The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

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through his heart; said II he could got his Money
he would esve, but could no. get his money OF
Baker; ON Saturday before the fight between BIN
and deceassd prisoner borrowed pistol q sitnsss,
and returned il the Friday before the explosion; no
said, II have not used 1t, but shall got even with
him yeti" said be U.s. going 70 leave in few dsys,
and 60 70 Iowa; when be borrowed tho pistol, said
ne va; going 70 ahOot cog; wines, asked hun Tor
had II NOT with him st the time, or be would have
blown his heart out then; he was speaking OF Al.-
SOM he WAS frequently II the drug store had tended
1t some months in 1855 had free access to 1t ut all
times; We kept powder in papers Of two ounces
to half . pound; he could get It any time;
l saw him last on Friday afternoon before
the explosion; he wore then white hat, blue or
while he had the pistol, that be borrowed it expect
ing . fight with Allison; have seen him write,
ana should know bis writing; % letter was here
bsnded vi'ness;) slc1ks hike Arrisons; witness
produced papers that he knew to be Arris0n's hand
wrring) bad powder at the store in cans, contain.
ing several pounds, also half pound cans; had no
iron quicksilver bottles; Arrison was not alone In
he WAS often there; knew B. G. True; he was o.
casiODany there; 4r. Mann, 3 painter, was fire.
quently there; have seen him there when prisoner
was present. q hat was here shown which witness
said looked like the one ArTison wore.)
Crosse xamined-Prisoner was . quiet man, ~
far az wirness knew; occasionally got excited, but
It was soon over; on . Saturday they had difficult
~; in Il afternoon he borrowed the pistol; on Sun
lsoD; Allison told him he had fight with Arisop;
Allison said he had never liked Arrison; nor
did Arrison like him; said he went out TO get
four OF five glasses Of liquor; vent back aad
meant TO raise fuss went In and asked Arris07
tor his book which he hal borro we'd Arrison
handed Il to him and told him is was soiled, and
would pay him money for 1t II he wished; Allison
Allison asked 81 so; Airiaon handed him S2 50
gold piece and was going out the room when he
s-ked why Allison aeked 80 much for it; then
followed the hard words and the fight; this CONVEX
sised Arrison 10 let Allison alone, but added, "
would MT let . man run over me so;" Arrison said
he should let him alone, and then made the threat
epiDg remark. that III be ever crossed his path
again he would blow hole tnr ,ugh his heart;'
Arrison bad several times told witness that D..
Baker had borrowed $500 of him, and would, not
repay IL; that he offered to take $50 and wait for
the balance till next spring, when he had finished
Mr.. Dickscn-rell how he said DR.. Baker got the
money from him.
Mr.. Pruden objected; il had nothing to do with
the case.
The Court de:ided that it could not be given.
uners 1t formed portion Of this CONVEX saton nov
related.
Witness then said, that Arrison said that Allison
kept every door locked, and when Arrison wished
got and then lock the door 1.-THE remark, al will blow
hole through his heart, might refer to DIR. aker,
instead OF Allison; nsver missed any powder from
the drug store; large quantity could not be taken
wit aout its being known witness was not an expert
in handwriting, and might be mistaken, but thought
not, as TO ArrisOn's writing.
John Letter sworn-Knows the defendant; got
acquainted with him at the drug store, corner Of
Sixth and Freeman; have seen DR.. Holt there and
]. X. lively sworn--Am . carpenter in firm of
Hively d Mccullough, shop on Plum street; in June
ern row made box on the 2lst or 22d Of Juue last;
q black walnut box; gentleman came in about I
o'clock; said be wanted bcx made eight or nj 20
inches long, four high and four deep in the clear out
gentleman came in and asked, ais my box done;h
| banded it to him; he examined II, and said it
would not quite do yet; said he wished thin piece
to go inside; fitted it for him; he then said Q
for it; as he was going, he said he wanted to Dor
row &C, ewdriver; after some reluctance let him
have one; he promised to return II next morning;
the next morning be came with the box and said it
was cut out Of each end; one Of the hanis COM
menced doing it; Mr.. Mccullough (my partner)
coming in, he took IL and finished 1t, and the man
lett; On Saturday he brought ia the sore .driver
The witness was then aked to pick out the
man who got the box made. He picked out the
prisoner, Arisen.
(Tbe fragments Of the box were then produced }
me sne man gave ms
lid to Re screwed on, and the lid SO made that when
the lid was in its place it would make smooth top,
Witness examined the box pie es, and identified
them IS being portions Of the box made at his chop.
(rbe sides, ends and bottom of the box were pro
duced. The peculiar shape Of the space gouged in
each Ell was easy to IDENTIFY
Cross aulned-Haye !obbng shop, many per.
s3ns calling knew tbs prisoner from his calling
twice on Thursday; he called twice a. the shop |;
called again on Friday with the box called again
on Saturday, to return the screw driver met him
in the street; he had on black pants, while Mar.
settles vest, black coat white hat, with long fur
noticed the man particularly, because he called IT
halfpast seven O'Clock on Thursday, an unusual
ness was there by accident; he also had down
cast lock on Friday when met him on Saturday I
spoke to him, and he made no reply; the reas on
Ireccgnise him well is because he has rather high
cheek bones, and have good recollection VI
features saw nothing peculiar In his walk as no.
tced or in his voice, in the MO ions ofis m IL j.
when talking never wss mistaken in the features
Of man never addressed . wrong man by mistake,
to the best of my knowledge this Ia the man that
got the box the look of ttat man was as bright in
my memory as your face now after heard of the
explosion l never suspected this man till was
questioned about the box next morning BY CAPT
Hoke afterwards saw the pieces at the Mayors
Office q workman generally knows his own work.
Direct fesumed-Saw the prisoner six times a.
the time Of making the box; saw him on Sunday,
nearly opposite the Medical College; the hat now ID
the vest shown looked like the one the man had or
he had on frock coat
DIR. Jacob Blackburn, fecalled--Mr. Arris0n had
on no whikkers when he left In June.
To Mr.. Dicks0n--Have seen Arrison with white
vest on; do not know whether he had one on when
! last saw him or lot.
Michael Travis swon-worked In Hively & Nc.
Cullough's shop last summer; saw the box while
making; saw il brought back to be enlarged; the
man who brought it said 1t was made for particu-
lar purpose, and It did not suit the man told how
he wished it en-, arged; one Of the workmen begun
it, and Mr.. Mccullough finished It, and the man
took it away.
On being asked If the man was now in the room,
witness picked out Arrson; thiuls he had ON .
bas X hat.
Crosse smined--Never made many boxes, and
don't know as there is any peculiarly in the max,
10 parti ular mark by which be knew; the prisoney
lool ed very much ike the man who got the box; he
had on dress coat
Direct resumed--By whiskeis, meant q heavy
beard, heavier than tie prisoner has now. (The
| prisoner has heavy whiskers.)
Joseph Kone sworn-Worked for Hiyely Nc