The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-11

before got up them ami that IL ths reason perhaps
that cd any q The ;..soi.s o..s o.
asa INST hr. Holmes' A. have not
DID you say that he ought 70 have besn Indicted
B when the officer, were carrying Mr., Holmes Gown
stairs, did you say, sske the Of skh d,vn By
the hair Of his hs.ds" A. No; on the contrary, told
O. why did ysu tell them thss A. Because he SEEM
when Homes west across the street, did he 60 fast
or slow? A. Rather fact.
va se so Yes
O. Both togstters A. No; ons was quite distance
o. What was the tussle between shsshan and Holmsss
A. did net the tussle; all Holmes getting
up of the ground, and running of into his house.
Q Did you see Sheehan knock down Holmess A. l did
Q. Could he havs done so and you MT see IT. A. He
Joseph Petty being duly sworn. was examined, rs fol-
owe-1 lived at No. Trinity place In November last
and at that time hnew MI Holmes; ! ais, knew Gour-
but remember hearing of It the next morning.
Q. When lad you sesn Hclmes previous to Gcurlay's
deatbs A About three days previous.
Q. Wferes A At my house in Trinity place.
Had he bnifs in hi. possession at that time II
counsel TOR deelce Is irrelevant, and waved for the
then present tine by the prosecuting Attorney
James Marshall bsisg sworn. dspossa In the direct
remembered the night when Gourlay was stabbed; my
beat was West street; I came up towards Greenwich
stree, and just as did so eaw man with white
at rlnping into SO Greenwich street; then heard
rap. and saw ske.han, who sal; that Holmes had
stabbed Gourlay; l asked him where he went and he
said he thought he vent up stairs into his own room
/ wtLt up there with officer COLTS and fousd Holmes
there lying the cor talking to bis wife daughter
BE asked somebody to go after Mr. Diamond; then
came down stairs and went 10 the station house,
how be felt, and he said he felt bad.
O. Where id you 20 from the station house A.
went according 20 Mr Gannon's directions, to B,me5
house. and helped to convey him to the station house,
We tooA him in carriage to the Police Court the next
morning.
conner A. He cid.
Did you hear the doctor say that there was no dan.
ger OF Holmes 6esths a. Idid.
Councilman Charles Cannon, sworn, teposed He
acqusntd with both Holmes and Gourlay for years;
remember the night Gouray was stabbed was there
ing the of Carlyle and Greenwich streets,
WHEN heard some say thst Gourlsy was stabbed;
went 10 Holms ocuse, aud saw him there lying on the
floor; he afied for ink and psper to make his VIII
he asked some one to 60 fer Mr. Dlamoad and Mr.. An
thoLy Bleecssr went to the station house, AMI found
s% to hpe
taken to the station house; Re was carried out
mattress, officer having hold of each corner told
them to lie careful With their prisoner.
Anne Gourlay, the widow Of David Gou-lay deceased,
IVES then placed upon the stand.
Nr. Whiting wanted to know what meant to BE-
proved by the evidence Of Mrs. Gour!ayY
Judge Reebe said he had nothing TO prove BY the wit
ness but only vented what the counsel for the
deferce might want to prove by h,r.
Mr. Phillips said they did net wart 10 prove aoy hing
by the witness. The witness then left the stand.
Jacob Roosevelt Of No IA State street, being sworn
eeposcTbat he the deceased at the Hospital after
he had received the wound; Jaw him on the Saturday
me ring sitter he / nd been stabbed
HAD you any conversation with bimS A. had.
q. What 1t. A. He said nothing about his dying
Q. Did re ray ything in y our presence? A. He did
lot, that remember about his prospects OF living
morning when witness for the defence ara com-
Danded by the Court TO be in attenearce.