New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-15

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hole iLrOu hs BE- srf. Ar GOO lSd s@vsral TN =
tod witness hist D. Boxer bal borra~ed so at
Inn, and would not npay 10. tat he offered 70 1lAo
$50 wait Tor to- bAaHcs I'll Dexi rag. Shsa 10
hsd fni-hec his course.
Mr. D,cks,n-Teil how be said Or. Barker got the
money from him.
Mr. Pruden Oh sc:ed il bad nothing to do w.lh he
Csse.
The Cour, decided tina. it could 20 b. gwen, ul-
50 Il formed portion OF tGls coovessali0a nos ri
listed.
fitness then said. that Arison said thai Allison
kept every door lOckeo and Sben Arrison w.shei
any thing Allison would % with him, see whA' he
got, and then lock the door; tbs remark will blow
hole through his hesrt. might refer 20 Dr.. Baker,
instead OF Allison; never Missed acy powder from
he drug store; large quantity could not be taken
without is being known; witness not expert
in hand writing, and might be mistaken. bat thought
Lot as 10 ArrisOn writing.
John Letter sworn-know the defendant got ac-
qualrted 18th him at the drug store OF Sixth
sDd Freeman have seen Dr. Hoh there sad Mr.
Mann.
J. X. Hively sworn-Am carpenter in firm of
Hvely x Mccullough. shop on Pum.st: IN June
last i, Fifth, between Plum aud Western row;
MADE box on the 2l>t or 22d OF June last; blscS
walnut box. q gentleman came in shout l O'clock
saio he wanted box made or inches long high,
ard deep. in the clear out OF hickory blsck wal
mt; about ! of the same day gentleman came ia
and asked. - l. nv box done p | handed IL TO him:
he * unued it. aud said it would not quite do vet;
said he wanted thin piece to 20 inside; fitted i,
Tor him he then said he wanted hole bored in it;
bored 1t; be paid 81 Is for it; IS he was going, he
said he wanted 20 borrow scrr w-drver after some
reluctance | let him have one he promised to re-
turn next olornDg: the next morning he came with
the box and SAID il hardly long enough, but
would do if a little cut out of each end OF
the hands commenced doing il Mr.. Mccullough my
partner coming in he took Il and finished IL aud the
left on Saturday be brough- in the screwdriver
The wItIess was then asked 10 pick out the nln
who got the box made. He picked out the prisoner
Arrisop.
The fragments of the box were then produced
Witne said the man gave Instructions TO have the
pieces forming the groove for the sliding lid 10 be
screwed and the lid made that when the lid
was in its place II would make smooth top. Wit
mess examined the box pieces and identified them a,
being portions Of the box made at hs shop. The
sides ends and bottoms of the box produced.
The peculisr shape of the space gouged in each end
wa. easy TO IDENTIFY
Cross.examined-Hav jobbing shop, many per-
scns calling; knew the prisoner from his calling
twice on Thursday; he called twice at the shop,
called again on Friday with the box; called again
Saturday to return the screw driver met him AZ Ain
Saturday afternoon, and again on Sunday, or The
street be had on black pants white Marseilles vest
black coat white hat with long far noticed the man
particularly because he caed az o'clock on Thurs
dey, an unusual hour when mechanics shops are
closed, AM witness was there by accident; he also
hac dowr east look on Friday when met him
Saturday poke to him, and be made no reply; the
reason | recognize him SO well is because he has
rather bch cheek bones. and have good recOec
ton II features nothing peculiar in his walk e
noiiced, in his voice, or 10 the motions Of his
mouth when talking; never WAS mistaken 10 the fea-
iuTes of man never addressed wrong mao by mis-
take, 10 the best Of my knowledye this ia the man
that got the box the looks of that man are az bright
in my memory a your face now; after heard Of the
explosion, never suspected this man. til wa ques
toned about the box next morning, by Capt HOke;
eflefvard ssw the pieces at the Mayors Office
workman generally knows his own work.
Direct, re-Umed-Saw The prisoner SIX time, nj the
time of makiug the box saw hin on Sunday nearly
/ opposite the Medical College the hat now in Court
very much resembles the one he had on then the
vest shown looked like the one the man had on he
] he'd on frock coat.
Dr. Jacob Blsckb burn, recalled-Mr Arrison had
Oh 10 whiskers when he left in June.
To Mr.. Dickson-Have seen Arrison with white
vest on do not know whether ne had one on when
last him or not.
Michael Travis, sworn-Worked in lively 4 Nc
CulloUgh's shop last summer; saw the box while
making: saw il brought back 10 be enlarged the
man who brought il said it was made for particular
purpose and il did not suit the man told how be
wished it enlarged; ore Of the workmen begun II,
and Mr.. Mccullough finished il, and the man took 1t
on being asked If the man was now in the room.
witness picked out Arfson thinks he hal on black
/ hat.
/ CIoqs-ex4mined-Ne made many boxes, aud
don't know that there is any popularity in the make
Of il: the man had on heavy whskers; there was no
particular mark by which he knew; the prisoner
looked very much like the man who got the box; he
had drCss.cOa'.
Direct resumed-By whiskers, meant heavy
beard-heayier than the prisoner has now. The
prisoner bas heavy whishers
joseph Kone syorI-Worked for lively 4 Nc
Cullouah last summer. wanted n black walnut
box made it was made and taken away the man
brought II back 10 be make longer went 70 work
nj H. ehiseng out the ends before got II done, Nc
Culloueh came in, took the box and finished It, and
the nsn took il away; the fragments now in Court
were exactly Ike the pieces Of the box made there in
the shop.
CrC IS examined The man said that black walnut
would answer Iliyely was not present when the box
Wa eDlarged there was nothing peculiar IN the make
of the box: the man had black bat do NOT recOl
Iect the color of his do not recoect sny thing Of
lis beard.
pr ] VI Locke-Am a chemist; at request Of Mr..
p,uden had examined pieces of the box and ron had
detected suIphate Of potash which II the remains Of
burnt cuupowcer had detected no remains OF fulmi
rstino po,yder. concluded that explosive material
hnt eunpowder Was used; the white appearance on
the iron Indicted that common wall mortar had been
used
Cro.s-eramined-It WAS bis opinion that gunpowder
had been used IL the affair.
George Hand, sworn- Know the defendant got
gcouarted with him about year ago, before the eA-
plosion, while he was tending at the drug store AN
. hon e-p .nter had purchased paints Of prisoner,
Will laid up with a hand witness had frequent
" called al The store on the 23d of june last on the
FRIDAY before the explosion, saw prisoners ne wa 10
Usrrison's carpenter shop on George and Mound;
I cot In through the window went into the back
yard. returned 10 the shop, and fouod Arrison in
there irving to make board resembling ths cover
- the box thinner be- could not succeed add asked
me 10 do II: did il; the piece nov IN court Is the
identical piece WORKED on. y was - DC made thin-
rsr in the middle, leaving the edges full thickness.
Gross e-amined-I know the piece by the manner
rouced il out think it was done by an inch and
haf ebsel; Arrison | think, had on striped pAnta-
Icons. heard msn taking with Arrison outside be
fore he GOT INTO the shop: several questions were
asled witness By nr. johnson, respecting the Id
Gc.. was in Chicago the last Il June and hrst Of