New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-11

JAMES 81. BERRY, % south wharf
The Corones-The fact ia, we will order the trunk %
be sent down. .
Judge Csprop-O,der it 10 be sen. down TO theu
bSggssemsD In this city. +,
o Iwill ak you wbs. countymsn are you A.
am az American. p.
kilt Duicbes. County.
1st know Of ~, OF
8 Did you msTy in This city ? A. married in Al
o. Have You lived msst Of your life 10 this cty' A.
have:
18Th of this month.
@. How long have you been married A. Nine
years. .,
have worked for only four persons. believe worked
with Mr. Houser in Canal street three or four year,;
have worked siDcs 10 The public store three yeas ana
now work for mr. Ensko in Spring stree
q. How long have you been working Tor NM A.
Probably three months or 20:
O. How often are you obliged 70 omit yo1r labor in
oorsequencs Of this indnni'y OF yours A. Sometime
have bad TO do il every ober day lat Eau haf 70
leave my business Altogether for month or 90, and
| worked down OEn storing away fruit, where
could he my feet; ! worked a. that a month or
more. sod when that gave ont went to work again az
my trade sometimes could work two or three day,
steadily; now think an getting better; probably
will be abe TO work four days 10 yether.
Q. Is your health otherwise good A. never was
q
O. You find that sitting burs yool A. Yes, Sir.
q. And ualkiOg out relieves youi A. zee, Sh
q. Con you tel the Jury whether on this night, you
had been cTiLking anything A. can; a. the ho1ss
of Mr. So II one Of the two TO whom related The
circuus,erc CO. drank enc glass Of rectided spris-
o. DO you mean wbi.kyl A. Spirit, believe; i.
ia such as IL used in Ouch groceries.
O. For drink Yes Sir.
Q. How much a. should judge about halt
ouroe.
Q. How big tunber' A. A small drink.
The Ccroner-A ha'f ounce 10 a table spoonful.
witnes-It might have been two table spoonfuts,
:, nm. ~ take II a. a medicine or 80 draml a
wss asked by tie isdy IL The house Il woali take
something; said yes, and she handed this on the
o. Yves this all You hsd drank that evening A.
For the past iwenty-f hours had drank nothing
else.
Q. You were, then perfectly soberl A. ] was per-
A Juor-Dces not little spirits have effect upon
you-I mean are you not EASILY operated uponi a.
No Sir; have frequently drank thirty gasses without
lie making me any more drunk thau ohef men WHO
had drank fifteen.
Q. DO you mean beer. mean assorted; l have
done that bat it is according TO the st.e OF my son-
ach.
The Coroner-You mean that You are not easily a.
fecttd A. Yes Sir
Judge Cspron-Tbis man has given his testimony
eaDdicy and has put his whole character In the scae
III
It viii he ascertained.
O. Are Won able 10 tell ia whether ths man who en-
tered the house put his hand in his pocket az for
neb key. A. did not look after the man after he
mounted the steps.
O. Did YOU totice enough to know whether he ruuy
the bel A. cid not notice, and heard NJ bell.
Q. You we're with your back toSard the m4u a.
lie cid lot stand long enough 10 have tho bell an
O. Is there any defect in your sgh.-can yos see at
an crditsiy distance a. Ny sight Ia short.
Q. SO short as to cau'e you to mistake them A.
They were too near.
O. How far can you see in this room distincay-out
that wsy across the rooOl A. l can zee distinctly
all the persons here; can count thsm.
The Coroner-Can you the features of those per-
sons ouisde lin the lron. rooml A. can not any
more than their color.
O. How near can YOU discover the festures Of the
persons sitting about that THE repor:ers tablet A.
can distiDgui them all
.. So as to recognize them il you were TO see them
otherwise CT see them In tue snmo place again A
Yes, Sir.
AJuror-Could you reccgnize an acquaintance in the
ether 10, IN there A. | do no. th'nS | could unless
there something peculiar in the color oil hs dress
OF something Else.
sition on the step to the at the dor mast have
been about as far as from myself to you. About six
ieet a. Ii might have been--not quite so far
O. Ycu were three steps up A. was sitting on
the fourth step with one foo. on the third step.
O. Have you seen any person since this event a. sny
time, and talked with them with the view OF giviog
evidence TINS suDleCti a. NO FtteOns u9li WI
them last night, and the two others
Q. There has no person approached you wSh any
cffer or desire that you should come and testify
A. The OF ly person was Mr.. Reilly, who told me tas
ought to 20 and give my testimony.
Q. You have no acquaintance with any oil the par
tes here -sny of the inmates of this boase, or With
Dr. BuIdell who Is dead. A. never spoke to them In
my life, and could not recognize hem, except Mr.
Snodrafs.
Q. Ard Jon are net acquainted with any of their
friends. A. No Sir.
, o. You do know Mr. SnodgIsss, then A. saw
him in tie witness loom, where was-thst IS all l
know Of him.
Q. Can YOU see at the door any person whom yOu
have seen in this part Of the where We are now
fl tpC-We a. this 10 ties, the strength Of your ghi
THE Coroner was here standing in conversation near
The door with three other gendemep, distance OF
about ten twelve feet from the witness A. res
those tn there.
O. Have yor seen any of then in this part of the
room A. | cannot ssy about that.
q. Cannot you say any OF them have been sitting
rear uef A. l cannot say The Coroner hore IT,
turned and was standing 10y he table neal the ait
sess.
@. Have you eeen this man the cOrrerl about here
before ,o.dsy A. thnk have
q. Where cid YOU sse ne a. saw you speaking
10 me sitting ttele in his chair
The Coroner here ei( TIE room taking with hin
seves ct the Jury and proceeded up stairs To the room
10 which the murder bad been committed. Here
svera II the reporters and about eight or ten gentle
men taken from The spectators had assembled. Eckel
in the mt M time had been brought from the Tomos
and placed in the front Tle Coroner stated that
he ctsirtd to have the gentle men assembled nu noer
ing about twenty five TO dlvest themselves OF the1
coats and proceed in the front room, that the witness
Farrol might have an opp Ituny Of identify ing kol
IL he were the party be saw come 10 Toe door as
test fled 10 by him. Ec&c, no sever, objected to SIX
ing On Lis at uBless by sdyice Of his counse The
party dced their coats and proceeded into the front
Al int an