The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-18

rplAL or WILLIAM ARRIs0N FoR nm NURrR or
BAAc ALLISON And WYE ~ roHFnOos
riRp DAT.
Dso. 1S-wm. Il. Astsrlse swon-Au iyog
siss; in June l2sk was ia business corner N Ska
and Mound streets; have sesu dr<endans; on Thors-
ssy or Friday before the explosion ns calls .. my
etc for one pound Of gunp0 vje-; told him DID
not keep Il he said the sign read "Ltoe1sed - sell
eucpoWdsr;" told him be wss mistaken; no went
cut, rad the sign, and saw his mistake; % s1sa
akksd for strong twins; Ishc~sd am some, which
he said Wss not etrong enough; told him IL could
get stronger nc tho street, he went there,
returned and gst scme u mine; b got two Or three
yards; this Vas between twelvs and ono O'Clock,
neon; my place OF business q nearly opposite Mr..
Csmpbelfs boarding house; was ct Via hospital
soon after the explosion; picked up piece Of i,oa
OF slp 4 there (producsd Il ID court); witosss des
cribed the stare Of che Building after the explosion.
Crosse xamnsi By Mr.. Ja,kson-rhe swins
differing from that kind in COMMON use; had ssea
prisoner twice befose he called at my store; had
applied for situation there; picked up the sing On
"Wednesday Morning, after tia explosion; Arrisoa
had ON white bat, black or blue frock coat, with
velvet oosr cid net notice vest or pantaloons; NO
YER had nuch Conversation with hin; recognize
him by hs general appesyance; noticed nothing Pc
GUITAR only be had not been shaved for 90 Nc time;
cannot tell whether Is was Thursday or Friday hs
called.
Dr.. o. n. Langdon swom-was calAd 70 go Au,-
son and wife after the explosion; did not examine
him particularly, .. DR.. Smith was dressing his
WOUQOgs S0W . WUUOO N Vu0 oO0OO nan, Wudo0 Df003r
bly, csused his death; attended Mrs. Allison; tho
partition adjoining the ROOM. when the explosion
occurred, was blown loose at the b,tten. but hsng
ing at tho top.
ssy he did NOT think he had 90 enemy wno would do
snch deed, that he could not live, &C.; Mn. ALI
son spoke OF tho box once or twice, inquired more
about Mr.. Allison, II he was alive or de I'd, and
after his death, said che had rather die than live;
spoke OF TIE box, but nothing, that heard Of who
she thought segt u; she died about the next day.
Sam. Gloon, Jr., sworh-Wss present In AsteeIee's
drug store, two or three days before the explosion
smsn called 10 and asked for guupo wder, &c.
(.sne IS Atseflees testimony, both about 70 wder
and twine) alter he went out, asked whoit was;
sort1r said it was the celebrated D.. Arrson; re-
marked it was singular suca man shon d csll for
POWER; think Arrison the, prisoner, is TIE man
Cross examined Can't tell WHISTLER it vas on
TAursday or Fridsy; the man sd on black frock
coat, and think black hat; aid not notice his
dsss particularly. fq
Atkerfee's store in June last, 22a or $50; was
reading ne vspaper; Arfison came in and inquired
for gunlowoer (here related she versatioa sans
IS preceding witness, about powder aad tvine,)
wss working Ia the nsiguborhood, and stepped ia
to rsst tho n0oD; he had on white hat, frock cst
strired pants, Of light color.
Cross examined--I knew Arison; had seen him
several times; was introduced to him ~ Carthage;
met him ON the street often, and spoke to hin; ne
had heavy bead, a. II raisirg whiskers.
Davi d Mccullough sworn.-Am q carpenter; las.
June had lhop On Fifth street, bet sesu Plum and
Western row, of the firm Of Hi rely & Mccullough;
after the 10th, maa called and asked II We could
mako small b,x, of bard wood; agreed to make it
Of black waDut; said he would 60 and get the "
else measure; he went, and returas1 Wlth two
strings, one having the length, the other the
breadth; saw him in the evening whsn he CANA for
the box; the next morning when came say the
same man and ono Of the journeymsu gouyng out
the ends to make it larger; took ii add foished IL
The pieces OF the box in court were sho sn 49,
and be said they were just such pieces as be made
the box OF, and The eIds gouged cut in the same
msnDer precisely; the peculla' ity Of the box was
that the pieces forming the groove for the lid 20
81 de in were to be screwed on afler the lid was laid
IN issplace; the lid was not grooyed ous It is
when it LIFT the chop. Witness said he had de-
scrbed TO police officers The box precisely before he
saw II; bad Identified the prisoner At the jail; pick
ed him oct from amo,g several.
DR.. ]. B. Smith swo'n-Wss called to attend Ali
son AFTER the explosion; found min lying down with
large wound In the sDd5men, from which the il
testnes were prctruding, and thsy wsre enc in soma
pieces; there were also half dozen wouods on the
inside Of the right thigh; the small inessiaes were
pfutridirg from the wound in the ab1anlen; in one
or two places they were entirely severed; found
several rugs in the wounds; he disd bsTare tSs
O'Clock; ire wounds in the abdomen suficiea,
20 cause his death; IL was ragged wound; he ~4s
burnt in The face very bad; the building was badly
injured. -.
john King swom-On the evening Of 26th OF
june was on Plum street, between Fifth ami Perry
On tNe WcSt Elo6 u rum, WIS Sk0U0fOQ t06ke VITO
another boy; . man came and aiked Il We wanted
job; told him yes; walked with aim up Plum
street to IIOngworth, and along Long vorso half NJ
the way from Plum to Wesern row, when be asked
fore lad time TO answer, he sho we'd il to ma; he
then asked me II would take the box to Mr.. Alt
son; said would not take it up stsirs; he tod
me not to turn the box upside down; carried IL TO
worth street, under the Hospital; delivered it 70
boy in the store, and vent away; the man had Jaid
me dime for delivering II; the prisoner locks like
the man that gave me the box.
FOURTH DAY.
Dc &c. F. Willard sw3rn-Am an attorney
at Law; (lstter handed witnessO recaived this let.
ter on Friday afternoon, tho 18th Of November;
took + dosn TO mp Office; tore open toe envelope
and glanced Ut the letter; looked 1t the envelope
again, and thought it was for me, and then read q
portion Of it, thought 1t curious letter, and was
induced TO read IT, and returned il next day to Mr..
81. Clair, Deputy Postmaster; he opened it and
read II.
Capt D. T. Hoke sworn-i am Chief Of Po,ice; on
the evening Of the explosion went to the hospital;
went into the lower loom; Mrs. Allison was lying
upoR table; they had just amputsted her arm;
Allison xas up stairs In another room; went to the
room where tho explosion took place; saw the
desta uctioD; you enter the house from Longworth
street; the stairs ere immediately In fron. you 60
stars turn to the lett and there 10 another hall
similar 70 the one below oslf way down Is m entry
running east with suit Of rooms each side: there
arc tso rooms between the main hall and Western
row; the back room, on the south aide Was the one
where the explosion took place; the room was ali
defsoed and the contents broken TO pieces the pis-
to lock was given to me by one Of the nurses when
got it the wire was wrapped around the nail which
was Ned fast TO the cock; suppose the nail was put
there to give it greater leverage the nurse stated
20 me where be got it, made every inquiry
as to who committed the deed; next day Ne.
Mccullough came to ma and described the box; Mr..
Hiveley gave me description of it we hal the
pie e. In the tsfe at the Mayors Office; Hveley also
gsve me description o, the man who had mad the
box made; went 70 see Blsckborn; he described Ar
Itson 70 me; went TO the Gibson House snd other
places with Mr.. Hivsey; could get no clue OF Arri
son; We received information Of hs being In Iowa,
wDese lis porents live received the insormau N
from Mr.. Frsnc1 one OF the defendants attorneys.
Examinstitn Of witness resumed-Al M. F.ericn
said was where Arrsons father lived; we ianjed In
Keokuk think, on the evening o. the "a OF Iely-
Mr. Rofin AID myself on the evening II the 8 OF
July the Marshal OF Les county, Mr.. L. ard myself
startd to the residence Of Mr.. Ar-sons aher; be
fore getting theSs We met the old man. but said no
thing 70 MN; we then vent 70 tbs houss said wa
wanted 90 buy property; could not see anything Of
ArrieoI; sftsrwa went " 81. LOUIS AMI return