New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02

1t OF TO tss Il.
M Nate. forty or fry yards from Lanes house, at
the time of the ARRAY; vas sitting reading sod heard
hsmmeripg; looked out OF the west window saw
nothing; read few minutes more; 1t stopped ran.
ipv got up TO 20 TO work; got 70 the north vindor
though. 70 be Jepkin.s, say You know yoar duty"
/ then heard . shot; then heard groani looked
biz bou.e; he had light musket OF sho. gun IN his
,igtt hand at q trail; was looking round rather
behind; he looked grave, serious; ne wss Waking
very SLOW the nIst hall Of the distances be got about
hall vsy 20 The house from the psce where fre. saw
him and he eared up little quicker and passed out
of nv sight on the furthest side of the house from
where Was; frem the time ! 6rs. saw him till the
time he passed out of my sight heard t~o shots
fired il is pcssible there might have been three, but
don't .hiuk there was; ran over into Lane yArd
/ saw jenkins lying on his face vent to him and
ra;sed hs bead up little 70 zee where he WAS shot
his mouth and noss were bloody, but saw no ouiet
roll him over think Henry Jenkins there; about
the time We got him rolled over Mrs. jenkins 60:
there; tried to get them 70 carry him over to hs
house Henry jenkins told TO wait for his grand.
fsther, who, be said, wss doctor; told him that
M jenkins was past doctorngi finally We succeeded
in getting them TO take him back to the house; TOOK
him over heard only one shot fred before saw Lane
walking to the house; am quite certain there
was not more; could no. tell certainly that tie first
shot was not a psto; anybody had asted
nee, would have said gun; the two Others sounded
Jerkins's request; Gates veLt 70 the weet door OF
Lane house 70 get water, but it seemed locked ne
did not get in; l brought water from Nutes before
he got any all ssv no arms near or On the Dody o.
Jenkins think sew little the stik; helped
TO eaIry over the coipse saw corpse partly stripped,
but saw no wespons; the doctor came 10 Lanes yard
the corpse Lev in the path to the weI-tnnk or the
sra,s; Mr.. Gates told me about the 'r1nssc.ion;
IMr. Stanton wished to ask Mr.. Ropes whether
Gates did not say TO bin, in Colsmers ONCE, thar
L.ne fred nrst, but objection made inssmnch as
| Gates in mis- testimony bad admitted the fact.
CYsss. examined by Ewpg-Gates got water in
bueh.t think he came out of the north door, or the
west can't say which; don't recollect seeing an AZ
on tpe grass TIL got back from Jenknss; saw then
.hould think was Elk or eight feet from his feet it
might be little more; do not reooilect OF speaking
with Mr.. Hill the day Of the homicide; don't re-
menber saying to Nh. Hill was not able to tell who
fred fret; don't know DOW, although am certain IN
my own mind, tor didst see the shot; night have
ssid that could not tell to HILL don't recollect say
irg to Legeet that Lane fred fist-perhape said
heard 20; did not say 50 from my own knowedge.
ton that Lane should be hung, Why should he be
"bnngi They fred on him first and were chasing
" hun with IN az y A. have no recollection Of
o DO you thipk you did or did not ssyso A. /
thik did not; have he Ard some OF the boys read
ing The Republican, extra, but don't remember
whether read or heard Green's testimony read or
rot: bsve had conversations With Green or Jen'
kins about the testmony-haye made pssslrg remarks
70 them; Mr.. Nues house s between 40 or a. yards
from the place where saw Gen. Lsne FIRST guess;
the expression in Lanes face appeared to me to be
deep thought.
q. After they fred a. him whs; the expression
Of his fac,-did it change A. We'll, the expression
Of bis legs appeared to be action DID not see his
face Tsnehte,; had business with Collsmer whea
var in biz Office. went in with .tes don't recollect
| that ssked him TO 60 in with me; did not talk
about theiease in Mr.. Coamers Office; one purpose
Il G e. T. ts s.Ps ss n 70
yers fer the prosecution what Mr.. Gatess evidence
would be; told him, think, that % had :old \ Mr.
fair,thst they should know what Gates had 70 say
rbis answer fairly broke down the ingenious trap OF
the ing COUNSEL and was received with great
Laughter. went to End Mr. Gates-not certain
whether went then.
ByMr. Stsrton-Icoudn not see the ate when heard
the pounding; there were stable fence &c between
us; the same stable intercepted my view from tho
north window; the north wIndow-the one l went to
was OPEN from IT saw L.ne; the grosn heard was
something between ya~n and . grosn OF pam
rather long groom; said that while did not know
but that the first .hot might be pistol did not think
Mr. Coe, after the evidence was resd, desired to
know if the witness knew the condition Of the water
in the we'll
Objected tc.
The Rev Mr.. Mute swon-I don't think heard
ell the conversation ths passed on tue 2th OF May
between Col Jebkin. and Gen. Lane; l was out TO
my horse in the stable not fer from sunset the north
end of my stable s open; had just stepped into the
| stabs when saw Mr. jenkins coming through the
gate between his field and Col. Lanes garden; knew
| that the bucket hsd been taken oil that day, snd
thought at opce that Mr. Jenkins would not be able TO
get any water Lane himself told me OF it.; knowing
that circumstance locked to see wast Jenkins would
90; IS M jenkins came up 70 the .ei, Just os'ore
| ke reached IT, the lady whom took to be Mrs. Lane
| came out and met him; think then went TO get
some corn for my horse; as stepped INTO the itsu
again heard this lady saying, we fonh, or hsFe
concluded, that there's not water enough IN the .e
fer no,e than our own family" Mr. jenkins rep!ed,
"WeD, ] cont help thst," and added, 81 cistm
right TO get water cut Of this we the reply OF the
| LADY dio not hear; Ihesrd few wod OF 1t only
was no. hsterpg very attentiveyi inferred ho.
| ever, that che ssked a question, from wnst a'1
| hear; Mr.. jenkins replied, why, claim this vel
| ss mire," and then sdded, " And l claim that the
! horse is mine, too" heard few words sferwsrd
from the LADY; che seemed to he rsmonstrating with
| hin think she said, 1--WE have not troubled you
We have lot been 10 the house near you after tbis
heard Mr.. jenkins say, ~ shall bre.k into tae we"
at the same time bs stepped 10 the IN the
resr Of the house. picked up az AZ cse back 70 ths
! well, AID raised the as though be were goiGs to
| strike the well down; upon which Mrs. Lsae sa!o
| Not vita our az, though" upon which NJ jenkins
threw the back 10 the woo1 pile, and, turning TO
| youny msn who with him, said to him, y G1 and
borrow 8n AZ" went back TO the house; think |
sat down at the north end OF the kitchen; looked
ont Of the window some five minutes perhaps, sfser
that and tnis young man stepping up to ths Vel
with or sx in his hand sm not sure, bat think
did zee Br. jenkins take that ex irto his hand, out
| Young nan 81 ain; Mrs. Line seemed - ssy soma
| tnipg 10 him which induced him to do it; ne taen
started tDwsld the gate and returned as be came as
be wert think heard him say something TO this ef
! fect d" Well, III come sgsIn when hr. Lace IL a.
bore" that is al heard o. that transaction in tbs
yard; l know Benz +. Gates; sav hin starting
from the back eide Of the house tue we Think
while stood N the stable, going toward the rayine