evidence to them charge pre-
erred against II en- in the matter Of Peter Davis.
Justice Stuart informed him that he would tate his
motion into consideration aud give his decision the
ensuing day.
The Court then adjourned.
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