, 1859-01-31

! the acrew-hooks because he said ahe hung on
one; saw the holes in tie door; in the box
found t"o screws; the witness repeated IN de-
tail the account ot hin visits to prisoners room !;
there we're no other holes about the casing or
FONTS cf the aonra.
.]oh. C. NiUer trorn-NR4 present at the
A:!rshai's office; Bradley. Kahn, prisoner. and
nl"ee't were present; have tie ootes made at
that time; no alterations sire nade them;
w,-a aching for the city at thu time; prisoner
So. upon aofa. Bradley aud H.hm Dear, At IL
table under the gas; conversation YVES CON-
mercad By Bradley; my nr:es show ques-
titEs; l wrote only the ansTcrs; the prla uer
wes e4cted, talked rapidly zod some~hat rau,.
bling; would 20 On for :iGe rapidly without
ques,ous, and then pause suri another qnes-
tim started him of again.
The statement rnade BY Janper:z in the pres
ence of Mr.. Miller aad othGrs a: the time the
rere1e:ion OF the supposed rc7der was made,
Was here introduced BY tic prosecution, but as
it appeared In full in all tie city papers, re
deem it unnecessary to repuhsish it nov.
Nr. Afizer-Cross tr1mi.sed by Ur. .HcC5m1s
Il read from my notes to *he reporters; the
Marshal was in and cut; be may have said Or
suggested something. =
70 ur KcIlroy-He mad, s.ate ments several
tins Is to the letter he fourd on the table; he
said that the window wA5 open /; be went n1d
lay in the window and While there the wind
blew it away; be did not say whether be laid it
down, ar that the wind blew it out of his hand.
10 -nr- Fan -irmnn-Hs said be bled her;
be did not sny how many tiees; he did not say
how many holes there were n the door +; frat
kQeE there vera 1wo holen il S1e door whea
struck With it; an positive tsotrsne hook.
10 IF. Haesn-l have . doub, as to the
hook. :
qua,ters Of an hour "half :dead;" he said he
destroyed the rope tie Ihom 1s in the i.th
story, next room TO the cosuer; it is three or
four doors from the head OF the stairs; room is
IL or u feet square.
70 the C'1urt-Thlnk tie s'all is dark.
The subsequent witnesses we're employees of
the Michigan Central r. r. Company, and an
employee OF Smith AcC;er-Y, liquor merchant.
South WAter street, who identified prisoner 1s
the man who purchased and shipped the barrel.
Points not contested BY the defence.
The Court then adjourned to 9 4. II. today.
CR1EBeA115s OF WAsuNG7os's BIRTH.DAY.-
A: preliminary meeting Of citizens held on
Saturday afternoon for the purpose of making
arrangements for celebrating the cad day Of
February, next, the proceeds 10 be devoted to
the Mount Vernon Association," on motion
Of Mr StampoG.ki, Geo. ". Gage, E:q, was
called to the Chair; and on motion Of b. a.
Blackburn, Esq, Mr. ". II. Danenhcwsr was
appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting being stated by the
Cauir, it VAS fully discussed, when, on motion
Of B. F. Srother, Esq, seconded by Philip
sionler, Esq, it Was moved that public meet
| ing be held at the fremont House on Tuesday
evening, Is: Of Feb. uary next, at ~ O'clock,
of all persons desirous Of appropriately ce!ebra-
ing the birthday of Washington, and that all
the different civic societies and military compe-
MES be represented ut that meeting.
On motion OF ". IT. Mitchell, E:q, seconded
| by Ger. Il X. Swift, it was
Resofrtd, That the Secretary Of this meeting
| be instructed to send eopE ot the ab.ve re-o-
! luton to the commardau18 Of the different mill
tary companies, the Masonic and Odd-Ftllow
| Lodges, au1 The heads Of all other societies
On motiun Of Job Tabcr, Esq, seconded by
Wm. Bross. Esq it was
| Resolred, That the proceedings OF the meeting
be published in all the city apers.
o. N tion Of Col. 4. ]. Hamilton, The meet
| ing adjourned to meet as cbo7e.
GEO. ". GAGE, President,
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