New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-29

that he knew OF Bell Forrest kseoin ne stated
u'eu piIalhe a. CINCINNATI witness had been AT the
houte; saw, on one occasion, certainly land he
said house; be appeared 10 be intimate with the e.
males the particular occ aston referred To Wa. ~
tween and 10 O'Clock in the evening; Bell Forres,
Emily Moore, and one or two other females were
present at the time.
On crosse Examination said he had seem Mr.
LAmoureux plaintiffs attorney, at Cipcipn sti: be
iDtIoo uced simpson; former did not but latter spoke
to me about this case; he asked me wha. knew
about Bel Forest told him th It being an off GER
went there sometimes ON duty and sometimes to see
the ia, bioDs don't know that it is the duty Of an
officer TO sit houses of i'll. ame unless when breaches
Of tie peace occur the officers think that they can
hest get information at such houses Of la-ceaes
plaries &c. am not married have been Away
eIiDk wber am dry; Mr.. Childs was Of the firm Of
Chilcs & Brothers; gave to Mr.. Simpson state
n eDt Of what knew; told him wha. black-eyed Joe
Tor Josephine probably knew and would testify to.
Several questions were asked aud answered as to
whether Mr.. Simpson had paid witness money, &C.,
but no birg Of moment elicited
Solomon l. Simpson recaled-[Mr Jordan with
q view to the form of swearing-the witness wishing
to affrn-ssked witness whether be was a believer
in the Christian religion or Is of the Jewish per
suasiOD7 The witness ssid he declined to answer.
He affirmed in the presence of his Maker, and be
considered that binding oath. Mr.. Graham siid no
could affirm or swear as he pleased Witness might
state whether he belonged TO the Jewish persu ,son
not. Witness answered that he did belong to that
faith. Mr.. Jordan remarked that the Hebrews have
peculisr mode Of taking an oath, which should be
observed by the witness The Court thought it was
not Uecetsary. The witness was afirmsd
Wit ess-I en- brother to plaintiff; she resides with
her parents, at No. 80 Prince St my father is an in
porter of wine and brandy; the age Of plaintiff now
is about 22 or 20 she had always resided to the time
of her marriage, with her parents in this city, and
also sic here after her marriage; know the de.
PENDANT, Solomon ChiIds; knew him about two years
before tue marriage, and was on speaking terms six
or seven months before, and that VAS about the Pc
Rod Of his acqushtAnee with my sister he resided
in New York during that time, and did business I
think, in South Wlllsm-st; he was the purchasing
psrtntr here, of Childs Brothers, Cincinnati; after
be and my sister were married, they bosrded in
Houstonft., between Mercer and Greene. with Mrs.
Phillips; they went there the same night they were
married; they remained theIe about SIX weeks, and
then came TO my fabers and were there abOu. four
weeks when they went to Cincinnuti he said no was
going TO Cincinnati to introduce his wife his fam
IL aud they were going small tour Of pleisure
be expected 10 DO gone about two weeks; he was
gone four or six weeks, when they returned; he
left, after that about Oct 1885, four or six weeks
after he bad returned he did not take his wife With
blmi be left her at my fathers house; he said his
object in going was he had some collecting to do and
would be gone about two weeks; be told his wife to
remain at Der fathers house TIL his return he said
be would 20 10 hOusek eeping in Seventeenth-st., on
his return; he never did return; he had arr anged to
take fathers house, No 1873 West Seventeenth-st.,
chastd furniture. and left it with my sister, who
bas either be whole the greater portion of it NJ W.
he has never returned from Cincinnati, that know
OF, since have lived in my fathers house ever since
except ia bOurs Of bueinefs, and when was absent
in Europe from January TO September Of this year;
am ia psrtnes chip with my father l. H. Smps IN a.
Son; there has been child of the iriage rn June
1851 it is living with its mother its name is Henry
ashincfou Childs my sister has resided continually
with by father except when my father ami mother
absent in Europe, during which tine my siste
lived with my brother, l.. III. Simpson, Jr., in Lis
penUrd st. sDce the departure of Mr. Childs, in 1881
have been in CiDcinnatii more than Once saw Mr.
Cb,lde there; he did DOtspeak TO me have no doub
but he raw me, ana have reason TO doubt that he
knew me; he did not recognize, but rather avoided
mt; have seen him in the street and other wise;
several times; kDo~ the house of Bell Forrest have
been there the first time entered II October or
November, 1851; there bu, once on that visit;
was al Cincinnati again the latter cad Of 1852 or COM
nenceme ut Of 1853; defendant, Childs, at Bell
FoIrtsts it was in the fall Of 1851; | arrived at
Cincinnati about u In the evening" went to my uncles
house and left my baggage there what little had Of
it; and having beard previously; Objected tol Isent
out for the purpose (obe cted TOY; | proceeding
up Fourth 81, Cincinnati, when saw solomon Childs
about quarter half block off advancing tow ard
ne; knew him BY peculiar kind Of walk he had;
seeing him coming crossed the street and stood in
tie shaoe of tet.box til he passed he turned the
corner of Fourth and Wes,ern-row; | then started
after him. but before could reoeh the corner he had
disappeared; this house Of Bell Forrest being
the corner supposed he had gone there and de-
teimned to follow went to the side-gate OF alley
there il Do front entrance Of the house only piazza
and Knocked and tfter standing little while the
door opened by female, Bell Forests she did not
wish tc ADMIT me till told her who l wished TO see;
i told her collected TOY got in and went back TO
ktd Of kitchen and told her / wanted to see girl,
objected toy; then pas O. in'o small room in the
G. Dttr, on the SEINE floor in which there was bed
The dsor OF the front parlor was sufficiently open 30
as / could see light and hear voices It was com.
Iasx ira Kali
a ktd zoe what | wanted Objected tol looked
through a crack Of the door, and there saw defend
ant, Childa seated ON SOTO or setee, when was
pretty low, and lady on each side OF him. seeing
that was obliged by the order of Bell Forrest, 10
leave the door and leave the house Chilis and the
two females were talking, but not loud enough Tor
me 70 hear them.
Mr. Jord N requested permission on cross-examning
the witness to sit instead Of stand while he should
cross. examine TIE Judge said the rule had been
made in pursuance of authority given 70 the judges
Mr. JOrdsn said he did Dot acknowledge the validity
of the rule and would not here or elsewhere. He
wss finally permitted Saying was nconvenient for
him to stand long at time TO sit.
Gross examined-Solomon Childs has -four brothers
names them; they all men grown am not posi-
tiys whether Jacob or Marcus is the oldest the 9th
ere are Solomon and William; don't know the differ
ence in their ages; Solomon is a stou,, robust man,
and appears IS or 40; he looks different from the
other boners and could not be mistaken for them;
William is much more slender, Joseph IS quite yoang
10 appearances he is about ls years OF age tue eldest
brother Marcus bears the appearance Of being 50 or
co. with gray hairs; Jacob has similar appear inoe
except hat he has not got gray hair; 1t was IN the
fan Of ls5l saw defendant ia the hoas9 Of Bell For
rett did no, visit CinciI natl that time on business
think il while my father wss absent IN Europe
rink | remained in Cincinnati thst time two nights
aud oue day; my uncle Samuel VI. Pike lives In GIN
cinpst he resides in Southst. three or four blocks
from Bel Forrest; had never seen Bel Forrest pre-
yous to the time had spoken Of. naDoer OF
o.bsr questions were asked by Mr.. Jordan who re-
a;peS sitting as to the length Of the blocks, whether
Ia ina