New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-05

| hlT. JtDEi0s Whe perfectly Cd,T ahu peo8Arb Nncu
he left tie house be wss not under any unusual ex
cteueut from any cause be ot excited by epiri.u-
Gus ouors S;tof6.ath the expression OF his counts-
rsIce yas calm ard natural fe there was moth
/ ing Of the nature Of sco~l on his face.
There wss discussion as 10 the effect produced by
the sbct on the clohng in order 70 rebut Ms Mac
derlrs testimony % the position Of the az. Tns
clothing exhibited in Court, and i1ertifed oy the
witness.
BY Col. Yourg-I saw NY husband losiug fire.
, arms the day Of his des.h-s pistol and Shsrps
Ife he gave the pistol t) Green this was few min
utes before he stared to go over; ne loaded the arms
as soon az he got through dnneri he did no: come
from town Until regular dinner vas over the
hands and boart hal finished their dinner by that
tine.
William Hutchinson, swcrn-Sicce this occurrence
between Gen. Lane and Mr.. jenkins, have you heard
Gen. Lane say anything ss to the order Of the shoot
ing
Objected to. Argument for two hours and a half
Direction overrued.
Wilness-I was at Gen. Lanes house about an hour
after jenkins shot; tie so much TILED
with rersons who there that cOu3 not get near
to him. to MIN nor speak to Eim; be was tskn
when went in; in reference ID the event that Oc-
CURED that afternoon, and seemed to be answering
questions to lose his bed understood Gen.
Lane TO say that he redfrs that ss fire was
returned he tuned his aide toward them to MAKE as
small surfaee as poeeibe, and received shot IN bis
in az eg about len minutes after saying this IN ans Ter
to other questions, probably, he alluded TO the same
point arc bis statement modified sonewhat, and
Think he said that he was not cure but both hred
about the same time.
Cross.e1smined-Mr. Lane did, think, stste a.
that time that jenkins had an ak in bis hand but
don't think he said ne was advancing; think that
Lane claimed that they were all armed; don't reco-
ect him saying that he would have been killed in
quarter Of minute; think he did say that he begged
jenkins and hs party not TO come Into the yard and
| not TO advance toward him; don't think Lane said
that Jeukrs was threatening kill him at the gate
there were great many persons IN the room at the
tme tue conversation took place an hour after the
! homicide; ! stated not more than fifteen minutes.
Sheriff Walker recalled, and identified Dutur
end Henry jenkins as the parties mentioned In his
evidence; Understood Dufur to say that they all had
pistols and Mr.. jenkins rhe; at least one OF them
did Mr.. Green was in the stable when told him he
WAS under arrest.
! S. N Wood sworn and was asked to state the cir
cumstances by which Jas +. w alker came into pos
se sion Of the house now occupied by Gen. Lane.
Objection raised.
I was at Lanes house Immediately after the homi-
cide come one asked him who fred fret he replied
that he did; he said that Jenkins came with two or
three men, and Re (Lsne told him be would shoot him
if he came into the yard; that he would shoot hin II
he did, he said that jenkins did not desst, but krOke
down the gate that he Nsne) went into the house and
got his gum when he returned jenkins was inside the
yard that be ordered him to STOP which he refused
to DO; that he then raised bis gun and fired; he SAID
that there were two three shots fred at him after
that that one of them cut a lock of his hair of.
by Col. louDg-I was spoken TO to assist In the
prosecution; have been here about an hour during
the entire investigation IN that capacity; have coun
seed with the lawyers for the prosecution less
during this trial; did not try to incte the crowd to
hang Gen. Lane az his premises.
Q. Did you at any other place on that day try to
induce the mob 70 lyrch Gen. Lane'
Col. YOung-Wel, two doors below the green win
dow shutteis painted white, in somebody's back
cellar.
Objection oveIruled.
Witpess-I did not; after left the house occupied
by Lane went to Jerkipss house; feuna t'ss n ou
kiLs was dead; there was good oea u ieenuS
among the persons there, ard recolect OF saying
several times that who would do al act of that
kind ought to be hung, and if justice was ever cone
he weuld be hung some one ssked me II Was in ID
yor of har gpg him. said was opposed to mob law
in any form; that wished Lane to be tried by Jury
| If bic peers found guilty ard hung several persons
ed to defend the act, and said to them that If John
Lowrie sn idiot in Lawrence now In prison for assaut
and bstteryl or any common person, had done it, they
would have been hung withOu! judge or jury L oP.
posed Col Eldridge and others who were In favor OF
lynching him. refused to ssue warrant as justice
Of the peace, as my mno, IRON Lanes own staemehl,
was made up about It.
BY Col. Youpg-I don't know that am more par
ticuarly friendly TO Lsne than to otner persons an
rot personal enemy Of Lane; have repeatedly said
in CONNIE cton with this circumstance that Lane any
other man who would kill another rather tuan let him
have bucket Of water, ought to be hung.
+. P Marion sworn-I heard Lane say (sfter the
homcde) that jenkins came TO the gate; ne went up
to him, and begged him for God Almightys cake not
To come: Lane went bsck aud got his gun,
came out, and begged jenkins not to advance; Jen-
kins kept advancing, with the sx raised to have re-
treated as far as he could with safety at the same
time shot cut lock Of bis hair; he then turned side
ways TO offer little surface as he could two moro
shots were fred two caps snapped, AID the tnird
shot hit him the leg; that's all heard Gen; Lane
ssy and heard it twice within III minutes, shortly
after Jenkinss death.
Cross. examined-I stsd in the house sbou. 10 uin-
utes; Lane said that pistols were pointed at him as
jenkins was advancing
j. G. Bracket, sworn-I was at Lsnes house
shortly after the afray; was standing by his bed
and heard him describe the afffay; he stated that
jenkins came to the fence, &c. He came
out with bis shotgun he said jenkins csme on
toward the well with the az in his hand; he stepped
in front of Jenkins and begged him for Gods sake
not to advance any further; that Jenkins stu con;
steps and again ordered him to ttop or he should
shoot him. jenkins did not stop, and he fired Of him.
as soon he fired the report of ball passed by his
lsit side he realized he was IN danger, he
threw himself around sideways to the men who were
with jenkins &c. Was shot in the left knee;
that he was sorry he killed jenkins, but he did it 10
self defense don't remember he said that pistols were
drawn on Lane.
Raw Green recalled and sworn-It was the object Ct
the prosecution get thi, witness to identity the pis
tol with which he shot Lane. The pistol is i've
shooter of lot sent out by the National Com nit
tee, and only barrel Of it is discharged. The evil
derce of the witness however was objected 70, and
the Court sustained the objections.
Court &C journed.
ELEVENTH. DAY-THE EVIDENCE CLOSED.
LAWRENCE, June IS, 1858.
j. G. Haskell, recAlled-I was at Lanes house two
or three times within two hours of the afray asked
him who fired first be said he supposed he did;
asked if he knew he told ne he was not conscious OF
any firing till he fired though he was no. certaia
Cross- examined-There was a crowd around his bed
at the time; he said jenkins advancing on him
with the sx at the time he fired said he ret.eaei,