Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-11
rmE BANK STREET TRAGEDY

to merit more attention aud be Of moro impoi- |
lance than has been accorded TO It. He states
that about o'clock Sunday morning he was in
the Woddell carrying up boots to the rooms 80
This took him 10 the North end Of the building,
which abuts upon Frankfort (old Centre) street.
He was in the second story and looked out the
window as usual in passing He saw two men
on the opposite corner by the building in which
Mr.. Sterling spent the evening. One was
dressed in black and the other was in his shirt
sleeves The one in black was quite drunk
and swearing loudly; the other was trying to get
him to go home. They finally passed out Of sight
toward Superior street The window being
upon the end, Brannon could see no farther
than the south side Of Frankfort street, where
Halls grocery stands The witness told his
story with the most perfect and complete inn
press of truth upon it, He told what he saw
by the gas light, but did not tell too much
For instance he could see and would naturally
notice the general appearance and dress of the
men, but he could not tell as to whether one
carried a cane.or as to the particular size Of the
two. Now suppose a case. Suppose that Mr..
Sterling had been playing up stairs for some
time; that he had been drinking until he wus
very drunk. Uhese two positions are admitted
and considered as facts); that some one while
playing with him in the room up stairs, had
thrown off his coat to be more comfortable; had, =,
when Mr.. Sterling started to 60 away. accom-
panied him down stairs to see him off; that Mr.
Sterling, according to his well known disposi-
ton when under the influence ofliquor although
directly the opposite when sober, had been stub
born and refused to 60 away; that he insisted
on going back to the room; that his companion
succeeded IN starting him of, bat that he
turned and went back to tho hall, determined to
60 beck and continue playing;-suppose all this,
we say, and it is not unnGtu raj to suppose that
in the scuffle that would probably ensue at the
street entrance, the fatal blow was given sud
denly and without premeditaton This opin
ion was strongly prevalent yesterday and theie
is nothing improbable or unnatural in IT,
But the real facts in the case may never be
brought out. For three days the Jury have
devoted their time and attention to ierretng
out any new facts that might bear upon the
case, and have closed their evidence and
rendered verdict that shows-noihing The
Hall has been argely thronged during the in
vestigation and at all times in the day groups
of persons may be seen at the scene of tn,
tragedy, scanning the pavement, the floor and
the stairs There has been but one topic OF
conversation for the whole city, and the mum.
Der of times the question "auy thing newt"
has been asked is beyond computation.
The charge has been made and circulated
that names and particulars have been sup.
pressed by the press for polite reasons, and
because men high in arristocratic circles were
involved So far as the LEADER is concerned
these charges have not particle of foundation.
= Full and complete reports with every name
brought out and every important particular
noted have been furnished the readers of the
LEADER. Our reporter has been stopped about
one hundred and eighteen times day on an
average, on his way to and from the hall and
along the streets, for information, when tn,
. following conversation generally ensued:
/. Interogator given yeti
c Reporter.-No
Interogator Anything new come outl
Reporter Nothing special.
Interogator.-Well who has testified anC
what did they sayl Let me see your notes
H will youl
Reporter stop; read the papers
d Now this curiosity is perfectly natural, bu
it will not take more than one hours figuring
20 to show that fifteen minutes with each ques
TONER, to 90 over the testimony, would con
l. sumo some time il not more, beside destroying
all freshness of the evidence when published
The jury met at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
and at half past 8 the examination was resumed
II by
Bennett Mailer, spOTR--Am an employee il
II Empire Hall Billiard Room; was acquainted
with Mr. Sterlingi saw him in that room las
@ Saturday night from 9 TO 10 O'Clock; he cam
and went alone, being there probably about al
! hour; noticed nothing special about his appear
ance he did not appear to be intoxicated; h,
had a large roll OF bank bills when be setteC
y for his bill; he had been playing billiards;
these were small bills there were probably S5I
/. or $50; don't know whether the bills wer
m large or small; did not see him have any silver
q know Mr. Sherman; did not see hun IN tina
10 room that night; do not know MIR. Beach know
Jerry Gilman by sight; did not see him there
= MIR. Sterling looked over his roe OF bills, as
20 supposed to find a small bill; these were in hi
n, pocket book; did not see the denomination o
rs any of the bills; had they been all S5's ther
r was enough should judge to make $3.50 4
"a $500; did not see whether he put the none
back in his pocket book or in his vest pocket
" he paid me a s bill
George w. SiSer, SDOTH-llaye been ac
quanted with the late K. L. Sterling; saw hln
last on Saturday night about o'clock at tn
r Angler; he was there about half an hour di
o. not see him after that he left the house abou
d, half past & o'clock Mr. Sterling came into tn
Angler with Mr.. Pynchon they went to tn
desk and Mr. Sterling opened several letters
one of which he showed TO MIR. Thaicherto to read
this was from Texas, and he showed 1t on &c
be count of the specimens OF poor spelling 1t con
e. tained it referred to some ice mattersi b
IA opened another letter which contained draI
s- for two or three hundred dollars, which he sal
ia was for some castings we then took seat
and had his cane that he had changed wit
me some three weeks before; | said to hii
, Mr.. Sterling, I've carried your cane Ion
~ enough, let's change back we did 30 and h
IT. went out saw no more of HIM his cane th'
.e gave back TO him was ebony with sily'
IN mountings, his initials being upon the hea'
de never saw him carry a loaded headed cant
ny the cane he had from is OF gutta percha, ,yer
.at light piece Of pearl in the top, which top III
40 screws and comes Oft it is not more than ha
~ as heavy as Mr.. Sterling's ebony cane the to
i'u Of my cane may be little larger than the tc
All of Mr.. Sterng's but the body is smaller
IRE Henry Moore, sl00rR.-liave known NJ
10. Sterling; have met him at the Chess Club room
ar think the last meeting of that club was
A urtl. don't think / was at that meetinU. If