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

toaries Jack .or. sworn-On the evening OF Jlna
Goth last was in the hosiery store At the OF
Mestsrn ros and LOngworih between aud
O'Clock, boy. by the nsme OF King. brought ia
toX. aDc said Il va for Mr. Allison looked az the
card On top OF the box. and i va for ALISON and
iJo the boy would give il; between : and 0 clock
took the box, and gave II TO Baker; IN the mean
time the box lay the counter, and | laid my head
H. DR. baker shook the box, and said ne thou Zhl
here vss sand IN il; the box was heavy-ibout
twelve inches long five high, and tour wide, AMI
covered with lead-colored paper, tied with white
wrapping twlre. the card underneath the twlne
The remnants OF the box were then brought in
Judge johnson objected to showing these materials
TO witnesses who had never seen them. This witness
had lever seen any thing but the wrapper.
The portion not actually seen by the situesses vas
then covered up-Mr. Pruden rsmsrking there
vas powder in It now, and counsel need not
fear il.
The card was handed witness and he said it was of
the same size ana contained the same direction as
the one the tOX.
Cross-exarnined-The writing appeared very much
like that the box; there wss sm al boy with King
when be delivered it. don recOlec, whether the night
was dark not had the box alout an hour before
be deli gered il 10 DR.. Baker.
Dr. Thomas Cumnngs-knew Arr Ion; bad known
him stree January, 1883, AID roomed with him.
a fellow student with him at the Medical College
knew Allison since last winter he was student, ana
after lectures were over. made steward by the
Ga ,uliy there difficulty BET Feen them, don't
know what it was about: prisoner was employed 4
house.sBrgeon; they had words VIII each other at
i,rent times once about the price of book Shich
Arisen had bought Of Allison, they called each
other knaves towards and ID liars: when Al
lson stepped up to Arrison, struck hi twice and
kno ,keG him down, iDjuring him severely cannot
reeOlect how long this was before the explosion Ar
afterward sad, have great notion to kill him.
on the evening of June =, witness was sitting
in the Office door on Longworth ST.. when the boy
Jackson handed the box 10 DIR. J. w. Biker, saying
there was box for Allison, the steward. Dr. said he
would hand it to him. witness lifted the box and
found it heavy DIR. Baker said that AlIs had been
getting several boxes lately; witness shook il beside
his head, and thought there a sound like sand;
a.teIwaId concluded II was SOUND like sand after
ward concluded II the rusiing of paper; box
about the size Of the in Court; there brown
paper around it, card now exhibited of the size
Of the one on box, and had the same inscriptions
there hole in the card, through which the string
ran; can't say whether this the card or not; II
embles it, Al the time of explosion the pave
meDt of Lon worth. the sound very loud rushed
up stairs fire. went sfter water; returned DR..
Baker taking Mrs. Allison out; she was taken do yn
Stairs Dir Alligon taken into the faculty room;
the bee -cloihiDg fire, and put gu, by
ter Here witness described the injury done % the
building, zane a. DIR. Baker, yesterday. After the
explosion, pieces OF the box resembling that
in Court, and pieces of shell; saw Allison alter the
explosion he was lying the table, with his bow
eli pro.IudiDg from the wounds he wes also wounded
in the thigh; saw some fifteen holes IN the thigh he
W As burnt in the face; there were between twenty
and tlrfy PAN, DIS IN LOrplftl III ut-
partrnent their he thinks are paid by Gov
eminent: saw AL son while dying he died that night,
about al hour and hall after the explosion
Gross examined 49, Witness had beea connected
with College since January, A.; had known Arrson
ever since he was there his room IN ate two or
three months. ard class-nate sll the time he was
digent student; he took the place of home surgeon
during Bakers absence: saw one or two papers re-
latng to a contract between Baker and Arrison; Al
sou came there some time in the winter and atiended
lectures.
Mr.. Dickson-Whst Wa the contract between Al
lsou ard DR.. Baker
M Pruden-You need not answer that question
The Court decided that all testimony showing thu
proper relation of the parties 10 the institution wa
proper.
The witness stated that Allison student dur
ing the lectures, and the steward aiterward did moi
know Of any difficulty between Baker, the head OF
the hospital and Allison did not know that Allison
was about t. leave the Institution did not know that
Allison had invested anything in fitting up the lee
ture room; ArrlsOn remained IN the Institution about
month after the light between him and Allisrn; the
threats of Arrison made day or two after the
fght after the box carried 40 stars, but lew
10 nu,es elapsed before the explosion; the clock in
the room Thare the explosion occurred was stopped
al Twenty three minutes past nine; heard that Al
leon ask,d Baker whether be could live or NOT;
Baker told him he could not; do not know whether
Allison had any opinion OF bis own or not cannot
recolect AllisOn's precise words. but he said this
is the fruits or consequences OF some wrong in
himself or somebody else; cant tell which, toe
idea witness got was, that If be had not been
in company with certain persons this would not
have h. ppened think he named DO persons. don I
think he named Conoway; heard him say nothing
about the box did not hear bun say he was Killed by
a torpedo, other persons were with HIM was WIN
him all the time; do not know who was present dd
not hear him name Arrisos at all; did not know that
Allison was in the habit OF receiving PACKAGE, only
from hearsay, knew nothing OF the property Allison
left: Allison suffered greatly and thought ne spoke
cohereniy yet witness thought man suffering 20 IN
t,rsey could hardly be in full possession OF his iacdl-
ties: was present with Mrs Allison much Of tn tine
after the explosion she sand she expected to die soon
but not nnlt diaiey she remarked that she handed
the box to Allison, and requested nun u open IT,
a,ked her II Mr.. COnOway had done this, she sali
n. thought he al hand in it; | asked ~hen she
saw him last she said lew weeks ago told her Mr.
Allison laid 1t to COnOway, and asked Ter II she
thought so she said she Gd witness nad never sen
Corows,-had never feen Wm. Wilson; cd not
lnoy thew were the same persons knew not ~nii
Nm Wilson was there for; know nOning OF MS
charcter: Mrs. Allison never mentioned the name oil
AnisoD.
lave been in the drug store at the corner OF >xn anu
freeman sis; have known defendant since MArch,
I-s3 heard him say ON Wedne-dsy after the ngnt AZ
the hospital that deceased and Baker na1
him. laid he should let decease1 alone bu II ne ever
cros.sd bis path he would blow hole through ms
Ieart. said ii be could get has money De would ea'e'
-, ould NOT get bis money Of Il tker on Siiuf1ay
before the fgbt between him and deceased, PRISONER
bnueJ pi,,ol Of witness and returned II he tn
Ssy before the explosion he sad, have not used ~
but shall get even with him yet said be was gong to
leave n a few days and 20 to Io"s when he boz
rowed the pistol he said he wa gong to ahoo' aos
witness asked him Tor the pistol before ne returned IT,
ssis he Lad not used IT, had i not with him ~ the
time or he would have blown his heart oat then he
was speaking Of Aliso8; be NGs frequently A. tue
crug .ror,. had tended it some months In l-'5 had
n. access 10 IL az al times We KEEP, powder n pa
49,. Of two ounces 10 La pound he could get Il
spv tine: saw him Jas. on Friday afternoon os.ore
de explosion be wore then white hst, blue - black
coat and white pants b. said S)me tine while D. nad
tie pistol, that he borrowed II ezpee ing nght w.ia
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