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to lis left, and pulled the blade through bis left

hand to bis left and pulled the blade through bis left
hand. -
q Repeat that. A. He looked down upon the dead
drew the dagger through hand and carrying
it in his right hand walked past the deceased towards
the mirror seeing himself In the mirror he turned and
walked down stairs.
q where did he then go? A. He went to the pitcher
O. What did he do when he went down to the apitcher
as you call it A. He threw the dagger into the
closet and tried to cover iii was behind him. and went
In and picked it up
(showing dagger) Can you say whether this is the
dagger? A. Yes, sir, that is it. @
O. Were you present when the prisoner was arrested
A. Yes it about 10 minutes after the death Of Col
Loring.
Q. Had he any opportunity Of changing his dress
during that time A. think not. SIR He wore coat
pants and hat but had no crayat could not say il he
| had vest
crosseramined bu Mfr Whiting saw the asabbard of
the swordcane that morning in the ofce believe John
Copahan brought it there him bring it to the
office door and hand it to the policeman.
| O. How was Col Loring dressed? A. He had froek
| coat on but believe no cravat.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Whiting, the
Court took q recess for twenty minutes to
allow the Jury to get some refreshments
John Norris sworn and examined by the District At
torney My business the I'd Of August last was in the
| rotunda Of the st. Nicholas Hotel
| @. Do you know Dr.. Graham! A. Yes, sir.
q. Did you know Col. Loringl A. saw him.
| @ Did you see them together the morning of the
Cd of August? A. did was going up stairs, and
heard noise o. sn man crying a oas IN killed Il went
of each other DR.. Graham had his hands around Col
Loring-both hands did not notice Col. Loring's
hands much when DR.. Graham let go, Col Loring
two yards and fell he lay there groaning Dr.
Graham came up and looked at him; some said he
vas dead Dr. Graham said, 8 No, nothing the mat
q Did he say any thing else a. No he walked down
stairs with the sword in his hand and threw it into the
closet while going down. the handle exposed that
| you could see the carving.
/ O. Had you seen DR. Graham before that morning. A.
/ Not to know him.
| oss.enamined By NJ Whiing-Was examined before
the Goroners Inquest did not know that he had take
the matter much had talked Of it with his fellow
servants; could not name them could not recoilect
where be talked of it last had been shaking atsin
the street. and was returning with them
O. Had you taken the mats from the head of the stairs
that morning to shake? A. cannot say whether had
taken the mats from the head of the stairs threw the
mats had my hand down in heap at the head of the
stairs / was in a fright at what saw.
O. Were you not much frightened that you could not
tell what you doing? A. have stated what
am police officer remember seeing Dr. Graham at the
st Nicholas Hotel on the night of the LIST of August
/ @. Where Dr. Graham on that night?
Mr.. o'Conor objected to the question irrelevant
Witness testified that be had seen the prisoner the night
before identified the swordcane produced he
had seen him with on that night
Isaac johnson examined by Mr. Shepard Was police
officer; the prisoner on the morning of the I'd Of
that morning between and O'Clock he had coat
pants, shirt, shoes and stockings
g. Did he say any thing to you in reference to bell
A. Yes: be said he had rang his bell several times for
the walters: that waiter would come that be then
into the hall and rung the habell he said he
1DEutttd Dy ne salu ne nau ulmculty WIN tne
man in the hallway he said the struck him and
called him scoundrel he said nothing in regard
this matter except his for ringing the bell be
said he very thirsty in the morning and rang the
bell for the walter to bring him bottle of congress
water furthermore, he said that the had had him
| by the neck and choked him.
Mrs, Coynelia Loring, recalled and sworn. Examined
by MI Iysaae Shepard; ~, - A., 80
the bell
Mr. O'Conor objected, and contended that
there was not sufficient evidence to identify DR.
Graham with the person who rang the hall bell
violently, and who was addressed by Col. Lo-
ring. The admission of DR.. Graham, intro
duced through the officer, only went to show
that he had rung the bell A bell placed in
, the long hall of a hotel filed with strangers
was likely to be used at will by any one Was
it, then. to be assumed that because DR.. Gra-
ham had rung the bell that morning, he was
the person whom Col. Loring had addressed?
y Mr.. Shepard followed in an argument *
f show that the confession of Dr.. Graham to the
police officer sufficiently identified him with the
person who disturbed Col, loring and his wife
e by ringing the bell in the hall, and that he was
consequently, the person with whom Col. Lorine
( had conversed. This being so, there could be NJ
r objection to Mrs Loring's testifying to the con
b versaton that then took place.
/ His Honor decided that the evidence tending
! to identify DR.. Graham with the person wht
rang the bell was sufficient to go to the Jury
+ and he would, therefore, admit the testimony o
e e Mrs. Loring as to the conversation.
Mr.. 0'Conor took exception to the ruling o
u the Court, which was entered.
y During the discussion Mrs Loring became 81
ill that she was obliged to leave the Court
Subsequently, Mr.. Shepard handed up
t medical certificate to the Court, stating tina
she was then unable to bear an examination
Mr.. Shepard asked for an adjournment, il
. view of Mrs Lorinp's illness
y Mr.. OCOnor was anxious, on behalf of hi
client, that the trial should not be delayed, an,
! suggested that the examination of the witnesse
be proceeded with.
Christopher Dooley Examined by Mr. Shepard
On the Cd Of August last, watchman at the St
e Nicholas Hotel was from 70 O'Clock at night to
Z in the day.
!, Yes-No 247 The number of Dr. Graham's door wa
257 went into the hall off which the bedrooms wer
about ten minutes after O'Clock, to finish the putin
out of the gas that time met person in the hall
after that between and O'clock saw Col Loring;
was about three yards from the reception ROOM on th
second foor did not look at clock or watch after
q O'clock at the time Col Loring saw person
except the chamber maid there 10 maids bell outsid
Of room No 247 on the corridor It is pretty high up
only for chambermads, and not ring in the Office
there is no other bell on the wall except that at No 7
when Col Loring came to me he tod me tnat
was making noise; went to look for the gentlema
that was making the noise and Col Lorng went down
lg the office saw no person was minute and ha
went down to the Office and saw Go Loring lying dead
the breath was just leaving him.
IN How long after Col Lorpg left you was IL until yc
TO saw him dead A Not than two minutes at Il
very most helped to carry the body into room No.
a. and was left in charge of it.
Margaret Leonard sworn and examined by Mr.. shepar
'e On the ID of August last chambermad at the
r Nicholas Hotel heard bell ring on the second fot
re in the corridor which from Spring street entry
was after O'Clock I came to answer 1t there was
standing in the corridor waited and saw pc
NJ standing at the door of No 27 went away
VI know who the person was Col Loring occupied
room told the man to ring his bedroom bell
To the Court. 1t was Col Lorng's room, and suppo
it was Col. Loring who standing at the door, b
could not tell who it was did not know Col Lorlpg
DR.. Darid Uhl, called and sworn, and examined by
in the early part of August last at the st. Nicholas
In tel /? did.
1T Q. Do you know whose body it was! A, The body
n Col Lorng.
Of @ Who aided you in that examination! A. Dr. Quac
III enboss.
IN Q. Were there any other medical gentlemen prese
~ upon that OCCASION A. A gentleman named Dr. ia
ne dolph and Dr. Payne in after the post moten
ue completed.
viii you state what the condition OF tnat body wa
ie A. found on examining the body, slight abrasion
the of the left also just over the LETT ey
~ brow also found punctured wound on 1ne pack
inches to the left of the spinal column and twelve inch
h. from the middle of the shoulders below the wound
tered between the ninth and tenth ribs ana passed
wards and forwards into the substance OF the lungs
Il cavity of the chest was filed with large amount
AZ blood the wounds doubt the cause OF deat
va there other marks of violence upon the body
Q Will you state, sir what sort OF Instrument, In 70
judgment would be adequate to the OF sucf
- wound? A Such thing sword cane.
hat wa fhac IN Al