The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-06

Gnroner) that the court was sitting and waiting Z.
them (meanng himself and c0unsel) he came over "a
the court room by himself that was about twenty min
utes after the court opene should have opened
10 o'clock, but was not until near IL O'Clock
Mr.. Key-State what occurred after that
Wtnees-1 came over to the court and remained there
till after the jury was brought down brought the jury
down. the jury gave in their verdict Immediately after
the rendition Of the verdict Of guilty he ordered by
the Court into the custody Of the Marshall as one Of
him for few minutes and spoke to HIM and as the
court about to adjour immediately Mr. Bradley spoke
to me and said that deceased desrous of proceeding
at once to the jail, and asked to try and prevent
spectators from seeing him. said certainly he imme-
datey left in custody and that Of Of the aors
the court should have said that the sentence was pro
before this the sentence was hard labor in the
United States pcntentary Of this District for the term
ten years to take effect from the rising of thu
followed by of the bails Of the Court Henry Wilson,
we proceeded to the outer steps of the budng not
aware Of being said BY any Of the party until
yard or lot made remark that 1t was unplea-
SAINT duty which had to perform, and that presumed
an officer OF the Court to which he readily assented SOM
remark then made about the weather that 1t was
n to he or .1mh Of that sort
was said till we came to the Jail; passed few
minutes in the front room; IN passing / asked him
now lying; he took a seat there, and commenced
writing letter a piece of paper; don't know
sass, he asked for materials they in
seating himself at the table he took papers
q his pocket, which he tore up into small pieces and
my attention called to this from the fact that Mr.
smith (the jalor) cahed my attention to his burnin
Paper put my impression was that was inmate.
Of that sort do not recoect that anything particular
occurred think he said tina. his situation position
must be unpleasant desperate he continued writing
his letter till he finished up and sealed it, he heS
he paused most with the ter sdniSipOn IN ri, hana on
the aee OF thinking what he shsuld do with it, he thea
put IL IN his pocket; did not see it's address,
Mr.. Key-What has become Of that letter or the,
clothess - 'A'
The Ceroner-Oh, they have been examined
Witness-I him write the letter and put IL in his
pocket Mr. Smith went into the cosrt house few mo-
ments after that leaving Mr. Birch auothsr of the Jail
ors) in the audience room myself was the only person in
the room where his body now lies; made some remark
about his being prepared for hi he said he was
ready to to it when he had finished his letter; he
ing me waiting told him that the room was
not quite ready he said, every wen !" he
waiting he had finished his letter when he sad he vas
ready to to his room and had put it in s pocket he
asked for glass Of water Mr. Birch gave to him and
on his overcoat still remarked to him that perhaps
the room was rather warm and that had better let In
tian shutters 90 as to let air in in few minutes he sa
ed again for drink Of water gave it to hiy and he
took sup of it asked him If he felt faint he looked
very pale, and perspiration his brow and fore
head he said he did, little but that it only mo-
menary, and that he would be much better in minute;
remark to him that thought his clothing was |
almost too nice to wear in his cell and that it wOnTd
better for him to & change his clothing as the ssa was
what kind Of clothing he had now; in few ma0tes
after that he attempted to raise the glass of
was standing the table before him. was then sitting
in ordinary chair, with back, but sides he was
sitting with the back of the chair and the
his hand quivered and he let It down he did not it It
fall, but it down with strong blow the table;
he and felt il he would faint steppedto
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said he did, but that it only momenary; assisted
him in raising the glass to take drink of water he SCI
stand in front Of him do not recolect that there wa
anything then said but the first thing which next ut
or striking looked and found him prostrate on his back
he had gone suddenly the back of his head striking
the Of the desk his head was then lying thu
oor with his legs outside the chair he had slipped rgh
over the back; raised him up, put my arm around h
neck and put him in the chair he continued convuse
at the time his strung and infexibFe but in
he seemed to relax, and he felt consciousness
of where he he asked me II he had cut his head
.eeing spots Of blood on my hand told hid he had bu
he looked at the spot which fell upon his sleeve Think
asked him he had not better lie down. he said "you
need not trouble yourself about any bed called in Mr.
Birch when he first FELL and he assisted me in holding
him in the chair and bathing his forehead with water
hurt Though knew he depressed little which /
thought from weakness and cxcitemen) he asked
4 we had any brandy in; told him we had not (this
.ond attempt to drink the water think but that il he
desired it could get him some called a servant, and
but money himsef-a quarter dollar-and said should
not pay for it, gave the money to the boy and told him
to buy quarters worth Of brandy.
Mr.. Kees-What time was thatS
Witness-very shortly before the fall he did not fall
before the boy had time to be raised the deceased
wound his head ordered some one to bring in pal
let which had seen lying in the passage and said to
lying sHe @ to % 's s
he would do well enough there something Of that kind;
slight objection though he did not want to give
the trouble; bathed his forehead, and got him
spirits of harshorn before holding to his told
him that it might be too strong and he pulled out his
pocket handkerchief and told to unstop the bottle
which / did, and put some on the handkerchief;
he said he felt better and made some pleasant remark
moved him to the bed; that he exceedingly
another spasm might on took it to be form of
epilepsy when first him affected by it; he removed
the bed and sat the side of IT. asked him to have
his frock coat taken of; he had taken off his coat
before writing the letter. he objected to taking it Off
thought that all the time his general objection
that he might be giving tronble than anything else
wanted to take his neck tie off, that he could respre
more freely; he said he could take it off HIMSELF and
ner3 bathed his forehead, and got him some cam
phor in the meantime either at the time first set him
the bed or just before his brother John Charles came
in spoke to him and he spoke to told him thought
his brother affected with something like spasms, but
he would be better in few minutes understood him
say that deceased had had similar attack to thsonce
before one think in Mexico; that he had fallen down
some prccipcc and injured his head in few minutes
another paroxysm came on ne was brought TO be con-
scous: while standing at the bed he conversed with his
brother in some language unknown to me- IT seemed TO
be Spanish and his brother sat down. this before the
third paroxysm he oonversed with John Charles In
language unknown TO me- the latter went to the table
and wrote down something on piece of paper he then
came back to the bed, and they converscd again;
some part of it in English; think I heard
something about Duane stceet, in New York. it ap-
peared to as If he was giving John Charles
the description Of locality person in New York
my i'm preston that John Charles writing his
TO somebody in New York he wrote two
piece Of paper which did not read though it
lay there for time he deceased took from his coat
pocket several articles which he handed to John Charles
think from the appearance Of II that something which
took from his coat pocket the letter he had writ
ten when he FIRST othe jail assisted John Charles
in unloosening his neck collar and tie collar OF his shirt
and unbuttoning down two Of his buttons think
his undershrt loo4ened to give him respiration and
o little air; the bsondy came. in somewhere abouS
this time took the flask and poured out pretty moderate
sized dram with water, and he declined taking it,
but did not assign any fer it, scersed to shat
by putting hand upon him, at tho touch Of my hager
IL threw him into trepidat0n and commissions and slight
paroxysms tho il rather singular that he declined
the brandy and water, unless 1t that he had DIM
Guilty in swaowing think brought the brandy to hin
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